totally insane

Utah Has Now Made Miscarriage A Criminal Offense
(Crooks and Liars)

heartless repugs

Pawlenty: Let ER's turn away patients to cut costs
(Crooks and Liars)

WTF?

GOP Rep: Blacks Worse Off Now Than Under Slavery (VIDEO)
(Huffington Post)
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His "logic" is that because a number of black women elect to have abortions (due to lack of access to contraceptives), this is somehow worse than slavery.
No, I have no idea how an elective surgery is worse than being enslaved, but this jackass thinks so...

oh the poor lobbyists

Rep. Steve King Sings The Praises Of Lobbyists On The House Floor: ‘Somebody Needs To Stand Up’ For Them
(Think Progress)

showing how much he cares for the American public

Bunning Whines About Missing Basketball Game, Tells Dems ‘Tough Sh*t’ On Unemployment Benefits
(Think Progress)

um...you do know that McCain has been complaining about everything that Obama has done since he took office, right?

Campaign flashback: McCain clashes with Obama
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no kidding - everyone else knew this a year ago

Obama: Bipartisan health deal may not be possible
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but, of course, it did

Steele: ‘Dog And Pony’ Televised Health Care Summit ‘Should Have Taken Place A Year Ago’
(Think Progress)
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The repugs wouldn't cooperate then and haven't tried to cooperate at all since...

repugs lie to try to claim non-existent Dem hypocrisy

Confused By ‘Nuclear Option’ Spin, Right-Wingers Claim Obama And Biden Called Reconciliation A ‘Power Grab’
(Think Progress)

wanting to waste time with conspiracy theories

Senator Inhofe Wants Justice Dept To Investigate "Global Warming Hoax"
(Crooks and Liars)
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I certainly no one gives this nutcase the time of day and certainly not the resources to waste trying to dispute proven science.

more of the standard repug hypocrisy

Stimulus Hypocrite Gov. Bob McDonnell Now Wants The Federal Government To Give Virginia More Money
(Think Progress)

not even pretending to try to be productive

The Gang That Can’t Think Straight: 6 GOP Senators Vote For Jobs Bill After Joining Filibuster Two Days Earlier
(Think Progress)
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Obviously, these repugs are not voting per their beliefs, only per politics, which they obviously hold in a higher regard than anything, including their constituents.
Why did these pricks even get into politics in the first place? (Yes, I know, it wasn't to help people, it was for money and pwoer, but jeez...)

not understanding the concept

Boehner exhorts House GOP to ‘crash the party’ that they were invited to weeks ago.
(Think Progress)

getting too crazy for the crazies

The Right-Wing Backlash Against Glenn Beck: Stop Being A ‘Clown’ Who’s Trying To Divide Conservatives
(Think Progress)
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No one seems to like him and yet he is very popular. I guess he just draws in the wackos despite any political affiliation.

which repugs think equals zero

CBO estimates that stimulus package has employed up to 2.1 million workers.
(Think Progress)

and that would be bad?

In Effort To Smear The President, Gingrich Suggests Obama Would Have Allied With Anti-Nazi Party
(Think Progress)
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They are so desperate to smear that they don't even care if they make sense - they count on the ignorance of their listeners.

even Santorum denouncing repug hypocrisy

Santorum to GOP: Stimulus hypocrisy ‘does undermine your credibility.’
(Think Progress)

because they have to find something to piss and moan about

After complaining that health care bills were too long, Boehner now complains that Obama’s is too short.
(Think Progress)
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Of course, as Rachel Maddow pointed out, the brievity actually means that this is simply a list of the items that the WH feels needs to be updated or addressed within the actual bill. But admitting that would simply be too truthful for any repug.

I hope that the FBI is watching this guy

Rep. King Justifies Suicide Attack On IRS: Sympathizes With Hatred Of IRS, Hopes For Its Destruction
(Think Progress)

headline fo the day

Lingerie Model Running One Of World's Largest Drug Gangs
(Huffington Post)

stomach-churning

Virginia lawmaker: Children with disabilities are God’s punishment to women who previously had abortions.
(Think Progress)

more lies

McCain Rewrites History, Falsely Claims Bush Asked Him To Suspend His Campaign In Sept. ‘08
(Think Progress)

repug admitting that he doesn't want to do anything for the country

Coburn: ‘I love gridlock’ because it means ‘we’re not passing things.’
(Think Progress)

guess he's trying to prove that he's not a complete asshole

Lieberman To Lead Senate Fight To Repeal Gay Military Ban
(Huffington Post)

sounds like the dad wasn't the only crazy in the family

Samantha Bell, Joe Stack's Daughter, Calls Father A 'Hero' But Denounces Plane Crash (VIDEO)
(Huffington Post)
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I'd say that this woman, who lives in Norway, needs to be on our no-fly list!

this alone would guarantee his re-election

Reid: I'll Work With Dems To Pass Public Option Through Reconciliation
(Crooks and Liars)

repugs love their ultra-rich pals - don't care so much for the rest of us

Richest 400 Taxpayers See Incomes Double, Tax Rates Halved
(Crooks and Liars)

more people need to explain this to morons who can't - or don't want to - understand

Obama explains climate science to global warming deniers.
(Think Progress)

what a surprise

NOT COMMUNICATING: Paralyzed Belgian patient can't talk after all
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frightening

Poll: Large Number Of Texans Doubt The Theory Of Evolution, Believe In Human-Dinosaur Coexistence
(Think Progress)
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I'm really scared that the movie Idiocracy is going to become reality...

repugs don't care about right-wing domestic terrorism

Scott Brown Yawns At Plane Attack On IRS Building: ‘No One Likes Paying Taxes’
(Think Progress)

disgusting WTF repug proposal

Utah state senator wants to create holiday honoring ‘gun pioneer’ on MLK Day.
(Think Progress)
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Honoring on "gun pioneer" on a day celebrating a pacifist who was murdered by a gun-wielding maniac?

Do the repugs have a contest to see who can be the most offensive?

no way that Obama can win with repugs

Bush Official Criticizes Obama For Killing Too Many Terrorists
(Huffington Post)
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So, he's doing a better job at fighting the war on terror than bush did and that is now somehow bad?

wow...

Barking Mad Beck: Obama video sends Glenn into a yowling canine frenzy
(Crooks and Liars)

idiot

WATCH: TV Host Mistakes Biden's Ash Wednesday Forehead For Bruise
(Huffington Post)

oblivious to irony

Anti-Union CPAC Being Serviced By ‘Terrific’ Union Employees
(Think Progress)

how has this ridiculousness gained any traction?

CPAC Speakers Bash Obama’s Use Of A Teleprompter — While Standing In Front Of A Teleprompter
(Think Progress)
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This really, honestly boggles me...Everyone uses a teleprompter in public speaking - everyone. Obama is a fantastic, charismatic speaker and that is plain fact, so the repugs try to impugn that by saying that it is all because of a teleprompter despite all evidence to the contrary.

I would think even partisan repugs would think this was absurd, but I guess I can't underestimate some people's stupidity...

sickeningly cruel

Kansas lawmaker compares rape to auto theft.

Kansas lawmakers are currently considering a law that would bar insurance providers from covering elective abortions — unless a woman pays extra for a special plan. The problem with such coverage, however, is that it forces women to “plan for a completely unexpected event.” The bill “wouldn’t apply to abortions performed to save the life of a woman, or to pregnancies resulting from rape or incest.” However, in the latter case, women would first be forced to file a police report:

The bill would require a police report to be filed if the woman wants an abortion to be covered by her insurance under the incest or rape exemptions. [...]

“You’d have to have a report that someone stole your car,” said Rep. Steve Brunk, a Bel Aire Republican. “This is kind of the same thing.”

“Rape is a deeply traumatic event,” Sandy Barnett, director of the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, explained. “Often (victims) are afraid of law enforcement and the criminal justice system itself.” Requiring women to purchase a special abortion “rider” is discriminatory, since there is no comparable extra coverage that men need to purchase. As Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) has asked, would men who support an abortion rider also support a rider for Viagra?

(Think Progress)

but this is an idea that would guarantee their re-election and no Dems seem to want that

Seven more Democratic Senators have signed onto a petition asking Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to bring the public option up for a vote under budget reconciliation rules. Eleven Senators have now signed the letter, and a few others have expressed interest in the idea.

(Think Progress)

wha...?

Former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell suggested on Fox News’ website this week that “President Obama’s nomination of two liberal law professors to senior posts constitutes a ‘pogrom’ against Christians.” Blackwell is currently a senior fellow at the Family Research Council and a fellow at Liberty University.

(Think Progress)
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Non-sequitur alert!

blatantly lying in order to falsely accuse Obama of lying

Confused Karl Rove Falsely Accuses Obama Of Having ‘A Little Bit Of Confusion’ About Stimulus Jobs Numbers
(Think Progress)
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It would have been impossible for Rove to not realize that he was blatantly lying - what a scumbag.
But, of course, lies are all they have...

McCain continuing to flip-flop

McCain Falsely Claims He Has ‘Never Favored’ Capping Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(Think Progress)

and even more on the continued repug stimulus hypocrisy

REPORT: After Voting To Kill Recovery, 110 GOP Lawmakers Tout Its Success, Ask For More Money
(Think Progress)

classy

CPAC will feature a Pelosi piñata and Reid punching bag.
(Think Progress)
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Just try to imagine what it would be like if the Dems had tried something like this when bush was in power.
You can't, of course, because it would never have happened, but the media would go crazy over this if Dems were doing it.
But, the repugs do like their violence...

wha...?

Hayworth: Birtherism is an ‘identity theft’ issue.
(Think Progress)
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Is he saying that he doesn't think Obama is Barack H. Obama? WTF?

rejecting the offensive loon

Beck loses 103 sponsors as his UK television broadcast runs for five days straight without any ads.
(Think Progress)

not exactly a controversial statement

Obama says stimulus bill saved troubled economy
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Of course, more needs to be done and more should have been done at the outset, but all reputable economists agree that the stimulus kept the economy from getting worse. No one other than crazy ideologues would argue otherwise.

more of the usual repug hypocrisy

Despite His Stimulus Bashing, Almost A Third Of Pawlenty’s Budget Relies On Stimulus Money
(Think Progress)

I didn't realize that Trump was a lying idiot, too

Donald Trump: Take Al Gore’s Nobel Prize away because of ‘coldest winter ever recorded.’
(Think Progress)
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Not true and just plain stupid...

uniting against bigots

Nashville residents of all faiths pledge support for local Muslims after hate crime vandalism.
(Think Progress)
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Nice to see a positive story for a change.

well that makes sense

‘Impeach Obama’ billboard ‘not meant to allege any impeachable offense.’
(Think Progress)
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WTF are wrong with these morons?

grotesque bigotry

Doocy: ‘All The People Who Tried To Blow Airliners Out Of The Sky Pretty Much Look Alike’
(Think Progress)

conservatives want to make everyone stupider

Conservatives suggest cutting Utah’s budget deficit by eliminating mandatory 12th grade.
(Think Progress)

amazing how "liberal" someone can be when it affects someone in their own family

Cheney endorses effort to repeal DADT: ‘It strikes me that it’s time to reconsider the policy.’
(Think Progress)

don't you miss the old days when crazy people just stood on street corners and raved?

O’Reilly: There’s ‘No Evidence’ Obama Is A Socialist But He Does Believe In ‘Tyranny And Socialism’
(Think Progress)
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Now the nuts have TV shows...

well, duh - we've been saying this for months

Senators Urge Reid To Pass Public Health Care Option Via Reconciliation
(Huffington Post)

and why should anyone listen to this deserter that lives on the other side of the country (when he's not in South America)?

South Carolina governor protests Yucca termination
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what happened to safe alternative energies?

Obama unveils plan to build 1st nuclear plant in decades
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I think that Obama is just trying to piss people off now...

f'k'd up

1959 conviction still haunts gay man seeking work
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How does something like this still even show up on someone's record?
Just shows how backwards we still are.

actually fighting the war on terror

Taliban leader's arrest a new blow to insurgents
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Hopefully, this isn't just a PR move, like all these announcements were under the bush administration, and Obama really is moving forward on this...

not a bad idea, actually

Disillusioned Bayh advocates electoral “shock” to broken system

In an interview on MSNBC this morning, newly retiring Sen. Evan Bayh declared the American political system "dysfunctional," riddled with "brain-dead partisanship" and permanent campaigning. Flatly denying any possibility that he'd seek the presidency or any other higher office, Bayh argued that the American people needed to deliver a "shock" to Congress by voting incumbents out in mass and replacing them with people interested in reforming the process and governing for the good of the people, rather than deep-pocketed special-interest groups.

Bayh's announcement stunned the American political world, as up until just last week he looked to be well on his way to an easy reelection for a third term in the Senate, and his senior staff was aggressively pursuing that goal.But Bayh had apparently become increasingly frustrated in the Senate. In this morning's interview he noted that just two weeks ago, Republicans who had co-sponsored a bill with him to rein in the deficit turned around and voted against their own bill. He also stated repeatedly that members of his own party should be more willing to settle for a compromise rather than holding out for perfection.

"Sometimes half a loaf is better than none," Bayh insisted.

It's no secret that the Senate has struggled to take action this year. With the two major parties unusually far apart in their substantive proposals for the direction of the country, even finding half a loaf to agree on has been difficult. Though the Democrats have had a substantial majority in the Senate for the last year, Republicans have escalated their threats to use filibusters (by forcing a cloture vote, see the graph below) to force Democrats to come up with 60 votes to pass any major legislation. And after Scott Brown's election to the Senate last month gave Republicans a 41st seat, health-care reform and other Democratic goals were stopped dead in their tracks.

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no low these clowns won't sink to in order to spout their lies

Fox Politicizes Clinton’s Heart Surgery, Suggests He Wouldn’t Have Received Treatment Under Health Reform
(Think Progress)

hardly a surprise after her last embarassment

Palin bars media from two upcoming Florida events.
(Think Progress)

vile, demented scumbag

GOP Sen. candidate refuses to apologize for comparing embryonic stem cell research to Nazi experiments.
(Think Progress)

after more than a year in office, some of Obama's nominees finally getting confirmed

Obama ‘wins showdown’ with Republicans as the Senate confirms 27 of his high-level nominees.

At the beginning of this week, the Senate was sitting on 63 of President Obama’s nominees because of holds placed on them by one or more senators. In a bipartisan meeting with congressional leaders on Tuesday, Obama warned Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) that he would be forced to make a large number of recess appointments if Republicans didn’t stop their politicking and help break the “unprecedented” logjam before the Senate’s Presidents’ Day recess. Today, the Senate finally confirmed 27 of these nominees. However, in his statement, Obama held out the possibility of using recess appointments in the future if Republicans continue to block his nominees:

While this is a good first step, there are still dozens of nominees on hold who deserve a similar vote, and I will be looking for action from the Senate when it returns from recess. If they do not act, I reserve the right to use my recess appointment authority in the future.

Politico has a full list of the confirmations here. One person still outstanding is Marisa Demeo to serve on the D.C. Superior Court. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) has been blocking this openly gay Latina from receiving an up or down vote because of concerns over her “leftist activism.” Republicans are insisting that Obama didn’t win this “showdown” because they “blinked,” but rather that this large number of confirmations is just “what happens before a recess.”

(Think Progress)

bigots desecrating house of god

Tennessee Mosque Vandalized After Local TV Station Airs Irresponsible Report On ‘Homegrown Jihad’
(Think Progress)

bi-partisanship doesn't help anyone if it creates a bad bill

Senate Dems ax bipartisan jobs bill

WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats scrapped a bipartisan jobs bill in favor of one they say is leaner and focused solely on putting Americans back to work, and they're all but daring Republicans to vote against it.

The new, stripped-down proposal followed criticism that the bipartisan version wouldn't create many jobs.

The switch brought sharp accusations of reneging from Republicans who thought they had a deal, jeopardizing a brief attempt at bipartisan lawmaking.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's latest bill focuses on several popular provisions aimed at boosting job creation, including a new tax break negotiated with Republicans for companies that hire unemployed workers and for small businesses that purchase new equipment. It also would renew highway programs and help states and local governments finance large infrastructure projects.

Reid, D-Nev., put forward the pared-back plan after Senate Democrats balked at a broader bill stuffed with unrelated provisions sought by lobbyists for business groups and doctors. The surprise blew apart an agreement with key Republicans like Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who worked with Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., for weeks to produce a bill containing the extra provisions.

The original bill had won support from across the political spectrum, from President Barack Obama as well as conservative Republicans in the Senate, offering the promise of a rare bipartisan package in a Congress that has been gripped by partisan fights. To get that support, however, the package had morphed into a 361-page grab bag of provisions that included extending benefits to the unemployed and tax breaks for businesses.

Now, the bipartisan agreement is off.

"Our side isn't sure that the Republicans are real interested in developing good policy and to move forward together," said Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del. "Instead, they are more inclined to play rope-a-dope again. My own view is, let's test them."

Said Reid: "Republicans are going to have to make a choice. I don't know in logic what they could say to oppose this."

Reid officially put the measure before the Senate on Thursday evening, setting up a key test vote when the chamber returns the week of Feb. 22. He'll need at least one GOP vote to prevail in a filibuster challenge.

Republicans said they were blind-sided by Reid's about-face.

Grassley spokeswoman Jill Kozeny said in an e-mail that Reid "pulled the rug out from work to build broad-based support for tax relief and other efforts to help the private sector recover from the economic crisis."

The bigger bill got a decidedly mixed reception at a luncheon meeting of Democrats, many of whom were uncomfortable with supporting a bill containing so many provisions unrelated to creating jobs, including loans for chicken producers and aid to catfish farmers.

The provisions also included a $31 billion package of tax breaks for individuals and businesses, an extension of several parts of the USA Patriot Act and higher payments for doctors facing Medicare payment cuts.

The surprise move appears to insulate Democrats from criticism that greeted the earlier, lobbyist-backed legislation first leaked on Tuesday and officially unveiled by Baucus and Grassley — to praise from the White House — only hours before Reid's announcement.

The centerpiece of Reid's new bill is a $13 billion payroll tax credit for companies that hire unemployed workers. The idea, by Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, would exempt businesses hiring unemployed workers in 2010 from the 6.2 percent Social Security payroll tax for those hires.

It also would provide an additional $1,000 tax credit for workers retained for a full year and deposit an additional $20 billion into the federal highway trust fund — money that would have to be borrowed. There's also $2 billion to subsidize bond issues by state and local governments for large infrastructure projects

But Republicans are irate at the tactics and said Reid had gone back on a deal reached with some of the Senate's heaviest hitters, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

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Are the Dems finally realizing that the repugs are not negotiating in good faith at all and that the Dems need to simply circumvent the repugs in order to get anything positive done for this country?

tea-baggers upset at accurate description in Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics' depiction of anti-tax protesters inspires anger, apology

Since 1941, Captain America has been one of the most popular comic book characters around. The fictional super-patriot fought Nazis during World War II, took on those who burned the American flag during the Vietnam era, and raked in hundreds of millions of dollars for Marvel Comics along the way. Now, the appearance that he is taking on the Tea Party Movement in a storyline about investigating white supremacists has forced Marvel to apologize for the comic hero.

Issue 602 of the comic features Captain America investigating a right-wing anti-government militia group called "the Watchdogs". Hoping to infiltrate the group, Captain America and his African-American sidekick The Falcon observe an anti-tax protest from a rooftop. The protestors depicted are all white and carry signs adorned with slogans almost identical to those seen today in Tea Party rallies like "tea bag libs before they tea bag you" and "stop the socialists."

The Falcon mentions that the gathering appears to be "some kind of anti-tax protest" and notes that "this whole 'hate the government' vibe isn't limited to the Watchdogs." He then tells Captain America that he doesn't think their plan will work because "I don't exactly see a black man from Harlem fitting in with a bunch of angry white folks." Captain America then explains that his plan entails sending The Falcon in among the group posing as an IRS agent under the thinking that a black government official will most certainly spark their anger.

The clear implicit attack on the Tea Party Movement was first noticed by Publius' Forum's Warner Todd Huston. When a minor uproar ensued, Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada spoke to Comic Book Resources and defended the issue while apologizing for the panel that seemed to tie real-life Tea Party protesters to the fictional group depicted in the book.

Saying that he could "absolutely see how some people are upset about this," Quesada said that there was "zero discussion to include a group that looked like a Tea Party demonstration," adding, "There was no thought that it represented a particular group."

Quesada then went on to say that Marvel would "apologize for and own up to" a series of "stupid mistakes" that led to them "accidentally identifying" one of the members of the protest group "as being a part of the Tea Party instead of a generic protest group." He explained that they were on deadline to get the issue to the printer for publication, and in the course of sending it off it was noticed that the signs in the scene contained no words or phrases. He said the editor then asked the letterer to "fudge in some quick signs" and that in the "rush to get the book out of the door," the letterer "looked on the net and started pulling slogans" from signs captured in photographs at Tea Party protests in order to make them appear "believable."

In response to Marvel's explanation and apology, Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips told Yahoo! News that it "sounds less like a genuine 'we're sorry' than it does a 'we're sorry we got caught' statement."

"When I was a child in the '60s Captain America was my favorite superhero," he said. "It's really sad to see what has traditionally been a pro-America figure being used to advance a political agenda."

Ed Brubaker, the writer of the controversial Captain America story, told Fox News that any and all references to "tea bag" will be removed from all future editions of Marvel Comics.

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I guess these complainers don't realize that Captain America has always stood for our Constitution and not for bigots and secessionists.

saving the Hollywood sign

Welcome to Sallywood? Iconic LA landmark gets facelift
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Hollywood needs to maintain that sign. I was there for about 25 years and would see the sign every day. It would be terrible to lose it. I know that LA isn't known for preserving its history, but this needs to be done.

get well, soon

Bill Clinton returns home after heart procedure
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just how wimpy is this administration?

Administration may abandon civilian 9/11 trial
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Will this administration do anything that is has said it will do?! Do they have any believes and principles at all?
I mean, I'm glad that we no longer have bush/cheney and were not saddled with McCain/Palin, but fuck it would be nice if Obama did something and stuck to his guns on something - anything...

best of luck President Clinton!

Bill Clinton has stents placed in coronary artery
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McCain the panderer

McCain Backs Down To Hannity: ‘I Never Quite Understood’ Global Warming
(Think Progress)
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Whatever happened to the "maverick"?

so he doesn't want to end DADT because doing so would offend terrorists?!

Missouri Lawmaker’s Argument Against Repealing DADT: It Would Be A ‘Cultural Affront’ To Terrorists
(Think Progress)
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I didn't realize that the repugs cared so much for the feelings of terrorists...

thank you, Biden, for calling the repugs on their obstructionism

Biden Attacks GOP Abuse Of Filibuster: ‘You Can’t Govern If You Require A Super Majority’
(Think Progress)

repug science-deniers

Glenn Beck: ‘There aren’t enough knives’ for ‘dishonored’ climate scientists to kill themselves.
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Sarah Palin calls global warming studies ‘snake oil science.’
(Think Progress)
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Of course, Beck has to throw in a clal to violence as well - won't be beck without that, I guess...

Maddow on repug hypocrisy

Via Daily Kos.

Dems have to take this at heart and stop the ridiculous attempt at placating the repugs, who are going to vote no, regardless of their hoenst beliefs.

disgusting, part two

Pam Geller tries to tell Ron Reagan Jr. she knows better what his father would think of Palin
(Crooks and Liars)
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She literally tells Reagan's son that he never met his father! Wow....

disgusting

GOP Senate candidate compares embryonic stem cell research to ‘what the Nazis did to the Jews.’
(Think Progress)
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What a sick and twisted mutherfucker. It si vile that someone this grotesque can even have a chance at a public office.

cuz repugs hate anyone who tells the truth

Republicans Demand Brennan Resign For Calling Out GOP Politicization Of Terrorism
(Think Progress)

once again, lies are all they have

Attempting To Justify His Double Standard, Gingrich Falsely Claims Richard Reid Was An American Citizen
(Think Progress)
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Thankfully, this was a Jon Stewart interview, so he corrected Gingrich.

logical advice

Calling GOP Obstruction ‘Disgraceful,’ Reid Urges Obama To Recess Appoint ‘All’ Held-Up Nominees
(Think Progress)
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Considering how many extremely unqualified people bush appointed during recesses because even the repugs at the time couldn't vote for them in good concience, Obama should take this advice to avoid the pointless repug obstructionism.

nice that someone in the media is stating the facts about GW

D.C. Snowstorm: How Global Warming Makes Blizzards Worse
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It is utterly annoying that no one corrects the repugs when they make the absurd statement that if we had global warming we wouldn't have bad winters.
We need more people reporting the scientific facts ike this.

But the idiots keep repeating their idiocy:
Hannity: Snow Storms ‘Seem To Contradict Al Gore’s Hysterical Global Warming Theories’
(Think Progress)

ok, this is just getting boring and stupid(er) now

Rep. Deal says he’s not questioning Obama’s ‘legitimacy’ while asking for his birth certificate.
(Think Progress)
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These clowns really have to come up with something new. This is gone on way too long.

and yes, still more repug obstructionism

GOP blocks Obama labor board nominee
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there's our liberal media again

Despite all the nice talk, partisanship reigns
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The entire article talks about how mean and divisive the Dems & Obama are and never once mentions the fact that the repugs have flat out stated that they will not vote for anything that the Dems come up with and their entire strategy is "just say no".

When that is one side's starting point, there is not much room for bi-partisanship, no matter how hard Obama and the Dems try.

I would hope that he would do whatever is necessary to stop the obstructionism

OBAMA WARNS GOP HE WILL USE RECESS APPOINTMENTS
(Huffington Post)

do they think that we've already forgotten the stock market crash?

Rep. Blackburn touts Social Security privatization.
(Think Progress)
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I guess they have no problem with gambling with our futures - as long as they are still ultra-wealthy...

the further adventures of repug obstructionism

Shelby releases most of his blanket hold, but continues to block three military nominees.
(Think Progress)

really? That's going to be your excuse for this?

Fox News: Palin’s ‘Telepalmer’ Notes Were A Clever Plot To Call Attention To Obama’s Teleprompter
(Think Progress)
Man, the imagination you have to have to be a repug and to come up for defenses for repugs!

yeah, that'll be really popular

Bachmann’s Plan: To Deal With Debt, We Must ‘Wean Everybody’ Off Social Security, Medicare
(Think Progress)
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These ultra-wealthy repugs relaly have no idea how the rest of us live, do they? These plans are literally a matter of life or death for many Americans.

sad

Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77
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Obviously, not flawless, but he was not afraid to stand up and tell the truth in the face of repug smears.

Gee, what a surprise!

GOP cool to Obama call for two-party health talks
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Almost as if they don't want to actually accomplish anything, but simply want to block any attempt at reform...

And yet Obama keeps trying...Almost makes me doubt his intelligence at times...

apparently, he loves to bash his head against the wall in order to accomplish nothing

Obama invites GOP leaders to health care talk
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The whole reason we do not have health care reform already is because he has been placating repugs and now he wants to do it some more? He knows that they are just going to vote against it in the end - that is their entire agenda.

What's that definition of insanity again?

more on the disgusting hypocrite

PALIN: WHEN RUSH LIMBAUGH SAYS 'RETARDS' IT'S OKAY
(Huffington Post)

I don't know if this is for real, but if so...wow...

Did Palin write the answers to Tea Party Convention questions on her hand?
(Think Progress)
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She can't even remember the talking points that she has been using for the last year or two non-stop?
Just how dumb is this person?

pandering to pathetic ignorance

Virginia GOP Mocks Epic Snow Storm As ‘12 Inches Of Global Warming’
(Think Progress)
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I don't know if the politicians are seriously this ignorant themselves or if they just count on their constituents to be.

really no understanding at all

Palin: Obama could win votes by playing 'war card'
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She really doesn't get it, does she?
Obama is not unpopular (comparatively) because he isn't more like bush but because he hasn't distanced himself enough from him.
Also, he has been far too slow to follow through on his campaign promises and do what needs to be done for this country.
If he just stops being a wimp and gets even one major things done before this November, he can save the party. DADT, Gitmo, Iraq, HCR - just do something to show that the Dems aren't completely worthless...

But, of course, she isn't actually trying to give any serious advice, she is just pandering to her looney-toon base.

no, the absurdity is the thought of her as president

Palin says 'absurd' not to ponder presidential bid
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She still doesn't realize that she is a joke to the majority of Americans and the world, does she?

this is news? That's all she's done since she first appeared

Sarah Palin assails Obama at 'tea party' gathering
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wha?

Utah state representative claims climate change is a ‘conspiracy’ aimed at population control.
(Think Progress)
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Having a healthier, cleaner, safer world will result in population control? As opposed to the man-made and natural disasters caused by climate change that destroys populated areas and even whole islands now?

how out of touch is this guy?

Steele: ‘Trust Me, After Taxes, A Million Dollars Is Not A Lot Of Money’
(Think Progress)
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Trust me - it is.

because she is a hypocrite who uses her children as political props and nothing more

Palin's campaign against the "R-word" hits snag with Limbaugh
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Again, no surprise here - she wanted to make political points by bashing a private conversation that Rahm had, but she can't bash Limbaugh for publicly saying worse things because that would offend her hypocritical base.

It has nothing to do with her being offended but it has everything to do with playing politics with her special needs child, which she has done since she first appeared in the public spotlight.

It is actually pretty revolting that she obviously cares far more for her political career than she does for her children.

somehow this does not surprise me

Palin e-mails suggest husband's role in governing
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Seeing as she is such an ultra-conservative, I'm surprised that she was even allowed out of the kitchen at all, but I guess if your husband is pulling your strings, you can tell yourself that it is alright.

And I don't know if her husband is any brighter than she is, but she comes off so clueless at times that it's hard to believe that she can dress herself.

so why did he say yesterday that we should "take our time"?

Obama says he's not giving up on health reform
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He is too much of a politician and not enough of a do-er. He makes fantastic speeches and says the right things, but we need some action now.

this is not the person we voted for

Obama Says We Should 'Take Our Time' on Health Care; Al Franken Rips White House for Lack of Leadership
(Crooks and Liars)

yet another example of typical repug hypocrisy

After Calling The Stimulus ‘Fiscal Child Abuse,’ Sanford Flies To DC To Demand Stimulus Money
(Think Progress)

why isn't this scumbag in jail?

Ollie North On What Happens If Gays Are Allowed To Serve Openly In Military: ‘NAMBLA Members’ Are Next
(Think Progress)

blatant - and easily disprovable - lying

Scott Brown Claims That The Stimulus Has Not Created ‘One New Job’
(Think Progress)

apparently, CBS is run by bigoted assholes

Focus on the Family to air a second ad during Super Bowl pre-game.
(Think Progress)

repug obstructionism will apparently continue as long as a Dem is president

Sen. Shelby Holding Up All Obama Nominees — Including Top Security Officials — To Secure Pork For Alabama
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Flashback: Shelby Pledged To Do ‘Whatever It Takes’ To Deliver ‘Up Or Down’ Votes On Bush Nominees
(Think Progress)

no, that would be why bush won

Tancredo says Obama won because we lack a ‘literacy test before people can vote in this country.’
(Think Progress)
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Yeah, why would anyone who was literate vote for the most intelligent and well-spoken candidate that we've had in decades who promised (though, admittedly, has not delivered) sane, logical and much-needed policy changes?

cowardly hypocrites

Palin aide refuses to criticize Limbaugh by name when calling his ‘retard’ comments ‘crude and demeaning.’
(Think Progress)

returning to true American values

Thanks To Obama’s Rejection Of Torture, Abdulmuttalab Has Been Providing Intel On Al Qaeda
(Think Progress)

yet another totally absurd conspiracy theory

Exclusive: Bush Lawyer Debunks Limbaugh’s Claim That Professors Wrote Obama’s Law Articles
(Think Progress)
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Trying to get the American public to believe that this well-spoken, obviously highly intelligent lawyer/president can't write or speak is one of the sadder and more ridiculous claims of the repugs. The contrast between Obama and bush is so gargantuan that the world is thrilled to have an adult back in charge, regardless of everyone's problems with his handling of the issues.

ewww

Rush Limbaugh: ‘I love the women’s movement — especially when walking behind it.’
(Think Progress)
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I'm sure that women are thrilled that this revolting, fat tub of lard is lusting after them....

the conspiracy theories get wilder and wilder

Bachmann Suggests Critics Of Health Care Reform Will Be Put On A ‘List’ And Denied Treatment
(Think Progress)
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Seriously - how could any sane person believe this idiocy for a moment? Or is "sane" the operative word in that question?

hardly a surprise

All the funding for anti-marriage equality campaign in the nation’s capital came from outside of D.C.
(Think Progress)
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Bigots aren't afraid to spend their money anywhere they have to in order to prevent equality.

not even trying to make a coherent argument

Conservatives Fearmonger About Repealing DADT: It Will Lead To The Draft And ‘Mortally’ Wound The Military
(Think Progress)

good idea

Harry Reid seeks alternative uses for Yucca Mountain

WASHINGTON -- If nuclear waste is not going to be sent to Yucca Mountain, what to do with the desert site?

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today asked the Government Accountability Office to begin consultation with the state of Nevada and federal agencies on other uses for Yucca Mountain.

Reid requests that the offices explore alternatives for the facility 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, including: The development and testing of renewable energy technology, training grounds for the military, arms control activities, a lab for underground experiments or a hide-away for the government in case of emergency.

“Now that forward progress on making Yucca Mountain the dump site for the nation’s nuclear waste has ended, we now need to keep this from being a total loss to the taxpayers and find a responsible way to use the Yucca facility,” Reid said. “Given the site’s location at the Nevada Test Site and Nevada’s vast clean energy resources, I believe we should begin by looking at alternative uses focused on our national security and clean energy efforts.”

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How ironic would it be for this place to be used to study clean energy technologies? It's a fine idea.

and he has to continue to take this advice himself

Obama to Democrats: We must lead

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama implored Senate Democrats on Wednesday to stay aggressive in pushing their agenda despite the loss of one vital seat, saying: "We still have to lead."

Speaking to his party's senators at their strategy conference, Obama reminded Democrats they still hold a 59-41 majority, one shy of the 60 needed to overcome Republican filibuster delay tactics. Democrats lost a "super majority" when Republican Scott Brown won in a special election upset in Massachusetts.

Obama said that for Democrats searching for a lesson from that election, "The answer is not to do nothing."

"The American people are out of patience with business as usual," he said.

Obama urged Democrats to push legislation that, above all else, will help people get jobs. He encouraged them to avoid the temptation to "tread lightly, keep your head
down and play it safe."

The session came as part of broad outreach by Obama — to his party, his political opposition and a disgruntled public — as he seeks to get his agenda back on track.

Yet Obama used particularly harsh language toward Republicans, part of a deliberate strategy to be more combative with the opposition party. He chided Republican senators for, in his view, trying to gum up the works and routinely using the filibuster tactic.

He said Democrats in 2009 had to cast more votes to overcome that procedural delay than were needed in the 1950s and 1960s combined. "That's 20 years of obstruction packed into just one," he said.

To Democrats seated in front of him at their conference at Washington's Newseum, Obama said: "We've got to finish the job on health care. We've got to finish the job on financial regulatory reform. We've got to finish the job, even though it's hard."

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Obama needs to continue to step up and make his voice heard and get the cowardly Dems to actually do something. They don't seem to understand that they are in political trouble because of their inaction, not because of anything that they have accomplished, since it appears to the American people that they haven't really accomplished anything.

more repug obstructionism

DeMint Blocks A Wise Lesbian Latina From Serving On The D.C. Superior Court
(Think Progress)

huh?

Rep. Frank Wolf claims trying terror suspects in civilian courts would be treating them better than our military.
(Think Progress)
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And why wasn't this an issue when bush did it?

besides the idiocy of the suggestion, I didn't know that Obama needed "saving"

Pipes: Obama Can ‘Save’ His Presidency By Bombing Iran
(Think Progress)

doesn't this sound like something from a third world country instead of ours?

Woman Who Was Denied Insurance Due To Pre-Existing Condition Looking To Get Married For Health Care
(Think Progress)

common sense from military leader

Top uniformed officer: Gay ban should be lifted
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And more from Think Progress:
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mullen: ‘It is my personal belief’ that repealing DADT is ‘the right thing to do.’
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Yay!

Yucca Mountain’s death just a few steps away
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funny

Sarah Palin's Sarah PAC Spent $63,000 On Copies Of 'Going Rogue'
(Huffington Post)

basic common sense that is sadly ignored most of the time

Eliot Spitzer's Advice To Democrats: Give The Voters A Choice of Real Democratic Values Over Republicans
(Crooks and Liars)

typical repug hypocrisy

Despite Voting Against Troops, Pence Falsely Claims GOP Has ‘Stood Strongly’ For Defense Funding
(Think Progress)
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They only "support the troops" in words, not actions.

wow - Boehner being logical!

Boehner Agrees With Progressives: Obama’s Spending Freeze Should Not Exclude Defense Spending
(Think Progress)

insane rhetoric

Virginia Delegate Fighting To Invalidate Health Reform: Reform Is ‘Criminal,’ An Attempt To Take ‘Your Soul’
(Think Progress)
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These scumbags really love their insurance lobbyists - far more than they care for the American public....

bizarre racial profiling

Krauthammer On Abdulmutallab: ‘The Guy Is Nigerian,’ So You ‘Have To Assume’ He Wasn’t ‘Acting Alone’
(Think Progress)