Archive for December 9th, 2008

Illinois Governor Blagojevich Arrested

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U.S. Attorney’s office spokesman Randall Samborn says both Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris were arrested Tuesday. Authorities aren’t yet releasing details about those charges. However, a federal law enforcement official tells The Associated Press the governor is accused of corruption charges. The official says the charges stem from the selection process of […]

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We won in Iraq…we can go home now

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When an Ally Turns on You I love that we have several thousand readers a day and the links get clicked on about 12x’s a day. It says you aren’t reading what we are linking to. Most likely the links are being clicked by our own writers. Sad, people, very sad. What I like most […]

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Quote of the day

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“I like Bush. He made America weak.” Taxi driver in Amman, Jordan. Dec. 8 2008

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“A Natural Disaster”

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Just when you had gotten over your addiction to daily tracking polls, CNN goes and releases a new poll which finds that 79% of Americans approve of Obama’s handling of the transition.    According to the media narrative, the remaining 21% are all liberals.   But of course that is not true.    While some purist liberals who can never […]

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I’m Just a Simple President.

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Bush tells the truth, and you know what, I think I might actually agree with him.  In an interview for Nightline yesterday, Cynthia McFadden got Bush to admit he believed in evolution: MCFADDEN: But do you believe in it? BUSH: That God created the world, I do, yeah. MCFADDEN: But what about … BUSH: Well, I […]

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Capano Finally Gives Up.

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Convicted murderer Tom Capano has instructed his attorney to let the deadline to file an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court pass without any action. That means his 1999 conviction stands. Now Tom, sit back and reflect on what you did for the rest of your life

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Mark the time, 1/24/09 (that rhymes)

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Don’t forget to “earmark” the 24th of January. We at Del lib are throwing a party along with PDD and hopefully a few other sites that decide to chip in. Not sites with cowbells though… We will also be doing something for the community during the day. And for those of you that would rather […]

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Progress on Helping the Homeless

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I have made some progress on helping the man that I wrote about on Sunday.  We believe that we have a place for him to live, although there are a few more small hoops to jump through. My friend has identified a vacant rental that can be availed to this man for a few weeks.  […]

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What Republicans Like: The Down-Low

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The Down-Low first originated in the African-American community to name the activity of married black men who have sexual relationships with the other men in a hidden, clandestine way. The term “on the down-low” has been co-opted by the white community to mean, well, the exact same thing. Let’s look at some Republicans on the […]

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