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December 3, 2008
July 2007 ARCHIVE

In a review of the new bio out on Vice Pres. Dick Cheney, an editorial writer for the rightwing New York Sun suggests Cheney may be considering getting into the 2008 presidential race:
At 18 percent, Cheney was less popular than Michael Jackson after he was tried for child molestation and less popular than O.J. Simpson […]

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Via: Blogometer: Howard Wolfson, spokesman for Sen. Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, went on Bill O’Reilly’s show Tuesday night to defend DailyKos from O’Reilly’s recent attacks. This line stands out:
Hey Bill: We’ve been attacking you for years, so, how about it? Show us some hate. It’s good for business.
Unfortunately with all due respect for you, […]

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A House Judiciary Committee cited two top loyal Bushies with contempt of Congress charges today:
The Democratic-controlled House Judiciary Committee, on a 22-17 party-line vote, approved citations against Joshua Bolten, White House chief of staff, and former counsel Harriet Miers. Bolten refused to turn over documents related to the dismissals, and Miers disobeyed a subpoena to […]

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Quote du Jour   Jul. 25, 2007

We are a long way from the glory days of Mission Accomplished, when the Iraq war was over before it was over — indeed before it really began — and the president could dress up like a fighter pilot and land on an aircraft carrier, and the nation, led by a pliable media, would applaud. […]

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I can’t think of a more appropriate place for a Mickey Mouse organization to convene than the fantasy land of Disney World. Between their ineffectual Five Point Plan and lead cheerleader Karen Thurman (the Annette Funicello of the Florida Democratic Party), these folks believe it’s a small world after all and they are living in […]

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I knew he was reading this site, especially Buck’s comment (fifth one down). Keith doesn’t say so, but the remark was made by substitute host Alison Stewart.

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Political Lightbulb Jokes   Jul. 24, 2007

From the funny pages of the Sunday Miami Herald:

How many Republicans does it take to change a lightbulb? Nobody knows, they won’t release the information!
How many degenerate liberals does it take to change a lightbulb? They never change anything, they just cry over the broken bulb.
How many third-partyers does it take to change a lightbulb? […]

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Remember Jim Naugle, the mayor of Fort Lauderdale who suggested to the city commission that its purchase of a $250,000 robotic toilet for one of the city beaches would go far toward helping curb male-on-male sex in public restrooms? Well, today he apologized, but not to the burgeoning number of gay organizations calling for his […]

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Quote du Jour   Jul. 24, 2007

… the American government did not want to face the consequences of peace. It was, after all, one thing to wish for an end to the war and quite another to confront the issues upon which the war had begun. President Johnson had wanted to end the war; so, too, had President Kennedy. But to […]

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Barnett and his patriotic display
It was only a matter of time, I suppose, until someone co-opted Rovian phrasing to try to make a buck [see update]. A Florida business owner named Barry Barnett designed a yellow flag meant to show support for the troops. Then he tried to emotionally blackmail St. Augustine city officials into […]

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