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Archives: January 11, 2010

Afghan Bomber Turned Radical Due to US Mid-East Policies

Free film screening in honor of Martin Luther King Day (Jan 19)

Do PETN Bombers need a window seat?

Wave of Political Killings Hits Southern Pakistan

Most families in Nusoor Square killings join Blackwater settlement

It’s going to be a lot harder for Tea Baggers to claim they’re not racists

Paula Nowakowski - - Rest in Peace?

Game Change, The Freak Show ?

Arizona Cardinals Win!

Heritage Foundation Opposes Insurance Premium Tax

22 million missing Bush White House e-mails found 12/14/09 (Any Updates?)

Jesus is Quite the Sports Fan

Why Republicans are scared. What the next generation of voters tells the GOP.

So Harry its great that Obama is a lightskinned Negro too bad he doesnt have that good hair!

So Harry its great that Obama is a lightskinned Negro too bad he doesnt have that good hair!

As probation ends for 'Baucus 8,' group vows to press for single-payer health reform

All Harry Reid really did in his "light-skinned" comment was acknowledge

Recalling Pope Benedict's Edict Concerning Labor Unions

Japan to come clean on secret nuke deals with US

'The Simpsons' celebrates 20 years with 450th episode

Colorado Voters Crave Reform of Health Care and Congress

5 myths about who becomes a terrorist

The Newspaper...a hunk a junk

Prop. 8 case: Where to watch live coverage beginning Monday (5 courthouses nationwide)

so, who ratted out harry?

Assuming Prop H8 case is aired how are audio/video feeds available?

I missed 60 minutes: Can anyone summarize the Schmidt interview

Scott Browned by Robo-Call from K Street!!!

**** Obama flooding the Middle East with arms sales ****

Skinner apparently we need it clarified. When are we allowed to support a primary challenger?

Wow! Someone gave me a donor star!

Steve Schmidt: Palin believed McCain chose her as his running mate because of 'God's Plan'

Might be the end of the world as we know it...........

"Sen. Jim Inhofe says new EPA rules would hurt state’s growth"

"Sen. Jim Inhofe says new EPA rules would hurt state’s growth"

High Court Returns to a Busy Schedule: blockbuster opinions and maybe a retirement greet SCOTUS

Freepers are talking about 'revolution' again...

Super Bowl-style corporate ads for candidates?

We should refer to Dick Cheney as Dick "Chatty" from now on

Hey RNC....Does "Barack the Magic Negro" ring a bell ?

WIND TURBINES AND BIRDS: THE CUISINARTS OF THE SKIES?

How many times does HCR need to be voted on?

George Will Battles Liz Cheney On Racism And Terrorism (VIDEO)

Who was more cynical to keep on running, McCain with Palin or Edwards with his brewing scandal?

The Recession Generation: Those entering the workforce will make less for the rest of their lives

"Kyl: Intelligence Lost by Abdulmutallab Indictment" - Another 2010 Election Theme?

Teabaggers/Right-Wing extremists; closest thing to Fascists/Nazis since the 1930's ???

If I Hear ONE MORE TIME that.........

Harry Reid was in his twenties when Martin Luther King

Are there any rescission protections in the health care bill

If you have little ones who received children's jewelry for Christmas, read this article:

Not too ethnic.

China takes over

Drug mafia kills some 90 people in Mexico in two days

Black, gay and indisputably African

Black, gay and indisputably African

Give me a reason to hope for my generation

Job Hunting - some resources

Tennessee Rep. Cohen (D-Memphis) to speak at marijuana nonprofit event

Oops Mrs Robinson raised money for her teenage lover

"Pay your bill" Health care is a part of national defense

Steve King, Repuke from Iowa, just endorsed what Reid said (and possibly what Lott said)

Mercenaries, Robot Planes and the CIA Produce Lethal Mix for Secret Afghan War

Did the CIA Deploy a Blackwater Hit Team in Germany? Jeremy Scahill

For those asking about Annette Appollo a.k.a. OLL/TlB

Howard Dean coming up on Morning Joke. And Lawrence O'Donnell!

Steve Schmidt (McCain's chief campaign adviser) doesn't understand the definition of "nonplussed"

I turned on Morning Schmo, what is the topic of conversation, Harry Reid, not Sarah Palin

I turned on Morning Schmo, what is the topic of conversation, Harry Reid, not Sarah Palin

Anyone have a health insurance corporation flowchart? (link?)

Croatia Elects Social Democrat Josipovic as President

So two RW mouthpieces put out a tabloid style book and the BOOM! goes the media.

When Did the Republicans and Herbert Hoover Stopped Being Blamed for the Great Depression?

Australian Quakers call for marriage equality

"Game Change'?

Stephanopoulos

On Pots And Kettles, Or, Peter King: Tool Of Terrorism, Victim Of Irony

Joe Scum, Buchanan et al

Yeah it's Politico. I only hope it's true.

Anybody watch Ahnold on MTP?

The President Is Black?

The President Is Black?

Reid did upset me when he said a year ago...

I am not usually one to defend Harry Reid, but he was kind of right...

Are all humans of African descent?

Soldiers, kin face cuts in base services

Cornyn demands Harry Reid step down as ML

Hey Scarborough, Go Fuck Yourself

What are you doing for the 2010 election?

Mercenaries, Robot Planes and the CIA Produce Lethal Mix for Secret Afghan War

Mercenaries, Robot Planes and the CIA Produce Lethal Mix for Secret Afghan War

Toon: Muslim, Seriously?

Airport Security

Your Government in Action. Which Issue gets you going the most?

It's 43 degrees in Key West

Banks Prepare for Big Bonuses, and Public Wrath

REID DOES NEED TO LEAVE.....

Switch your home and auto insurance - starve the beasts...

The damage is done, the MSM has successfully deflected criticism of Sarah Palin onto Harry Reid

It was the GOP that forced Lott out, not the Dems

A friend of mine is going to be part of a group meeting with Grassley today.

Palin: "Can I call you Joe" (because I can't remember your last name is BIDEN)

Proof that Republicans don't understand health care reform . . .

Proof that Republicans don't understand health care reform . . .

‘Cadillac’ Health Insurance Tax’s Flawed Defense

Ex-Police Official (Howard Safir) Backs Car Into Pregnant Woman

Petraeus: U.S. has plan to deal with Iran's nuclear program

Michael Eric Dyson on Morning Joe: Democrats are morally weak and hypocritical on Reid's statement.

Are pms not working or is it just me?

Egypt Tombs Suggest Pyramids not Built by Slaves

Blagojevich: 'I'm blacker than Barack Obama'

Money Woes Could Stymie GOP Comeback (Nat'l Journal)

"We are the prey"

Blackwater Wants $1 Billion to Train the New Afghan Police Force

Thank you, Rod Blagojevich, for making me smile

Court hears government’s case to ban far-right Workers’ Party (Czech Republic)

Angus-Reid uses sensationalist headline to attack South Africa...

Since my high school days in early sixties I have always left blank

NY congressman Peter King "anti-terrorist?" Bull.

Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon talking about Reid and Obama....

Supreme Court Blocks Gay Marriage Trial Broadcast (will not allow video to be posted on Youtube)

"inaccudate"?

Hundreds ride BART sans pants

I hate my Health Insurance Company

I hate my Health Insurance Company

Court blocks taping of gay marriage trial

The Repukes don't really care about getting Reid....

DU'ers helping DU'ers in the job market? Ideas, add your own

HALPERIN to be on The View shortly. Plus, count his wrong predictions in Wiki

The Myth Of Nabucco: Greed, Delusion and $11.4 Billion

Poll: 7 in 10 Afghans support US forces

So, the lord said NO to labor unions??????

A GREAT SALE going on for health insurance policies!!!!!

It's the health care reform bill, stupid.

Boilermaker (mixing booze and beer) ban plan stirs debate in Neb.

NV judge rejects personhood initiative petition

A mad scheme to kill a scientist

Caption THIS

Palin called candidacy 'God's plan,' McCain aide says

Do you accept Facebook Friends who are Repugs or Conservatives?

N.J. gay-marriage issue headed for court

N.J. gay-marriage issue headed for court

I think it's time for someone to do a hit job on Mark Halperin.

Peter King won't challenge Kirsten Gillibrand

THE 17 polluters and deniers derailing stopping climate change

On THE VIEW per Halperin, McCain's advisors suspected Cindy McCain was having an affair. . .

On THE VIEW per Halperin, McCain's advisors suspected Cindy McCain was having an affair. . .

NEWSWEEK: The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage

NEWSWEEK: The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage

Best SEC comment letter ever? (via Felix Salmon's Twitter feed)

Boehner’s chief of staff dies suddenly

The Growth of Citizen Co-Ops Is a Positive Development As Corporations Fail Us in Every Way

Hawaii lacks funds to send Rep. to Congress

Should democrats boycott Morning Joke?

Ill. and Russia have nuke plant events

JAL, One Of The World’s Largest Airlines, Set To Go Under

I wonder if Halperin held back some anti-Obama stuff

Totally Irresponsible Of McCain, His People & The Repugs To Pick Palin As Running Mate.....

U.S. Signals Willingness to Negotiate with non-Al-Qaeda Taliban

Monday Toons, Part 3:

Is it normal for authors to make a bunch of claims without citing any sources?

Peter Morici: Obama Fails to Stem Bonus Abuse

What if Reid had said "Southern" dialect instead of "Negro" dialect?

A Monday de-stresser...

Jury selection delayed in Roeder trial

Monday Toons, Part 2

Senate attack on Clean Air Act

Dem Unity: Congressional Black Caucus rallies around Reid...Dems throw race card back at Repugs

The Universe Did Not Exist Until 5 minutes ago...

Monday Toons, Part 4

NYDN's Crouch: "Then and Now, I'm a Negro."

Cornyn urges Reid to ask "W.W.T.D." ("What Would Trent Do")...Lott becomes the world's moral compass

Exotic Animal Owner, Mauled To Death By 661 Pound Pet Tiger

How will Massachusetts vote?

Simple Weapon against Bank Robberies: Put GPS Inside Stolen Cash

"The Straight Story" - Alvin Straight

Consitutionality of tax-free clergy housing allowance challenged in Sacramento

How close are we to actual Legalization of Marijuana...?

Cuomo seeks 2009 bonus data from Wall Street

Jeremy Scahill live w/ Hartmann - discussing Blackwater

"A few years ago, this guy would have been getting us coffee."

The Missing Link in Health Reform: A Guarantee of Good Coverage at Work

Here's a way to shut the GOP up re: Reid.

Will Supreme Court Rule For One-Dollar-One-Vote?

Gordon Gekko, sage

DU a poll: Should Sen. Harry Reid step down as majority leader after the disclosure of his comments

Hitler? A scapegoat. Stalin? I can empathise. Oliver Stone stirs up history

Why Should Any GLBT American Give A Shit About Obama's Political Career?

Same-sex marriage supporters attend a vigil in San Francisco - pics

Sexbot in Sin City unveiled

Monday Toons, Part 1

You do know of course that "Game Changer" is NOT sourced, don't you?

Hope and Change at the Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division Voting Section?

The 2010 Political Timebomb Is Unemployment

If Halperin and Heilemann's book is just a stew of lies and gossip,

Top Ten Freeways Without a Future... Are you near one?

fined according to financial worth in Switzerland

The very worst thing you can label someone who wants to be President or VP

The Rude Pundit: Talking About What Harry Reid Said Without Talking About What Harry Reid Said

Report suggests a year of high unemployment ahead

NBC Should Hire David Axelrod

Chris Hayes on Twitter just posted this and he couldnt be more right

Chris Hayes on Twitter just posted this and he couldnt be more right

Tea Bagger Photoshops his "N Word" sign on website

Rupert Murdoch Begins Blocking News Aggregators, Search Engines

Rupert Murdoch Begins Blocking News Aggregators, Search Engines

I missed the teabagger party

Reid Should Not Resign

Senate Majority Leader was Affiliated with White Supremacist Group

The MSM trying to make the Democratic Party look racist! They better be careful!

It would be better for the House to reject the Senate HCR bill and send it back to them to "start

Obama Administration Considers Fee on Banks to Recoup Bailout Funds

White House Readies Aggressive Midterm Push (Ron Brownstein, National Journal Online)

Alastair Campbell had Iraq dossier changed to fit US claims

Senate's Tax on High-Cost Health Plans: Democratic Suicide Pact?

Palin believes it was 'God's plan' for McCain to choose her, strategist says

CBPP: "Excise Tax on Very High-Cost Health Plans Is A Sound Element of Health Reform"

This stuff over Reid shows far more about the media then about Reid.

Dylan is on at his new time on GEM$NBC

Robert Reich: The Bad Job Numbers and the Secret Second Stimulus

This quote of Limbaugh's here makes no sense at all. Is he back on his happy pills?

So if Sarah 'god's will' Palin is gonna be on FAUX, she can't talk about running for anything

I just saw a fucking ad about "stopping government-run health care" on the greatest page

I never thought anything could make me spring to Harry Reid's defense.

I never thought anything could make me spring to Harry Reid's defense.

Bob Schieffer - Lessons From Man's Best Friend

chuckie todd finally got his own show...but he's gotta share it

Would 50,000,000 Americans have voted for Barack Obama if he looked like ...

msGEnbc & LIMBOsevic going full court demanding Dems resign (REID)

There may be 1 less person on the unemployment rolls on Wednesday

An interesting conversation between Tamron Hall, Al Sharpton, and Michael Eric Dyson

MSNBC has been bashing Democrats ALL day! I thought they were on our side?

MSNBC has been bashing Democrats ALL day! I thought they were on our side?

Former Bush Admin FEMA worker charged with stealing nearly $800,000 in Katrina relief money

Conservatives decry academic 'elites' who slammed Stephen Harper's suspension of parliament

Ethnic cleansing in Italian town

Let's Make a Filibuster Deal

Let's Make a Filibuster Deal

Need Info Uganda/Homophobia/C Street/Congressional Connection Mess

Need Info Uganda/Homophobia/C Street/Congressional Connection Mess

After Just Paying My Monthly Statement For My Credit Card I did Some Math

Toronto Star: Tiger mauls exotic animal owner to death

Not The Results The GOP Was Hoping For

"Stupid is as Stupid does, Sir"

"Honest Injun on that." RRRNC Chairman Michael Steele, January 5, 2010, on Sean Hannity's FAUX Show

Well damn...

1) Reid should quit…

US military buildup in Guam, redeployment from Okinawa

How/why did Harry Reid get the gig?

The daughter (now an author) of an African American Professor

Prop 8 trial on twitter

You know who is most jealous of Palin's new gig at Faux News

She doesn't know anything!!!!!

Harry Reid and Republican Hypocrisy

anybody have video of Lawrence O'donnel l pissing off

Wash. bloodmobile offers beer to blood donors

Can Mark McGwire unseat Harry Reid?

It's officially a slow news week

"Television isn't lethal in and of itself; the real problem appears to be that sitting"

What you (we) should know about Yemen

Politico article: Glenn Beck has possible tax issues himself

Rank the late night hosts

if Rush had said Obama was "light skinned" and "with no Negro dialect"

New Rule: If the 1st response to a tread is the OP whining about unreccomends,

Why do the idiot reporters on NBC , CBS, ABC, CNN, etc yell at the top of their lungs

Cross-eyed Christie is attacking Reid now

BREAKING: CNN says Pat Buchanan wrote a secret memo to get Dems to run a black in 72 to split Dem

OK, I don't get it

What Harry Reid said was bad but he should really resign for his giveaway to insurance companies.

'The Tea Party Movement Is About To Be Hijacked'

St. Louis Today editorial: "Cadillac" tax (which Obama says is a GOOD IDEA) hurts middle class

From the department of this makes no fucking sense whatsoever...

From the department of this makes no fucking sense whatsoever...

legs anyone?

What are the odds that Fox will let Sarah Palin "do it live" on the t.v. machine?

Scott Roeder trial begins today, so does the trial of the future of the rule of law

surge update - 3 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan

DU stats?

Economist quoted in health care debate by White House paid $780,000+ by Obama Administration

Taliban may be desended from Jews

Far-right loon Scott Brown has rasied nearly $500,000 in less than 24 hours

My new name for Firedoglake

Bush-Obama DOJ Runs Protection Racket For Superwealthy Tax Cheat - OpenLeft

104-year-old strongman dies after being hit by car

Trumka Blames The Senate, Republicans And Some Democrats For Controversial Health Care Tax

How the Healthcare Bill Will Hurt Los Angeles

$2400 to attend a fundraising reception for Martha Coakley with Bill Clinton. Who's going?

Plaintiff says Prop. 8 'means I'm unequal'

Dick Cheney rushed to hospital

Sarah Palin to Contribute to Fox News

If we must fight...

Kenya fishermen see upside to pirates: more fish

New 'Food Rules': 64 Easy Steps to Better Health

U.S. One of Two Countries Where Kids' Educational Attainment is Lower Than Their Parents'

2012? hahahahaha. Die, all you people, die! Yes, the fluffy dog too!

2012? hahahahaha. Die, all you people, die! Yes, the fluffy dog too!

Should President Obama use all this controversy about Harry Reid as a teachable moment?

McCain aide: Palin believed candidacy 'God's plan'

Question On Med Marijuana RX (NJ Voting Today)

Anne Frank diary guardian Miep Gies dies aged 100

Follow the Money: Your Tax Dollars Bought Jonathan Gruber’s Services

On third party support

All eyes will be on Wichita for the trial of Scott Roeder

New 2012 Ford Focus unveiled (pics)

Mark Halperin's Greatest Hits

Tea Party Nation: Liberals Have Attacked And Are Uploading Porn To Our Site

Rest in peace Khephra

The test makers and the test scorers. "Omniscient, no. Omnipotent? Perhaps."

John McCain had planned to name Joe Lieberman as his Vice Presidential running mate.

Jefferson's Proposition: Myth or Reality?

Conan O'Brien set to leave NBC

Sarah Palin is finished politically.

Bring Back the Signing Statement

For the unemployed, new job often means a pay cut

thank you all, I'm home, and happy new year DU'ers

Do you think we, as a nation, have moved *substantially* forward on matters of race?

American health care rocks!

Catholic Bishops Activate 19,000 Churches to Stop Abortion in Health Care

Do you support Net Neutrality?

China faces growing gender imbalance

Ebonics and Harry Reid

Which MSNBC morning host blows goats

The best thing I've read on the Reid kerfuffle: It's not Harry Reid who should be apologizing

'Dead peasant' insurance extremely profitable

Harold Ford Considering A Run In New York. Series!!!

I am tired of Republicans promoting the double standard argument

Just GOT BACK FROM TEA PARTY PROTEST

Lawrence O'Donnell just slammed Morning Schmoe - but good!

If the "no preexisting conditions" language IS taken out of the HRC, is there anything good left in?

Paul Krugman on Depression Economics

Egyptian pyramids built by free men not slaves

could be the biggest ego we've encountered in a long time

could be the biggest ego we've encountered in a long time

Obama's pick to head internal intelligence review has history of CIA coverups, misdeeds

Obama's pick to head internal intelligence review has history of CIA coverups, misdeeds

John Yoo on TDS tonight.

ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Forces chief Sir Jock Stirrup faces calls to stand down early

Harry Reid's comments were racist.

While we're at it, why don't we ask Biden to resign, too?

Some positive changes for the health care bill, or why Coakely needs to win next week...

Sarah Palin at Faux News?

Re. Palin: what would McCain's camp have done if they would have won?

End the Filibuster

End the Filibuster

We'd be speaking German today, if the internet & cable tv had been around during WWII

We'd be speaking German today, if the internet & cable tv had been around during WWII

Does Harold Ford take NYers to be idiots?

Glee's Jane Lynch: Obama "a Huge Disappointment" on Gay Rights

Capitalism is a scam

Since The Networks Won't Do It, Media Matters Will

Bobby Jindal's OFFICIAL portrait photo-shopped to make him look White (I'm not kidding) DiUp warning

DU Exclusive: Interview with Andy Worthington on Gitmo's 8th Birthday

Paul Krugman: Learning From Europe

"I can't imagine anybody under 100 years old using words negro

Central Florida's overnight forecast: "Your ton-ton will freeze before you reach the first marker!"

AFL-CIO president blasts the "world view" that "has brought Democrats nothing but disaster"

Are you a meat eater or a vegetarian/vegan?

Krugman Slams Firedoglake for Promoting "Fake" Obama Scandal

Saw a homeless man sitting on the corner today

Cruise ship selling the cabins for permanent residences

It's the Seventh Annual DU/Rocktivity LBN "You Call This NEWS?" Awards!

“it was inconceivable” that “if McCain fell ill or died, the country be left in the hands of Palin

Swine flu "false pandemic" for drugs firms to make billions: EU expert

DEAD PEASANT INSURANCE purchased by these 215 companies on their regular employees

Tax Cuts Killed California

Palin : wild and crazy mood swings that caused McCain staff to believe she was mentally unstable

Ted Olsen's opening statement via Sullivan. Knocks it out of the freaking park.

Ted Olsen's opening statement via Sullivan. Knocks it out of the freaking park.

breakingest: Palin resigns as FOX contributor

Poll: 7 in 10 Afghans support US forces

We wouldn't be in the bloody mess we're in today had the BFEE respected Jimmy Carter.

We wouldn't be in the bloody mess we're in today had the BFEE respected Jimmy Carter.

Good News: Will We Hear It?

Good News: Will We Hear It?

The Healthcare Loophole: No discrimination against pre-existing conditions is out the window!

I just got back from my pharmacy. I'm in shock.

Welcome to the new Ice Age!!!!!!!!

"More hard working americans prefer Dunkin Donuts."

Throw away people...

Why I have higher expectations (demands) of Obama than Clinton

rasputin1952 appreciation thread

rasputin is not no great mod, he/she locks OPs when it is not necessary!

WTF DLC!

Shit, they lock everything that does not conform to their mind thinking!

So my last thread got locked! I cannot understand why? I was just

Anybody lose these?

I come calm and submissive, hope this does not get locked, LOL

RoyGBiv, my sincere apologies to you. I mistook you for someone else

Seriously.. was anything that George Bush ever managed successful?

I guess that people (Cheney) who catapult propaganda re: their administration

Congressional Black Caucus chairwoman - Barbara Lee - backs Reid

Congress Backed Obama in Record Way

Listening to the craziness on Morning talk shows.. I am happier each day about the President

NEWSWEEK: The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage

Petraeus: More security funds heading to Yemen, but not troops

Noticed how the MEDIA is talking to mainly RETHUGS about Reid

Gwen Ifill defended Reid this morning on NBC

You have to ask yourself why the voters of Nevada would vote out Reid--the most powerful senator.

Big Ed has been on for 30 min. and all he's talking about is FOOTBALL

MoDo wants a Daddy

Why all the FOCUS is on Reid in this book there's some damning quotes about Big Dog and Hillary

Terrorists Attacks Under Clinton, Bush & Obama (A handy graph!)

A Question from a Real Estate Salesman in Atlanta, Ga.

The Hillary Effect - "25 female ambassadors posted in Washington -- the highest number ever,"

**Rahm on MSNBC's New Morning Show, (Mon 9am Est)**

Blagojevich: "I'm Blacker than Obama!"

Do what you want and think what you want --but black and white pronouncements aren't too convincing

SHOCKER! Sarah Palin to join Fox News

TPM: Palin to Become Fox News Contributor

please give this poll some DU love......on the right hand side.

Watching "Inside the Vietnam War"

jefferson_dem appreciation thread!

Dear Mr. President and the dems that I have supported ...

The two sides of the progressive movement (A fun political Science exercise)

The White House wants your participation in a live video chat!

Should "hater" be added to the list of unacceptable comments used on DU?

Nothing Ever Worth While Was Handed On A Silver Platter

Not good enough

A list of hateful things said about President Obama

Public Option

Notice there are people here posting threads supporting the mandate & cadillac tax but NOT the PO?

Palin finally gets a steady paycheck. Now she can packup and move to the big city, if she has to.

Once again, Obama defends Reid - Comments Were “Inartful” but Not “Mean-Spirited”

RE: Sen. Reid - Barbara Lee, Chairperson of the CBC speaks for me!

Why Isn't The 60 Minute Steve Schmidt Interview on Youtube?

***HEADS UP*** Massachusetts Senate debate, LIVE on C-SPAN at 7pm EST.

GM may reopen some factories to meet higher demand

I don't care if Reid steps down

Give me a moment here - why Sarah Palin is a threat, not a joke.

It's not Harry Reid who should be apologizing

AFL-CIO's Trumka warns Dems not to take workers for granted

How DARE they compare Reid's comment to Lott's!

OVERTIME!

011010

Man, I don't think this Simpsons deal is very realistic

A victory lane speech you will NEVER see

Obama administration is considering imposing a fee on banks to help recover bailout costs.

Here's one for Cheney. CNN POLL: 65% Confident in Obama to Protect Country

I"m tired of everyone saying he/she is in "favor of gay marriage."

Authors: McCain aides worried that Palin was ‘mentally unstable’

Hold me!!! My dad just told me how much he is enjoying "Going Rogue" which he got from Mom for Xmas

Coakley up 15 - 17 points over Brown in Mass.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Ronnie Hawkins (75), Rod Stewart (65), Donald Fagen (62), Michael Schenker (55)

Bill Clinton and Blago's racist comments were more racist, but the media/GOP will only focus on Reid

FACEBOOK VIRUS ALERT

Oh man I need snacks STAT

So let it be written. So let it be done. I'm sent here by the chosen one.

beware the laundry monster!!

Debunking the EPI on the excise tax

TZ, isn't it great?

Best credit card ever

Axelrod Looks Ahead

3:30 AM

I come calm and submissive, hope this does not get locked, LOL

Watchdog groups give Obama high marks on ethics and transparency

Fox News releases new marketing graphic for Sarah Palin's new show

Krugman thrown under "progressive" bus

Krugman thrown under "progressive" bus

Goddammit! That hurt!

Ding Dong the bum is gone...which old bum...the basement bum

Today's epic fail (Christian edition)

After a Decade,Sade returns...

Here is something I'd like to know

Ladies and Gentlemen of DU ... PREEEEEEEE-SENTING ... Sarah Palin's VP for 2012 ...

Post a music video with or related to a comicbook superhero

Alright, this Simpsons 20th Annuversary in 3D On Ice is shaping up to be pretty interesting.

Anybody loose these?

Anybody lose these?

I'm a Christian suburbanite who likes Jay Leno. Ask me anything.

011110

While sitting in your computer chair...

LOL... Bill Simmons' rules of 'Cheating 101'

Packers are out now, any bets as to how long until Favre and the ViQueens choke?

It's always a refreshing thing to find out

Domestic Abuse Arrest Follows Packers Loss

Avatar's worth seeing a second time

Are virtual relationships taking precedence over real life relationships?

If you haven't seen this, watch it right fucking now.

New Food Atrocity: the Bacon-Chicken Narwhal

Tell me your stories about running away

Good morning Lounge

Hundreds Strip in NYC for No-Pants Subway Ride

An Exercise Program for Indoor Cats

Art critics: is this painting worth $1350 ?

Art critics: is this painting worth $1350 ?

The Cleveland Show: Balls Deep in Love

Julia Boorstin vs Melissa Theuriau

Simon leaving American Idol after 9th season

How many heads will roll with the Leno O'Brien fiasco?

The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 1/11/09

Idiotic frakkin refs.

Cindy McCain's boyfriend and McCain's crazy fuck yous to his wife.

If you loose the collar, you can lose the dog.

Oh Phoebe, Phoebe, Phoebe, what were you thinking?

So I entered my statistics lab...

I love this short commercial that you wouldn't see if you didn't live in my part of WI

WHOO HOO! My daughter's on the front page for her Charity Break-A-Thon!!

People who live in chocolate houses shouldn't throw peanut butter...

Anybody tried Dr. Scholl's machine that tells you what kind of insoles you need?

When you're listening to an album, do you skip the crappy songs?

Britain's Tate unveils mislaid Blake etchings

Obama's winning streak on Capitol Hill "unprecedented". So much for 'he hasn't done anything'.

I think I have the most affectionate cat in DU.

President Obama: Come Clean on "Buy an Economist" Scandal

President Obama: Come Clean on "Buy an Economist" Scandal

Resume gaffes

How come TV's don't "flip" any more? remember you used to have to adjust

The monster must feed

so, do I go for the doctorate or not?

Sell me on having kittens

I believe in miracles...

I have your nightmare for tonight ready for you

Bring on the Indianapolis NFL Franchisers, baby!

White Denim

Oh, fuck me - is ANYONE actually surprised Mark Magwire used steroids?!

Single Payer Healthcare

So...what's your cat doing right now?

Have you ever sent dog poop to anyone, or had it sent to you?

How do you stay calm in the midst of the hurricane? I mean, figuratively.

Leno is sticking around way past his shelf life

Question about 3-D : If I go to the movie and find out that I can't use the

How much are people being paid to disagree with you?

Avatar - What would have happened in reality if a Corporation invades your planet

Sell me on having kids

Bob Dylan or Bruce Springsteen?

CONFESS!! Your secret unreasonable fears:

Red, Red Wine by UB40—I have a question--

Need help from teh Lounge, please

Is there anything better than watching two douchebag drivers slam into each other,

I completely disagree with the Unions on the excise tax

My kitty watching TV.

Israelis reject George Mitchell loan guarantee 'threat'

Obama Plays Down Military Role in Yemen

Mexican businessmen killed in helicopter crash-media

For the unemployed, new job often means a pay cut

In China, fear of a real estate bubble

Kenya fishermen see upside to pirates: more fish

.NKorea calls for peace talks, end to sanctions

Ex-Police Official (Howard Safir) Backs Car Into Pregnant Woman

Views Improve Sharply in Afghanistan, Though Criticisms of the U.S. Stay High

UAE Royal Acquitted in Torture Trial

Race Riots Grip Italian Town, and Mafia Is Suspected

Supreme Court Could Slash Campaign Finance Laws

'The Tea Party Movement Is About To Be Hijacked'

Peter Robinson stands aside as First Minister

Peter King won't challenge Kirsten Gillibrand

Transportation boss lauds US investment in autos

Hearing Set for Man Who Allegedly Entered Sebelius Office

British troops 'tortured Iraqi woman'

WTO Panel to Look Into US Tariffs on Chinese Tires

NATO: 6 foreign troops killed in Afghan fighting

Egyptian pyramids built by free men not slaves

'Bush sold Arab states arms in violation of deal with Israel'

In Hasan (Fort Hood Shooting) case, superiors ignored their own worries

Early Poll Points to Risks for Patrick (Dem. Mass. Governor)

(Former Gov) Spitzer Criticizes Gillibrand As Choice For Senator

Wall Street bonuses in Cuomo's sights

Groundbreaking gay marriage trial starts in California

Trumka Blames The Senate, Republicans And Some Democrats For Controversial Health Care Tax

McCain aide: Palin believed candidacy 'God's plan'

(Politico) Exclusive: Iran offers nuke fuel deal

VW shows off new hybrid coupe concept

VW shows off new hybrid coupe concept

McGwire apologizes to La Russa, Selig

ESolar lands massive 2,000-megawatt deal in China

Opposition wins Croatia presidency

Anne Frank diary guardian Miep Gies dies aged 100

SEC expands charges against BofA

AOL to lay off up to 1,200 workers to reach target

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Monday January 11

APNewsBreak: Increase in suicide rate of vets

NH tax evader gets 37 years on weapons charges

Venezuela Debt Rating Outlook Raised to Stable by S&P

US court hears apartheid appeal

Exclusive: Obama budget likely to include (as yet undetermined) fee on banks to help taxpayers

GM may reopen some factories to meet higher demand

Blagojevich: 'I'm blacker than Barack Obama'

Federal Reserve Seeks to Protect U.S. Bailout Secrets

New York Seeks National Effort to Curtail Salt Use

Few (2 people) show up for (Tea Party) protest at Detroit auto show

Anne Frank diary guardian Miep Gies dies aged 100

Federal Judge Orders Release of Sealed Court Papers in Blackwater Case

Chavez orders National Guard to stop price rises

Supreme Court blocks broadcast of trial on Calif. ban of gay marriage

Prices Soar on Drugs

Sarah Palin to Contribute to Fox "News"

CNN Poll: Majority confident Obama can handle terrorism (two thirds of Americans)

(Tony Blair's Communications Chief) Alastair Campbell had Iraq dossier changed to fit US claims

Study: Youth now have more mental health issues

Poll: 7 in 10 Afghans support U.S. forces

Obama’s Wins in Congress (Higher Than LBJ)

Gen. Stanley McChrystal Says Tide Is Turning in Afghanistan

STIMULUS WATCH: Unemployment unchanged by projects

An interesting article by a former NuLab(c) minister setting out his vision for

011010

Saint Elizabeth and the Ego Monster

A Nation of Hunkered-Down Homebodies

The Americanization of Mental Illness

The Shadow War; Making Sense of the New CIA Battlefield in Afghanistan

Chris Hedges: Wall Street Will Be Back For More

ICE Officials Accused of Covering Up Immigrant Deaths in Detention

The Religious Case for Moving Your Money Where Your Heart Is

Disposable Army: Civilian Contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq

Can They Do That? How You Get Screwed at Work

Sarah and Her Tribe NY REVIEW OF BOOKS

Mexican woman tells of ordeal with cross-border child traffickers

Ontario man who owned exotic animals mauled to death by 300 kg pet tiger

Republicans, nice to know you care so much about those you've been trying to keep from voting for so

Harold "Flip-Flop" Ford now in favor of marriage equality

Groundbreaking gay marriage trial starts in Calif

Ollie North: Shocked

Comcast Launches ‘TV Everywhere’: Say Goodbye to Free Web TV

Can You Help Me End the Filibuster?

The Most Stunning Revelation in Too Big Too Fail (AIG had a secret room stashed full of bonds)

America slides deeper into depression as Wall Street revels

AFL-CIO's Trumka warns Dems not to take workers for granted

Mr. Smith Rewrites the Constitution (that unconstitutional filibuster)

LA Times: Giving corporations an outsized voice in elections

Carbon Market Nonsense

The Myth of Recovery

Learning From Europe

Obama as "New Democrat"

The US as a great warrior tribe

Repaste: Barack Obama Inc. (Harpers from before Election)

The Growth of Citizen Co-Ops Is a Positive Development As Corporations Fail Us in Every Way

It's not Harry Reid who should be apologizing

My God! What Is Dick Cheney Hiding?

My God! What Is Dick Cheney Hiding?

US combat plane stationed at the military base in Curaçao violated Venezuelan airspace

Six Months To Live? (James Howard Kunstler)

Finish Reform Right - Marathon

Why is Health Care Important to Mike?

Here's To You, Mrs(Iris)Robinson

George H. W. Bush Gets Heckled in a Restaurant

Liz Cheney denies Evil Dick thought Palin was a reckless choice for VP

TYT: Top Economists - Another Economic Disaster Coming?

Only Eleven More Days To Go

US 'in danger of economic relapse'

Cheer Up! Get Up! Stand Up!

No Top 10 Conservative Idiots this week - my apologies

Dylan Ratigan Upbraids Geithner on AIG Emails, Fannie/Freddie Uncapping

TYT comments on skinny and plus-sized models (Ihavenobias's first appearance!)

God's Plan???

Egyptian pyramids built by free men not slaves

Man versus beast: rescuing the city's creatures in strife

Code red fire warning issued for first time in Victoria

Recycled water pipe turned on in South Australia

Wall Street Journal: States Want Delay on (Federal) Emission Rules

'It's like a death watch' (clear evidence many Canadian species in decline)

CNN: World warming to greener train travel

Drumbeat: January 11, 2010

Jessica Biel, Emile Hirsch, and Alexandra Cousteau Climbing Kilimanjaro - Day 5

"Like A Deathwatch" - Canadian Species Crash, But Legally Protected Status Hard To Come By

UK: National Grid appeals for more gas as imports fail to arrive

Chilean Water Authority Files Legal Block Against Barrick Over Planned Mine's Threat To Glaciers

Globally, 2009 fifth warmest year on record

UC Boulder Study - Sub-Alpine Forests In W. US Will Absorb Less Carbon As Warming Proceeds, Not More

Oil rises above $83 amid strong Chinese demand

Nissan Selects AeroVironment for Leaf Chargers

ESolar Lands Whopper Contract For Solar Thermal in China

Ecousable is sponsoring an exploration of the North Atlantic Gyre

Corn Ethanol's Subsidy Glut

Put some coal ash on your cereal!.... After all, coal ash is “completely benign.”

A breath of fresh air: Obama’s amazing first year

The Biggest Control Knob: Carbon Dioxide in Earth's Climate History

Butterflies Reeling From Impacts of Climate and Development

ESolar lands massive 2,000-megawatt deal in China

Arctic Tundra is Being Lost As Far North Quickly Warms

(Canadians believe) Climate change bigger threat than terrorism: Poll

VW shows off new hybrid coupe concept

As Mt. Rainier's Glaciers Recede, Destabilized Slopes Fill Streams, Block Roads W. Debris & Mud

Leading climate scientist challenges Mail on Sunday's use of his research

Commuters are leaving mass transit for their cars, and they have their reasons

Pope denounces failure to forge new climate treaty

Dead heat: Melbourne endures record-equalling overnight temperatures

Nuclear physicist Arthur Rosenfeld retires this week.

Chernobyl nuclear accident: figures for deaths and cancers still in dispute

Why is UBS Whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld the Only One Heading to Prison?

Ha ha!

Saints/Cardinals Over-Under 102 ???

Ow.

Cleveland Browns to hire Eagle's GM Tom Heckert

Post Wild Card Weekend Super Bowl Champion Prediction

The Pack is back Thread

Way to go MALI way to go!

Don't let the bad guys win. Let Togo compete!

Was someone talking about Frisco never winning a World Series...

Jesus is Quite the Sports Fan

Arizona Cardinals Win!

FOX is bummed, no doubt. There will be no Favre Bowl III.

The NFC West marches on..

Packer fans I feel your pain

McGwire apologizes to La Russa, Selig

Mark McGwire admits steroids use

Radio Globo appears to be back up.

Haiti: Elections Without Voters

A terrorism designation Cuba doesn't deserve (By Eugene Robinson)

BOLIVIA: Evo Morales, the Best Ally of the Middle Class

US Drug War or Curacao Contact? DEA Agents, Framing Venezuela, Dirty Honduran Military Officers and

Venezuela Debt Rating Outlook Raised to Stable by S&P

Israel to build NIS 1.5b fence along Egypt border

Someone's been busy...

Two shot, one killed in Ballarat, Australia this weekend

BBC: Armed police patrols in London targeted gun crime

Store Owner Justified in Shooting of Burglary Suspect

Today in Labor History Jan 11 “Bread & Roses” textile strike of 32,000 women and children begins

Our union is winning!

Freeway shootings in Texas and California

Supreme Court Throws Gay Marriage Opponents a Temporary Bone

Gay Couple Survives Lynching, Goes Awol

Have you or a friend ever been fired from your job for being gay?

Hateful Anti-Gay Irish Politician Iris Robinson, 60, to resign for adulterous affair with teenager

GLBTQ?

Fundies want to pass out "The Advocate" in schools!

Dedicated Page for Prop 8 Trial Coverage (including videos as they become available)

Does anyone know any history behind Bowers v Hardwick?

NEWSWEEK: The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage

Self portrait

for Adsos... and, well, everyone...

Looks better in color than b/w

Winter at 100mm

One for InTheFlow...

If on a winter's afternoon a shaggy old guy went to the grocery store

Portuguese Jews retain genetic identity

Giant Database of Periodic Tables

It got above zero today (finally), so I put some ribs on the grill

Quantum Computer Measures Energy in Molecular Hydrogen

she almost fits in there

Jerusalem has its Wailing Wall...

***Official Perry v. Schwarzenegger Thread***

Feeling That Cold Wind? Here’s Why.

Greatest archaeological finds of the year

About the reserves and about interest

Six Months To Live? By James Howard Kunstler

The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 1/11/09

"Through the vistas of the years every age but our own seems glamorous and golden.

My old neighbor is getting foreclosed upon.

Retired professor applies search technology to huge reform effort!

Swine flu's impact shifts during second wave, study finds

Pomegranate Compounds May Prevent Breast Cancer Growth

Law Schools Resist Proposal to Assess Them Based on What Students Learn

The Detroit Federation of Teachers' Contract: The Worst Ever?

Teacher certification prestigious but too costly, Rhee says

Michelle Rhee

Should This Forum Be Re-named The PUBLIC Education Forum?

The origin of current species - how did it happen?

Another wonderful Fanny Farmer cake recipe.

WHAT'S COOKIN'? Week of January 10th ************************

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