Archives: August, 2009

Quote du Jour
Buck Banks | Aug. 31, 2009

I think the interrogations were in violation of the Geneva Convention against torture that we ratified under President Reagan. I think that these interrogations, once publicized, helped al Qaeda recruit.
— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), in an interview on Face the Nation, on the Bush administration’s interrogation methods. In a related Time piece, McCain says his [...]

FactCheck.org Derides Vapid Health Care Email
Trish Ponder | Aug. 30, 2009

Even FactCheck.org has had it with the level of inanity coming from opponents to health care reform. The normally dispassionate site is addressing a ridiculous email (which so far, I haven’t gotten, praise Allah!) written by a rightwing blogger who posts the famous “Joker” picture of Obama on his home page.

Quote du Jour
Buck Banks | Aug. 28, 2009

The NRA and Unified Sportsmen of Florida are very pleased with Governor Crist’s appointment of George LeMieux as Florida’s new junior U.S. Senator. George is rated “A” by the NRA and will be a strong supporter of the Second Amendment in the U.S. Senate. Gun owners can count on George LeMieux to fight to [...]

Tewspaper Is Not the Future of Newspapers, Right?
Buck Banks | Aug. 28, 2009

So there’s this new online newspaper that has no reporters, no editors, no fact-checkers and no advertising salespeople. Local versions of it are available in New York, Chicago, Baltimore, Dallas and Los Angeles. It sends specially programmed robots out over Twitter to glean pertinent tweets and posts them automatically with the originally links intact.

Breaking: Florida Gov. Picks Senator to Replace Martinez
Trish Ponder | Aug. 28, 2009

I knew it! I was saving the latest edition of George LeMieux’s email newsletter, which talked about his readiness to be the next U.S. Senator from Florida, because I had a feeling Gov. Charlie Crist would pick his safe old chum for the job. And he did. Crist’s former chief of staff, campaign manager, and one of the countless people on Karl Rove’s bad list, is in.

Topics: Congress, Florida, In the States, Republicans

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Mormons Posthumously Baptize Notorious Killers
Helen Radkey | Aug. 28, 2009

Including John Wayne Gacy, Arthur Gary Bishop, Timothy McVeigh and others.

Topics: LDS Watch

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Responsible Christians Should Sign Up for Post-Rapture Pet Care
Buck Banks | Aug. 28, 2009

You’ve committed your life to Jesus. You know you’re saved. But, as you know, heaven doesn’t take pets, so when the Rapture comes what’s to become of your loving pets who are left behind? Eternal Earth-Bound Pets takes that burden off your mind.

Topics: Fun Stuff, Jesusland

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Quote du Jour
Buck Banks | Aug. 27, 2009

Republicans are struggling right now to find the great white hope.
— Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), quoted by the Topeka Capital-Journal.

Topics: Verbatim

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Sanford Holds News Conference in Front of Busy Street, Parking Lot
Jon Ponder | Aug. 27, 2009

I’m watching MSNBC right now as GOP S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford is holding a news conference to criticize his lieutenant governor, Andre Bauer, also a Republican, for suggesting that Sanford should step down in light of his extramarital affair and allegedly improperly traveling on private planes, etc.
Has Sanford never heard of stage management? Rather [...]

Topics: In the States, South Carolina

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Liberal U.K. Tamiflu Policy Could Lead to Resistant Flu Worldwide
Buck Banks | Aug. 26, 2009

An independent panel of the Department of Health warned ministers that plans to make the stockpiled drug widely available could do more harm than good, by helping the flu virus to develop resistance to the drug.

Topics: Pandemic Watch

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