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Archives: December 13, 2008

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My BIL has left the Republican party and will register as an Independent.

CNN's Michael Ware on Iraq: "I am not the same f#&@ing person. I don’t know how to come home."

When Will Americans Get Angry Enough To Make Congress

Bankruptcy reform contributed to mortgage crisis! Info from the Fed & Link

digby: Bipartisan Tango-Leahy vs. rethugs

* * * T-Shirt * * * for Christmas or the Inauguration

Senate to Middle Class: Drop Dead ...a message from Michael Moore

UK Caused Cholera(Genocidal Terrorism), says Zimbabwe

How much do astronomical health insurance premiums have to do with businesses struggling?

Tom Hartmann is on KO discussing the Rethugs busting

Today's GOP False Choice: Southern carmakers will lose if Detroit is given a loan.

Today's GOP False Choice: Southern carmakers will lose if Detroit is given a loan.

O Captain, My Captain (updated)

We Are Tightening Screws on Pak: US to India

Any predictions on how absentee ballots will affect Franken or Coleman

If Bush is truly a lame duck, he's certainly a destructive one...

OBAMA CONSPIRED WITH WILLIAM AYERS TO FORCE ROD BLAGOJEVICH TO SELL A SENATE SEAT TO REVEREND WRIGHT

Judge temporarily lifts Stevens' law license

Tom Hartmann is on Countdown

The Detroit Outsider

What would Molly Ivins say???

Debbie Stabenow to Rachel Maddow: Universal Health Care

Meet the republican opposition the 'pragmatic' new administration expects to work with

Comparison of automakers' wages, labor costs

Rejected ballots headed for state Supreme Court

30 seconds to rescue child wasn't enough

J³ is d.o.n.e.

I am not a member of any union

It is time for my annual Holiday Greetings to all. (CLICK HERE!)

Condi Rice, comedienne

Wilton Town Hall Theatre finds lost silent film "The Wishing Seat"

Modern medicine is really to blame for GM's woes

Does Obama Want to Ground NASA's Next Moon Mission?

Scientifikal-type facks I bet you guys didn't know...

If every Democrat running for office had the heart of Al Franken

Glenn Beck......asshole, idiot or bullshit artist?

Site Selection database.. (what it "takes" to lure a company to a location

George Ryan apologizes to people of Illinois

Hoover Time

Rachel Maddow calls the Republican Senators "Neo-Hooverites."

Pentagon "Pro-Troop" Group Misspent Millions, Report Says

Senator flags $1.3 billion as gov't waste

Senator flags $1.3 billion as gov't waste

Dallas-Fort Worth new car, truck sales drop 40%

SHIZZLE! The Internets be grate at Krissmastime!

Another reason to hope Franken wins:

Thoughts on the South...

Volvo says it is unaffected by U.S. bailout collapse

** Rant Warning ** Today the economy hit me

'Doubt'-John Patrick Shanley is on Charlie Rose

More Cape Wind shenanigans by the political elite

My hero Thom Hartmann is on Olbermann!!!

Biggest full moon of the year tonight - don't miss it, if you can...

New York Mets might have lost big Money in that $50 billion in a Ponzi scheme

"The workers are the fundamentals of the economy"

Richard M. Nixon was my Commander-in-Chief. (I couldn't stand him, and ...

Senate Pigs.....Remember, remember the 11th of December

Republicans now support a special tax to be paid only by high-income people

Help Detroit Regional Chamber pressure Bush on Big 3 loan

The Auto Bailout is a dire necessity

The next group or fad will be the "thrift zealots" an outcrop of the economy. These will

For a mere 50K, you get a 4-day inauguration trip . .

Bomb goes off at Oregon Bank, MSM Silent

When does the new Congress take over? Jan 20th, too?

Instead of Unification, we need a union-ification..and with universal health care we can have it.

textbooks covering media, spin, manipulation

ENOUGH of this shit...CNN Video: "Bush gets emotional about dad"

Lest there be any shred of doubt remaining

Same as it ever was

Here's a Senate GOP Union Bustin Talking Point to shove down their throats...

'Meg Whitman, homophobe' (eBay former CEO, Calif. governor hopeful)

If this bridge loan was denied due to union workers, why were there only 2 companies getting help?

Far out! Glenn Greenwald (blogger extraordinaire) on Bill Moyer's Journal tonight.

Maddoff's Investment firm raised red flags for years.

can I plug my blog here

(Reportedly - not confirmed), super polluter Ira Rennert lost a vast fortune due to Bernard Madoff

Let's take up a collection...

Researchers announced results of a study about dogs and fairness that sheds light on bailout debate

What Americans Really Want: 10 Policies We Can All Agree On

GM is still the U.S. sales leader

Whither the "holiday shopping season?"

Mandatory Friday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! TGIF!!

All of the answers to all of the worlds problems are found

Teens' Latest Self-Injury Fad: Self-Embedding

For NY Senate, please read about Liz Holtzman!

why didn't Bush just use some of the TARP money for the Big Three to begin with?

Bimbo is coming to America.

Socialism in America. I want to comment more on my assertion.

Harlem Globetrotter Richardson Dead At 28; Reportedly Passed In Sleep

Good Grief Harold Ford!

Flashback to Ronnie Ray-gun

Gates visits Iraq to help prepare for troop cuts

Senator Bunning, Former Tiger Pitcher, Told not to Come to Detroit

Gates visits Iraq to help prepare for troop cuts

My question about Obama's stimulus plan...

HOT DAMN...times are even hard here on DU...

CSpan1 repeating the Bush speech at Texas A &M

WJ this morning - The Auto loan

Newsweek bombarded by right wing for marriage equality cover. Speak out.

Fundraiser emerges as key event in Illinois probe

Can't find Senate vote roll call on auto aid bill....does it take a

Detroit bail-out would have helped right the imbalance in federal funding for the states...

General Motors UK - Vauxhall offers staff sabbaticals

Mumbai Terror: Truth Unfolding(Terrorist Ship Went Through Indian Naval 'Drill') Sound Familiar?

Manufacturing drives our economy, can't be ignored

Manufacturing drives our economy, can't be ignored

Five Killed In Pakistan Bomb Blast

Class struggle

Exclusive: Pentagon Pro-Troop Group Misspent Millions, Report Says

Taliban Militants Kill Two Afghan Men They Accused of Being U.S. Spies

Protestors showed up at Gov Crist Wedding.

Where's Mitt Romney?

U.S. Economy: Manufacturing Shrinks Most in 26 Years

Going out on a limb here regarding Emanuel's death threats.

Please don't buy from GAP...Site claims they use child labor.

Dollars & Sense: Beware Fudged Facts About US Auto Wages

Wisconsin is so progressive...92% of my electric bill is a low income assistance fee

After aid bill fails, the North fights back

The McCain Campaign's Liquidation Sale.....

A solution to the Blago Senate pick.

Jellyfish gone wild ruin tourist spots, report says

Another Republican crook loose on the streets: Minnesota, be on the lookout for a WM, 59, senator...

Meet the GOP's wrecking crew

Las Vegas Review-Journal: Lines of people seeking aid long

America Supports Propaganda

Schuster's on a role tonight. He's having so much fun letting loose on KO.

Secret Service should require that Blair House be made available

RE: UAW....Where are other unions to support the UAW right now?

Auto bailout's death seen as a Republican blow at unions

Robin Toner, NY Times Reporter, Is Dead at 54

Legal definitions needed.

And the backlash against treasonous Senators begins....

San Jose man in tiger mauling case sentenced for resisting arrest

I know this is silly, but can anyone direct me to the Obama is sexy

David Sirota: A Message for America's Ruling Class - We Told You So

The Last Time My Home Was Sold For Back Taxes It Took 9 Months To Get It Back

Why home values may take decades to recover

Why home values may take decades to recover

My Uncle Sam is $500,000 is debt. It's OK - he has a plan.

If the economy continues to deteriorate, the poor won't just always be with us--they'll be us

Poll: If non-union auto workers in the foreign plants in the south were to go on strike

Franken Camp: Coleman Is Desperate, Knows He's Going To Lose

In my travels today I plan to pick up a couple Union bumper stickers to put on our vehicles

The "L" curve, an income distribution graph..

Autism a factor in swallowing magnets

XTC has an alternate video on youtube

Lieberman's support for McCain

Militants Torch 25 Vehicles Ferrying Supplies to NATO Forces(5th Attack in 10 Days)

'Am setting aside a campaign donation to the Democrat who next runs against

does anyone know where the first 350 BILLION dollars of the bank 'bailout' have gone

two US CBRN reports on the same subject - white powder

William Greider: Stop Senator No

"Herbert Hoover Time"

Obama's first test - not to stay "loyal" to Emanuel if the guy

Food & Financial Sustainability Meltdown: (6 degrees of seperation)

Fallout from Pentagon's gaffe spreads

I hear the economy is too bad to raise taxes. Not too bad to cut autoworkers & retirees pay though?

Indianapolis Police Officer in Trouble Over "Impeach Obama" Sticker

We need something other than a potted plant as Senate Majority Leader......

Jim Koester President of Gibralter Trade Center a great American.

I think there is a lot of racism in the antiunionists.

Does anyone have any question yet why Bush wanted to shore

As the week ends, I like

As the week ends, I like

Sources say Obama's chief of staff is NOT a target in the Illinois corruption investigation

Foreign Auto Plants Have Received $3.6 Billion in Subsidies

DU'er, reporter Larisa Alexandrovna has a Facebook page ...

The Death of Detroit will not stand!

New Rule Expands DNA Collection to All People Arrested

Daryl Hall & John Oates Tribute Song To Alan Colmes

Prediction: There will be a sizable migration of displaced workers to the south

Would the foreign auto companies build cars in America if the

ghostwriting the health of your breast

The next outrageous financial instrument: Movie box-office futures contracts (really)

Wow.....An Inconvenient Truth airs on the Discovery Channel at 1 (EST)......

How Kansas Nabbed the New Bio- and Agro-Defense Lab

Obama, Democrats agree to $500 billion stimulus package

Another Great Example Of Why I'm Not Condemning Blago

From (R) Traitor Richard Shelby's Wikipedia page

Sen Kerry remarks from Georgia as Russians retake village

another point of view on building gas running vehicles

Human Terrain Systems - brainchild of anthropologist Montgomery McFate

auto discussion: Maybe I'm really stupid, but:

Things that came true. Things to come.

Dingell: 'Some Southern Senators Kicked American Workers In The Gut'

Dear Republicans, if you don't want me on welfare, give me a job.

I agree with Pat Buchanan - "Toyota Republicans" & "Carmageddon" (I can't believe it)

The number of job seekers is more than 3x the number of job openings.

Obama's challenges: Captain of a sinking ship, or "on a glide path to Mount Rushmore"?

Want a fix to this nation's economic problems?

Fallout from Lehman Brothers collapse still spreading

Kerry and Gore bring Hope to Climate Talks

Fightin' Words: Hannity Responds To Hall & Oates, Disses Jon Stewart

Sources Say NATO Eyeing Afghan Route(Through Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan)

Pictionary Man Do you have it? We can not find it anywhere

Mrs. K, I have nothing to barter. Mrs. K, I don't have lunch money

Brian Nichols to be sentenced to life, just now per the teevee.

Ky. auto dealers disappointed by McConnell's opposition to bailout

Nukes Up the Hudson - Bad Days at Indian Point

Rat sign vanishes from Blagojevich's alley

McCain campaign sells surplus Blackberries with ‘hundreds of emails,’ phone numbers still on them.

"did the senators block the auto loan because of the employee free choice act ? "

Iraq veteran's last wish has fallen victim to ax

Electronic votes mysteriously vanish in Ohio election

Video of foreign automakers singing to Southern Republican Senators

Reverse Robinhoods, I am not just PISSED I am FUCKING IRATE!!!

Merkel: Jobs More Important Than Climate Change

Bill Moyers with Glen Greenwald - Transcript

Politoons:

The acorn shortage is real.

Very Cool: The ORIGINAL environmentalists, the FIRST tree-huggers

An Old Rage to Quell: Obama as a post-Colonial man

How we can give the GOP a BIG teaspoon full of it's own medicine:

Many High Bush Officials Violated Anti-Torture Laws

Heaviest potato ***Warning*** it's ugly

Incentives - what the media hasn't reported about those southern auto plants

Wonderful Symbolman site that can take donations.

Alabama's $158 Million for Honda..(from 1999 article)

Yes- Blagojevich is a piece of crap, and Yes- he got caught trying to sell a u.s. senate seat...

Gates warns enemies not to test Obama

UN confirms Afghan mass grave site disturbed

Republican Tories have become agents for foreign control of our country.

Why doesn't the USA buy the Afghan poppies, process them into meds, and distribute them to the poor?

Food Democracy Now!: Sign the Petition

The Taser Myth: How Does a 'Non-Lethal Weapon' Kill 400 People?

Latest on IRS Home Foreclosure and Debt Cancellation - Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act

Another Midnight Reg.: New Bush Rule Raises Limits On Truck Drivers' Hours

Chinese company rolls out new hybrid auto

Madoff wannbes. May I present Heather Brooke Rinehart and hubby, John Bzdil

Little Rock Nine, Tuskegee Airmen Receive Inaugural Invitations to Witness Fruits of Their Struggle

Counterrevolution Blues: The Corporate Lackeys Strike Back

Will Union-busting drag White-collar wages down too? nt

OK you know what? You're right, you guys win.

Richard Trumka for Secretary of Labor

After Tennessee and Alabama Refuse, Canada Agrees to Help US Automakers

UAW President on junior Senator Vitter: "He'd rather pay a prostitute than pay auto worker"

TARP=BARF

Does Obama Understand His Biggest Foreign-Policy Challenge?

Does Obama Understand His Biggest Foreign-Policy Challenge?

Still Another bush Joke For You!

Tweety vs SPECTER will be Tin Ear vs Tin Ear. Or foot-in-each-other's-mouth

Thank you so much to whomever donated in my name and gave me my star

Great graph comparing wage and benefits between US and Japanese auto workers

Ron Carey Has Died; Reformer Who Led Teamsters, Fought Corruption

Ron Carey Has Died; Reformer Who Led Teamsters, Fought Corruption

Can we “Tar and Feather” a few Republicans

Advice for those affected by the New England Ice Storm:

Language distribution in the US - interactive map

The word “Criminal” has lost its meaning

Scott Horton at Harper's: Corrupt Prosecutors - Texas, Alabama Take Top Honors

Ginkgo-Lined D.C., Capital of the U.S., and Now P.U.

My kid chased a goat into the public library restroom and someone had the GALL to complain about it.

This Dog Shouldn't Hunt...Sen. Bayh wants to create a Senate Blue Dog Coalition

Me Thinks Unions Just Got Stronger

Physicians for Human Rights issued this video Friday in calling for an investigation of McClatchy's

When did scary movies start going too far?

When did scary movies start going too far?

FCC cancels meeting at U.S. lawmakers' request (Waxman, Rockefeller)

This guy lost $50 billion in a Ponzi scheme and we're debating $14 billion for the automakers?

Fundies: It's Teh Gays who are intolerant

Is it too late to surrender the Civil War

Did you all buy your Lexus best gift ever yet this Christmas?

Al Franken gets boosts in Minnesota Senate recount

The myth of "job creation".

HUGE Thank You to DU/GD and a breast cancer update.

Canadian government will match with 20% any amount the US loans automakers

Greek riots spark fear of Europe in flames

Judge Removes Child From Lesbian Parents

We the people GAVE the banks 700 Billion dollars. Why don't THEY lend it to our auto industry?

Pot Supporters Bang on Obama's Doors for Drug Reform

If automakers fail, here's a flavor of what might happen

US Commander in Iraq: Thousands of U.S. troops will remain in cities past summer deadline

the foolishness of Corker and Shelby - they knoweth not what they bring.

Southern senators prefer Slavery?

How low can one go?!1 Try Judith MILLER ending up as a talking head on Faux

Pushback Against Dixie Senators and Auto Bailout Sabotage: Question Their Patriotism and Morals

A short primer on PATCO.

Wealthy Investors From Palm Beach To NYC To London Hit By Wall St. Trader's Massive Fraud

Missed Friday’s Full Moon? It’s back Tonight!

stupid AMT...

stupid AMT...

CEOs make 230 - 1000 times more than I do.

Does the "Middle Class" provide a buffer preventing "The Poor" from picking up guns...

To the DU moderators past and present

United States. 2008. Children lining up with parents at 3 a.m. for aid, often being turned away...

Obama's True Colors: Black, White ... Or Neither?

DU the "Playboy Sorry for Virgin Mary Cover" poll!

Debt Shows First Drop as Slump Squeezes Consumers

Rahm Emanuel talked with governor's office about who should

AP Newsbreak: War vet widows wrongly denied help

ACLU and OBAMA on Guantánamo Detainees

CNN "Money Team" : Mortgage rates could fall BELOW 4%

Little Rock Nine Invited to Inauguration

Isn't it funny, in the bush era, Democrats were played as nut jobs and whiners .....

Why So Little Mention of the Two Officers Killed in the Oregon Bank Bombing?

Ugh.....Victoria Toensing rears her ugly head

What's on DUers' recommended reading list these days?

Arundhati Roy: Mumbai was not our 9/11

Obama fans in Florida plan 'Yes We Can' Cruise to Inaugural

Iowa Man Faces 20 Years in Jail for COMIC BOOKS! It's a Crumb Nightmare Come True!

Facts on homelessness for College students

I've just been robbed

Yet Another bush Joke for you! (mildly off-color)

Union win at NC pork plant

Union win at NC pork plant

The way Gates has operated, speeches, declarations, now this Mideast trip

PARABLE: An American & Japanese car company have a canoe race...

....cnn poll

The Republicans woke a sleeping giant - the workers.

Is there video of the Harvard election postmortem w/ Axelrod, Davis, et al?

LOL check out the sign that was posted on the door at my Democratic party meeting this a.m.

How do I ask the mods if it is ok to post a different form of music

If Detroit Dies, So Does the Nation's Manufacturing Economy

All of a sudden: FOUR important movies that I must see.

Our Financial System Has Gone Mad

Hey NE Duers without power

AP: Man Sprays 'Toilet-Papering' Teens with Fox Pee

OK, who among is going to give an Infinity sedan to someone special this Xmas?

How about another stimulus package that hires more qualified

How about another stimulus package that hires more qualified

In 24 hours, Obama-Biden Transition team’s "Open for Questions" web site generated 10,303 questions

Isn't It Grand! X-mas time is here!

I just became another statistic.

That Was No Small War in Georgia -- It Was the Beginning of the End of the American Empire

Dogbert Explains The Financial Crisis

Clinton's Socks the Cat Near Death

I don't want to get rid of capitalism.

What's your ethnic background?

Bank of America Spends $7 Billion on Chinese Bank, Then Lays Off 30,000 Workers

Consultant/Social Commentator/Netroots Activist Chris Rabb Talks Chicago Politics With Cenk

They're laughing at us

Ill. sinks deeper into chaos over scandal

How the American Healthcare System Got That Way

Is GMAC Deliberately Pushing People Into Foreclosure Even As They Request a Bailout?

Fun with wikipedia

Fun with wikipedia

About 1,000,000 people are without power in New England

Senate Rules Kill Bailout, Foil Democracy

GOP = "Guardians Of Privelege"

Its not just about unions, its about employment laws.

KO has obtained internal GOP memo...

HOLY SMOKES! Did you watch Moyers tonight?

Government modernization...Why does the US need a Senate now?

Stalking the Shadows: There's a shadow on my shoulder (poem)

What is it about unions that people don't understand?

Newsweek makes the case for GAY MARRIAGE: massive uproar from fundies/freepers.

How bad would it be if we recalled every military person serving outside the US?

The tobacco companies would take advantage of legalized marijuana

A message from Mark Crispin Miller re: Symbolman

A message from Mark Crispin Miller re: Symbolman

Scooters are awesome.

* * * T-Shirt * * * for Christmas or the Inauguration

* * * T-Shirt * * * for Christmas or the Inauguration

Enough! Word is out Jeb is to rehabilitate the Bush brand. Let's look at the real Jeb in Florida.

New BSG Webisodes

oh shit, Yankees add AJ Burnett to Pitching Staff

Any Holiday predilections?

I want . . . . .

I'm sitting here . . . .

I've been away from DU for a bit . . .

Are there any significant differences between Swiss chocolates and Greek police officers?

Any Holiday predictions?

It is the safest way to move people. It is.....................

Christmas Vacation in 30 seconds, re-enacted by bunnies.

Holy crap this is good scotch.

Clusterfuck to the White House. Jon Stewart.

Van Johnson died today. He was 92.

Tara Reid checks herself into rehab

Orphans. Stage orphans. Lined up waifs in earthtone rags. Indexed orphans.

All my bitches are gone

Do lizards die in the cold weather?

Okay, if you're in the parking lot, either loiter or move it.

Something your great great grandchildren will appreciate

Do you take yourself seriously?

I just bought the winning ticket for tonight's Mega Millions - help me spend it

Post an uninspirational quote along with the author..(lame copycat)

befoe and after.....a fun night

We have POWER!!! and HEAT!!!

just image googled for "Weightlifting Douchebag" and wasn't surprised at what I got

a little buzzed....ask me anything

Neil Young - Pocahontas

"Maybe you're the one who's been riding the bloody crazy train,

Band of Horses

It's not just me, right? This simple picture makes you smile, eh?

Extreme ways are back again

horrible fight at thanksgiving

I love the way you move...

need legal help

I have a dream

Postman Revives Toddler ...

what s new?

Ue wo muite arukou

State your demands.

I took the boy skiing for the first time!!!

I'm Santa. Now, what the fuck do you want you little asshole?

Do you drain your lizards in cold weather?

What's the lowest hassle mp3 upload site? Streaming available?

3 dressed up as 9

I just watched the 1998 version of Les Misérables

before and after pics of the boob job

No!

Whoops!! I guess this doesn't belong in GD

Janine

Ally walk with me

These motorcycle guys have it all backassward

Yet another reason to be happy floppy disks are nearly gone

Destination - the Church

Riiiiighteous wave dude!

Homemade egg nog.

Right now, I'm in Engi's house...naked...

Matt Mays & El Torpedo "Cocaine Cowgirl"

BWAH! ZOMD!! ZOMD!!!11

Fire walk with me

I was so surprised when the said it on the radio

This full moon tonight

I like watching only the first half of Supernanny.

The Big Hush

Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes (Official Music Video)

All graceful instruments are known. n/t

The last movie I saw in a theater

A thousand knives

The gentle hand

Found out about you

Look what we just made!

The grabbing hands grab all they can, all for themselves after all...

I'm gonna logoff and play with the beagle

Band of horses

Judge rules that FL law prohibits citizen petitions and referenda in huge development case.

Cod Provencal for dinner!

Philboy is walking around my house naked except for socks

Philboy is walking around my house naked except for socks

*** NAME POE PIDEN'S BUPPY!! ****

Why is it that the stupid shit on here gets the most discussion?

Here is a nice version of Levon Helm singing "Atlantic City"

Eeeeey. Sit on it, Ponzi.

I've been drinking whiskey for 6 hours, and now I'm feeling violent. Ask me anything.

Ah-wooooooooooooo!

Numb

Seven Year Ache

I'm frantic.

Mark Crispin Miller: Two Heroes Are Now Homeless

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

How to keep the fiz in an open can of soda

Sorry, We’re Booked, White House Tells Obamas

FatBoy Peppermint Sundae on a Stick...sooooo goood.

Kings Of Leon

Bicoastal...is....

Holy Crap - Playing the Wii can really HURT!

Holy Crap - Playing the Wii-Wii can really HURT!

Did the Democrats get just what they wanted on the auto bailout?

Tweety: "Adlai Stevenson is one of my heroes".

OMFG!!!! IBTL!!!! WTF???!!!???

The Senate's "nuclear option"

Have any of you played the patriotism card on your RW acquaintances since the election?

I'm sorry to report that I will be leaving DU.

I'm sorry to report that I will be leaving DU.

"It takes a worried man to sing a worried song"

William Cellini -- possible key to the Blagojevich investigation?

Why do I go to 4chan /b/?

John Turturro is freakin' HOT!

When I was in college I had friends that were big on theme parties

My ex-bf, the Les Majeste expert, just communicated again. He's writing a book.

Ho Hum...just another police chase in El Lay.

Rahm Not A Target/Subject Of Blago Probe

Wow. It is late. I'm off to bed. Goodnight.

Lisa Edelstein is FREAKIN HOT

Dating and disclosure of bad things

Has President Elect Obama given more real Pressers than bush in 8 years?

Homelessness k-12

If I'm going to lay blame in this economic crisis, I blame Bush and the Republicans for everything

Here I am

Use the wrong smiley in response to a post in this thread

Henry Rollins is Freaking HOT!

Ahhhh....I'm missing someone terribly right now...

PE Obama is inheriting a major disaster from the Bush administration.

Goddamnit!

Weird musical collaborations

Good news and bad news.....

I still dream of Organon.

Does Extenz Work?

Mystery surrounds 'Batman of Sheffield'

A few good Dems save the many putzes and Republicans too

The Blago Indictment and "The President Elect's Adviser"

For those who can't go to a Change is Coming party tommorow. The Video

L A Times: Auto bailout's death seen as a Republican blow at unions

My Suggestions for President-Elect Obama re PR war in Blagovich affair

My Suggestions for President-Elect Obama re PR war in Blagovich affair

Guitar Hero or Rockband?

You Don't Know Me

Well damn. I am so irritated with drama over the past couple days I just want to spit nails.

Obama names NY housing commissioner to head HUD

What I learned from GD today, everyone from the south is evil.

Project Brogo: 125 Failures Obama Inherits

MLK day will certainly be different this year

You were always on my mind

Roland Martin explains Valerie Jarrett's decision

What's Hanukkah Harry Bringing you this year? n/t

PA-Sen: More Ominous Signs for Specter

PA-Sen: More Ominous Signs for Specter

All That Republicans (and the m$m) Want for Christmas is a Good, Old-Fashioned Obamagate

Post a pic of yourself when you were freaking out

Suo Gan

Huge leap of faith to think JJJr not involved

The Kiss - Last of the Mohicans

When is the Media going to be held "responsible" for their Many Fuck Ups?

Crowded House - Temptation

Self Control - Laura Branigan

The Rodeo Boy - Fred Eaglesmith

I will not post while intoxicated.

Hell has frozen over - Cheney and Bush now the voice of reason for the Republican Party

I hate to say this, but I am so hungry, I could eat the crotch out of a dead horse.

Bowling movies: Kingpin v. Big Lebowski

I got a good laugh out of this

The Auto Bailout Vote: a Preview of Coming Attractions?

A pragmatic political query - Where's the most effective stasis between balance of power

My Haiku For You

8th Anniversary of Bush v. Gore.

Gates Warns Against ‘Testing’ Obama

I almost got in a car crash with two drunk drivers tonight

The Tangled US-Iran Knot, Pt 1 - Change or deja vu? Obama divides Iran

Obama Has Raised $10 million for Inaugural Activities

I hope very much that, if we make it through this,

When President Obama takes office and the Rethugs mention the word Filibuster

DU this Poll about Obama -- Warning it's skewed!

Help me decide! Redskins or Eagles???

Harry Reid sticks to the Republicans...

Mattews is probably going to run

I'm having a holiday themed birthday party tonight. Ask me anything.

San Jose man in tiger mauling case sentenced for resisting arrest

"How To Commit Armed Robbery In Six Easy Steps."

Poll question: Help me decide! Potatoe skins or Bagles???

Shaun Donovan: Obama's Secretary of Housing & Urban Development

Why does the stinking media think they need answers during an on going Federal case

I Will Find You - Clannad

Hello darkness my old friend

I Will Find You-Creepy Stalker

Economic Crisis Offers Hints of Obama's Executive Style

"The most damaging thing was pissing off Letterman."

NYT: Mr. Obama’s Green Team

Forecasting -33C,and it's been such a mild winter so far.

Frosty the Coalman sung by the Clean Coal Carolers - not a satire

Good morning. I just sneezed 21 consecutive times, and my throat is so sore that I can't swallow.

Montana kitty not doing too well....

Estonia to allow citizens to vote via cellphone by 2011

Here is a drawing of a spider

Who needs The Blaire House? They can rent out Hickory Hill!

Atop Capital’s Guest Lists, an Outsider: Obama White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers

I have no idea who will be the next Senator from Illinois, but ....

Anyone else ever been in a psychiatric ward?

Obama Approval Ratings Not Dented by Blagojevich Scandal

Jellyfish gone wild ruin tourist spots, report says

In light of the terrible economy, should I head off for the casino today?

Posting pics: looking for the simplest, easiest process.

Let's be honest here. Didn't your teeth just cringe when you heard Obama's response, the other day,

Raptor Jesus

Former PA Lt. Governor Mark Singel rather than Tweety in 2010?

Advice for a lonely, unsettled 22-year-old?

I'm too cold, cough, I'm too hot, sneeze, I'm too cold...

Please help destroy Christmas with folding@home.

DUers who just attended or are attending an Obama house party this weekend check in

Honduran likes that Obama was elected

What is the Kwanzaa Bot bringing you this year?

I have ten yards of material to turn into two togas by tomorrow night.

"I Don't Care What Abe Lincoln Did, He's Still a FIB"

Anyone know a "natural" jelly that won't break my bank account?

I pulled a knife on a student this week, because I was high on drugs. Ask me anything.

dupe

Obama HUD PIck Foresaw Subprime Crisis - In 2004

I really doubt Caroline Kennedy will be appointed to the Senate.

Obama: HUD pick central part of economic blueprint

This just in: Blagojovich to resign on Monday, but...

Here's What our New Energy Secretary Is Up To...

Pictionary Man Do you have it? We can not find it anywhere

The Goonies is on TNT right now

Big excitement at the Critters house this morning.

I Don't Care What Abe Lincoln Did, He's Still FREAKING HOT!!!

Oded Fehr is FREAKIN HOT!!!!

Bush History-In '05 Caught Hiding Warming Data, in '07 Caught Hiding Toxic Chemical Danger 12/13

What I learned from GD today, everyone from the north is evil

Odie the Dog is FREAKIN HOT!!!!

The Road Not Taken...official Obama Logos that did not make the final cut

Post a pic of yourself when a badger was ripping you to shreds in a hotel pool in Vegas.

I Am At The Libree Getting Movies And Books

Random musing: My dog should not be a dog.

Proposed amendment to the US constitution

Who greenlights TNT tv shows?

Playing at Casa de Jason tonight...

The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Sat 12/13/2008)

John Dean's Open Letter to Obama: 'Change Way Presidents Deal With Scandals-Tell Public Everything'

Tonight: MADtv's Best of Christmas Sketches Spectacularly Special Spectacular

Gonna get my car overhauled on Tuesday

Damn you PG 13

the undisclosed location found

Do you have a reel-to-reel tape player you don't need anymore? (Philadelphia area)

Question about ads for "Jitterbug" Cellphone

Khloe Kardashian's PETA ad!

I just realized that the Jennifer Aniston flamewar erupted out of a misconception

I just realized that the Jennifer Aniston flamewar erupted out of a misconception

Does Schuster have different politics depending on which show he does? Gregory's or Olbermann's?

So I got all this crap for this goddamn family

So I got all these crabs frrom this goddamn family

PHOTOS: The Obamas play a round of UNO! (2007)

The Bidens named their new puppy "Tollbooth"

Marital preference

We need an international Smudge Ceremony on January 20, 2009

Ahhhh . . . . . .

Jesus

Palin's Church Damaged in Suspicious Fire

The company I work for just got a couple new Canadian clients and they LOVE Obama

Favorite Christmas movie?? I like lots of them, but "The Lion in Winter"

Hot damn. I just got my very first bluetooth "Spock ear".

I do not dislike any of my inlaws. is this a movie myth?

UAW on Vitter: "He'd rather pay a prostitute than pay auto workers..."

UCKF!

Funniest Christmas SNL skit

Great Repub Joke from Blogger on Huffington Post

cell number

I am a prisoner in an Ice Palace!

New Freeperism: This one courtesy of fark.com

Holiday card addressee etiquette question.

Taxi - Harry Chapin

Psy ops at Guantanamo.

Have the Bidens began paper training little Tollbooth yet?

I'm just going to say . . . . .

Brilliant.

Who wants a hot dog?

Anyone think Gore and Kerry should address the nation on January 19th

Should I go see "Happy go Lucky" tonight?

No copycats in GD? what the heck? That's no fun.

I got some good news today

Am going on a one-day Zen retreat in January

PSA #3: Keep those toilets clean, my friends

Cleaning House Music? What Gets You Through?

Thanks for the warm love this weekend

Can we get this for a smilie?

Great graph comparing wage and benefits between US and Japanese auto workers

I wish Flvegan lived closer to me, so he could be my date for tonight

The christmas dance sucked.

John Dean's Open Letter to President-elect Obama

Ponzie only sounds funny.

My fucking cat has lost his ever loving mind!

Hey NE Duers without power

My Cat Is Part of the War on Cristmas!

I'm sick.

PHOTOS For Crying Out Loud.....what a beautiful journey

I just got punched in the jaw

The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 12/13/08

You want fries with that?

On a scale of 1 to 10 how relieved will you be when Bush is gone?

I'd forgotten how good a film Witness (1985) was

Can you romantically love someone who didnt love you back?

Can you romantically love someone who didnt love you back?

Haruka doesn't know what "Ice Castles" is

Why does Jesse Jackson, Jr. need a lawyer?

Fried Clams

I hate when I pay my $2 for a cup of coffee

DU "UAW Solidarity" avatar??

Caption This! You know you want to.

If you never hear from me again...

Random Pics From the old bucket found while searching

In my humble opinion, Blagojevich's crime is that he was honest about his dishonesty.

Rendell: Matthews is the 'strongest Democratic candidate'

A couple of weirdos are planning a 'Halo-themed' wedding with Master Chief as the uh...priest...

Ron Paul tells us where to find the 15 billion for the auto companies

What are some wealthy cartoon characters?

Dunkin Donuts cost the friken same as Starbucks

Do you like towels folded in a specific way?

That's it. I mean it.

Why do you hate TV commercials?

Can we get a DU countdown clock at the top of the page?

How do you like your eggs?

The biggest threat to the United States is ...

Name one thing everyone around you likes but you can't stand...

This financial crisis and bailout has exposed the class war at its deepest roots...

Media Matters: Media pick up where they left off 8 years ago

Watching Kitteh Gladiators.

Newest members of the RKM household!

Sarah Michele Gellar is FREAKIN HOT!!!!

Coolest Kitteh evuh! Pyano Kitteh!

Heaviest potato ***Warning*** it's ugly

“Michelle was always Craig’s little sister, and Barack was the little sister’s boyfriend,”

All-Purpose Freakin' Hot Thread

I Lost $200 million last night

Oh noes! I is the stupid!

Kitten Picture of the Day for Saturday December 13

This bumpersticker made me laugh!

Introducing Winston, the most adorable kitten! (Pic)

Media Matters: Media pick up where they left off 8 years ago

Fuck you, New York Yankees.

My stupid fucking dog

10 posts to 6000 - ask me anything

Fighting the Final Battles of the Civil War

Obama merchandise selling big in DC, elsewhere

Why are so many people who aren't even from New York...

Just who in the hell do you think you are?

Linda Darling-Hammond for Education Secretary??

I hate the Dallas Cowboys.

the gravy train ended yesterday

senate question

Somebody last night said that they once met Aled Jones in a department store.

Pile of Puppies!

Sarah Silverman

Symbolman isn't the only one hurting on DU

apparently dudes around here like chicks with glasses

Don't break your tailbone

Workers must unite to overthrow the rule of the capitalists.

*****BREAD FOR BILLYSKANK: Please remind him to buy bread NOW!!!!!*****

Poll: Which are you more excited about: the end of Bush or the beginning for Obama?

Patrick Fitzgerald: A Skeptical View

*** NAME JOE BIDEN'S PUPPY!! ****

Jim Ramstad: please say NO to that POS, Obama.

PHOTO Aw, Joe Biden's puppy

Sanderson State Bank of Sanderson, Texas fails: 25th of year

In Serbia, Blagojevich seen as "defying entire America"

Emanuel not a target of investigation

Fed regulators shut 2 banks in Georgia, Texas

White House May Tap Wall Street Fund for Autos

Bettie Page, legendary pinup queen, dies at 85

White House promises last-ditch auto rescue

Zurich Financial settles SEC charges, fined $25M

Labor and progressive activist Ah Quon McElrath dies

Rice to discuss Zimbabwe crisis at UN as cholera toll mounts

Gates: Iraq-level U.S. troops not needed in Afghanistan

Obama picks NYC's Donovan as HUD chief

Leahy Says Republicans Want to Change Standard for Confirming Attorney General

(GOP senator) Bunning scratched from lineup at (Detroit) trade center

Exclusive: Pentagon Pro-Troop Group Misspent Millions, Report Says

Meatier Stimulus Plan in Works

Report Spotlights Iraq Rebuilding Blunders

Some U.S. troops to stay in Iraqi cities past deadline, commander says

Gates warns US adversaries not to test Obama

Zimbabwe cholera outbreak threatens regional stability

Cheney plans quick return to Wyo

Environmentalists blast Bush Administration changes to Endangered Species rules

KB Toys files for bankruptcy protection

Auto workers union head questions VW subsidies

Bomb goes off at Oregon bank - 4 hours ago

Jesse Jackson Jr.: 'I want my name back'; Can't serve as Senator until name cleared

Emanuel Spoke to Ill. Gov's Office on Seat: Report

Fund Fraud Hits Big Names Madoff's Clients Included Mets Owner, GMAC Chairman, Country-Club Recruits

Gov. Crist, you may now kiss the bride

Ice Storm Cripples Parts of Northeast

Indian navy arrests 23 pirates in Gulf of Aden

After 15 Years, North Carolina Plant Unionizes

Hedge Funds Are Victims, Raising Further Questions

Michigan Rep. Dingell blames 'some Southern senators' for auto bailout defeat

Clinton's Socks the Cat Near Death

Israeli Wall Fuels Migration

Poll: Most Jews feel connection to Hebron

Friday Talking Points (58) -- (Expletive Deleted) Blagojevich

Eric Boehlert: NYT's Awkward Attempt To Hype The Blago/Obama Story

A Senate That Can't Be Bothered to Help Workers

UAW to GOP Senators: YOU Should Take a Pay Cut

Auto bailout's death seen as a Republican blow at unions (LA Times)

World According to ...David Plouffe

From cowboy to cowed boy, W. crawls outta Crawford for yet another image re-do.

The Taser Myth: How Does a 'Non-Lethal Weapon' Kill 400 People?

Red State Senators Give Black Auto Workers Pink Slips While White Collar AIG Execs Get the Gold

Down to Zero

Dan Rostenkowski (!): In Defense of Chicago Politics

The Dreaded Fairness Doctrine

How People of Faith Voted in the 2008 Presidential Race

NYT editorial: The Prosecution(Patrick Fitzgerald)Should Give it a Rest

It’s Official: GOP Senators Favor Auto-a-ROT-icism

Republicans manufacture a deal breaker

Republicans - The Treasonous Traitors of America

AT&T & LA City to Silence Public Access TV

Sen. Bob Corker, Tennessee Traitor, Union Buster

Factcheck.org... Do auto workers really make more than $70 per hour?

Weekend Economists--The Where's Demeter? Edition December 12-14, 2008

Mark Ames:That Was No Small War in Georgia -- It Was the Beginning of the End of the American Empire

NYT editorial: Mr. Obama’s Green Team

Minn. SOS on Counting Improperly Rejected Absentee Ballots

Franken Campaign Reacts to Coleman Supreme Court Petition

Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D-MI): Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Toyota) is un-American; Buy American!

CBS 60 Minutes Preview: 2nd Mortgage Shock on Way in 2009

Jennifer Granholm speaking with Michelle Obama

CBS News: UAW Head Answers Critics

Sen Bob Corker - "Crisis Is When Good Things Happen"

Cotton Fields (RIP Odetta)

Holiday Songs For Scientologists

Bush Pardons Senate Republicans For Auto Bailout.

Countdown - Shuster's GREAT Blair House Segment (Bush Team Rudeness to Obamas)

Countdown: Bushed! - Report Proves Direct Responsibility for Torture

Countdown: GOP Internal Memo Shows Intent to Punish Unions

Henry Rollins: On President Bush

Rachel Maddow: The Hoover Party (Rachel Agrees w/ Dick Cheney)

Republican Talk Radio - A Bastion of Hate Part 2

Talking Heads - (Nothing but) Flowers

Sponsor an Executive

TYT: Prostitutes Hit Hard By Recession

Placing Blame Where It Belongs (Torture)

Shadow Cast by Blagojevich Scandal

Senator Shelby; IRAQ $$, auto maker bailout; breaking the union

EQUAL PAY: Batgirl vs Chamber of Commerce

USA Cover Up of Marijuana Hemp Weed for the OIL Industury -

Making The Grade: Katherine Harris Gives Bush an A on the Economy and a B on Foreign Affairs

MTB: Ending The Death Penalty---Myth Vs. Reality (W/ Actor/Activist Mike Farrell) &...

Bill Moyers interviews Glenn Greenwald

12/13/08: President-Elect Obama's Weekly Address

TYT: Conservatives Blame Obama For Blago Scandal, Say He Won't Be Inaugurated

TYT - Blagovich Finds Jesus Christ

TYT the reason the rethuglicans killed the bailout

Countdown: Thom Hartmann - 'GOP Trying to Get Rid of Labor'

Noam Chomsky on "Concision" in the US Media

Southern Hospitality

Young Turks: Bush Memo To Officials: Say I Had 'Honor And Dignity'

Leaked GOP Memo Suggests Auto Bailout Bill was Killed for Political Reasons

U.S. pushes for anti-piracy resolution

Film inspired by rape of Okinawa girl by U.S. troops

Audit: Defense officials misused Stripes for contracts

Dollar weakens as a result of auto bailout uncertainty

Ukrainian troops go home; coalition numbers fall again

Express mail cutoff for Christmas delivery looms

Ombudsman: Secrecy leaks are hot potatoes for all involved

Warfighter exercise underway in S. Korea

Psychiatrist appears during sailor’s trial

Foes Ready to Test Obama Overseas

General: Iran Backs Off Lethal EFP Bomb

UN Confirms Mass Grave Site Disturbed

Marines Shift Focus to Afghanistan

Marines Defend Pre-Crash Decisions

Gates Helps Prepare for Troop Cuts

Soldier Escapes Ft. Bliss Custody

Ex-GI to Plead Insanity in Murder Case

Airman Faces Court-Martial for Rape

Helping to Heal the Invisible Wounds

Air Force Recruiter Stabbed in New York

(Military Times) Op-Ed: Dear Car Czar

OSI Offers Reward in Search For Escaped Airman

Petraeus: Military Studying Burn Pit Fumes

Report: Problems With America Supports You

DoD Approves More Accompanied Tours In Korea

Land Attacks on Pirates Questioned

4 Accused Of Selling Bum Metal For Jet Parts

Senators Push Gates To Act On Tanker Contract

Ky. Airman Killed In Vietnam To Be Buried

Bolling Picked As Global Strike Temporary HQ

Navy Tests Boat That Steers Itself

Officials Appeal Flesh-eating Bacteria Case

Report: Detainee Abuse Was Fault Of Leaders

Get Your Pet Photos In By Monday For Contest- Patriot Family Pet Photo Contest

Building a Wary Rapport With China

Role In Securing Ramadi Earns Leftwich Trophy

Troop’s Task: Get Family To Inauguration

Ind. Guard Unit To Help Afghan Farmers

SecDef: Stop-loss To Remain Through 2009

Pendleton Develops Plan To Make Fresh Water

MCPON West Takes Over As Campa Leaves Office

Names Being Floated For Next Navy Secretary

Murtha Pushes Retroactive Stop-loss Payments

Recruit With Cancer Denied Medical Benefits (Michigander)

Sex, Lies and Basic Training

First Black Female CO To Command ESG 2

Iraq veteran's last wish has fallen victim to ax

Russian Navy Ships to Visit Nicaragua

Joe Klein: The Aimless War: Why Are We in Afghanistan?

Concentrix Solar inaugurates 25-MW concentrator PV module production line in Germany

U.N. chief tells world: we need a Green New Deal

Global climate change decisions on hold for Obama administration

Program agreed to tackle climate change

First Solar Panels Piling Up?

From nuclear to solar energy (Russian lighthouses)

FREE ENTERPRISE CAPITALISM AS THE FAILED CONQUEROR - RE: ENVIRONMENT

Nuclear cost law a "mistake," state senator who voted for it now says

Saving Electricity

It’s Like The Boom, Only Backwards

The Auto Bailout is a dire necessity

Oklahoma's income tax law exempts weathly from paying.

Mish shows us why we're in deflation right now.

FREE ENTERPRISE CAPITALISM AS THE FAILED CONQUEROR - RE: ENVIRONMENT

"Deflation has become inevitable"

Geneva firms said to have lost 4.2 billion dollars in Madoff scheme

“Be Nice to the Countries That Lend You Money”

Senate Republicans holding the economy and country hostage to political, personal satisfaction.

Canada Announces $2.8B Auto Bail Out if US Goes First

Did you all buy your Lexus best gift ever yet this Christmas?

Dr. Housing Bubble December 13th, 2008

Treasury’s Lowest Yields Offer No Help to Companies

This is Wall Street

It's like Facebook...for the very very rich.

King Cotton’s Subsidies under Attack in the WTO as Agricultural Negotiations

Are UAW workers paid $70 per hour as Republicans say? BULLSHSIT it's more like $29 -

I Knew Bernie Madoff Was Cheating, That's Why I Invested with Him

UFCW Weekender

Need union history resources: shift pay, weekends, overtime

Today in labor history Dec 13 AF of L President Samuel Gompers died at age 74

Queerty: Jacobs and Courage Campaign. The next wave?

If you're in Atlanta, please participate in "All I Want For Christmas is EQUAL RIGHTS!" protest 2DAY

"Second Guessing Grandma"

Newsweek bombarded by right wing for marriage equality cover. Speak out.

My "NO on Prop 8" sticker was stolen from on my car.

Assault on woman a hate crime, police say

H O L Y F * * *! Gaeta is gay!!!!!!!

Lesbian couple at the gun range in Ohio tonight, ....

(Wingnut alert) Documentary critical of Che Guevara released

The New York Mets and the Madoff scandal

What happened to the Health forum

I did not smoke yesterday. I will not smoke JUST today.

How do you EAT if you are on Coumeden?

Anyone ever try e-cigarettes?

I'm about to give up on this quitting smoking thing.

Wish Upon a Hero

My Kitchen:

Texas Gun Owners Association

The moon

Trending into 2009

update on the new dishwasher

What's your favorite mail order source for specialty food items?

In honor of Friday Pizza Night...

Faith Healing Parents Assert Religious Rights

Hidden Travels of the Atomic Bomb (Two new books by three atomic insiders)

The 2009 International Space Station Calendar: A Cool Freebie for NASA Fanboys

Ammunition in the "War" on Xmas

Ever burn or cut yourself but don't remember doing it?

I like this post from Atrios

World dignitaries launch anti-nuclear plan

Please note these important resources for educators!

Is college worth it for someone who already has passion to write?

CGI Plane Insert?

Who's Afraid Of KBH?

Chron: White to Announce Run for Senate!

Alert! Alert! Such a deal like you wouldn't believe!

Terminator Salvation trailer

When did scary movies start going too far?

Toronto Star: Ignatieff, Harper virtually tied in poll

The Long Road to Recovery

New extensive Harry Potter and the HBP trailer

13DEC08 - 3 Canadian soldiers killed, 1 injured in southern Afghanistan

Kerry and Gore bring Hope to Poznan

JK remarks from Georgia as Russia retakes village

OT, but connected - review in today's NYT

Britain becomes a nation of pensioners

Home Office accused of releasing selective knife crime figures

Blair explains Catholicism move

Self delete

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