tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058122183830121362012-02-16T04:36:30.952-06:00<i>"Bunbu itchi": pen and sword in accord</i>Stronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05966046267050471394noreply@blogger.comBlogger6091100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1305812218383012136.post-4148675984219599952012-02-09T23:38:00.000-06:002012-02-09T23:38:28.331-06:00

I've just about had enough with the wingnut's mealymouthed, duplicitous argument against offering contraceptive services to women who work for religious institutions. They're wrong. Plain & simple, they're wrong. Here's why: If religious institutions want to act as employers in America, then they must obey the employment laws of this country. They must, in short, obey the Obama Administration's

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....is that nasty piece of work, Cal Thomas: TPM: At a CPAC panel discussing the new contraception rule conservatives are rallying against, the moderator played a clip of Rachel Maddow saying that Republicans were waging a war on contraception. Panelist and conservative columnist Cal Thomas replied: "Rachel Maddow is the best argument in favor of her parents using contraception. I would be

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Rick Santorum, as of this hour, has won nonbinding caucauses in Missouri and Minnesota, and is leading in Colorado. NYTimes: His candidacy all but dismissed just days ago, Rick Santorum won the Minnesota caucuses and a nonbinding primary in Missouri on Tuesday, raising fresh questions about Mitt Romney’s ability to corral conservative support.  Mr. Santorum was also running strongly in

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Just saw what I think is the best comment on Pete Hoesktra's virulently racist attack ad that aired in Michigan during the Super Bowl. No, I'm not going to post it; if you haven't seen  it, it's easily found online, if you want to view it. Created by Fred Davis, the idiot who was responsible for the infamous 2010 California Republican Senate primary's "Demon Sheep" ad, Hoesktra & Co. have gotten

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More right-wing hypocrisy: a majority of polled conservatives oppose Planned Parentshood's breast cancer screening. Daily Kos: In addition to finding that Susan G. Komen for the Cure's decision to defund Planned Parenthood's cancer screening programs damaged Komen's brand and alienated its supporters, our new Daily Kos-Public Policy Polling survey released today found a rather interesting

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This is why I hate CNN: this morning Candy Crowley had on her show three conservatives and a moderate, and considered that to be a fair representation of all viewpoints. In the course of the program, Republican Virginia Gov. Bob McDonald - he of the gay-bashing far-right - came up with this amazing assertion: TPM: Virginia Governor and Mitt Romney surrogate Bob McDonnell (R) on Sunday

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 Something different for the blog. This one is for you, B!

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After listening to the "highlights" of the two Republican debates over the weekend, it finally came to me: Mitt Romney is Thurston Howell III. No, seriously! Look at the similarities: Romney is a rich white guy who's out of touch with the lives of his fellow Americans; Mr. Howell treated the other castaways like servants, and spent his time counting the money he brought along for that fabled "

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Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum finish in a tie for first place in the Iowa caucuses: NY Times: DES MOINES — Mitt Romney’s quest to swiftly lock down the Republican presidential nomination with a commanding finish in the Iowa caucuses was spoiled on Tuesday night by the surging candidacy of Rick Santorum, who fought him to a draw on a shoestring budget by winning over conservatives who remain

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....that Newt Gingrich is talking trash about Mitt Romney in New Hampshire: Newt Gingrich's claims he was running a "relentlessly positive" campaign have been ... questionable. That meant he was restricting himself to meta attacks on his competitors for the Republican presidential nomination: they were nasty lying cowards who should be ashamed of themselves for attacking a relentlessly

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Newt Gingrich accuses Mitt Romney of wanting to "buy the election," Ron Paul supporters still embrace the fantasy that a 76-year-old sexist, homophobic, anti-Semitic racist could be elected president,  the undecided vote in Iowa remains undecided at the 11th hour, and the dirtiest headline of 2011 (and leading challenger for 2012) remains "Santorum surges from behind in Iowa." Sorta makes you

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Reproduced from the philly.com website, 12-29-11, 22:47 CST

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We Are Respectable Negroes via Jack & Jill Politics: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 What Do They Call a President Who Happens to be Black? If You Are Fox News You Call Him a “Ghetto Crackhead” Malcolm X famously asked, “what do you call an educated negro with a B.A. or an M.A., with a B.S., or a PhD?” The answer? “You call him a nigger, because that is what the white man calls him, a nigger.”

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"This is what I call a target-rich environment." - Tom Cruise, Top Gun Why am I starting out this post with a quote from a noxious piece of rah-rah Reagan-era propaganda trash today? Because when I look at the Iowa caucuses, it's true! Have you ever seen such a group of losers, sad sacks, incompetents, and just plain fuckups anywhere outside of a circus clown car, or Washington, D.C.? So we're

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Rick Perry, the Texas Buffoon, apparently thinks that Solyndra is a country: TPM: On the stump in Iowa Saturday evening, Rick Perry made made yet another spectacular gaffe. According to CNN, the Texas governor tried to accuse President Obama of ‘picking winners and losers,’ but ended up saying something a little different: “I want to say it was over $500 million that went to the country

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Hahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!

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Michele Bachmann found herself confounded Tuesday by an eight-year-old boy. It's not surprising that an eight-year-old could make Bachmann look stupid, but she also looked like a callous bitch, when she walked away from young Elijah without saying a word. What did he say to make her so flustered? "My mommy -- Miss Bachmann, my mommy's gay but she doesn't need fixing," Kudos for you, Elijah! We

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A little weekend levity starring Triumph. Wish I had been there to see it!

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Wow, been awhile since I wrote on of these. Honestly, though, there hasn't been that much need: Bachmann's been telling the whole country how stupid and crazy she is since last spring! Nevertheless, Michele sometimes outdoes herself. Case in point, her latest "not-a-gaffe" gaffe; this one's a doozy, folks: TPM: Michele Bachmann has had her fair share of foreign policy stumbles, but she just

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One of the reasons given for the necessity of a large U.S. Navy is that it's needed to "keep the sea lanes open," presumably to protect our container ships, full of goods for the Hong Kong marketplace, from marauding Chinese warships. Oh, wait....those container ships are Chinese, and they're sailing eastward, carrying tons of plastic crap for Wal-marts located here. My bad. Today's global

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Judge Jed S. Rakoff is the hero of the day, folks! NYT: WASHINGTON — Taking a broad swipe at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s practice of allowing companies to settle cases without admitting that they had done anything wrong, a federal judge on Monday rejected a $285 million settlement between Citigroup and the agency. The judge, Jed S. Rakoff of United States District Court in

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"Well he loved plenty women from Canada to MexicoThey would to love to see him coming and hated when he had to goA macho man before macho ever came to townThe only problem was not enough of him to go around." --Gil Scott-Heron, "A Legend In His Own Mind" I've lost count of how many women have accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and now this new charge of a 13-year

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Rep. Barney Frank, one of the lights of the progressive caucus in the House, is retiring: TPM: Rep Barney Frank (D-MA) put his trademark pugnaciousness on full display in his retirement press conference Monday, giddily bashing Republicans — especially former Speaker Newt Gingrich — at every turn. Frank said he decided to retire for a number of reasons, including the Republican

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Watching the students being doused with pepper spray at UC Davis reminded me of the iconic photo of the Kent State massacre in 1970, the pic that brought the war home to me, and many others. I remember seeing it on the front page of the Boston Globe that morning; it both turned my stomach and alarmed me. "Dammit, they're shooting us now!" I remember thinking. A lot of other students across

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I must admit, right at the start, that I've long had problems with Michael Jordan. I abhor the near-deification of sports figures in America to begin with; I've seen the hypocrisy of fame and mass adulation while the players are active in their particular sport, and watched the dismissal and degradation of retired athletes after they've left the spotlight. I've long had a problem with Michael

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Herman Cain today undermined over fifty years of promoting education and encouraging academic achievement to young African-Americans and people of color. My anger and disgust with him is overwhelming. More later...

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“Frankly, I thought the ‘Gingrich Group’ were his wives.” --Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA)

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Reader LM writes: Why do poor republicans identify with CEOs and their outrageous bonuses, their stockpiling cash, and their not hiring? I just saw a friend post a thing about the military saying "I'm too busy protecting your freedom to occupy Wall Street." What does one thing have to do with another? Is it more American to pay the upper echelons of business at an outrageous rate and not

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Herman Cain finally screwed the pooch today: TPM: In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board, Cain was asked whether he agreed or not with President Obama’s decisions on Libya. The beginning of Cain’s answer then gave the impression that he might have been working from rote memorization — and struggling to remember his lines. “Okay, Libya,” Cain

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Has Rick Perry finally made an ass of himself enough times to end his campaign? As far as I'm concerned, it was a joke of an effort from the very start, somewhat along the lines of the "Herman Cain Performance Art Project," Rachel Maddow's apt description of Perry's competitor for the GOP nomination. Another dumbassed Texan who thinks that he can make up with arrogance and swagger what he lacks

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Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier passed away tonight. CBS News:  He beat Muhammad Ali in the Fight of the Century, battled him nearly to the death in the Thrilla in Manila. Then Joe Frazier spent the rest of his life trying to fight his way out of Ali's shadow.   That was one fight Frazier could never win. He was once a heavyweight champion, and a great one at that. Ali would

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The Rude Pundit has a great idea on how to help Occupy Wall Street: On Friday, November 25, the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year, as marketers force us to know, let's give to our local Occupy encampments what they need to stay warm for the winter.  The deal: check out your local Occupy website. There's a list of all the things they need in order to

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ABC News via Eschaton: Goldline, a company that used endorsements from Glenn Beck and other conservative icons to sell hundreds of millions of dollars to consumers, has been charged with theft and fraud in a 19-count criminal complaint filed Tuesday by local officials in California.

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Rule #42: When you (a political candidate and person of color) claim that you're a victim of a "high-tech lynching," make sure that you haven't hung the rope around your neck yourself.

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So today Rick Perry, Dubya 2.0, said that he wanted to see the President's college transcripts. This is after he dragged out the birther nonsense again. Apparently, Perry, like seemingly most Republican politicians, doesn't know how to use "the Google," so I did a quick search to answer both questions this idiot had today: The New York Times, Published: February 06, 1990: BOSTON, Feb. 5—

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Well, it was either that, or a handkerchief-headed lawn jockey. Either way, I was right: he's not fit to collect my garbage (I respect sanitation workers), much less be the President of the United States of America. Think Progress reports:   [...] before climbing the 2012 ladder, GOP presidential front runner Herman Cain served as the spokesman for the right-wing America’s PAC. The group spent

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Honest to God, where did Herman Cain come from? And when is he going back? I'm sick of hearing his fake country accent, his idiotic plans to create job growth, and his criticisms of the President, black Congressional leaders, and America in general. Cain presents himself as some kind of down-home, plain-spoken country simpleton, and I honestly can't make up my mind if it's an act or not. His

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Mark Morford makes a cogent suggestion for the President: get your own Dick (Cheney): Despite all his power and formidable intelligence, Obama seems to have no real capacity to deal with, you know, morons. And it's largely his own fault. The president, I believe, still wants history to tag him as the peacemaker, the grand unifier, the great Middle Way. Despite all gruesome evidence to the

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Michele Bachmann says that last week's East Coast earthquake and Hurricane Irene were sent by God: "I don't know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians. We've had an earthquake; we've had a hurricane. He said, 'Are you going to start listening to me here?'"Hey Michele, you think that "God told (me) blah blah blah"? Guess what? God told me to tell you to go fuck yourself

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From MoveOn.org, via Facebook:

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Mike Huckabee thinks that appointing Donald Trump as Treasury Secretary would be a good idea, "a game changer": As the economy tumbles, Mike Huckabee floated a radical idea for treasury secretary: Donald Trump. The real estate developer-turned-TV celebrity decided against running for the Republican nomination for President this year, but Huckabee thinks The Donald would be perfect as the

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Sometimes, I get too angry to write. Or, at least, too angry to post what I've written (Dept. of State Security, take note: I did NOT make that suggestion!). So I take some time off from the blog, and try to immerse myself in the rest of the world. Of course, just because I ignore politics for a while, it doesn't mean that politics will likewise ignore me. And this shit sandwich (I'm not as

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The Washington Post: President Obama is pressing congressional leaders to consider a far-reaching debt-reduction plan that would force Democrats to accept major changes to Social Security and Medicare in exchange for Republican support for fresh tax revenue. At a meeting with top House and Senate leaders set for Thursday morning, Obama plans to argue that a rare consensus has

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The clueless & uninformed cry, because they can't buy lottery tickets, or go to the track. State parks remain closed and roads aren't getting paved (and let me tell you, some of them look like they've been under artillery attack), while 20,000 state workers and counting have been furloughed, Thousands more in state-supported non-profits and dependent businesses nervously wait for the hammer to

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I've had it with the Repugs in the Minnesota state legislature. They're holding the whole damn state hostage so they can keep their property taxes down a few dollars. So what if the neediest Minnesotans go without health care, food, or shelter? So what if the roads don't get repaired, convicts, sex offenders, and the mentally ill literally get dumped on the street, or veterans get kicked out of

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And that motherless fuck Andrew Breitbart was right?? Damnit, Anthony, what were you thinking?! NYTimes: Around 4:25 p.m. a tearful Mr. Weiner took the stage and said he had sent a close-up photograph of him in his underwear to a woman on Twitter, then lied about it and claimed he had been hacked. He apologized to his wife, his supporters, his staff, the woman he sent this photo to and to

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And this is a surprise, how? The AtlanticWire via CredoMobile: In the battle over the entertainment news market, Jon Stewart just had a great month. According to May Nielson ratings, reported, The Daily Show had more viewers last month than the average for the entire Fox News network, topped only, in fact, by the O'Reilly Factor. The British-based Daily Mail points outthat while The Daily Show's

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"Say not in grief that 'he is no more' but say in thankfulness that he was." Gil Scott-Heron is dead. I've always dreaded that I would have to write those words one day, but still, part of me has always expected it, nearly every day for the last ten years or so. No flame can burn as brightly as Gil's did, and expect to last too long. And it *has* been a long time, although I suspect that

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Ed: There's no need to apologize to Laura Ingraham, except that you mischaracterized her. She's not a "right-wing slut;" sluts do it for free. Ingraham gets paid a handsome sum to spew hatred every day. She's a right-wing whore, not a slut. MSNBC Management: You need to ask yourselves: are you a news organization, an opinion channel, or just a bunch of cowardly jackasses? Ed didn't need to, and

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Kathy Hochul tonight became the first Democrat to be elected to Congress from New York's 26th District, as she won a decisive victory over her Republican opponent Jane Corwin: TPM: Democrat Kathy Hochul lead 48-43 with over 83% of the votes counted and her victory looks to be a strong one -- the Associated Press called the race within an hour of the polls closing. Corwin underperformed in key

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Here are two pictures that explain why NJ governor Chris Christie will never run against Barack Obama for the presidency. These same two photographs explain - in part, at least - why, if nominated, Christie would not win. Now, picture this guy... debating this guy: 'Nuff said.

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Day 5 of the Gingrich presidential campaign, and it's beginning to look like a case of crib death for the former Speaker's chances. Today the Newt declared that if you see any report of him condemming the Paul Ryan Medicare-killing budget plan, don't believe what he said on Sunday, believe what he's saying right now! Making the obligatory pilgrimage to the Throne of Rush Limbaugh, Newt claimed

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And it's "game over, man!" for embattled IMF executive director Dominique Strauss-Khan, as he tendered his resignation late tonight: The Daily Beast: Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned late Wednesday night as the head of the International Monetary Fund. Strauss-Kahn, who faces seven charges of sexual assault in New York after allegedly attacking a hotel maid, made a statement saying his resignation

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Still gotta watch out for those sneaky Sunday morning alie.....errr, hosts, though!

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The Number 2 story scandalizing the MSM this week is the case of Dominique Strauss-Khan, who right about now probably wishes that Arnold Schwarzenegger had fathered two out-of wedlock children. Strauss-Khan, or DSK, as he's already being referred to, is alleged to have sexually assaulted a Hotel Sofitel housekeeper in his $3,000-a-night suite. Allegations of additional attacks by DSK against a

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When I was in college, we used to have a standard reply whenever someone said something that was not, in any manner, factual, possible, or credible. Whenever someone uttered a bold, knowingly false, and/or salacious statement, the standard, de rigueur response was, "How did you fix your mouth to say some shit like that?" Tonight I learned that one-term former senator Rick Santorum

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The Huck decides against running for President in 2012: TPM: Mike Huckabee formally bowed out of the presidential running on Saturday, announcing on his FOX News show that he had decided not to enter the race even as he believed he was a top-tier contender. "All the factors say go," he said, "but my heart says no."That wasn't your heart talking to you, Mike, that was the asscheek nearest your

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I guess that, like an apple not falling far from the tree, a turd doesn't fall far from an asshole, either. The Paul family today showed themselves to be the crazy, racist, out-of-touch, intellectually-challenged, clueless pieces of shit that I always knew they were. Both Paul pere et fil made asses of themselves in front of TV cameras today, exposing their true selves before the media and

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John McCain seems to have shaken off some of the Tea Party slime that he rolled in to get reelected. Yesterday, he gave a sharp rebuke to the torture fans amongst the members of the Bush administration:, correctly calling "enhanced interrogation" what it really is: ineffective, illegal, immoral torture. MSNBC: Waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques were not a factor in tracking

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(Events have caught up to me in recent weeks, but I'll be resuming regular posting this week.) Despite his avowed hatred of all things American, it seems that Osama bin Laden didn't extend that disdain to American products: Bloomberg: Bin Laden Aides Bought Big Orders of Pepsi, Coke, Grocer Says The two polite Pakistanis who helped Osama bin Laden hide in the shadow of their country’s army

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Serious geopolitical commentary on the extermination of bin Laden later this evening. I just had to share this one:

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Osama bin Laden killed by Navy SEALs.

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I almost forgot that today is the first anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. Fortunately, the Rude Pundit remembered, and today told a story that puts in in perspective for us all: So Dallas Wiens was working when it happened in 2008. He was standing in a cherry picker, painting a Fort Worth church. That detail seems kind of important, considering. His head hit a high-voltage power line, and

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Former Minnesota governor Tim "Whitebread" Pawlenty has released another Jerry Bruckheimer-esque video, this time announcing the creation of an exploratory committee for his bid for the presidency. Wow, whatever happened to "Just Do It"? Does Nike own the rights to the action as well as the words? But, I digress. Guess what's sorely lacking in Pawlenty's new video? People of color! DailyKos:

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Via about.com: Here is a list of organizations to which you can donate. We will add to the list as events develop. Red Cross. The Red Cross has called up several groups of volunteers and has disaster relief stations in affected regions. You can help immediately by texting REDCROSS to 90999 to give $10. You can also donate at the Red Cross site or through Causes.com The Salvation Army.

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Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine is perhaps one of the two or three best books I've ever read for explaining the politics and economics that's really driving the world today. (I even have a spare copy, for anyone who's interested in reading it--no way am I loaning out my hardcover of this book!) I think it's the one book that unifies and makes understandable the global changes in the

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The Wisconsin State Senate tonight illegally passed a bill denying public employees in that state the right of collective bargaining. TPM: Capping a dramatic turn of events, the Wisconsin state Senate on Wednesday night passed a new, stripped-down "budget repair bill" -- which now excludes all the fiscal elements of the original budget repair bill, and simply includes the original's provisions

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Our condolences go out to the Rude Pundit, whose mother passed away last weekend.

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Winconsin Democrats are still in an undisclosed location, while Republicans in the state legislature vote to implement a VoterID system that will negatively affect Democratic registrations. You can send a pizza to the protestors in Madison by going here: http://www.ianspizza.com/  Balloon Juice via Jack & Jill Politics: A few days ago, Josh Marshall over at TPM published a map of how various

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Once called "Washington's Birthday," today's holiday is now known as "Presidents' Day"--"if you want to buy a mattress," as Chris Mathews said earlier tonight during Hardball. In honor of this day, I felt it would be appropriate to post Gil Scott-Heron's "B-Movie." Although written during and about the Reagan years, it's as prophetic and perceptive now as it was in 1981, maybe even more so now,

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"Why is Minnesota so cold? Because North Dakota blows, and Wisconsin sucks." --traditional Minnesota jibe. I've been keeping an eye on doings in Wisconsin this week. The Badger State's new Tea Bagger governor, Scott Walker, has decided that stripping public employees of their right to collectively bargain is the best way to reduce the state's deficit. In other words, let's screw the middle class

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Today is the fifth anniversary of the last time that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke aloud during court arguments. For five years, during dozens of cases appearing before the Supreme Court, Uncle Clarence has not opened his mouth, has not asked a single question, not made any remarks, or done anything to dispel the rumor that in actuality he's a hand puppet with Antonin Scalia's hand

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Many years ago, I met the comedian/writer/activist Dick Gregory, and I've always remembered one thing in particular that he told me: "If democracy is so great, people would steal it." Well, it seems that that day has come at last. May God's blessing be upon the people of Egypt.

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I've been busy with other projects this week, so just a few short comments, before I return this weekend to flesh them out fully: 1) Obama's State of the Union speech was terrific. "Winning the Future"--I like the sound of that. Now, will the Repugs give up the money for us to do it? 2) Paul Ryan sounded stiff, and his proposals are insane. 3) By staring off to the side at the wrong camera,

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LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!

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There's a high hurdle to be overcome, before I truly hate someone. They have to be a really vile, unrepentant, powerful force for evil. They have to negatively affect the world around them and be incapable of redemption, before they earn my hatred. Which brings us to United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. You know, it's bad enough that this guy is a world-class racist,

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I can hardly believe it. Keith Olbermann announced at the end of Countdown tonight that he was leaving MSNBC: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy No pre-announcement, no news leak, nothing!--just those last few minutes of the broadcast, and a terse pr release. Around the net, people are stunned. And I just wonder, does impending the Comcast-NBC merger have

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So, I've had it in for Mika Brzezinski for a long time now. As the co-host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," it's seemed at times as if Mika was working her way towards being an MSNBC version of one of Faux News' "Dumb Blondes," but recently it looks as if she's smartened up. Mika certainly seems to have no regard for Sarah Palin, which is a plus in my book. However, Stephen Colbert doesn't like it one

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A heartfelt "thank you!" to Jon Stewart for tackling critics of the Tucson memorial service last week; and a hearty "F*ck you!" to Brit Hume of Faux News, Michelle Malkin, and the Powerline blog for criticizing my old friend, Dr. Carlos Gonzales.

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In the aftermath of Sarah Palin's use of an anti-Semitic slur, the wingnuts at the Washington Times are apparently doubling down on the use of racist language: Talking Points Memo: A Washington Times editorial defends Sarah Palin's use of the phrase "blood libel" in the wake of the Tucson shootings, by calling media criticism of Palin "the latest round of an ongoing pogrom against

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Chris Mathews calls birthers "crackers"....hilarious! Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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"Atrocity never balances or rectifies the past. Atrocity merely arms the future for more atrocity." --Frank Herbert There are no words adequate to describe the horror of Tucson last weekend. I am thankful that Cong. Gabrielle Giffords seems to be on the road to recovery; I pray for the others wounded, and for the dead. All sane people decry the actions of a seemingly-deranged individual, a killer

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    Winter is icumen in,     Lhude sing Goddamm,     Raineth drop and staineth slop,     And how the wind doth ramm!     Sing: Goddamm.     Skiddeth bus and sloppeth us,     An ague hath my ham.     Freezeth river, turneth liver,     Damm you; Sing: Goddamm.     Goddamm, Goddamm, 'tis why I am, Goddamm,     So 'gainst the winter's balm.     Sing goddamm, damm, sing goddamm,     Sing goddamm, sing

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Yes, I've been gone for a while. I'm back now. The President has betrayed us. Barack Obama has gone against an explicit campaign promise, his pledge to end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy. He capitulated in the face of Republican opposition, gave them exactly what they wanted, i.e., putting off the decision to end the cuts until 2012 - in the middle of the presidential election - and believes

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The Rude Pundit on Christine O'Donnell: At a debate yesterday, Delaware Republican and a woman who is you because you apparently have picnicked on a satanic altar, Christine O'Donnell, expressed shock at the idea that the separation of church and state was "in" the First Amendment to the Constitution. As her opponent, Chris Coons, pointed out, it's been pretty damn well-decided that the

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I've heard repeatedly over the last few months how the Republican electorate is more "enthusiastic" about voting, how the Tea Party has "energized" the GOP voters, how the generic polls show more support for the Republican candidate that the Democratic one. I've listened to pronouncements of doom for the poor dispirited Democratic voters, how the Democratic base is lagging in enthusiasm and is

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Nancy Pelosi has been the best Speaker of the House in the last century. So, of course, win or lose, the Dems will try to fuck her over: The Washington Post (via Balloon Juice): House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's mathematical grip on political power is getting slippery. With House Democrats already bracing for steep losses in the midterm elections, at least five of Pelosi's colleagues have announced

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Rahm Emmanuel is reportedly planning to leave his job as White House Chief of Staff by the week's end, to begin a run for mayor of Chicago. This sucks. What the hell, Rahm, are you jealous that your brother has been immortalized on HBO's Entourage? You don't leave right before the midterm elections, dammit! This smacks of disloyalty and opportunism, not to mention giving that image of rodents

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"Cowardice asks the question: is it safe? Expediency asks the question: is it politic? Vanity asks the question: is it popular? But conscience asks the question: is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular- but one must take it simply because it is right." --Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Been hearing all day about the Repugs

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Sometimes I do watch other things on TV besides the news. Tonight, for example, I watched the premiere episode of some new show on NBC called "The Event." My man Tony Todd is in it, so I had to give it a look. And so, I wanted to post my conclusion here & now, so later I can say I was right. The big mystery: aliens or mutants. You heard it here first!

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Al D'Amato--the senator formerly known as "Pothole Al" for his unflagging support for his constituents, was a somewhat controversial, irascible, and independent Republican representing New York from 1981 to 1998. Although he was a Republican, he supported the right of gays to openly service in the military, and was a strong supporter of Israel. I have to give credit to D'Amato, he's an old

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Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, evangelist minister, talk show host, confidant of Chuck Norris, and hypocritical Republican weasel, today came out in favor of denying health care insurance to individuals with pre-existing conditions. TPM:  "It sounds so good, and it's such a warm message to say we're not gonna deny anyone from a preexisting condition," Huckabee explained at the

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A November upset in Delaware for the Tea Party? Regarding Christine O'Donnell, the newest Tea Party headcase to win a primary, The Rude Pundit by way of CNN says: For anyone who wonders if O'Donnell can pull out an upset, let's put her numbers in context: Number of registered voters in Delaware: 621,746 Number of registered Republicans: 182,796 (29%) Number of votes O'Donnell received: 30,561 By

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Anti-Muslim hysteria breeds anti-Muslim hatred, which begets anti-Muslim violence. I've said this before. So what's in the news tonight? Plan for Mosque in Tennessee Town Draws Criticism from Residents - June 18th Bloomberg, Palin Agree to Disagree on Ground Zero Mosque Plans - July 21st Poll shows more Americans think Obama is a Muslim - August 19th Residents cheer as Kentucky town rejects

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I'm tired of hearing the wingnuts lie about this. I'm tired of hearing liars like Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich express such concern about a town, New York City,  that they like even less than they like San Francisco. And I'm damn angry that the Republicans - once again - are willing to burn the Constitution that they pretend to love so much, for reasons of expediency, racism, and an undying lust

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YAYYYY!!! TPM: A federal judge in California has ruled that Prop 8 -- the voter initiative that banned gay marriage -- is unconstitutional. Supporters of Prop 8 (that is, opponents of gay marriage) have already promised to file an appeal. The judge also approved a two-day stay on the ruling, asking lawyers to respond by Friday, when he will decide whether to suspend his ruling pending

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Conservatives are dumb. (Yeah, I know, that's self-evident.) Laura Ingraham was the latest wingnut to stupidly believe that Stephen Colbert is secretly one of them, another wingnut, and not too bright a one, seeing as how he's a comedian. Didn't any of these fools see what Colbert did th Bush at the White House Press Corps dinner in 2005? Can't they get the sarcasm and double entendre he uses

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I'm done with Target. My SO and I must spend a couple of hundred bucks there a month; the store is very near to us, and the prices are damn good. But after I read this, I'm through with that company: Target earlier this month donated $150,000 to MN Forward, a pro-business group backing Rep. Tom Emmer, the conservative Republican-endorsed gubernatorial candidate. That led to a week of bruising

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Disillusioned with Obama? Thinking about staying home this November, because the Democrats couldn't clean up eight-to-thirty years of greed, mismanagement, lies, and lust for power in eighteen months? Well, our own Michelle Bachmann (R-Crazytown) finally told the truth about what will happen if the GOP regains power in the midterm elections: Three Fingers of Politics via DailyKos and Mother

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Rachel Maddow blasted the Fox/Neocon/Tea Party cabal last night, in a twelve-minute tour de force that left the "something for nothing crowd" - as Keith Olbermann (who also had his own "Special Comment" on the subject last night) calls them - a smoking, blasted ruin. Recounting the history of the fear tactics used by wingnuts for the last forty-fifty years, Rachel showed them for the racist,

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