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Limbaugh's fetish? Mentions "anal poisoning" 13 times in 2 years
Seeded on Fri Nov 6, 2009 1:45 PM EST (Raw Story)
MSNBC's Keith Olbermann named Rush Limbaugh one of the world's worst people Thursday evening for saying that an HBO special about President Barack Obama should get "anal poisoning."
Rep. Alan Grayson: How the Republicans Failed to Cut Off My Health Care Speech
Seeded on Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:50 AM EST (The Huffington Post)
Last night, the House Republicans tried, and failed, to squelch a speech that I gave on health care. I intend to vote for the health care bill because that bill saves lives.
Teabagger Fail: Rep Todd Akin (R-MO) Crows That The Pledge Of Allegiance "Drives Liberals Crazy" But Manages To Forget The Words When He Leads It
Seeded on Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:47 AM EST (slog.thestranger.com)
Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri today led a crowd of Teabaggers in front of the Capitol in a rousing recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. He said it "drives liberals crazy" when people say the Pledge. Well, our skin doesn't burn or anything when you say it aloud, Rep.
We "broke the law," admits CIA agent convicted of rendition
Seeded on Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:44 AM EST (Independent.co.uk)
One of the Americans convicted in absentia by an Italian court for her part in the 2003 abduction of a Muslim cleric by CIA operatives has acknowledged they "broke the law" and complained she was given insufficient protection by her superiors in Washington.
Tom Coburn (R-OK) named as senator holding up vets healthcare and benefits bill
Seeded on Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:37 AM EST (marinecorpstimes.com)
Thirteen major military and veterans groups have joined forces to try to force one senator — Republican Tom Coburn of Oklahoma — to release a hold that he has placed on a major veterans benefits bill.
Obama wasn't on the ballot - Why the 2009 Elections Don't Matter To The Obama White House
Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 11:52 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
What do these strange, odd-year elections – suddenly so feverishly important, now that America's excitable right-wingers from Rush Limbaugh on down demand that they be – tell us about Barack Obama's political health? Not very much, really.
Sarah's Secret Speeches - Palin's Undelivered Victory and Concession Speeches Released
Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 11:49 AM EST (thedailybeast.com)
The Daily Beast has obtained the speeches Sarah Palin planned to deliver on Election Night 2008—win or lose. Read the words the McCain camp didn't want her to say.
Palin book tour to start Nov. 18, will only visit "Real America"
Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 11:47 AM EST (The Washington Post)
Sarah Palin's book tour is a gift for her base. No stops are planned in Seattle, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and other major cities and book-buying communities that are standard for authors on the road, but where the voters tend to be Democrats.
GOP healthcare bill would leave 95 percent of uninsured without coverage
Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 11:46 AM EST (Raw Story)
The House Republicans' healthcare bill has left Congressional budget auditors scratching their heads.
Fox News defends itself against an attack by the Obama administration by explaining that most of their shows aren't real news.
Seeded on Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:57 PM EDT (Crooks and Liars)
No text here folks; sorry to disappoint. Follow the link to watch Jon Stewart's analysis of the Fox/White House "war."
Alan Grayson: Fox News is stalking me
Seeded on Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:24 AM EDT (Politico)
Rep. Alan Grayson, the Florida Democratic congressman who made headlines recently with his provocative partisan comments, told supporters Friday he's being stalked by FOX News.
Fox News Poll: Most Blame Bush for Economy
Seeded on Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:37 PM EDT (washingtonindependent.com)
Here's a somewhat surprising result from the new Fox News poll. Asked which president is "more responsible for the current state of the economy," only 18 percent say President Obama. Fifty-eight percent say former President George W. Bush. Nine percent blame both of them.
Fox News is Not Just Biased -- It's a Cult
Seeded on Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:37 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)
The danger Fox News poses to America is not that it is a biased or partisan arm of the Republican Party, as the Obama Administration contends.
With Millions of Americans Unemployed, Why Are Republicans Blocking Unemployment Benefits... And Why Isn't The Media Talking About It?
Seeded on Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:07 AM EDT (Crooks and Liars)
Is it really as simple as "I don't know anyone like that"? Because this is a huge crisis for millions.
Obama's (Honor Role) Foreign Policy Report Card
Seeded on Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:05 AM EDT (Salon.com)
Why can't the administration of President Barack Obama get the word out about its policy successes? President Obama campaigned on an ambitious platform of withdrawing from Iraq, engaging Iran on its nuclear program and persuading the Pakistani government to take on the Taliban an …
Newt Gingrich Says He May Run for President in 2012
Seeded on Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:23 AM EDT (Politics Daily)
C-SPAN: "If you were to run, what factors would you take into account? What would lead you to think about running?"
55 Congressional Republican Hypocrites Are On Medicare But Oppose A Public Option
Seeded on Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:17 AM EDT (United States House of Representatives)
WASHINGTON, DC—A new study by Representative Anthony Weiner (D – Queens & Brooklyn), member of the Health Subcommittee and Co-Chair of the Caucus on the Middle Class, revealed that 151 members of the House and Senate currently receive government-funded; government-administere …
Backfire! NC GOP-er Delivers Anti-Republican Survey Comments To Dem Gov
Seeded on Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:12 AM EDT (Talking Points Memo)
"I am embarrassed to be associated with this organization. Your tactics are disgusting and you're going to lose a generation of voters," was one, Perdue spokeswoman Chrissy Pearson told the News.
How Mormonism Created Glenn Beck
Seeded on Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:04 AM EDT (AlterNet.org)
With Glenn Beck now a mainstay in the national debate, the public is getting exposure to a peculiar strain of religious political conservatism rooted in Mormon culture.
Attention, Sarah Palin bashers: Lookalike book "Going Rouge" is coming!
Seeded on Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:54 AM EDT (EW.com)
We know that former Alaska Gov.
The Ten Most Egregious Fox News Distortions (VIDEO)
Seeded on Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:24 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Fox News has defended itself against administration criticism by saying the White House has confused its pundit shows with its news programs. But the network constantly, misleadingly disparages Obama and his administration in its supposedly straight reporting.
Clear Majority Now Backs A Public Option
Seeded on Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:27 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that support for a government-run health-care plan to compete with private insurers has rebounded from its summertime lows and wins clear majority support from the public.
Democracy Corps: Republican Base Voters Living In Another World
Seeded on Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:52 AM EDT (Talking Points Memo)
"They believe Obama is ruthlessly advancing a 'secret agenda' to bankrupt the United States and dramatically expand government control to an extent nothing short of socialism," the analysis said." While these voters are disdainful of a Republican Party they view to have failed in …
To al-Qaeda's Cheers: Dick Cheney Is Running, Will Be the 2012 Republican Nominee
Seeded on Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:49 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Dick Cheney is running. Consider this: instead of returning to Wyoming to spend time with his family as he repeatedly said he would, Cheney has remained in the DC area.
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