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Archives: December 16, 2008

Free choice would level the playing field

How Did The Boys Down At The Local Garage Take The Shoe Tossin' Incident?

I was curious.........

Neff: The sins of the Pope

A World Language

Saudi man offers $10 million for the "Shoes"

Fear triggers gold shortage, drives US treasury yields below zero

Fear triggers gold shortage, drives US treasury yields below zero

GOP: Don't blame us, blame the UAW

Were shoes thrown at Bush or at the President? I remember something from long ago:

Cheney: ‘Guantanamo Has Been Well Run’

9 is not 11 - Arundhati Roy's scathing analysis of Mumbai

Which is worse? Throwing a shoe at mrbush or beating/torturing someone who does that?

How to insult George Bush, wherever you are in the world

Madoff’s Country Clubbers Smiled $50 Billion Ago

God Damn Doctors. People who don't live in pain don't know what it is like

I Regret That I Have But Two Shoes to Give For My Country

Clinton Supporters Insist: No Organized Anti-Caroline Movement

US anti-kidnapping expert kidnapped in Mexico

Public transit is good for your waistline

Essay: U.S. sinks or swims with Michigan

Whistleblower Thomas Tamm is on Rachel

There is some truth there.

Irrelevant Institution Alert: Vatican Condemns All Embryonic Stem Cell Research, In-Vitro......

Help: employer exclusion and health insurance approvals for surgery

George Will: Bush to defend Miers and other ‘insufficiently appreciated’ decisions in his memoirs.»

President Bush, Please Publicly Forgive Muntadhar al-Zeidi

Bush's Iraqi thugs threaten to spark wave of violent protest with arrest and torture of shoe thrower

24/7 WallStreet: $2 Trillion In Home Value Gone In A Year

Glenn Beck is dumber than a crate of hollow marbles.....

A priceless reaction to the shoe throwing clip

CROSSPOST: IRAQI TV claims shoe-throwing reporter being tortured at US-run prison.

Pop music lovers should fear for the future as the industry turns into glorified advertising

Look for Shelby to come under attack this week

The week of December 22nd...

China begins building world's longest bridge

Howard Fineman on KO made some brilliant comments

Mandatory Monday Malloy Truthseekers check in!!

On paper, this guy looks like a much stronger candidate than Caroline Kennedy,

Just incase you thought it was a lone gunman.....

Do they put Leno's Headline News on YouTube, or someplace?

The Media Are Coming to Get You.

Blagojevich Attorney Says He's Not Guilty, Not Resigning

When we gather on our Solemn National Holidays...

There are registered 133,883 on this forum. Can we work together as a team!

Meet Justin. The Plumber. An Arizonan who voted for Obama.

Sign of the times? Baby Jesus stolen on Independence Hall grounds.

Charlie Rose. Mr. Miliband is on, and there is a lot riding on 2009,

How in the world can a judge be allowed to bailout Madoff investors?

Bicyclist-assaulting cop indicted

I'd like to see Rocky Anderson on the radar

Getting Sen. Salazar out of the Senate is OK with me

Caroline Kennedy for Sec of State--let Hillary keep her seat!

Daily Mail: Pop Stars Tell The U.S. Military To Stop Using Their Songs To 'Break' Terror Suspects

Dave's hot tonight with the shoe throwing.

Why I'd Like Caroline Kennedy in Congress....

Cheney does not consider waterboarding to be torture

Rachel Maddow just interviewed Thomas Tamm, the FISA whistleblower. He spoke

Send Bush Your Shoes!

AUTO BAILOUT - GOP to blame it on Bush?

Cheney admits to authorizing detainee's torture

George W Bush -Zeidi's beef is genocide

Barney's a cute dog, but I am SICK of the lame Barney Xmas video crap

Why not call "King's X", and start over?

John Kerry named chairman of committee he testified before in 1971

Damn. Jon Stewart is a repeat tonight. I really wanted to get his take on

Letter to Santa leads to molestation arrest

The Secret Service is willing to protect Bush, but they aren't ready to take a shoe for him!

Obama is my president.

If Bush were a Democrat he would have been impeached already.....

Good Morning WJ fans - Carloline Kennedy for the Senate?

Can someone please talk to Dubya??

Looks like we're going to have an impeachment here in Illinois.

Fellow peons-Do you like going to the beach but find the hot sand a bother?

Security Video Tracks Man Molesting Child at California Book Store

How We Got the Worst Health Care System Mountains of Money Can Buy

Bribing a Congressman Gets You 30 Months

Bribing a Congressman Gets You 30 Months

More than 2 trillion tons of ice melted in artic since '03

Snow Day!!

Prudish NYT Columnist Condemns 'Hooking-Up'

Is anyone else annoyed that CNN is doing "Memo to the President"

Great moment in TV journalism last night on Fox

"Toyota Republicans"

SUV hit a pedestrian tonight in front of me and my grocery store.

What can realistically be done to "construct" a memorial to everyone...

Cheney's remarks challenge Pres. Obama to either adopt or abolish Bush's assumed powers

Anyone have a good recipe for "shoe fly" pie?

Anyone have a good recipe for "shoe fly" pie?

Explosives Found at Paris Department Store; With Warning Letter

"Things are going to be awful for everyday people." (8 really, really scary predictions)

GE unit inks power deal worth nearly $3B with Iraq

International Federation of Journalists wants shoe-thrower released - Iraq to probe 'custody abuse'

Palin comments on Blagojevich-last night

Should Congress be on vacation?

A Defender of the Rule of Law Waits in Legal Jeopardy, While Abusers are Doing Well

What do Al-Qaeda/Muslim creeps think of Dubai?

This Modern World: 2008 year in review: Goodbye to all that!

All states should have emergency funds socked away for special elections.

Caroline Kennedy Should Not Get Hillary Clinton's Seat

Democrats Readying Legislation in Case Treasury Asks for More TARP Funds

Toyota to seek 30 pct cut in steel price

The state of our planet's Oceans

"There is no implication of any illegality ....but the questions do still exist"

Al Maliki is a dictator.

Do you realize that the Shoe Toss is the only real visible sign of resistance Bush as seen in offfic

Still Another bush Joke!

'What Rich People Don't Want You to Know About Their Spending'

Scary (economic) predictions for 2009

Norah O'Donnell:

ABC TRANSCRIPT: Cheney's Confession-On Torture-"I Supported It"

Whitman-Walker, a Longtime Front in AIDS War, Moves Out

Dennis Quaid settles with Cedars-Sinai for $750K over infant medication error

BushCo is planning on "helping" GM by dismantling it softly and breaking the union

Mr. Bush - does NOT speak for me...

Blue Dogs push for fiscal commission in stimulus

Analysis of challenged ballots shows Coleman lead erased

Russian Warships to Dock in Havana

Tom Toles cartoon

Bush Got Off Easy With The Shoes - They Should Throw The Book At Him.....nt

Minnesota Recount Enters Crucial Phase Tuesday

The CSpan1 discussion on Hoover is excellent

Why Caroline Kennedy is more qualified for office than many Democrats

There Is Nothing Wrong With This System. That a complete overhaul won’t fix.

Poll Finds Support for Obama's War Views-...70% Back Pullout

NBC:Iraqi reporters brother says sources told him al-Zeidi in hospital for head wound and broken arm

I feel safe - "Confirmed: Air Force Falls Short in Third Nuke Test"

WHISTLEBLOWER protection. Can Thomas Tamm be helped?

Caroline Stands on the Shoulders of Giants

Another republic politician to despise:

I say we make merit pay universal across all professions.

I am pretty sure this is a war crime

Isn't today when the MN canvassing board meets to start counting challenges?

Del. Man Charged In Bizarre Castration Plot

Legal Hurdle in Blagojevich Case: A Crime, or Just Talk?

Legal Hurdle in Blagojevich Case: A Crime, or Just Talk?

Coleman And His Wife Hire Lawyers -- One Each

President of Bush's presidential library: museum will not avoid divisive episodes, such as Katrina

2008, Year In Review ... Part One: Goodbye To All That

Bob Ney To Flee Ungrateful Country

Bush's Boot Camp, the shoe throwing incident becomes a video game..

"These Kids Syndrome"

Auto industry rescue on hold as Bush looks at the data

The Rude Pundit: Dick Cheney Emerges to Tell You He Regrets Nothing

In 2019, Chimp will lose his SS protection.....

Cheney re the financial meltdown:"It's a problem Obama administration is going to have to deal with"

That newsweek guy is on msnbc saying the press should get tougher w obama

STFU M$Greedia and GEM$NBC

What will happen when self-proclaimed defenders of traditional marriage remember that...

eeK! Bush: Jeb ‘would be an awesome U.S. senator.’»

Comparing safety records at American auto makers to foreign auto makers

Pellicano gets 15 years in wiretapping case

HOW IRONIC THE MEDIA IS ALL OUT AGAINST CAROLINE

Sometimes people suck: Child Writes to Santa, Asks for Molestation to End

Sometimes people suck: Child Writes to Santa, Asks for Molestation to End

send your old shoes to the bush libary.....

Dana Perino: "I know that there are people in Iraq who are angry, angry at their situation"

Let me ask you all something. What exactly disqualifies Caroline Kennedy from being a Senator?

Thousands of Iraqis rally for Bush shoe attacker

Najaf Crowd Pelts US Troops with Shoes

Headline: "Obama names Chicago school chief as education secretary"

And Bank of America is supposed to be the most "stable" of the megabanks?

Alleged Fraudster Bernie Madoff's Tie To SEC

It's pretty obvious the MSM and the Repubs are after Rahm Emanuel.

Reprise and ??? "Please Help Send a Request to the Obama Transition Team"

Republicans subsidize foreign auto makers, but leave Detroit hanging

Bushies v. Clinton re: the economy (Dial-Up Warning)

Bush: "I don't know what his beef is."

I now have a (very) rough idea of what Katrina survivors went through

US helps General Electric win three billion dollar Iraqi power deal

If the Iraqis are throwing shoes at Bush now what do you think they will say about us when we leave?

Shoe hurler being tortured!!

HMN: DOCTORS' OPINIONS ON THE BAILOUTS

duck...duck...bush

Isn't it ironic?

RNC Attack Campaign Drawing Republican Critics

It's time for a SHOE AVATAR!

Why Obama is in no trouble ... at all

SHOES FOR BUSH at White House Wednesday 11 a.m.

Families of fallen soldiers travel to Disneyland

The USD is crashing:

Support the shoe thrower - post your shoes on Flickr at Huffingtonpost.com

Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour pissed away $200 million of state money on a cancelled Toyota plant

New York Post endorses Caroline Kennedy

Perino: We’re not occupiers in Iraq; we’re guests.»

Sung to Beverly Hillbillies theme.

5 years and $100 billion into the Iraq occupation we hadn't fixed what we destroyed while invading

"Madoff Was Cheating--That's Why I Invested With Him"

How much did Madoff wife know about his $50billion swindle?

Even officials in red states like the Obama stimulus plan

Cheney would still have invaded Iraq, no matter what - cites Saddam's 'capability'

Has there ever been a Sec of Education with public, grade school teaching experience?

Suspect to be named today in Walsh killing 27 years ago

Nazi hunters give trial docs to Holocaust Museum

Revealed: Magic Madoff’s family ‘piggy bank’ in the heart of Mayfair

Caroline For Senator and Jeb For Private Citizen

Making the sickness and selling the"treatments"

Criminal Congressman to Flee U.S.

Criminal Congressman to Flee U.S.

A real collection of fuckheads

I'm glad that there's recent findings in the area of breast cancer research, but...

PSA - Internet Explorer is not safe to use.

A nation of infants - Headlines 12/16/08

Anti-union ad sponsoring Thom Hartmann's radio show -- WTF?

I recently watched AMERICAN EXPERIENCE about Eisenhower, and he said some really good stuff.

Last week's news.

President Elect Obama has one half sister from

House Votes 113-0 To Begin Impeachment Proceedings

House Votes 113-0 To Begin Impeachment Proceedings

World's first refrigerated beach!

BUSHCO: "hyper-masculinity fashioned in the conservative oil fields of Texas"

BUSHCO: "hyper-masculinity fashioned in the conservative oil fields of Texas"

dear andrea mitchell, the president-elect told you yesterday he can't talk about it

Economics question

Executives Could Profit Off Bailout Through Loophole...

The poor and less poor (a.k.a - middle class)

If This Guy Could Figure Out Madoff, Why Couldn't the SEC?

So how long before Faux labels Blagojevich (R-IL)?

Very cool vids of Christmas lights. Tons of them

SNL skit WAS guilty - of not being funny. Here's Ray Charles and Michael O'Donoghue doing it RIGHT

Wow Bush really *is* a uniter after all

Bush re show thrower: "The journalist was looking for notoriety"

He'd rather pay a prostitute then pay an auto worker

Secret Service faces questions after Bush shoe incident

A local radio station is airing advertisements pushing offshore drilling.

Still stinging over Obama's pick of Salazar, who has been the most "progressive pick" so far?

Would you vacation at the Ice Hotel in Lapland, Sweden in January?

Executive Pay Packages: We Told You So, Part 4 (Sirota)

Cheney Takes Credit For Torture

EO: Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Friday, December 26

A Clear Policy Signal for Renewable Energy

The Bush Years: The Who could have known era - great read

If George W. Bush was any kind of a man,

U.S. Northeast Heating-Oil Delinquent Bills Top $100 Million

Muntazer al-Zaidi May Be Tried For Attempted Murder of a President

More questions for the President-elect from school kids today than reporters

Rom-coms 'spoil your love life'

Gingrich Rips RNC for Its Blogojevich Attacks

37% of Americans cannot find USA on map : Gallup poll

Banks and financial institutions affected by the Madoff business

Ho ho woes: Wrap rage results in lacerations and bad tempers

Even Nate Silver agrees - Harry Reid has mathematically been a disaster as Majority Leader.

Upgrading from a cardboard box for the homeless

Bush must have a Nintendo Wii Fit

Why hasn't the shoe thrower been bailed out and interviewed yet in the new "free" Iraq?

Perino on bailout : "We will do it if we decide to do it."

Anti-gay violence feared rising

Re: My thread on articles on breast cancer research and inappropriate pictures...

Rachel, Katie & Campbell Are In Vogue

To the wingnut who stole my Obama/Biden magnet and left a note - w4m

Swedish court: Canadian gay marriage not legal

US Costs of Iraq, Afghan Wars Top $900 Billion: Report

I can't wait til Chelsea Clinton wants to be appointed to a Senate Seat

Will Ferrell on Broadway as Dubya

I have now decided that it's bad luck to post anything on inappropriate pictures used for articles..

Missouri Considers Decriminalizing Margarine

Bush-New TX Home For 89,881–98,133 - Iraqi CIVILIAN Deaths-al-Zeidi Gets Torture-15 YRS For A Shoe

Fox News Radio just referred to "Gov. Barack Blogojevich"

CNN: Fed slashes key rate to near zero/Dollar falls after rate cut

U.S. Military Launches 'Afghanistan Social Outreach Program' - Sponsoring Afghan Militants

Blago...8th day of this.

For GOP To Start Winning Again, Bush Recommends Tax Cuts

GWB's worst nightmare..

Obama Reaches Out to Dying Socks

I have jury duty tomorrow. Someone from the court system just visited my website

Iraq reporter update: Rejects help from lawyer who defended Saddam - and invitation by Hugo Chavez

"Pellicano, Hollywood's 'Godfather', jailed for 15 years" by Ben Child (12-16-08 Guardian)

Playboy apologizes for cover in Mexico featuring nearly nude 'Mary'

What would the shoe thrower be charged with if it happened here?

Why we must prosecute Bush and his administration for war crimes

Bernard Madoff gave A LOT of money to Democrats. $100K to the DSCC!

Per MSNBC: Harry Reid is in favor of Caroline as NY Senator...

I'm watching Helen Thomas give Dana Perino another black eye...

Can someone intelligent please explain why the rate cut to below 0.25% doesn't=liquidity crisis?

March Of The Gay Penquins

I decided to forgive myself for all the mean things I said last month.

Just opened my Holiday greetings from loopy Loretta Sanchez:

Christmas gift choice: America or Homeland?

I'm Getting Sick Of Gretta on Washington Journal (C-Span)

Today In The Minnesota Recount: Franken Doing Well With Challenged Ballots

Was the Henry Burton character from "Primary Colors" based on Jesse Jackson Jr?

Was the Henry Burton character from "Primary Colors" based on Jesse Jackson Jr?

merit pay truly applied across fields.

The Bloodstained Path by Dennis Kucinich

Giant Breach in Earth's Magnetic Field

Juan Williams: Iraqi Protesters Are 'Ingrate(s)' Who Should Appreciate U.S. Invasion

Petition to release the shoe thrower

Shoe Thrower's Hand Broken In Iraqi Jail-Reports & Rumors-He Is Being Subject To Torture

Obama Signals That Simple Fairness Will Rank Highest in His Decision-Making Process

Waddya think? Over the top or proper response? Warning Graphic!

Illinois Republicans running ads for IL special election

Can you name anyone **more** clueless?

Laid Off, Broke, and Now the Dog is Sick

Bloomberg's List of Investors Madoff Swindled! More to Come...

deepcapture.com An illuminating, informative insight into our financial mess

The Best Defense Iran Could Have

Hollywood (FL) Police Identify Killer of Adam Walsh (son of John Walsh)...

Bush tells CNN: "You've got to say I'm a little wiser. My knowledge of the world is more profound."

"We blew up their entire country and we expect to be greeted with open arms?"

Why are some of you blaming Alabama for the NO vote on the Bailout?

What changes have you made, b/c of the economy???

Cheney: I approved waterboarding

Last night I watched Jacqueline Kennedy lead a tour of a renovated White House

Had To Go To The Mall Today - Jesus! I had no idea it was that bad

Imagin if the Bush/Cheney argument had been that invading Iraq would cost over 4000 American lives

Depression, a view from the inside and what can be done about it

To the president of the US:

because half the people I was with believed that he was an Arab until I explained that he's Iranian

One Christmas present the GOP really wanted out of the bailout mess....

Walton Family fortune... if distributed

Hi,DUers...Please DU my latest ltte

If you don't believe in an animal's ability to be cognative, here's a WTF moment for you.

stand up, be counted and throw shoes to power!

Thank you all...

American Enterprise Institute - is there a worse think tank in America?

Funny Matrix Shoe Gif

This video will make your day...

Anyone else COLD?

Examiner's Crappy Gift Guide

What is with Andria Mitchell's hair?

Alright, please smack down this Reich Wing bullshit

Human Misery in the Cause of Making Profits

Holland Township family angry that supermarket won't personalize cake for their son

ANSWER: Bush Shoe-Throw "Seasons Greetings" Card In Support Of 6th 'March On The Pentagon' Protest

Study: Leaner nations bike, walk, use mass transit

What kind of people would assault a fellow countryman for insulting a foreign dictator?

A toke a day keeps memory loss at bay

"Will The Madoff Debacle Finally End The "Who Could Have Known?" Era?"

So, David Patterson, my illustrious, "progressive" governor

Patterson should appoint Al Sharpton to the Senate.

US hands over last women detainees in Iraq - These women are as good as dead

Who would you recommend for New York senator, if you had the gov's ear?

Should we create a global wealth tax?

My GWB Shoe Throw Game was on CNN!

'You are a hate crime,' Fox News host tells Coulter

Dan Sweeney: Lou Reed for Senate

How is your weather? KC is a real mess. So cold and 5 inches of blowing snow.

Puppy Mills: What they are, why they're a problem and how to spot one

Warrantless surveillance "Stellar Wind" data took down Eliot Spitzer.

Tweety's about to tear Cheney a new one

An old Calvin and Hobbes - Is this still funny in the waning days of 2008 ?

Andrew Sullivan Discovers Earlier Torture Timeline

I'll bet those who hate the shoe thrower, really hated this guy:

The Next Generation of Abortion Providers

There is only one thing I want President Obama to do about marijuana

Madoff Scandal vs. Labor Board Regs

Foreign Auto Plants Have Received $3.6 Billion in Subsidies, Mostly From Southern States

How the shoe is viewed here in Freep central.

Obama fails marijuana question

Live Votes on Coleman/Franken challenges LINK

Responsible Dog Breeders- How To Spot Them

Hard time holiday sale? No Sweat. Or is that sweat?

I'm Disappointed in Biden

I'm Disappointed in Biden

The horror, the horror.......

War Talk, the Death of the Social, and Disappearing Children: A Lesson for Obama

Say you had 1 billion dollars in cash

So....should all of us mail an old shoe to Bush before he leaves the Whitehouse??? :o)

Commuting home listening to NPR today and here is my RANT..

Primary care doctors struggling to survive - SHOCKING STORY

Am I the only one who applauds the shoe thrower for his act of courage?

"But he wasn't a guest. It was occupied." We love you Helen!

Free Muntather al-Zaidi From Jail--join Facebook group

Help Feed the Hungry. Donate to the 3rd Annual DU Charity Donation Drive! (Double your donation!)

Bush Game - try your hand at shoe throwing

Caroline Kennedy Hires Joe Lieberman’s “Fixer,” Josh Isay

It pisses me off that bush just walks away with thousands of deaths on his hands

Christian Mob Protest Atheist Sign

Muntadar al-Zeidi deserves a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary

Nissan workers who voted down UAW representation taking days off without pay to avoid layoffs

Metric System. I know there are more pressing issues, but do you think Obama...

An open letter to President Elect Obama from Jello Biafra

Cripes. The Fed is heading for zero

For one week the world stood still

The Crew Cuts big hit takes on new meaning.

Ever know a guy who smiles real fast & then returns to the their usual sour expression

posting PUI WARNING

Great, it's going to warm up so it can snow some more

Allmans/Mule/Dead guitarist Warren Haynes' Christmas Jam featured John Paul Jones on "Going To Cali"

Crash Space At My Home For Inaugural

TXU sucks.

Apparently my nephew is having problems at home with his father not being home

Shitload of math due Monday

Random Question about New Jersey. Does Plainfield, NJ still exist or not. I Grew Up There....

I AM SPECIAL!!!!

Scope of Obama's Secret Service protection proves daunting

Iraqi throwing shoe, cursing Bush on farewell tour of Iraq will be iconic image of his "legacy"

If you want to throw a shoe to such an evil fuck,at least do it right:

Given the meaning of the word "spiral", which of the following is correct?

Republicans' Obama/Blagojevich Guilt-by-Association Push: Will it blow up in their faces?

Its a re-run, but thats a Scuderia...

UVULA

If I could PUNCH the weather, I would do it.

Anybody got a bomb shelter?

Wait...a twin-turbo V-10 STATION WAGON?!

Zoo Animals On Wheels!!

Name that Goon!

Have you seen obamachalkboard.com?

Christmas Carol w/ George C Scott starting now on AMC

UPS will not deliver wine to an intoxicated person?!

Mick is trying to figure out how to hump Beag

Please check out my new DU poll question (link inside) ...

Wow. Did anyone just see the Governor on Tweety talking unions?

Saw this leftover election bumper sticker today, had WTF moment

Marines Co-Managing 'Sobriety Checkpoints' in San Bernardino County

What might have been if JFK Jr. had lived?

Get your kids addicted to cephalopods!

E. J. Dionne: Worried on the Left?

Ah, geez. Sarah McLachlin has a NEW ASPCA commercial.

Salazar to Interior could be a good trade

Ugh. 8 below zero is our forecast low tonight.

Kennedy's first endorsement - Louise Slaughter

Harold Saxon for PM

Thomas Tamm on with Rachel

If you are a citizen of the state and fit the other criterion/statute set forth for state office

12 minutes to complete a survey??

Why is there such a preference for blind singers in India?

Darth Vader: Luke, I know what you're getting for Christmas this year.

Sweet Caroline!

Will Blago do something or Bush get another shoe thrown or name Chelsea to the cabinet

As a non-New Yorker; I only have 2 criteria I think are important for Hillary's seat.

Church offers free "Leftover meals"

I hate to admit this but I kind of like the Big Bang theory...

Because of the Electorial College, North Carolina officially became

How do I submit a letter to the Obama team and cabinet?

oh-oh Rachel just introduced Harry Shearer as Nigel Tuffnel

Raccoons making noises?

Obama's calls to lawmakers 'unheard of'

Nothing says it's the Christmas season like Antichrist movies

Napoli President: English Women Don't Wash

Please say a prayer/send good vibes to a little stray kitty

God, the humidity's 77% out.

If the world were going to end unless you watched one of these, which would it be?

Dealing with Pakistan--few good choices for Obama

Do you still have an ass?

Do you still have an ass?

let's start the complaining early this year -- who has to work the holidays?

Here's a plumber(From Arizona) who wasn't for McCain

He made me feel petty...

good riddance Salazar; another dino out of the us senate

CO-Sen: Salazar to Interior

Any french horn players here?

I bought David Sedaris's new book on cd, "When You Are Engulfed In Flames"

A few nights ago, I was about to drift off to sleep and had intrusive memories of

Post your best chili recipe

Why The Dark Knight deserves an Oscar nod for Best Picture.

How do you feel about those 'AnnsWeightloss.com' banner ads at the top of DU's frontpage?

I keep reading "dial-up" warning on threads heavy with pictures.

It's really really hard. to use a computer with a two year old on you lap.

Obama Soda a refreshing hit among French teens

"The Big Sleep": Time Magazine's list of the all-time top ten comas

On Making Mitch McConnell Wet His Pants

BREAKING NEWS: Caroline Kennedy throws Bush's shoes at Gov. Blagojevich at a Barack Obama news conf.

is it time to give caroline kennedy her own forum?

Where is MissHoneyChurch?

If you could choose one thing to change about winter...

Suggestion for anyone who like "The Omnivore's Dilemma"

On the Biography Channel

Caroline Kennedy

Attention, Attention all - I need a troll pick-up in aisle 8, troll pick-up in aisle 8, thank you!

hmmm the MissHoneyChurch thread got me to thinking of others that have been missing

My favorite parts from Obama's "The Audacity of Hope"

Can the mods give us a "shoe throwing" smilie?

i have two $30 gift certificates at amazon but don't know what to get!! help!

Why did you?

Do I care if Caroline Kennedy Gets Hillary's seat?

The girl who took a dump in the Art Institute parking lot! - m4w

The facebook people you may know: do you know them or do you wonder who those fucking strangers are?

This is a rudimentary flash application of the shoe throwing incident that appeared on a Swedish

Of my games, which do you like best?

Artery-hardening VIDEO: Paula Deen's bacon-wrapped deep fried macaroni & cheese

My in-laws new puppy. *PICS*

Here's a better shoe-throwing Flash game.

Do the Amish really make

Need some of them patented Lounge vibes for oktoberkid

$400 later, my Lolly dog will be okay.

One of the best versions of the "12 days of christmas" I've ever heard

Check out the email I sent! :D

Does she have any qualifications other name her name ?

What qualifications she have other than name Kennedy?

Room for Rent -- Inauguration Day/ObamaCon 2009

Federal Law Gives Tribe Ruling in Baby Talon's Fate....

TOONS: Bush ducking shoe

Whomever gets the NY Senate seat is going to have to raise double the $$ for 2 elections

Putting expectations of Obama in perspective.

And I start out the morning with JCSS earworms....

Mark Halperin is sure gonna hold Obama's Feet over the fire! Where was he during Bush's Reign?

Not troll.. it just seems to happen so often - so much disappointment.

I'm going out for Middle Eastern lunch, what can I get you?

For Her....

Snow Day!!

Any parents of 8 year olds here?

It's snowing. We are not amused.

Somebody PLEASE make me stop looking at Petfinder

I was hoping for Raul Grijalva for SOI, but it looks like it's going to be Salazar

Cat beats up on puppy

To the people from NY upset about the possibility of Caroline Kennedy

Will Corruption bring Obama down ?

Lieberman must have been doing some serious mea culpas

What are her qualifications other than name ?

Jordan Catalano is still a bastard

I concern corrupt qualifications?

Hallelujah Chorus with surtitles

So whaddya think of Rasputina?

Hallelujah Chorus with Sir Turtles.

Welcome to FCD! (FanClub for Democrats).

Second Camera Angle on Zaidi - punched while being removed from press conference

Zardoz, I think I love you

Delete -- wrong forum

The qualifications to be Senator from NY (as there seems to be confusion)

There's ice all over the roads this morning...

Remember, Caligula was the child of a great hero of his time!

Anyone here ever try making their own biscotti?

Xavier Becerra turned down the US Trade Post?

Suppose you own one hundred red plastic poker chips and fifty blue plastic poker chips.

Ruh Ro... Oh Noes! I have a new medical condition

Immortal Beloved - Moonlight Sonata

1 minute and 42 seconds of a LOST sneak peek- Jack and Ben

Delibes - Flower Duet

Why won't you frequent GD and GD-P more?

Ha! Worf is playing Obama on Heroes!

Has anyone tried those hair-removal pad things?

Police stop my car... police stop my car... the police made me stop, walk a straight line

I turned on MTV and started watching Double Shot at Love with the Ikki Twins

The Nutcracker March

Beethoven 7th Symphony, 2nd Movement

The Fifth

Donizetti - Il Dolce Suono

Chopin Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2

Habanera - Carmen - Bizet

Puccini - Butterfly

Did Obama have to take Salazar from the Senate??

CAROLINE is Obama's Choice...

Sex as a Weapon

I've died and gone to heaven: Obama administration will value "science" and "facts"

The US episodes of How Clean is Your House? kinda suck

MO considers decriminalizing margerine!

Hope you enjoyed all the classical music...

I think I figured out something this morning...

The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 12/16/08

If Salazar is selected Interior Secretary who would be a good replacement choice in the Senate from

NYT: Obama 'voracious' in studying national security issues

Alan Colmes to Ann Coulter: I THINK YOU ARE A HATE CRIME!!!

What Do You Do When You Feel Depressed Friends Is Still In Syndication?

Oscar De La Hoya or Oscar De La Renta?

Dammit. I fell for it.

We want CHANGE but. . . .NO SURPRISES. Well it doesn't work that way.

Ticket Scalpers Rejoice! Dave Matthews Announces Tour!

Sinus headache + dizziness + shitload of work to do =

Guys: Ever been in the doghouse?

An opinion-filled Dick: Cheney says Clinton just what Obama needs

Thanks for the good vibes, everyone. They work!

I am 100% neutral on whether or not Governor Patterson should appoint Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg

its all about division

Will Obama be able to use the Web to counteract the destructive BIAS evident in the MSM?

Ooo! Check out the baby flamingoes on the new Africam!

If yall dont want Caroline Kennedy as Senator in NY.....

Bush on al-Qaeda not being in Iraq until we invaded: "Yeah, that's right. So what?"

Hef: "Within 2 weeks, a pair of twins arrived & turned out they were interested in being my GFs"

STOP Framing the argument as Caroline Haters or Hillary Haters..

Mozart Confutatis/Lacrymosa

Generally I love lesbian films...but this is an exception.

A coded message for the Lounge

Yes, I miss it, too

Why would I be sad if I'm almost done with it all?

"Feel the promise of a warm day."

I know it isn't supposed to be funny, but every time I see the shoe flying at * I laugh my ass off

Rep. Dennis Kucinich on His Battle With the Banks

What Do You Do When You Feel Depressed?

I had no idea that the studios fucked up "I am Legend" as badly as they did!

Clintonistas need to tone it down; you are not helping Hil in the long run. [UPDATE]

Christmas time at a law firm = bad for my waistline. But so, so yummy.

Fellahs out there with ladies to impress: Are you wise enough to know when a gift needs giving?

I was at Walgreen's yesterday, in line behind Santa--really--

Cock-of-the-rock

If you take the SurveyMonkey survey Skinner sent us to, post your testimonials here

All right children, gather 'round. Tell Santa what you want for Christmas.

What's for Dinner, DU?

I'm offended Caroline Kennedy has the audacity to want to serve the state of New York.

Explain the whole Kennedy phenomenon to a 23-year-old North Carolinian

Feeling Groovy - Simon & Garfunkel

I admit it. I like to watch Mr. Bean in Spanish.

Like Cats & Dogs...sorta

The GD Mad-Lib: try it yourself!

How basic psychology and social mores may help tip us into depression

If not Caroline Kennedy, then who?

The liberal war on Xmas continues. Look who got the boot!

Gov. Patterson, Appoint Mario Cuomo as caretaker Senator for 2 years.

Have you seen Dana's makeover? Too bad it wasn't a pretzel

So who was Santa Claus?

Congressman Jackson has been talking to the feds re: Blagojevich since the SUMMER

Congressman Jackson has been talking to the feds re: Blagojevich since the SUMMER

Now, I need a philboy fix. Or maybe it is a whiskey fix. I'm not sure.

Newt goes after the RNC for trying to link Obama and Blago

How a bar napkin sees the world (pics)

Huh. Just got kicked to the kerb again.

So, when did dogs become a disposable item like empty beer cans? (I didn't get the memo)

Whoo-hoo!! FOUND MY WEDDING RING

ANYONE who watched the assasination of her Father and Uncle

Explain to me how appointing anyone to the NY senate seat is an affront to democracy?

Ok New York, here in Connecticut we'll trade Joe Lieberman for Caroline Kennedy, can we have her?

DU is worse than Philadelphia when it comes to Santa Claus.

Lil Smokies and beans. Is there a better lunch on a rainy day?

Insomnia can go fuck itself. Seriously.

You are not going to get high achievement from every child on goals set by legislators.

Mozart - Eine kleine Nachtmusik

I got into the University of Waterloo!

Miller says he's not interested in Senate campaign

What should President-Elect Obama do with regard to the 93 US Attorneys?

CHELSEA should get Hillary's seat.

Skinner, Can We Get A Countdown Clock?

Bill Clinton’s Personal Secretary on Obama Transition Team

Let me tell you something about the Democratic Party in the State of New York:

Photo: RuPaul poses as Barack Obama...and Michelle

Bush History - President Bush Caught Breaking the Law 12/16

Turtlensue or mock turtlensue?

Okay, Time for ME to Weigh In About Caroline

I really have to adopt a Pug. Is this not the sweetest face you've ever seen?

"Emo" weasel-slash-"Mr. Ashlee Simpson" Pete Wentz proves he's one class act

DU tombstoned Santa Claus!

2006: Caroline Kennedy on the Daily Show

Proud Shoe Thrower Admits Throwing shoes at that "Dog"

I Think This Fear of Caroline Is Coming From Republicans

Any New Yorkers who don't feel strongly one way or the other about Caroline Kennedy?

Anyone here a fan of Indian food? I need a cookbook suggestion for a gift. Ideas?

Just sent Chuck Todd a nasty e-mail

The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Tue 12/16/2008)

Sarah Palin Victorious

Complete the phrase: David Lynch is to Ron Howard as ____ is to Kenny G

GOP playing games with labor laws in California

Bush: ‘I’ve Abandoned Free Market Principles To Save The Free Market System’

If George Michael gave you his heart, what would you do?

Turtlenecks or mock turtlenecks?

WHAT A WEEK! Can't find work, beloved kitty died, and a crooked cop lied!

A sweet story about a hockey team and a loss in the "family"

Tuesday, December 16th. William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day:

Obama protests too much

Compromise Idea: Is There Any Way We Can Give Caroline... Chuck Schumer's Senate Seat ???

Compromise Idea: Is There Any Way We Can Give Caroline... Chuck Schumer's Senate Seat ???

Obama's Last E-mails found!!

Enquiring Minds Want to Know...

My favorite dirty word might be "boner". What is your favorite dirty word?

Does the media want PE Obama to say "F*** you!" to Fitzgerald and spill the beans?

Would you support a 3 cent retail tax on gasoline to help fund Medicare?

Bolshoi Swan Lake - Pas de Quatre Small Swans

OH-Gov, OH-Sen: Statewide Recruitment Thread

What happened to "Schlossberg"?

Instead of another Kennedy in Washington how about another African American in the Senate?

Caroline Kennedy supports Blagojevich's Chicago-style of Shoe-throwing Bailouts and a new puppy!

I am fucking SICK of this stupid Caroline Kennedy debate.

What could be better than one ondes martenot?

Fine DUers, what is the difference between GD-P and GD?

Everyone but redqueen has me on ignore today.

I like the smaller font.

Name all of the airports you've flown into or out.

Help out a fellow DUer ...

Colorado's Salazar To Head Interior, Creating Another Vacancy for Democrats

I have not posted one word in any thread about C. Kennedy.. till now,..

Classical music question - Mantovani

Twas the Midnight Before Regulations

Why Illinois really got screwed by this whole Senate thing

Anyone work with a Office Cheapskate?

Anyone work with a Office Cheapskate?

I'd trade you my Diane Feinstein for your Caroline Kennedy in a hot New York Minute!

What the HELL is wrong with the state of New York?

While you were arguing over Caroline Kennedy another 20 Iraqis were murdered.

I hate this fucking greasy pig scumsucking dirtbag

Heeere's your 'Best basketball-playing Cabinet in historeee!'

Post here and I'll tell you why you're not qualified to be picked as the next senator for New York

Obama sets record for top Hispanics

AP: Jesse Jackson Jr. Talking With Feds About Blagojevich Since Summer

What will Obama do with the leftover campaign money ?

"Left", "Center Left", "Center Right", "Right" ?

Did Hillary resign her Senate seat yet? if not, why not?

e-mail to Shuster on their feeding frenzy to tear Emanuel and/or Obama when there is no problems

Kennedy’s Credentials Debated in Senate Bid (updated)

"Congress will be between a Barack and a hard place."

Exactly how many people has Elrond Hubbard advocated murdering this week?

Most OKAY BUT NOT REALLY GREAT Christmas movie ever?

For those who oppose C. Kennedy for Senator-NY:

'Qualifications for a Senate seat? Professional Baseball Players for one!

Your Bollywood Song of the Week

I've got someone on another board saying that people are planning to throw mini nooses...

following tradition

GD: Presidential's new name....GD: Caroline Kennedy

29 (D) state senators in New York.... none of 'em are Caroline Kennedy.

A simple math problem

I'm VERY disappointed that RFK Jr. wasn't named to the EPA position. VERY disappointed.

The primaries are over- The election is over- We have a great new President

guess who just kicked his final exams ass...

The shoe thrower ruined everything for Bush and he did it in the bottom of the 9th inning

What is the word on Sec. of Labor?

Wait just a GOD DAMNED MINUTE Hillary was a CARPET BAGGER but Caroline has no right?

When Daniel E. Teodoru posted this at the DNC blog in 2005, he said he was old and dying.

Any chance to continue the John F Kennedy legacy I will welcome with open arms

I wish Caroline Kennedy was my senator.

I hope Caroline Kennedy gets the seat

Some of the Freepers have gone waaaay beyond the birth certificate stuff....

Adam Walsh (1981 murder victim)

Reid Privately Pushing for Caroline Kennedy

what happened. CNN: Coleman up 188

Not bad. RuPaul as Michelle and Barack Obama

Gung Hey Fat Choy - Photo of K in her cheongsam

Obama To 4th Graders: Biden 'Doesn't Know His Decimals!'

Oh dammit

Can we have a moment of silence please...

Do you recall any now-closed amusement parks from childhood?

Internet Explorer is Unsafe ... Still

PLEASE take the time to email the Minnesota Supreme Court TODAY

***SQUATTER UPDATE***

Quazy Quote Quiz: Who said the following?

My wife now refuses to wear her "Palins."

Barack Obama to announce Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as his agriculture secretary pick

I am praying for the sweet release of death.

Rahm on 21 tapped conversations by the FBI?

This EPA pick kinda sucks

uh oh...Obama vs. Pelosi... this should be good

Caroline worked HARD for the American Ballet Theater - BREAKING MSNBC!

What TV shows did you like so much ...

Any bets on what Obama's Doonesbury icon will be?

PHOTOS Obama, Biden & Arne Duncan at the Dodge Renaissance Academy, Chicago (Dec 16)

Pics: Barack and Joe go to School

The angst over Caroline Kennedy - too close for comfort

Remember the show "Good Times?" It was on last night

Motivation: 11th Hour Grand Jury Investigation of Richardson

Have you been negatively affected by downturn in the economy?

What is the best way to break up w/ someone?

Joe Scar's hate, envy and repugnicanism is exploding today. I hope he chokes in his own vomit. nt

WORST Christmas movie ever?

Once again, Caroline Kennedy causing Commotion in Freeperland:

Caroline's Consummate Qualifications

Hillary tells her supporters knock it off (re: Caroline)

kos: NY-Sen: Avoiding that pesky "democracy" thing

Cheney's torture admission shows what worms he and W are.

Are Corp Media Reporters too Uneducated to cover Real Issues that Matter to Americans?

Could someone help me with my Christmas photo?

Give Caroline Kennedy an ambassadorship

What do the DUers who are teachers think about Arne Duncan?

Help Feed the Hungry. Donate to the 3rd Annual DU Charity Donation Drive! (Double your donation!)

Satisfied With Obama's Efforts So Far?

My LTTE got published.

i'm bored.. let's have a picture thread

An Engineer's Guide to Cats

daft punk is playing at my house

Troegs Mad Elf Ale

OK, let's review the rules

Survey: Many would take Internet over sex

Who's got a chilly kick ass recipe?

Why is Adam Sandler singing Neil Young's "Like a Hurricane" on my telly?

Wow. Just wow. $80 million just in legal fees.

Kitten Picture of the Day for Tuesday December 16

Rule number 1,034: Don't take any picture that you don't want to end up on the internet

Do you think he knows he sucks?

'The Big Bang Theory' is much funnier than 'Friends'

I'm on the worst conference call EVAR.

Edward Scissorhands is a terrific Christmas movie.

Classic DU Flamefest

SANTACULAS ATTACKS!

Has Surgeon General been Picked Yet???

Cindy Sheehan: I Don't Know What His Beef Is

Top Republicans attempt to rebuild their party by

Help Feed the Hungry. Donate to the 3rd Annual DU Charity Donation Drive! (Double your donation!)

U.S. anti-kidnap expert kidnapped in Mexico

US Senate banking chief (Dodd) confident on auto bailout

US anti-kidnapping expert kidnapped in Mexico

Iran's Khatami Mulls Run for Presidency

Family: Shoe Thrower Hates Both U.S., Iran Role

Effects of toxic smoke worry troops returning from Iraq

WTO top court largely upholds ruling on Chinese auto parts

Legal Hurdle in Blagojevich Case: A Crime, or Just Talk?

NYC cop indicted, knocked down cyclist on YouTube

Christian Mob Protest Atheist Sign

Backlash brews in wake of Big 3 bashing

Rate cut expected as Fed mulls emergency tools

South Carolina governor to Bush: Auto aid ‘great mistake’

Air-Conditioned Beaches In Dubai

National Lampoon CEO accused of stock fraud

Serious Fraud Office appeals for whistleblowers - UK

Banks hit worldwide by US 'fraud'

Looking under the hood and seeing an incubator

`Insensitive' govt continues to ignore Jewish deaths in Mumbai

US hands over last female detainees in Iraq

BREAKING: Rachel Maddow: Blagojevich is going to fight impeachment

Amnesty warns of 'lethal' Tasers

Russian tour bus crashes in Israel killing 24

Analysis of challenged ballots shows Coleman lead erased

Death rates for heart disease and stroke drop significantly; "remarkable achievement"

Zimbabwe commander wounded in shooting: report

10 Iraqi female prisoners handed over to Iraqis (from US prisons in Iraq)

More than 1,000 "new" species discovered in Mekong

Obama fails marijuana question

Ho ho woes: Wrap rage results in lacerations and bad tempers

Credit card crackdown coming soon

Police find dynamite at Paris department store

Former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk a finalist to be transportation secretary

Colemans tap top lawyers, as does friend named in suit

Iraqi (asylum seeker) sewed up mouth in failed bid to avoid deportation

More science manipulation by Fish and Wildlife official revealed

Report: Bush masked cost of wars that could top $1.7 trillion

Saudi businessman offers $10 million for shoe thrown at Bush

(Congressional) Report: State Dept., Blackwater cooperated to neutralize (innocent Iraqis) killings

Goldman Sachs reports huge loss

Criminal Congressman to Flee U.S.

Cheney was key in clearing CIA interrogation tactics

Illinois house OKs impeachment inquiry on governor

Madoff ‘Tragedy’ Said to Have Escaped Scrutiny by SEC

Iraq to probe 'custody abuse' of Bush shoe assailant

Defense Contractor Gets 30 Months in Bribe Scandal

Fla. police close books on '81 Walsh killing

Chrysler Loses Second Top Executive In 4 Days

Report Finds Meddling in Interior Department Actions; "secret society" colluding within Department

Colemans tap top lawyers, as does friend named in suit

Naval patrols fail to deter pirates

It's official: Barack Obama elected 44th president

US rates slashed to nearly zero

Blagojevich Impeachment Inquiry Stalls.

Secret Service faces questions after Bush shoe incident

WH Wants to See Concessions Before a Bailout

Union: Detroit Papers Plan Job Cuts, Less Delivery

Cell phones: text beats talk on Inauguration Day

UN approves piracy land pursuit

Chrysler to follow GM's lead, partner with credit unions to offer loans

NASA: 2T(rillion) Tons Of Land Ice Melted Since '03

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Tuesday December 16

Serious security flaw found in IE

Consumer prices fall by record 1.7%

Roman battlefield discovered in northern Germany

U.S. sends three Guantanamo men home to Bosnia

Iraq shoe-thrower in court, admits "aggression" ("against a president")

Police: 1981 murder of Adam Walsh solved

Shoe thrower 'beaten in custody' (BBC)

Sources: Salazar accepts Interior spot

White House spokeswoman Dana Perino shows off 'shoe-venir'

Saudi offers $10m for Iraqi reporter’s ‘farewell gift’ to President Bush

After rate cuts: The Fed's new ball game (begun to print money to finance its liquidity programs)

SEC Didn't Act on Madoff Tips

Home buyers stirring in some markets

Arne Duncan, head of Chicago public schools, to be secretary of education

Budweiser loses right to Bud name

Jackson, Jr. may have been working with feds (for the past few years) to investigate gov. (Blago)

Bush stands by decision to invade Iraq (couldn't live with himself- if US withdrew)

BREAKING: IRAQI TV claims shoe-throwing reporter being tortured at US-run prison.

Rep. Eshoo to push for Fairness Doctrine

Soldiers at roadblock kill husband of Colombian indigenous leader

Students to be taught there's no God

Nasrallah organizing mass rallies against Gaza siege

Israeli high court restricts West Bank barrier

Settler charged with kidnapping Palestinian

VIEWPOINT: Israel's merry band of Klansmen, the extreme right

Agreement in Hamas: Cease-fire to end Friday

Iran's Khatami Mulls Run for Presidency

Rockets hit Israel as Gaza truce nears end date

Netherlands Threatens to Boycott World Conference Against Racism

Court sides with ACLU, strikes down Patriot Act gag provision

Bush Advised to Limit Future Visits to Barefoot Nations

Arundhati Roy: 9 Is Not 11 (And November Isn’t September)

Arundhati Roy: 9 Is Not 11 (And November Isn’t September)

A socialist policy for auto workers

Commentary: Southeastern Michigan braces for safety net to break

'Modesto Bee' Reporter Eyewitness To Shoes Tossed at Bush

Legal Hurdle in Blagojevich Case: A Crime, or Just Talk?

Not to Worry -- Concerns About Pot Coffee Houses in Amsterdam Have Gone up in Smoke

The failed Muslim states to come

Elector casts first Nebraska Democratic vote in 44 years

Iraqi Justice System Is Faulted

Résumé long on Politics, but short on public office

Environmental groups, scientists cheer Obama appointments: "It's night and day."

Great Trauma As a Great Teacher: Peering Into the New Year

Obama's Education Nominee Arne Duncan Appeals to Reformers, Unions

Foreign Auto Plants Have Received $3.6 Billion in Subsidies, Mostly From Southern States

SEC failed to inspect Bernard Madoff fund

NYT editorial: Mr. Obama’s Internet Agenda

Obama Should Drop Plans To Escalate Afghan War; Send In Peace Corps Instead

Fed Cuts Benchmark Rate to Near Zero

Welcome to Our World

As Usual, NYT Ignores Iraqi Opinion-Anecdotes trump polls on withdrawal

Bush says sacrificed free-market principles to save economy

Like Lincoln, Obama Will Ride the Rails To D.C

Judge Signs Order to Protect Madoff Investors

Mrs. O'Leary's cow, the barn, and the Big 3 -- Rochelle Riley, DFP columnist

Theory of 'Second Shoe Thrower' Raised by Abdullah al-Stone

Bush administration plan to hunt Somali pirates met with skepticism

Will Arne Duncan Shake Up America's Schools?

`Insensitive' govt continues to ignore Jewish deaths in Mumbai

Downturn Spurs 'Survival Panic' for Some in the US

Is George W Bush the worst ever US president?

Frank Donaghue on the Dasht-e-Leili Mass Grave in Afghanistan

TYT: The 2008 Presidential Election (Posted Dec. 2006)

TPM Golden Duke Public Corruption Contest Categories Announced!

Bush Shoe Attack Remix

Bush's lack of ego

And Now Another Shoe Throwing Video!

USW President Takes on Anti-Union Media WITH THE TRUTH

Bush: Much Progress in Afghanistan Since '01

Shoes thrown at president Bush in Iraq -from another corner- 14.12.08

Countdown: Counting Down America's Corrupt Politicians (2 of 2)

Obama on his Education vision

A Very Barney Christmas!

Obama: Economic Ammunition Running Low

Puppy Mill Expose Part 1 (with hidden camera footage)

So What?

Obama: 'Running Out Of Traditional Ammo' To Fight Recession

bush on his botched job:

Perino: We're Not Occupiers In Iraq; We're Guests

Town Meeting Of The World: Reagan & RFK on Vietnam (1967)

TYT: Crazy Blago Stories (John Kerry & Famous Cartoon Character Involved)

37% of American Citizens Can't Locate US on Map

Best of Stephanie Miller as a Pundit in 2008

Olbermann: The Bush Shoe-Throwing Incident - 12/15

Billy Bragg - Waiting For The Great Leap Forward

Teacher Calls Student the N word

Three Stooges Throw Pies at Bush

Republican Union Busting

Theory vs. Reality: Why Market Absolutism Fails

Rachel Maddow: MUST-VIEW Interview w/ Thomas Tamm, FISA Whistleblower Revealed

TYT: Editor Of Newsweek Defends the Shoe Thrower (On The Air)

Jesse Ventura: CIA Embedded in Every State Government

Alan Colmes to Ann Coulter: Ann, I think you ARE a hate crime

4,000 Americans Had To Die In Iraq - MSNBC

George W. Bush's Nightmare Before Christmas

No, Bill O'Reilly, they're laughing at you-You're WRONG Bill!!! You're WRONG Bill!!!

TYT: Huge 50's Singer Compares Gays To Jihadists (Adds That Gays Are 'Selfish')

So my brother went to his Agent Orange Screening...

BAH rates to rise by an average of 6.9%

Ala. bill would allow overseas voting online

Thurman for Fl Chair?

Lawyers for atheist soldier to amend lawsuit

Army sends ODIN to Afghanistan

Pakistan truckers refuse to haul U.S. supplies

Court revives case of former Gitmo detainees

(Army Times) Editorial: Failure at the top

LCS 1 arrives in Hampton Roads

All enlisted KIAs to get full Arlington honors

NavSea official: Consider fuel costs

Huey goes high tech

Marine pleads not guilty to killing detainee

C-130 helps damaged British jet land in Iraq

President gives troops vacation on Dec. 26

N.Y.C. mistake gives mail a 30-day delay

Another report faults Iraq blunders

COLA rates stay flat across most bases in Europe

Army IDs GI found dead on base as award-winning 1st AD sergeant

2 sailors accused of dumping ammo in Japan waters

Authorities probe alleged beating in Vilseck

Pacific Briefs: Three Marines held in alleged mugging

After Anaconda, Hero Faced New Enemy

Contractors Charged in Iraq Kidnapping

Abu Ghraib Judge to Direct Gitmo Cases

Soldier Dies After Off-duty March

Schwartz: Fly, Fight, Win

Iraqis Demand Release of Shoe Thrower

Russian Warships to Visit Cuba

Build It Solar

Soda-Bottle Solar Collector

Solar Fraud Could Eliminate Spanish Market

Radiation therapy cuts prostate cancer death: study

Sea Shepherd and Whale Wars - Fighting Apathy and Lies

Peak oil review - Dec 15

Heads of State Reach EU Climate Deal

Arctic melt passes the point of no return

Not Necessarily A Silver Lining - Global Downturn Unlikely To Substantially Cut Carbon Emissions

Scientists Place Humboldt Squid In Simulated 2100 AD Ocean Water - Metabolic Rate Drops By 1/3 - NS

WMO - 2008 Shaping Up As Coolest Year Globally Since 1997, But Still 10th-Hottest On Record

Met Office - Ten Of Ten Of Globally Warmest Years Occurred Since 1997 -

Rogue River Valley (OR) Facing Summer Temperature Increase Of Up To 15F By 2080

In Face Of Tiny GHG Cuts Under Rudd Plan, Scientists Call For "A Bit Of Scientific Honesty"

CSIRO - After Nearly Eight Years Of Near-Zero Growth, Global Methane Levels Resume Rise

Visibility In Kolkata (Calcutta) Today - 10 Meters - Particulate Matter 451 G/M3 - Times Of India

Losing Louisiana: new series from the Times-Picayune

Momentum builds for energy independence: Converging conditions could stoke sustained federal push …

State's global warming emissions plan unveiled (NJ)

Panel Cites 'Tipping Point' On Nuclear Proliferation

Pace of global warming slows

In breezy Britain, wind farm cooperatives take off

Science must evolve to tackle the challenges of warming, researchers say

Zimbabwe Cholera Deaths Just Under 1,000 - Up 25% In 3 Days - According To UN - BBC

Toyota delays Mississippi Prius assembly plant

UK Minister Said 70 Cops Hurt In Climate Protest - Bee Stings, Diarrhea,Toothache Among "Injuries"

China Bans Lye, Boric Acid & Formaldehyde, Among Other Food Additives - AP

UK Fish Stocks Now 10% Of Levels From 100 Yrs Ago - Skate,Angelfish Already Extinct, Cod Going Fast

Oak Ridge Natnl Lab: Potential of Combined Heat and Power 60% reduction of projected CO2 increase

Drive for electric (cars) gathers speed

China to push alternative-energy vehicles

The Most Important Number on Earth

New insights on fusion power

U.S. homes lose $2 trillion in value in '08

Bernie Madoff's Victims: The List

Big-Bank Troubles, Small-Bank Opportunity

George Soros: Worst financial crisis in 60 years marks end of an era

Wall St. Fraud Leaves Charities Reeling

Record drop in Consumer prices more than expected (as always) - ( last record set in October).

Goldman Sachs’s Tax Rate Drops to 1%

Oak Ridge Natnl Lab: Potential of Combined Heat and Power 60% reduction of projected CO2 increase

Deflation: Making Sure "It" Doesn't Happen Here

European Automakers Dispute Assumptions of 'Let GM/Chrysler Go Bankrupt" Case

Best Buy Cites "Historic Slowdown", cuts Capital Spending Plans in Half

If this crisis, as Soros says, marks the end of an era,

Fed Readies for one of the boldest experiments in its 94-year history

Thar she blows!!!!!!!!!

Senators, Fishing, Handouts and Hypocrites (Senator Shelby, obtained $160 million for the fishing)

AFSCME LEGISLATIVE REPORT December 12, 2008

There is power in a union

Dresser-Rand accused of discrimination

Good OSHA Rule on Personal Protective Equipment, take effect on January 12, 2009

Does this Mean that Republican Senators Will Be in Favor of a Bridge Loan?

Kongsberg Automotive Screws Van Wert Ohio, Again (105 jobs to Mexico)

740 Research Assistants Join CWA

Nude models brave Paris cold to protest low pay

NYC Unemployment Could Hit Nine Percent By Year’s End

Child Labor Violations at 11 Chattanooga Malls $100,000 in penalties

Smithfield Workers Eager to Get Their First Contract Done

Danbury, Conn., contractor faces nearly $145,000 in OSHA fines

Shame on the addicts of Wall Street

More than 130 Hollywood stars oppose strike vote

Don't Let Job Insecurity Halt Vacation Plans

Today in labor history Dec 16, 8 women in Willmar, Minnesota earned international attention

UN Shoes Fly at Uribe Government

3 Years and 3 Strikes for CAFTA

The Who Could Have Known Era!

The Madoff scandal

Of the UAW, SAG, and “interesting times” for labor columnists

STOP THIS before it gets started!

Some help may be needed over here

Ugh. Just found out one of my co-workers is a bit of a homophobe.

City defers move to slam gay marriage

Swedish court: Canadian gay marriage not legal

El Coyote Boycott - A different perspective

To My GLBT Friends....You will love this...LOL

Cenk's Response After Homophobe Singer Compares Gays To Jihadists & Says They're "Selfish"

Need some help on Christianity and homosexuality (cross post)

How did our oppressors become victims?

Por Qué Me Quité del Vicio

Paraguay protesters take tractors to the streets

Colombia's interior minister under investigation

Argentina: mass graves excavated

Soldiers at roadblock kill husband of Colombian indigenous leader

This Is Going to Be Fun

'Skins Carlos Rogers found out he wasn't starting in the tunnel-when his name wasn't announced

Blackhawks -Red Wings to play New Year's Day at Wrigley Field

Opening round of a I-A playoff

Steelers fans -- check this out

Colonoscopies Miss Many Cancers, Study Finds

Healthcare becoming increasingly stratified

This is uncanny.

Hi All,

Sending good vibes to the Iraqi shoe thrower

Ophiuchus! My whole self-image is shattered

Quite an unexpected view from across the pond?...

a minute of your time

Check out these pictures from the Northeast Ice Storm

Guns on campus, massive crossfire deaths.

*** JANUARY CONTEST: CALL FOR THEME SUGGESTIONS ***

Apple Nirvana!!

I acquired some wonderful cookbooks this past week...

Gosh darn, my husband's boss just gave us a beautiful 5 lb King Salmon filet

First time here on this Forum. Guess what my son told me..about bread baking.

Tips From the Potlatch, Where Giving Knows No Slump

Specializing in Problems That Only Seem Impossible to Solve

Vatican to be sued over sex abuse claims

Need some help on Christianity and homosexuality

A Coat of Many Proteins May Be This Parasite’s Downfall

Why were rabies shots formerly given in the stomach? For people, I mean. nt

Are there laboratories that, like museums, sell memberships to the general public?

What is intelligence?

French teenagers win strike against the French government

Ritalin Me This...

I can think of a million reasons to oppose merit pay

I'm looking for some information

I've been tarred a conspiracy theorist lowest of low which is Canadian way of shooting messenger

UPDATED AND BETTER! 9/11 & NWO: MEANS, MOTIVE, and OPPORTUNITY - Parts I & II

Imagine a surprise test for teachers...

Montgomery (MD) Erasing Gifted Label

"Breast Cancer Society" phone solicitations are a fraud--hang up and report them

Check out my Texas State Rep's stupid ass facebook page.

Texas GOP drops "Christmas" from their party!

Oh, Gag!!! Only Craddick unites House Dems

Any Jon and Kate fans (or haters) here?

Actor Cuts Throat on Stage in Knife Mix-Up (he's ok)

Peter Falk has Alzheimer's Disease

He's got the title – give him the job

Uhm, way OT - what's the date?

Here is Kerry's October 1, 2008 words on the Senate floor on Senator Warner

John Cole (Balloon Juice) makes stunning admission about the swiftboating

Wayback machine of Al Giordano's old blog Big Left Outside. Lots of great reading!

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