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Archives: September 24, 2010

Republican Health Care Plan Exposes Their True Colors

Harvard Islamic Scholar Calls Out Marty Peretz

VIDEO - The GOP's new plan to save money on transmissions.

I can't afford to be seen denying the rich a tax cut... or giving them one.

Big Health Insurers Halt Child-Only Policies

Texas Board of Education Attacks Non-Existent Pro-Islamic Textbooks

Texas Board of Education Attacks Non-Existent Pro-Islamic Textbooks

Law chief orders probe into secret files on death of Dr David Kelly

My latest bumperslogan

Michael Moore coming up on KO

AL GORE to stump for the FL DEMOCRATIC candidate for Senate, Kendrick Meek (in Tampa Sept 30))

Waxman may move without full consensus on net-neutrality bill

DUers I need information on camping in DC the weekend of the Stewart rally...

DUers I need information on camping in DC the weekend of the Stewart rally...

Labor and Neoliberals?

I must be doing something right I got hatemail from a Rethug.

Rampant drug use, random gunfire at Blackwater’s Baghdad parties: claim

Rampant drug use, random gunfire at Blackwater’s Baghdad parties: claim

!Liberal Art!

Eugene Robinson:The GOP's Hooey to America

It's right to write about Gitmo stay (former detainee David Hicks writes a book)

If you want to read Contract on America II, it's right here

Dow Chemical CEO: My R&D goes where the manufacturing goes.

Travailleurs vont s'unir

Compared to all there is to know, we as individuals know very little.

Keith Olbermann:"Small Business" - Use Quotes, Please

You can right click on the "pledge to America" and see who created it?

For anyone who streams radio on the net...

Chinese officials say escaped cobras caught, but leave themselves wiggle room

WTF? CNN story: "Dems not voting on extending Bush-era tax cuts for the MIDDLE class

Diane Ravitch was great this evening.

A Blind Man Sees Color

Contractor Deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan Outnumber Service Member Deaths

Stephen Colbert to testify before Congress on Immigration!

Rise in Poverty Hits Sun Belt Hard

More mass transit cuts for Atlanta

Alliance: Suspect trapped in trash truck gets police to rescue him

Poll: 1 In 5 Americans Believe Obama Is A Cactus

LIST of the 10 Major New Health Reform Benefits That Take Effect Today

Democrats Push Forward on Goodwin Liu, Other Judge Nominees (approved in committee)

Stephen Colbert to testify before House immigration subcommittee Friday Read more: http://dailycall

Extending tax cuts for the middle class is a winning issue.

The Real GOP Agenda: Shipping American Jobs Overseas & Opposing Small Businesses

The Real GOP Agenda: Shipping American Jobs Overseas & Opposing Small Businesses

Ted Haggard Defends Eddie Long , says he can Empathize

Would Paul Krugman take a post in the Obama administration?

Good Riddance, Larry Summers! Obama should appoint Paul Krugman or Joseph Stiglitz to replace him.

So... Basically... The Party Of Whack-Job-Nuts And The Party Of Spineless Noodles...

A valiant Darwin Award attempt thwarted by police

Mandatory Thursday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! & a Maru Kitty gif

Mandatory Thursday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! & a Maru Kitty gif

Obama’s Betrayal of the Working Class

What should be the penance for Congresscritters who supported tax cuts for the rich?

Senators Push For Hasty Approval of Pipeline For World's Dirtiest and Costliest Oil

People under the age of consent can be charged with statutory rape?

O'Reilly: The Left is attacking Fox News to draw attention from the economy

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Accused of Misusing up to $80 Million

I got an email on this and thought I'd share it after I checked it out on Snopes. In the midst of

Man pays cash for house, Bank of America forecloses on it

Deputies: Teen (R) who ran for office part of organized crime ring

Salon: "O’Donnell unlikely to face consequences, even if she did violate the law"...USA! USA! USA!

If you can't make it to ONE NATION on 10/2.. watch it on TV.. Free Speech TV

Singer Eddie Fisher, 82 dead according to MSNBC

Prayer Warriors Descending On DC To Shift The Government And Claim The 7 Mountains

White House Statement re DADT Justice Department filing in Log Cabin Republicans v. USA 9/23/10

Some Think Reid Bowing To Pressure From Dem Candidates

Some Think Reid Bowing To Pressure From Dem Candidates

The Right-Wing Nutjob Quote-O-Matic again!

share prices rising: Ed Dept reconsidering its decision to crack down on for-profit diploma mills

Conservatives deflated hopes and, um... dreams. Yeah, THOSE kind of dreams.

music rigjht now - some rousing LW music..HBO2

'No More Rubinites'

Does Godwin's law apply when the rhetoric gets outright Hitleresque?

House approves small-business aid bill (LA Times)

Dear Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), please blow it out your ass.

"The US is in the throes of anti-Islamic fever, a rightwing Tea Party challenge and anti-immigrant

NYT: From Boehner’s Lips, Fodder for Democrats

Remember That $584 Million Dollar USS Freedom? It's Broke.

Give the devil his due.

Sounds Like The Five O'Clock Follies Are Back

EU confident of an early Mercosur free trade deal

America Is Suffering a Power Outage…and the Rest of the World Knows It

Bono's Charity is Under Fire

Feeling more down on the current crop of Democrats than usual

"War on terror" brings havoc, maligns Muslims: Qatar

Rachel I love you

Is Facebook working on the continent?

Can we all just get along?

Matthew Perkins, Veteran, Charged With Killing Girlfriend And Her Young Children

While focus is on Afghan south, U.S. soldiers in north battle on

Court on overturning gay adoption ban: There is no explanation or excuse to break this family apart

Obama seeks to limit ruling on gays in military??? WTF?!?!?

Britain tells US 'we cannot fight another Afghanistan'

Contractor Deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan Outnumber Service Member Deaths

Is anyone else being nickel and dimed by their insurance company?

US Poverty Data Tells Only Half the Story...

British Cuts to Military Concern U.S. Officials

Jon Stewart - brilliant montage of rethug's new pledge vs. old ideas!

Big cash edge for GOP in state elections

Linda McMahon is a douchebag (use of JFK in her ad and won't back down using it)

Gotta laugh at this one

BBC: Abba to sue over Danish far-right's use of Mamma Mia

Pascrell calls for Dems to compromise on taxes as North Jersey GOP candidates praise pledge

India's Commonwealth Games nightmare

Diplomats who were left behind face security problems in Iraq

BLS: Mass Layoffs Summary for August 2010

Obama warns China

Relatively good news on the insurance front for my family.

Mike Thompson is pulling no punches

LA judge to weigh ownership of 840 pound emerald

The 'Pledge posse' I mean 'Plague posse'

"Plan calls for balancing the budget. Doesn't say how"

Why Won’t the FBI Stand Up to Islamic Extremism? (Molly Norris cont.)

Why Won’t the FBI Stand Up to Islamic Extremism? (Molly Norris cont.)

Poll: 1 In 5 Americans Believe Obama Is The Capital of Nebraska

Coal Speaks for Itself

New US Cyber Command Wants It All

Landrieu blocks Obama nominee over offshore drilling ban

Man does this toon seem true this year!

Taking the "mass" out of transit in Atlanta

It took the Republicans just three minutes to violate their Pledge to America.

It took the Republicans just three minutes to violate their Pledge to America.

Krugman - "Downhill With the G.O.P. - Deficits are a terrible thing. Let’s make them much bigger.”

Delete please, duplicant.

The fog of political war

The fog of political war

Carly Fiorina Mocks Sen. Barbara Boxer - (Seriously, this is the best she's got?)

Tea Party Candidates Benefit From Stimulus, Federal Spending

I don't want my country back.

I don't want my country back.

Military suicide prevention efforts fail: report

LA Times: GOP's 'Pledge to America' offers no answers to serious problems

Stephen Colbert and head of farm workers on CSPAN3 shortly...

Seven Elephants Killed in India by Speeding Train

Wow... Don't Know If You Caught That First Segment Of KO, But...

Vote: What do you think about the GOP's new "Pledge to America"?

Tax cuts for the wealthiest, service cuts for the neediest, in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Tax cuts for the wealthiest, service cuts for the neediest, in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Replace the Capitol's indoor plumbing with Chamber Pots

Rachel going off on the GOP and how they would privatize the VA...Gang ATTACK! I Love it

Smart or cowardly? The decision not to bring the tax cut repeal to a vote before the midterms.

Overlooked in the tax debate - billions for the wealthiest.

Fresh off farm gig, comedian Colbert set for House hearing today

I Pledge Allegiance to the Rich - And the United States of Wall Street

David Corn on ShouldColbertTestify-Gate

Forbes 400 list: 2010 has been very good to the richest Americans

Victory for rank & file labor in Indianapolis: Count at GM's Indy Stamping Plant Solidarity Vote:

If it was rumored that a Democrat in Congress was having an affair

"Peacable, God-fearing" militia man claims rights infringed while attempting to overthrow government

Jon Stewart saddened that Obama "has kept in place so much of the same system and same people"

Great line from Jimmy Fallon.

New Rule: Rich People Who Complain About Being Vilified Should Be Vilified

Page Six goes into full wingnut mode over "Lib media" being mean to BONER

More on why Bishop Eddie Long deserves scrutiny

At the current time, do you feel a momentum shift towards the Democrats?

Toon: Young Abstinence Comics

I guess Christine O'Donnell won't be shopping here...

I guess Christine O'Donnell won't be shopping here...

We need tariffs on foreign imports.

Will Health Reform Be Repealed?

A modest proposal - Cut Taxes

pg. 17 of the pledge "a rootin' tootin' Cowboy" pix

Polls Lift Barbara Boxer And Jerry Brown In California

New Rule: Rich People Who Complain About Being Vilified Should Be Vilified

Thanks everyone who answered my call for help! They did it :)

How tolerant do we need to be of others’ beliefs?

The decision-making process explained:

Have you ever stop too thing about all of the landmines the Rs laid during the Bush years?

I wasn't too upset about Outsourced.....

Hey Congress, don't you want to cut taxes before an election?

Quietly, US military opens up to Sikhs

Hey Jon Stewart, WTF? "Your march is seriously dumb, and I'm laughing at you."

Hate the Banksters all over again! ..... "Inside Job" documentary soon to hit theaters

Hate the Banksters all over again! ..... "Inside Job" documentary soon to hit theaters

Belgian skydiver 'murdered love rival' during jump

voting in Iowa first day of early voting

Serious question. Is there anyway we can force Congress to vote on this tax issue?

Ann Coulter: Palin Has More Influence than a President

Anyone who opposes Dems in the Nov election is a fool.

Right wing nutjob blogger Frederick Meekins: Obama ate buckwheat crepes, so that makes him...

'Smelly people, 'commies' and 'dirty porn': Europe mapped by national stereotypes

Thank goodness we cleared up THAT important business in the news...

It's all so unfair to Boehner and the wingers!

VARIOUS:

WAR ON TRUTH

U.S. Businessman: Blackwater Paid Me to Buy Steroids and Weapons on Black Market for Its Shooters

Funny facebook shutdown of conned-servative

It would not bother me one bit...

That was awesome

Pop group Abba stops far-right Danish People's Party from using their hit song "Mamma Mia"

Colbert is on now!

Saudi Arabians Will Soon Need A License To Blog

Mitt Romney: Economy Will Recover by 2012, but Obama Beatable Because He Doesn’t “Love Freedom”

NutMeg Whitman resorts to Detroit-bashing to get California votes!

Comment on the Tea Party Movement - April 20, 2010

Angle: "I can say 'I need a million people to send twenty five dollars to SharronAngle.com'..."

The GOP Pledge: Smaller Government, Bigger Deficits

Battle Of The Bands Contestant:: The Norwegians

Do you support the NFL Players' Union in the event of a work stoppage next season?

Yet ANOTHER Contract ON America from the Red TEAM

Poll from Huff Post - Congressional Dems are bad, but Republicans are worse!

US walks out on Ahmadinejad's UN speech

MORE fucking CROSSHAIRS from The Quitter? "Palin targets health care law supporters on site"

Freeper "marron" eagerly surrenders to the ever-so-dreamy possibilities of "Palin-Bolton 2010."

Rally4Sanity Satellite Rallies Being Planned

Lohan did not pass go, did not collect $200...

Keith Reporting Democrats Will Cut and Run When It Comes To Tax Cuts

Say one thing , do another...this shit is getting old real fast. DADT

So in 1994 I cooked this dinner and it was so bad, all of us were sick for days...

Let us Count the PHOBIAS of them GOPers..HomoPhobic, XenoPhobic,

How many people do you think are going to the Oct 2 rally?

Queen wanted to use U.K. poverty fund intended for low-income houses to heat Buckingham Palace

Man Who Killed Himself In Harvard Yard Left a 1,900-Page Online Suicide Note

ANOTHER fucking gooper ad on DU!

How to teach kids.

Can't go to D.C. for Big Ed's rally, sooo....

The Republican View of America: 80% Male, 20% Female; 75% Over 50, 25% Under 50; 99% White, 1% Horse

Michael Brody: Aspiring Obama Assassin is upset with DU!!!!

Has the U of Minnesota Canceled Documentary ‘Troubled Waters’ That Is Critical of Big Ag?

Bachmann refuses to speculate on Boehner for speaker, but one site backs her for the job

Police Confirm Bank Robber Has Bomb - Miami, FL

What do the poor need with heat?

What do the poor need with heat?

Marco Rubio: 'No' to credit card statements release

Marco Rubio: 'No' to credit card statements release

Overheard at a DE Diner: "This will be the first election ever I won't be voting straight Repub."

Sean Hannity objects to a President who shows nothing but "adherence to his rigid ideology"

Brazil's big election: Dilma vs. José

Dumb Letters to the Plain Dealer, Part CXVI - "Recognizing the Merits of American Capitalism"

Dumb Letters to the Plain Dealer, Part CXVI - "Recognizing the Merits of American Capitalism"

The only thing that really scares me about the possibility of a Republican takeover

"if you loved George W. Bush, you're going to love the new Republican majority."

Tea Party candidates who took stimulus money!

Nancy says the House may vote on the tax cuts

Calif. AG Clamps Down On Lender - Comply With Law Or Stop Foreclosures, Brown Tells Ally Financial

Army Reveals Afghan Biometric ID Plan; Millions Scanned, Carded by May

Roku users: someone just made a private channel for justin.tv

"Now that the Democrats have essentially ceded the midterms to the Republicans..."

There's only one way Republicans take back the House and Senate....

"It could have been worse. And if we aren’t careful, it probably will be."

Jesus stoned to death at ‘Values Voters’ summit

DA's office investigating Bell Police Chief's pension deal - declared in him disabled on hire date

Witches FOR Christine

On Camera: Cows Foil Black Bear Attack

Selective Editing Gone Too Far-Repub Candidate Omits He Was Once Charged W-Murder

Democratic Poll Leaders

New O'Donnell videos surfaces and guess what - she want to stop us all from having Sex

New O'Donnell videos surfaces and guess what - she want to stop us all from having Sex

John Boehner on Values-

a thought about thinking...

Your Homework Assignment For This Weekend

3 new senators to take office 2 months early

Buddy, Can You Spare Some Change?

Hotel ousts couple after accusing them of writing negative TripAdvisor review

do me a favor...please vote and respond to THIS in one of my papers

Words of "wisdom" from Bishop Eddie Long on TEH GAY

New study of Gulf oil spill

An apology

Bwahaha!! "Friends of Sharron Angle" sent me a solicitation!

Granholm praises Teach for America efforts in Detroit

Down the memory hole: Rolling Stone erases ‘Climate Killers’ story

Jon Stewart to GOP: "Your fresh new ideas sound exactly like your old ideas"

Man Survives Passing out With Head in Museum Noose

For the Koch brothers and their ilk, screwing the middleclass is just a hobby

Well, I am sure there are those out there who WILL BUY these...

Dylan Ratigan and the Demoratic Party

The Way Out of the Slump

Republicans Ludicrously Assert That Their ‘Pledge’ Will Lead To Smaller Deficits And Less

First Lady Michelle Obama hosts a tour of Stone Barns Center in Pocantico Hills, NY - (updated) pics

Homeless arrested as tramps in Columbus Ga

A little sympathy for O'Donnell

Folks wondered why the President was focusing so much criticism on Boehner personally

Stephen Colbert Testifies Now On C-SPAN3...

Q: What's orange, smells like an ashtray and bourbon, and might be having an affair?

It is what it is! Neither side wants to win.

Wisconsin and Minnesota DUers

The Texas Board of Education ups the ante on stupid

I'm so disenchanted - No, pissed-off - No, expected it I suppose....

LOL: Desperate For Support, Republicans Tout Colbert’s Fake Endorsement Of ‘Pledge To America’

Wall Street traders fear new Oliver Stone movie will bash banking

When's the hammer coming down on Ensign

4th man sues Ga. megachurch pastor

I like watching those who watch me online...

Blue Dogs Identifying Spending Cuts To Pay For Bush Tax Cuts For Wealthy

Oops! South Bend billboard error creates embarrassment

ASAN Calls on Sharron Angle to Apologize for Damaging Remarks

Right now the focus is on the tax cuts and this might be a little bit off

Mike Malloy - Democrats Are A Bunch Of Cowards

Meier on 'Waiting for Superman' movie...

Commenter on YouTube says Eddie Long's "Son" George Bloomer does the same thing

Whoa! What is this fracas in Nevada that Big Ed was showing?

Selective Editing Gone Too Far

Bishop Eddie Long's Global Sexcapade: 4th man says the Rev. sexed him up on trip to Kenya

Krugman: Republicans prospose to eliminate NIH, Medicaid, Parks & Highway Systems, Child Nutrition..

***bbc world news has interview w pres O.

Pity the poor media pundits

Guardian UK: Rupert-über-alles must not be allowed to darken BSkyB

Mike Malloy - Go Plan Your Father´s Funeral, Liz

Great post on Milwaukee Journal blog

It took Christine even longer than Sarah to get through college -- more than 20 years.

Hey, Mr. Brody... the answer to your question is... wait for it...

The choice is clear: if the Federal government is going to meet its commitments, the 2%

Special ed left behind - No buses, no school for Detroit Public Schools' neediest

Teaparty Zodiac

A thought about Ministers of megachurches...

Roma Expulsions Challenge Europe's Benevolent Self-Image

Roma Expulsions Challenge Europe's Benevolent Self-Image

The surest path to becoming ultrarich

DEA drug drop off program starts tomorrow. Huh?

Who Rules America: 83% of wealth held by 10% of the people.

It comes down to one simple question.

Possible Directions our Nation could take in the near Future.

University of Illinois denies Bill Ayers emeritus status

Fired U.S. Attorney: Bush Administration Turned DOJ into ‘Laughingstock’

It may now be safe to chuckle - maybe even guffaw - over the major fuckup by . . . . .

Richard Haas says the rest of the world is dismayed with the unserious nature of our political

Richard Haas says the rest of the world is dismayed with the unserious nature of our political

Best Part of Colbert's Speech

Detroit Public Schools struggling with education reforms

Social Security Call to Action

Robert Reich: The Super Rich Get Richer, Everyone Else Gets Poorer, and the Democrats Punt

Finance GOPs seek probe on White House access to taxpayer data

Not able to watch video.. What exactly happen when Colbert testify?

Not able to watch video.. What exactly happen when Colbert testify?

Found this on ALLHATNOCATTLE.NET. had to share it.

Why Jack Welch is Wrong about Obama

$33K/year for prisoners, $9K for students: Teacher's comments on 'Waiting for Superman"

Funny 'Moran" graphic I saw over at FR

What Is Your Definition of "Sexual Harassment"?

remembering the Carter years and the Reagan 'stimulus'

69 Democrats Urge Administration Not To Appeal DADT Ruling

Daily Kos: Confessed Union Buster Shares Trade Secrets with Delta Flight Attendants

Starship Lookout: moving at twice the speed of solitude (DIAL-UP WARNING)

Please check out two tracks from my upcoming CD project, THE PARABLE.

Weather Channel: D.C. had worst summer in U.S.

Weather Channel: D.C. had worst summer in U.S.

Why I care little about "Obama" vs. "President Obama"

Squatting in McMansions

Toon: Do we have the will?

Global Weather Change is already here

The most important person in the world (is dying a horrible death)

CAUGHT: Stewart Shows GOP's 'New' Pledge Exactly The Same As The Old (VIDEO)

69 House Dems. sign letter to Fierce Advocate Obama over appealing DADT ruling

Montana woman fights bear using courgette

Chuck Todd is "offended" that Colbert appeared in Congress! Asshole. nt

HuffPo: "Polls Lift Barbara Boxer And Jerry Brown In California." EAT IT, Fiorina & Whitman.

Obama, apparently, is now taking oders

*Bossip Exclusive* Bishop Eddie Long Stepping Down From The Pulpit After Sunday Sermon

What Fox Edited Out Of The Jon Stewart/O'Reilly Interview

UN: World on Brink of Major Food Crisis

Krugman: I guess the Blue Dogs really want to be in the minority.

The Rude Pundit: LOL Democratz

Radioactive Waste from Horizontal Hydrofracking

GOP Pledge Architect McCarthy Can’t Name A Single Program He’d Cut From The Federal Budget

It's not that Americans won't do migrant work. It's that they won't do migrant compensation.

The serious aspect of Colbert's testimony

"Dubious" Claims in "Pledge to America": Factcheck

DEMS: Stop Making Sense!

Anyone else watching "Outsourced?"

Chuck Todd doesn't refer to President Obama as "President" only "Obama"

REVEALED: 43 House Democrats to SIDE WITH GOP on tax cuts for THE RICH

Missing Page From GOP 'Pledge' Found

7 Tennessee pastors will 'bait' IRS with pulpit politics

7 Tennessee pastors will 'bait' IRS with pulpit politics

Is France a better place to live than the USA?

Is France a better place to live than the USA?

Nurse fired for comment to cop during traffic stop

Contractor Deaths Exceed Military Ones in Iraq and Afghanistan

Social Security Con Artists Are Lying About One of the Strongest Arms of the Program

U.S. stocks lifted by data, up for a fourth week

Tea Party Script Written In Washington (VIDEO)

When Republicans call HCR socialist or Communist, they aren’t lying

Accountability for Torture: Still Too Little, But Not Too Late (ACLU)

Quotation of the Day September 7, 2002

Dylan Ratigan: "the democratic party is a vehicle of the wealth of Wall Street"

I have an idea, Let's ask the Republicans to compromise

What printer (wireless if possible) doesn't rip you off

What printer (wireless if possible) doesn't rip you off

My uncle's doctor says he needs to be on oxygen 24/7

Stephen Colbert testifies on Capitol Hill - lots of pics

I have a sign idea for Stewart's restore sanity rally.

Sheriff Arpaio needs to spend a little time in his own jail

Extend the Under $250K tax rates BEFORE the election

Breaking: Judge orders lesbian reinstated to Air Force

President Obama: I fault myself for not being able to make the case more clearly

The Great Recession IS NOT Over

a 6 minute video of Sarah Palin's "greatest hits" - Vote Democratic this year.

Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI) isn't taking any shit from his teabagging opponent

Another The Last 24Hrs of Police Misconduct From The InjusticeNews Twitter Feed

Barbara Boxer widens lead over Fiorina in poll

Boehner allegedly has a mistress

'Today, Obama Lost the Hearts and Minds of LGBTs For a Generation'

Mike Castle will test waters with poll... May run as a write in

Why is Feingold losing?

Malcolm X on Suffering Peacefully -

What the Pot Legalization Campaign Really Threatens: Alcohol Industry Profits

I have long held that we are better off with a majority that includes Blue Dogs than . . . . . .

*The* Recession was over 16 months ago. Just curious . . . is *Your* recession over?

Ha Ha--Degenerate gambler Bill Bennett thinks that the show Weeds is damaging to society

Did you hear Steve King (R) after Colbert spoke to the committee?

I hate bullies

Colbert Calls For Either More Visas For Farmworkers Or Develop Vegetables That Pick Themselves

Charlie Baker (Rep. Candidate for Mass. Gov.) attacks unions

Overwhelming coverage of Education Nation. MSNBC, NBC, CNBC, MTP, Today Show

The Tea Party comics page

A Waste of Paper

Legal Cannabis is the Best Thing for Medical Marijuana Patients Since Prop. 215

***September Photo Contest: Finals round***

The Economics of Destruction

The Cult of the Magical Teacher: Our National Delusion

The Cult of the Magical Teacher: Our National Delusion

Arne pressuring DC mayor elect Gray to keep Rhee as school head.

Texting while driving killed 16,000 people between 2001 and 2007 in the U.S.

I haven't seen many Monarch butterflies this summer.

Even Shepard Fairey's Losing Hope

Ok... I lost it a bit today.

It's been two days

The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman

Forbes bloggers rip apart D'Souza's mentally disturbed rant against Obama's 'Kenyan' mind

Forbes bloggers rip apart D'Souza's mentally disturbed rant against Obama's 'Kenyan' mind

Tattooed woman 'told to put bag over head by Jobcentre'

NBC news prez says they aren't experts on education.

Friday Toons, part 2- more stupid republican pledges

Friday toons: Teabaggin'

Friday Toons, part 3 - Recession all gone

Friday Toons, part 3 - Recession all gone

Friday Toons, part 4 - Fighting the wrong war

Friday Toons, part 5

BIG DOG: "STAND UP & FIGHT"- --'Dems have 30 days To Stand Up & Embrace Challenge Or Get Whacked'

186. The last time I weighed 186 was just before President Clinton took office…

Bumper Sticker:

Anyone having problems with Chase Bank?

NEW RULE: Rich People Who COMPLAIN About Being Vilified SHOULD BE Vilified

Summer's end is here, and it's going to be cold at Pine Ridge soon.

ProPublica: Troubles Plague Top Job At Pentagon Office Overseeing Brain Injuries

The Iraq War--Part 1: The U.S. Prepares for Conflict, 2001 (The National Security Archive)

Fearing the Masses

Accuwipes.... for the obstructionists in congress, when you

Giant Cat in Torrance

Conservatives deflated hopes and, um... dreams. Yeah, THOSE kind of dreams.

Look, I just want to buy this thing

Damn, I feel old now.

Geckos

Remember the "Gargoyles" lady from "Trading Spouses?"

I just bought a painting on canvas of this (see below). The forest in it will

Housewives

who's there ?

Goodnight, Sweet Eddie

An "accidential touch"???

Is "hmmmmmmm" correctly spelled with one, two, three, or more m's?

the answer is now, the question is when, the meaning is all night.

DU really needs a chat feature?

kitty doesn't like Overkill...

music rigjht now - some rousing LW music..HBO2

Confession time: Cold Case often makes me bawl.

"Mars Needs Women..."

"It Was A Very Good Year" updated

Do you like putting whipped cream on your pie?

God, I miss this cat. I loved him soooo much.

At what point did you learn the world is one big marketing ploy? Swing set days over?

Truth in advertising WIN

MI6 'used bodily fluids as invisible ink'

Please help me find this rock group! I can't remember their name.

Best new mainstream Metal song. It's your fuckihg nightmare...

Look a little closer.

R.I.P. Michael Been, lead singer for The Call

Everything is Upside down

How can I tell if the thread I'm about to post is a sex thread?

You gonna get caught... just you wait and see...

YOU MUST WATCH the new HBO series Boardwalk Empire -

The decision-making process explained:

perfect imperfect

So TLC is promoting another oversized family with a man who looks like a real creep

Dean Martin. Discuss.

Guess I'm not going to McDonalds anymore

Tattooed woman 'told to put bag over head by Jobcentre'

Something's going on. I know, there's something going on.

Doncha think it's kinda sad, that you treated me so bad,

The last half hour has been TOUGH

Friday afternoon music - Byrds from "Shindig" 1965, "Chimes of Freedom"

The high cost of electrocuting yourself

Kali's cowgirl boots just ain't RIGHT.

Quote from "Family Guy" creator Seth McFarlane regarding the economy...

Your weekend epic fail

Loathsome "celebrity" couple Montag & Pratt can no longer afford their $20,000-a-month rent

I could really use a good poetry thread tonight to stay my mind on.

I finally heard "If you don't like it here then quit!" one too many times yesterday...

My reputation for recording records to CD's is spreading...

I'm getting tired of the songs in my exercise playlist.

Has any one purchased one of the new IPOD Nanos?

Nudists and swingers at war in France's 'Naked City'

One of the funniest things I've seen in ages:Stephen Colbert testifies before Congress!

Shit my aunt Faye said: "Bad little boys are sent to the pickle factory where they are turned into

Help, Need Name of Guest Actress in Big Bang Theory

Two more reasons I like Flo... (dial-up warning 470 kb)

Eddy Grant - "Living On The Front Line," LIVE on Top of the Pops 1979

The movie "Secretariat" -- anyone else here going to see it?

Ellen "Night Court / Meat Loaf's Paradise By The Dashboard Light" Foley: "Spy In The House Of Love"

So I passed 15,000 posts here on DU. Not that I'm asking for any kind of superficial recognition or

OK for the old timers here, remember the thread about..

need punctuation advice

Doggie Jailbreak (DEFINITE dial-up warning 2 MB)

A guy calls his brother who is house-sitting for him to check in on things...

republicans

If you wouldn't mind scanning this little piece real quick and get back to me with your opinions,

If you like dancing . . .

Facebook was down due to technical glitches TWICE this week...

Pulp - Sorted For E's and Wizz (Glastonbury 1995)

Corina, Corina - Steppenwolf

‘Bless Me Ultima’ to shoot in New Mexico

The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony (Glastonbury 2008)

What do I say if I bump into someone in the neighbourhood who I don't want

Bleeding ulcer. Highly unrecommended. Except that the medications are very

What's for breakfast, Lizards?

Fall is here.

Your weekend epic kitteh

Keith O hitting the scared democrats voting on the Bush tax cuts

Post Your Funny Sign Pics

Axelrod To Leave?

It's only 3am people. Come on. I have two movies. Which one shoud I watch?

A little Friday Stumper: What ties these three songs together?

Still Trying To Make Obama 'The Other'

I just shaved this morning. Now I'm at work and, as I rub my chin, I feel the parts I missed

Grayson: Caligula's Horse

What are you reading today DU? I'm reading Andre Agassi's autobiography. It is really, really good.

Bring 'Em Home.

CSNY - "Carry On," LIVE @ Wembley 1974. Watch a coked-out Neil solo all over the map.

(R)asmussen ND-HOUSE POLL: Berg (R) 48 (-5), Pomeroy (D) 45 (+1)

Anyone going to try Diaspora?

Senate Snapshot, September 23rd: Still no Apocalypse

RGA spending another $2M on MA Governors race

CA-SEN POLL: Boxer 47, Fiorina 41.

DEMs have EMPATHY, MORE FUN, WIT, REASON, LOGIC, COMMON SENSE

REPUBS: "Reconciliation is the fastest best path"

The Plumline: R's already blasting Dems for failing to act on the tax cuts

Can somebody tell me why this election is even close?

TPM: Pelosi: 'We Will Retain the Right' to Force Tax Cut Vote Whenever We Want

TPM: Pelosi: 'We Will Retain the Right' to Force Tax Cut Vote Whenever We Want

"Revv'd up like a deuce, you know the roller in the night"

This Is Just How We Roll

Did anyone notice the different attire of the rethugs recently?

"Stephen Colbert testifies at a House immigration hearing,"

O/T-but Jon Stewart showed last night just how "new" the Repubs.' "Pledge to America" is...

Digital footprint of "Pledge For America" PDF points to longtime GOP lobbyist Brian Wild

AP: Pelosi Says Tax Cut Vote Possible Before Election

Admin's court brief opposing lifting DADT, in response to a lawsuit brought by the Log Cabin GOP:

tipping cows (mooo!), healthy exercise, the universe, and everything

You've heard of Kitty Carlisle? (dial-up warning 600 kb gif)

At your home, right now. Seat up, or down?

A simple explanation of the logic from critics of the administration

Need some info on Beck's last "event" in DC please

LIVE: Stephen Colbert testifies on Capital Hill on his day working in the fields

IS Dan Quayle's offspring going to win in Arizona?

List of Tea Party Republican candidates who support no exceptions on abortion

On Hannity, NFL jock Greg Buttle on DADT: "it's like having chicks in the locker room"

A reminder for the naysayers

VIDEO of Christine O'Donnell: I'm going to stop the whole country from having sex

Teabagger thug (Angle supporter) punches woman in face at Nevada senatorial debate.

A thought about Ministers of megachurches...

Desperate For Support, Republicans Tout Colbert’s Fake Endorsement Of ‘Pledge To America’

Oh crap. I just made eye contact with... the cat.

Republicans are wrong if they think Americans hate health reform

Angle supporter pushes woman, punches man

The best ways to get to where you really want to be.

Today would have been Jim Henson's 74th birthday.

US walks out on Ahmadinejad's UN speech (stale maneuver)

Was (Not Was) - "Earth to Doris / Robot Girl"

Democrats Pleased to Find Obama on the Trail

"Week of Media Shitcanning Madness Continues! " CNN's Jon Klein, NBC's Jeff Zucker!

99er and Tier 5 Unemployment Extension Breaking Updates: Are 99ers Pushing “No Vote”?

chasing cows (mooo!), healthy exercise, the universe, and everything

Why can't our leaders have the intensity and commitment of the opposition?

I want an e-book reader but have no clue as to which one to get. Please help!

The GOP's Pledge .... new observations

SPEARHEAD: Power to the PEACEFUL!

“The double-dip seems to be off the table"

Favorite punctuation

Boehner had an affair with DC printing lobbyist? HuffPo reporting on upcoming NYT story

Madrak and Axelrod

Let the damn tax cuts expire

Law professor suggests two-person presidency to quell voter anger

Why do they want to "get" my name at the bank?

Limbaugh: "If you voted for Obama, you deserve to be unemployed" and "in misery"

Trend: Republicans afraid to debate

Who can translate German?

Rep.Darrelll Issa afraid to debate..

"Sulking is no substitute for organizing." Best quote I've seen this cycle.

Evidence of Obama's hate towards gays

KY-Sen: Jack Conway closing in on Rand Paul

WH released 700,000 visitors names

What Are Our Chances of Taking the Senate Seat in New Hampshire?

Belgian skydiver 'murdered love rival' during jump

It's a jungle out there.

Four Questions.

Kind of a serious question about the people who regularly send out chain emails

Post a favorite music video from the eighties

PHOTO: "Let's just be clear about this: A desktop IS a cat seat."

Friday, September 24. William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day:

Pretend that I haven't been to the ER: give me some bad advice after stepping on a piece of glass!

***September Photo Contest: Finals round*** Please come vote! :^D

In the hospital with a hurt foot

A wise man does not bite off more than he can chew...

I don't see any threads about Bones or Fringe

Pre High School football: Child abuse?

DUers: Can you give updates on hot house races in your areas?

***September Photo Contest: Finals round*** Please come vote! :^D

Politico's Kenneth Vogel: GOP's Big Money Men Return

Fox Apoplectic Over Colbert Testimony: Megyn Kelly Demands Apology, Rep. Steve King Calls Him A Liar

So, How'd You First Hear about the Birds and the Bees?

So, How'd You First Hear about the Birds and the Bees?

What Annoys You About Facebook?

Excuse me, Mr. President, you may wanna denounce and reject "Bishop" Eddie Long

House panel to move forward on easing Cuba policy

Report: 'Framework of an agreement' reached to resolve California's budget stalemate

Poll: 1 In 5 Americans Believe Obama Is A Cactus

British Cuts to Military Concern U.S. Officials

UN walkout over Ahmadinejad speech - suggests U.S. behind 9/11 attacks

Pinal County sheriff blasts immigration billboard

Army Reveals Afghan Biometric ID Plan; Millions Scanned, Carded by May

Democrats delay vote on extending tax cuts

Ex-President of Colombian Congress Jailed

YouTube wins court case in Spain on intellectual property

Japan Said to Free Chinese Captain Amid Tensions

Filmmaker Michael Moore to Receive John Steinbeck Award from Center for Steinbeck Studies

AP president: Need to curb unlicensed use of news

Gunmen kill Mexican mayor near Monterrey

Hidden Under Tax-Exempt Cloak, Political Dollars Flow

Florida ban on gay adoption unconstitutional, court rules

4 senators urge Obama to fire Afghanistan watchdog

Steele tired of 'nitpicking' within GOP ranks

Warning over malicious computer worm (Cyberwar on nuclear plant Iran?)

Knowing T**hat I'm Confused About Why I'm Mad Just Makes Me Madder! (Tea Party's Lament)

Europe's political basket cases: Why Belgium and the Netherlands can't form governments

Jonathan Klein to Leave CNN (Replaced by head of HLN)

U.S. congressmen to Obama: Free Pollard to facilitate Mideast peace

Citigroup Sued in New York by Norway's Central Bank for Stock, Bond Losses

Citigroup Sued in New York by Norway's Central Bank for Stock, Bond Losses

Colombia: death of feared No. 2 rebel a watershed

Small biz, banks may spurn Obama's $30 bln program

UN chief hits radicals for fostering tension

99er and Tier 5 Unemployment Extension Breaking Updates: Are 99ers Pushing “No Vote”?

Even Shepard Fairey's Losing Hope

Brewer Campaign Protests Union Boycotts Over Immigration Law

Stephen Colbert draws attention to self, then farmworkers during Hill appearance

Cuomo leads Paladino by 19 points in Marist poll

U. of Ill. denies William Ayers emeritus status

Delphi retirees to get trial in pension suit

Hard evidence of child labor at 2010 Commonwealth Games

FBI raids homes of several Twin Cities war protesters

Civil rights panel hears testimony in '08 voter intimidation case(New Black Panthers)

Federal Judge Orders Air Force to Reinstate Lesbian Nurse

Pelosi says tax cut vote possible before election

Texas ed board adopts resolution limiting Islam in textbooks

Senate debates tax increases on companies that move jobs overseas

Tea Party Convention Is Canceled

Stocks jump as the news improves on manufacturing

Judge: Witt Should Be Allowed Back Into Air Force

Pakistan erupts after US jailing of 'daughter of the nation' Aafia Siddiqui

4th man says he had a sexual relationship with Georgia megachurch pastor (Eddie Long) as a teenager

CIA used 'illegal, inaccurate code to target kill drones'

Law chief orders probe into secret files on death of Dr David Kelly

ATF targets gun dealers to stem sales to Mexican cartels

Apple, Google, Intel, other tech firms admit secret agreements to not poach employees

Barbara Boxer widens lead over Fiorina in poll

Singer Eddie Fisher Dies in Berkeley

Judge denies stay of execution for murderer-rapist

Dems: GOP Already Broke Tax Cut 'Pledge'

Johnny Cash Died in Great Distress About Iraq Invasion

Judiciary chairman asks Colbert to leave after statement

Jeff Zucker Leaving NBC

Government takes over three credit unions

.UAW may pull Chase accounts

Texas weighs bid to rid schools of 'pro-Islam' books

Texas weighs bid to rid schools of 'pro-Islam' books

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Friday September 24

US executes first woman for five years

MRN: A Pledge To America: Bishop Long's Gay Sex Scandal

Business Web sites: 'Marx was right'

Falling Rate of Profit

Under Consumption

Jon Stewart to O'Reilly: On Fox,You're Left-Wing

Sarah Palin's Top 10 Tea Party Mamma Grizzlies (from DC Douglas)

More on the new documents. Bush knew. But we knew this in 2006

Rachel Maddow Republicans running on Democratic successes

Glenn Beck interviews George Carlin

United States Department Of Argriculture: Hemp For Victory

Democracy NOW! Robert Scheer - The Great American Stickup - Part 1

Thom Hartmann w/ Peter Beinart - The New McCarthyism - are we in the midst of a national psychosis?

Thom Hartmann with Melanie Sloan - Why would tea party followers embrace a criminal?

Thom w/ Robert Reich - Wasn't the real death panel the 40 year GOP Strategy for the Middle Class?

Karl Rove's Barons Continue to Subvert Democracy - AmericanCrossroadsWatch.Org

Rachel Maddow Right wing culture warriors attack Michelle Obama

Damn that Jimmy Carter - he's at it again!!

Palin – O’Donnell 2012

Grayson Opponent Calls For Establishing Several Democracies In Middle East

*Breaking News* Three houses in Minneapolis raided, other houses in Michigan, NC, Chicago targeted.

The Onion: Obama Releases 500,000 Men From U.S. Strategic Bachelor Reserve

Rachel Maddow: technology reveals that GOP Pledge written by corporate lobbyist. Surprise.

John Kasich Debates James Howard Kunstler

TYT: Cenk Debates NY Times Columnist on Tea Party

Colbert's immigration testimony

Mike Malloy - Democrats Are Cowards

DNC blasts Republicans' 'pledge':That Was Fast

Joe Bageant: Tea Party just a media spectacle to distract us

TYT: Extreme GOP Hypocrisy Exposed

Confessions of a Union Buster

Pledge Architect McCarthy Can't Name A SIngle Program He'd Cut From The Budget

So, wait, Rep. King is AGAINST cheap labor? I think the GOP employers he represents might disagree

Christine O'Donnell: I'm going to stop the whole country from having sex

Decoding the Pledge to America

Colbert reveals the meaning of the term 'corn packer' to Steve King

TYT Interviews: Cenk w/ David Sirota - Hate For Progressive Critics Of The Obama Admin

Mike Malloy - Go Plan Your Father´s Funeral, Liz

Longer version of the serious side of Colbert at the end of the hearing.

Sen. Durbin DESTROYS Sen. Coburn for blocking Evil, Commie FOOD SAFETY bill

John Boehner on Lisbeth Lyons

The Top Vlog: New Progressive Channel w/ Seder, Daily Show CC Winstead, HuffPo's Cesca & Many More!

Tea Party Republicans with costumes and signs take on Glenn Beck

FOX - Calls Colbert A Liar - DEMAND An Apology For Wasting Tax Payer's Time

PALIN Drops The H-BOMB: 'Barack HUSSEIN Obama'

Bill Gates Sr says Soak The Rich

Rep. King is butt hurt about Colbert. Megan Kelley is in high dudgeon

Ed Schultz: GOP Unveils Their Plague of America

Dead swans waking up Southwest Florida news rooms? Now asking asking

What Colbert said at the end of the hearing that the media isn't showing you

Buchanan calls Fiorina's attack ad powerful, effective, soft, with ancillary benefit of being true

Weird Liberal Head Show #172: Me vs. My Congressman

Olbermann - Michael Moore and Keith Both Disgusted by Democratic Leadership

Epic Anti-Gay Lunatic Highlight Reel...don't miss this one

Brawl Erupts After Reid, Angle Spar in Nevada Senate Race Forum - pics below vid

Alan Grayson's Epic Political Ad

Subject and message cannot be blank--why not? nt

Dating Christine O'Donnell -- The Witch Days

Decrypting the Shadow behind Hamid Karzai

South Florida: An arms smuggler's paradise

GOP Pledge To America: We’ll Treat YOU as 'Pledges'

Europe's political basket cases: Why Belgium and the Netherlands can't form governments

How the tax cut debate affects you. Interactive Income Tax calculator

Hilarious piece entitled, Cable's attack on City, not reality, in yesterday's Daily Mail,

What the Pot Legalization Campaign Really Threatens: Alcohol Industry Profits

Reaction to the US's new development policy: the good, the bad, the uncertain

Not counting chickens .... but...

How Christian Are the Tea Party’s Political Candidates?

Europe's political basket cases: Why Belgium and the Netherlands can't form governments

Eugene Robinson: The Party of Nonsense

Drumbeat: September 23, 2010

Accident at Russia’s Kursk Nuclear Power Plant reveals blatant disregard of safety standards

Drumbeat: September 24, 2010

Peak oil notes - Sept 23

1,000's of 40 - 50 lb red drum.... attacked by SHARKS

Laptop power consumption question.

World’s Largest Offshore Wind Goes Live, Begins Feeding UK Grid

Mongabay - 95% Of Philippines Coral Reefs Die In Massive Bleaching Event - Bulk Since Start Of 2010

Methane from human waste

Solar Roads?

Computer worm ‘designed to blow up nuclear power stations’

Another Feeble-Headed Nuke Drops Dead

New reactors too expensive, need more subsidies, Constellation CEO says

Two days until the horse olympics, World Equestrian Games

Don't walk the pitcher!

House committee hears testimony regarding concussions from doctors, athletes

Giants set pitching record in win over Cubs..

Howdy Folks!

For Joey:Brett Favre Apparently Undecided If He Will Return To Vikings This Season

Price asks Habs fans to "Chill" after being booed in [preseason] loss.

Bale v. Berbatov: Which goal is better?

Fantastic soccer goal by Japanese U-17 player

The Battle of the Metroplex!

Jerry Jones: Phillips' job is not in any jeopardy

Alabama to play Michigan in 2012

Palestinians open trade talks with Mercosur

Ex-President of Colombian Congress Jailed

Colombia: More Families Receive Title Deeds to Their Lands

On the record with ex-Colombian President Álvaro Uribe

Lecture in D.C. area - Hum. Rights, U.S. Policy and the UN Decl. on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Oldie but a goodie. Tariq Ali's Pirates of the Caribbean

Devastating Blow for FARC Rebels

Tom Perriello (D) VA says he expects to receive the endorsement of the National Rifle Association.

Mexico: Guns from the U.S., not illegal immigrants, are real problem

Home invasion suspect shot to death

Madison Five 911 caller told police “there’s no problem”

Grandma goes beserk. Shoots and kills three, then herself.

DOJ to Judge: Keep Enforcing DADT

Pentagon Whining About DADT (Some More)

Still another takedown of NOM's bigoted and untruthful ads...

Indiana Doesn't Want Any Gay License Plates

BREAKING!!! MAJOR WITT WINS!!!! REINSTATED!!!!

Judge rules "don't ask, don't tell" policy violated constitutional rights of Air Force nurse

Don't cha wish your Bishop was Hot like me- Eddie Long parody coming up @ 8:05am.

White House says DADT repeal likely this fall

GOProud Hero Ann Coulter: Ronald Reagan Was Great Because He Hated Gays

Looking at the calendar...

IDF still using banned weapon against civilian protestors

Palestinian-Americans reassured by Abbas

September Photo Contest Finals poll is up in GD

Feeling the loyalty to the Jewish State of Israel

Some Zionist Groups Stoke Fear Of Islam for Political Profit

Arab move to censure Israel stymied at UN meeting

Israeli navy kills Gaza fisherman, Palestinians say.........

U.S. congressmen to Obama: Free Pollard to facilitate Mideast peace

Venus’ Polar Vortex Is Surprisingly Wild

Back to the spaceflight showdown

Probe spots Mercury's curious tail

Gunman first targeted his supervisor

Today in Labor History Sept 23 Owner Jay Hormel agreed to recognize the Independent Union

Today in Labor History Sept 24 Canada declares the Wobblies illegal

Where Will Next Mars Rover Land?

United Steel Workers: Oil Industry "Run To Failure" Mentality On Equipment Is Getting Worse

Time-Dilation Occurs in Daily Life

Two Full Days of Saturn’s Aurora

UAW, FLOC & Rainbow Push Protest To Pull Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars From Chase Bank

NJ Pastor Pleads Guilty To Forcing Teens To Videotape Him During Sex

A Study of Some “Nones”: Atheists, Agnostics, Humanists, Freethinkers, and Sceptics

Moral Absolutism

Are there any astrological correlations to the energetic portals of say 10:10?

OK things are getting freaky!

Does the phrase "Days of Separation and Journey" mean anything to anyone here?

My Chemical Romance: Battling Depression

Acute Pain Is Eased With the Touch of a Hand, Study Shows

Hospital Care In USA Has Improved Significantly In Eight Years

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