Archive for February 20th, 2009

February 20th, 2009 at 10:58PM

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That is the moment that Barack Obama disappointed me for the first time. “They’ve now embraced the Bush policy that you can create prisons outside the law,” said Jonathan Hafetz, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union who has represented several detainees. Donviti is coming on with “Obama is a politician” in 3…2…1…

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Late Nite Observation

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Late Nite Observation

Rush Limbaugh is once again fatter than Michael Moore. h/t attaturk

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Breaking: Socks’ Final Request!

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Bill and Socks shared many things together. One was their affinity for music. Socks was aware that he would soon head to that Litter Box in the Sky. Accordingly, he dic(k)tated that this song, a favorite of both Bill’s and his, and performed by those Austin anarchists, the Asylum Street Spankers, be played before he […]

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Tom Carper “Intolerable”

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Carper is the second to worst Democrat in the Senate by voting record. Ben Nelson of Nebraska is the worst, but he comes from a “Strong Republican” district. There is a lot of data here. All of it condemns Tom Carper

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This is a Smackdown

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCQ9xb4CBeI[/youtube] I do like Robert Gibbs.  And does anyone else find it odd that Rick Santelli is declaring that that room full of Wall St. traders is America?

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Breaking: Clinton Sex Scandal Figure Dies

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A Clinton-era figure accused by Republicans of pleasuring himself in public in the White House has died. Historians remember that Rethugs took the fact that the individual at the center of the scandal never denied the charge to be further proof of the decadent nature of the Clinton Administration.

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Inside the Meltdown

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Got an hour . . . . actually you do, watch Frontline’s Inside the Meltdown, from Bear Stearns to the bailout.

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Phew…

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Phew…

Snopes says… I’m sure Mike Protack begs to differ.

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Worth a thousand words

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Worth a thousand words

hat tip Nancy

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Deep WDEL Thought

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They should have a show in which Gary Mullinax (sp?) just does dramatic readings of celebrity chat board messages.  That would be awesome!

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Bank of America Swirling in Toilet

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I’m glad I didn’t buy a bunch of shares when LiberalGeek told me that the Countrywide purchase was a good deal for BoA. . Bonus Thought: All the banks are already nationalized because they are backed up by the FDIC (our tax dollars). No FDIC = No more banks holding “bad assets.” Under this system, […]

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Day 23: Mike Castle’s Betrayal of Delaware

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Today we commemorate the 23rd day of Congressman Mike Castle’s betrayal of Delaware when he did not vote for the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009. He even got a second chance in February, but failed to vote for the people of Delaware, instead he chose to vote for the wingnuts of Delaware. So […]

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Are Banks Making Money Off Unemployment Benefits?

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If there’s a justification for the biggest welfare queens in history subsidizing their losses on the backs of people their incompetence and greed helped place in the unemployment line I’m not seeing it.  Probably because it doesn’t exist!  First, Arthur Santa-Maria called Bank of America to ask how to check the balance of his new […]

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