Archives: July, 2007

After Railing against DailyKos, O’Reilly Finally Goes after Rightwing Hate Postings on Free Republic
Jon Ponder | Jul. 31, 2007

This video was edited by Freepers, so who knows what was omitted
Update: This story was originally about Bill O’Reilly’s hypocrisy in going after random comments left on DailyKos while ignoring hate-filled comments left on the Free Republic site. Last night, O’Reilly did half-heartedly criticize Free Republic for the hateful postings in its comments section, but [...]

Quote du Jour
Buck Banks | Jul. 31, 2007

Anthropologists continue to turn up examples which prove that competitive, aggressive, warlike cultures are those in which sexual stereotypes are most polarized, while those social structures allowing for an overlap of roles and functions between men and women (in tasks, childrearing, decision-making, etc.) tend to be collectivist, cooperative and peaceful.
— Robin Morgan (1941- ), [...]

Ken Starr’s Law Firm Gives More to Hillary’s Campaign Than Any Other
Jon Ponder | Jul. 31, 2007

My, how the times they are a-chaninging:
Lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis, the law firm that’s home to Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr and Bush administration official Jay Lefkowitz, have given more to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign than to all of the top Republican candidates combined…
Lawyers say the change is largely due to disenchantment with the Republican [...]

Photo: English Furst
Jon Ponder | Jul. 31, 2007

Reminds me of this photo, which we first published in June 2005:

Republican Scandal #83,196: Ted Stevens’ Mysterious Home Renovations
Trish Ponder | Jul. 30, 2007

The man whose name is synonymous with both “bridge to nowhere” and — in reference to the Internet — “series of tubes” is in big trouble. Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) has been raided.
Stevens, 83, has been under a federal investigation for a 2000 renovation project more than doubling the size of his home in Girdwood [...]

Topics: Politics, Republicans, Scandals

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Bumper Snicker
Buck Banks | Jul. 30, 2007

From the Great Falls (Montana) Tribune: Bumper sticker of the week: Jack Kervorkian for White House Physician. Seen on a Subaru driving on 9th Street South.
— Thanks to T.K. for the tip

Topics: Humor, Media Watch, Politics

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Quote du Jour
Buck Banks | Jul. 30, 2007

All governments, the worst on earth and the most tyrannical on earth, are free governments to that portion of the people who voluntarily support them.
— Lysander Spooner (1808-1887), American lawyer, Libertarian

Topics: Verbatim

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Quote du Jour
Trish Ponder | Jul. 29, 2007

“All religions are the same: religion is basically guilt, with different holidays.”
— Cathy Ladman, comedian, writer, actress (1955- )

Topics: Politics, Verbatim

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Floridians for Franken? It Could Happen
Trish Ponder | Jul. 29, 2007

When I found the fundraising letter from Al Franken in my Florida mailbox, I almost dumped it in the “throw away unopened” stack. Instead something made me put it in the “look at it later and then throw it away” pile.
I looked at it today and now I — a Floridian with absolutely no way [...]

Topics: Campaign 2008, Election Coverage, Politics

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Boffo Box Office for ‘Sicko’ Coming Soon Thanks to George Bush
Jon Ponder | Jul. 29, 2007

The Bush administration is set to give Michael Moore’s new film “Sicko” millions of dollars in free publicity, potentially boosting it into the stratospheric range of Moore’s previous hit, “Fahrenheit 9/11,” which grossed $222 million worldwide in 2004.
On Thursday, Moore announced that he had received a subpoena from the Justice Dept. He says the [...]

Topics: Film, Media Watch, Ohio, Politics

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