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Archives: April 17, 2009

Just a few words to Tom Delay from a fellow Texan

I JUST Love LOVE Love LOVE LOVE MY FELLOW

Special Comment coming up on KO

anyone bored?Letters to the editor on teabagging in my local paper.

President Obama's performance so far

Tom Tomorrow on the "teabaggers"

keith will have a special comment tonight!

Bush Administration authorized use of insects in interrogations

You have to feel sorry for some people having to do certain jobs.

" There is no inconvenient time to investigate torture"

I've never liked John Madden much

Not enough to wake the teabaggers up: (graphic)

I want this thread to be a RESPECTFUL disucussion of the decision to not prosecute torture

The whole torture thing shows how fucked the government really is.

Tennessee schools block LGBT info sites, not ‘ex-gay’ sites

Turley on Maddow Show "...enforcing Federal Law is not retribution..."

So I stopped on Fox News Today just to see what was up...

ACLU Needs our help

Beware of Darkness - George Harrison

Torture memo: You can put an insect in the confinement box, just don't tell him.

Torture Memo: Detainees Can Be Naked In Front Of Women, Causing "Pyschological Discomfort"

Government

What the Tea Baggers are doing now

HW Bush to host 'Economic Leadership Forum' with...Santelli

Torture Memo: You can keep him in the large confinement box for no more than 18 hours at a time.

Anderson Cooper: "It's Hard to Talk When You're Teabagging"

Let's parse the exact words Obama used

Oh My! Thailand Now it will be Yellow Shirts versus Red Shirts

Joey the Scar and the ever doting Mika Mouse are on with Charlie Rose tonight

Obama Promises to Defend Interrogators, But No Promise on the Bush Lawyers Who Signed Off

Look, all I'm saying is that it's just like taking impeachment off the table

Peter Coyote apologizes for using the term "wing-nuts"

CNN vs. Ashton Kutcher - Ashton Is Winning

Lawmakers reject Ross as AG in historic vote

Don't miss Keith's special comment on the rerun at 10 after Rachel. He is taking on

I'm convinced republicans are actually incapable of comedy

Low-Path Bird Flu Confirmed in Kentucky

I'm livid at the Spanish Attorney General.

Waterboarding you can believe in.

What Obama and America needs: widespread protests demanding prosecutions for torture

Rick Santorium coming up on Fox News.

$40M fuel theft from Army prompts global manhunt!

Holy SHIT! Video Of A Fir Tree Growing In A Man's Lung!

Yes let's all just come together and move forward, forget the past, don't dwell, how depressing

Pro-war and anti-tax are mutually exclusive positions

Libertarians Need To Divorce Themselves from The Conservative Movement

Are you ready for the latest outrage from the right..

"the forces that would divide us" Excuse me who are these forces?

Tea bagging orgy on the river

The torturers had the option to say no, they are fucking guilty of war crimes

House Members Report Funding Drop (WSJ article)

Here we go again.

Fox/Tea Bags - Is promoting/hosting/emceeing different from news coverage?

You know you're listening to Bill O'Reilly if

Good God Y'all

Good God Y'all

Thu Jan-06-05 "WE ARE ALL TORTURERS NOW."

Question. Maybe a stupid one, but a question. Having been let off the hook from torture charges

Question. Maybe a stupid one, but a question. Having been let off the hook from torture charges

Question. Maybe a stupid one, but a question. Having been let off the hook from torture charges

Torture has always been recognized as a means to: extract FALSE confessions

As predicted: Commercial paper coming due: 2nd wave of foreclosures starts:

As predicted: Commercial paper coming due: 2nd wave of foreclosures starts:

Involving Children In Your Politics Is Vile - Only If You Are Conservative

Mandatory Thursday Malloy Truthseekers check in!!

Let's Hope the Rightwing Repubs Can Hang In There Until the Next Elections in 2010....

Letterman top 10 list about NSA spying on us!

Soot from Stoves: possibly easy to fix cheaply?

ACLU Petition: Demand Accountability for TORTURE

Rush Limbaugh . . . said that the torture in Abu Ghraib was a "brilliant maneuver"

This is a victory for Bush’s lawyers who justified torture.

Redstate Riding high after yesterday LMAO

Does anyone remember when the kids asked Shrub not to torture?

A whistle-blower who needs Obama and Holder's protection (Joe Conason)

"I vas choost vollowing orters"

So what "Grass Roots Movement" will FoxNews be dreaming up next?

WHO DID YOU TORTURE DURING THE WAR, DADDY?

WHO DID YOU TORTURE DURING THE WAR, DADDY?

"Can China Catch a Cool Breeze?" The Nation:

A message for right wingers worried about the DHS report

Gunman kills 2, takes own life at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center

Keith's Comment To Obama On His Torture Decision - Is There Anyway We.....

Wow-Geraldo giving Rick Perry HELL on Hannity! "Lunatic Fringe" "Nutjob"!

Fun with words. Re-define "tea bag."

Maersk Alabama Crew Explains How They Got Through Pirate Attack: “We’re Union Members”

Torture is just "working on the edge" -- Michael Hayden

We are a nation that idolizes fictional characters like Jack Bauer

"He loves that little girl" a rant

So we'll trust future administrations to be less of a police state. How's that been going, Pres. O?

Ever wonder what happened to Lionel?

So Apparently Waterboarding was the coolest thing used by Bullies in FDR's Private School

Dupe thread

Found one more on my camera

Your favorite examples of post-Bush right-wing hypocrisy?

The loonies are out! Texas is going to secede!! nt

Texas Secessionists Are Like The Killer Who Kills A Bunch of People Before Killing Himself.

Well, I'm off to waterboard and torture my neighbor! See ya around!

Jon Stewart is a must see tonite! He really has some fun with Fauxnews.

Gentle Therapy for Traumatized Right Wingers

3 teens in plot to remain in custody Fourth charged in attack will appear in court today

HELP! Pick Five of the following people that you would like to most Punch in the face

Ollie North, arms dealer to Iran, criminal, and GOP hero, admits extremism

Seen any photos of non-caucasian teabaggers?

Fan reaction to my criticsm of the upcoming Hurt Locker

Chomsky on Global Economic Crisis, Healthcare, US Foreign Policy and Resistance to American Empire

For Coleman, the End is Near; For Senate Democrats, It's Not Near Enough

What the fuck is with Texas Governor Perry?

Jane Hamsher: Re Susan Boyle - Teabaggers Get a Load of What a True Populist Phenomenon Looks Like

Dammit - I missed it - We passed 44 million posts while President 44 is in office.

State Street: Big investors buy into stock rally

Chris Dodd's Personal Bailout

Rep. Mark Kirk suggest shooting Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn because of higher taxes.

Susan Boyle, Sings For America (VIDEO) CBS NEWS Interview

"Everyone's love Raymond's" Brad Garrett 'racist rant'

Ohio: Ire Over Inmate Labor Plan

The left got what they deserved.

I am helping to end the silence. Are you?

Impeach Judge Jay Bybee...let the televised hearings begin.

Scripts the Oregon GOP is using in ads (They have gone off their meds)

Suspected Nazi Guard John Demjanjuk To Stand Trial

South Dakota finds clinic reused single-use supplies on patients

Umm, the Spanish AG does not have the last word on Bush 6 indictments.

A lot of Republicans I know are like this clown...

Spain: "top officials weren't present at torture"; US: "agents followed orders"; no charges at all

60 years of bombing civilians

If there were some wise governors in the Mid West they would get some targeted advertising

Palin not complying with state law over vacant state Senate seat

May Harpers' Index: 31% of men over 21 unemployed or not seeking work.

Dagbernet! Its going to be 80 degrees here tomorrow, why hasn't Obama cured global

Should liberals start planning counterprotests for July 4th?

Oh the teabagging ironies continue...

Personal Torture Laws: Your Tax Dollars at Work

A suggestion to every country on earth, don't enter into any agreements with the USA

E-mail from the General (my cuz) .. and my response, Re: "Our Queen" (Pelosi)

Sluts & Salvation By Mark Morford

How soon until Joe and Mika are yucking it up about the children of women detainees being sodomized?

Pakistan on course to become Islamist state, U.S. experts say

o/~ I feel Gooood ....... Just like I knew that I would, now ..... o/~

what the real tea party should be (photo editor fun)

Bush's FBI and DOD documented "thousands" of US military members joining far-right extremist groups

Judge to rule quickly on Fremont, Ne. election ordinance targeting illegal immigrants

So, the local Glen Beck wannabe is running free ads against me

Is Julissa Brisman's Killer Finding Victims on Craigslist?

My LTTE got published!

Susan Boyle is on GEM$NBC right now n/t

DU! My PEEPS!

Boeing: Raygun dreadnoughts will rule the oceans by 2019

FOX RATINGS SURGE ON PROTEST COVERAGE

What is to prevent the torture from continuing?

Ever wonder what happened to Lionel?

(Chuck) Norris Volunteers To Lead Texas Revolution

Stiglitz hammers Obama admin: White House Ties to Wall Street Doom Bank Rescue

Joe Scum the Sadist is on this A.M.

Eight police officers with Scottland's largest force have declared their religion to be Jedi

There are a whole sh@tload of movies that Americans can no longer watch without drowning in irony

PPIP is a really bad program. Stiglitz

Did Leanne Gregg (MSNBC) get hit by car?

GOP's Anti-Tax Tea Parties End in Eco Disaster!

10 Horrifying Excerpts From The Just-Released CIA Torture Memos

WTF is a "crisis garden", and how does it differ from a regular garden?

The Dalai Lama

Okay to torture but not to smoke pot? n/t

Okay to torture but not to smoke pot? n/t

Bush-era interrogation memo: No torture without 'severe pain' intent (CNN)

Another good toon on the Tea idiots

Michaels Hayden and Mukasey Manifesto

Newly Released Memo Inadvertently Reveals CIA Held (and Abused) Missing Prisoner

Footnote to 2005 OLC memo reveals waterboarding used ‘with far greater frequency than initially ...

So I guess the right wing folks don't care if our troops are treated the same way.

Just HOW bad is the economy - or - cats are so dramatic.

Jane Mayer: The CIA and DOD Lied to the Red Cross

The Diane Rehm Show - Tony Blankley and Susan Page

How Congress has the power to restrict state secrets privilege

Anyone else having trouble with spel cheqw this mornng?

Tom Delay weighs in on Gov. Perrys' secession speech

Rep. Jim Dunnam Replies to Gov. Rick Perry's Talk of Texas Secession

Obama: No charges for harsh CIA interrogation

I just realized how simple it is...about The Others (teabaggers, et al):

Another Moran

Can the threat of torture prosecution gain leverage for Obama?

The hand of Karl Rove?

Action: 'America does not Torture'

as I drove home last night I listened to Right wing radio

Battle of Mikes who would win lol

I'm reading bybee memo while a PBS doc re: the daughter of Nazi Amon Goeth is on tv

New Susan Boyle video found on youtube!!!

"Fools," say I, "You do not know, torture like a cancer grows.."

How do you think the freepwads reacted to the torture

State of Iowa to counties: Obey gay marriage ruling, issue certificates

The Rude Pundit: A Dozen Random Thoughts Upon Reading the Released Torture Memos

Chinese woman dies from suspected SARS on Moscow-bound train

WAPO: Worried CIA Officers Buy Legal Insurance. The year was 2006.

Palin criticizes Obama stance on abortion

Turns out Hatch's 'tinfoil hat' crowdmay have been right

Spanish judge keeps Guantanamo probe alive

This Guy's Trying to DO Something About the Media

WI: Let’s Apply The Techniques to Their Authors & See If They Don’t Result in ‘Severe Physical Pain'

The Great Thing About the 'Anti-Tax/Anti-Gov' Idiots....

Need help from DU American contemporary poetry buffs to design my course!

Small plane crashes into home in

Anyone else as sick as I am of hearing about Octumom???

So torture and wiretapping are ok now?

Pat Robertson urges his callers to crash Homeland Security hotline

nuke Barons pushing real hard in Scotland

oil Barons trying to mess up a scientist

The PirateBay - Guilty Verdict but Hollywood Still Likely to be Disappointed

Egyptian FM: Lieberman is not welcome on our soil

If Texas can secede, then please, can Northern Virginia ...

Altheide tracks Columbine media discourse from ‘school shooting’ to ‘terrorism’

QUICK. Need help with pictures of racist signs from the tea parties.

CIA torture memos: Prisoners thrown against a wall 30 consecutive times,stuffed in to box of insects

Sticking my head in the lion's mouth--just this once

Tortured Logic: Obama Writes Off Old Crimes While Promoting New Outrages

YOU might be a school employee if....

Bush's AG office, 2005: "While we do not equate commercial weight loss programs & interrogation..."

Statement from Human Rights Watch on the release of CIA memos:

We will not know the truth of what has been done - until a thorough-independent investigation

Amnesty International Statement on the release of CIA memos:

State Department Lists Texas As A Foreign Country

Hurricane season is coming. I expect Gov Perry to reject FEMA help when the inevitable happens...

Could We Talk about Population Growth and Accompanying Problems

"We ended the carefree culture of 30 or 40 years ago when schoolchildren enjoyed adventure outings"

Howard Dean, Rahm Emanuel Bury The Hatchet

So what did the CIA do with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's children? Where are they now?

Hey Palin - what's that thing called, where you consider getting an abortion but decide not to?

The Lone Tea-Bagger

Letter to congress regarding torture memos

so now we can take in other countrie's nuke waste. isn't that nice?

So the Pirates, Tea Parties, and Susan Boyle crap all makes so much sense now.

Bush Administration Used Commercial Diets To Justify Detainee Treatment

A local realtor went to his office and shot himself to death.

Labor Department still lying about job loss numbers

One single image summarizes the Teabag Movement

State Department calls Texas a foreign country

Shameless plug for local band...The Morans

U.S. ‘Cash-For-Clunkers’ Proposal May Cover Cars From Overseas

I thought these colors never ran?

Why do We ( People of the United States of America) Celebrate Columbus Day

Canadian filmmaker gets artificial eye with wireless camera technology

Soldier in Iraq (friend) conversation on my Facebook today

Oprah may be about to tweet

HA HA HA! Guy who replaced Obama in Senate has raised $812

HA HA HA! Guy who replaced Obama in Senate has raised $812

Janeane Garofalo on Countdown 4/16 - Her "brutal" description of teabaggers....(video)

Lawmakers reject Ross (Sarah Palin's choice) as AG in historic vote

"Cramped confinement. . .judged unsuccessful, as it offered detainees a temporary safe haven."

Mexican vacation ruined by bankrupt travel company: Beware of tours

AM2PAT-five dead

Mark Benjamin - Is Torture Really Over?

GOP is being urged to support gay marriage!??

If Texas pulls out does that mean George Bush will go with them?

You know what would be nice? Just one day of the Democrats agenda.

When health care costs comes up - THIS

Obama’s Immunity For CIA Agents Still Leaves Prosecutions Of Senior Bushies On The Table

Headline News is taking comments NOW on torture - call 877-TELL-HLN; TEXT - HLNTV; EMAIL-cnn.com/hln

In Texas, 31% Say State Has Right to Secede From U.S., But 75% Opt To Stay

World's Worst Teabagger Suffers for Her Beliefs

How is secession talk different from Streisand's comments ...

Torture Testing Procedure...can someone explain to me how we

I would love to hear your response to this ageless question..

Deflation has gone global

Is it impossible to torture someone for information?

So you would torture too if you were given orders to do so?

Listening to Sheldon Whitehouse on MSNBC and I am a bit hopeful

Progressive vs. Conservative: Does It REALLY Matter?

Progressive vs. Conservative: Does It REALLY Matter?

Progressive vs. Conservative: Does It REALLY Matter?

Progressive vs. Conservative: Does It REALLY Matter?

Fourth teen in shooting plot to remain held Students attend classes in their detention facility

Friday TOON Roundup

Bush - he must have been squirming last night :)))) n/t

Eric Holder v. America's legal obligations - Greenwald

LETTERS IN THE SAND

Jonathan Turley on Obama's "Reflection, not Retribution"

The CIA would never do anything unethical or immoral

Is Obama scared of the CIA? is that why he wont let justice prevail?

Apple leads, Dell lags in customer satisfaction

KC Man 'Humiliated' After Feds Taser Him in Mistaken ID Case

Medical personnel watching as pain is inflicted....a Rumsfeld legacy?

Torture and Accountability: *The War Crimes Act of 1996*

bu$h*: 'We Don't Torture'.....from 2006

LOL! Freepers devise genius plot to drive us "crazy" and win over the rest of the electorate.

Why is the conservative media getting so hysterical about Obama targeting right-wing extremists?

Why is the conservative media getting so hysterical about Obama targeting right-wing extremists?

Why is the conservative media getting so hysterical about Obama targeting right-wing extremists?

Susan Boyle taken hostage by pirates...

Teen charged in robbery after parents turn him in

NY-20: Tedisco (R) has officially lost his marbles

The Finnish War Crimes trials

The evidence which I shall be giving to Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights on April 28

Obama puppy debut

Stormfront agrees with Janeane Garafolo

Why is the burden on the public/DOJ to be forgiving?

Captain Phillips is about to speak live for the first time

I learned something about would-be Teabaggers today. Some ARE newbies.

Tweety is calling out DeLay on his lies!

Leo the Border Collie reunited with family 9 months after being lost in the wilds of Souther Oregon

Faux aired 107 ads for its coverage of tea party protests over 10 days

North Carolina: Polling Update

If you liked Susan Boyle's performance

Why we're not getting anywhere (CBS news "torture memos")

Our corrupt elites -- medical science division

Rove trounces economic stimulus, praises moves in Afghanistan

If Holder has an ethical bone in his body he should resign

What sort of warped mind would think of stripping someone and putting them in a coffin like box

Sharing Colbert Report Video Clips

Please explain to me why I should not be upset at the decision not to prosecute war criminals

Leveraging Little Torturers to Get the Big Torturers

Will the military have to close SERE training now for the Air Force since it's considered torture?

All the Congress Tweets of stupidity in one simple to use website

Where were these teachers when I was in school?!

Is Obama Protecting Fellow Ds By Letting The Torture Issue Slip?

Pentagon Closes Office Accused of Issuing Propaganda Under Bush

In Texas, 2 9-year olds make journal planning on how to slaughter classmates, threaten to kill the

I think "taxation without representation" is Gingrich code

I think "taxation without representation" is Gingrich code

Control of Cybersecurity Becomes Divisive Issue

Bless the Women in Black for Their Tireless Effort

"...exactly what the Bush administration intended."

Silent thread for the Day of Silence

"We must form grass-root structures that would hold me and other elected officials more accountable

No one has mentioned it YET, but what the h*ll is with that "number"

Do mess with Texas

Making some progrsss with getting our state Democratic Party to support Siegleman

So where were the teabaggers and other "prosperity not debt!" people during BUSH'S EIGHT YEARS?

Jon Stewart

Have any FBI Behavioral Sciences profilers discussed Melissa Huckaby that you've seen?

Hypothetically - *if* we discovered for sure that rape was used in the interrogations...

What if a (generic) president murders someone in cold blood, with his own hands?

Now that Obama has a dog . . .

GOOOOOOO Janeanne!!!!!! Right on!!!

A kingdom for Bill Maher lineup tonite!

I wonder what would happen if Texas did secede? It would set a precedent,

I am convinced more people were talking about Susan Boyle than Teabags this week.

Rush Limbaugh begins slapping himself on-air to simulate torture....

Steve Schmidt, McCain Campaign Manager: Religion Could Kill The GOP

Rich State, Poor State

Rich State, Poor State

Rich State, Poor State

Everyone who is an 100% *ss kisser please check in and recommend!

MSNBC butchers another broadcast. Re: Matthews interview with Affleck

The Dead Giveaway that the Death Penalty in the U.S. is about vengeance rather than protection

Susan Boyle Can Sing, no fluke!

Video - Democrat bumblef*cks teabaggers

AP: Expectations For Thaw In US-Cuba Relations "Soaring", Warmest Words in 50 Years

OK - What is so wrong with what Newsom said? (They better get used to it)

So ann coulter is sub teaching one day and;

Human Body Parts (Stop this Bullshit Now!)

Rahm Emanuel signals hard line on Netanyahu Adminstration.

Rahm Emanuel signals hard line on Netanyahu Adminstration.

Former Florida Speaker of House indicted, thrown in Leon Co. jail; now released

C-SPAN 3 to feature Tea Parties tonite

C-SPAN 3 to feature Tea Parties tonite

C-SPAN 3 to feature Tea Parties tonite

Guilty confession: I LOVED WATCHING THE TEABAGGER EVENTS!

Gen. Barry McCaffrey on MSNBC said there should be Prosecutions for those who ordered Torture!

O’Reilly:Boycott Of Spain Deserves ‘Full Credit’ For Torture Investigation Being Dropped

Obama is shooting for the top regarding this torture issue.

Have you guys seen this one?

Obama: "The United States seeks a new beginning with Cuba"

The repubican leadership discuss new ideas

The good faith talking point

Now that the week of tea bagging is over ...

1,500 Farmers in India Commit Suicide

To hell with the Democrats who had the power to impeach Bush and didn't do it...

Maybe Rush had a point likening torture to hazing --

Will the steps taken so far by Obama "ensure" the tortures will "never take place again?"

It's fun to watch the Republicans embrace teabagging.

WJ this morning: No Prosecution for CIA Operatives

Sergeant Who Smeared Fellow Soldier, New Republic Writer Executed Four Iraqi Men

John Zeigler arrested at Katie Couric Award

So much for hope. Robert Gates: We may NEVER change 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

MLK family charging foundation $800,000 to use Dr. King's words

Re: Susan Boyle's appearance

A Short Citizen's Guide to Kooks, Demagogues and Right-Wingers On Tax Day

Texas CAN Split Itself Into As Many As Five Separate States

There is a reason the Nuremberg trials were held in the first place.

We need to prosecute the rank and file torturers.

My response to the "WTF is going on in Detroit?" thread.

Coleman dodges egg with "Bush Move"

They've already begun (changing Susan Boyle)

President Obama in Mexico and a full indictment of US Media

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but the torture memos that were released was the minor stuff

Powell Knew: Documents Show Red Cross Told Powell Iraqi Prisoners Were Tortured

I Guarantee You, NOBODY Will Go On Trial For Torture

Memo to Rick: You Couldn't Secede If You Wanted To

Trial begins in slaying of transgender woman (CNN)

I'm calling for legal and medical organizations and boards to strip any doctor or lawyer of their

I'm calling for legal and medical organizations and boards to strip any doctor or lawyer of their

Dean & Me: Heath Eiden Joins Cenk To Discuss His Documentary On Howard Dean

United Airlines to charge obese for two seats

Why is every single "Teabagger" Caucasian?

Proof positive that Limbaugh is back on the pills again

Hey Cuba, let's be friends.

Most important news story of the week (ending April 17, 2009)

My 89 y/o dad's esophageal cancer is back.

a small observation

Room 101

Is Obama violating the Convention Against Torture in refusing to prosecute?

God, I love this: put a HUGE smile on my face - Why Obama is Exceptionally Good at His Job!!!

Let's Have Our Own Tea Party!

Grandstanding piece of shit, Michael Savage, sues Janet Napolitano

Rut Roh...Is Normie Coleman A Target???

The Good Faith Years: Revisited

We are about to witness,, the global "mean girl" attack on that middle aged Scottish singer

We are about to witness,, the global "mean girl" attack on that middle aged Scottish singer

Some (obviously) forgotten context regarding the release of the additional torture memos

Chuck Norris Volunteers To Lead Texas Revolution

Read 'em and weep for humanity

"Like writing a memo that forced intercourse is not rape so long as you make it quick."

Now this is rich. All of a sudden, Sam Brownback is concerned about veterans!

How are prices of plants in your town?

It's time to bring back the Chuck Norris facts

Freepers starting facebook pages to fire CNN reporter

What we should realize about the recent unlimited teabag access to the media

The truly guilty parties for torture

The First Step in Rebuilding America's Health Care System

Top ten enemies of single payer health care, Obama is on it...easy fix...

Russ Feingold's Reaction

Maybe the Bottom Line is Whether or Not We All Seek the Same Depth of Changes In Our Society

Checkmate. Checkmate = Civil War.

Food Bank Friday! April 17, 2009!

Amnesty International: Obama "condoning torture"

OMG, I heard on the BBC World Service that 30% of women in the US millitary are raped on the job.

Susan Boyle's next interview stops: Larry King and Oprah

Is the death penalty a deterrent to crime?

What age group constitutes "children" in relation to vital statistics?

Susan Boyle

Nadler Requests Special Prosecutor

Sergeant Joseph M. Darby....the whistleblower

The teabaggers plan to do it again on July 4th

Palin was so friggin selfless when she decided not to abort.

If Airlines are going to charge extra for the obese then do the same for those who lean back seats

Michigan gas users, have any of you seen these guys?

Photo of teabaggin' deadbeats using public socialist funds

Why isn’t anyone talking about the people that tortured people to death?

Until this stops, I will continue to oppose our war policy.

George Bush sighted in Dallas.. (word is, he's off the wagon)

$6.17 a pack and 59.17 a cartoon for Marlboro's here in Michigan.

Another teabagger FAIL

Chavez says Cuba is more democratic than U.S.

Don’t Fall For the Old Divide And Conquer Trick

Just because Space is a beautiful thing... Hubble photos

Please help

Do Limbaugh Listeners Lack a Couple "Body Parts"?

WTF is going on in Detroit? Can anyone in Detroit confirm this?

Fifth-Grade Journalist Lands College Scholarship

FYI: Cenk will be speaking @ Notre Dame today. What does Gingrich think? & Wes Clark Jr Filling In!

Singer Susan Boyle Gets To Chat With Patti LuPone, Who First Sang Hit "I Dreamed A Dream" (video)

That's so gay

That's so gay

This is frightening... people who'd scream to the four winds

Who else believes that Bushco was wiretapping

Naomi Klein: "All is not well in Obamafanland"

Jeopardy Spoiler

'Restore Justice At Justice' Campaign Demands Redress For Those Politically Prosecuted

Freddy Jones Band - In A Daydream

Anyone want to show my poll some love?

It's a fact, you're not as cool as Susan Boyle

my goodness, the mini sliders at Figlios are wonderful

MODS: Skinner told me that I can do whatever the fuck I want to.

I think I've slept maybe 7 hours total this week.

Are you ready to go AWWWWWWW!?

We Need a Lounge RoboCop or Rescue Squad.

has GD:P gone nuts ?

has GD:P gone nuts ?

I'm covered with saw dust.

HOLY FUCKING GOD i'M FUCKING SMASHED OUTTA MY FREAKIN' GOURD AND...

She Glories In A Thing Like That

I am getting so nostalgic.

"Your queen awaits you...Start your journey now, my lord!"

With regards to Retro and BlueIris--another Poetry Thread for tonight.

Ever put a thread on hide, then decide you want to post in it & can't find it?

Ahh. So bored.

Baby Snakes On A Motherf**kin' Australian Plane. Does Samuel L. Jackson get a royalty payment?

Susan Boyle should do a duet with this guy

Organic Does make a Difference

Hi. Here's a funny:

My neighbor ladies who I take to the grocery store every week bought me a new laptop.

Test...to see if I'm insane here

Nats win!Nats win!

Can anyone here record their own voice and create a file from the recording?

Guy freaks out at "UFO"

My experience tonight at dinner with someone's damned kid

PSA - Fox News: They keep us infromed.

*sigh*

OK - Phineas and Ferb - is this shit genius or what?

The Office and Parks and Rec

Smoking Contact - This is too funny to not share

Holy SHIT! Video Of A Fir Tree Growing In A Man's Lung!

Seriously, is there a way to block a forum from the Latest page?

Swimming pools.

I'd rather listen to the following artists than Susan Boyle...

What's on your TV/stereo/mp3 player?

Is this video offensive?

I just shaved one leg completely, but I am too tired to shave the other one.

The pool is set up

How's this for a Lego project?

Brother Louie

How many people here have a $740 cellphone bill, my friend's 14 year old kid does.

The lunatic is on the grass...the lunatic is on the grass

Jesus H. Christ, my Dad gave his real estate agent MY cell phone number and email.

Twins treated for rare childhood Alzheimer's

Another Susan Boyle recording

Dandy Walker? If you truly love cats, you will love this.

Weird, true, miraculous? Adam Lambert, therapy for autism? YES! VIDEO!

Let's go for a walk in your neighborhood, what are we seeing?

I don't care if the Cleveland Indians win another game the rest of the season

Are you following Ashton Kutcher on Twitter? He will be "Twittering" on Oprah 2moro

Ahhhh, don't you just love Barney Style?

Best cat stalking video

When did tea-bagging get limited to just placing testicles in someone's mouth?

Things you want your daughter(s) to see:

McCabe and Mrs. Miller, and Leonard Cohen

How long will I last in GD-P???

Before They Make Me Run.......

What is with the Republican fascination with Golden Showers (trickle down economics) and Teabagging?

Teabagging.

"My Car Is My Lover" is on now on BBC America

OK.

OK.

So, I've been in the lounge about 2 weeks. You all need to lighten the fuck up.

I just saw the Susan Boyle thread in LBN

Only 3 years & almost 22k posts

After flipping his speedboat

Name an occupation and the one word people in it would say if they could say only one word.

I hate "Edited for Television"

So, I've been in the lounge about 2 years. You all need to lighten the fuck up.

Get ready DU. This is the future, and I love it. just watch and listen.

Post a pic of someone that's smoking pot

Confession: I like to make porn with women

I'm not going to LIGHTEN THE FUCK UP!!!! No one has told me what a "crisis garden" is!

GLOBAL ELITES ARE STORING NON-HYBRID SEEDS IN THE ARTIC CIRCLE!!!!!!

"I Will Always Love You" -- recorded by Susan Boyle in 1996 - not a rick roll

I think it's time to leave

Bound to happen: I took my first spill as a bike rider this morning.

Chuggo: "Sky Masterson stopped being funny several months ago."

Sky Masterson and OctoMom were photographed together. Can anyone else here say that?

Disciples of the order of the Lounge Chuggo, check in here.

Need computer advice.

A gift for you....only you...

I'm going to the Southern Women's Show. Don't post anything funny until I get back.

I dreamed last night I went to the town I grew up in.

I recieved the nicest gift today. A photo album with at least 50 year old pictures.

I'm watching Casablanca. I don't want to be disturbed. If you post in the next 2 hours, you die.

I hate it when this happens.

People with an irrational fear of snakes would fail the human sifting of the Bene Gesserit.

Dammit!

Someone threw a baseball through my heart

DUers, you've met Chuggo. Bride of Chuggo. DUggo. Now be prepared to meet.....

I just had to share this. Jack Cafferty and Wendy O Williams

New Susan Boyle video found on youtube!!!

Which route should I take to Mrs. V.'s surgery center on Monday?

I just realized I have been here for almost 4 years.

Sweet raptor Jesus, Susan Boyle sure does inspire some strong emotions.

Not seeking medical advice here, but based on your own personal experience...

Please help...advice needed.

Is that a potato in your drawers or are you just happy to see me?

What if those posters in the GD forums actually believe they will win their arguments?

Favorite Nuts!!

I think Susan Boyle should

It's thundering outside and my cowardly dog is hiding under my desk

You're on a desert island and you can only have one Brian Eno album. Which is it?

So I called my mom last night....guess where she was?

WTF is a "crisis garden", and how does it differ from a regular garden?

1 MILLION people feel the need to follow Ashton Kutcher's fucking TWEETS?

look at this fucking hipster

Last night's episode of "The Office" was one of their funniest

I've been growing asparagus in my crisis garden.

Stamos on Broadway

Anybody know what this means- First correct answer gets cookie

Asparagus

Would you recognize this man as Rupert Everett?

John Waters on the origins of "Teabagging"

Happy Birthday, Liz Phair

Only 5 recs? What is wrong with you people?

Vibes needed for Left is Write, let's hope she recovers soon

What's the speed limit of sex?

PSA for today. Who is this?

Foggy Mountain Breakdown!

vegetarian fahitas for dinner!!!

Can you sand the pads of your fingers so your prints can't be recognized in a court of law?

They're doing the "Freaky Friday" bit yet AGAIN?

It's Burns! It's Burns!

You heard the lady, its time to lighten the fuck up people...

I feel kind of down today. Not sure why.

MY proof that there is no God.

When I'm having a crisis, I take it out on my garden

It burns! It burns!

Rush was never prosecuted for making horrible music. True story.

Aggressive Drivers.....

GAH! I need a break from GD and GD:P - who has my bong?

24 hours from now....

I got a letter from Social Security today

OMFG! There's a Black Man in the Whitehouse!!

Yeah, I got your "stimulus" package right here. *Warning* pic

Walking the beagle is the best part of the day.

Post a pic of someone that's smoking pot

Something for midnight armadillo's office, which every office could use

How Do You Get Your Phone/Address Info Off Google?

How Do You Get Your Phone/Address Info Off Google?

Snakes on a plane ground Qantas flight! No way? Yes, way!

As Chuggo Week winds to an end, let's all sit back and have a drink.

Hold me closer, Tony Danza

Happiness has but two ingredients:

With all that's going on in this world - who the hell is Susan Boyle

Why does Earth get a Day? What has it done for us lately?

You know who else has a great singing voice - Jessica Simpson

Susan Boyle taken hostage by pirates...

What OS are you using to vote on this poll?

Chuggo Week ends today at 5pm. However, please stay tuned Monday for the final coda.

Hubble photos

BREAKING on FOX: DIPSHIT FREEPERS LOVE TO TEABAG EACH OTHER.

"You seem a little flustered, Chuck."

Just overheard: "That's the cat calling the kettle black!"

What's the last TV station you watched/are watching?

USA should bring back Up All Night.

Yeah, I got your "stimulus" package right here. *Warning* pic

Boyleing over.

BREAKING on MSNBC: AIR FORCE ONE HIJACKED!

My elderly kitty was out all night last night

There was a man who worked for the Post Office

How much does media matters pay people to watch Fox and count the commercials?

Someone in GD is explaining to them what "teabagging" is.

So what I want to know about Susan Boyle is...

Should I do anything about "Elevator Kitty"?

mainly because half the people I was with believed it until I explained the situation to them

I am deeply upset with Rhythm, and I hope all of you will take my side.

I pulled a left oblique muscle.

Amazing but true! The Yanks, Red Sox and MARLINS account for EIGHT WS titles since '94 strike!

Ok, I'm Boyled out.

Phill Collins was never prosecuted for "Sussudio" True story.

Post a pic of someone that's smoking hot

BREAKING on ABC NEWS: Have you seen the Susan Boyle video yet? She's really good!

The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Fri 4/17/2009)

Hope all my fellow Texans are all right with this big rain storm, it is a wide and strong.

For Sale: One (1) Colonial "Raptor" General Purpose Transport, slightly used, appox 128 billion mi.,

I disappear for a week, and the whole world seems to have gone to shit.

Army of Darkness

Poll question about Susan Boyle

Attention lounge, attention lounge. MrCoffee is no longer my friend.

Pet emergency! Help!

David Bowie - Santa Monica 72 - Changes - WOW!

BREAKING on PBS: There is poverty in America. Also, many Americans have inadequate health care.

The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 4/17/09

OK, so it's not like a *big deal* least not to me so I'm not tripping however...

Anybody here have experience with campaign finance law?

I'm on ubutnu. Ask me anything.

***Official Entertain Me Thread****

Has love found ‘never been kissed’ singer?

This teabagging thing is getting really annoying...

It is 3 am and Outer Limits time, that was a cool old show.

Meet Miss Aloha Hula 2009, Cherissa Henoheanapuaikawaokele Kane

Trying to recover from domestic abuse any advice?

Oxford shirt + Hershey's chocolate = HELP!

Good morning Lounge

!

Cry me a river -- recorded by Susan Boyle in 1999

I don't think I have ever requested the friendship of lounge-vibes before...

I'm contemplating becoming a cigarette bootlegger

Sports fans: would you enjoy someone pestering you to switch teams?

You do not want to click on this link

Overstimulated balls may be prone to explode.

Are you tired of all the Susan Boyle threads??

Ow, I think getting healthy is going to kill me

These chickies are AWESOME! They defy the Laws of Nature!

**** The Official Woo Hoo I'm Drunk, it's Friday Night Thread****

Describe " FREAK" on the Smilies lookup table

Is there better workout music than the B-52s?

I have discovered

I'm back from Puerto Rico!

Fellow snake-haters: check in, here!

Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" ...cop out or declaration of independence?

I LOVE YOU GUYS, MAN!!!!

BREAKING on CNN: Oceanic Flight 815 disappears over Pacific

Which Is Your Favorite Sport?

Some Of Dave's Best Friends Are

Clunking noise when I pedal bicycle...what could it be?

Amateur Rock Critics: Three Questions.

Observation: Pygmalion is a better story than My Fair Lady

OMG Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Trailer

When will Urgh! A Music War be released on DVD?

DU photographers.. I need your suggestions!

Passover’s Over, and Bagels Are Back, Big

Please forgive me, but I have to ask for your help.

Funniest thread lock I think I've ever seen here

I want to tell you what I thought the first time I saw Susan Boyle

So I made a music video about bullies...

Yet again, I can't deal with the dog

I am now a happy resident of one of the coolest and most lib'rul areas in the U.S.

Molly the cat, meet the printer...

BEHOLD: the very essence of "fierceness":

Scientists Find that Low Self-Esteem & Materialism Goes Hand in Hand

Are you Susan Boyled out?

Sprouts

Fri. Nite, and no jokes to play with?

i love spring in colorado

Straight peoples: would you enjoy someone pestering you to switch teams?

KO's Special Comment on the torture non-prosecutions coming up NOW! n/t

Republican Party now just another show on Fox

IL-Sen: Burris Raises $845.00

Obama pledges help to slow US arms flow - but, no "Assault Weapons Ban".

The guy from Pensacola who punked the Teabaggers - Sinfonian

PHOTO Is a 'Scholiast' a cross between a Socialist and a Scholar? It is? Cool!

Nevermind.

My theory of the Teabaggers, GOP, BushCo criminality, etc.

Hannity will say an "image of Jesus" was blacked out at Georgetown.

Time to draft Howard Dean for 2012?

Poll: ‘Tea Parties’ not a significant new movement

someone needs to point out to the idiots that there is no "free speech zone" they are being allowed

Blaming the mirror.

Exactly how hard is it to indict and prosecute?

Obama must go back in time and have the Bush Justice Dept rewrite the torture memos

Ex-McCain aide - Steve Schmidt - to call for gay marriage support

Torture today, torture tomorrow, torture forever. That's Obama's legacy.

can you tell if someone is an abuser by their speakable actions ?

If you are aware of a Felony Crime and do nothing, you become

Tweety has lost his DAMN mind tonight (acting as a Palin cheerleader)

"They didn't even arrest the Kaiser?"

Hell, all it takes is a memo ordering you to do something and you are immune from punishment!

why does Obama have to do everything?

Will someone write me a flimsy legal memo that says it's legal to go rob the bank down the street?

So on this entire "Prosecute the War Criminals" Thing

My daughter brought me home a great Obama T-shirt

Basically, Obama's resurrected the Nuremburg defense

Well.. one thing's for sure... Holder and Obama got the Teabaggers off the front page, eh?

When going after a corrupt organization, you don't fry the little fish

Did Obama even read the torture memos??? Here is the ACLU website link about the torture memos!

About the "ticking bomb" torture scenario

This could be huge. Raul Castro says he's willing to talk about everything

You Know I wouldn't mind FOX NEWS

if you were told innocent lives where on the line...

OK, I don't agree with the President on torture prosecutions. But he isn't most to blame.

U.S. Squeezes Auto Creditors (aka the fraud takes on bankers)

You don't want to pay taxes? Sell dope for a living.

KY-Sen, OK-Sen: Lousy and Lousier

You wanna bitch about something? Bitch about the FACT

If the President says we don't torture, that's good enough for me.

Whew, slow down! I can't hide all the stupid threads fast enough

Sunday Show Ratings: CBS beats NBC in 25-54 Demo

Obama Administration summons Credit Card execs to the woodshed, I mean, the White House.

Yes/No Poll...Do you think a jury would convict the CIA officials of torture?

Combining today's stories into one big headline

Anyone see the Sarah Palin speech at the anti-abortion event?

TOPIC: KATHY IRELAND. I know some of you guys love her ....

NC-Sen: Burr Still In Trouble

For any of you on DU who argue that Obama should always be moving in a 100% progressive direction,

Obama absolves CIA officers from prosecution for interrogations

Keith O is fixin to tell President Obama off LOL

If Obama went after Bush & congress (D&R) who knew\ordered torture would healthcare reform suffer?

The people criticizing Obama and Holder are at least five chess moves behind them

Want torture accountabilty-- join the ACLU...

Newfound Lichen Species Named for Obama - "Caloplaca obamae"

Naomi Klein: A Lexicon of Disappointment: the Nation:

I can understand not prosecuting maybe,, how about a good old fashioned

This may be hard to swallow, but President Obama is a Politician.

I'm pretty embarrassed about how my generation has wielded power...

Can we admit that we don't know what's going to happen?

Time for all cable TV systems ot come under federal license

I wonder if we really appreciate how much it took to get the memos published..

New Research 2000 poll: Obama & Democrats' numbers up a little this week

The Bush Admin. torturers are never going to jail, but it's NOT Obama's fault...

Obama's double-flip, triple-spin, chess move of political strategy!

Oh no, a Freeper was tea-bagged by a guy wearing nothing but Speedos. (In a video game, that is).

Braking News: DOJ suggests change to USCode and FRCP -

CBS News' legal correspondent Andrew Cohen: "Somewhere, Dick Cheney is smiling."

Morning Humor: Scot Singer Susan Boyle, the anti-Obama?

The recurring issue of DoJ "independence"

Get A Clue From Obama

Had Obama announced an intention to prosecute yesterday would that have reversed your view?

Footnote to 2005 OLC memo reveals waterboarding used ‘with far greater frequency than initially..."

A legal question concerning Texas seceding from USA

Gov. Perry denies saying what he said about secession

Repugs trying to steal another one (NY-20). "The election will most likely be decided in the courts"

Despicable - That's Twice Now This a.m. That Bill Bennett Implied That Obama Is Soft On Drugs.....

President Barack Obama needs to hear from you about his decision on the torture memos.

Given the issue Obama is bound to disappoint us all at some point, but we should judge. . .

Sec.Clinton about to start a town hall in advance of the Summit of the Americas... live

Give Them Time To Coalesce Around Talking Points (on torture memos)

Not just Cambodia on trial

Jonathan Turley may be a Constitutional scholar and big on MSNBC

Daily Show's John Oliver discovers that teabaggers don't know anything about tyranny (VIDEO)

Yes/No Poll...If a torture case has about a 30% chance of ending in a successful jury conviction,

Obama: "I can't say it any clearer: I will be helping Chris Dodd because he deserves the help."

Obama's Best Friend Turns On Him

Schweitzer plays footsie with sovereignty crowd

coleman The Real Comic

The feud between Howard Dean and Rahm Emanuel appears to be over.

Proof that Michael Hayden and Michael Mukasey are depraved: condoning torture

Alicia Silverstone Explains How Republicans "Win" Elections

George W. did NOT destroy everything in eight years. His reign was the culmination of decades of

What Did The CIA Do With Hassan Ghul?

If the DoJ won't go after the CIA Agents, it needs to go after those who Authorized Torture

They are here, and starting to run amok...want some fun.. search the threads

KEITH IS DAED TO MEE

President Obama strikes a wise balance in coming to terms with the torture of terrorism suspects.

Should Obama Prosecute Jack Bauer

I don't care if President Obama risks getting killed as long as torturers are prosecuted

Health Reform Without a Public Plan: The German Model

2009 Teabagging Championships - a photo essay

Yet another case for using the ignore button.

About Notre Dame University

Obama's high-speed rail vision

Republicans Re-Writing History - FDR and Lincoln Were Dead Wrong?

Jimmy Stewart Poem - "A dog named Beau"

If Hillary Had Been Elected, The Teabaggers Would Be Protesting Primarily Because They Are Sexist:

Rasmussen Reports: 18% of Texans are bat-shit crazy

This is good; Captain Phillips' family asked Gov. Douglas to send a letter to Obama

And yet, in spite of everything, Obama has had a VERY popular 3 months in office...

Obama credits Bush report on helping with the Pirate situation!!!

Impeach Jay Bybee - Why should a suspected war criminal serve as a federal judge?

Would you support the prosecution of Bush war crimes even if it costs Obama a second term?

Common Cause: Releasing torture memos was right thing to do

Turley (with Rachel Maddow) says that the President has no choice...

There is a major meltdown tonight on DU

Should Truman have prosecuted officials in FDR's administration

What is this story about Nancy Pelosi and a "wind fall tax on retirement..."

There's a TEA PARTY tonight on DU ... Let's bash President Obama is what seems to be in the air

I was in the "Slow Spellers'" Group in school but, God, if you're

Vershärfte Vernehmung

Steve Schmidt's moment of clarity...

Jonathan Turley - An Overrated, Overquoted One Trick Pro-Impeachment Pony?

Is Obama Pushing Hard To Uphold Our Constitution And Laws?

Franken/Coleman race question...

Sleep Expert "Surprised And Saddened" To Find Research Twisted In Torture Memo

Murphy Gains AGAIN in NY-20

Flashback - Obama and McCain Debate Cuba - March 2008

Is Obama Doing Too Much--Or Too Much for Their Propaganda?

Stocks Close Higher for Sixth Consecutive Week... coincidentally....

Stocks Close Higher for Sixth Consecutive Week... coincidentally....

What have you been told you are thinking? (that isn't true)

A case for using the ignore button.

Why Does Gov. Want Mary Surratt Trial Info., Research, etc.?

Steve Schmidt - If McCain wasn't nominee, Republicans would have lost Arizona

Captain Phillips looks and sounds like Dan Aykroyd.

Obama scores 60 on Slate's Change-o-Meter, second highest day since assuming presidency.

U.S. and Cuba Exchange Warm Diplomatic Overtures-Does This Hurt Obama's Chances in Florida in 2012?

Who Are the Torture Memo Authors?

I don't think anyone is very upset that CIA operatives won't be prosecuted

Praise for President Obama

Don't be stupid. Prosecuting torturers could derail Healthcare reform

maybe you all that are "done" with Obama can go join TexAS

Spare me the outrage Olbermann

"..the people who mistreat the prisoners will be treated as war criminals. " - GWB

"Dealing With a Disgrace-President Obama strikes a wise balance in coming to terms with the torture"

The Nuremberg Defense Applies. Two reasons why it didn't then but does now.

I am fed up with the GOP for forcing Tom DeLay down our throats

The Banality Of Evil

PHOTOS Uh oh...that Summit of the Americas' opening ceremony

PHOTOS Are the people of Trinidad and Tobago expecting someone?

Proceeding Independently From Political Motive - The Nelson Mandela Approach

In other news today...JPMorgan's Profit Falls 10% But Beats Expectations

In other news today...JPMorgan's Profit Falls 10% But Beats Expectations

Maybe we should also prosecute Bill Clinton for starting extraordinary rendition in 1995...

WTF! I have to watch the Summit of the Americas on CNN-Live, because it isn't showing elsewhere!

Tea Party Fallout: Independents Turned Off, Some GOPers Worried

MediaMatters Keep The Pressure on Fox- Fight Their Lies About the President and the Democratic Party

Rick Sanchez comparing number of protestors at tea parties to immigration & anti-war rallies...

***POTUS Live Speaking at the Summit of the Americas!***

Why doesn't anyone challenge Repubs. when they say waterboarding WORKED?

The powers-that-be are trying to distract us from the looting by creating a left-versus-right drama! The powers-that-be are trying to distract us from the looting of our wallets by

Tea party cartoon.

ACLU Supports Torture Defense

It's inappropriate for ANY President to determine what does or does not get prosecuted.

So, should Khrushchev have executed Stalin's top torturer?

Putting the wingnuts' tea party FAIL in context

I just sent a message to my President

California unemployment rises to record 11.2%, S.C. ties record of 11.4%

FauxNews aired 107 ads promoting teabagging, which amounted to at least $500K in free advertising.

Tips For Teabaggers

Conyers Renews Call for Investigation of Bush Administration Actions

PHOTOS The President in Trinidad and Tobago (April 17)

Anyone listening to Sheldon Whitehouse on Msnbc? Obama is shedding a light on what was done.

Rahmbo: DLC-PNAC/AIPAC shows his true colors.

Blame the Black man

Greenwald: The significance of Obama's decision to release the torture memos

The Freeps' heads just exploded.

HALPERIN'S TAKE: Why Obama is Exceptionally Good at His Job

You're never ever going to have a President that you agree with all the time

Judge Rejects Obama Admin's 'State Secret' Defense For NSA Spying Lawsuit

Obama is corrupt. He's a warmonger. He's a fraud.

One Thing That Everybody Can Agree On.

Let's Start A "Whisper" Campaign About norm:

Strike TWO President Obama....

Fox News is keeping us INFROMED. This teabagger sign deserves its own thread.

See Feingold gets it. People aren't actually listening to what Obama and Holder said

Yes, we know. Substance should matter, not appearnce. Yet,

Nuremburg defense? The Iraq War is illegal under international law.....

Ex-CIA Chiefs Slowed Torture Memos Release - Obama Overruled Concerns After Internal Discussions (AP

re: Obama is seeking to save his own life

Summarizing the shifting bar

PHOTO Well, look who the President bumped in to. (Hint: Hugo).

You don't want to pay taxes? Stop making money.

History Lesson: JFK (In regards to Prosecution of CIA for torture)

Michigan gas fraud thread needs your help.

NY-20 !!!??! Down by 178 votes, Tedisco sues to be declared winner

"Where's the change?"

I'm not sure I'm a fit here anymore.

Obama is right: it would be folly to prosecute the CIA operatives involved

We Are Now Indonesia

What I think should happen with prosecutions...

Elective despotism.

So let me get this straight here.

Kerry: Agreement by Sudanese Leaders to Tripartite Talks on the Implementation of...Peace Agreement

I have had it with this "single payer" nonsense...

How Barack Obama resurrected The Dead

How Barack Obama resurrected The Dead

I seldom contribute to the Krugman adoration/bashing, but come on, Paul!

Do you think Lynndie England's Penalty was too harsh?

Janine Garofalo Hit The Nail On The Head

John Zeigler arrested at Katie Couric Award

U.S. refuses to reverse its ban on Arar

Russia ends anti-terrorism operations in Chechnya

No Torture Probe Of Bush Admin Officials: Spanish AG

IMF warns recession will be 'unusually long-lasting'

Ottawa willing to let GM, Chrysler collapse

More high drama on high seas as France captures pirate ship

Feds Plan to Prosecute Captive Pirate in N.Y.

Exclusive: 'Case Dismissed' Against Arrested AZ Election Integrity Advocate

CIA interrogation tactics: a terrifying ordeal

Taksin foe survives 100 round assassination plot

NY-20: Tedisco (R) has officially lost his marbles

Clinton pledges long-term support for Haiti's recovery

Boatpeople deaths pressure Australian asylum policy

Real Estate Plunge Spreads To Malls

Pirate Bay Verdict: Founders Sentenced To Jail, Fined

U.S. Consumer Sentiment Rises More Than Forecast on Signs Recession Easing

House Members Report Drop in Fund Raising

Facing Large Loss, Toshiba to Shed 3,900 Jobs

Dimming the Aura of Goldman Sachs

Bailed-Out AIG Pampers Execs While Denying, Delaying Claims of Contractors Injured in Iraq

Passover’s Over, and Bagels Are Back, Big

(Norm) Coleman: 'I think the law is on our side'

Washington takes first step toward climate change regulations

Gates still not ready to sign on to DADT repeal

Race car driver Castroneves acquitted in tax trial

Court blocks Bush-era Alaska offshore drilling

22 dead in earthquakes in Afghanistan

Tomlinson officer questioned on suspicion of manslaughter

Israel rejects U.S. plan for Palestinian state

Mumbai confession 'was coerced'

Disappointment with US not prosecuting CIA

Clinton welcomes Cuban 'overture'.

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Friday April 17

Obama Officials Release Terror Memos That Guided CIA

Role of Bush NSA Plan Under Review

Pelosi Calls for Probe Into Financial Crisis

BREAKING NEWS: Judge Vaughn Walker Keeps Al-Haramain Alive

Greenhouse gases pose health hazard, EPA says

Card Issuers Face New Scrutiny - Credit Executives Are Summoned To White House

Marshall facility dedicated in honor of Sen. Byrd's wife

British intelligence prosecution fear over US torture memos

Obama adviser Rattner linked to NY pension probe

4 convicted in Pirate Bay file-sharing trial

4 convicted in Pirate Bay file-sharing trial

China slows again as IMF warns against optimism

(Spanish) Judge wants to keep Gitmo case alive (investigation of the Bush Six)

Peoria (Illinois) gays react to unwelcome sign

Bailed cleric calls for Islamic order in Pakistan

TX Senate votes to take federal money

State unemployment rate highest since 1941

Donors pledge $5bn for Pakistan

Cops: 3 Dead In Calif. Hospital Shooting

PMO hires 2 former White House staff to boost Canada's profile in U.S.

EPA declares greenhouse gases a danger to public health

Malaysia eyes law change to help sharia banks

H-1B visa use cuts U.S. programmer, software engineer wages by up to 6%

Traders, Not Investors, Fueling This Stock Rally: NYSE Chief

Hate Crime Bill Might Make Md. A Pioneer

Defense: Colo. slaying because of deception

Raúl Castro: Cuba ready 'to discuss everything' with U.S.

G20 death was not heart attack

No plans for Obama meeting with Chavez-White House

Californians say "baby, baby, no more drilling"

Bush Memos Parallel Claim 9/11 Mastermind's Children Were Tortured with Insects

US, Cuba advance dizzying thaw in relations

Obama says Cuba should make next move on relations

Palin Says She Considered Abortion

In Iowa, bride and groom could be Party A and Party B

Countdown: Author James Risen - Bush Admin Attempt To Surveil Congressman

Obama On Torture Memos And War Crimes

Holder releases torture memos I

Hardball: Tom Delay Defends TX Governor's Stupid Secession Comments

Holder releases torture memos II

CNN: Secret Torture Memos released

Elizabeth Warren Brilliantly Explains History & Importance of Regulation

PBS: Frontline Sneak Preview - 'Poisoned Waters'

Countdown: John Dean on Hopes for Future Bush Prosecution

PBS: Now Preview - "On Thin Ice" (Global Warming Melting Glaciers)

Liddy: Burning At The Stake! Boiling In Oil! Drawing & Quartering! That's Torture!

Breaking: Prison Economy Spirals

President Obama and Vice President Biden Announce "A Vision for High Speed Rail" (11mins 43secs)

No More You in Youtube

CNN: 'Some of the Most Shocking Legal Documents I've Ever Seen'

Jello Biafra/Dead Kennedys Interview

Fault Lines - Obama's 'War on Terror'

Why weren't the tea-baggers not beaten and tear gassed like rabid dogs?

Fault Lines - Obama's 'War on Terror' - Part 2

AP: Men Charged with Obama Plot Back in Court

"Little Guantanamo" - Secretive "CMU" Prisons - Pt. 1

Countdown: Olbermann Special Comment on Torture Prosecution - 4/16

Joe Dead Intern Scar defends torture, naturally

Rachel Maddow Interviews Ben Affleck About Politics/Movies

Developing: Treasury Department Issues Emergency Recall of ALL US Dollars

FOX News FRAUD : Teabag Mania REMIX : The Full Report : REVISED

Texas Lawmaker 'Texans Are More Heartfelt For U.S. Than Rest of Americans' - Hardball

Wingnutty Asshat John Ziegler arrested for trespassing at USC Journalism School

Hilda Solis on the progressive caucus

Rachel Maddow: Is Now the Time for Texas to Secede?

KO Special Comment = Obama and Torture

Susan Boyle singing Cry Me A River HQ

Teabagged By Fox News

TYT: Bush Administration Might Have Spied on US Congressman

Rachel Maddow: Turley - "It's Not Retribution to Enforce Criminal Laws"

Cramer Freaks Out On CNBC, Attacks Guest

TYT: Breaking Down Some Of The Worst Signs From Tea Bag Protests

Young Turks: Here are Some Nut Jobs on Texas Secession

TYT: Rep. Kirk - 'People Are Ready To Shoot' Someone Over Tax Increase

Rachel Maddow: 'I Will Not Be Bullied by Offices of U.S. Senators...'

Faux springs to the defense of torturing people. Naturally.

Christopher Hitchens tries to talk sense about torture to Morning Slow.

Baptist pastor beaten + tazed by Border patrol - 11 stitches

FOX News to Next Sponsor a 'Kool-Aid Party'

May 1st, 2009: International solidarity! International militant coordination!

Robert Fisk: How can you trust the cowardly BBC?

Why Not Snakes?

War as Entertainment - Robert C. Koehler on Pirates

Coleman’s election complaints don’t hold up to scrutiny (Helmberger / Timberjay

It’s Over, Norm. O.K.? (NYT)

Coleman Is the Real Comic in Contest With Franken: Ann Woolner

Victor Davis Hanson: Our New Sort of War

Green Shoots and Glimmers

New York’s Lincoln Memorial

David Horsey cartoon: T. E. A.

David Horsey cartoon: Hannity and Limbaugh on the tax protests

Let’s Play! Name this GOP Entitlement Syndrome!

A practical demonstration of the United States of Amnesia - how is this possible :

THE ROVING EYE: The mother of all cockfights

Homeland Security: Pat Robertson Edition

Dimming the Aura of Goldman Sachs

What Facebook Users Share: Lower Grades

Those are code words, Governor (Re: Perry on seccession)

Robert Nelson: In protest of a very partisan protest (must read on the tea parties in a R paper)

Florida food stamp jobs in India aggravate recipients, officials

New Liberal Jewish Lobby Quickly Makes Its Mark.

Chris Floyd: Tortured Logic: Obama Writes Off Old Crimes While Promoting New Outrages

99 Potential Job Openings in Iowa

UT Students protest gun bill with walkout.

Labor groups seeking tighter limits on H-1B visas

Hopebroken and hopesick, Obama fans need a new start

The Need to Tax the Wealthy (Dean Baker making sense again)

On Behalf of the "Tea Bag Brigades:" A Proposal

Weekend Economists' Patriots' Day Edition April 17-19, 2009

Sea Levels Are Rising: It's Time to Decide

George Will editorial - Hates adults who wear blue jeans, play video games

Pornocalypse Now

First Solar To Expand El Dorado (PV Power) Plant to 58-MW (CO)

ODAC Newsletter - 17 Apr

Climate Change Impacts on Regional Air Quality Report Just Released by EPA

NC State Study Finds ("exponentially") Better Way to Protect Streams from Construction Runoff

EPA Finds Greenhouse Gases Pose Threat to Public Health, Welfare

Local Group Fighting Uranium Mining in Colorado

BYU Professor Assures Provo Audience That Yes, There Is Global Warming

Former Libby, MT Businessman, Now Sick, Testifies Against Grace In Asbestos Trial

Con Ed's Latest Infrastructure Problem - Power Grid Plagued By Monk Parakeets, Nests - NYT

Despite Antarctic Treaty, Threat To Penguins, Norwegian Firm Seeks "Eco-Certification" For Krill

UK Oil Industry Seeking Gov. Protection - 105/176 Licensed Firms Have No Production, Developments

Time Magazine: Water Fight—"Asia is already the world's driest inhabited continent per capita"

The Ultimate Greenwashers

As (Yellowstone) bears die, hunters and climate change blamed

One In Nine New TB Cases 2002-07 Resistant To At Least One Antibiotic - "Epidemic" In Former USSR

EPIA Says Solar Growth Will Continue Despite Economic Issues (EU, 10-20% drop in PV module prices)

Cuba News Agency: ALBA Articles Featuring Remarks by Raul, Evo, Manuel Zelaya

BOREV - Never Say Evo Again

Raul Castro Leads Cuban Delegation to ALBA Summit

VENEZUELA Opposes Americas Summit Declaration

Evo: "I want to declare myself as a marxist and communist, let's see if OAS expels me"

CC Times - Bill Would Overturn HHA Powers To Regulate Drought-Resistant Lawns, Xeriscaping

If Chavez Initiates Talks, Obama Would Likely Agree, Gibbs Says

Dangl: "Latin America Changes: Obama Heads for a Summit in the Sun"

YOUTUBE Video of Raul's Speech at ALBA Meeting Yesterday

Blogger Analysis of Obama Interview with CNN re: Cuba

HAITI: Poll Projects Low Election Voter Turnout Plus Protests Banned

Websites for More Info about the Summit of the Americas

ALBA Supports Cuba AND Raul's Blistering Speech

Raúl Castro: Cuba ready 'to discuss everything' with U.S.

Live Streaming of Summit of Americas Opening Ceremon 6PM EDT

The Biofuel Bubble—…the winners likely will be Shell, BP, DuPont, and other majors

PROGRESO WEEKLY: Saul Landau Interviews Cuban Fiver Gerardo Hernandez

Only 2C Stands Between Planet's Forests As Carbon Sink And Carbon Source - AFP

Interestingly, this is what was going on in Yankee Stadium this afternoon by the MSM...

Good morning cboy4! Hope you slept well after watching your "hometown" team

Breaking - Helio Castroneves acquitted.

Legendary Fights: Hagler vs Hearns

Please Brent Musberger, follow the example of John Madden and retire, RIGHT

Steelers - Winners of the 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2009 Super Bowls.

Is this a homophobic picture, sports fans?

Celtics GM Ainge has heart attack

Gamboa on Showbox (4-17)

Is there any other sports team I should be sneering at?

Should the SF Gnats forfeit the remainder of teh season? I say yes.

CHOKE Sharks CHOKE!!!!!!

I have a splitting headache tonight, but unlike some people,

May 1st, 2009: International solidarity! International militant coordination!

Today in labor history Apr 17 USSC maximum hours law for New York bakery workers was unconstitutiona

AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Salutes Maersk Alabama Crew (ALL 20 are union members)

I am just tickled RED...thought i would share this

Nebraska unemployment rate (-3,000 jobs) jumps in March (highest level in 22 years)

Figures show crisis is global & worsening

Best of DU--Spring 2009 Edition

Gay rights groups in NY suburbs honor Harvey Milk

Defense: Colo. slaying because of deception

Bloomberg gave the NYS GOP 500,000 $ to hang on to its slim majority.

This is a day of silence.

"No one will miss you"

Amazing Race 14 ignorinng contestants’ gayness (more than 4 gays on this season)

An Honest Question For The Community Where Everyone Comes To Ask Questions

Peoria gays react to unwelcome sign

Gates still not ready to sign on to DADT repeal

Calif college student leaders condemn gay Day of Silence event

Fewer than half of U.S. women screened for chlamydia

I wonder if straight people know the kind of bullying that gay people face in school

Injured war zone contractors fight to get care

Analysis: Real 2-state problem is the Hamas-Fatah feud

Obama wants concurrent Israeli talks with Palestinians and Syria

Israeli conductor wows Cairo concertgoers

Barak asks US to continue funding Arrow

Settler council: Peace talks with Palestinians perpetuate terror

West Bank man killed at protest

'Israel could have made peace with Hamas under Yassin'

Hamas: We will never recognize the enemy

War-shocked Gaza children 'want to die'

Israel stands ready to bomb Iran's nuclear sites

Netanyahu calls for recognition

Palestinian man killed by tear-gas canister in Bil'in

Rattling the Cage: Say 'no' to Hamas

Palm City Woman Shot In Home Shoots Suspect

Dallas woman shoots, kills intruder

American Hunters & Shooters Association

We can require a permit for people to exercise their right to assemble & protest...

Woman with gun thwarted drug-addicted thief, say police

SB 776: California bill to prohibit the possession of large-capacity magazines.

Simon Johnson: Fighting America's 'Financial Oligarchy'

Problems with Pensions

Steve Rattner Fallout Potentially Huge

Hank Williams Jr. Can’t Reload in Ammunition Shortage

Stiglitz Says White House Ties to Wall Street Doom Bank Rescue

A Bulletin From the Captain of the Titanic

H.R. 17: "Police cannot protect, and are not legally liable for failing to protect, individual"

Michigan unemployment rises to 12.6% in March

DU vets...a favor-my latest letter

Goldfinch?

DU photographers.. I need your suggestions!

Blind Dates Can Be Murder---More

A few shots of graffiti

Another bird ID needed

Engagement Photos -- my daughter and her fiance

"Ooooooh Wheeeeee! New Energy Arrives!" - Karen Bishop - April 16, 2009

Astrologers' Blogs

The Rebirth Celebration. Midpoint of the Sixth Day of the Galactic Underworld

Global Healing Experiment 5-9-09

New David Wilcock blog- "Not Doom & Gloom"!

a very uplifting dream

Something curious that keeps happening to me (insights welcome).

Richard Dawkins Rap - Beware the Believers

Newly Discovered Iron-breathing Species Have Lived In Cold Isolation For Millions Of Years

Respect. A Boojatta-like poll.

The Spirituality of Work

If something is intuitively obvious, why do children need to be actively indoctrinated in it?

What's for dinner? ~ Friday April 17th Edition

You owe it to yourself to watch this video

Duncan to Spend Billions to ‘Transform’ U.S. Schools

The Torturing, The Endless Spying, the Bogus Wars-- was it really just a result of 9/11?

Note to the Governor of Texas: You Couldn't Secede If You Wanted To

In Texas, 31% Say State Has Right to Secede From U.S., But 75% Opt To Stay

In case you haven't noticed, we are NOT putting up with Texas bashing anymore

CBC News revamp geared to 24-hour coverage

Listeriosis report slams Public Health Agency

Does anyone know the NDP stance on "protectionism"?

So they say Superfetch is why Vista is a RAM hog...

Avast AV is the WORST!

One word of advice. NEVER EVER cut and paste files into an open explorer Window and then expect that

Hi, my name is Donnie and you suck at PhotoShop...

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