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Archives: November 15, 2010

Jesse Ventura.....Conspiracy Show....Whats your thoughts...

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Wow. Test pesticides on kids, give em a shirt, $970, A bib, Certificate, and a camcorder

Real change ONLY comes from DIRECT ACTION.

A Five Step Program for Democrats: How to Win in 2012

Gingrich says to pare down "big gov't" the Dept. of Energy should be eliminated

The Riches vs. The Palins- Coincidence? You be the judge.

What will Congress concentrate on?

Video: Jim Swilley, Georgia Megachurch Pastor, Comes Out To Congregation After Gay Teen Suicides

Democrats and the Rule of Law

John Boehner, A Profile in Corporatism

Greg Mitchell: When Antiwar Protest Turned Fatal: The Ballad of Norman Morrison

Tina Fey Honored With Mark Twain Prize At Kennedy Center - airs on PBS tonight 9 p.m. ET (Sunday)

Repug POS of the week: Iowa State Senate Repug leader Paul McKinley

Prophetic words from an iconic work

Tina Fey/Mark Twain Prize PBS now.

Police use water cannon to arrest suspect

Tiger's $50 Million bachelor pad

Welcome back home to the USA President Obama

Mel Gibson out, Bill Clinton in! Shoots Cameo for THE HANGOVER 2

Humanists' 'holiday' ads attack God, Bible

Humanists' 'holiday' ads attack God, Bible

CCC & WPA, Tariffs and strict buy USA policies for federal/state

Death Panels, VAT Will Fix Debt Crisis - Krugman on with Amanpour

I heard Daniel and Patricia Ellsberg speak yesterday, and it was stunning.

A Memorial : The DUers we have left behind.

Chinese automaker SAIC Motor Corp reaches deal take a stake of about 1 percent in General Motors

Haiti Sees Spike in Cholera Deaths (917 Dead)

I am listening to the Bill Cunningham show

How Talking Points Memo Got Started-10th Anniversary!

Strategy Queston: Confusion on Why No Middle Class Down Tax Extension Vote BEFORE Election

Fair & Balanced: Fox "News" lead story is on "crippled, hobbled Dems" and "eager, invigorated GOP"

Christmas\birthday\ special occasion gift idea

OOooo what a cute soundtrack Quitter has on her "reality" show!1

Looks like Cantor is gearing up for THIRD war.

Gail Sheehy: How Whitman, Fiorina & McMahon's $217 million in campaign money could have helped

Please give this artist 10 minutes of your time.

Bush Tax Cuts & The Repub Cult Of Affirmative Action (No, The Rich Are Not Paying Their Fair Share)

Study shows growing social divide in Germany

Boston School Committee approves in-district charter schools

Ranks of millionaire college presidents grow

Hawaii: Slom crafts strategy as Senate's sole Republican

President Obama: Time to pick a fight

Tenured teacher fired in chicago's school reform on the eve of starting chemo, dies.

Tenured teacher fired in chicago's school reform on the eve of starting chemo, dies.

Let's make DU a political party

(The US Air Force's) War-Toy Wishes

Berlusconi Ministers Resign in Bid to Force Collapse of Italian Government

Berlusconi Ministers Resign in Bid to Force Collapse of Italian Government

Better Business Bureau selling good ratings (Glenn Beck connection)

Life After Lula: Meet Dilma Rousseff, Brazil's first woman president

dupe

ACLU files suit for soldier discharged over "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (separation pay 1/2 for gays)

If you watched that "60 minute" show on gas drilling, be aware

The Malpractice and Divorce Bubble

Full Frontal Nudity Doesn’t Make Us Safer: Abolish the TSA

U.S. hires firms with questionable pasts for Afghan jobs

aka Fail

Today is the anniversary of the day the Clutter family was murdered.

What America Wants (and Expects) From the Next Two Years

If you pledge to not succumb to the "mind games" of the right, check in here. Stay strong. We can

Driver in fatal Conn. crash sues victim's parents

If Juan Williams, Mika Brzezinski, Alan Colmes, and Joe Lieberman are liberals then Sarah Palin is

Bank screwed me over...advice!?

With cuts to Medicaid, and other social services that help the average middle- or low-income

What would do it for you?

What would do it for you?

The Evidence Is Overwhelming: We Aren't Getting Out of Afghanistan or Even Iraq

Retail sales up more than expected in October

Non-intrusive airport searches are basically a waste of time and money.

Oklahoma solves sodium thiopental shortage problem (drug used in lethal injections)

Oppose bill for the US government to block websites.

Manufacturing in New York Region Unexpectedly Contracts as Orders Decrease

Got to say this about Sarah Palin:

More Endless Bush: Brownie, you did a heck of a job, but NATO allies, you let us down, Stretch...

Rep. Lynn Woolsey Vows Democrats Won't Roll Over to the GOP

Breaking News: House panel denies Rep. Charles Rangel's plea for delay in ethics trial

It's Insurance Open Enrollment time at work

I guarantee Bin Laden and the Taliban love the TSA and no public photography stories...

I guarantee Bin Laden and the Taliban love the TSA and no public photography stories...

Teabaggers don't want to spread the w-health?

All Four Mass. Republicans to take taxpayer-funded leadership stipends despite having nobody to lead

Taibbi: the Tea Party Moron Complex

John Boehner, A Profile in Corporatism

John Boehner, A Profile in Corporatism

McCain On DADT- A helfpul summary of his (non)evolution

Pew Research: 55% - Repeal Bush Tax Cuts

"W" leaks some truth: The Fortunes Of Repuke Party=More Important Than Safety Of USA (how quaint...)

B.O.H.I.C.A.

Funniest Shirts Ever?

A Sign I Would Like To See At The Airport

How would you feel about flying in a jet made in China?

The Fear Frame

Prosecutors nearing end in case against Tom DeLay

Prosecutors nearing end in case against Tom DeLay

There Hasn't Been One Significant Progressive Program Enacted Into Law for the Past 30+ Years

How bad was it when Obama walked into the White House?

Supporters, Protesters Gear Up For Bush Presidential Center

Obama, Jon Stewart, in awe of their surroundings?

President "Smooth Operator" ("Ruling class, elite establishment, David Brooks's dream President")

Letters: Unemployment Extension, Tier 5, 99ers, and Congressional Letters

Austerity slipknots to throats, most governments will have to jump. But who will survive?

Rubio, Nelson already clash over earmarks

When Bush* asked for his tax cuts virtually every Democrat voted NO

Protect Social Security from the coming lies of Republicans

The Rude Pundit: Note to Democrats: Remember Where You Come From

What happens with the child tax credit if/when the tax cuts expire?

What happens with the child tax credit if/when the tax cuts expire?

GOP is urged to avoid social issues .

Chris Wallace Says He Knows How To 'Satisfy A Woman,' Tells Radio Host To Hire An Escort (AUDIO)

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Metro foreclosures set record

Do Oompa Loompa's shit orange?

Do Oompa Loompa's shit orange?

Do Oompa Loompa's shit orange?

Do Oompa Loompa's shit orange?

Do Oompa Loompa's shit orange?

About those middle-class tax cuts...

What about People Who Pay No Attention at All?

We should let all the tax cuts expire but send out $300 stimulus checks per person

Headline on Drudge: THE TERRORISTS HAVE WON

Don't Tread on Me Snake Yellow Ribbon - Saw a foreign car with one this morning

N.Y. Councilman calls cops on two 13-year-old boys selling cupcakes without a permit

California agriculture relies on illegal immigrants, silence

Taibbi - 'Quantitavive Easing': The Hidden Government Subsidy for Banks

Labor Solidarity !! TSA Employees Move Closer To Union Representation !!

Are providers of medical services hurting now?

Are providers of medical services hurting now?

I SOLVED THE FEDERAL DEFICITS YOU FUCKING CLUELESS ASSHATS!

A Five Step Program for Democrats: How to Win in 2012

WANTED: National Latino Leader

I must say... I am really enjoying the Miller/Murkowski battle

A Win In Louisiana: Textbook Council Backs Bona Fide Biology Books - AU.org

Let's try to predict the annoying bill titles the Republicans will use.

Million-dollar college presidents on the rise

Jim Swilley, Georgia Megachurch Pastor, Comes Out To Congregation After Gay Teen Suicides

U.S. Retail Sales Post Biggest Gain in 7 Months in October

Obama's self analysis: Delusion or just some shit to say?

An editorial I wrote 2 years ago..you know how we socialists are..Now..with the Medicaid fiasco

Virginia Thomas stepping down as head of Liberty Central

Why framing is important: In politics, sometimes the facts don't matter

Jindal Blames Obama

When referencing unemployment please use the U6 number of 17%

Science fiction:Scariest future dystopias where the Conservatives have won

New York Times Interactive feature: You fix the deficit!

dupe...told better in another thread

Liberals to Dem leaders: Hold a vote just on extending middle class tax cuts

Freeper: "No striaght guy that I know, wants to bunk NEAR or WITH a “gaY’ guy"

TR on criticism

Gawker's 5 most ridiculous Quitter "reality" moments. Last night I said PATHETIC.

Who thinks Boner will keep Pelosi's 5 day house schedule?

has anyone seen Peter Orszags op ed to us progressives

Immigration: Far-right fringe exploits European coalitions

"I do not believe that this President has a bad bone in his body."

Forget sharks. This is the number one reason I don't like getting into the water at the beach

Forget sharks. This is the number one reason I don't like getting into the water at the beach

Forget sharks. This is the number one reason I don't like getting into the water at the beach

Amnesty International accuses EU of failing to hold members accountable for secret CIA prisons

Drunk Driver SUING Parents of Boy He RAN OVER And KILLED

No, the corporate grab for everything in sight is NOT Machiavellian.

Name those policies

Name those policies

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American-English Political Dictionary

My mother-in-law is visiting from Japan. A neighbor gave her a flag taken from Okinawa in 1945

So I tuned in to "The Walking Dead" on Sunday night.....

So I tuned in to "The Walking Dead" on Sunday night.....

BREAKING NEWS: California Supreme Court Rules Undocumented Keep In-State Tuition

I'm an Atheist. And I'm on your side.

Capital's austerity war on the people is a good, not bad, policy. It represents an economic coup.

You know why I laugh when conservatives fail?

Ecuador threatens oil companies with eviction

Ecuador threatens oil companies with eviction

New Oxford American Dictionary Names "Refudiate" Word Of the Year

No Breaks for Robo-signing Computer Stamping Mortgage Documents

Oxford American Dictionary's word of the year: 'Refudiate'

A headline that you won't (but probably should) see often

xkcd - Cartoon: Author of Windows file copy dialog vsits some friends

Lender seizes desperate borrowers' homes

Would The Bullets Be Flying Already?

Lender seizes desperate borrowers' homes

Lender seizes desperate borrowers' homes

Lender seizes desperate borrowers' homes

Will alcohol help? Rush wants to send us to Mars.

Will alcohol help? Rush wants to send us to Mars.

xkcd - Cartoon: Author of Windows file copy dialog vsits some friends

Fox News team mocks "Sarah Palin's Alaska." during break..

Kurtz: Vicious Infighting at NBC News (re: Olbermann)

Face it: low taxes on the rich = higher GDP growth

Ohio sheriff: 3 missing may have been killed

Was a Houston energy trader a one-woman Enron?

Cotton subsidies costing west African farmers £155m a year, report reveals

Fox News Turns Obama's Kid Book Into Anti-American War Epic

I didn't even know you had "junk" to touch, Rush

How Do Democrats Expect to Pay for the Tax Cuts for the Middle Class?

Lipless Mitch ushers in new era of GOP fiscal responsibility with $1 BILLION in pork

Lipless Mitch ushers in new era of GOP fiscal responsibility with $1 BILLION in pork

Health INSURANCE Reform Bill

Possibly stupid question about the magical, mythical center

Secretary Clinton Defends Raids from Karzai's Criticism

I had an idea to petition MSNBC to do a history of the Bush family

Rand Paul -- inconsistent, illogical and likely to cause a horrifying result

juggler's fake grenade draws police attention

Cuomo Taps Giuliani For Transition Team

How do you feel about the scans or pat downs when flying?

What would have happened if Democrats had rejected any reliance upon special interest money

the $250,000 bracket. is that

Poor Brian Williams...

Poor Brian Williams...

THis is actually funny to watch and sad

Simply put, taxing the rich will pay off the debt; the commission proves itself to be a farce

Simply put, taxing the rich will pay off the debt; the commission proves itself to be a farce

it's working...all the media is talking about lady blah blah

Do you think people who get a full inspection by TSA each time they fly are doing something wrong?

De-legitimizing public education

This is not from the Onion. I repeat, this is NOT from the Onion. Bachmann wants Hannity to teach

Who plays Jason Leopold in the "Fair Game" film?

Comedian 'Kills': Woman Given Heimlich Maneuver At Comedy Show

great prez - vice prez pic...

British warship greeted by a Cuban Navy band playing “God Save the Queen.”

Lieberman And Collins Urge Pentagon To Release Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Study ‘As Soon

Enhanced Pat Downs. Enhanced Interrogation Techniques. Orwell called it.

On Plouffe replacing Axelrod - a step in the right direction?

Please sign to help stop mountaintop removal

Woman arrested in San Diego on charge of providing money to Somali terrorists

Sarah Palin is finally recognized for her towering contributions to academia

On security theater and effective security

On security theater and effective security

Bush actually made me laugh.

Chicago Sheriff Thomas Dart: 95% of Chicago’s Foreclosures Do Not Have Proper Paperwork

Chicago Sheriff Thomas Dart: 95% of Chicago’s Foreclosures Do Not Have Proper Paperwork

Republicans' reckless disregard for the economic security of America

Confess: Did you watch Palin's show last night?

Airport 'pat-downs' cause growing passenger backlash

Dick Cheney is one evil fuck

Ireland seeks bailout by European Union

Poll Shows Only 17% Think Election Was Mandate For Republicans

He is so sorry...

Yes compromise on the tax cuts.

NYPD Arrest Peaceful 99ers at Unemployed Workers Rally

Rachel lectured at Harvard!

German protesters strip-off in demonstration against full-body airport scanners

Represenative Schuler on Scar says..

Hilarious review in The New Yorker on Sarah Palin's Alaska

TSA wallpaper - disgusting

What is the solution to airline security?

Relative to Barack Obama . . . . .

Comic relief: LOL, FR fight re: Palin TV show

So now they are back to calling this the Largest Tax Increase in History...

Time

An experiment..list all the Bush* policies you hated the most

Gay Rights Activists Accuse Obama Of Silent Homophobia (VIDEO)

Urge Your Senators to Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act

Do you think the media will make Lady Blah Blah smarter between now and mid 2011?

Do you think the media will make Lady Blah Blah smarter between now and mid 2011?

Do you think the media will make Lady Blah Blah smarter between now and mid 2011?

Do you think the media will make Lady Blah Blah smarter between now and mid 2011?

Do you think the media will make Lady Blah Blah smarter between now and mid 2011?

Do you think the media will make Lady Blah Blah smarter between now and mid 2011?

Do you think the media will make Lady Blah Blah smarter between now and mid 2011?

Sixty Lame Minutes (Kunstler)

To the C Streeters, Christianity is all about elites

Have the plans for this years' WAR ON CHRISTMAS been worked up yet?

President Obama to hold second Native American conference

The Senate is empowered to hold trials. The House is not.

Aim for the Heart, not the Head.

There is a strange vibe in DU

Should Circumcision of young male children be banned?

in the Red wilderness...my partner and I met another Democrat

'Sarah Palin's Alaska' draws big ratings - Almost 5 Million

MSNBC President Phil Griffin Threatened To Fire Keith Olbermann

Are Amish fireplace claims a bunch of hot air?

The Butchers Covered

Would you be willing to make a one way trip to another planet?

We were just discussing a conversation we had at the laundromat this afternoon

Nike Rapes Muhammed Ali

The deficit commission's agenda is not to reduce the deficit but rather to destroy the middle class

The tacky, scripted "No Boys Upstairs" scene was SO obviously

What did FDR do to get us out of the Great Depression?

Muckraker James O'Keefe's 'Teachers Unions Gone Wild' Video Stirs N.J. Controversy

The world economic crisis "turned the G20 summit for global economic cooperation into a snake pit"

OKLAHOMA: Westboro Church Gets Tires Slashed, Locals Refuse To Perform Repairs

Fox News just called him "Mister Obama"

Someone sent this to me: Rachel Maddow tells an extremist lie

GOP leaders are gearing up to kill the fledgling Office of Congressional Ethics, fill w/K Street ers

A Question for DU Accountants re Sub S Corps & the Bush Tax Cuts

Meet Tim Walberg of Michigan: The Birthers’ Man in Washington

Zero Hedge: The CATO Institute Finds That The Fed Must Be Abolished

Yes, President Obama Broke His Promise On Gitmo

Humbling question-anyone here Knowledgeable about Social security disability?

It's only $89,000 a round but . . .

The Hill predicts "political disaster" for Obama if DADT repeal is abandoned

Every time I hear "public charter" I will say "you mean semi-private school."

Three-year-old girl sobs "stop touching me" as TSA agent forcibly gropes her (with video)

Sarah Palin's true reality: 'Free' Alaska is a welfare state that enjoys generous federal subsidies

Voters Don't Want Congress To Cut Extended Unemployment Benefits: Poll

The Destruction Of Social Security Is The Endgame

The Ricketts family is against “wasteful government spending” unless it helps make them rich

This is a very disturbing story about TSA

Is it just me ...

WTF-Florida truck dealership gives free AK-47s with every purchase

L.A. food stylist pulled from flight for 'Atom Bomb' tattoo

Sarah Palin: "Tonight Bristol will dance a 'Passion of the Christ' PasoDoble"

One EMP burst and the world goes dark

One EMP burst and the world goes dark

As more people living in RVs, RV parks banning older "trashy" looking RVs

Going to see "Inside Job" the movie tonight-

Even Ivory Towers are Built on Foundations - what the US Corporatocracy Forgot

Westboro Bus Tires Flattened In Okla.

Reid Tasks Schumer With Top Dem Messaging Job

BREAKING: 3 generations of advocates, vets fighting for repeal of DADT facing arrest at White House

Obama says he "neglected" what was important: Not policies, but having a bi-partisan tone.

I lived in Alaska for two years....

Boy..for the life of me, I just can't figure out why the USA has so little money for infrastructure.

Boy..for the life of me, I just can't figure out why the USA has so little money for infrastructure.

My dentist told my boss that I have developed a heart condition.

There must be a subset of travelers who won't object to enhanced TSA screenings

BREAKING NEWS: California Supreme Court Rules Undocumented Keep In-State Tuition

"Too bad we can't afford to treat your leukemia"

It’s Official: Rich Declare War on the Middle Class

After Suu Kyi, Dalai Lama hopes for Liu Xiaobo freedom

If tax cuts for the top 1% pass

PA governor will cut Medicaid. Following Texas' lead in eliminating it. He is

PA governor will cut Medicaid. Following Texas' lead in eliminating it. He is

To Obama: "With all due respect, please take off your pink tutu..."

Hey Progressives, what happened to our "Fierce Urgency of NOW?"

Dr. Strangecorp or: How the ACLU Learned to Stop Worrying and Enable the US Chamber of China

Dr. Strangecorp or: How the ACLU Learned to Stop Worrying and Enable the US Chamber of China

Remember back at the dawn of DU???? Remember being called "the fringe" by *?

Blog calls for men to wear kilts, sans underpants, to protest TSA screenings

Bigots in Arizona mistakenly target church they thought was a mosque because it has a dome

Holy Moley! I just researched Darrell Issa on Wikipedia!!!

Are you kidding me? Are you KIDDING me? This WAS possible, the WHOLE TIME??

one of my editorials printed today-"Shop American"

Joining the ranks of the uninsured

What professional journalists would ask Bush about September 11

CNN: Striking Photo Exhibition of Gay U.S. Military Members

Old woman pushed to death from LA train platform

Old woman pushed to death from LA train platform

What is a "bully pulpit"?

Pensacola: BP targets submerged oil

Bloomberg used secrecy in hiring new school chief to replace Joel Klein.

Someone Asked me Why I Hate my Country

The most important video you'll ever see.

This "Fracking" for natural Gas is a joke. And the "Halliburton Loophole" is worse....

New Castle councilman calls cops on boys' cupcake sale

I just had the most outrageously rude call from the DCCC demanding money.

MERS 101

So what are you going to do?

Paul Krugman: President Obama is not prepared to deal with the world as he finds it.

Paul Krugman: President Obama is not prepared to deal with the world as he finds it.

White House Says Child Soldiers Are Ok, if They Fight Terrorists

White House Says Child Soldiers Are Ok, If They Fight Terrorists

LGBT Civil Rights: I Will Now Be a "Single Issue" Activist.

what socialist wrote this?

Sam Seder nails it. It doesn't matter if Obama is on "our side" or not.

An important announcement about the DU rules, and how we enforce them.

Congrats, 'Boys

Shark attack

Somali Pirates Refuse to Board Carnival Cruise Ships

OMG skinner did it again

You know what the shame was about The Walking Dead was?

What a beatiful weekend here in Southern California.

Ah another weekend accomplished

OMFG! Guns N' Roses recording follow-up to their SMASH HIT "Chinese Democracy!" OMFG! O-M-F-G!

A little off the side of having to deal with politics,,,,

If you went to a Skynyrd show and they DID NOT PLAY Free Bird, what would you do?

The Awesome Power Of Bob Marley:

DU prayers, vibes for my ex's dad

Free to Good Home: RAT FACE

What you reading this week DU? Me I'm going to start reading "The Tiger"

Heads up everyone Caribou Barbies Alaska starts

Please give this artist 10 minutes of your time.

I got "The Pacific" on DVD as a gift for my birthday. Watched 2 episodes so far.

Husband threatens to throw urine at pregnant wife

Please give this artist 10 minutes of your time.

Care to view some purty pictures and identify some plants?

What you reading this week DU? Me I'm going to start reading "The Groin Check"

Epic Duck March

WTF?

The deluxe six-disc edition of Springsteen's Darkness On The Edge Of Town, in stores Tuesday

How come Ian McKellen didn't play Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movies?

APOD

So, saw World's Greatest Dad the other night and...

The Bastard Fairies - Rollerskate Song Ukulele Group

ok, just a mindless little question for a monday am

It's too fricking early for the Xmas music. A local station (102.5 FM) started it up

Android, WinPhone7, iPhone4... What Grills Faster?

Map: The United States of Television

Hypothetically speaking, if you were Skinner, and received a PM from me...

So, we;ve had Watchmen, Kick-Ass, the Marvel Universe flicks...

Is this where I should be posting this?

I’ve spent the last 48 hours administering fever reducer and cleaning up vomit – ask me anything!

Stay tuned: Big announcement from Apple Tuesday

Most embarrassing fall down EVER

I regret not going to see Kick-Ass when it came out in the theater.

Murphy's Law of Cat Food - If it's on Sale, the Cat Won't Like It

48 ads that would never be allowed today

Someone to be explaining what is meaning by odd syntax and spelling...

What are being the actual purposes to having wimminses on earth is for?

How did Jonathan Harker escape from Castle Dracula?

Vegetarians FAIL

Monday Morning Photo

In 595 "views" Graywarrior's "Thread That Never Dies" will hit 100,000

Has anyone played Sims 3?

Du'ers, the nicest thing just happened!

You Look Like Shit

How do I edit my journal?

Saccharin and trust

The song "Bad Company" by the band Bad Company is on the album "Bad Company"--

1971 Mercedes Benz 280SE 3.5 Convertible vs. 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge Convertible

Does one tip furniture delivery men?

My dad fell getting out of the bathtub. Can I get some vibes for him tonight. We haven't

KFC Double Down, meet Double Kill (fried chicken, cheese, bacon, mac & cheese, beef, onion rings)

Remember when we were young and couldn't wait to grow up?

Unfortunate sign placement

Have you ever experienced shooting pains in your index toe?

I just did the most heroic action for my Mom.

The word of the day is "vomit". Replace any word in a thread title with "vomit".

Pick a state (three questions in one.)

Another brilliant example of Connecticut signage

The Raveonettes play at a club down the street from me tomorrow night!

Have you ever said "I love you" to the wrong person?

Soldier's heroic dog, brought from Afghanistan, mistakenly euthanized.

Touched by greatness: Get it right here. What are your experiences

Why does everyone believe turkeys can't fly?

Semi-whenever reminder about The Animal Rescue Site

Monday's kitteh (nite nite)

Banning of "I love Boobies" bracelet triggers free speech lawsuit

Some of you may have seen that recently, I have been deeply... DEEPLY obsessed with butts...

Bad news for Max (aka Stinker Pot)

Baby Otter Plays With Stuffed Walrus (CUTE!)

Keep Discover card, or get rid of it?

PSA: The Mc Rib is back.

These new hearing aids are something else

What is the "fitness comfort index" as now seen on some online weather reports?

Ladies (and guys who like guys), is an obvious rug a deal-breaker?

It's official. The Walking Dead is one cool drama.

Olbermann used to have such a Ron Burgandy moustache.

Does anyone else Haggis Hunt?

Brag about what you're making (or having) for Thanksgiving!

Paula Deen Is Trying to Kill Us, Part 4: Bacon, Doughnut, & Fried Egg Burger

Libertarian Reason magazine joins growing chorus condeming Beck's Soros attacks

Gulf Oil Spill: Tracking the Claims -- 'Kind of like going to battle'

Psychologist in Terror War (architect of Bush-era interrogation tactics) Is Subject of Complaint

Psychologist in Terror War (architect of Bush-era interrogation tactics) Is Subject of Complaint

West cannot defeat al-Qaeda, says UK forces chief

Israeli source: Cabinet likely to accept U.S. trade for settlement freeze

Catholic bishops say more exorcists are needed

Student's deportation put off as Feinstein intervenes

Financial reform law offers look at lobbyists' efforts to shape it

After Suu Kyi, Dalai Lama hopes for Chinese dissident's freedom

North and South Sudan reach framework agreement

If you could see any band do a live performance of one of their albums from start to finish...

Berlusconi Ministers to Quit Today in Move That May Speed Early Elections

Campaigners urge US and Europe to cut cotton subsidies

Petraeus warns Afghans about Karzai's criticism of U.S. war strategy

US wants China to reciprocate green energy subsidies

Taliban prisoners 'would be freed from Guantánamo to join Afghan peace negotiations’

EPA Sets Water Pollution Limits for Florida

Taliban chief Mullah Omar rules out Afghan peace talks

Treasury yields hit 3-month high

Amnesty says EU should force US to probe renditions

Brad Pitt Seeks Rights to the Chilean Miners Story

Death toll in skyscraper blaze hits 42

Paychecks for CEOs Climb

Exclusive: Ensign Privately Lobbied Obama Admin For Nearly $1 Million In Health Reform Money

Holbrooke: US Combat Troops to be Phased Out of Afghanistan by 2014

House panel denies N.Y. congressman's plea to postpone ethics hearing

Mitch McConnell Backs Earmarks Ban

Haitians protest UN base over cholera claim

17 Celebrity Cruises Passengers Robbed at Gunpoint in St. Kitts

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Monday November 15

Rep. Charles Rangel walks out of his own ethics hearing

(UK) Guantanamo Bay detainees set for government payout

Human pyramids and throatsingers to be named 'cultural treasures'

Virginia Thomas stepping down as head of Liberty Central

Sarah Palin's Alaska was the highest rated

Colleagues deny Rangel's plea for delay in trial (Charlie walks out)

Harkin says health overhaul won't be repealed

'Sky's the limit': Drug smugglers buy cargo jets

Obama should call Republicans' bluff: Embrace key GOP proposals -- and see if they play ball

Is America a front for a corporate crusade?

"It really hit him: ‘I’m going back to Jakarta as president'. That's a powerful thing"

The Preamble to the US Declaration of Independence, 1776

Presidents and other politicians should start listening

Photos: Around the World in 10 News Cycles (The Obama Presidency, days 655-664)

Romney Watch: A journal of opposition research

David Plouffe To Reportedly Join White House Next Year

Retail sales jump 1.2% in October, 4th Straight Month

How long did it take you to figure out Kevin Spacey was Keyser Soze in The Usual Suspects?

Paul Krugman - The World as He Finds It

A Lame and Spineless Duck?

Joe calls 2% small business truth from Frank Rich a 'red herring,' but likes Schumer's $1M threshold

HLN has mentioned the Bush tax cuts, but nothing about the Obama tax cuts...

Experts weigh in: Can the economy be saved?

Krugman: Liquidationists of the World, Unite!

"Obama rested and ready for clash with Republicans"

Just a little reminder for Democrats who think being SPINELESS will get them anything but HELL!

Lib Dem internal elections see anti-Tory candidates take key positions

Taxes and a leaky roof...

It is a huge gamble not to extend taxcuts for the wealthy?

Does anyone know how well Blue Dogs that did win do?

Paul Krugman: Obama Didn't Fight Hard Enough Against Tax Cuts For The Rich

Liberals to Dem leaders: Hold a vote just on extending middle class tax cuts

WaPo: "'Soul-searching' inside the White House" - (Do they get it yet??)

Let the Bonus Tax Cuts for the Top 2 Percent Fade into the Sunset

Universities vie for Obama's presidential library

President's press conference yesterday

Republicans seek Democratic Allies in Healthcare fight

Republicans seek Democratic Allies in Healthcare fight

Boehner/GOP to dismantle Office of Congressional Ethics!

7 NATO troops die after attacks in Afghanistan

DeMint: It's Michael Steele's fault GOP didn't win Senate

Fox continues to suggest ending Bush tax cuts for wealthy would hurt small businesses

Photos of gay service members make statement about policy

Dear Madam Speaker

Democrats Who Disagree With President Obama Are . . . .

Democrats Who Disagree With President Obama Are . . . .

On Bush tax cuts, Democrats have to man up, not give in

"Progressives Press -- Lightly -- For Ending Tax Cuts For Wealthy"

Swingy Or Clingy?

You want to see some caving? McConnell already caving to the President & the Teabaggers

Obama Blames Himself for Partisan Tone

"CNN Poll: Election not a mandate for GOP"

"DADT Vigil Held at Matlovich Gravesite"

Virginia Thomas attempts to un-teabag herself.

What part of "We did not/do not/will not have the votes" does the left not understand?

Obama to GOP: How do you pay for tax cut extensions?

I believe Newt is running for President...I think he may have a chance to

This board needs an enema.

Bobbie Holsclaw explains her interest in running for governor (KY)

Progressive Lawmakers Want To Make GOP 'Put Up Or Shut Up' On Bush Tax Cuts

What will happen when Darrell Issa subponeas the President to testify?

Gossip bloggers fix federal budget simply by reversing everything Bush

We Aren't Getting Out of Afghanistan or Even Iraq!

Schuler the bluedog says along with Scar...`

Small Biz. Owners thank Obama & Dems for Stimulus; Biden Demands Ice Cream

Maybe the Political Pundit Perpetual Panic Conflictinator doesn't really know what it wants?

Fed’s Raskin: Mortgage Servicing Needs Serious Reform.

Netanyahu agrees to Obama plan of 90 day settlement freeze.

Why Dennis Kucinich Has a Target on His Back

Plouffe to replace Axelrod at the White House

Action Alert: Call-In to Congress for the Jobless

Blog-A-Thon for the Jobless! Calling all bloggers!

Simple Math: 48 House Dems Represented Districts that voted for John McCain

"I've never seen a party so afraid of doing the obvious, popular thing..."

Tom Udall = Hero

Tearing down the President doesn't help. (updated)

Define "corporatist democrat"

Kay Bailey Hutchison weighs reelection, could face real primary

The myth of the Obama supporter voting GOP in 2010

Almost half of the incoming GOP House members have never held elected office.

Donna Brazile: Democrats Need Pelosi's Toughness

Obama on "60 Minutes": 15.2 million viewers; "Sarah Palin's Alaska" 5 million viewers.

Barack Obama preemptively shuts down Government to appease GOP

Record number of Chinese students flock to US colleges

The Wash. Post and Fox's "leading Democratic political analysts"

Obama's Kid's Book Praises Indian chief who killed U.S. general - RW Outrage

Welcome to DC Senator Chris Coons. Sworn in today and ready to work

Will The Democrats Finally Change the Senate Filibuster Rule?

Koppel Laments 'The Death Of Real News'

Scalia Jumps On The Anti-Seventeenth Amendment Bandwagon

Proof of Extra Dimensions Possible Next Year: CERN

Haiti Cholera Protest Turns Violent (Clashes & Gunfire Between Protesters & UN Troops)

If its made in China.. I am not buying it if there is any other way!

Defending Obama against Krugman

sigh...Obama vows to ‘redouble’ efforts toward bipartisanship

WTF!!! Huffington Post is becoming another Drudge

Chavez Creates `Socialist' Bourse With `High Yields'

Palin's 'refudiate' named a Word of the Year

LAPD officer resigns amid allegations he tapped police database on behalf of gang member

John Harwood just set the record straight to Cenk Uygur.

Rattner: Taxpayers' loss from auto bailouts likely to be less than $10B

Q: What do squirrels eat when they run out of acorns?

Michael Moore message to Obama: 'Take off your pink tutu'

I hope Darrell Issa goes off the deep end with all of these 'investigations'

I hope Darrell Issa goes off the deep end with all of these 'investigations'

Big Win for the Obama Administration

What's the fraidest you've ever been on a motorcycle?

US Military Fear Mongering

Damn it, Mr. President. With all due respect, be a DEMOCRAT...

Haiti cholera toll tops 900 with six provinces affected

Republican Victory and US Afghan Iran Policy

MSNBC w/ Cenk - GOP Civil War Over Earmarks & DADT

Money bought California gubernatorial race despite Whitman's loss

S01E11- Americans Want to Work Act

Face the Nation, Nov. 14, 2010 (Rand Paul; Chuck Schumer)

Capitol Hill Agenda: Nov. 15, 2010

Pap and David - Is Obama Being Too Nice to GOP?

The Bastard Fairies-We're All Going To Hell

LOL Old Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann Promo

Unemployed waiting to die.

MSNBC w/ Cenk: Game Show Hosts Love Republicans?

Matt Taibbi discusses his new book 'Griftopia'

Republican Debt Commission Member Rules Tax Increases 'Off The Table'

Obama iPad Commercial Spoof

Openly Gay Student Defends Teacher at School Board Meeting

Awkward Moment for Obama

Cenk Uygur to host MSNBC Live 3-4PM ET all of November

"Limbaugh (How Low Can You Go?)" by Roy Zimmerman

TYT: Top 10 Hottest Coworkers List Investigation (PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Ireland)

Rachel Maddow: Bush throws McConnell under the bus on cynical Iraq strategy

CNBC Helps Rep. Ryan Spread Bogus Tax Cut Arguments

It Gets Better President Barack Obama - FUNNY

Mario Savio Memorial Lecture - Elizabeth Warren

50,000 on streets as UK students fury descends in fire & smashed glass

*GERMAN PEOPLE AWAKE* Nuclear Waste Train Stopped as Police Cry for their Mommies

A Red State Update Ad: Aleister Crowley For President 2012

Cash-hungry US war Ind stays armed as schools & clinics close

New Hampshire residents fed up with libertarian

TIM WISE - USE OF THE N-WORD

Rep. Rangel Walks Out On Ethics Hearing

I am running for Congress in 2012

Bush to Lauer RE 9/11: We just didn't have any solid intelligence that gave us a warning

During station break Fox News team mocks ''Sarah Palin's Alaska''

Moore To Obama: "With all due respect, please take off your pink tutu..."

Bill Moyers explains it all to you - economic & worker conditions in the US today

Daddy, I Do - documentary on the personal and social implications of the growing Abstinence Movement

Film Festival to feature New Hampshire's far-right libertarians

Bush executed innocent man! DNA proves it - Rachel Maddow

2010 Election Cycle in 4:44 to Radiohead's Electioneering

Janeane Garofalo, Sam Seder & Gore Vidal - 06/04/04 [Part1of2]

Janeane Garofalo, Sam Seder & Gore Vidal - 06/04/04 [Part2of2]

Progressives Have To Realize Obama Is NOT On Our Side

The Real News: Helen Thomas on Her Resignation

" A Party for the Middle Class!" by: Mike Lux (Dem Lobbyist)

David Axelrod..Guest on this morning's "Meet the Press!"

Junior Democrats in Senate seek to change the way chamber does business.

Financial reform law offers look at lobbyists' efforts to shape it

Dear Mr. President, Please Don't Extend The Bush Tax Cuts For The Wealthiest Americans

# Do Boys in Tutus Break God’s ‘Chain of Command’? by Candace Chellew-Hodge

The Budget ‘Waste’ Deficit Hawks Never Seem to See

Republicans triumph w/ fake populism: A mass anti-capitalist movement is needed to defeat the right

Robert Fisk: Canberra, Ankara and other 'fake' capitals

President Obama: Time to pick a fight

George Bush's Memoir Skyrockets to No. 1 In THE Amazon

AlterNet: Big Pharma Shamelessly Shills Dangerous Bone Drugs You Don't Need

American Style Free Trade

Banks expecting easy ride with GOP Congress

Push to opt out of Medicaid alarms Texas health providers

Korean 'free trade' deal duplicates NAFTA

One Million Reasons the Millionaire Bailout is a Bad Idea

The disingenuous advice of Fox News Democrats

Woman out of Prison after repeatedly threatening Presidents - Desperate cries for help

Ted Koppel: Olbermann, O'Reilly and the death of real news

Understanding consumer behavior: Make them think it was their idea or decision?

Some pablum, and a cogent retort

Google growth online reflected by expansion...(Googletown)

Palin PWND! Red States are FREELOADERS who depend on HANDOUTS

Euro Under Siege as Portugal hits Panic Button

Counterpunch: America's Eggshell Nukes

(Mc)Facebook@it again: unveils email addresses,msging

Plagiarism charges fly in Bush memoir controversy

Ted Koppel, Bad Reporter

Stepping Up Propaganda Bush Tax Cuts Heritage Foundation

Better Business Bureau accused of" Pay for Play Scheme"..High Ratings to Payers. Low to Non Payers.

CBS Poll: Most Americans Don't Care That Much About The Deficit

Who Will Stand Up to the Superrich?

Sixty Lame Minutes (James Howard Kunstler)

Chris Hedges: The Origin of America’s Intellectual Vacuum

Nazis Were Given ‘Safe Haven’ in U.S., Report Says

Ireland's young flee abroad as economic meltdown looms

Matt Taibbi: the Tea Party Moron Complex

Drumbeat from the weekend...

Drumbeat: November 15, 2010

D For "Duh" - Mexico's Calderon Notes Cancun Talks Will Not Produce Binding Climate Treaty - AFP

Study Rates Peruvian Tropical Ecotourism As 2nd-Most-Profitable Use Of Tambopata Region - Mongabay

Alexandria's Beaches Gone - Up To 1M Sea Level Rise Faces Nile Delta, World's #1 Wheat Importer

Fast Food, Supermarket, Soft Drink Firms Busily "Assisting" UK Gov. Draw Up Health Policy

AGU - Narwhal Studies Confirm Warming Of Baffin Bay Winter Water Temperatures

Less Than 10% Of Articles Surveyed Re. Copenhagen Conference Dealt With Climate Science

Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power to Reduce Solar Rebates

Russia seeks to unfreeze nuclear plant project in Bulgaria

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Across Europe, Insectivorous Bird Species Have Crashed Since 1990s - Are Neonicotinoids The Reason?

2 Of 3 Worst Amazon Basin Droughts Ever Have Occurred In Past 5 Years - Rivers Still Dropping - NYT

5-Year Drought Triggers Biggest Internal Migration In Syrian History - 85% Of Livestock In E. Dead

Whales in México Are Getting Sunburn by Exposure to UV Rays

It's official: peak oil is inevitable

Report questions cellulosic ethanol merits

On Saturday, I test drove a Nissan Leaf ...

Amory Lovins Misleads with Numbers

LTE Guardian UK - Nuclear Threat

Toxic Algae Blooms Thought Specific To Coasts - UCSC Team Finds Them In Mid-Ocean

wanna see something?

Dealership: Buy Truck, Get Free AK-47

KC police fire at backfiring van (Open fire on innocent driver)

PA State House approves 'stand your ground' self-defense bill

Venezuela's Chavez defends general amid scandal

Chavez: New Cuba-Venezuela Relations Model Created

Chavez admits faults in metro system, appeals to the 'decent' Venezuela

Nicaragua Considers Leaving the OAS

Cuba frees political prisoner who refused exile deal

Colombia: Doing business, killing workers

Drug Cartel Violence Costing Oil Industry $350,000/Day in Lost Revenue

'Tijuana Tornado’ Lost the Fight to Pacquiao but Wins Big Money Thanks to Latino Fans (VIDEO)

BCS Standings: Week 5

Peru Spending $100 Million to Combat Poverty

Patriots win showdown against Steelers 39-26

Brand-new General-in-Chief has been accused of drug trafficking

Mexico protests against Nicaraguan president's remarks

"Tangible Success" Well, Jerry, you saw it today. 33-20.

US: Colonel Wilkerson Censures "Amateurish Foreign Policy"

Belarus thanks Venezuela's support to overcome the crisis

Texas High School Football Playoffs

ESPN: Source says Redskins sign McNabb to a 5yr 78million deal

This story duplicates the exumation of Simon Bolivar's body in Venezuela:

49ers win again!!

For Nicaraguans, International Women’s Day Marks a Step Back

Sportsmanship >>

Gloat-Free NBA Scores (Sunday, November 14)

Venezuela in the dock of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights

How do you feel when your "team" loses a tough game??

Troy Smith to remain 49ers starting QB..

OAS Permanent Council Approves Resolution on Costa Rica-Nicaragua Situation

In Cuba, Dancing With a Full Heart

World Series Rookies Buster Posey and Neftali Feliz win ROYs

As a gay teacher I admit that I have no idea what we can do to solve the bullying problem

John McCain wants study of DADT study

MUST-VIEW CNN: Photographs of Gay U.S. Military Members

BRITAIN: Adoption Panel Advisor Fired For Refusing To Recommend Gay Couples

GOProud Begs Anti-Gay Teabaggers They Helped Elect To Not Be Anti-Gay

What exactly does Obama expect from Netanyahu?

The Palestinians of Israel are poised to take centre stage

Oklahoma Surprise: Islam as an Election Issue

Religions are Socialistic?

Religious people are "better neighbors"

Retinal Implant Restores Vision in Blind Mice

T-minus 24m 00s until NASA's 'Exceptional Object in Our Cosmic Neighborhood' news conference!

CERN News - Nov 10, 2010: First Heavy Ions in the LHC

Proof of Extra Dimensions from the LHC and CERN

NASA'S Chandra Finds Youngest Nearby Black Hole

Prehistoric Winged Reptiles 'Pole-Vaulted' Into Flight

Brain Organizes Itself for Introspection as Children Age

The Pieman (not my photo, obviously)

Should I change my entry?

at St. Mary's lake in Maryland. Any comments/critiques?

I have learned how to scan!

Jumping on the "should I change entry?" bandwagon

Some grizzly photos

National Nurses United will battle deficit commission austerity proposals

SEIU: We Cannot Balance Budget on the Backs of Workers and Seniors

Picketers to Face Replacement Workers at 'Biggest Loser' on Monday (today)

Tell Congress: Extend Unemployment Help, Not Tax Cuts for the Rich

My thread was locked for "encouraging violent revolution"?

Why was my response deleted in this thread:

Donation

HI. How about improved or increased smileys

What's proper IGNORE protocol?

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