International

Castle Booing Overshadowed Beckham Boo filled Return to Galaxy

Filed in International by on July 23, 2009 1 Comment

The BBC reports that Beckham was not forced to recite an oath of loyalty to the flag of the United States of America. David Beckham insists he is staying with the LA Galaxy despite a hostile response from some fans to his return. The England midfielder was booed by sections of the crowd at his […]

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That’s it, Obama hates America

Filed in International by on July 22, 2009 6 Comments

We are less safer today: WASHINGTON — With some of his political capital on the line, President Obama won a crucial victory on Tuesday when the Senate voted to strip out $1.75 billion in financing for seven more F-22 jet fighters from a military authorization bill. and for the Record Carper vote Yea

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Read All About It In the Sunday Papers-July 19 Edition

Filed in International by on July 19, 2009 13 Comments

Were El Somnambulo El Presidente of the Internet Mundo, he would demand that reader responses be thoughtful and on point. (Of course, by that standard, the Beast Who Slumbers would have to ban himself, but he digresses.) His point is that certain stories deserve much more than boilerplate talking points, and today’s lead story is […]

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They know no lows

Filed in International by on July 18, 2009 18 Comments

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1OY9jEPXIQ&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Ftpmtv.talkingpointsmemo.com%2F%3Fid%3D2977330%26ref%3Dfpblg&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] At least he didn’t call Obama a Ni99er, that’d be racist

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QOD

Filed in International by on July 16, 2009 13 Comments

How do the rich and powerful make it by in this unfair country?

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QOD

Filed in International by on July 15, 2009 17 Comments

How long would it normally take to turn around a recession that is as bad as that one we had in the 1930’s?

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What’s Got The Right Wing In An Uproar This Time?

Filed in International by on July 11, 2009 56 Comments
What’s Got The Right Wing In An Uproar This Time?

It’s this photo: OMG! He’s so evil! He’s checking totally checking out her rear end. I guess the news that John Ensign had to have his buddies drive him to FedEx to send a letter to his girlfriend and had his mommy and daddy pay off her family has put Republicans over the edge. But […]

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Donviti PSA #4521

Filed in International by on July 8, 2009 20 Comments

Look, I understand people are old and using the swipe machine at every freaking checkout counter for about 95% of any transaction you make can be a daunting task perhaps for the first month or two that your pharmacy and grocery store have had them installed. But, this is 2009 you old bastards and both […]

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Iraq Sovereignty Day

Filed in International by on June 30, 2009 4 Comments

This is a day a lot of people have been waiting for: U.S. troops are beginning a pull-out of Iraq. Iraqi forces assume formal control of Baghdad and other cities on Tuesday after American troops hand over security in urban areas in a defining step toward ending the U.S. combat role in the country. Fireworks, […]

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Coup In Honduras

Filed in International by on June 28, 2009 37 Comments

It appears there has been a coup in Honduras and a new president has been sworn in. The details are still a bit sketchy, but the old president was exiled by the military to Costa Rica this morning. The news reports say that the president resigned, but (former?) President Manuel Zelaya denies this. There were […]

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Seems Fitting

Filed in International by on June 28, 2009 3 Comments

The way he should be remembered.  Enjoy. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of7_2wF8DEI[/youtube] (h/t Crooks and Liars)

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Branding Fail — International Edition

Filed in International by on June 27, 2009 5 Comments

The new joint venture of Russia’s oil and gas company Gazprom and Nigeria’s state-owned energy company isn’t going to help them have markets everywhere. Sorry folks, you really have to click through on that one.

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Deep thought

Filed in Delaware, International by on June 24, 2009 11 Comments

The Republicans are doing their best to not allow people to remember that everything they said months and months ago seemed to be for the small businesses in this country and how they, the small businesses are the ones that create the majority of the jobs in this country. It seems that now, they are […]

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