Monday Open Thread

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1. RSmittanyeEast says:

   September 14, 2009 at 11:09 am

   Kanye is looking for a little love today. I don’t think he’ll have much luck.

2. h. says:

   September 14, 2009 at 11:45 am

   It was racially motivated.

3. Unstable Isotope says:

   September 14, 2009 at 11:52 am

   I think Kanye’s outburst was egotistically motivated.

4. Brian Shields says:

   September 14, 2009 at 11:55 am

   Did Kanye stick his foot in his mouth again in full “Bush hates Black People” Katrina fashion?

5. Rebecca says:

   September 14, 2009 at 12:46 pm

   There’s a good photo montage of the signs from Saturday up on DailyKos today. I’m reading Idiot America, I’ll share some quotes when I get further into it but in Chapter 1 the main point is that America was designed for cranks and we’ve gained a lot from our cranks in the past. Now he’s going on to explain what is different about cranks today.

6. cassandra_m says:

   September 14, 2009 at 12:59 pm

   Via Oliver Willis — The Opposition Is Stupid.

   An understatement, I’m thinking.

7. all things in moderation says:

   September 14, 2009 at 1:04 pm

   The Hill ^ | September 14, 2009 | Cheri Jacobus
   Senate Democrats rushed to insert language into the healthcare bill to require verification of citizenship to receive government healthcare. It wasn’t in there Wednesday night when President Barack Obama claimed, erroneously, that his bill ensured illegal aliens would not receive the taxpayer-funded healthcare. Republicans in the House tried to insert language for verification, but Democrats defeated those efforts. Obama knew this on Wednesday night when he spoke to Congress and the American people. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) knew this, too, when he called the president out on his lie during the speech.

8. Miscreant says:

   September 14, 2009 at 1:10 pm

   Here’s a little diversion:

   http://thesnuggiesutra.com/

9. Unstable Isotope says:

   September 14, 2009 at 2:22 pm

   That was amusing, Mis, but we should probably warn people that it may be considered NSFW (mildly).

10. John Manifold says:

    September 14, 2009 at 4:36 pm

    So how will Mike Castle vote on the Wilson censure?

    Voting against censure of Wilson would be comparable to letting Serena’s vituperative outburst go unpenalized. Although it does bring up other comparisons …

11. farsider says:

    September 14, 2009 at 9:27 pm

    Do y’all ever get tired of watching Obama throw one after another under the bus. No love for the glb, no love for Van Jones, didn’t even slow down for Acorn. Thump Thump, bye bye, you can’t help me no more. I tried for you I really did, but see ya. Pelosi is next – just watch and see.

12. all things in moderation says:

    September 14, 2009 at 11:15 pm

    Obama admin fights Bagram detainee court access

    Breitbart ^ | 9/14/09 | NEDRA PICKLER
    WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration argued late Monday that allowing terrorism detainees in Afghanistan to file lawsuits in U.S. courts challenging their detention would endanger the military mission in that country. Although the Pentagon is giving the roughly 600 detainees at Bagram Airfield a new chance to challenge their detentions, the Obama administration stuck with Bush administration policy in a court filing Monday night that said the Bagram detainees’ rights shouldn’t extend as far as U.S. courtrooms. In a filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, the Justice Department said Bagram detainees should not be given equal…

    Hope & Change vs Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.