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January 2007



Read more at President Clinton contacting head of Disney over rekindled “Path to 9/11″ controversy [>>]


Still reeling after his big interview with "Papa Bear," Stephen responds to Bill breaking his promise of "not talking about that thing they agreed not to talk about."&nbspDownload (91)&nbsp| Play (76) &nbspDownload (124)&nbsp| Play (143)"What an honor to have been "just tolerated" by Bill O’Reilly. So many aren’t."Still reeling after his big interview with "Papa Bear," Stephen responds to Bill breaking his promise of "not talking about that thing they agreed not to talk about." &nbspDownload (91)&nbsp| Play (76) &nbspDownload (124)&nbsp| Play (143) "What an honor to have been "just tolerated" by Bill O’Reilly. So many aren’t."

Read more at Stephen Gets the Last W??rd on O?€™Reilly Showdown [>>]


On The Daily Show last night, Jon Stewart broke down Dick Cheney’s interview with Wolf Blitzer, then reached out in an act of solidarity and offered some helpful advice for the embattled VP.&nbspDownload (643)&nbsp| Play (574)  &nbspDownload (313)&nbsp| Play (376)As you may recall, Stewart tried the same with Bush back in September. How’d that work out for […]On The Daily Show last night, Jon Stewart broke down Dick Cheney’s interview with Wolf Blitzer, then reached out in an act of solidarity and offered some helpful advice for the embattled VP. &nbspDownload (643)&nbsp| Play (574)  &nbspDownload (313)&nbsp| Play (376) As you may recall, Stewart tried the same with Bush back in September. How’d that work out for […]

Read more at Jon Stewart Tries to Relate to Cheney [>>]


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Read more at Bringing in the year with some good old fashioned boot licking [>>]


 This is too much. Check out the psychotic ramblings of Donnie Davies—who has compiled a list of bands that will turn you gay.One of the most dangerous ways homosexuality invades family life is through popular music. Parents should keep careful watch over their children’s listening habits, especially in this Internet Age of MP3 piracy. It’s hard […]

Read more at The music that makes you ?€œA Gay?€ [>>]


ThinkProgress:Six months ago, Harper’s Ken Silverstein reported that "in spite of pressure from CIA analysts, intelligence czar John Negroponte was blocking a new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iraq." National Intelligence Estimates present the consensus view of the U.S. intelligence apparatus. Despite pressure from Congress, the administration insisted it could not complete the NIE until […]ThinkProgress: Six months ago, Harper’s Ken Silverstein reported that "in spite of pressure from CIA analysts, intelligence czar John Negroponte was blocking a new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iraq." National Intelligence Estimates present the consensus view of the U.S. intelligence apparatus. Despite pressure from Congress, the administration insisted it could not complete the NIE until […]

Read more at Delayed NIE Report Hurts Escalation Cause [>>]


Read more at Bush defense secretary says GOP Senator John Warner (R-VA) is “emboldening the enemy” in Iraq [>>]


Isn’t it jarring when you talk to someone of a different ideological bent than yours about an event and find that you share the same opinion, but for very different reasons? PFAW:The Family Research Council was not overly-impressed with the President’s latest State of the Union address, complaining that President Bush […]Isn’t it jarring when you talk to someone of a different ideological bent than yours about an event and find that you share the same opinion, but for very different reasons?  PFAW: The Family Research Council was not overly-impressed with the President’s latest State of the Union address, complaining that President Bush […]

Read more at Were We Watching The Same Speech? [>>]


Back in the Saddle…

Read more at Welcome back Jane! [>>]


 Warmongers behold! Conservatives at their finest. Haven’t we seen enough death and destruction already? Apparently not for some.

Read more at The ?€œI (bomb) Iran?€ T-shirt [>>]


It didn’t take long, did it?Steve at The Left Coaster encapsulates Gates’s post-confirmation thinking perfectly:To Gates, I guess that 70% of the American people are emboldening the enemy. 

Read more at Gates Has Been Chugging The Kool-Aid [>>]


Read more at 15 dead, 55 wounded in another Baghdad bombing [>>]


TPM Muckraker: (h/t DLBB)Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will give a formal apology to Maher Arar, the Canadian software engineer whom the united states detained and extradited to Syria, where he was brutally tortured.The announcement, which appears to be a public rebuke of the official U.S. position that Arar may be a terrorist, is set […]

Read more at Canadian PM to Apologize to Arar [>>]


This one goes out to Donnie Davies. Elton John, Tiny Dancer This is actually the very first 45 I bought with my allowance as a kid.  Considering I’ve been married with children for ten years now (of course, Ted Haggard could say the same thing, couldn’t he?), I think it’s safe to say that Elton’s influence in […]This one goes out to Donnie Davies.  Elton John, Tiny Dancer   This is actually the very first 45 I bought with my allowance as a kid.  Considering I’ve been married with children for ten years now (of course, Ted Haggard could say the same thing, couldn’t he?), I think it’s safe to say that Elton’s influence in […]

Read more at C&L?€™s Late Nite Music Club with Elton John [>>]


Look at this Yahoo headline of a Reuters story: Bomb kills 15, Bush critic Pelosi visits Baghdad"Bush critic"?  That’s the best descriptive Yahoo can think of to give Pelosi?Not "Speaker of the House" Pelosi? Not "Third in Line for the Presidency" Pelosi? Not even "California Congresswoman" Pelosi?But, yes, all you lurking Freepers, keep crying that […]

Read more at That ?€œLiberal Media Bias?€ Rears Its Ugly Head Again [>>]


Read more at Dowd destroys beyond delusional, deranged Dick [>>]


Lend a hand if you can…

Read more at Helping Arthur [>>]


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Shakespeare’s Sister:  Carnival of the Liberals, this time in rhyme!  HOLY CRAP:  The Rev. Bob Schenck is trying to convince conservative Christians that Obama is not really a serious Christian.   BTW, heteros are next on the fundie’s hit list .  Meanwhile, at Urban Outfitters, " the intifada has been Che’d." Blog for Choice Day is January 22.  And […]

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