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And they wonder why people call our student...
Dec 1st
“If Obama is post-racial, Maddow is post-gender—divested of...”
— Tina Brown, Let Rachel Maddow...
Dec 1st
“I think I was unprepared for war. In other words, I didn’t...”
— George W. Bush, when asked...
Dec 1st
“Gays are treated as more dangerous than felons, drug...”
— Gay Adoption: The Real Agenda...
Dec 1st
vruz: false statements per month —via ayse: danw
Nov 30th
Acid attacks and wife burnings are common in parts of Asia...
Nov 30th
“I was scratching my head, saying, ‘Hey, wait a minute. She’s...”
— Mike Huckabee, on the McCain...
Nov 30th
“Consider, in particular, what happened after the crisis of...”
— Paul Krugman, Lest We Forget -...
Nov 30th
hahanotfunny:constellation: Africa remains the least...
Nov 28th
Drug Companies Keep Quiet On Drugs That Don’t...
Nov 28th
vruz: Obama family passed out food at a food back at St....
Nov 28th
Citizen journalists told to stop using...
Nov 28th
“Marine Cpl. James Dixon was wounded twice in Iraq—by a...”
— Wounded vets fighting new...
Nov 27th
(via julyshewillfly)
Nov 27th
Dozens Reported Dead in India Attacks
Nov 27th
rahmblr:alexbalk:spiegelman: A friend of mine who works...
Nov 27th
“Obama has become more than the president-in-waiting;...”
— Obama Promotes an Array of...
Nov 26th
“· Application of the death penalty varies widely by...”
— Conclusions of the Maryland...
Nov 26th
“Understand where the vision for change comes from, first and...”
— President Elect Obama,...
Nov 26th
“And yet, Barack Obama could have been describing so many...”
— Ruth Marcus - Michelle...
Nov 26th
“So far, Obama seems to be looking to cut waste, not benefits...”
— Obama: Budget reform...
Nov 26th
Sarah Palin, Poet
Nov 26th
“The silence that echoes most painfully is that of the Latino...”
— A Catastrophic Silence -...
Nov 26th
“I spent Sunday afternoon brooding over a great piece of...”
— All Fall Down - NYTimes.com
Nov 26th
“In the last year, the government has assumed about $7.8...”
— U.S. Details $800 Billion Loan...
Nov 26th
U.S. Details $800 Billion Loan Plans - NYTimes.com
Nov 26th
“In September 2007, with Wall Street confronting a crisis...”
— Citigroup Saw No Red Flags...
Nov 26th
“A new study by Harvard researchers estimates that the South...”
— Harvard Study Finds Heavy...
Nov 26th
“We soon will have the most food stamps recipients in the...”
— Obsidian Wings: Hunger
Nov 26th
This just made me want to cry
Nov 26th
“Question: is there some reason not to hurt the shareholders?...”
— Obsidian Wings: Citi
Nov 26th
Wonkette : George W. Bush Pardons Murderer of...
Nov 26th
“He predicted that the U.S. will break up into six parts -...”
— DRUDGE REPORT: RUSSIAN ANALYST...
Nov 26th
“How many Facebook groups are there dedicated to impeaching...”
— Rick Perlstein (via...
Nov 26th
Defense Secretary Said to Be Staying On
Nov 26th
“In fact, there is no question that Obama’s economic...”
— Obama’s Pro-Growth...
Nov 26th
“A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals...”
— Indefinite Detention -...
Nov 26th
“Bush could and should do it — he is still president,...”
— Two Presidents and No Clear...
Nov 26th
“The “wealth effect” refers to the tendency of...”
— The Reverse Wealth Effect -...
Nov 26th
“In recent weeks, as Barack Obama has stocked his...”
— Peter Beinart (via apsies)
Nov 26th
FL's Gay Adoption Ban Ruled...
Nov 25th
“Google has no legs. The Dow just rallied 1,000 points and...”
— Howard Lindzon (via...
Nov 25th
Change We Can Perceive In
Nov 25th
“Ah, glorious, glorious competence. How we’ve missed you.”
— The Economist on Barack...
Nov 25th
“FEMA was subsumed into the homeland security monolith after...”
— Fixing FEMA - NYTimes.com
Nov 25th
“I realized that in a post-Proposition 8 world, it is not...”
— Dan Wentzel - Dan Wentzel on...
Nov 24th
“The more we learn, the more it seems the appeals to fear...”
— Another Falsehood Exposed
Nov 24th
“Since the 1980s, Americans have consumed more than they...”
— Zakaria: A More Disciplined...
Nov 24th
“But so far, the Obama administration is shaping up to be...”
— Barack Obama, honeymoon...
Nov 24th
A guide to Obama's national-security...
Nov 24th
“The entire ‘war on drugs’ … is a classic illustration of...”
— From Florida cell, Conrad...
Nov 24th

In my ignorant opinion...

muppetpants:xmattiusx: Pants, I think you very well know my opinion on Hildog as Sec State. My...
Nov 24th
“Even before the storm, they were some of the country’s...”
— Report Finds Katrina Kids Have...
Nov 24th
notemily: I no longer recognize marriage. It’s a new thing I’m trying. Turns out it’s fun. ...
Nov 24th
“Mr. Summers, who served as a campaign adviser to Mr. Obama,...”
— Obama Vows Swift Action on...
Nov 23rd
Google crunches numbers on clean-energy...
Nov 23rd
“What keeps the war going is eastern Congo’s...
Nov 23rd
“After all, traditional marriage isn’t just analogous...”
— Racism is the wrong analogy...
Nov 23rd
“Ten years ago, she was still a first lady whose hairstyles...”
— NYT: Another Triumph for...
Nov 23rd
“The national soul embodied in the memory of the image of a...”
— Taylor Marsh (via apsies)
Nov 23rd
“I think it’s fair to say that all of these appointees will...”
— David Axelrod, when asked...
Nov 23rd

Letter to the Editor

indieandyy:thinwhiteduke: A conservative commentator for the student newspaper made some...
Nov 23rd
“Maddow seems to have genuinely charmed younger viewers, a...”
— When Left is Right: How Rachel...
Nov 23rd

Why conservatives don't win elections...

randyhaddock:southpol: It is not that conservatism generally permits less nuance than liberalism...
Nov 22nd
“On too many issues, conservatives have simply avoided the...”
— Ross Douthat He continues: ...
Nov 22nd
Clinton Is Said to Accept Offer of Secretary of State...
Nov 22nd
Geithner Said to Be Chosen for Treasury...
Nov 22nd
From Russia With Loathing
Nov 21st
suitep
Nov 21st
“Thanks to the efficiency of our age of scandal we now know...”
— Mark Danner, “Frozen Scandal,”...
Nov 21st
“How much can go wrong in the two months before Mr. Obama...”
— Op-Ed Columnist - The...
Nov 21st
India navy 'to go after pirates'
Nov 21st
The Barrier That Didn't Fall
Nov 21st
Tom Toles Cartoons - (washingtonpost.com)
Nov 21st
“WASHINGTON – Some 691,000 children went hungry in America...”
— 50 percent more US children...
Nov 21st
pterodactyls:themattsmith:peterfeld:soupsoup How low can...
Nov 21st
“Campaign behavior for wives: Always be on time. Do as little...”
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Nov 21st
Health Insurers Offer to Accept All...
Nov 21st
Challenged ballots: You be the judge
Nov 21st
“Look, I think there is a gay and secular fascism in this...”
— Newt Gingrich, Crooks and...
Nov 21st
State education panel hears evolution debate
Nov 20th
“So which is it now: an efficient mechanism or a manipulating...”
— Ignore the Stock Market Until...
Nov 20th
(via zatoism)
Nov 20th
Warch Watch
apsies:needtherapy: I try not to admit it outloud, but I really like Huckabee. I think he was...
Nov 20th
New York Police Fight With U.S. on...
Nov 20th
Why the Focus on the Family 2012 letter...
Nov 20th
“For years, we’ve debated rising economic inequality....”
— As the Rich Get Poorer -...
Nov 20th
Warch Watch
Elijah Cummings questions giving hand-outs to people with multi-million dollar bonuses — good...
Nov 20th
“The New York Times has done it; so, recently, have European...”
— Anne Applebaum on the...
Nov 20th
“Mr. Obama’s one deeply false note during the campaign...”
— Obama Hears a Giant Sucking...
Nov 20th
“That new model of leadership is premised on a timeless...”
— Barack Obama And The Big Three...
Nov 20th
Warch Watch
thebrewerpatriot:bg5000: Ok Internet, i have a favor to ask: Can some one take this footage of W...
Nov 20th
Warch Watch
notthatkindagay:squashed: George Will and Paul Krugman disagree on the New Deal and the Great...
Nov 20th
“You know, the desire of revenge is great, of course. But the...”
— Howard Dean, Bob Cesca’s...
Nov 20th
“In the 1970s, many psychiatrists still called homosexuality...”
— TIME 100: Harvey Milk (via...
Nov 20th
“Delay is no longer an option. Denial is no longer an...”
— Obama on climate change.
Nov 20th
Calif. Supreme Court to hear Prop 8 lawsuits
Nov 20th
“There is a delicious irony in seeing private luxury jets...”
— Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-New York...
Nov 20th

No more torture.

bunnynico: “We will look back on the Bush years and find it incredible, and disgraceful, that...
Nov 20th
edatrix:thillythenny
Nov 20th
“Millions of Americans who watched Mr. Obama’s appearance on...”
— Andy Borowitz: Obama’s Use of...
Nov 20th
notthatkindagay: Pres.-elect Obama surprised VP-elect...
Nov 20th
Ballot results: Pro-choice, anti-gay -...
Nov 20th
“Students in the $6 billion Reading First program have not...”
— Study of Reading Program Finds...
Nov 19th
“The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing new...”
— EPA Proposal Would Ease...
Nov 19th
edatrix:whatonearth:kari-shma:intrsystm
Nov 19th
“As Republicans sort out the reasons for their defeat, they...”
— Giving Up on God -...
Nov 19th
“This was, SEIU President Andy Stern told me, “a clear...”
— It’s Time to Give Voters...
Nov 19th
“For most Americans, patriotism has been defined by the...”
— John McCain, November 2001...
Nov 19th
Finally, an answer to my question
Nov 19th
Obama Taps Daschle for HHS
Nov 19th
Obama names 7 gays to transition team
Nov 19th
Bush Takes Steps to Ease Holiday Air Travel...
Nov 19th
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Gleaming new Mercedes cars roll one by...
Nov 19th
Families Hit by Storm Still Waiting for...
Nov 19th
Media and Average Sales Prices of New Homes...
Nov 19th
Dick Cheney and Alberto Gonzales indicted by...
Nov 19th
Obsidian Wings: Deficits Actually Do Matter...
Nov 19th
California Asks Court to Weigh Ban on Gay...
Nov 19th
“We are educated by the great entertainers like Rush...”
— Chuck Hagel (via apsies) (via...
Nov 19th
notthatkindagay: President-elect Obama has decided to tap...
Nov 19th
“Chronically ill Americans suffer far worse care than their...”
— The Wrong Place to Be...
Nov 18th
Some Abortion Foes Shifting Focus From Ban to...
Nov 18th
notthatkindagay:peterwknox:cameronchristopher: “We’ve just elected as our next president the...
Nov 18th
'No Excuses' for Liberals - WSJ.com
Nov 18th
“The Trade Deficit: Over the past decade, the nation has been...”
— The Seven Deadly Deficits
Nov 18th
“This recession will probably have its own social profile. In...”
— The Formerly Middle Class -...
Nov 18th
Can Mall Be Filled For an Inauguration? 4...
Nov 18th
“Another fallacy of the current debate, often a theme of...”
— Steve Coll from The New...
Nov 18th
Half of primary-care doctors in survey would...
Nov 18th
“Dear future generations: Please accept our apologies. We...”
— Kurt Vonnegut. (via...
Nov 18th
This is a good start
Nov 18th
Democrats Allow Lieberman to Keep Committee...
Nov 18th
“Without knowing what was wrong, or whether his husband would...”
— Marriage Matters to Us (via...
Nov 18th
Modern American Politics Explained in 4...
Nov 18th
Whose President Is He Anyway? - NYTimes.com
Nov 18th
Seven Letters from Obama on the Eve of...
Nov 18th
“I believe that it’s time we stopped talking about...”
— Barack Obama, letter to the...
Nov 18th
Warch Watch
unburyingthelead: “America must stop bragging that it’s the greatest country on Earth, and start...
Nov 18th
“The government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki is...”
— Iraq Quietly Dismisses Its...
Nov 18th
“Why run these risks when the 6.5 percent unemployment rate...”
— How to Bail Out General Motors...
Nov 18th
In two recent interviews, Mr. Gramm described the current...
Nov 18th
“A frequent criticism is that the magazine has become a...”
— At National Review, a Threat...
Nov 18th
“It’s admittedly a rare gift to produce a paragraph in which...”
— Dick Cavett on Sarah Palin ...
Nov 18th
Warch Watch
election08: The Obamas on 60 Mintues.
Nov 18th
“People of faith have been intimidated for simply exercising...”
— The Mormon Church to which...
Nov 17th
Why Big Banks May Be Trying to Buy up Your...
Nov 17th
(via muppetpants)
Nov 17th
Obama to pursue peace plan that would link...
Nov 17th

The New Liberalism

apsies:vruz: According to David Axelrod, among the books that Obama has read recently is “Unequal...
Nov 17th
After Obama victory, an outbreak of racial...
Nov 16th
“Highlighted this before, but on the teevee on Sunday we...”
— Keeping Score The media is...
Nov 16th
What Happens If You're on the Gay "Enemies...
Nov 16th
“The life of the nation is shot through with a certain...”
— Frantz Fanon
Nov 16th
notthatkindagay:ackb at The Stranger
Nov 16th
Kristin Thompson and David Bordwell discuss...
Nov 16th
From those Socialists over at Business Week
Nov 16th
notthatkindagay:inothernews:mattgaymon: Witty protesters...
Nov 16th
“The more serious point is that Obama was asked once more to...”
— Dr. William Ayers, in Ayers...
Nov 16th
johnbrissenden:azspot: THE SHALLOWEST GENERATION
Nov 16th
Israeli Candidate Borrows a (Web) Page From Obama -...
Nov 16th
“In Sacramento, a high-profile theater director resigned from...”
— Protesters Target Supporters...
Nov 16th
“A woman in one of Palin’s crowds praised her for being “a...”
— The Wild Wordsmith of Wasilla...
Nov 16th
rahmblr:julyshewillfly:apsies:vruz:antoinetta “Of course,...
Nov 16th
julyshewillfly:grumblemuffin: One of my favorite signs from...
Nov 16th
Can this economy be saved?
Nov 15th
“But a different picture began to emerge from the hourly news...”
— Letter from Iceland Today is...
Nov 15th
unburyingthelead: Texas Gov. Rick Perry literally grabs...
Nov 15th
Bailout Lacks Oversight Despite Billions...
Nov 15th
Join the Impact
Nov 15th
“On the November 11 broadcast of his nationally syndicated...”
— Media Matters - Hannity,...
Nov 15th
Unemployment filings surge to 516,000, number...
Nov 15th
“He promised to clean up Washington and usher in a new era of...”
— Wonkette: Obama’s Staff Of...
Nov 15th
“Fine with us. Let her be the sacrificial lamb for 2012.”
— A strategist for a rival...
Nov 15th
notemily:robot-heart-politics: Reason 3248392874978328932 why I should get cable: Jon Stewart. ...
Nov 15th
Warch Watch
“I think of myself as a blogger on TV.” - Rachel Maddow
Nov 15th

"rebranding"

squashed: Jeff Miller responded to my criticism of the Republican’s attempts to “rebrand” with: ...
Nov 15th
“Her astounding opening speech lasts for more than half of...”
— Wonkette : Sarah Palin’s...
Nov 15th
(via sarahchristine)
Nov 14th
notemily:abbyjean: “The top map is voting patterns in this...
Nov 14th
“Ms. Rhee has not proposed abolishing tenure outright. Under...”
— A School Chief Takes On...
Nov 14th
“While the vast majority of settlers vow never to abandon the...”
— Some Israeli Settlers Are...
Nov 14th
A Killing in a Town Where Latinos Sense Hate
Nov 14th
“Each 10-cent drop in gasoline prices puts $12 billion a year...”
— Lower Gas Prices Don’t Make...
Nov 14th
“But ultimately even the bargain didn’t seduce me. My mind...”
— Let’s Have Another Cup of...
Nov 14th
emilyposts:melissawalker Heartbreaking Pictures of the...
Nov 14th
85,000 foreclosures in October
Nov 14th
“A seven-page questionnaire being sent by the office of...”
— For a Washington Job, Be...
Nov 14th
“Dear Governor Palin, We the undersigned implore you to...”
— Dear Sarah Palin, Please Shut...
Nov 14th
“Today, President-elect Obama will record the weekly...”
— The YouTube Presidency | 44 |...
Nov 14th
chuckmore:apsies:unburyingthelead: What I’ll Miss About...
Nov 14th
“American International Group plans to pay out $503 million...”
— AIG to Pay Millions To Top...
Nov 14th
“I’d like to introduce a governor who has led her state...”
— Rick Perry on Sarah Palin,...
Nov 14th
How FDR saved captialism in eight days.
Nov 14th
Our overpowerful president
Nov 14th
melanyouth:buyhercandy:alohanico: We keep this in the car....
Nov 14th
“Sarah Palin will never be president because the right wing...”
— Frank Schaeffer: Sarah Palin...
Nov 14th
Obama's plans for probing Bush torture
Nov 14th
barefootvinyl:andrewpaulbond: Afghanistan’s Korengal...
Nov 14th
Obama holds secret meeting with Clinton at...
Nov 14th
Presidential Crimes
Nov 14th
Public School Still a Possibility for the...
Nov 14th
SC priest: No communion for Obama supporters
Nov 14th
“…I love this person that we’ve elected. I love this gentle,...”
— Alice Walker (via azspot) (via...
Nov 14th
Warch Watch
johnbrissenden:joshawesome:thedailywhat: The Daily Show: Jon Stewart interviews Bill O’Reilly -...
Nov 14th
WTF of the day: Bush may issue "Blanket...
Nov 14th
“It wasn’t that she begrudged Obama his victory. It was just...”
— What It Felt Like to Be Equal...
Nov 14th
History Matters: Why we must acknowledge the...
Nov 14th

Robot Heart: Morning Edition

In an attempt to streamline content, all future political content will be going here. Post-election,...
Nov 14th