Archives: July, 2006

Hagel on Middle East War: ‘This Madness Must Stop’
Jon Ponder | Jul. 31, 2006

Chuck Hagel took to the Senate floor today to criticize the Administration’s assitude about the Israel-Hezbollah war:
Although pro-Israel sentiment runs deep in the U.S. Congress, Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., broke with the president on Monday and said Israel’s pounding of Lebanon was hurting America’s image in the Middle East. “The sickening slaughter on [...]

Rove: Journalism Plays ‘Corrosive Role’ in Politics
Jon Ponder | Jul. 31, 2006

“Hello, Pot? This is Kettle. Guess what? You’re black!”
Karl Rove:
“Some decry the professional role of politics, they would like to see it disappear,” Rove told graduating students at the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management. “Some argue political professionals are ruining American politics — trapping candidates in daily competition for the news cycle [...]

The Passion of the Mel: ‘F*****g’ Jews Caused ‘All the Wars in the World’
Jon Ponder | Jul. 30, 2006

If OJ Simpson murdering his wife — I mean “allegedly murdering” — was a “10″ on the gossip seismometer, this is at least a “5.”
Apple Falls Close to Tree Dept.: You have no doubt heard that we had a seismic incident here in Hollywood Land. The temblor occured about 2:30 Friday morning on the [...]

Hillary Clinton Gets ‘Busted’
Buck Banks | Jul. 28, 2006

Statuesque senator: From the “things best left unseen” file comes the story about New York’s Museum of Sex and its preparations to unveil the “presidential bust” of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton next month. Here’s an excerpt from the press release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – New York, NY – July, 26 2006 A presidential bust [...]

GOP Sen. Burns Redfaced after Chastising Firefighters
Jon Ponder | Jul. 28, 2006

See how they do it? In a discussion about firefighting, Sen. Burns attempts to stifle debate by bringing up the so-called War on Terror. Somewhere Karl Rove is smiling.
Conrad Burns of Montana may be the most vulnerable U.S. senator in the upcoming elections. His problems stem primarily from his association with the GOP’s prison-bound former [...]

Topics: Politics

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Newsiness? ‘Truthiness’ Inventor Colbert Takes on His Competition
Buck Banks | Jul. 28, 2006

Topics: Politics, TV

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Poll: Bush Soars 2 Points in NBC/WSJ
Jon Ponder | Jul. 27, 2006

Apparently, Americans love it when their president behaves like a complete boor.
In the weeks since President Bush was caught on tape at the G8 Summit saying the “s” word — with a mouth full of food, no less — while speaking with the Prime Minister of Great Britain, only to be caught again [...]

Topics: Politics, Polls

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Bill Moyers for President?
Buck Banks | Jul. 27, 2006

Capital idea: Once again, Molly Ivins comes up with a brilliant notion — draft Bill Moyers to be the next prez. Here’s her column that appeared in the “Miami Herald” today:
AUSTIN, Texas — Dear desperate Democrats,
Here’s what we do. We run Bill Moyers for president. I am serious as a stroke about this. It’s simple, [...]

Topics: Politics

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Quote du Jour
Buck Banks | Jul. 27, 2006

Article 10. Right of Revolution: Government being instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the whole community and not for the interest and emoluments of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress ineffectual, [...]

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Rumsfeld on Whether Iraq Is in Civil War: ‘Oh, I Don’t Know’
Jon Ponder | Jul. 26, 2006

If the Sec. of Defense doesn’t know whether a country we conquered is in civil war, who does?
[Reporter:] Is the country closer to a civil war?
SEC. RUMSFELD: Oh, I don’t know. You know, I thought about that last night, and just musing over the words, the phrase, and [...]

Topics: Iraq, Politics

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