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Obama Calls It Like He Sees It

Filed in National by on July 23, 2009 125 Comments
Obama Calls It Like He Sees It

President Obama commented last night on the Henry Gates arrest a few days ago in Cambridge. Now, I don’t know, not having been there and not seeing all the facts, what role race played in that. But I think it’s fair to say, number one, any of us would be pretty angry; number two, that […]

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Two For The Planet

Filed in National by on July 22, 2009 11 Comments
Two For The Planet

The Obama Administration makes some good environmental moves as the Radical Right’s position on science and environment is severely diminished.

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Hey Lady in Georgetown, Sit Down and Shut Up

Filed in National by on July 21, 2009 34 Comments
Hey Lady in Georgetown, Sit Down and Shut Up

Obama’s birth certificate.

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Sunday Morning Religious Instruction

Filed in National by on July 19, 2009 2 Comments

The wonderful story about God’s newest bestest idea and how Abraham and Ivan execute it.

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Late Night Oddity: The Nacirema

Filed in National by on July 9, 2009 0 Comments

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GOP Base Still Supports The Quitta From Wasilla

Filed in National by on July 7, 2009 4 Comments

According to a USA Today poll, two-thirds of Republicans want Palin to become “a major political force in the future”. For you math-impaired, two-thirds of 21% of the electorate that calls themselves Republicans is only 14% of the electorate. That’s right 14% of the American electorate is down-right crazy.

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Quote of the Day

Filed in National by on July 6, 2009 1 Comment

Representative Thomas Perriello (D-VA) said after the cap and trade bill passed: There’s got to be something more important than getting reelected. If I lose my seat, and that’s the worst that happens, I could live with that. [snip] This is a gift. For the first time in a generation, we have the chance to […]

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Bringing Teh Stoopid

Filed in National by on July 6, 2009 27 Comments

She wants to give our children the same lifestyle we had — not a better one. Oh wait, that’s not it, she said the Earth was 6,000 years old. Facepalm. h/t Bad Astronomy

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What Happened Here?

Filed in National by on July 5, 2009 2 Comments

h/t Living the Scientific Life

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Best 4th of July Tweet

Filed in National by on July 5, 2009 1 Comment
Best 4th of July Tweet

h/t @kejames

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The Declaration of Independence

Filed in National by on July 4, 2009 9 Comments
The Declaration of Independence

IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which […]

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Obama on Patriotism

Filed in National by on July 4, 2009 6 Comments

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Which Radical Right Commentator Is This?

Filed in National by on July 3, 2009 9 Comments
Which Radical Right Commentator Is This?

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