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Archives: September 2, 2011

GO LIONS. nt

Waiting for the Worms

Waiting for the Worms

Surfing USA, something to put a smile on your faces

Spanish town painted red in annual tomato fight

Justices say McKenna can challenge Obama health care law

Port of Long Beach Sees Another Down Month as ‘Consumer Skepticism’ Sticks

Let it rain: Dutch drivers scoop up swirling cash

Rush: "We don't respect him because he doesn't respect the country."

Wingnuts Have New Book Proving Jefferson Never Sexed Black Lady

The WHAT Cheer Brigade

The Press Oils The Machinery of Class Warfare

Rachel's decade since 9/11 documentary

Obama’s Approval Numbers on the Economy Are Dismal: Only 34% approve

Obama’s Approval Numbers on the Economy Are Dismal: Only 34% approve

Capitalism Is The Crisis (2011) (Full Documentary)

Vermont Flood Devastation with a little Dylan thrown in

GUlf of Mexico DUers -prepare for 12-15 inches of water

Scary video--but all too true!

Playing with fire

House Republican Joe Walsh of Illinois is thumbing his nose at President Obama’s speech on jobs

SF: Weekly random thoughts on the mayor's race.

FDR: "Let Me Warn You . . ."

Laurence O"Donnell is pushing Obama hard with FDR audio

Laurence O"Donnell is pushing Obama hard with FDR audio

And banks wonder why they have a bad reputation?

the debate debacle

Study: 1 in 7 NY'ers underemployed or jobless

JAPAN UPDATE

The feed of el Rushbo that Eddie showed

Thank you Rachel and Richard... for showing

In a Pickle!

if only...............

Apparently it snowed in Eritrea 10 days ago. The climate has gone to h***!

Book Van der Sloot, Danno...murder one (officially charged by Peruvian authorities)

Book Van der Sloot, Danno...murder one (officially charged by Peruvian authorities)

I won't argue with you. I just want to know: Why do you defend Luke Russert?

The Federal Housing Finance Agency Will Be Suing a Dozen Big Banks Over Misrepresenting Mortgages

Frank Rich Takes a Look at the Fleecing of America Over the Last Ten Years Since the 9/11 Attacks

US: Man hides 7 snakes, 3 tortoises in pants

Lawmaker pushes to repeal Florida law that makes cohabitation a crime

New Stem Cell Treatment Helps Save Injured Dog

Tiny parks on a roll in San Francisco

Mandatory Thursday Malloy Truthseekers check in!!

White House: Unemployment rate won't fall below 6% until 2017. USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!

So does CNN run John King's show twice an evening? At 7:00 PM and again at 11:00?

So does CNN run John King's show twice an evening? At 7:00 PM and again at 11:00?

To complement Hissyspit's post on climate change,Dr. John Harte's "Cool the Earth, Save the Economy

U.S. set to sue big banks over bad mortgages

Progressive Think Tank Backs Corporate Tax Reform That Lowers Rates

Ok this is just hilarious

Rolling Stone: The GOP War on Voting (orchestrated by ALEC, funded in part by the Koch brothers)

This is a rather moving video

Obama can get Congress to pass LIBERAL economic policies-or else open War Crimes Tribunals

On Jefferson

Can we safely say that Democrats like Ben Nelson & Joe Lieberman were bad for the Party?

Just watched "Fair Game" again.... still infuriating....

Thursday Evening Sanity Break: Free - All Right Now

Restaurants in Greece refuse to pay VAT rise

Bored UCLA student joins Libyan rebels on "vacation"

How do Dominionists square their beliefs with the New Testament?

Memo gone out?

Did anyone see the FDR clips on Lawrence's show?

If you were asked to help craft the Democratic Platform...?

What dominionists would do with gays (disobedient children, sabbath breakers, etc.), Part 3

Damn good thing Cantor wasn't in charge for Hurricane Katrina

Calif. Democrats aim to ease business regulations

Calif. Democrats aim to ease business regulations

Eric Cantor is a political terrorist

Holiday Inn Abruptly Ejects Progressive Groups Countering Eric Cantor's Event

Holiday Inn Abruptly Ejects Progressive Groups Countering Eric Cantor's Event

I watched this video, and it made me sick. Literally.

FUD

The Tea Party Express rolls into the Quad-Cities :

Pennsylvania Capital Faces Limbo of Missed Payroll, Bond Default, Takeover

Moammar and Dick

Day of Destruction - Decade of War, Part 1 - MSNBC, Rachel

Industry docs reveal Keystone XL is being built for OVERSEAS export markets-NOT US Energy Security!

Reich: Millions need work, infrastructure's falling apart, T-bill at 2% - Borrow to rebuild America!

Virginia city limits Confederate flag-flying

Above The Law - USA (2 Sep 11)

Media scrutiny of Presidential candidates today versus "the past"

China tidal surge in pictures

Do you know someone in need of a doctor?

Jobs -- Infrastructure -- President Obama -- solution.

INFOGRAPHIC: U.S. Hospitals Are Hazardous, Germ-Infested Places

Digg Patriots

Self-Employed Struggle as U.S. Recovery Offers Few Opportunities

Self-Employed Struggle as U.S. Recovery Offers Few Opportunities

Couple Can Sue Laptop-Tracking Company for Spying on Sex Chats

Couple Can Sue Laptop-Tracking Company for Spying on Sex Chats

Couple Can Sue Laptop-Tracking Company for Spying on Sex Chats

The psychologist, testified that Buck's race made him more likely to commit crimes in the future

"G_d's new Pop-tab Chiquita. Then with K++!" --Richard Dawkins in Nebraska (Youtube)

If you live in an area that may get a lot of rain from the Gulf storm,

pundits: the 'debt-ceiling debacle' is to blame for august jobs report - m$nbc

So I go away for 2 days and find that Palin and O'Donnell are doing Mean Girls 2 the Sequel?

Kansans, Coloradans, and others in the general area...please check in here.

Toon - Rejected Cheney Book Title

Holiday Inn Boots Progressives Who Reserved Space For Jobs Rally In Same Hotel As Cantor Event

Holiday Inn Boots Progressives Who Reserved Space For Jobs Rally In Same Hotel As Cantor Event

Stocks Tumbling on Open After Stagnant Jobs Report DJIA -200

Ed is eating Rubio and spitting him out

No Representation without Taxation?

Bad Reporter: Obama Moves Speech As Al Qaeda Says It Plans Attack Same Day

Bad Reporter: Obama Moves Speech As Al Qaeda Says It Plans Attack Same Day

Hacking’s Stunning Victim List: Scotland Yard has a list of 3,870 people whose phones were tapped.

Boehner Did it because Limbaugh Told Him to

If you are on Facebook, lend Chaz some support

Toon- Giving Respect to Jobs

I really dislike it when ....

So, maybe we should address Speaker Boss Rash Limbaugh. Where are the jobs, Rash?

U.S. to sue big banks over mortgage securities: report

September 17th EVERYWHERE!

As Spain may discover, you can't run a country like a family tightening its belt

In honor of Labor Day

Local ABC station reporting 7.1 earthquake in Aleutian Islands with tsunami warning issued.

Local ABC station reporting 7.1 earthquake in Aleutian Islands with tsunami warning issued.

Manhattan-sized chunk breaks off Greenland Glacier

Coming to Seattle: A how-to school for marijuana

My son's public school teacher is so "greedy".....

Wikileaks cable: UN peacekeepers in Ivory Coast traded food for sex with underage girls

Wikileaks cable: UN peacekeepers in Ivory Coast traded food for sex with underage girls

Europe committed crimes during 10 year counter-terrorism efforts: rights chief

Drop in Shipping Could Mean Weak Holiday Season for Retail

Margaret & Helen take on Ricky P and Michelle B

Ruh roh raggy: Economy shows no job growth...

If Kucinich were the nominee in 2016, I would gladly vote for him

"Every 20 minutes, a landmine explodes"

Elizabeth Warren's Prospective Senate Bid Gains Labor Support

Reality TV show ‘Russian Dolls’ stirs controversy

Reality TV show ‘Russian Dolls’ stirs controversy

Nurses Take on Wall Street

Jobs, auto rescue in focus as Obama comes to Detroit

EMAIL TO SPEAKER BONER

New York Times: Obama Pulls Back Proposal to Tighten Clean Air Rules

Contrary To GOP Claims, Small Businesses Say Taxes And Regulation Aren’t Holding Back Hiring

Oakland to host nation's 1st marijuana street fair

Barney Frank: The Senate refuses to consider Obama nominees

Syracuse 15-year-old gets two to six years for 7-cent robbery

Tired of the right's online circle-jerk for Ron Paul and want a laugh? Check THIS out!

Spill of tens of thousands of gallons of heavy fuel oil closes Mobile River

"You-Patch the Hole! All others BAIL!" vs "I request an Infrastructure Bank "

Bank of America., Goldman, Chase facing big U.S. suits: report

Texas - Mexican beauty cream may have mercury - 18 poisoned

Hip-high in Hooey

AT&T Bought 700 Copies Of Perry's Book

Ohio Firefighter's ad to repeal the OH Anti-Union Senate Bill 5:

San Francisco animal shelter full as economy goes to dogs

My aunt, the bill collector

Dismal jobs report (No jobs added in August)

Fl. "state law prevents cities and counties from regulating guns." $100,000 fine

This document does not clearly explain if the US soldiers handcuffd the baby boy before shooting him

Bernie on hartman on VT

Bonehead blames weak jobs report on 'threat of higher taxes'

Bonehead blames weak jobs report on 'threat of higher taxes'

Seems like no matter which door you peek behind, a neoliberal is behind it with a wrong answer.

The Imminent Failure of the Eurozone

The Imminent Failure of the Eurozone

Howard Schultz wants to talk to America

Libya: 5 foreign oil companies back working

So, the lady on the phone says she represents a NYS sponsored

Suddenly, Republicans stop taking credit for jobs reports

Take the chain-emails away from Perry

Wow, so cutting government spending and eliminating government jobs doesn't help put people back to

Soooo. Rush Limbaugh told John Boehner to say no the the President's speech request.

The Recovery Act Worked.

helicopter crashes in Hawaii , kills 1 marine and released radioactive material

China Benefits as U.S. Solar Industry Withers

'Oldest' woolly rhino discovered

Democrats’ poll showed them favored to win in the special election to replace Rep. Anthony Weiner

I am soo spitting angry at what a wuss Obama has turned out to be...

Greens Gain in Germany, and the World Takes Notice

Gordon Brown has tape of NI hacking - As -Rupert and James Pay THEMSELVES - Supersized Bonus

"Why yes, Obama's EPA smackdown DOES bode ill indeed for how he'll handle the nasty Keystone XL oil

The Stimulus WORKED... we need to do more of it

Long-shot, but it points to Marco Rubio

MI5 former chief decries 'war on terror'

WikiLeaks publishes full cache of unredacted cables

Ed Shultz takes down Mark Rubio..Calls him "stupid, phony and coward"

Who's heart does Cheney have?

Obama administration now says high unemployment could persist at around 9% well into 2012.

Tom DeLay, Convicted Criminal, Goes Unpunished

The Second Death of John Maynard Keynes

The Second Death of John Maynard Keynes

Wyoming center tells story of Japanese-American internees

Wyoming center tells story of Japanese-American internees

Jobless rate to be over 8% in 2012: White House

Counties across the U. S. discovering that robo-signed mortgage docs date back to late 1990s

The Rude Pundit: Today's Republicans vs. the United States (Part 1)

GOP raffles gun in Giffords' district

Condoleezza Rice is the third member of Bush administration to accuse Cheney of lying in his memoir

Obamas' Afghanistan Surge speech revisited

OBAMA...We Loved You...We Loved You ...We Voted for YOU! Do You Hear?

Perry Proposed A Bi-National Health Insurance Plan With Mexico In 2001

Obama's problem? No one fears him (CNN)

Taliban kidnaps 30 Pakistani boys (a strange story)

Paul Ryan charges $15 bucks town hall POLL TAX to ask him a question

Obama Scraps Plan to Tighten Anti-Smog Rules Per Republican Demands

The Tea Party Is The ENEMY – Make NO Apologies

Pastor Wants National Registry for Atheists

Julian Assange faces arrest in Australia

Finland stands firm on demand for collateral on any new loans to Greece

Pressure from Polluters Leads to Missed Opportunity to Protect Our Kids from Dirty Air and Asthma

USA want ad

Good news on the jobs front!

Was George Bush an Iranian sleeper agent?

Hundreds of panties turn up along Ohio road.....Lighter Side News

Hundreds of panties turn up along Ohio road.....Lighter Side News

Florida lawmaker hands out belts under saggy pants ban

U.S. Trade Deficit Shakes Consumer Confidence

It's Time to Break-up Public Enemy #1: Goldman Sachs

Facing voter discontent, lawmakers skip town halls

too slow

Miami elementary school may have been used as night club

US Debt Crisis - 2012 is only for America

Rick Perry’s Execution Record Includes The Deaths Of Juveniles And The Mentally Disabled

Job Creation Machinations: Putting the Future of the American Worker in Extreme Jeopardy

In normal times...

Republicans are thrilled that Obama killed smog regulations ... now they want more

Federal Reserve announces formal enforcement action against the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Goldma

Pressure from Polluters Leads to Missed Opportunity to Protect Our Kids from Dirty Air and Asthma

Transportation Secretary announces $50m rail investment for Texas

Vote: its time to get even with the bast--ds who did this

From Unemployed To Unemployable

Lenders require buyers to use their appraisers..and charge them for that service when applying for a

Well this has got to be a first.

The Wealthy Don’t Create Jobs; Good Jobs Create The Wealthy

Maintaining Vigilance: The Corporate CEO, the Middle Class, and Taxation

Can New Orleans handle 20+ inches of rain

Depressing weekend ahead on the Gulf Coast

How many jobs will the EPA regulation rollbacks create? Inhoffe (et al) must be loving this.

Conservative Columnist: Registering Poor To Vote 'Like Handing Out Burglary Tools To Criminals'

Mike Capuano Won’t Challenge Scott Brown, Seeking Re-Election

Walsh on Bashir right now

"After lobbying from Christian groups, Obama reverses himself on evolution; the big bang theory and

The Daily FreeRepublic Link

Where's madfloridian? She's going to love this.

Banks 'still expect taxpayer to pay for their failure' (key Bank of England policymaker)

If the OMB Is Right About Unemployment in 2012, the Obama Re-election Campaign Is Doomed

Reasons to vote

Atlantic: In Competitive Districts, Democrats Run From Obama

Minneapolis Message to Obama Was Clear: Bring the War $$ Home

Wall Street Journal loves Huntsman jobs plan

Study: 1 in 7 NY'ers underemployed or jobless

U.S. Adds ZERO NEW JOBS In August As Jobless Rate Stuck At 9.1%...USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!

U.S. Adds ZERO NEW JOBS In August As Jobless Rate Stuck At 9.1%...USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!

Farmer on Reddit explains WalMart practices.

Monsanto Corn Falls to Illinois Bugs

Regarding Obama halting this EPA smog regulation

Can we have an Obama sucks forum?

Should Americans Demand Congressional Background Checks?

A lot of the Libyans seem pretty cool with our intervention.

What idiot "centrist" Dems want isn't what America wants

From here you can see Rick Warren

Labor Day Officially Moved to China - Andy Borowitz breaks the news

What options are left?

Toon: I can't wait

Why is it that Obama is not fighting back the way

Toon: Labor Day Advice

Somebody please give me some good news for a change! nt

Mike Thompson toon explains optimism

SOS: Have Republicans been mad for 30 years?

Wouldn't it be funny if Obama doesn't even know how to play chess?

Listening to this AMEX CEO on MSNBC...it just dawned on me why we are losing the war

If Corporations Want Higher DEMAND They Need To Start Hiring..... STUPID

NRDC will revive lawsuit against administration; Chamber of Commerce says WH "heeded our warning"

Toon: Hurricane Eric

The Santorum is Psycho-bananas. Obvious, huh?

Obama Picks Larry Summers' Favorite Tennis Partner As His New Economic Chief

David Brooks......The Vigorous Virtues

Listen up, old pervs: no 13-year old girl wants to have sex with a 61-year old man.

Oh, good. The Heartland Institute *hearts* Obama for overruling the EPA - and they want more!

Rupert Murdoch receives $12.5m bonus

The American Dream....

Public health groups slam Obama retreat on smog, vow legal action

Obama is killing our party. We definitely need a Democrat to challenge him.

Putting the interest of coal and oil polluters first

Roger Clemens to face retrial (USA Today)

DELUSIONAL.....(personal rant of drama queen proportions)

Aljazeera: Women celebrate fall of Gaddafi in Tripoli

Louisiana is going to be drenched

Did the White House double-cross its supporters on the smog rule?

I apologize to the person whose job I took last month

EXCLUSIVE: Regulator Says Murdoch (and Cheney) Oil Shale Company Must Fix Faulty Wells

Our only homeless shelter is looking at losing most funding.

Holiday Inn Responds: Liberal Protesters Against Cantor Were A Security Threat (in their mind)

Labor Notes: What's Work Like Now for United Auto Workers in the Post-Bailout Big Three?

"It's all the Republicans' fault! Therefore, we have to keep compromising with them!"

Ed Schultz kicks the crap out of Republican Sen. Marco Rubio

The race is on for Libya's oil, with Britain and France both staking a claim

What is Karl Rove planning to "swiftboat" the President a few days before the election? You know

The Golden Girls On Marriage Equality

Job insecurity is a rising fear among the employed

Labor Day Officially Moved to China (borowitzreport)

Gaddafi: A penchant for war crimes

Setting yourself up to be pushed around isn't brilliant political strategy

Obama caves to Republican/Big Business demands: Ditches EPA's ozone regulations!

Headlines on capitulation: Obama "again caves / backs down / yields / bows to big business"

I know what would excite the Democratic Base in the 2012 election and provide

Radio Ad Attacks Nader Over GOP Support

Radio Ad Attacks Nader Over GOP Support

War veterans share their experiences on anothersource.org

War veterans share their experiences on anothersource.org

Barney Frank Blasts Senate Republicans For Blocking Richard Cordray, Other Obama Nominees

Independents hated the president’s debt deal, a new poll shows

Hardball: Smirconish on republican "circle jerk".

Debt Debate Killed Our Confidence

I don't know what I'm supposed to do

Republicans Seek To Dumb Down The 2012 Electorate One Voter At A Time

Would you protest at Koch headquarters?

I don't know what I'm supposed to do

"Greetings" (terrifying cartoon)

I will just say this

President Barack Obama will win a second term.

I trashed the media during Irene, so I guess I have to praise them for Lee

I trashed the media during Irene, so I guess I have to praise them for Lee

Columnist: Registering Poor To Vote 'Like Handing Out Burglary Tools To Criminals'

Dry Texas expected to again miss out on rain from storm

American Schools in Crisis By Diane Ravitch

American Schools in Crisis By Diane Ravitch

How will cutting taxes, spending, and regulations going to create jobs?

Update from SE Connecticut - Irene impacts.

"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"

Cheney: 'Honored to be compared to Darth Vader'

Cheney: 'Honored to be compared to Darth Vader'

Tonight on Countdown

From 7.6% when Obama came in to 9.1% unemployment now.

Who is NOT looking forward to 9/11?

Pardon my chortle...

Thing is, I don't LIKE the Neville Chamberlin comparison... But I don't disagree with it either.

The trolls are out in full force today.

The trolls are out in full force today.

Gov. Barbour's 'Disadvantaged' Relative MASTERMINDED $100 Million of Post-Katrina FEMA FRAUD

Federal government sues major banks over Fannie and Freddie losses

Animal shelter plea to public: Don't bring your dog here / care for strays because shelter is full

Union of Concerned Scientists: President Obama Undercuts Science with Smog Standard Delay

Obama should dig in his heels on EVERYTHING at this point.

It would be funny if Obama's speech-date actions were chess moves to embarass his left-wing critics.

It would be funny if Obama's speech-date actions were chess moves to embarass his left-wing critics.

TrustoCorp Special Edition Tabloids Released in Bicoastal Prank

Shark or Surfer?

wiki leaks releases b of a cables

Dear Fright-Wingers, this weekend DON'T f**king dare celebrate Labor Day!

Grist writer told "smog decision not about votes, but about terror of post-Citizens United money"

Fuck you Amazon - offering 7,000 jobs IF the state changes the law the way you

Secret files reveal that former Bush official was advising the Gaddafi regime

Where are the President's lieutenants?

Cuyahoga County Lawmakers Send letter to the Department of Justice (Ohio)

My republican congress rep is glad the president halted the EPA regulation

MUST SEE TV: I Would Post This In "Political Videos", But I'm Not Sure It Meets The Criteria, So...

I feel bad.

It's time to retire these phrases, and headlines

What we are really scared of RE: the TeaParty....

What we are really scared of RE: the TeaParty....

I just hate asking this, but I really want to know...

Americans think twice about hitting the road this weekend

Republicans are thrilled that Obama killed smog regulations ... now they want more

3/4 of US Business have no employees??

HCR mandate unconstitutional?

USAma Bin Laden?

USAma Bin Laden?

The Price of 9/11 -- Joseph E. Stiglitz

The Price of 9/11 -- Joseph E. Stiglitz

Wow... Look This Over... It Says Many, Many Things...

Unemployment & Payrolls Signal The Double-Dip Recession

VA Hotel Evicts Paying Liberal Guests to ‘Avoid Confrontation’ with Eric Cantor

Dear Eric Cantor: SRSLY? OMG!

Dear Eric Cantor: SRSLY? OMG!

Dear Eric Cantor: SRSLY? OMG!

Dear Eric Cantor: SRSLY? OMG!

Saw this on another forum and thought I'd share: Venezuela Inaugurates First Socialist City

Saw this on another forum and thought I'd share: Venezuela Inaugurates First Socialist City

Gold and silver update

Where are the Dems? Don't think I've seen one calling out the GOP and their lack of respect

EXCLUSIVE: Palin Endorses Rick Perry

Can we get a REAL jobs plan? Probably not.

Great news -Feds sue biggest US banks over risky mortgages

Phil Gingrey Faces Anger At Town Hall Meeting -- 'The Best You Can Isn't Good Enough'

What do you do the most often in order to fight the anti-Democrat propaganda

WikiLeaks Revelation Damages U.S.-Iraq Talks On Keeping American Troops Past 2011

Ohio sells state prison to private contractor for $73 million

Experts Question Ratings After S&P Gives Subprime Bonds Higher Rating Than U.S. Debt

New Mexico surveillance camera catches uniformed cop having sex on hood of car as Chihuahua watches

Curious Homeland Security Observation

Obama NLRB Overturns Bush-era Decisions Re: Union Rights & Organizing

Will the anti-science Republicans kill conservatism as Americans know it?

Great News !!!

Pentagon's New Slavery System Triggers Riots in Occupied States

Mike Luckovich Toon- Wrestling Match

I really like Chaz Bono

Five Drivers Decline Obama Invite

Accept the Tar Sands or else!

W.H. furious over speech delay

Watching those clips of Cheney's appearances promoting his new book, and . . .

Obama Abolished Bush-Cheney Torture Program

Modern cars have so many computer-controlled components, what are we going to do in 10 years?

So now the President, Barack 'Cave' Obama gave in and scrapped the new smog rules?

Grandfather arrested for forcing 3 grandsons 8-12 hike Grand Canyon w/o water, rest 108 temps

In the 2012 election, Democrats will :

"We can do this without you": Obama Rolls Out a Jobs Plan That Doesn't Need Congress

Obama pulls back proposed smog standards, in victory for business

We want Obama to succeed, God knows the left wants Obama to fulfill his potential.

Wake up, he's just not that into you

Who will Obama pardon during his last week in office?

So excited! What will the Prez wear to this year's 10th Anniv. Nat'l Emergency extension signing?

So excited! What will the Prez wear to this year's 10th Anniv. Nat'l Emergency extension signing?

Does Cheney’s book now make it clear that he was running the presidency?

There Is No Housing Bottom in Sight

Ugly Americans Who Think that Sickness is a Moral Failing

Obama bails on the smog regs. Add a YES to the pipeline = a call for a primary challenger

On Air Pollution .....

Former cowboy lassos dogs in Wash. state canal

From the EPA:

Oh shit, I actually agree with Cheney on something: Palin not qualified to serve as vice president

"However much the house has costed, that's not going to kind of I dunno ... like change the world"

A planet in peril! Two wars! The worst economy!

Oh boy... it seems this sucker is coming straight to FL.

NY Times Editorial: "Oh, Grow Up"

Frequency Of Marijuana Use Associated With Lower Prevalence Of Obesity, Study Says

Roland Martin: Obama's problem? No one fears him

Dark clouds and a sinking feeling..

GOP blocked Dem economic policy for 3yrs, forcing us to stay the course we were on in 2008.

GIVE THE PRESIDENT A DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS

TNC-NATO siege of Sirte is a war crime.

Does Article II, section 3 give the President the authority to

Does Article II, section 3 give the President the authority to

Here is just a small taste of what violence against the LGBT community looks like:

Niggardly

Joe Trippi doing P.R. for Bahrain

Joe Trippi doing P.R. for Bahrain

Joe Trippi doing P.R. for Bahrain

‘A rising tide lifts all boats.’

Rick Perry had a 2.22 GPA in college.

How do you know these dogs are Democrats? (cute)

It's insulting to be told that your thoughts are not yours but come from some propaganda

4 NASCAR drivers insist busy schedules are the reason why they won't go to the White House

Went to a Job Fair at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma today

Coaches and players violently attack youth football referee (Florida)

Obama has a PR problem. His marketing SUCKS. Read this before you jump to conclusions on EPA.

12 McDonald's Menu Items That Failed Spectacularly

Johnson passed Medicare with a Democratic Senate majority of SIXTY EIGHT SEATS.

Johnson passed Medicare with a Democratic Senate majority of SIXTY EIGHT SEATS.

Johnson passed Medicare with a Democratic Senate majority of SIXTY EIGHT SEATS.

It's not a mystery. People really are angry.

OK...Maybe I'm wrong.

Here’s a fun Friday Afternoon Challenge for ya: September Sensations!

Laptop poll in computer forum

Libyan rebels round up black Africans

The Top Ten Myths in the War Against Libya

Few people recognize the scope of the deliberate anti-Democrat propaganda programs in action today.

The anti Obama sentiment from the HONEST left is Obama's own fault, in my view

Obama’s newest jobs plan for the unemployed: Go work for free!

Richard Dawkins: Evolution should be taught to all children, starting at age 5.

Florida ticketed more than 10K drivers for warning others of speed trap by flashing high beams

Waiting for the Worms

Nice family

two faced

A dog question

Funny ad for "cloud computing"

Back by popular demand

Going Bananas

Cool bridge

Tree House

Had a strange encounter with a woman today & don't know what to think

Somebody rolled one of my patients.

Green, Green - it's green they say - on the far side of the hill

Does anybody know where this is? Cool!

I have a brand new doorstop. (pic)

interesting

happiness

How many days does cooked chicken last in the fridge?

Just outside and there are big fluffy white clouds going northwest.

$5 flapjacks

Lido Missed the Boat That Day He Left The Shack

Mac 'n' Cheese- a very funny video short.

Digg Patriots

Bestsellers at the University of Virginia Bookstore (!)

Ever been out in nature and discovered something cool? I went

free xm radio stations this week

sitting in a car with 2 flat tires, a Ruger handgun in his pocket & a gold badge on his car console

Hey! New Star Trek Series, Post TNG/Voyager timeline - original canon, unrelated to new ST movies.

can someone help me with a powerpoint question

Delete

How hot is it?

Right after high school graduation, my friends and I took a road trip

In the depths of the Great Depression - American manufacuring

Youth is the future

Youth is the future

A little bit of good news.

Duers want to know: Does she breast feed?

Beats the hell out of me

At that age they don't know

Dear prominent user of the internet:

So, this morning I find a sign in my yard saying that my house is for sale, it isn't.

It takes a village

Just heard "Crazy Train" re-did by Ozzy.

My dog ate 40 or 50 Herbalife thermo bond Fiber Tablets.

Cartography Fail

NINJA ZOMBIES

Two little girls steal goat from Mankato zoo

Chronic Anglophiles

Tacos

Pelican ... briefly

Look at the bottle of suntan lotion

Inbread Cat

ANNOUNCEMENT

Your go-to album when your brain is a little too busy?

oh yikes - TS Katia takes a turn downwards - looking like she'll now hit land

What is it about tatoos of TV chefs?

What is it about TV chefs and tatoos?

What is all this about Tattoo being a chef?

I'm competing for a job that lasts no longer than 4 hours.

Twig, the skateboarding shelty, impresses with athletic skills

Sweet

No college football thread?

romantical

Does everyone know what day it is!!!???

What is your favourite late night talk show comedy sketch?

cat in a box

I don't know what I'm supposed to do

buddy took me for a ride in his new ride..DAMN

"Hi [first name]. This is [another first name]. Please give me a call

Daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg county...

Is there an afterlife on the Internet?

Restaurant problems.

Do you like colour? Right now my favourtie color combination is turquoise and green. Some day I will

Could tough guys really crush beer cans on their foreheads in the 1950's?

New Captions (friday fotos)

Syfy has Star Trek Next Gen marathon on and right now the borgs are winning

Help me make it to 13,000 posts before my birthday - ask me anything

This is my club room on IMVU, and our first VIDEO!

There are none so ____ as those who will not ____.

What did you have for dinner DU? We had clam chowder and ciabatta bread.

Can you use a little break? (Warning, cute overload.) - pics

Now I crush you with cute.

Have you bought a washing machine in the last 5 years or so?

Pics of the house with Egypt symbols. Oh & an unrelated moth/visitor.

Who here doesn't like the new MLK memorial? I hate it when they

sighh...back from vet. My cat Psoghi (Sophie) has an ear infection.

What bygone DU culture do you miss most?

Part 2 of My Flying House.

My flying house, part 1. (Pic heavy)

Inside of the new house. (Pic heavy!)

Could you drink 30 beers in less than 6 hours?

What in nature freaks you out. I hate Luna moths. I mean are they a leaf or a moth?

My Fur Kitty Is Dying. :(

Blu-Ray "Star Wars" changes the end of "Return of the Jedi" - Vader cries out "NOOO"

World Trade Centre rescuers at higher risk of cancer, Lancet reveals

Libya’s Supporters Gather in Paris to Help Ease New Government’s Transition

New judge to hear execution lawsuit

Obama asks court to toss "don't ask" suit

House Republicans step up Solyndra investigation

White House projects lower deficit

wiki leaks releases b of a cables

Florida Republicans Fight To Keep ‘Cohabitation’ Of Unmarried Couples Illegal

Hacking’s Stunning Victim List: Scotland Yard has a list of 3,870 people whose phones were tapped.

Stolen dogs, gunshots raise suspicion of dog-fighting ring in western Maine

Del Monte Sues FDA For Agency's Insistence on Recalling Food Suspected of Salmonella

Quake In Islands Off Alaska Triggers Tsunami Warning

Former MCPD officer says police may have taken Huisentruit

EU tightens sanctions on Syria (Including an embargo on imports of Syrian oil & petroleum products)

Parts of ravaged Vt. get flash floods; 2 rescued

Wikileaks cable: UN peacekeepers in Ivory Coast traded food for sex with underage girls

Turkey expels Israeli ambassador over flotilla raid

7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Felt Off Alaska; Local Tsunami Warning Issued

Statement from James Murdoch, Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Chairman and CEO, International New

Black unemployment: Highest in 27 years

9/11 Firefighters Have Higher Cancer Risk: Study

NGO criticizes Colombia's post 9/11 human rights record

Black unemployment: Highest in 27 years

New arrest in phone hacking inquiry

Payroll employment unchanged (0) in August; unemployment rate holds at 9.1%

Anonymous hits Texas law enforcement

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Friday, September 2, 2011

Commander Says Iraq Transition on Track

Coronado mansion death called suicide; family objects

Dick Durbin To Chair Hearing Examining Rash Of Voter ID Laws

U.S. Regulator Sues Bank Of America, Others Over Losses On Subprime Bonds

Kelley Williams-Bolar denied pardon recommendation

India says ship near Vietnam was harassed by China

Accused Guatemalan war criminal to be extradited

Obama shifts on jobs speech, says he didn’t cave to GOP

Lee Roy Selmon, Hall of Fame football player, reportedly dead after stroke

UN hails Bolivia sentence for 2003 massacre

U.S. Is Set to Sue a Dozen Big Banks Over Mortgages

CIA shifts focus to killing targets

NHS plans will mean putting wealthy first, says doctors' leader

White House forecasts high unemployment through 2012

Walsh To Skip Obama Jobs Speech, Calls President 'Idiotic'

Reputed white supremacist set for church fire plea

Teens convicted in street-racing crash that killed family get 90 days in jail, probation

Fifty economists ask Obama to "step up" on trade

Elizabeth Warren's Prospective Senate Bid Gains Labor Support

Dems want Obama's job speech to contrast with GOP

Five NASCAR Drivers Decline President Obama's White House Invitation

Europe Alarmed as Italy’s Austerity Plans Unravel

Quake risk to reactors greater than thought

Obama jobs plan to push substantial tax relief-aide

Mars Rover finds soil that could support life

Fox News poll: 71% of Republicans don’t want Palin to run

Obama halts controversial EPA regulation

Solyndra closure affects foundation linked to Obama donor

How Obama Emerged from Aug. 31 Hullabaloo Looking Not So Shabby – No, Really!

whitehouse.gov/wethepeople - new petition site

OH SHIT!!! Big Ed's on fire about Rubio

Great tweet: "Boehner suggests moving Obama jobs speech to when Obama is white"

If, as an Obama supporter, you are feeling down ...

Three really popular charts to debunk RW lies

Top CIA Official: Obama Changed Virtually None of Bush’s Controversial Programs

The U.S. economy added 0 net jobs in August.

Obama +3 approval, -4 disapproval in today's Gallup

Boehner blames weak jobs report on 'threat of higher taxes'

Palin to Rip "Crony Capitalism" (Perry) in Iowa Speech

If this forum has not changed to "Obama Underground" then we

On The Ed Show last night, he played a clip of Limbaugh that made it clear as day...

Watch Department of the Interior's Message for Teens: It Gets Better

WH: Cleaner Air and a Stronger Economy – A Record of Success

Obama is the best president that the country has ever seen.

President Obama should have checked the GOP's schedule?

I propose that there be a news blackout on anything to do with Wednesday's debate

Pelosi: "Republicans created...instability for our economy...and Americans are paying the price."

The President is not at fault for the job numbers.

Mission accomplished: Tea party Republicans took the economy hostage and killed job growth

Maybe The Democrats Need Their Own "Operation Chaos"

Deja Vu: Reagan campaigned on budget deficit. (then tripled it!)

How Likely Is A Double Dip Recession?

what did Obama get for his smog compromise?

NYT BREAKING NEWS: Obama Pulls Back Proposal to Tighten Clean Air Rules

Robert Reich: "Do you hear me, Mr. President? Please — be bold next week"

So the US economy created ZERO jobs in August. Nothing. Nada. Zilch.

US SMALL/MIDCAPS-Industrials down after Obama drops smog rule

How Come Nobody Mentioned Governor Goodhair Supported "Hillarycare"?

now unemployment exceeds 9%, and presidents typically don’t get re-elected when unemployment is more

Americans' Fear of Terrorism in U.S. Is Near Low Point

the president is in a box.

Is Perry a birther? A lot of his followers are, so he will need to use that "tool" to hold the

Funny thing is if Obama was still in the Senate.....

Obama should make sure the Democrats don't sit with the Republicans

American Lung Association to file suit against EPA; environmental, health groups feel double-crossed

Bush and Cheney Remind Us How We Got Into This Mess

NY Times: G.O.P.’s New Obama Label: President Zero

GOP leaders stop taking credit for job data

The Left lets RW radio beat them, then blame Obama. Pitiful.

Fatal Distraction - Aren’t you glad we pivoted from jobs to deficits a year and a half ago? (Krugman

Since the recession officially ended, the American economy has lost nearly 600,000 government jobs

President Obama saved Private Sector employment that had been decimated

Two reasons out of 1000 why we ALL need to working to get President Obama re-elected

Can someone explain to me why this guy is on XM Left

GOP in Giffords’ district holds raffle for Glock

Just Because You See Something Coming Doesn't Mean You Can Stop It

More Solid Proof That Obamacare Is Working

Fineman: Dems Tell Me Campaign Will Be "Down And Dirty" Attack

"Why should the American people trust somebody who does not have clear values?"

Slate of multiple distinguished candidates proposed to challenge Obama from the left

U.S. Is Set to Sue a Dozen Big Banks Over Mortgages

One Reason To Vote for the President

Romney Attacks Perry on Immigration

America voted in good faith for change in 2006 and 2008. The good kind of change.

Why I hate Republicans

A Win for Free Speech: ACLU Recommendations Adopted by DHS!

Good Obama News (Quiet here), Bad Obama News (lots of noise)

Pew Poll: "71% of Americans think the President stands up for what he believes in"

82% Obama Voters Will Vote To Reelect Him If He Raises Taxes On The Rich

Simple Question: Head count

Ok....Y'all Win!

Boehner OWNS President Obama (AGAIN!)~ A Rant

We the People

Flashback - ABCNEWS Radio - OCT 24, 1990 Gov't Shutdown Crisis/Surtax on Rich, Iraq Deployment, more

Never forget George W Bush's Bald head fetish (at :13 he rubs the prostitute's head)

Writer Asks: Can the Middle Class Be Saved?

Banned Digg Patriot meets Jesus Christ

Sat. Oct. 29, 2011 Enough is Enough! march on Washington

Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann 09-01-2011 - Worst Persons

The Audacity Of Weakness (TYT)

Thom Hartmann: The Republican plan to create/kill jobs

Miss USA 2011 - 51 Delegates Interview (Q2 - Evolution taught in school)

Thom Hartmann: Raed Jarrar - Wikileaks war crime was reported in Iraq - not the US

Thom Hartmann: The Sheriff of Nottingham would love the Republican Party

Max Keiser-Return To Feudalism, Cheap Slaves, Indentured Servitude, Debt Peonage, Serfdom

Papantonio: No Adults At Home In The GOP

Thom Hartmann: Geeky Science - Is BPA changing the Gene Code?

Keiser Report: Cheap Slaves of Deflation (E178) (Intergenerational Mortgages, etc)

Zombies (i.e., Dick Cheney) stalking the world

This Political Ad For Scott Brown Could Be Used For The Entire GOP

American Economic Collapse - Prepare for Economic Depression in America

GOP Rep Eric Cantor - That's Not How We Do Things in America

Young Turks: Overseas Bribery Ok w/ Chamber Of Commerce

Empire or Humanity (by Howard Zinn)

'International law dead, 'Friends of Libya' up for control & oil'

Marco Rubio: Medicare, Social Security 'Weakened Us As People', Made Us Lazy

Film Chronicles Rise and Fall of Eco-Terrorist Cell

Women celebrate in Tripoli's Martyrs' square

Obama deports more people than ever

Gulf Of Mexico Seabed Shows No Improvement Year After Oil Spill

Max Keiser-Zombies Stalking The World, Dick Cheney Zombie War Criminal Without A Heart (Beat)

Emergency - We Are Ohio (SB5)

Why Bother to Support Obama?~ (Calmer Rant)

Charlie Chaplin delivered an amazing political speech

40 Years for a Hickey????

TDPS: Do People Get More Conservative As They Age? No, It's Yet Another Myth

Noam Chomsky - "USA has extreme contempt for democracy."

Thom Hartmann: Here's what UnAmerican really is!

Young Turks: Cenk Slams Rep. Walsh for Absurd Obama Speech Diss

Young Turks: Obama DIDN'T CHANGE CIA AFTER BUSH

Massive Tea Party Crowd Overwhelms Cedar Rapids, IA

Automakers' gains lift July factory output

Robert Parry: Why Do All Hail Gen. Petraeus?

Guatemala STD tests 'may have infected 2,500'

Same-Sex Marriage Opponents Need a Lesson in Capitalism

Real-World Motives for Libya War

Illegal immigration is flash point for Republican White House hopefuls

Political Repression 2.0

Jake's crew arrives and so does some unexpected mail

Eugene Robinson: Bush and Cheney remind us how we got into this mess

The Stomachs of Strongmen - Fidel and Hugo kvetch with and comfort one another

India, China help spur Africa's development: Experts

The GMMR Project: Libya's achievement and NATO as war criminal party-pooper...

Brazil's economic boom drawing immigrant workers home

Iran attends China-Eurasia Expo 2011

The Mythical Benefits of Tort Reform in Texas

Top CIA Official: Obama Changed Virtually None of Bush’s Controversial Programs

Scanning 2.4 Billion Eyes, India Tries to Connect Poor to Growth

Hey! Help me get this meme out there on the web!

Right Wing Finds a Potent Weapon in Islamophobia

U.S. Is Set to Sue a Dozen Big Banks Over Mortgages.

Epitaph for Another September 11

I NEED 5,000 SIGNATURES FAST for “Green Jobs Tomorrow Fast and Cheap”.

The states versus Planned Parenthood (federal court edition)

What are they complaining about?

Murdoch family divided as News Corporation crisis comes to a head

Jake takes in a play and names his airplane

MI5 former chief decries 'war on terror'

Is oil leaking in the Gulf from the BP spill site? By Mark Guarino | Published Fri, Sep 2 2011 9:03

Texas fires: 80% of state in 'exceptional' drought. LA Times

Bye, Bye Jobs Growth, Hello Recession? TIME Magazine

Lying and Ignorant Republican comments on Regulation

Economy Gains No Jobs in August, Rate Holds at 9.1%

This American confession is an insult to Guatemala

ADL: Anti-Semitism Resurfaces At Jedwabne

Fukushima day care center hot spots

I've been looking and haven't found it yet so I have a question

UH Manoa to cut electricity bill with solar panels

Map of Cesium-137 Deposition by CEREA Shows US More Contaminated Than Western Japan

Peak oil notes - Sept 1

Drumbeat: September 2, 2011

David Horsey: Pray that naysayers are right about climate change

NASA Satellite Observes Unusually Hot July in the Great Plains

Quake pose greater risk to U.S. Nuclear Reactors

Perry Admin Tried To Sidetrack Waste Dump Opponent By Offering Position On Univ. Board Of Regents

The Way The Future Wasn't - John Michael Greer

Journal editor resigns over 'flawed' paper co-authored by climate sceptic

Hyundai ix35 fuel cell vehicle to be demoed

1 September NSIDC Area Track - Welcome Back To Record Territory . . .

S. Plains Drought Could Extend Into Next Year; 2001 Likely As Driest Year Ever In TX

Only One Of Every Eight Insurance Companies Have Formal Policies To Handle Likely Climate Shifts

World’s largest fusion experiment back in operation

New battery technology - verified, tested... 400 mile range, 6 min charge, 90% cheaper

White House Abandons Ozone Rule

Germany hits new green-power milestone

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