Archive for August 14th, 2008

Moral Complicity

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Steve D of the Booman Tribune has written a spectactular piece that nicely sums up my thoughts over the last few days after the cold blooded murder of Arkansas Democratic Leader Bill Gwatney. Yet, after losing his job (or leaving it), the first action [Timothy Dale Johnson] decided to take was to murder a prominent […]

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You Know Who Wants to Beat The Snot Out of Me & Donviti

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I guess I touched a nerve. # 5 Mark Says: August 14th, 2008 at 7:19 pm Jason: I’ll tell you what I’ll do — you want the mission statement changed? You got it. Here’s how it will work. You and I will have a nice, friendly little boxing match. Standard rules will apply, we’ll do […]

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So It’s Not Money That Grows On Trees?

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According to repub Bill Sali, oil apparently does grow on trees. Or grow in trees. Or something not related to rock formations. Anyway, somehow this repub — whose current claim to fame is in currently flashing his petticoats in the Drill Here Drill Now burlesque — has decided to upend every bit of geology discovered […]

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Baracky II

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fNgA5xLxao[/youtube]

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Is it Still Biden?

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Tonight, we learn about who is speaking on Wednesday in less than two weeks: The headline prime-time speaker on Wednesday will be Barack Obama’s Vice Presidential Nominee. … Former President Bill Clinton will speak on Barack Obama’s commitment to a stronger and safer America, as well as the history of Democrats making positive change in […]

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Inflation highest since 1991…

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Man, “I don’t recall” who was president back then and the 7 years prior to that… Everything is fine. Vote McCain.

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Breaking: “High Minded Policy Blogger” on Carney Campaign Payroll

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Breaking:  “High Minded Policy Blogger” on Carney Campaign Payroll

I don’t want to link to this guy’s shit ass blog, but check out page 102 of this Carney financial disclosure form. That’s $2,190 paid (twice) to Mr. Mark J. Fraud who claims to be a blogger, but is really an astro-tuff operation funded by John Carney. I wish I could make four grand blogging. […]

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Looking for a defintion of what PWNED is?

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MOSCOW — Russia issued a rebuke to President Bush on Thursday over the conflict in neighboring Georgia, refusing an immediate withdrawal of its troops there, affirming its support for two separatist enclaves and warning the United States to avoid doing anything that would encourage its Georgian ally to reignite hostilities.  

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McCain: “Nations Don’t Invade Other Nations”

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Oh God.  Is this a senior moment?  [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h_ZbW2REcI[/youtube] The only way McCain and the right wing can get out of this is to say that either we, the United States, or Iraq, or both, are not nations.   For nations can invade non-nations whenever they want, and vice versa.  

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Happy Birthday Social Security

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73 years ago today, FDR signed the law that created the Social Security program. This pay-as-you-go (as designed, where younger workers pay for the older ones) program has been not only one of the most popular, but also one of the most effective programs in the history of the US. John McCain thinks that it […]

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The Troops hate McCain. (Why should they be any different?)

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Think Progress by way of Eschaton: Obama has received nearly six times as much money from soldiers deployed overseas. Even anti-war libertarian Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), who has suspended his campaign, has received more than four times as much as McCain. Outside of his base in the traditional media and the 38% of Republicans who […]

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Two Different Minds

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America has made up its mind about Bush: He’s horrible and a disgrace. John McCain has made up his mind too: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBfngOsvmA0[/youtube]

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Apparently this guy doesn’t get it….

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“Yesterday, I heard Sen. McCain say, ‘We are all Georgians now,’” Saakashvili said on CNN’s American Morning. “Well, very nice, you know, very cheering for us to hear that, but OK, it’s time to pass from this. From words to deeds.” He must not know or realize that when the Administration speaks their words are […]

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