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Archives: November 29, 2010

ABC - "How Congress' Tax-Cut Decision May Affect Economy" - Republicans Get A Free Pass?

Miami Herald - "Could Joe Barton, who defended BP, really lead energy panel?"

Bears 31, Eagles 26. Final.

Salon - Republican "Joe Barton's climate report was plagiarized"

Republican map

Justice John Paul Stevens coming up on 60 Minutes. Must-see TV.

Justice John Paul Stevens coming up on 60 Minutes. Must-see TV.

It seems that if you declare yourself Conservative in the US you are duty bound to become a pervert.

There's something happening here...

US embassy cables: The job of the media is not to protect the powerful from embarrassment

Officials Investigate Possible Miami Cholera Case

Wikileaks: 75 yr old American smuggled out of Iran (Jan 09)

Leslie Nielsen dead at 84

Leslie Nielsen dead at 84

Wikileaks and Arab politics

TLC's "Sarah Palin's Alaska" has a competitor premiering tonight on E! ... "Bridalplasty"

The Simpsons - This week's Fox News chopper slogan- SPOILER

Wikileaks - Dupe thread #7833

Cablegate: What's coming up as the weeks go by

This Cop has killed people and a dog in separate incidents.

Diary: Palin – the white cat purring on Murdoch's lap

Police: Pa. couple hid 5 children from society

Salon.com wants to merge or be acquired

A civic experiment I often imagine

EU approves $113 billion bailout for Ireland

Oregon mosque attended by bomb plot suspect target of apparent arson

There really should be a Nobel Truth Prize . . .

Remember last week when Hillary said she would never seek elected office again?

Obama administration gives billions in stimulus money without environmental safeguards

How Obama could move himself 3% closer to re-election in 2012:

Has the wikileaks drama, knocked the NK hostilities off the radar? If so, for how long?

Shelling by North Korea was 'inhumane crime' - Seoul

Latino leaders swirl around idea of ' Tequila Party '

Another step in our march to totalitarianism: Christmas shopping under the watch of a K9 rent-a-cop

Liberal Groups to Propose Routes to Smaller Deficit

Sometimes people just suck.

Today's Denial Of Service Attack: WikiLeaks & The Failure Of Cyberattacks As Censorship

Homeland Security Seizes Dozens of Piracy Websites

So the PALIN tv thing is NOT a winner. Where's Tawd?!1 Survivor-producer's career is OVER!1 n/t

AP had to BUY its review copy of Palin's new book

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince reallllly pushed for us to go into Iran

Perspective

Palin is using reality TV and her family as part of her 2012 presidential campaign

Michigan families suffered a 21% drop in median family income from 2000 through 2009

Secrets: The CIA's War at Home

How many years back do the Wikileaks documents go?

Official Post a Conspiracy Theory and Insult Me thread

Benefit event for the homeless runs off actual homeless

600,000 people - including foreign officials - have access to classified network (WP)

600,000 people - including foreign officials - have access to classified network (WP)

no world order...

Man, here's a new one, a primary school stampede in China injuries 100 kids

Oceans of Blood and Profits for the Mongers of War by Robert Fisk

Julian is a wanted man...

AP: No evidence that WikiLeaks releases have hurt anyone

Canada's citizenship test failure rate soars 22 per cent after new material introduced

In one of largest demonstrations in Irish history, 100,000 protest bailout for European bankers

I am serious. And don't call me Shirley.

Called Out My Cousin For Being A Hypocrite On FB Tonight

What will the Dems and GOP be arguing about when they extend Tax Cuts for the Rich

Polish immigrant friend here phoned back to Poland and was told these were the predominant ...

Anyone With Bartending Experience??

In the Arab world, mostly silence about the Wikileaks. Al-Jazeera has become mute

I look forward to the coming well-researched books on the corruption and criminality

Lacking All Conviction

'06 cable: UAE on US's Iranian problem: Only come to us as last resort

Australia Starts "Whole of Government" Investigation Into Julian Assange

Islam and the West not so different. Islamophobia in America has recently seen a sharp upsurge.

Using googles public dns instead of comcast's - which just happens to be broken at the moment

We have no idea who's leaking the documents to Wikileaks.

Hey BBC - you want to talk about crimes of humanity

Iran RPO Dubai cable spoke about the June 2009 Iran election being fixed.

Every Single Republican In The House And Senate Voted Against

The Irish "Bailout" is no such thing

Don't miss DemocracyNow this morning....

NATO's Mission Impossible: Its Effects on the Afghan Partisan Movement and on US

Krugman: The Spanish Prisoner

photo contest is still on for all you morning people

Obama and Endangered Species: Better than Bush, Worse than Clinton

Giant Cut Down to Size, Or America Playing Short-handed?

Boom in Debt Buying Fuels Another Boom—in Lawsuits

Don Novey loses election bid against Jerry Brown with other people's money

It's game time. The Subject: Palin is like Reagan in terms of decisiveness

Man in police uniform kills six NATO troops in Afghanistan

Democrats Gird for Tax-Relief Battle

Democrats Gird for Tax-Relief Battle

Curiosity: let's say a 25 year old married American man with one kid enlists, goes to war...

UK auditors admit they lied about banks' health after govt secretly told them about bailouts

Manly Tears Highly Rated

Why some may be calling for the attack of Iran

Truth, Diplomacy and Wikileaks

New "must-haves " for the Diplomatic Service (to stop future embarrassing leaks)

Alaska DUers - has Joe Miller conceded yet?

Okinawa governor wins second term, demands U.S. base be moved out of prefecture

A Superpower's View of the World

Obama administration orders U.S. agencies to review safeguards on classified information

Interview w/ Justice Stevens on 60 minutes - a moderate republican as the most liberal member of

Wisconsin Democrats seek to lock in worker contracts before Republican take over

Lack of 'defence' spending may cripple European ambitions

To see how fascism can be throttled, look at Barking

Did you know Mark Chapman, the killer of John Lennon, is still married?

What year was your first DU post?

McSurance - Crap health coverage wins a regulatory victory.

Backbone, please

20,000 Sacrificed In Annual Blood Offering To Corporate America

Navy's Trident Nuclear Warheads Hit the Highway, Bound for Texas

At the end of the day . . . . .

Unmanned Wikileaks drone destroys Afghan village

Ok, not sure how to do this, but just want to thank whoever gave me a star!

Ok, not sure how to do this, but just want to thank whoever gave me a star!

Gates Seeking to Contain Military Health Costs

How did the conspiracy slueths at DU miss this? Iranian nuclear scientist mudered.

After decade of war, impact of combat stress becomes clearer

'Is China reading your e-mail?'

A Billion Dollars For New UAVs

This morning's Peace 'toon

This morning's Peace 'toon

Your laws are very puzzling America.

USMC Needs More Cannon Fodder

The Progressive Deficit Plan

Anyone here ever spoken in tongues? If so, would you please check in. nt

Waters Delivers Statement Excoriating Ethics Panel For Hearing Postponement

E-mails reveal Piper Palin ran Alaska in 2008

US Army Continues to Deny PTSD Benefits

3 weeks since the missile launch in California

3 weeks since the missile launch in California

Conservatives are lying hypocrites!

Obama to Freeze Pay for Most Federal Workers for 2 Years (NYT)

20,000 Sacrificed In Annual Blood Offering To Corporate America

Leslie Nielsen Dead at 84

Tweety: Palin Is Like Bill Clinton "when it comes to being a natural," having "moxie" (VIDEO)

AG says government is active in scrutinizing leaks

The Poster Child of ed reform: Harlem Village Academy

Want to send a message this Christmas?? Don't go to the mall!!!

Goodbye to Free Checking Accounts

U.S. To Germany: Sure, We Kidnapped And Tortured The Wrong Guy - But Consider The Political Context!

Flying in Europe? Don't fear a pat-down. European Union governments take different approach ...

Sun Now Owned by Spanish Woman

Peter King (R-NY) cries war, wants Assange in Gitmo and Wikileaks drone-bombed.

GOP Intent On Big Showdown With Elizabeth Warren

President Barack Obama to propose two-year federal worker pay freeze, White House says

One scientist's hobby: recreating the ice age

Report: Comcast Outage Cripples Internet Access Across Northeast Corridor

Cuts in military budget would hit North Texas programs

Palin lies about daughter’s use of gay slur

I sat and watched the entire episode of Sarah Palin's Alaska tonight

Sarah Palin's Alaska ratings fall...what do you think? (The Onion)

The Naked Truth About Capital Gains

What it is not too early to discuss in regard to the leaks

WA Times Inaccurately Asserts That WikiLeaks Docs Reveal ‘China’s Role In Shipments Of Nukes To Iran

We aren't all idiots-News from the North Texas Progressive

I know its not marriage equality but the Illinois legislature to vote on Civil Unions this week

Larisa Alexandrovna: FBI Thwarts "Terra" Or Terrorist Plot In Portland?

Have republicans given Obama the finger on meeting at the White House? Haven't heard anything.nt

WikiLeaks update: Berlusconi says he doesn’t attend ‘wild parties’ but hosts ‘dignified and elegant’

Who allowed the Saudi's to fly home during the No Fly Zone on 9/11

Who allowed the Saudi's to fly home during the No Fly Zone on 9/11

Hey Julian...

Argh! John Bolton confirms 2012 interest

Mobile tooth care coming to needy in Modesto (CA)

Adios 2010 Hurricane season

Activists Protest ‘Homophobic’ Singer’s Performance

Wikileaks: Berlusconi: No Wild Parties, Just Elegant Soirees

Dr. Laura Signs With SiriusXM - Show will be about morals, values, etc

Big Polluters Freed from Environmental Oversight by Stimulus-BP, Westar & DuPont Among Co Exempted

The leak that Iran could hit Europe with Missiles is being amplified as pure propaganda

To all who are disappointed: Only a small fraction of Wikileaks have yet to be released

Citing deficit, Obama to freeze federal worker pay - AP

Well, DUers, at this late date, what do you think of Ellsberg's release of the Pentagon Papers?

Scientists trick cells into switching identities

Obama's Federal Worker Pay Freeze Was Blasted By Democrats Months Ago

Fox "News" uses footage of anti-tuition fee rise march and claim it is part of UK Tea Party movement

Egyptians demonstrate after flawed elections (AP)

S.Korea activists urge rescue of dogs left on shelled island

Florida Legislatures move to block health care

Six more U.S. troops lost today...

NYS: Moratorium on hydrofracking will not pass unless passed by Nov. 29

It's Too Early to Assess The Impact of Wikileaks' Release

The Job Of The Media Is Not To Protect The Powerful From Embarrassment - Guardian on Embassy Cables

Random tip: if you find an irresistible urge to read a RW book to see what the nuts are thinking...

20,000 Sacrificed In Annual Blood Offering To Corporate America

"Republicans and Tea Partiers are making a farce of American exceptionalism"

Grist: Driving a car doesn’t mean being in control

Turkish PM 'hates' Israel: US cables

Turkish PM 'hates' Israel: US cables

George W. Bush to answer questions live from Facebook headquarters

Welcome to National Fiscal Hypocrisy Week

Booman Tribune: I Can't Support the WikiLeaks Drop

I'm so bored with the USA

3-judge panel for Prop. 8 appeal is named; one is a BYU grad nominated by W

The Simpsons mocks Fox News again: ‘Unsuitable for viewers under 75

The Simpsons mocks Fox News again: ‘Unsuitable for viewers under 75

Freepers focus on the "real" WikiLeaks issue. Homosexuality.

Mexico's 2010 Drug War Stats: 10,000 Deaths and Counting

McCaskill: How I'm not like Obama

Cover Letter The following was sent with a copy of The Prosecution of George W. Bush For Murder to

Richard Goldman, San Francisco philanthropist, dies at 90

New cause of hypertension discovered:

Food Banks Bracing For End Of Extended Unemployment Benefits

Slicing tax breaks in order to afford tax breaks

Larisa Alexandrovna: WikiLeak Confirms Reporting By Journalist Seymour Hersh On Threats To Iran

How Obama could move himself 3% closer to re-election in 2012:

About those teabaggers at Thanksgiving--

Secretary of State Clinton calls document leak an attack on America, international community,

Is Al Sharpton The King Of Racial Terrorism In America

ACLU: U.S. Pressured Germany Not to Prosecute CIA Officers for Torture and Rendition

Kicked out of their homes, gay teens have a shelter at the Ruth Ellis Center

A GA State Senator [D] gets re-elected to 11th term and turns [R]

I am telling you that Ed Schultz is a closet righty. I cannot reconcile his constant

Penn & Teller Bullshit

Per capita federal expenditures in Michigan: $9,228. Average for states: $10,396. Michigan’s rank-39

Per capita federal expenditures in Michigan: $9,228. Average for states: $10,396. Michigan’s rank-39

To those who say that Obama = Bush, I say, "Bring It On"

Wikileaks, START, and Our Foreign Policy Cred

Scapegoating Federal/State Workers in "Budget Crisis" Time

The Rude Pundit: The Most Hilarious Stuff So Far from the Wikileaks Documents

LOL; who would ever get this card? Prepaid Kardashian Kard is rife with fees

Comcast DNS is down - Major meltdown.

]Pakistani man threatens to sue CIA over drone attacks

Drugs Now Legal If User Is Employed (Onion audio)

Freedom of speech rocks. I would like to officially say thank-you to wikileaks.

Adorable Children Seem To Confuse Michelle Obama With Santa

The USA is not a place, it is a process. We don't need to be resigned to this.

Soldiers Who Broke Into Dispensary: 'We Were Just Trying To Get Rid Of All The Marijuana'

George W. Bush to Visit Facebook HQ Monday for Live Video Q&A

Afghan policeman kills six US soldiers

Daily Kos: "President Gimmick" and "Freezing Pay = Losing Votes "

John McCain Compares Sarah Palin To Ronald Reagan

John McCain Compares Sarah Palin To Ronald Reagan

John McCain Compares Sarah Palin To Ronald Reagan

Bringing Back Wage Growth

WikiLeaks "intended to promote debate"

You should knowvwhat we say about you...

USMC: Passed Over Twice? Tough Shit, You're Going To The Sandbox Anyway

A back story I heard today about Brad Manning from Dan Ellsberg

Palin lies about daughter’s use of gay slur

Class Self-Selection

CIA implanted electrodes in brains of unsuspecting soldiers, suit alleges

4th Amendment underwear - for real

4th Amendment underwear - for real

4th Amendment underwear - for real

surge update: 6 Americans killed by gunman in Afghanistan

You Know That $100 Million Dollar MV-22? It Only Works 54.3% Of The Time

Wiki leaks - it's like a scanner on the airport of politics

****Throughout the Underground 11-27thru28-2010****

Question. Has a political party ever not run the incumbent in a presidential election?

I thought our country didn't negotiate with terrorists?

God won’t allow global warming, congressman seeking to head Energy Committee says

The reaction to Wikileaks speaks to a failure of accountability

Again they aren't worried about what they did but that someone is bringing it to the light of day

Mr. Obama, you could have at least used the Federal Pay Raise issue to get something you wanted

Leap Of Faith?: Tea Party Activists Promote Bogus Religious ‘History’ Of Constitution

A teabagger exposed and unashamed

Am I the only one who is losing faith in our government over the leak?

Where were all these fuckers when the war crimes were

.

Best Jon Stewart Quotes of All Time

Mediabistro.com: that joe lieberman on Imus: Fox business is my

From Black Friday to a Better Way

Best Christmas Present Ever!!

Will Wikileaks end up shutting down casual use of the internet?

On the wiki leaks, I will quote James Inhofe "I am outraged at the outrage"

Dr. Laura To Sign Contract With XM Radio

tomorrow is National call your Congressman Day to save SS.

Congress puts off cuts to doctor Medicare payments

Thus far, Wikileaks is a dud.

Toon: The Hotbed of Crime is....

WikiLeaks: Ayatollah Khameni has terminal cancer

David Brooks is Upset that the Politicians Are Listening to Voters

North and South Korea move close to war footing

Wikileaks: Chinese officials say North Korea is a spoiled brat

Cables Shared So Far Only 226 / 251,287 (1966 - 2010): "Released In Stages Over The Next Few Months"

Scary Environmentalist ‘Dragon’ Trying To Destroy Christianity

I have questions regarding the Wikileak thing

Stevens told Pelley, "It should've denied the stay, period."

It's not about "embarrasing America." It's about exposing crimes.

Jack Shafer is naive and dumb.

A Media False Alarm Over the T.S.A. - "in the real world, nothing happened"

If 10% is good enough for God it's enough for the IRS

Thomas Friedman, the High Priest of Austerity

Thomas Friedman, the High Priest of Austerity

CSIS ex-chief slams courts, Canadians: WikiLeaks

CSIS ex-chief slams courts, Canadians: WikiLeaks

Wikileaks cables reveal China 'ready to abandon North Korea'

WikiLeaks cables: 'Rude' Prince Andrew shocks US ambassador

Climate change scientists warn of 4C global temperature rise

War on Christmas begins ...by the tea baggers... a wife beating loser tea bagger

Peta poster David Cross (actor) updated

This is what passes for higher culture in our society?

So the Wiki leak people are "Criminals" but the CIA lying and destroying evidence is OK??

Southern Poverty versus Family Research Council

Let us reduce unemployment

Latest Birther scheme fails: Freepers throw a tantrum.

Federal Highway Administration Is Ordering All Local Governments to Buy New Street Signs

Mike Pence (Asshole-IN) leading the old-time-religion chorus while running for higher office

Despondent psychiatric nurse slain by Napa police

Please vote for Julian Assange to be Time's Person of the Year!

Did you realize all this personal intrusion began with Reagan?

Did you realize all this personal intrusion began with Reagan?

Clinton calls leaked documents attack on world

Jefferson and Madison busted in diplomatic secrecy scandal

US Lies About N. Korea Situation?

Where Are The Jobs?

So Hillary is having her Nixonian "I am not a crook" moment now.

WikiLeaks: Ayatollah Khameni has terminal cancer

Another step in our march to totalitarianism: Christmas shopping under the watch of a K9 rent-a-cop

Brazil - US: Engaging Moderate Muslims, Monitoring "Threatening" Ones (CableGate)

Shocking cable: US says Saudi donors are chief financiers of al Qaeda

Obama to Freeze Pay for Most Federal Workers for 2 Years

Carbonated beverage companies pushed their products as good for infants

I miss the big tent

Yeah what Oliver Willis said re: WikiLeaks

$14 Trillion in Debt and WHAT do We HAVE to show for it?

DU Lost a Member Last Night

It's curious to observe many of the same people accusing Obama supporters

Sarah Palin: Hunt down Assange like a terrorist

Thank Dick Durbin for sticking it to the big banks on interchange fees.

Wikileaks: Has anyone found any world leader talking about doing something GOOD for their people yet

Kim Kardashian Is Dead (Joins Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga in digital death)

How engaged are you in local political action?

Good Grief. "Insiders think Perry will run for president"

Good Grief. "Insiders think Perry will run for president"

Trumka Torches Bam for Fed Freeze

moxnews.com - Michael (Owner of This Site) is Working His Ass Off to Glean the News the Best News...

Reports of world reaction to Wikileaks

TURN over RELEASE of Wiki Leaks Documents..I need more information...I turned to this...

Oh No! It's the Politifact List! He's not going to include the puppy is he?

For fucksakes, can we please stop with the Palin threads?

Busting War Myths

Raw Story: "Shocking Cable - US Says Saudi Donors Are Chief Financiers Of Al Qaeda"

Do you think people should stop saying "we" when refering to US government decisions.

Jon Elliot will have a podcast soon.

This picture says it all about the absurdity of the TSA enhanced pat downs

Man oh man, that 9/11 thing sure worked out well.

Are Permanent Wage Cuts Just around the Corner?

To atheist parents during this "holiest" of seasons:

95 year old Oscar-nominated director Mario Monicelli jumps out of hospital wind

How different would the world be if US foreign policy were always wikileaks transparent?

WikiLeaks cables: 'Rude' Prince Andrew shocks US ambassador

What some tip a valet to park their car($20) would have fed 10 people on Thanksgiving Day...

Do you have an extra $10? How about $20?

KENYA: Prime Minister Raila Odinga Calls For Jailing All Homosexuals

Ottawa outraged video of woman's arrest - bra & blouse cut off by male cops, lead away topless

Tonight's the Night - S. 510 - Food Safety Modernization Act - Expected to Pass Senate

Gibbs has nothing to but "leaking is a crime." Mr Gibbs? So is TORTURE

Woman arrested after pushing 100-year-old Wal-Mart greeter

CBS Joins the Attack On Social Security

Journalism is leaks.

Why is a Democratic administration doing this?

A world of misery left by bullying

Top '30 Media Heroes' List - The Nation (Maddow # 1)

Some intelligent musings on Wikileaks issue.

In Wake of New WikiLeaks Release, JFK, Ellsberg's Remarks on 'Secrecy', 'Covert Ops' Worth Noting

A no crap for Christmas thread. Post your ideas here.

Stop These Wars Or We'll Fill Your Jails

Non-torrent download of Wikileaks' Insurance file (Java download)

At least 80% (the vast majority) of homeless people are sane,

At least 80% (the vast majority) of homeless people are sane,

Why didn't Obama call for corporate pay freezes or even decreases?

BREAKING: Iran, Cuba and Venezuela to hold military exercises off the coast of Florida.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …”

The guy who told Latinos not to vote is now pushing the "Tequila Party"

The guy who told Latinos not to vote is now pushing the "Tequila Party"

The guy who told Latinos not to vote is now pushing the "Tequila Party"

WikiLeaks releases 250,000 classified documents...WITHOUT actually releasing them.

The 10 MOST IMPORTANT WikiLeaks Revelations

So what information was Secretary Clinton asking for in her UN 'intelligence gathering' effort?

So you have a pay freeze for two years but still have a job with benefits.

"Cablegate": Do You Approve Or Disapprove Of Wikileaks' Release Of The Diplomatic Cables?

WIKILEAKS: US role in establishing Honduran dictatorship

The British student uprising grows

Snarky comments are welcomed.

Here's a billboard in New Jersey that we'll hear more about...

The Federal Employee Pay Freeze, And Why YOU Might Just Want To Give A Shit !!!

The Visceral Response To The TSA

The Bible Spice Solution to Wikileaks - declare war on Europe.

Exclusive: WikiLeaks Will Unveil Major Bank Scandal

CIA allegedly implanted electrodes in brains of unsuspecting soldiers

There is only one political Party in America....

UK Independent: Wikileaks shows up our media for their docility at the feet of authority

Willie Nelson Calls For National 'Teapot Party' After Arrest

Post-Recession Job Recovery Hampered by Offshoring

"Market-based dogmas", free market rhetoric are harming education.

The Democratic Underground 2011 Photography Group Calendar is now available from the DU Store!

Danforth: GOP beyong redemption

The Manchurian Candidate

The recent improvement in economic news

Is Robert Kuttner speaking in code?

In China, Cultivating the Urge to Splurge

Joe Conason: Iran’s Best Friends on Capitol Hill

E. J. Dionne: Blaming Obama’s America First

Right wing concern trolls crying about how pirate music sites are shut down by DHS/ICE

Cables Obtained by WikiLeaks Shine Light Into Secret Diplomatic Channels

Administration Reviews Handling of Gov't Secrets

Asshat Rep. King wants WikiLeaks to be declared a foreign terrorist organization

my teabagger sister is running away from Palin

Faux News hosts pretend birther author’s novel is non-fiction

Negotiating Against Yourself

maddowblog: Republican budget priority: Not you

I Would Like President Obama To Come To My House For A Visit

If Repubs. are REALLY "listening to the American people" as they always say...

Tweety is off his meds again comparing Palin to Bill Clinton WTF!!!

Palins Alaska not only a political commerical but an attack on the long term unemployed

Despite the LOVE FEST from the media on Palin the public isn't impressed

Very interesting PPP polling on Obama matched up with rethugs

Pelosi Statement on Passage of the Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act

Deficit commission plan would kill 4 million jobs, analysis finds

Krugman: Lacking All Conviction (updated)

Will pay freeze strengthen Obama's hand?

Just wondering if everybody should just accept pay and health insurance cuts due to the economy

White House: No deal on taxes expected Tuesday

"I Can't Support the WikiLeaks Drop"

YELP. An excellent source of informative reviews or biased crap written by friends and enemies?

Progressive organizations release alternative fiscal plan

I. Am. Trying. To. Quit. Invoking.

Huckabee's Presidential Campaign Begins in Earnest

enjoy this nice furnace

I. Am. Trying. To. Quit. Toking.

I. Am. Trying. To. Quit. Joking.

Who told you "The Simpsons" has lost its mojo?

A page of turkey fryer fire.

I. Am. Trying. To. Quit. Stoking.

Something I'd really like for Christmas

I. Am. Trying. To. Quit. Stroking.

I. Am. Trying. To. Quit. Karaokeing

Oprah's Bee Giveaway

sure are a lot of words that end in oking...

VIDEO: "You go to the box. Two minutes, by yourself, you feel shame, then you get free."

Argh! John Bolton confirms 2012 interest

You may have missed this if you don't venture into GD very often

R.I.P. Leslie Nielsen

The Nigerian Scammers learn their English from Freepers

US woman @theashes becomes Twitter (and cricket) celebrity

Episode 5 of The Walking Dead starts in less than 2 hours

Stroking, Coking, Poking, Choking. Okay, ha-ha, we get it. Now cut it out, ya turkeys.

Yo Obama - where's the change I'm looking for? A rare Hawkeye-X rant

I lost a bet to Dr. Strange today....

This effin' video looks like Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" filmed with 2 birds and 2 cats

Help! I've got fleas!!

Ouch !!!!

I. Am. Trying. To. Learn. To. Type. As. Fast. As. The. Rest. Of. You.

Dr. Drew Pinsky to get talkshow.

Simpsons zings Fox News again!

Nathan Fillon's Christmas Tree

I got a job!

Using spoiler text on DU?

Your favourite surprises in the newest wikileak release?

ACK, I found HUGH timesuck of a facebook game!

Do you have to be a Netflicks subscriber to be able to browse lists of their stuff?

LeBron "King" James Looking to Get 2nd Coach Fired in 6 Months

Use this thread to bash Betty Draper/Francis

Some damned Hispanic gangster keeps tagging the buildings around here

Another thanks for the star post...Just noticed it; may have been there awhile(?)

Updated World Map

Shellac: Ask me anything

Free Willy!

A few comments

Anyone here have an honesta a Dios family menudo recipe?

Archae wins!

My holday cheer for you

In memory of Leslie Nielson - what is your favorite spoof movie

You know how, in the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy kills the Witch of the West with a bucket of water?

If you have a brain in your head

There's no denying the fact that the WikiLeaks has weakend Obama on the world stage and at home

Actor Leslie Nielsen has died.

WR Steve Johnson Drops Game Winning TD .. Steelers vs. Bills 2010 .. Blames God in Tweet

Photo of the Week ~ Assateague Lighthouse.

It had better be tonight

Obama made it clear today: he only wants to be a one term President!

I figured out what I'm going to do with my old pick-up

Your Monday kitteh (and SQUEEEEEEEEEE)

What did you spend on Black Friday?

It's my birthday... and I'll sit at the computer and shop if i want to.

Dexter (No spoilers from me, but may contain spoilers from other in the thread)(

Going to New Orleans? Need to find the right bar? Funny and accurate

When progressives help Drudge spread lies

What year was your first DU post?

Finally, a sports player blames god!

Am I the only one here

For various reasons, last week was not one of my better ones...

Wow, worst day ever - I really need some friends

Has anyone here ever donated a car to charity?

The Democratic Underground 2011 Photography Group Calendar is now available from the DU Store!

My friends, I present to you a dark and twisted story. (Takes about an hour to watch)

Walking Dead - Episode 5 discussion - with spoilers

Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Chokes Up At The Wealthy's Lack Of Contribution To This Country

Cablegate: What's coming up as the weeks go by

McCaskill (D, MO) supports raising tax-cut limit to $1 million.

Drug Gang Leader Arrested in Mexico Confesses to Killings

Shelling by North Korea was 'inhumane crime' - Seoul

Report: Comcast Outage Cripples Internet Access Across Northeast Corridor

Iran-Pak gas pipeline unlikely to take off: Wikileaks

Leaked Cables: ‘Zardari greatest obstacle to Pakistan’s progress’ (King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia )

WikiLeaks cables: Race riots reflected a backward (Dickensian) Britain – US ambassador

Amid WikiLeaks uproar, Clinton heads to Central Asia

WikiLeaks: Hillary Clinton ordered US diplomats to 'spy'

Thinking of changing my major from Biology to International Affairs. Advice needed.

Afghan 'police officer' kills six Nato troops

Picasso's electrician reveals artist's 'treasure trove'

One scientist's hobby: recreating the ice age

Martinelli made secret visit to Honduras and 'met with Uribe'

Taliban prepare to punish WikiLeaks Afghan informers

LOL cat that gave me a big laugh

Vader just Cut Luke's Arm off...Where's the gushing blood?

Policeman to face misconduct charge over G20 death

President to announce Federal Pay Freeze

Iranian nuclear scientist killed, another injured in Tehran bombings

Collins: The Bushes Should Green Light START Treaty

SKorea cancels new artillery drill on tense island

Would Hillary have been the better choice in retrospect ?

More than 500 Iraqi Christian families flee to Kurdish north

Swedish IT firm confirms cyber attack on WikiLeaks

Iran Doesn’t Need North Korean Missiles, Envoy Says

No evidence that WikiLeaks releases have hurt anyone

Australian Police Investigate WikiLeaks Founder

NATO: 6 service members killed in Afghanistan

Portuguese, Spanish Credit Default Swaps Hit Record High

Roubini sees Portugal bailout, possibly Spain as well

Anyone here ever spoken in tongues? If so, would you please check in. nt

Citing deficit, Obama to freeze federal worker pay

U.S. role in Yemen (air strikes against alQaeda) covered up by its president, WikiLeaks file reveals

WA Times Inaccurately Asserts That WikiLeaks Docs Reveal ‘China’s Role In Shipments Of Nukes To Iran

Democratic Congress makes one last push for DREAM Act

Big Polluters Freed from Environmental Oversight by Stimulus-BP, Westar & DuPont Among Co Exempted

CIA allegedly implanted electrodes in brains of unsuspecting soldiers

Tax-Cut Negotiations Likely to Include Unemployment, Credits, Durbin Says

Karzai brother opposes democracy: WikiLeaks

AP Exclusive: Bin Laden's top deputy escaped several near misses on combination of luck, guile

Liberal Groups to Propose Routes to Smaller Deficit

George W. Bush to answer questions live from Facebook headquarters

EU's Irish Rescue Fails to Stem Contagion; Spain Bonds Drop

US embassy cables: UN seeks answers from Washington

Report: South Korea deploys more long-range artillery on border island

Report: South Korea deploys more long-range artillery on border island

CIA implanted electrodes in brains of unsuspecting soldiers, suit alleges

U.S. Warned Germany on Extraditing CIA Agents, WikiLeaks Shows

Active U.S. criminal probe into WikiLeaks release

US diplomats spied on UN leadership

Family's Fall from Affluence Is Swift and Hard

WikiLeaks claims are 'psychological warfare' says Ahmadinejad

Tax break for employer health plans a target again

Rate of Eating Disorders in Kids Keeps Rising

UK: Philip Green to be target of corporate tax avoidance protest

Pakistani man threatens to sue CIA if not compensated for relatives' deaths

Canadians handed children over to notorious Afghan security, CBC reports

'Empire Strikes Back' director Kershner dies in LA

'Hacktivist for good' claims WikiLeaks takedown

Greece orders striking seamen to return to work

McCain Calls WikiLeaks' Disclosures 'Harmful'; Palin Says They're 'Treasonous'

Tariq Aziz given additional 10-year jail term for persecution of Shia Kurds

Tariffs a major concern as Bahamas prepares for WTO

Supreme Court to decide constitutionality of Arizona's public campaign finance law

Obama debt commission: It's almost a wrap

US Supreme Court to consider Calif prison crowding

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Monday November 29

Climate talks seek to bridge rich-poor divisions

WikiLeaks blows cover off Israel's covert Gulf states ties

Iran nuclear scientist 'killed in bomb attack' (in Tehran. Another wounded in a separate incident)

NJ must pay $271M for killing tunnel

Sen. Lieberman doubts Wikileaks is a terrorist organization

The 9 most annoying Christmas Songs

GOPer 'considering' an Obama challenge

2416 Colombia embassy cables leaked

Harvard scientists reverse the ageing process in mice – now for humans

(Supreme Court) Justices reject Obama citizenship challenge

Mark Ruffalo 'added to terrorism watchlist' over Gasland (documentary that criticizes gas drilling)

Active criminal probe into WikiLeaks release (US "will prosecute anyone found responsible.)

Leslie Nielsen dead at 84

State stops accepting/processing new unemployment claims (Michigan)

Pakistan mother denied (by Lahore's high court) presidential pardon for 'insulting Islam'

Clinton calls leaked documents attack on world

Wikileaks cables reveal China 'ready to abandon North Korea'

Obama announces pay freeze for federal workers

Oklahoma’s Ban on Shariah Law in Court Is Blocked

2009 Honduras coup `was illegal,' says U.S. ambassador in leaked cables

U.S. Department of Defense takes a dim view of cyberschool diplomas

Heartless Turkeys: American Jobless Stiffed By Republican Scrooges in Congress

Actual Sarah Palin Quotes with Larry King

Four billion Euros vanish from EU budget annually

Dublin Protest 27-11-2010

TYT: Ban on Hats in Congress

It's Enrico Palazzo!

Reagan Budget Director: GOP Has Abandoned Fiscal Responsibility

Dolly Parton in her own words: "WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH LOVE" Support for GLBT individuals

WIKILEAKS

Weird Liberal Head Show #235: Major Weird News!

Grampy McBush - I'm proud of Palin, she's doing a great job, is like Reagan in terms of divisiveness

S01E13- The New START Treaty

Thom Hartmann - Conversation with Great Minds with Richard Trumka, Part 2

TSA Agent & Police are out of control,assaulting a store clerk & stealing pizza

Graham Says DREAM Act Is Dead On Arrival

TSA Pat-down Leaves Mich. Man Covered in Urine

Sarah Palin: I Stopped My Book From Being Leaked, Why Can't Govt. Stop Wikileaks?

Majority Report: DHS Seizure of Torrent Site's Domain Sets Dangerous Precedent

Majority Report interviews TSA Liaison Samuel Seward

FOX thinks The Onion is Real News!

Wikileaks Shows No "New Mind-Set" in US Foreign Policy

Wikileaks and Iran

Inside Story - WikiLeaks and its impact on diplomacy

TSA agent punched

FOX: Gretchen's Claim About School's "War on Christmas"

Papantonio: Wikileaks is Good for American Democracy

Thom Hartmann - Reverend Billy's Church of Stop Shopping performs a credit card exorcism

Election Complete Disaster! Fraud Rampant Everywhere!

BBC News Showcases Importance of WikiLeaks Organization

Clinton: WikiLeaks '...an attack on the international community'

UK Telegraph: WikiLeaks Will Go on For Months - Vatican, Israel, North Korea, China

Fox News: Angels Saved Man From Raging Fire?

Julian Assange....On Wikileaks and why they disclosed

Ralph Nader: Corporate takeover of America. Pt. 1

Ralph Nader: Corporate takeover of America. Pt. 2

Boat engine causes oil to rise from seafloor --"Just dead, everything's dead"

Kirk: Tax cuts for the rich, no unemployment extension

Majority Report: WikiLeaks, U.S. Reaps What It Sows

"TSA Song" written and performed by Generic Other

Thom Hartmann - Conversation with Great Minds with Richard Trumka, Part 1

WikiLeaks' Diplomatic Cables Convince Hillary NOT to Answer Those 3 a.m. Phone Calls

Still the Best Congress Money Can Buy

WikiLeaks U.S. Embassy Cables: New Documents Released

Brad DeLong: 'Battered and Beaten' - how the recession might have been handled better

Some on Right Think Nicaragua's Incursions Into Costa Rica Call for U.S. Attack

The Snakes Sleep: Attacks against the Media and Impunity in Honduras

James Carroll on START and Republicans

Deficit commission plan would kill 4 million jobs, analysis finds

Extend Unemployment Now

Faux News claims that the student protestors in the UK are TEABAGGERS!

Schakowsky Offers Alternative to Simpson-Bowles Deficit Reduction Plan

Santa, Deconstructed

Daily Kos: Death of American dream

US embassy cables / Gary Yonge - The Guardian. A hilariously dry intro.

State Department "Secret Cable" Lays Out U.S. Intelligence-Gathering Agenda in Paraguay

The new age of student protest

Where the Black Swan Dwells (James Howard Kunstler)

Fire Glenn Beck

Cheney: Bush tax cuts passed by a single vote - my vote

Family's Fall from Affluence Is Swift and Hard

Young Christians Desert US Churches

NYTimes: A Media False Alarm Over the T.S.A.

Car or computer? How transport is becoming more connected (BBC) {optimizing travel}

Shades Of Frank Zappa - 'UN Asked To Protect San Francisco Peaks From Recycled Waste Water'

Drumbeat from the holiday weekend...

Drumbeat: November 29, 2010

Nissan Leaf nabs 2011 European Car of the Year award

GE to buy 25,000 electric cars -- 12,000 of them Chevrolet Volts

Coal India Will Purchase Overseas Mines to Meet Import Demand

Argentina To Sell Corn To Drought-Damaged Russia For First Time In 30 Years - AFP

Four Degrees And Beyond - Royal Society Summary Of Latest Pre-Cancun Climate Outlook

Atlantic Bluefin Catch Limits Lowered A Whopping 4.4% As Industry Reps Talk "Balance" - AFP

TVA, Huntsville Utilities prepare for electric vehicles (al.com) {upgrading grid to meet demand}

NYS: Moratorium on hydrofracking will not pass unless passed by Nov. 29

City Solar Maps: Making it Easier for Americans to Install Solar Power

Greenpeace Sues Dow, Sasol, Dezenhall for Corporate Spying, RICO

Unseasonal Heavy Showers Key In Collapse Of Honey Production In Kerala, Western Ghats - Deccan Hrld.

Climate change protesters' anger was justifiable, says Nasa Scientist

One scientist's hobby: recreating the ice age (Recreating extinct megafauna ecosystems to slow GW)

Deep-Water Dive Reveals Spilled Oil On Gulf Floor

"Ridiculously Low" Temperatures Across Britain: -17.3C All-Time Record Low For Wales In November

Climate change could cut clean water to three billion people: report

RFK Jr. to natgas association: don't worry about solar/wind, you'll profit even more.

Cancun - "An Enormous Sense Of Frustration, Bordering On Despair" Among Delegates - Irish Times

Australian researchers: nuclear is the least-cost, low-carbon, baseload power source

The Snakes Sleep: Attacks against the Media and Impunity in Honduras

Crosspost- BREAKING: Iran, Cuba and Venezuela to hold military exercises off the coast of Florida.

Lawsuit Against Major Canadian Mining Company Relating to Murder of Mayan Leader in Latin America

ALBA to create military school to train soldiers in the region

Venezuela expects 2 percent economic growth in 2011

Colombia mends ties with Ecuador

UN revises Haiti cholera estimates (spreading faster)

Haiti elections: chaos and confusion

2416 Colombia embassy cables leaked

Martinelli made secret visit to Honduras and 'met with Uribe'

Brazil's Devil's Railway gets new lease of life

2009 Honduras coup `was illegal,' says U.S. ambassador in leaked cables

Some on Right Think Nicaragua's Incursions Into Costa Rica Call for U.S. Attack

The JR Chess Report (November 28): Galliamova Repeats as Russian Women's Champion

Bears 31, Eagles 26. Final.

BCS: Week 7

BCS Winners and Losers

So, The Horny Toads of TCU Need The Beavers or The Cocks To Come Through

Vanity rant: So I'm a pretty big UConn football fan...

Best in the NFL? Try the Atlanta Falcons.

Woo hoo, I finally found 5gan's Kwanzaa present!

Gloat-Free NBA Scores (Sunday, November 28)

Time for me to make my vanity post

God denies victory for Bills!

Juan Uribe now a Los Angeles Dodger

Impressive QB research

TCU to join Big East...

Yankees to Jeter and agent: take "Reality potion"

Possibly the funniest baseball clip ever---in honor of Leslie Nielsen.

Real Madrid coach stoned on arrival at Barcelona hotel for El Clásico

Sources: Erik Spoelstra frustrating Heat

So Wisconsin wins the Big 10(11) and OU wins the Big 12 South...

Is Dan Gilbert laughing?

"Soooooooooners! We be calling you out." - The Huskerians

what should be an interesting What Would You Do this Friday at 9

I'm out of touch! Facebook cofounder and his partner make commitment to marriage equality

Teen Lesbian Fights Against Deportation

Why Are Haters Bullying "Glee"’s Kurt?

Apple pulls anti-gay, anti-choice app from iTunes Store

Larisa Alexandrovna: WikiLeak Confirms Reporting By Journalist Seymour Hersh On Threats To Iran

Why Religious Believers Are So Desperate for the Atheist Seal of Approval

A Cautionary Tale for Men from The Bible

It's Bad Luck to Be The Eldest Child,

War Can Be Profitable, if God's on Your Side

The Fairy Tale of Elisha And The Two Bears

A somewhat sacrilegious image...

Is this evangelism?

Why should any believer give a damn about atheists and their opinions?

Being a Virgin Can Save Your Life, The Bible Says:

One scientist's hobby: recreating the ice age ecosystem

Amazonian biodiversity much older than originally thought

Harvard scientists reverse the ageing process in mice

Sign-up for a science "advent calendar." Science experiments sent to you by email

Rush Holt (D-NJ): TSA porno-scanners "misguided, counterproductive, and potentially dangerous"

Some not-so-great shots outside my window :)

I have a treat for Aiman's fans (you know who you are)

I really need a new car

Today in Labor History Nov 28, 154 men die in a coal mine explosion at Marianna, Pa & more

Kosher business refuses to pay $260,000 in back wages to fired workers

Black Friday and the importance of having a voice on the job

Postal workers to restart negotiations

Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On Pay Freeze for Federal Workers

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