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Archives: December 6, 2008

Now that the adults are pretty much back in charge, will agent

Cheney Personally Thanked Chris Wallace For Defending Bush; Promises Him ‘Special Exit Interview’ As

Yahoo mail is down?

If you had a way to eliminate the bulk of all companies' legacy costs and part of their HR costs ...

Hey, Sen. Kennedy thread

Worker says 'Joe the Plumber' cover-up was forced upon her

CBS Evening News: Did anyone else see it tonight?

Whaaaa? DR. Rice back in Washington DC? I thought she was "helping" in India?

Should Obama Assume Helm of Sinking USS Uncle Sam?

CBS News is shilling for the GOP

Zimbabwe inflation now estimated at 1,600,000,000,000,000,000,000%

California health agency ignored law helping impoverished HIV patients

Californian Volkswagen

Barney Frank coming up on Rachel with breaking news

You may wanna watch Maddow's show. They're breaking nooz about the car companies - Barney Frank on.

Here's one way to help save the American car market.

Senate Leaders in Congress Agree to a Short Term Bailout for the big three

A Xmas gift suggestion for the man in your life

What I heard on Keith Olbermann.........

Milwaukee neighborhoods could print own money

Oil Prices Drop 72% in less than five months.... $1.00 a Gallon Possible?

I'm a winner!! I fought Customer Service at my phone company and I won! This is funny!

The American Family Association +Cross+ (for sale) as seen on The Daily Show

An electric plane that cruises silently at 70 mph and costs just 70 cents to charge

Christian Man Uses Cell Phones to Evangelize

Friday Night Toons, Part 1: our Sorry Economy

Sparks in Florida: Lawton Chiles's son will sue if they raid fund.

Creation Museum and Zoo Deal Quashed

Who says Bush didn't sacrifice for the Iraq War effort?: He and Laura gave up "entertaining"

Is Norm Coleman the next Repug perp?

MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski to Write Advice Book

Russ Feingold is on Bill Moyers journal

PayPal has cut a deal with Wal-Mart on-line. Desperate times mean desperate measures.

American Family Association's "The Offensive Project"

Rachel is kicking it out of the park tonight

Atheist Sign Stolen in Washington State ... and ...

Packin' heat at the National Park

What are you looking forward to in the next presidential inauguration?

What does Obama's victory mean for public financing?

With Bush, "people are expecting some kind of repair work," professor says

Comedy gold! The typical republican moran posting comments on CNN.....

Standing Room Only on the Boston T's Red Line

Mandatory Friday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! TGIF!! It's a Best of Mike night!

The inimitable Meg Stapleton, of the "Palin Truth Squad" has this to say about the clothes...

Lawyer: Justice Department could drop Siegelman conviction

"Universal Single Payer Healthcare" is a real mouthful. What else can it be called?

December's job loss expected to exceed November's 533,000 total

Dems, White House move toward auto deal

ODETTA../ Garrison Institute/"Glory Hallelujia" / her Final Loud, Resounding Plea for Environment!

All I know for sure is we'd be royally screwn if mcPalin were the ones putting together a cabinet

Las Vegas shelter for abused women & children now houses their PETS too!

So there were gun and bomb threats at school today

Have YOU done your part to help out "the Big Three" this year?

The Bush years......were they everything you imagined they would be?

The way some DUers talk about union labor

Obama mulls what to do with 30M surplus

4 Million Sing National Anthem at Inauguration

Official Chevy Volt Electric Car Website:

Dick Cheney doesn't want scientists to investigate global warming.

After spending those years crafting a diabolical

No shite, Sherlock!: Rick Wagoner says not having $103B in health care costs would help GM immensely

Laos--the most bombed country ever

Biggest Lesson From the Bank and Auto Industry Bailouts

SCOTUS To Hear if Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe ... Qualify to be President

If The Repubs Block A Bailout For "The Big 3" And They Go Under, It'll Piss Off Their NASCAR Base

Want to see people even MORE stupid than Freepers?

Jesus and 12 step meetings were brought up in GD and all hell broke loose.

Washington's loss is Ohio's gain..Kenworth (Renton, WA is moving to Ohio)

Randi Read This Today: "Is Senator Shelby a Threat to American Economy?"

Human Rights Campaign responds to full-page NYT ad painting Mormon church as "victim"

Human Rights Campaign responds to full-page NYT ad painting Mormon church as "victim"

My autoworker brother has turned into a C-SPAN aficionado

Stupid question: What channel is Rachel Maddow on?

At age 90 years and 2 months, my mother-in-law has passed away

Supreme Court mum on Obama-birth case (until Monday)

Guardian UK: There's no hope for Bush

We had a great thread on Frugal living earlier - how about one on where to get help?

60 or Not, Dems Have Edge They Need

OK time for some Automaker unemployment math:

Only 44 days to go

Exposition Hall severely damaged by large blast (PIC)

CNN says Bush is "more likely to" be a humanitarian like Jimmy Carter after leaving office

You should see what's going on here in Philly...

Kennedy Steps Down From Judiciary Panel

WJ this morning: How has your job been affected by the Economy

In the time of The Cholera, or, Conservative's Dream for America

Is the Blues gonna come back into vogue since we are entering a Depression?

So the new Congress is sworn in on Jan 5, ? And they will have many things ready for Obama to sign

In memoriam, to those who were tased to death

High Court to Rule Again on Bush Detention Policies

Mexican Drug Cartels Infiltrate Guatemala

Feds (finally) approve Metrorail extension to Washington-Dulles Airport

Downturn 'puts strain on couples'

Obama Pledges Massive Public Works Project

Being employed PART-TIME is the new norm

Jerome Corsi Appears on White Supremacist Radio

Bush Crazy and Evil Time Line?

If you owned a medium large sized company, what would you do to keep

Make your predicitons here: How soon until Big Oil is asking for money?

Bush Radio: "I'm looking forward to a great day of college football," then another military photo op

Bush Finally Admits It

how about the electric scooter - 55 miles on a charge and suitable for commuting

gelukkig sinterklaasdaag, allemaal

Can someone explain why the stock market went up yesterday?

And They Want Pot Illegal When Alcohol Does This?

Fundies: Is new WH visitor ctr. historically accurate? (Read: Is it white-male supremacist enough?)

Return to $1 gas? Energy prices evaporate

Official: Lost Ballots Could Be Restored In Final Count, Giving Boost To Franken

I know its too late and I know the actual dollars were not that big a deal, but about Marine One

Teacher sorry for binding girls in slavery lesson

If I'm a Straight Guy in Spandex, Can I Mary a Straight Girl in Bib Overalls -- in LA???

NBC has huge ethical problems, and they are being exposed..

Lawyer’s Arrest in Canada Has His Firm in Chaos

Mumbai Attacks: Police Admit There Were More Than Ten Attackers

Detroit Free Press has great cartoon regarding Congress and auto bailout.

Do you go to the "Black friday sales"? I admit, I don't! I'm not willing

Happy F***ing Birthday, Rude Pundit!

New US military report on global warming raises worry - Calls theories on the cause 'contradictory'

Bush History-Bush Sabotage of Civil Rights Board Stops Ohio '04 Vote query-12/6

Jim Hightower: Army Recruiters Open War 'Experience' Arcade to Attract Youngsters

Jim Hightower: Army Recruiters Open War 'Experience' Arcade to Attract Youngsters

Palin $2857.14 per day on clothes (hair & make up extra)

Citing “Midnight Rules” to Erode Health and Safety, Nurses Unveil New Website to Send Bush Packing

Your country or your family?

Must see: Tariq Ali on PBS: Our Pakistan Problem. (+ Video Link)

In this world, we all have things that are important to each of us...

Feds taped Blagojevich

Perfect Christmas gift for the fundie child

Playing for Change: Peace through Music -- producer with Bill Moyers this evening.

Justice Dept. Says Pentagon Must Comply With EPA Cleanup Orders

"Challenges and Implications for the Future Joint Force"

If you had the money, who would you rather buy a car from ?

When a sports figure or coach praises Jesus for the big "WIN"

Ken Blackwell Officially Joins Race For RNC Chair

Feds OK rule allowing loaded weapons in national parks

Would U.S. Use Mumbai Attacks to Escalate War in Pakistan?

Model Bettie Page hospitalized after heart attack

Editor of the Detroit Free Press coming up next on CNN

Coleman's lead is 192 before challenged ballots are resolved

Second foot found in BC identified

Second foot found in BC identified

some unpleasant news from a Texas. hosp.

I just figured out how to set up a journal!

Dejected in Detroit

Internet Cafe protocol question

They are not going to get the money. Bankruptcy protection is the best option for resturcturing...

Earliest Sunset Day is almost here

Question re change.gov

Why can't the Obama administration shake down the oil companies?

Too bad for Big Three Jon Stewart isn't in Congress - Ron Dzwonkowski, DFP columnist

The newest despicable act from employer health care provider!

Obama: Ratify the Women's Convention Soon

Pakistan 'feared Indian attack'

Hey Dog Lovers!..... Need a musical awwww...... and giggle break?

Sock Puppet's Bailout Request

Why is congress so mad at the big three?

An interesting comment in a long article in today's Wall Street Journal:

Arianna Huffington: Americans Are Crazy Workaholics -- It's Time For Balance to Our Lives

Finance ministry: China's foreign exchange investment bases on profitability, liquidity, security

Laid-off workers won't leave until they get their money

Blackwater contractors charged with killing 17 Iraqis have been identified

How bad will it get? Post your recollections of past bad economic times

Moscow temperature hits record for December

Joke overheard while Walmart employee lay dying

Deep in the land of the Taliban

Palin Stomps Out of Room and Slams Door - Won't Empty Pockets (THE MUDFLATS)

India sets sights on Pakistani camps

How many DUers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

"When considering the bank bailout $$$, the Big 3's $34 billion loan looks like a rounding error."

In need, Big 3 still give: Risks to vital volunteer efforts worry nonprofits

Is there something I missed weeks ago? I mean, what's with the has been Palin shit?

Sadly, Kay didn't get the message.- Is there something I missed weeks ago? I mean, what's with

Obama's "residual force" left in Iraq, could number as many as 55,000 troops

Studly Orangutan Impregnates Rest of Zoo

Big Three Bailout. What about just buying a lot of cars?

Secret Sanatas in three states spread cheer with $100.00 bills

Douglas Feith (WSJ) opinion piece on India

Charged Blackwater guards ID'd: All decorated vets

JFK's Assasination and the "Disappearing Witnesses" by Penn Jones, Jr.

Top 10 Bushisms of 2008

Canadian soldier death toll in Afghanistan pushed past one hundred

This guy is pimping WH officials for "six-figure donations".

bush just showed up at the Army-Navy game

random picture I found

USAToday says it's "fun for political junkies" to pick the 2012 GOP nominee! (Palin leads!)

For all the nerds in the crowd... (part II)

Suckers, After all that killing, U.S. oil majors skip Iraq Energy Expo

Isn't now the exact right time to institute the "liberal agenda"?

Bush Wants History to See Him as a Liberator of Millions from Life

'Hoax' Call Theatening Pakistani President During Mumbai Attacks, Claiming to Be From India's FM

Anyone want to screw with these fools?

Judicial Watch Announces Hillary Clinton Constitutionally Ineligible to Serve as Secretary of State

I favor the Big 3 loan, but man-oh-man, their CEOs are fucking slime balls

Record companies? He doesn't need no stinkin' record companies.

i was watching the Rachel Maddow repeat. During her interview with Rep

It just occurred to me that when gas prices go down people buy cars

Man Dies at Home After Paramedics Diagnose Acid Reflux

Texas Midnight resignation by another GOP

Meanwhile, as Rome burns, the Emperor is at the Army-Navy football game...

Two Ideas - Trial programs, and Dual Systems.

Sunny von Bulow, Heiress at Center of Attempted Murder Trials, Has Died

Did Chris Wallace really give Ron Howard grief for comparing Bush to Nixon?

Politics Break!! Carolina Chocolate Drops

For the newer members of DU, a list of Groups and Forums!

I invented a new word.

george bu$h* is leaving the White House with lowest approval ratings in history

George W Bush Secures Six-Figure Book Deal for Memoirs

Could the Answer be to Devalue the Dollar?

A Big 3 bailout would be okay under the following conditions....

Now on CNN - a fascinating program I saw part of last week.

Start a flamewar.

I'll let you in on a little secret. Either way, we're all going to pay

Government by Contractor Is a Disgrace

And so it begins

Fire Hank Paulson

Sci-fi's grand old man, Forrest J Ackerman, dies

"Welcome to my hanging," Bush said (yes he said that)

A Bud Light and a Shag

Rezko, the Illinois Governor and Obama's Senate Replacement

RFK Jr. Says Caroline Kennedy is "Interested" in Senate Seat

The economy: "The Future Has Always Been Crazier Than We Thought" (Taleb)

What -gate scandals will the right wingers create under an Obama administration?

Secretary of the Interior. Who will Obama pick?

GM laid off 34,000 workers from 06-08. Toyota: 0.

U.S. Steel to lay off 3,500 employees

Fox News is reporting their source said that Emil Jones will replace Obama in Senate

Sweet Jesus! Tahnk You Barney Frank!!!!!!! Ties the car crisis to ..... HEALTH CARE!!!!!!!!!

My poll question about your car - did you buy it new or used, or are you leasing?

DON'T FORGET

Why is it always a "strawman," but there are no "strawwomen"??

The Giant Pissing Contest over the Auto Bridge

One of Two Men Arrested in Mumbai is Undercover Officer

The right wing has spent years putting up front groups to dis-inform. How do you filter for that?

Enter the "Valley of the Shadow"....pick your Identifying Figure and Participate!

Top 1 Bushism of 2009

Since the Democrats were complicit in Bush's "surge", 400 American families lost a son/daughter

Some schools stop giving F's

Fundies: The 'Unfairness' Doctrine an "open invitation for political abuse"

So who's gonna step up and deny global warming now?

Auto Execs Forced To Be Valets For Wall Street Execs

GM board stands fully behind Chairman Rick Wagoner

Are college towns by nature more economically stable...?

Undercover Indian Police Officer Arrested in Mumbai Bombings

It's time to come clean, DU

Secret Santas hand out $100 bills

EARTHQUAKE!

Test your editorial skills. Post a picture that, without a caption, you would still .......

Juan Cole- Arguing with Bush One last Time

Obama portrait by Alex Grey

Bush must navigate a treacherous post-presidency-CNN 12/6/08

Here's an idea for all the dead-ender red states....

Why not buy every tax payer a car?

The New Yorker Profiles Naomi Klein: “This is a progressive moment: it’s ours to lose.”

Would it be cheaper to nationalize or do bailouts?

And a Savior was born.................LOL

Does anyone know what the financial implications of OJ's conviction are?

Obama picked Shinseki for Sec of Veteran's Affairs

It's turning into one big conspiracy to keep Obama's REAL birth certificate under wraps

CNN crawl: Kerri Walsh and husband Casey Jennings say their expecting a child

Barney Frank Zinger...

The Winter solstice is calculated to within a second and is more important

Could the U.S. government simply use eminent domain to take over car manufacturers?

Mitt's wife, Ann Romney, faces cancer

Caption this * pic

Action Alert: ABC's Overpaid Autoworkers

Mom Scratched B-Word Onto Son's Forehead, Police Say

So, do I have to sign up for Medicare Part D again? Or am I still covered if I have it?

Gonzo's Lawyer Quits Civil Case. Another Sign That Prosecutor Is Circling?

Laid-off Workers Occupy Factory In Chicago, Demand Severance Pay!

Can you drive an SUV and have environmental values?

We won't be fueled again.

Obama May Tap a Strong Progressive to Manage Our Wilderness

* at the Army-Navy football game - pics

Anyone here ever read "Tools for Conviviality"?

Worst "Customer Service" Stories - Here's mine

Don't Blame the Fox if the Farmer Leaves the Henhouse Door Open.

Obama Staffer Caught Groping "Clinton"

I'm wanting to be in DC on the 20th to watch Marine 1 take off with * in it for the last time.

Thank You John McCain!

A home that might survive California's fires, a home that definitely

Where on Earth would you like to go on a vacation?

Is it true that foreigners finance US debt?

Remember this? "GM drops health coverage for ex-workers 65 & over"

Rival religious displays crowd Washington State capitol

Who the F*ck hires a babysitter for a 2 y.o girl from craigslist??!!

Who the F*ck hires a babysitter for a 2 y.o girl from craigslist??!!

Unlimited Pardon Power and Five Other Impossible Things Before Breakfast

Alan Mulally, CEO of Ford, has done wonders for them-- Heres his record

Name a Republican you LIKE

My son, an Iraq Vet, calld me today and was hinting he needed food.

I'll hate this rotten bastard as long as I live. I'll teach my kids and grandkids to do the same

State Universities versus State Prisons; And Marijuana Legalization as a Solution

Wearing 'almost homeless' sign, ex-executive seeks work

100% American made computers?

7 myths about Detroit automakers

I gotta ask - what if it's ALL bullshit?

So you want to be a hero and save people?

Here is a Great Article on Afghanistan- "Afghanistan: Another Untold Story"

SPLC: Far Right planning on making movie based off of "Camp of the Saints," a racist book

Daschle asks Americans for health care stories

Russian analyst predicts the collapse and breakup of the United States.

Biden To Be Barred From Democratic Caucus Meetings

Great Op Ed by BIll Ayers

It would be in Michigan's economic interest to secede from the Union & join Canada

Which retail chains will not survive into April or so of next year?

Be honest - what kind of car do you drive.

7 myths about Detroit automakers (Detroit Free Press)

John Pilger: No tears, no remorse for the fallen of Iraq

Where is Parche tonight? I'm thirsty and the bar is not open!

Hey, sniffa! I think, your doc is trying to gouge you.

Does anyone else hate washing TV?

Does anyone else hate washing Pee Wee?

Former President George W. Bush and Puppet Show or Puppet Show and Former President George W. Bush ?

A puzzle for the mathletes

zOMG my daughter is going to see the Titté Brothers!

Now this is an awesome sunset picture

I met a crazy preacher today who was looking for guns.

Friday Sunset Pic...

Little MB made a gift for Santa.

I got 200 extra dollars last week for working Thanksgiving and gave it all away

I'm a winner!! I fought Customer Service at my phone company and I won! This is funny!

I'm considering signing up for a PayPal debit card.

I love movie muscials

On the record player tonight, the sweet sounds of Allison Kraus and Union Station Live

I am watching every "X-Files" episode in order, from beginning to end. The films, too.

As John Stewart said, "See if you can guess who went off-script"

Music question...

I can think of two films in which Marlon Brando says 'grocery clerks.' Identify the films.

That's What Friends Are For... Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross & Whitney Houston

Wow! It's a whopping 21 degrees outside, with a wind chill of only 8.

20 minutes until my alma mater, Buffalo, plays for the MAC championship

stupid fracking cold

Where is a good place to find a unusual Crystal Ball Stand?

My request for Christmas vacation time was denied.

Horrible News!

I Hereby Renounce My Co-Dependency!

OH MY HELL!!

I've been getting very offended lately...

Wha are the odds that these twoguys were related to each other?

Damn you Ghirardelli Chocolates...

I intend to woo LynneSin Lloyd Dobler-style. Select the music I shall blast, for maximum woo!

Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket because you were driving to a fast song?

Can the cat in Dystopian's sig line ever solve the rubik cube?

Funny and very clever -Mensa invitational word plays

****Please join me in wishing!****

Bettie Page is in a coma. (via LBN)

5.5 Near Barstow

Anyone ever tried z-coil shoes

Do you remember the last time you had the flu? How did you feel?

Simon Amstell is so very hot!

I think my son is trying to kill me.

I recently heard that an old friend of a friend is in ICU due to a heart attack...

When was the last time you beat the crap out of someone and you were vindicated?

Have you ever felt that 99% of the people you know just don't

I honor of "Repeal Day" I drank 2 Manhattens.........

Has anyone seen this?

Okay, so who's going to take

delete.

Check out a typical 24 hours for me. I'm not sure how much longer I can keep up this pace.

I haven't slept thru the night in 31 years... help me!!

Ovation TV: Battle of the Nutcrackers Grudge Match!

New Do.....

200th Inside the Actor's Studio, hosted by Chappelle, starts now (10 am Sat)

I am speechless..

I think I got a lead on that gun I've ben looking for today!

Did I see that right? Buffalo actually WON a football game?

Why do people put "NT" in the body of a post? Really, if you've said everything in the subject line

CFL light bulb problem. It's smoking and smells bad. It burnt at the

Help! I Love Love, Hate Hate, but I'm not sure how I feel about Indecision???

Any one agree with me that Bobby Darrin was the baddest dude ever??

Is anyone making holiday gifts?

Can I ask you all for some Lounge Vibes?

Revitalized Perspective

Best cocoa?

Five burning questions. You decide:

Yo, NH/Mass Loungers!

delete

Delete. Dupe. n/t. EOM. brb. LOL. IBTL.

Why has my avatar changed? - "White Knort"?! WTF is that!!!!!!

I haven't slept in two days

How the hell does a person get so attached to puppies on a web cam?

Is it normal for everything to have a yellowish tint?

If I'm a Straight Guy in Spandex, Can I Mary a Straight Girl in Bib Overalls -- in LA???

Hey Dog Lovers!..... Need a musical awwww...... and giggle break?

And the plot thickens (dun dun dunnnn)

8th Amendment Violated on YouTube (Holiday Edition)

"This lightbulb has been unscrewed."

I will pervade your dreams for all eternity!

The difference between The Lounge and GDP

I AM SO DAMN FRUSTRATED RIGHT NOW!

A: Because they prefer to use condoms to make balloon doggies and others think they're weird...

Best cuckoo?

Shocking news to report from Chez Midlo.

Well, one reason Circuit City is in bankruptcy - Charging $69.99 for delivery

To all kitten lovers. Here's your Christmas present.

Ambivalent religious sign.

Sunny von Bulow dead after 28 years in coma

Army/Navy game... Oh, really

Studly Orangutan Impregnates Rest of Zoo

Sarah Palin as Prez in 2012, scary stuff.

Hey, sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie,but I’d never know ’cause I wouldn’t eat the filthy mother

You passed away today, would anyone find your body before your pets ate you?

Q: Why are many Phosphors Celibate...

Where In The World Is Alfredo Garcia?

Iraq War to become more handicap accessible.

Iraq War to become more handicap accessible.

Magic

Q: Why are many Philosophers Celibate...

Are men wearing Utility kilts in un-holy numbers in your town?

Why is the 5 y.o. boy obsessed with Sonic the Hedgehog?

Name a sequel that was better than the original

The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 12/6/08

If they had a pill or shot that could extend life 25%

The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Sat 12/6/2008)

When watching movies by segment on youtube, I realize how lucky some people are not to be in the...

R.I.P. Forrest J. Ackerman

I just found one of Philboy's balls

My thread in GD got locked.

Bring Me The Head Of Carmen Sandiego!

*sigh* Who else feels like a caged gerbil today?

Which is more annoying?

Mannheim Steamroller makes me want to puncture my own eardrums. Discuss.

Are there any html gurus around?

Ok, Midlo. Who are the Naked Brothers. Daughter MiM is going

THE SEC Championship game is on...ah such fond memories

When's the last time you heckled the items the person in front of you was buying,

Either I'm stupid or clueless.

DerZau: I'm too sexy for my hair...I'm not a model, you know what I mean...

So is Walt Disney spinning in his grave? Or wanking posthumously?

I think I did a pretty damn good show and I want you to listen to it

KEEF

Do you ever come across a situation and wonder, "What would Bruce Greenwood do?"

I just rolled a big fat one!!1!!

Tree Decorating: Assorted Ornmts of all types, or a theme, or a color scheme?

Politics Break!! Carolina Chocolate Drops

Cat People, help!

rascal flats cover...what you think?

I bought Vampyre Vodka today.

SOLON

A young guy won $2,000,000 from the MI Lotto at last night's Piston game. Is his life ruined?

Spin you round (like my avatar)

PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF that it was NOT an airliner that hit the Pentagon!

check in here if your life sucks right now

the spaghetti sauce is simmering

I haven't slept with anyone in three years - and before that, four years

We're putting up the tree and BabyMidlo

Belle and Sebastian - BBC Sessions - what did you think?

Kitten Picture of the Day for Saturday December 6

Would you eat the last slice of pie, if it were your second slice?

Hey Dog Lovers!..... Need a musical awwww...... and giggle break?

If my buddy, Jon doesn't get better coffee, I'm gonna stop passing out on his chesterfield

Have you ever had to bite the person you love?

If you think you've had influenza, but you missed two days of work (or fewer)

Perspective

Can you just walk into a bank and ask for a particular year of coin?

I failed kindergarten because

You know what I don't understand?

I went to Target, KMart and Costco last night to shop

Happy Friday?

Do you have Blu-Ray yet?

And for my 10,000th post....

I'm tired of kitty pics. How obout a doggy pic thread? I'll start

Today's College Football Thread -- Conference Championship Edition

Going to Toys R Us, wish me luck...

Haruka left two hours ago to pick up the puppy at her Mom's

Well, out of all my "Non-finest" moments that was almost the non-finest

Woot, apparently I am useless because I can't fix this lady's DVD drive.

What's annoyed you today?

I saw "Stepbrothers" last night - OMG I haven't laughed that hard in years

I know four people with cancer right now.

When was the last time you were homeless?

Oil Change

Pic thread for the DU *2D/3D digital artists*. Show your works! (Dial-up warning)

Does Revolution really protect cats from worms?

well, I have a lot to do and breakfast is eaten and coffee has been consumed

Picture Threat... Oops. Thread. :P

A Christmas Treat for all Loungers and Cat Lovers.

The puppy cam is gone

People who have disowned me because I'm moving=2.

Forget all the Fancy Stuff! You only have two choices!

Guns N' Roses: "Use Your Illusion I + II" sold 685,000 + 770,000 copies. Chinese Democracy: 261,000.

RabrrrrrrKid updated his letter to Santa today, using a fountain pen and Amalfi stationery

I was invited to a symphony concert tonight. I hate symphony concerts and will now rant about them.

What is the best cat toy ever?

Me being mauled by a horrific monster. (pic)

what kind of guns should I steal, er, buy?

Update on the baby girl who is in cardiac arrest.

Quiet Soothing Music...Classical or otherwise..suggestions.

How many and which corporate brands are on your body right now?

I think it's time we stopped, hey, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down

Post the single best photograph you've ever taken. (of anyone, or anything)

Why do the stupid (or insane)....(Freeptard sig line)

I thought SCOTUS was suppose to rule on whether to consider the Donofrio Obama citizen case today?

MN-Gov: Statewide Recruitment Thread

What to do with the extra 30 Million? Please take my poll!!

Friday Night Toons and animations, Part 2 Bushes and pols

I Have A Solution To The "One President At A Time" Conundrum !!!

B Frank "Saying we have 1 prez at a time overstates how many presidents we have"

Barack Obama has Fought for the Disadvantaged His Whole Life...Why would he Stop Now?

Will Bush pardon OJ??? That is the question of the day...

Kennedy steps down from Judiciary panel (to focus on health care)

Come on, own up: how many of you own a lifesize Obama cardboard cut-out?

Role for Barack Obama's volunteer network still in flux

Anyone on DU who posts even one negative comment about Obama is a COMPLETE IDIOT

What do you think is the real deal between Obama and Bill Clinton?

Treasury Dept Officials Air Possibility of More Rescue Money to Obama's Team

Any way he says it, Obama's picks please Miller

The Inauguration: I can't bring a camera bag, a Leatherman multi-tool thingie or an animal. Jeez.

SCOTUS daily orders: Watch out for exploding freeper heads! hehe

Photo Op after Mr. Obama is sworn in.

A chance for everyone to voice their ideas and feedback to Team Obama.

the questions is, Who is the REAL Obama?

The House of Reps moves to a five day workweek. You like or you no like?

The University of Obama........ website

The Bush legacy:

Obama election and the Global Consciousness Project

President-elect Obama "asks Americans to brainstorm and share ideas" on how to fix healthcare...

CNN Looks to New Face for Sunday Morning - John King

My idea for fixxing Healthcare

Obama campaign mulls what to do with $30M surplus

Obama, Aides Consider Appointing Energy 'Czar'

A Gay Marriage Surge - Public support grows, according to the new NEWSWEEK Poll.

Obama better get moving, he's got a lot to live up to.

CNN, Campbell Brown on now, being an idiot about Obama not taking leadership, he is not prez yet

Can anyone open this?

Russ Feingold on Bill Moyer's Journal to discuss Obama's Progressive/centrist bonafides.

Russ Feingold on Bill Moyer's Journal to discuss Obama's Progressive/centrist bonafides.

The constitution says

HELP! I need loads of anti-repuke details on every issue...

Iraq War to become more handicap accessible.

Does anyone noit think that if JFK Jr. were alive he would get his uncle'sseat.

Biden Shows He Will Be Labor's Advocate in Obama Administration

Transparency policy

NYT: Op-Ed Contributor - The Real Bill Ayers By William Ayers

Caroline Kennedy should be appointed Senator from NY

Obama Offers Highlights of His Economic Stimulus Plan

Suggest legal,nonviolent yet creative ways to drive out the Bushies with Civil Service protection.

St. Louis' large Delmar Blvd to be renamed "Barack Obama Blvd" to help bridge the racial divide!

"the breakthrough came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi bowed to a demand by President Bush"

Ten Democrats who should go away

"gropegate" is almost as ridiculous as "tipgate" was

Why I support Caroline Kennedy in the Senate

Would progressive or even "far-left" ideas really be bad for America?

I swear I see more Obama bumper stickers now than before the election??

Did anyone else hear on CNN that Obama has appointed Shinseki

Anderson tries to fan GropeGate flames on CNN and gets laughed out of the room

New Obama New Yorker Cover

For the Love of Mercy: In this Bad Econ Times: Ya think Bush would Offer Obama something to stem the

People need to go to jail over this economic crisis

Jon Favreau is going to be just fine. Here's why:

My opinion on the groping thing.

President Elect Barack Obama on MTP tomorrow -

Anytime you're feeling down, there is a sure remedy ONE CLICK AWAY ~~~

Obama To Reveal Groups He Meets With

Caroline Kennedy for Senate:

What will freepers do on inauguration day?...

Retired Army Gen. Eric K. Shinseki to head VA

New Freeperism alert: "baited breath" for "bated breath"

Breaking: Obama unveils 21st Century New Deal

Will Laura Bush run for the Senate from Texas?

Do you wanna feel good?

Jarrett emphasizes the grassroots

How do you feel about your rep?

Caroline Kennedy should not be appointed Senator from NY

hahaha, I love how so many anti-Clinton people are inadvertantly paying Bill the biggest compliment

This Is Where President-Elect Obama Needs To Go .... Right Now!

I understand the romantic attraction toward Caroline Kennedy

I seem to remember that Caroline Kennedy

Change.Gov: A Seat at the Table Transparency Policy

Bush: I Was Right To Use Non-Existent Link Between Saddam-9/11 To Push For War

Tiny crowd prays Supreme Court will invalidate Obama presidency

What do you think of Michelle's dress options?

Things to do in Southern Florida?

For the ones who said that Hillary would have never made it to the Senate

You're all just a bunch of self-obsessed, thin-skinned, pitiful whiners.

Help please..Standing on Mall for Inauguration...Backpacks allowed there?

Caroline Kennedy interested in NY Senate seat

Yahoo mail is down?

Two bomb blasts kill 27 in northwest Pakistan

Breaking on MSNBC (Rachel) Democrats agree on auto bailout.

Pin-up Queen Bettie Page has Heart Attack

15 bil an dat's all you git, now git out

Supreme Court mum on Obama-birth case (until Monday)

Pentagon to recruit aliens on visas

60 or Not, Dems Have Edge They Need

Lawyer’s Arrest in Canada Has His Firm in Chaos

Joe Scarborough & Mika Brzezinski Begin Radio Show Monday

Florida GOP chairman billed party for personal expenses

Justice tells Pentagon to obey EPA

Rice dodges questions on CIA flights in Denmark

Stevens asks for new trial in Alaska

Statement by Ambassador Wolff on Libyan Vessel's Activities

Bill Clinton Speech in Malaysia Irks Investors

3M to cut 1,800 more jobs, postpone merit pay -- report

Obama Pledges Massive Public Works Project

Leaders in Congress Agree on Auto Bailout Plan

Bush declares Tulelake relocation center part of national monument

Bill O'Reilly to end syndicated radio show

Sunny von Bulow dead after 28 years in coma

WHO sets limitations on use of melamine (toxin is okay in food, in small amounts)

(former Democratic Governor Lawton) Chiles family may sue if state raids endowment fund

Defections in Thai Parliament allow Thai Democrat Party to form new government

Montana judge: man has right to assisted suicide

Pin-up queen Bettie Page in hospital after heart attack

Egyptian Imam Calls on Persident Elect Obama to Convert to Islam or Else...

$100 Million Dollar Paris Diamond Heist

Student-Run Sex Magazines Surface Across U.S.

Pearl Harbor commemoration to focus on US response

Obama to air interest-group talks ( i.e., No secret closed door energy task force meetings)

Biden to limit role of vice president

Bush: war in Iraq on its way to being won

Billionaire Forbes labels UK's 45% tax rate "brain dead"

Might Hoax Call Have Triggered A War?

Amsterdam to clamp down on sex shops, brothels, dope cafes

SHOCKER: Sebelius removes name from Cabinet consideration

Obama's possible interior secretary might push to shut down some offshore drilling

Angry Laid-off workers occupy Factory in Chicago.

Report: Obama Taps Gen. Shinseki For Vet Secretary

McClatchy's Miami Herald for sale: report

Friday Talking Points (57) -- End Of Prohibition 75th Anniversary Edition

Alive in Baghdad: Still no electricity surge - 12.01.2008 (video)

Why the numbers don't match (MN recount)

Kafka Has a Rival-The UK Foreign Office Lectures Us on Human Rights

Another Failed Candidate for RNC Chair, Advocates Surge

On the persistence of bigotry, Western-style

Hillary Nutcracker - mysogynist symbol or feminist icon?

H.M., Famous Amnesiac, Dies: Coroners Forget Where They Placed Body

AlterNet: It's All God -- Amen, Om, Whatever

FedEx, drivers settle for $14.5 million

Egyptian group slams Arab world's poor human rights record

O.J. Simpson to Serve Time in All-NFL Prison

GM, Ford - Won't Pledge to Buy American

I'm Really Gonna Miss Systematically Destroying This Place

Enter the "Valley of the Shadow"....pick your Identifying Figure and Participate!

When a Job Disappears, So Does the Health Care

Debt Watchdogs: Tamed or Caught Napping?

Thieves Winning Online War, Maybe in Your PC

Gun Nuts Charged with Boyslaughter

Robert Fisk: Just look how we’ve forgotten the CIA’s secret prisons in Afghanistan

Weekend Economists--The Bah, Humbug! Edition December 5-7, 2008

Detroit: A Riposte to the Bashers

The Real Bill Ayers (NYT, by Ayers)

Obama's campaign rhetoric and his Iraq plan were always at odds.

Palestinians join UN agencies in denouncing honour killings and gender abuse

Egypt police seize explosives near Gaza border

Hebron settlers take their fight into Israel

The dumbest generation: The kids are alright, but their parents ... (WaPo)

Qassam rocket fired from Gaza hits Ashkelon

Israel presses Obama against Iran

ANALYSIS / Hebron settler riots were out and out pogroms

Today in History for December 6th - AP

Olbermann: 'Prop 8 - The Musical' Stars Jack Black, John C. Reilly - 12/5

Happy Christmas (War Is Over)

GITMO Military Prosecutor Breaks His Silence

Climate Denial Argument of the Month

Sarah Palin's Song: Doin' What the Lord Tells Me

One on One - Naomi Klein

Bjorn Borg's Timely "Love for All" Gay Marriage Ad

ELECTION NIGHT 2008 quad split Obama Victory

Neil Young - Rockin' In The Free World

Laid-Off Chicago Workers Occupy Plant

Bush's Gourd, As in Being Out of Your Gourd

ABC News: 'Is It High Noon in Detroit:???: US Auto Industry in Trouble' (1980)

Rush Limbaugh's Dreams and Nightmares

MSNBC Producer Loses Temper .... OOOPS

Young Republican chickenhawk gets destroyed by C-span caller

Olbermann: Bush Polishing His Legacy 'Tremendous Mass of Human Suffering...'

Howard Zinn: What Now? (Part 1)

We Can, Yes We Can (Obama Done Told Us)

Pallin' around with terrorists: Bush gives Santa Claus a fist-bump

Huckabee: GOP Should Move Away From the Squishy Middle

This is Not America (video)

Support the workers(the Simpson's)

Sean Penn: The Truth About Chavez and Castro

President-elect Barack Obama lays out key parts of Economic Recovery Plan

Machine Gun - Jimi Hendrix & Band of Gypsys

Detroit could have given America the Air Car

TYT: Why Does a Saudi Girl Rock Band Rock?

TYT: Dumbest Invention Ever(!) - Outdoor Treadmill (Ear-Muff The Kids)

Another Antarctic Tourist Ship in Trouble (run aground)

Coca-Cola's Latest Environmental Scam

Calif Regulators Approve Edison Deal For 245-MW Solar Plant

Solar plan for San Diego

Solar-energy firm is solar-powered (AZ)

General Motors VP Bob Lutz green pose is a "total crock of shit"

Massive solar installation completed in SoCal

Defects stop turbines at Iron Range wind farm

Biggest Installation of Silent Urban-Styled Wind Turbines

Will solar power ever be as cheap as coal? (5 years)

Innovative Thinking from Detroit

Could money be pumped into the health care "infrastructure" be

Krugman: Terrible employment numbers

Graphs Detailing The Employment Situation

Another week of bad RV industry news.

Low Rates, Big Problems

As Part of the Bailout, the Big Banks should re-hire US workers

Under what conditions would you support bailouts?

Kicking Our Addiction to Debt

Laid-off Workers Occupy Factory In Chicago, Demand Severance Pay!

More on the Chicago Factory Occupation - Union blames Bank of America

Best interpretation of "Sixteen Tons"?

Kinda proud of my small town:

Newsweek: A Gay Marriage Surge

A Quick Review of Equal Protection Clause and It's Application to Gay Rights.

Press Release from Stop CAFTA Coalition - Rpt. on 3 Years of Failed Trade Deals

Eva Golinger: Foreign Intervention Won the Venezuelan Elections

Upset!

So, what do you all think of USC's decsion to wear red and give up two time-outs?

The Florida Gator's will annihilate the Alabama Crimson Tide in today's SEC Championship!

Acupuncture could solve headache pain, Duke researchers say

AMERICAN SCIENCE AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF HAPPINESS

Follow-up study clears cancer vaccine (Gardasil)

Why so many divorces lately?

Friday: Sun conjoins Mars and other Exciters of the Sky

Reading Shallah’s thread on healing the inner child inspired me to share

Weekly Healing Project #15 | Dec 7-13 | Clearing the way for your Highest Light

Hey, baby. What's your sign? Part Deux (original is archived)

Cozumel critters.......

NDE Update: Thank you Dover, Scard, Cleita, Crikket, and Conscious Evolution!

First pic with a new toy

Photo sharing sites which is best?

Cozumel Sunsets

Psychic Consortium Thread IV

U.S. Rangers, Park Police Sustain Record Levels of Violence

So, what did I do wrong with the bread?

I accidentally bought a spaghetti squash.

What is your favorite candy to make?

At What Point Does A Progressive Movement Hit The Immovable Object Called Religion?

Romania removes theory of evolution from school curriculum

Thirteen things we should tell our children about life, gods, and our origins

Bad faith

JFK's Assasination and the "Disappearing Witnesses" by Penn Jones, Jr.

Good old Governor Goodhair

Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector will step down

Can someone help me find an old screen shot?

DU smilies won't move in Internet Explorer

Forrest J Ackerman, writer-editor who coined 'sci-fi,' dies at 92

It's Official: Harper To Dismantle Healthcare

Harper is a gutless coward

wow,

Will Barack Obama Stop The Chemtrail Program?

Really nice article about Kerry's town hall meeting at Fitchburg State College last night

O picks Shinseki to head Vet Affairs

John Kerry answers what his favorite political book was this year

When a lie is accepted as conventional wisdom.

Chief Justice Derek Schofield to be removed from office

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