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Archives: August 2, 2010

Obama Seeks to Expand Arms Exports by Trimming Approval Process

Economic Recovery for the Few

WaPo - "Five myths about the Bush tax cuts" - But Doesn't Calling It A Tea Party Change Things?

Just Doing My Job (Mom, kids rescued from sinking car )

Teabaggers outraged by Michigan Democrats' Trickeration Tactics

My Salute to the VA in Phoenix Arizona by SargeUNN

aaand , the social circuit's next big event- the Levi and Bristol event

Military keeping traumatized soldiers in combat zones

AJC: Atlanta office space remains hard to fill

Michael Moore promotes community ownership of Michigan's classic downtown movie houses

Who here has applied for the high risk pool?

July 2010 TED Talk: Julian Assange: Why the world needs WikiLeaks

US Military Chief Admits to Iran Attack Plan

Coalition of 60 Groups Representing Over 30 Million Americans Launch Campaign to Fight SS cuts

Benny Hinn - Let the Bodies Hit the Floor Remix

Police: US man wearing wig, fake breasts and clown pants arrested after bank robbery

Police: US man wearing wig, fake breasts and clown pants arrested after bank robbery

Bill Kristol: Republicans Should 'Just Shut Up' About Charlie Rangel's Ethics Charges

Arizona's law was never going to solve the problem of illegal immigration. That is not its purpose.

We Are So Too NOT Racist, Also. And Stuff!

(full circle) MIT, the beginning of the internet, now suspected in Wikileaks leak

Dog Dumping Ground

Treatment of workers by US corps: more treacherous than anyone realizes

Mullen says US has Iran strike plan, just in case

We'll have to become a service economy taking care of each other

Take a look: Anthony Weiner, Peter King, Charles Schumer - members of this Secret Society

Take a look: Anthony Weiner, Peter King, Charles Schumer - members of this Secret Society

Obama's "Plunge to the Bottom" will not improve education

Secrets of the Dead | The Airmen and the Headhunters | The "Wild Men" of Borneo (PBS) Some graphic.

Who would you most like to see lose a Senate seat in 2010?

Support Rep. Charlie Melancon's Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010

Support Rep. Charlie Melancon's Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010

The Free Market Fairy ain't comin'...

Video from today with my son

Obama needs to chunk bipartisanship and steamroll the Repubs...(just like Bush did)

Dark, Shadowy and Powerful Forces in American History – Part II

Immigrant Maids Flee Lives of Abuse in Kuwait

BP has ruined the lives of thousands of people...

He really did shoot A-bomb photos

congratulations chelsea clinton

What percentage of the GDP would our national debt have to exceed...

How the "Tax Cut" issue can work wonders for the Democratic party

The top two stories on CNN US right now

Hurricane tips?post em here and get em here

NY Times - Krugman - "Tax Cut Truthiness" - Destroys Bush Tax Cut Talking Points!

"India Shining": Half of India’s population lives below the poverty line

"India Shining": Half of India’s population lives below the poverty line

Smoking Guns of US Treasury Monetization

Australia: Labor’s leadership coup starts to unravel amid leaks and counter-leaks

Arlington Scandal Sparks New Safeguards

US Stalls on Trial for Five at Gitmo

Iraq: Gunmen blow up policeman's house, 3 killed

$2.8 Million Approved for GWS (GW1) Research

$2.8 Million Approved for GWS (GW1) Research

Iceland Parliament Poised to Reject Bank Rescue Plan as Insolvencies Loom

Irrigation project aims to help Kandahar thrive again

VA secretary hopes to improve access, outreach to veterans

American and Iraqi Versions Differ in Latest Chapters of War’s Story

For all those who commented on BPs' photoshopped command centre

Should Vanity Candidacies Have Us Worried?

The Dreadful Legacies of Bush

Request: if joey scab mentions Ensign, could someone

Will Obama Fall Into Vietnam Trap in Afghanistan?

How to Dismantle the American Empire Before This Country Goes Under

Senate Committee Grills BP Safety Director: How’s That ‘Culture of Safety’ Working

For Multinationals, U.S. Wages, and Workers, No Longer Key to Profits

WikiLeaks in Baghdad

Afghanistan and the "Sacrifice Trap"

Overwhelming Number of Americans Want Government Intervention

Air Force is done with ‘Above All’ for motto

Lohan released from jail today 8-2 - on her way to in-house rehab program.

A Benchmark of Progress, Electrical Grid Fails Iraqis

The Afghan Dilemma

Afghan-born Marine threatened with deportation

Minn. Man (Koua Fong Lee) Convicted In Toyota Crash To Get Hearing Today

Minn. Man (Koua Fong Lee) Convicted In Toyota Crash To Get Hearing Today

Mika Mouse and Joe Scum

California governor Schwarzenegger declares state of fiscal emergency

(Air Force) Audit: Millions spent on unjustified moves

Ban on some Blackberry functions

BP Offering One-Time Payments To Gulf Oil Spill Victims In Attempt To Avoid Lawsuits

BP Offering One-Time Payments To Gulf Oil Spill Victims In Attempt To Avoid Lawsuits

Joel Klein, chancellor of nyc schools, belongs in jail

"My palm isn't large enough to write all my notes down..."

Seeping oil threatens ecosystems in Gulf marshes

Corporate campaign fundraising picks up speed-for rethugs

Bill Kristol: Republicans Should 'Just Shut Up' About Charlie Rangel's Ethics Charges

Witness: 'Cabal' at VA Is Killing Veterans

Captain Paul Watson's speech I shot from Saturday's Sea Shepherd event

What are the people saying about the November election

Elite US cyber-squad Vigilant recruits hackers from DefCon

What's the most basic rule of soccer (association football to the rest of you)?

The betrayal of Haiti

Trickle down economics explained by Colbert

Dumb Criminal Files: 2 men tried to sell wood blocks as laptops

Have the wheels of justice finally caught up with "Mean Jean" Schmidt?

Bwaaaaaaaaah hahahahahahha- From neocons to crazy- cons

Hmmm , So morality has nothing to do with Politics ?

The crisis of middle-class America

"Tea party" activists drawn to Williamsburg and its portrayal of Founding Fathers

A message from Charles Sherrod

Alan Greenspan: Extending Bush Tax Cuts Without Paying For Them Could Be 'Disastrous'

The world’s governments subsidize the fossil fuel sector far more than they do renewables and biofue

Anyone live in Florence County, I have a questions about some dirty politics at the library.

Michele Bachmann dodges tea party smackdown with sick day

WaPo - Fareed Zakaria - "To deal with the deficit, let the tax cuts expire"

Brilliant Karen Finney

Tucson, AZ: Sun Tran employees going on strike

library faced protests over gay documentary

Screw it. Just repeal the Bush tax cuts for EVERYBODY

When we all fall down it will be too late

Judge blasts Massey Energy for ‘grandstanding’ in Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster investigation

Netherlands says 'enough', troops leave Afghanistan

In an actual shooting war between Colombia and Venezuela, whish country would you back?

For Multinationals, U.S. Wages, and Workers, No Longer Key to Profits

The Anti-Drilling Commission

Show Your Support for American Jobs with Yard Signs and Bumper Stickers -- FREE

VetVoice: If You Can't Say Something Nice... (re: VA employment services)

The gop doesn't want you to know what they're doing on their summer vacation

Do you, personally, think it is okay for Democrats to charge their own with malfeasance but ......

local poll needs DU'd

Dear Dr. Paul Krugman, This Has All Happened Before

Obama is still repeating the 9/11 lie

Activists plan 'retirement party' as nukes turn 65

Do you think Al Gore is being set up?

The List:

Why the Feds Fear Thinkers Like Howard Zinn - By Chris Hedges

East Coast residents. Watch the storm forming in the Atlantic.

Crist Leads in Florida Senate Race

Yet another reason I won't sit out the November elections

Someone's having a good time!

Someone's having a good time!

eric cantor calls the wealthy the 'job creators'

Body Count: The File. Beck vs. Limbaugh, O'Reilly, and Hannity.

Daniel Ellsberg's WikiLeaks wish list

Heads up - Obama to speak on Iraq withdrawal

Richard Lui joins MSNBC as Day Time Anchor

Israel Goes Teabagger (From Joe.My.God blog)

CEI climate change smoke screen (Hartmann)

Fox News Gets Front Row Seat In White House Briefing Room

Virginia's suit against Obama health insurance reform allowed to go forward

Map of unemployment by state - is this factual?

Map of unemployment by state - is this factual?

The Web's New Gold Mine: Your Secrets

MSNBC.com vote: Has the Iraq War been worth it?

RNC Faltering, Might Lose Coordinating Power as Well

You see our military is really good at killing people and blowing stuff up

Earth to ReTHUGS, Teabaggers, Lady Blah Blah

Breaking - McGramps places 'hold' on

BP Procedure Meant to Permanently Seal Well Is Set to Begin

BP Procedure Meant to Permanently Seal Well Is Set to Begin

Fallout from 'Citizens United' begins: Corprat Cash Floods US Elections

Two Resolutions, One World War

Is this misspelled? 'OUR OWN GOVENMENT HAS BECOME OUR ENEMY'

Lansing teachers win right to sue over discipline

Rep Michelle Bachmann votes against act to help Native American police combat rape 'epidemic'

War, what is it good for?

Uni-Tea event looks like they actually almost succeeded in drawing One Teabagger

Look! We're diverse! We're diverse!

As the rhetoric gets wound up for the week's news cycles, there is no doubt that ........

Latin America & Twenty-First Century Socialism: Inventing to Avoid Mistakes

Latin America & Twenty-First Century Socialism: Inventing to Avoid Mistakes

Sherrod and Voltaire

Researcher detained at U.S. border, questioned about Wikileaks

To any DUer who has lived abroad, re: standardized testing...

I was watching the film "The International" last night.......

SEC probes BP potential insider trading, also investigating disclosed drilling risks

Miranda warning rights trimmed bit by bit by high court

Iraqi Oil/Electricity Minister Issues Sadam Hussein style decree banning all labor unions in Iraq!

The Rude Pundit: An Apology to the Woman Without a Nose on the Cover of Time Magazine

The idiot GOP house and senate members know that they can do anything and get away with it!!

He said, she said. . .

District Judge in Virginia area lets their Health Care Law Suit go forward

Detroit moves forward with plan for light-rail project

Memo to media: Health care judge in VA has long GOP roots

List of top party schools by Princeton Review

A.P. talkes Helen THOMAS's seat. Faux moves to front row. Gawker skewers them all.

Report: SEC Probing BP For Potential Insider Trading

Afghanistan: It’s Even Worse Than You Thought

WashPost TV critic smears ABC's Amanpour as possible terrorist sympathizer

'Net Surveillance Contractor that Outed Wikileaks Source Is Ramping Up

'Net Surveillance Contractor that Outed Wikileaks Source Is Ramping Up

A short poem for half-term governor Sarah Palin. Join in the fun!

Witness: 'Cabal' at VA Is Killing Veterans

EPA to Crack Down on Farm Dust

EPA to Crack Down on Farm Dust

I am glad Obama won this dance-off. How about you?

A Police State You'd Better Believe In

Quick Mark your Calendars!! George W. Bush to do first post-presidential interview in November!

Quick Mark your Calendars!! George W. Bush to do first post-presidential interview in November!

MSNBC, Cenk is hosting mid day!!!

No, no, NO...you're doing it all WRONG. You've got to do it with the dog under your arm, damn it.

Cantor Admits Extending Bush Tax Cuts Would ‘Dig The Hole Deeper’ On The Deficit — But

It's Official: Ethics Committee Charges Maxine Waters With Violations

Paul still leading Conway in KY

All hands on dreck. . . . Please come CAPTION Head Wreck!!!

Waters offers strong denial of charges as panel is formed,“I have not violated any House rules"

Brent Wilkes winning at poker to pay off his bail, pending his appeals...

As casualties in Afghanistan rise, Army suicides, drug use set new records

As casualties in Afghanistan rise, Army suicides, drug use set new records

Brent Wilkes winning at poker to pay off his bail, pending his appeals...

george w bu$h* is solely to blame if wealthy folks taxes increase.

Garbage islands threaten China's Three Gorges dam

Blood on whose hands in Afghanistan?

"Let Them Eat Want Ads"

It begins: Corporate Campaign Cash Floods US Elections

Which best describes how Obama compares to Bush?

Accused Fort Hood Shooter.....

High court trims Miranda warning rights bit by bit

House Panel Charges Waters With Ethics Violations

Iran's Ahmadinejad calls for TV debate with Obama

Fun with Editorial Decisions: Dumb Photo Pick

The most frustrating thing about dealing with conservatives.

Protecting us from those Dangerous Terra-ists......of WikiLeaks

Oil company, law enforcement block media access to public sites hit by Michigan oil spill.

The tax cut debate has begun. Now playing...Right wing commercials

The Health Insurance Mandate - Obama's ultimate smoke screen

CNN live just now - AP gets Helen Thomas' seat in White House Briefing Room

TORTURE - TWO PERSPECTIVES Streamed live on Saturday, August 7 at 10am Pacific time

Here is the new medical model, coming to a city near you.

Hey Rachel - I know you're returning tonight

Question about car insurance "settlement" - story here

Was I the only one who thought we would see a major Power Grid, Wind and Solar plan in the works?

Russ Feingold opponent paid for racist "Bell Curve" author.

GM Seeks to Cut Wages in Half at Indianapolis Factory

BecKKK lied today. Gasp. Said that ZINN was a Communist & pals with Communist mentor of OBAMA.

How Corporations Destroyed American Democracy - Chris Hedges.

www.leagueofamericanvoters.com ALL DAY LONG seeing their crap ads on DU

Need info: What exactly was an Eisenhower Republican?

Chihuahua Mix Attacked By Coyote, Saved By Pit Bulls

How to Dismantle the American Empire Before This Country Goes Under

OBAMA re RePUKEs: "They don’t have a single idea that’s different from George Bush’s ideas--not one"

Virginia gets state AG's OK to implement Driving While Brown program

HHS Encourages LGBT-Inclusive Sex Ed

Tweety is getting a teaching lesson

Debate over new Arizona immigration law may heighten racism in state

Gawker: Billionaire (FL) Senate Candidate Treated Chef, Yacht Employees Like Crap

If Pubs win their repeal of the 14th amendment, we ALL could be

Hey, nobody's going to kick my brothers ass but me....

New 1-delete lock-out rule...

I see Mr. Matthews has the lovely Frank Gaffney on as a guest

A sincere query about the still unratified Equal Rights Amendment

Ridge's firms(shills for shale)to get $900,000 for pushing Marcellus drilling

Thank you , Eleanor Holmes Norton, for shifting Big Ed into neutral.

The Repuke pundits on the MSM defending tax cuts for the rich: LMFAO!

Koran Burning Church Held a "No Homo Mayor Protest" Today

Skidding Toward Fall (Kunstler)

Opposition to Health Care Reform Dwindles

Quick! What movie does this BP guy remind you of???

Breaking: BP says they may not need the relief well.. "static kill" may be enough..

If Jeff Greene wins FL Dem senate nomination--better news for Charlie Crist (PPP)

Why do we need Paper Ballots?

GOP House Members Are Setting the Stage for Investigations of Obama

Who will play Sarah Palin when "Going Rogue" becomes a major motion picture?

Family thought they were buying a foreclosed property. Bought worthless 2nd mortgage instead

Krugman: Why Is Deflation Bad?

Oil company, law enforcement block media access to public sites hit by Michigan oil spill.

New York Hotel Pioneers Birth Tourism

McCain On Amanpour: Anyone Else Miss Jake Tapper?

Ex-Baseball Star Still Working At 104

Ex-Baseball Star Still Working At 104

So THIS is how Goldman Sachs is gaming the market?

Republicans want to dump the 14th Amendment to get rid of the "thems."

Homeschooler Nick Jonas to Chair Reagan Youth Centenial!

The Obama Education/Health Reasoning Dichotomy

Weiner just smacked Mika on Moaning Joe

Writer Anne Rice Leaves Catholicism In Protest Of Catholic Churches’ Anti-Gay Agenda

Clark County (Nevada, where Las Vegas is) schools ponder an Arizona exodus

Is Joe Hill finally dead? (The Ballad of Joe Hill)

Ok, i don't get this poll - CA, MA, NY, has more conservatives than liberals??

Why We Really Shouldn't Keep the Bush Tax Cut for the Wealthy - Robert Reich/HuffPo

Not something you see every day at the White House

Waters Ethics Case Has Porter Goss (!) Arguing on Other Side - FDL

Why did state teachers unions support Tennessee's Race to the Top application?

Ya know how the Republicans could walk away with the elections

Why does BP play that folksy guitar music with their propaganda commercials?

Sharks being massacred at alarming rates.

Pay attention! Developers/Wall Street are attempting to strip your equity

why we're in our present pickle: 1986 income distribution & taxes v. 2005

Harman Signs Deal to Buy Newsweek From Washington Post Co.

Newsweek Announces Sale To Sidney Harman, Meacham To Step Down

Understanding Energy Policy In One Picture

The way we're headed, we'll all be charged one day for breathing corporate sponsored air

How can Barack Obama look at himself in the mirror?

McCain takes shot at Christiane Amanpour

Have you ever seen on TV a discussion about Afghans where they actually question an Afghan?

UAW Prez says economic populist (Bernero) will beat the wishy-washy DLCer (Dillon) in Michigan

Police: Prison Guard Killed Lawyer, Stole Guns For 'Overthrowing The Federal Govt'

Do you realize that we will be in the heat of the Republican primary 1 year from now?

nashville, tn is inundated with teevee political ads

ESPN announcer askes Black NASCAR crew member to "tap dance for us"..

Krugman - Defining Prosperity Down - says "governing elite just doesn't care"

Playing With Teen Sex Statistics: A Lesson in Lies

My brother got called back to work today

My brother got called back to work today

Some credit card companies squeeze most responsible customers

WaPo - "As deficit commission meets, Obama doesn't rule out new taxes" - OH NOES!

about the BP Disaster... I'm wondering if they 'Frack'd' the Methane Hydrate, to maximize profits.

Dear god sharron angle is stupid.

MI Supreme Court does a U-turn on injuries from vehicle accidents

The Skin Tone Advisory System:

Michael Steele Says He'll Seek Another Term

Are those republicans in Washington "Spoiled"???????????

We need some god damned INFLATION. Period.

Tony Auth Toon -"Gone Nation Building"

Mission Accomplished. I guess.

A President who keeps his word on military deployments

Which costs more: air-conditioned tents in Iraq/Afghanistan or NASA?

Just for fun, based on current world politics; What country is Canada most likely to go to war with?

Some pics of my son, and request for prayers/good thoughts for my brother

Why the top 1% in income should pay 99% of the taxes paid in the country.

Why is M$Greedia saying that Obama said that Rangel should go.

Sarah Palin actually said cojones...

Concerning Those Who Manufacture and Eat Shit

Earthlings. Narrated by Joaquin Phoenix

Conductor Mitch Miller dies at age 99

Conductor Mitch Miller dies at age 99

Head em' off at the pass!! The Christine Amanapour Appreciation Thread.

Obama: US to leave Iraq 'as promised, on schedule'

And so begins the march against Maxine

Administration report sees $8B in Medicare savings

Are any workers TOLD not to hire older people because of medical expenses?

Joe & Mika tried to gang up on Rep. Anthony Weiner on MJ today...

An Alternative Way To Travel (Video)

Stocks start off August with big gains; Dow up 200

Rand Paul: Congress has no business protecting miners

Good news. EPA just announced chemical dispersants no more toxic than oil.

Federal Court Rules Vitaminwater A Scam

TPM: Human Rights Campaign Slams Target And Best Buy For Supporting Anti-Gay Tom Emmer

Why does anyone STILL say Reagan "revitalized the economy?!"

Legal Schnauzer: GOP House Members Are Setting The Stage For Investigations Of Obama

FANTASTIC 'Toon from Truthdig (sorry if repeat)

Women of the Storm - And the Men Who Love Them

Uncle Tom's Cabin quote relevant to corporations and their stranglehold on our government:

Microsoft Quashed Effort to Boost Online Privacy

Dallas could become largest city in Texas to outlaw "marijuana substitutes"

I like this cartoon

I like this cartoon

Another Pill That Could Cause a Revolution

Invest 91L now Tropical Depression Four

Invest 91L now Tropical Depression Four

Lady Gaga ignores boycott, plays Phoenix concert.

Tablet computers

So it's been over a week now that the wikileaks documents came out

Rep. Cantor Reluctantly Admits Extending Bush Tax Cuts Will Increase Deficits

Rep. Cantor Reluctantly Admits Extending Bush Tax Cuts Will Increase Deficits

Top 12 Racist Politicians of Modern History

Michael Steele Gets Punked By Activist Posing As Donor, Says He Can Beat Norm Coleman For RNC Post

My 12-year-old daughter summed it up nicely.

My [poorly punctuated] response from Target Corp. re: donations to asshats.

Charlie Rangel and Maxine Waters investigations seems too convenient.

Money Market Accounts / IRAs: Empty them out or leave them be?

Photographers, head over to the Photography Forum and

digby: The 'struggle' against 'reverse racism' is ahistorical and racist

Tweener "idols" Nick Jonas & Jordin Sparks chair Reagan Youth Committee

Why deflation could be a good thing for Americans

Sen Al Franken: The most important post you’ll read all day (Daily Kos Diary)

A question for those knowledgeable about closed adoptions and the bad old days

Another hoarder dies in "stuff" filled home.

*THIS* is the "Tax Bomb" - your all inclusive primer on the Obama Tax plan

Police: Orlando man, three sons killed by drunken driver who ran red light

It's time for every worker in America to go on strike

Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943

Elizabeth Warren: My Mission Is to Restore America's Great Middle Class

Is Obama Trying to Dismantle Roosevelt's New Deal?

Transgender woman refused medical treatment at public hospital

DU reality check: Social Security does NOT add to the deficit.

Ben Nelson Opposes Elena Kagan, First Democrat To Do So

Did Fox News Argue for the "Right" to Lie in Their "Reporting" in Court?

have you located and looked at the topography map for your area?

Anger is the Other Face of Compassion

Hey Obama! This is TRUE LOVE and it needs to be LEGAL AND RECOGNIZED BY YOU!

This may sound like an absurd Idea, and maybe it is, but here goes

These Circles Are NOT Moving

Not just TN and NYC, Delaware also has more poor test scores.

Tennessee students' scores plunge as standards changed.

Tennessee students' scores plunge as standards changed.

If you say that there is no difference between Democrats and Republicans

In the Dog Days of Summer, Obama Delivers a Death Blow to Vulnerable Women

Oh, Ouch!

Two questions . . . . . . .

NEW EVIDENCE that Alvin Greene’s “win” in SC was STOLEN!

Cenk Hosting MSNBC Live Monday 8/2 - Friday 8/6 From 3-4pm Eastern, 12-1pm Pacific

William Greider: President Obama Is Leading The Assault on Social Security

Great Toon: "The Fireman And The Arsonist"

VESIcare has the stupidest contraindication in the world

Anyone watching Rubicon?

Whatever happened to furbys?

What's your culinary point of view?

Checklist. Dealbreakers.

Taping a movie tonight...

"I really want you to taste my biscuits."

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I've been thinking about leaving DU

The most important picture ever

Too much vibrato from maestra Sarah BRIGHTMAN on "Alhambra" n/t

ZZ Top

I passed 7000

Anyone else watch "The Pillars of the Earth?"

How long do you need to be careful? For me it's about 30 hours.

dupe

If I Post A Thread and Someone

i am going over to GD and

bedtime stories....how i made cookies for ghw bush

Joy in Mudville, Wherever It May Be

TZ - the Nats kicked the Phil's ass 2 out of 3 times...hope you loved the game!

I'm really disappointed in the lounge.

Aspirin is legal, but crack is not.

What is your fetish?

Man, I really want a "Free Cascadia" bumper sticker.

Will musical 'albums' live on past the iTunes age?

Requiem pour un con (reprise)

Lohan released from jail today 8-2 - on her way to in-house rehab program.

Lohan released from jail today 8-2 - on her way to in-house rehab program.

Qui est in, qui est out

La Décadanse

C'est comme ça

Canto de Ossanha

Games

I Need You

Tobin's daily breakdown thread

Je t'aime... moi non plus

Just got done seeing 'The Princess and the Frog'

I'm so fucking angry right now.

The initials BB

Speaking of weddings...

FTW: Best 'Demotivational Poster' ever

Anyone heard of a PLAY called "Man of Constant Sorrow?"

Caption this couple...

I just had 5 stitches put in my leg. Ask me anything.

The allure of 'Shark Week' has always been lost on me

Seriously, when the fuck did DU become full of so many uptight douchebags?

Just so you know - Inception is better the 2nd time around

Anyone here seen "Cell 211"?

I am so dense (Mad Men--no spoilers)

Another "Found footage" movie is coming out, this time an Exorcism

I can't WAIT: Justin Bieber's BIOGRAPHY is coming out!

Mad Men: A question (assume spoilers)

I'm leaving for lunch at Culver's!

I am watching Saturday Night Live:Dan Aykroyd on Netflix.

who is this justin beeber? and why is he coming out with something?

Damn you, Safeway Primo Taglio Mozzarella, Prosciutto & Basil Roll...why must you be so delicious?

The Girl From Ipanema

I can't WAIT: Justin Bieber is coming out!

I did it...

Hey you like music?

What's your favorite body part?

I'm helping to organize our high school reunion (40 years!)

Lately, I've been thinking about Tobin's rear end -- wanna see what I'd REALLY like to do to it?

Buttcrackcrack

Which would you prefer to be?

I can bez cheezburger?!

Brian Jones

Our own LeftyFingerPop stars in a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds".

If anybody remembers Armadillo World Headquarters

Soul City

What is your favorite food item?

Boca Burger? Or Morningstar Farms? Other, or neither?

Monday music from the old days to you young people (Get off my lawn!)

How many dumbasses are on the Internet who think they know everything?

Anyway you slice it, doesn't a six-blade razor feel excessive?

I apologize in advance if anyone's offended, but WHENEVER I hear, "SHOW US YOUR TITS"...

You can't get rid of me that easily Seattlians and Washingtonians in general

Someone Pushed a Dead Racoon

What were the best years of your life, and why?

A guy I barely know gave me a CD of his music and told me to listen to it

The Windmills of your Mind

Is it because i'm black?

Out of the 83,463 reasons to ride a motorcycle, these are reasons #1 and #2.

True Blood Mid-season Review ** yes spoilers**

Lady Gaga looks very hot in Vanity Fair...

Has a commercial ever turned you off to a product?

What song makes you.....cry?

Have you seen MiddleFingerMom's "enourmous penis?"

Israel modifies plans to deport migrant worker families

Chile Senator to Sponsor Gay Marriage Bill

Plane crashes in Denali National Park in Alaska

Hiroshima mayor, China activists win 'Asian Nobel'

Iran stoning woman offered asylum by Brazil's president Lula

Woman pleads guilty to defacing murder victim's tribute page

Poll: Romanoff Catches Bennet

BP Spill May Cost Gulf Coast Homes $56,000 Apiece in Value

Military keeping traumatized soldiers in combat zones

Police: Stolen guns were to be used to overthrow the government

Administration report sees $8B in Medicare savings

High court trims Miranda warning rights bit by bit

SEC Probes BP Potential Insider Trading: Sources

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Monday August 2

Va. health-care lawsuit to proceed (against Obama plan)

Space station drama as cooling system fails

Rand Paul: Congress has no business protecting miners

Rep. Cantor Reluctantly Admits Extending Bush Tax Cuts Will Increase Deficits

McCain holds up confirmation of new Director of National Intelligence

Study: Rules to curb Afghan civilian casualties led to fewer attacks on U.S. troops

Cuban president: More private enterprise will be allowed

Andrew Breitbart still invited to postponed RNC fundraiser

First lady urges Congress to act on school meals

US judge lets Virginia healthcare challenge proceed

Blasts hit Israeli resort of Eilat

Sarkozy orders plane to rival Air Force One

Alex Salmond denies BP link to Lockerbie bomber release

Bush's tax cuts were pathetic, consider job creation during his entire first term

How Would You Grade the President Poll

Emanuel Lends Meek A Helping Hand

The fact that Jobs have actually been added under Obama, and people continue to say they haven't...

Cuccinelli: Va. police can ask about immigration status

Cape Wind agrees to reduce cost of offshore wind

Obama to confirm plan for US troop withdrawal from Iraq

K Street whines, feels it's being unfairly targeted by bill disclosing lobbying violators

The Washington Post Company Agrees to Sell NEWSWEEK to Sidney Harman

In case you missed it, Sarah Palin resorts to reading GOP talking points FAXes openly on Fox News

President Obama took Sasha and a friend to a WNBA game today.

W - will sit for first interview a week after midterm elections

Immigration memo may be a break for immigrants

NYT poll FL Senate: Crist: 41 Rubio 30 Meek 12 (37-29-16 if Greene)

Another promise fulfilled: Obama to speak with vets on Iraq drawdown

Poll: Dems seem to have advantage in MN Gov race

Enjoying the heck out of watching the fierce Cenk Uygur hosting the 3PM hour on MSNBC

PPP: NC Senate Poll Preview

Democrats Will Run Against Bush During Midterms, And Here's Why

Republicans expected to be united in opposition to state aid, teachers (vote today, updated)

PPP: Democratic senate candidates Improving standing in many states

PPP: Democratic senate candidates Improving standing in many states

Political Animal's Quote of the Day from Eric Cantor who admitted tax cuts worsen the deficit

How I see the Governors Races this year

New Report Shows Dramatic SOA Ties to Extrajudicial Killings in Colombia

President Obama: Iraq withdrawal strategy on track

Leaked war files no surprise to Afghans

Mexican Drug Cartel Allegedly Puts a Price on Arizona Sheriff's Head

WP's EJ Dionne: The auto industry lives. Can we admit that government intervention worked?

Doesn't matter what Republicans say, the red is their fault

Palin questioning Obama's man hood AGAIN!!

Fred Thompson on teevee today asking folks to sign his petition to 'Renew the Tax Cuts.'

McCain places hold on Clapper nomination

What could repubs be afraid of?

WH: Facts and Figures on Drawdown in Iraq

Reagan advisor Arthur Laffer makes the most bogus claim ever in favor of Bush's tax cuts for rich

Bill seeks action to curb brutality against women globally

Rove Invents Fantasy World In Which The Bush Tax Cuts Led To The Most Government Revenue Ever

The Iraq War IS Ending

3-months from today is the midterm election

Kendrick Meek supports same sex marriage, Crist "Fine" with Civil Unions

What would you do about the Bush tax cuts?

A Tale of Two Scandals (Rangel and Ensign)

Calif. high court upholds affirmative action ban

Iraq War Reality Check

Please Consider K&Ring This Post:

Obama Administration In Danger Of Establishing 'New Normal' With Worst Bush-Era Policies, Says ACLU

Tim Kaine, DNC...please don't send me "Mailing Labels," with your Request for Donations, any more!

Jacob Appelbaum, Wikileaks Volunteer, Detained At U.S. Border For Three Hours

Did Glenn Beck Lie About God?

To Everyone Who Didn't Make Chelsea's Guest List

The Objective of Morality

Reps Grayson and Edwards: Organizing Shareholders

Angry Waterman Confronting BP

A little something for John McCain and friends!! Sharon Angle and Tom Coburn!!!

Call The Arizona Republic for the Unemployed!

Penny Nance, CEO of CWA, Talks FCC Indecency with John Stossel

Love and Marriage

Fight4Change.us Launching on 8/7

I NEED Your Vote!!! Let's REALLY Change Media

Mr T explains why he defends the unemployed

Us Now - Can we all govern?

Pap and David Uncover This Week's Buried Stories

This Week: Christiane Amanpour's Interview With Speaker Pelosi

An oldie but a goodie from the election: Freeper Lady Attacks a Billboard

Darcy Burner Interviewed by Sum of Change at Netroots Nation 2010

For my Republican friends who voted against unemployment extension

TYT: TARP Champion: Cut Social Security

Lady GaGa on SB1070 | The Monster Ball Tour in Phoenix

Glenn Beck Compares Himself To Martin Luther King

TYT Network Launches Vlog Channel (w/ Seder, Vloggers From FDL, Think Progress, Kos & Many More!)

John Boehner: A Tale of Ranting, Massive Insurance Contributions, and Getting Cast as Jafar

Unemployment Extentions Senate, HR 4213 Monday August 2 2010 FIGHT for TIER V

"It's the white people, stupid" (Barack the angry negro.) **Blood pressure warning**

ASP Presents - Tim Wise

"STOP! In the Name of Health" Flash Mob in NYC - Medicare for All!

Ed Schultz: We're 2 Years Away from Bread Lines

Obama Administration In Danger Of Establishing 'New Normal' With Worst Bush-Era Policies, Says ACLU

Petraeus' Rules: Fight Taliban, get to know the locals

Why Stimulus Spending is Essential to Fiscal Responsibility

What Have You Got Besides No?

The Founders’ Worst Nightmare

For Rep. Chris Van Hollen, midterm elections could decide next move.

How to Dismantle the American Empire Before This Country Goes Under

Where Are The Prosecutions? SEC Lets Citi Execs Go Free After $40 Billion Subprime Lie

Frank Rich, the War Diaries and the “Fractionalized Media” (A Critique of Rich)

Bageant, Chomsky featured in film (Ken Smith)

Defining Prosperity Down By Paul Krugman

Buying Health Care, the Individual Mandate, and the Constitution (NEJM)

Chris Hedges: Why the Feds Fear Thinkers Like Howard Zinn

The Tilted Playing Field

Why We Really Shouldn’t Keep the Bush Tax Cut for the Wealthy

Project Vigilant and the government/corporate destruction of privacy

President Obama calls out Republicans for fighting rebuilding the economy ...

New jobs bill will save or create well over a million jobs - Economic Policy Institute

Senate cutting food stamps to pay for Medicaid and teacher funding

New Report Shows Dramatic SOA Ties to Extrajudicial Killings in Colombia

A Sin and a Shame - Bob Herbert

The Biggest threat to the national debt - the GOP. Economic recovery and increasing employment is

to Cut the Deficit Let the Bush Tax Cuts Expire - Fareed Zacharia - WaPo

Elizabeth Warren: My Mission Is to Restore America's Great Middle Class

Rand Paul: Government should not regulate mine industry

Fox's Megyn Kelly taking center stage

Skidding Toward Fall (James Howard Kunstler)

Why doesn't Washington "Get" Social Security?

"Here Be Dragons" - Ann Jones speaks the truth about Afghanistan

Hummingbird rehab is a fast-paced labor of love

Worth looking after? The dilemma of the dingo

Understanding Energy Policy In One Picture

Drumbeat from the weekend...

Drumbeat: August 2, 2010

Peak oil review - Aug 2

8/1 - Hundreds Of New Fires Across Russia - Daily Highs @ 95F+ For Much Of Past 3 Weeks - NYT

Popular S. Carolina Beaches Report Hundreds Of Weekend Stings From Jellyfish Bloom

Toxic Oak Processionary Moths Well-Established In UK - Can Cause Fatal Asthma Attacks

Toxic Oak Processionary Moths Well-Established In UK - Can Cause Fatal Asthma Attacks

Tesla Subsidy Vanishing Amid Electric Vehicle Boom

New Solar Conversion Process... 60% Efficient

Massive Garbage Islands Threaten To Shut Locks On 3 Gorges Dam - Masses Dense Enough To Walk On

On “Climate Change” v. “Global Warming”, chaos theory, etc.

10 most humid US cities

Increase In Full-Size SUV Sales Outpaces Overall Auto Sales Growth In US For First 6 Months Of 2010

NASCAR: Elliott Sadler Crash Exposes Pocono Safety Weaknesses (with video)

Redskins' Haynesworth misses third straight conditioning test

Joy in Mudville, Wherever it May Be

Ozzie Guillen: Latino ballplayers at a disadvantage.

Rebels kill three soldiers in raid

Colombian alleges abuse by Venezuelan police

Suspicion in Edwin Valero homicide investigation

Chile Senator to Sponsor Gay Marriage Bill

'Army complicit in Arauca paramilitary crimes' .

Argentina identifies junta victims

While Uruguay Praises Lula Bringing Him to Tears, Colombia Scolds Brazil's President

The Colombia free trade pact is bad policy

Increase in Columbian civilian deaths tied to increase in US aid

The 20 Lies About Chávez' "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"

Uribe implores Colombian military and police NOT to sleep the next seven nights

Chavez: Defeat Colombian Militarism With Dialogue

New Report Shows Dramatic SOA Ties to Extrajudicial Killings in Colombia

Analysis: In Venezuela, antisemitism is state policy

Lolita Lebrón, crusader for Puerto Rico independence dies

Raul Castro: No reform but Cuba economy control to ease

SAF sues in New York over ‘good cause’ requirement

Gun control quandry.

NRA Protects Second Amendment Rights Of Residents In Public Housing

2 cop-killer bank robbers convicted in Philly, may get death.

Should seized firearms be melted down?

Firing Line - Is the Appleseed Project just a rifle course?

It's Official: "Skins USA" Loses its Gay Male Character

NOM blames gay media for its own bigots

NOM Tour Tracker Interviews Brian Brown (link leads to page with Youtube video)

Matt Morris Goes To Best Buy

Cute commercial for wireless headsets

Indiana Hospital Says No Transgender Patients Allowed

DeGeneres fired from Idol because, "There is a limit to what Christian viewers will tolerate..."

Sign HRC petition for Target & Best Buy to "MAKE IT RIGHT"

Vintage photos of gay couples

Led by SEIU, Union Coalition Tries to Unionize Heart of U.S. Economy

For Multinationals, U.S. Wages, and Workers, No Longer Key to Profits

National Conference of State Legislature’s resolution heralds change in way country views trade agre

Bill providing medical treatment to 9-11 rescue workers dies in the House

NYT: The treatment of workers by American corporations has been worse than most realize

Update on the Calendar!

Selling my barely used Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens

A cute picture my daughter took

Martini

Report: At least 3 rockets hit Israeli port

Israel to cooperate with UN probe into flotilla raid

New Gaza leisure projects focus on fun not hardship

Question regarding the Discussion Guidelines

'Al-Manar' glider lands in Israel

Space showdown sidetracked

Analysis, Spacewalk Preparations Continue After Loss of Cooling Loop

Saturn moons

Hubble- Light Echo

Shields up! Force fields could protect Mars missions

Triceratops was really another Dinosaur

Blast in Gaza wounds 24 Palestinians

Japanese Scientists Create Elastic Water

Physicists Dream Up the Antilaser

Food For Thought: Meat-Based Diet Made Us Smarter

Televangelist Benny Hinn Asks For $2M In Donations

I’m just re-watched, for the nth time, “Ram Dass: Fierce Grace” about Timothy Leary.

Report of this atheists adventure in church!

Akashic Transformations August 2010 Message

Starcodes this Week- Heather Roan Robbins

Once-violent whales now friendly (or, yeah sure non-human species are dumb--riiiiiighhhhht)

well, the big event never happened

Solar magnetic eruption...

It's ALL hitting the fan right now.

~ August 2010 ~ Visionary, Intuition & Dreaming thread...

Cancer cells feed on fructose, study finds

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