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Archives: December 11, 2012

They are not effing "Entitlements"!!!!!

Colorado Governor just signed Amendment 64 into law.

Pentagon report faults Pakistan over Afghan war

LANSING, Michigan: Eight Capitol Protesters Charged With Felonies

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Tuesday, 11 December 2012

HSBC to pay at least $1.9B in laundering probe

West Point Cadet's Unsettling Story of How Christianity Dominates the Academy and Drove Him to Quit

Breaking: Brandon Jacobs is a dunce

Ex-convict says he got himself arrested to get prison health care

Thousands May Freeze This Afghan Winter, While War Rolls On - End The Afghan War Now!

1978: Carol Burnett Signs Off

Madeline

to Twilight Zone/Rod Serling fans **IMPORTANT**

Inouye hospitalized, says he is 'OK'

Snow leopards make rare appearance via camera trap - VIDEO (1:17)

Treasury to sell remaining AIG shares

Why do police guys beat on peace guys?

Fake study says Fox News viewers have lower IQs

Verizon retirees lose bid to block pension transfer

Why is Tweety being such a jerk to Crist?

The private sector can do what government cannot!

Dilip Joseph: Colorado Springs Doctor Rescued from Taliban where US Loses SEAL Op!

HSBC 'to pay $1.9bn' in US money laundering settlement

Washington Times Gives Platform to White Nationalist to Warn Against Puerto Rico Statehood

“Lack of belief” blurs the line between atheist and agnostic

For Downton Abbey fans...

Yale scientists name Obamadon, a slender-jawed lizard, after the President

Colorado governor signs marijuana legalization into law

Year's Best Meteor Shower Peaks This Week

‘Talking about #My2k with the President and Vice President’

Wise Men?

Four Changes Evangelicals Must Make

You know you're f**ked up when you argue with Pat Robertson, and he's the less crazy one.....

Why did Rick Snyder do it now?

Ice tunnel near Mutnovsky Volcano in Russia.

Poor guy. Worst basketball free throw, Evah!

Another post-apocalyptic trailer. This time with Will Smith.

Revenues foregone due to cuts to top income tax brackets, since 1982: $8.4 Trillion

FL private school owner has 4th failing school. Gets state voucher money with no oversight.

Awakening to the new era, the consciousness revolution is everywhere, love vs. fear.

Homeless videos with a happy ending

Math haters check in here.

Woohoo ten posts

Catfish hunt pigeons in France

Another issue regarding dog treats:

Fox's Hume: If You Have "An Ounce Of Compassion This Xmas Season-Save It For Boehner+House Repukes"

Swiss Open Europe's Highest Suspension Bridge

Obama gets a much stronger hand Jan. 2nd. will he choose to take it or

Stephen Colbert Leading In South Carolina Poll To Replace Jim DeMint In Senate

The Holographic Universe

Obama-GOP Cliff Talks Take Positive Turn

Sagittarius New Moon: Apocalypse or New World? By Simone Butler · December 9, 2012

Colin Powell Urges Congress To Pass Abortion Amendment For Military Rape Victims

Tribe prepares to bury 5 slain members in Calif

"Just say no" to raising the Medicare eligibility age

Question: Where on DU would I most likely be able to ask a camera question.

DUNK HIM!

Mandatory Monday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! Let’s Make a Deal! & a new Cheetahs gif

What Martin Luther King had to say about Right to Work 1961!

Benedict Cumberbatch fans...Can you relate to this?

Thom Hartmann vs. Matthew Heimbach: Are white groups inherently racist?

Let's get this straight

Big Tent News: Scalia Defends His Homophobia

Bill Clinton for Secretary of State!

First time in this group: Do any of the modern digital cameras have a "B setting" (Bulb)

Confronted by NJ Princeton student, Scalia defends arguments that strike some as anti-gay

What do they put in cheap catfood that makes it so tasty for cats?

I met my second "I wish Obama would die" repub tonight.

Only ourselves to blame

Database of state and local tax incentives to industry

Shorter RNC: Polish that turd HARDER, it will start to gleam any minute now..

Durham, a Republican Party fundraiser....50 year prison sentence (woweeeeeee! )

Senator Stephen Colbert? South Carolina's favourite son leads poll

Xmas Bo!

Stephen Colbert nails it....

"SEAL Killed in Rescue Mission Identified " (Navy Seal who Died in Rescue of Dr. in Afganistan)

Pro-Life or Pro-Unborn?

Pot legalized in Colo. with gov's proclamation

Vince Vaughn and Glenn BecKKK, so happy together

Meet the Gay Couple who Four Decades Ago Appealed to the Supreme Court to Get Married

There is no doubt that Bob Dole is ashamed of what his party has become...

Until this current generation of old Republican fucks take dirt naps

Just how big a deal *is* that mandate?

"Low-Wage Jobs Don't Just Harm the Worker - They Harm Their Children"

AFI Silver Theatre's Holiday Classics Schedule (for filmgoers in the D.C. area)

Senator Klobuchar: Let's End DOMA!

Things there should be a word for... but there isn't.

Fox News Reignites Islamophobic Campaign Against The ‘Ground Zero Mosque’

Dog Waits While Toddler Splashes In Puddle (VIDEO)

In-depth piece on PA. Treasurer Rob McCord - Possible candidate for Governor (phila. magazine)

My kind of people!!!

Fox has produced mean and hateful people

Atlantic - "How Obama Can Prevent Another Debt-Ceiling Crisis" - Good points

A church “building project” that made a difference

zucchini crispies

Post-Dawkins atheism might answer many prayers

Is there a place in religious life for marijuana? Ask Yoseph Needelman

"Right to Work" a LFR Rant.

Maybe...just maybe...HIV is a blessing...finally

On debt ceiling, Graham vows to 'play that game'

Worst Marketing Decision Ever: Drycleaner Puts "Pro-life" Message on Their Hangers

WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT. NO EXCEPTIONS, GODDAMMIT.

I'm going to try this line of reasoning tonight...

Erm...Funny? Or poor parenting?

Syrian rebels defy US and pledge allegiance to jihadi group

Our future is center-left not far-left. The business community and DLC, not OWS

Susan Rice had financial ties to Rwandan president blamed for Congo violence

Stephen Henderson: Gov. Rick Snyder wanted 'issue behind us' -- but he hurt Michigan (bigtime!)

Rachel Maddow Decries Financial ‘Scams’ At Conservative Groups - video link

Global Capitalism - December 2012 - Richard D Wolff

Jack Brooks dies at 89; longtime Democratic Texas congressman

Abuse Verdict Topples a Hasidic Wall of Secrecy

I need 24,999 more signatures for my petition:

Videos: Rare Glimpses of Amazing Birds-of-Paradise Courtship Rituals

UNSCEAR, Tokyo University, WHO: "No discernible health effect could be expected" from Fukushima

Scott Tranter, Republican Consultant: Voter ID And Long Lines Help Our (GOP) Side

"This building isn't Midtown Manor, it's MISFIT Manor!"

When did they allow Owen Wilson to cover MNF?

These are great! Everybody I know will gettin one from me this year!

OMIGOD! I've tapped into a new arena on YouTube

Homeland: changed it title of last nights episode?

Big Tent News: Merck Foundation Severs Boy Scouts Funding Over Anti-Gay Policy

Toon: A Sign Of Our Times!

President Romney Speaking in Michigan today.

Dog howls to comfort baby?

Defector: Assad Will Use Chem. Weapons

Dog's bark protects cat from fox.

"Members who cannot hold themselves to a high standard risk having their posts hidden"

Cute short story of a baby squirrel adopted by a cat.

Lindsey Graham: Debt Ceiling Will Force Obama To Man Up On Medicare Cuts

what sad songs get you through?

Top 4 quotes of the year. Romney's 47% #1.

for non-custodial fathers

Ex-policeman gets life for 1957 death of Ill. girl

Tom Price won’t challenge Boehner

It Gets Better: December 10, 2012 - Diana and McKinney Ann Arbor MI

Calvin has good point about Santa Claus (Toon)

Ron Paul Joins Dennis Kucinich to Demand Obama Drone Documents

WikiLeaks hearing: Brig commander tells of break in pattern

Live hummingbird nest cam!

WTH video of Sybil cat.

Elizabeth Warren is a mediocre politician but a great Senator

Poverty

Put it back!

Breaking the law to receive healthcare

Leave It to Republicans To Take All The Fun Out Of A Zombie Apocalypse (VIDEO)

Time Gives Up on Factchecking: Corporate Media Can't Find a Way to Tell the Truth

Live hummingbird nest cam, xpost:

Please Don't Post Spoilers About the Movie, "Lincoln". I Haven't Seen It Yet.

Gloat Free NBA Scores (Monday, December 10)

Kissing gay couple claims discrimination by bar

They're glad that I'm gay: why my grandparents came out for same-sex marriage

"Fresh & Easy store operations in U.S. undergoing strategic review, Tesco says"

President Obama and Congressional Dems Skyrocket in Rasmussen Daily Tracking Poll-58% approval!

Coulter: Non-whites are “nitwits who deserve lives of misery and joblessness"

12 Days of Twin Peaks

Looking for Opinions on ASP MVC

Goar: Anti-Poverty Success Airbrushed

Color Me SHOCKED! HSBC Is Said to Avoid Charges Over Money Laundering

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Latinos Favor Tax Increases for Wealthy to Solve Fiscal Cliff

Taking on the NTS fallacy in GD.

Gingrich: Beating Clinton in 2016 would be "Super Bowl" for GOP.

I'm putting together a Christmas List and I'm having trouble coming up with ideas.

US defends Walmart India lobbying

Charlie Crist: "In life, hopefully all of us continue to evolve and become wiser"

PHOTO: This Month's National Geographic - Happy Fracking, Everyone!

Top Banned Toys...

Pennsylvania Doctors Worry Over Fracking 'Gag Rule'

AP Exclusive: ACLU Seeks OAS Probe of Padilla Case

Anyone notice something about 70's "nonfiction" books?

60 images from Seattle - a day of weddings. GRAB YOUR TISSUES

Once in a while, something humbles me completely

for the curious

Big East's direction concerns conference's catholic schools

Amelie...

Liberals!

OMG Colbert just called Sarah Palin Honey Boo Boo

Urban Outfitters Buys Yard Sale Clothes And Resells Them To Hipsters As 'Vintage'

Bluejay's George Bush "Squirrel" sig pic

Stewart nearly quit The Daily Show in 1999 due to ‘assholes’

Are the Koch Brothers...

We report ... you decide

Medicare Rights Center phone-in on Tuesday 12/11

A degree in education

Argentine mom rescues hundreds of sex slaves

US Attorney wants 15-year sentence for Uribe's former aide .

Do people get more conservative as they age? The answer: No.

Chiquita under investigation for ties to AUC .

Draft Communications Data Bill cannot proceed - Nick Clegg

Rhino poaching: South Africa and Vietnam sign deal

Raising the Medicare Eligibility Age—Stories to Break Your Heart

California Claims Delta Air Lines Filches Data (pics, card numbers, etc)

Private School Rewards Snitches, Parents Say

El Salvador: Court Orders Investigation of 1981 Massacre

Possible Indicators of Suspicious Attempts to Acquire Expertise

Exercising while sick?

Egypt crisis: rival protests over referendum - live updates

Costa Rica passes law banning hunting as a sport

Costa Rica passes law banning hunting as a sport

Terror organisation admits responsibility for ‘legal but immoral’ tax avoidance

US detained hundreds of Afghan teenagers

Rachel Maddow last night - Conservatives riddled with scams - MUST SEE

Royal hoax radio station cancels Christmas party & pledges at least £320K to memorial fund for nurse

The Ed Show takes on the right to work "for less"

Wall Street is replacing "private enterprise"...

Revealed: Big businesses taking on jobless young people to work unpaid over Christmas in Britain

More on the Michigan fiasco on The Ed Show

should parents of bullies be held liable?

In the black (hole): Stephen Hawking wins £1.8m physics prize

Right-to-work debate heats up ahead of Mich vote

6 Things Money Shouldn’t Be Able to Buy

Alan Alda poses question in new contest for scientists: What is time?

4 Secrets Republicans Are Keeping About Medicare to Convince Us That $600 Billion in Cuts Are Necess

U.S. to launch military space drone on Tuesday

Sea Shepherd buys anti-whaling ship from Japan

UPDATE: Tsuruga nuclear plant may have to be decommissioned as active fault found

24 in 2012

'Underemployed': The TV Show That Nails How the Recession Changed Sex

So what are your recommendations for Pet Urns

Great Health Care Requires Great Medical Educators

Wealth distribution by type of asset and percentage of population

Syria and Libya: reprise of funding Islamic militants in Afghanistan in the 80s?

The Puzzle of Guantanamo Bay

Some rabid Christians just don't have a sense of humor.

You don't compromise about sour milk.

Showdown in Michigan: Labor Fights Back Against Anti-Worker Laws

Assault weapon used in Cedar Rapids shooting was once banned from manufacture in US

The Honest and Just Path to a Sustainable Medicare

Rising number of soldiers being dismissed for failing fitness tests

Doha Climate Summit Ends with no new CO2 Cuts or Spending

Norquist: Revamping gas tax violates anti-tax pledge

About those "added fees" in the new Health Care law.. . .

My opinion concerning Global Warming.

Whooping cough jab uptake hailed by health officials

Same-Sex Marriage and the Supreme Court’s Historic Choice

Debt and deficit lessons from 1917

Morning JOE got to GO???

Senate moves to block Pentagon plans to increase number of spies overseas

Hypothetical, would you support raising the threshold for tax hikes for the rich?

Motorists’ Happy Honks as Man Saves Ducklings from Road

TARP program now more than 90% repaid

Soledad O'Brien vs Erin Burnett

The Budget Thugs: What Do They Know About the Economy?

We don't have governments anymore, we have corporations. Corporations run

Conservative Myths and the Death of Marlboro Man

Serious Fraud Office arrests 3 in LIBOR rate manipulation

Occupy and the Police Needn't be Enemies – as Sandy Showed

Amtrak Breaks Holiday Travel Record, Readies for Contentious Congressional Hearing

Dear President Bill Clinton...

New Trend In Health Insurance: Low-Cost Concierge Medicine

Partial Medicaid expansions won’t get full federal funding, administration tells states

Perhaps our politicians should have to rely only onn Social Security & Medicare when they retire....

Hawking, CERN scientists win huge physics prize

Gay marriage: Religious 'opt-in' offered, but not to CofE

Editorial: Drinking the Kochs' Kool-Aid

GOP Backs Off Medicare Attacks, Proposes Raising KINDERGARTEN Age to 67

The cancer girl cured by the HIV virus

Citigroup’s Amazing Abu Dhabi Adventure

Barney Frank: The New Mandate on Defense

Hillary Clinton Cancels Middle East Trip Due To Illness

If yall Du’ers see me somewhere, please tell me how you think I could improve myself.

Fla. Ex-Cop Set for Execution in 1986 Killing of 9

Paul Krugman: Asimov's Foundation novels grounded my economics

Bump in the Road for Jeb?

Nation of Apathy: How I learned to stop worrying and love the draft

How Did The Nurse In The UK Kate incident Commit Suicide?....

John McCain will hound Susan Rice to the ends of the earth (or just the Senate Foreign Relations Com

EWG Report - IA All-Voluntary Water Pollution "Controls" Flop - No Improvement Since 1999

RNC looking into what went wrong in 2012

Kristof On Morning Joe his column was a Right wing hit piece on the most vulnerable

Keiser Report: Whammies of Wall St. Witches

Some quotes to remember:

The Real Problem With Susan Rice

Doonesbury- "It's Too Late Now!"

Scott Walker's gold-plated kitchen

As Washington Fiddles over the Fiscal Cliff, the Real Battle Over Inequality Is Happening in the Hea

heartbreaking story from nytimes: In Talks, House Majority Weighs Loyalty to Voters

Why the Fiscal Cliff Is Causing a Nervous Breakdown on the Right

Keepin’ It Real on the Estate Tax

Just Saying..We Could End Homelessness With The $ Americans Spend On Christmas Decorations (graphic)

Father Shoots 7-Year-Old Son to Death Accidentally

WHERE oh where to start with this rant????

There's Not A Single Spending Cut That Republican Voters Support

Social Security is a Trust Fund

Justice Scalia defends comparing sodomy ban to murder ban

Friday Ratings: MSNBC’s Maddow (With Fill-In Host) Beats Fox’s Hannity In Demo

The Silent Treatment: A Day in the Life of a Student in ‘No Excuses’ Land

Panetta: Syria chemical weapon threat has slowed

Why Obama is the worst negotiator ever: He puts artificial constraints on himself

10 Days Out From Winter, Drought Goes On: 25%+ Of 2013 Winter Wheat In P/VP Condition

Tuesday Toon Roundup 1- Seasonality

Republicans want a "Grand Bargain"? OK, here it is

Communication: 80% Body Language; 15% Tone & 5% Actual Words.

Tuesday Toon Roundup 3- Cliff or Bluff?

Tuesday Toon Roundup 2-Republicans

Tuesday Toon Roundup 4- The Rest

It's going to be Texas Week at Doonesbury (daily update)

2DayFM to Resume Advertising But Profits to Be Donated to Nurse's Family

My entry for reflections

The definitive rejoinder to Fox News, Glenn Beck, et al, plus it's really a great song....

Love Song to the UAW

Greg Sargent, WaPo: A way out for labor in Michigan?

Went to a public meeting re: the debut of a new charter school

HSBC pays record fine to settle US money-laundering accusations

Aleppo: How Syria Is Being Destroyed

Cliff Notes (cartoon)

Pan-seared tuna steaks

The Tea-Belly Sneetches

Duh.

Some skullduggery going on at my apartment.

Add Menards to the list of stores to boycott

The Real Victims of the "Fiscal Cliff": The Unemployed

All the tax cuts need to expire. All of them

Miss that delicious election schadenfreude?

I worry about the stability of Justice Scalia. Is there any Fed regulation

Happy 69th birthday to Senator Kerry!

Michigan’s Lieutenant Governor Justifies Anti-Union Law By Comparing It To Tithing At Church

More Bad News for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter?

First family lights up National Christmas Tree with Santa and celebrities at 90th annual ceremony

Why It’s Not Easy to be Atheist in India

The poors are refusing to assume their God-given place as cannon fodder for our empire.

Gay marriage plans offer 'quadruple lock' for opposed religious groups

Catholic Bishops: Don't use violence to condemn violence

Mont. shuts down wolf harvest near Yellowstone

Norquist says he won’t punish lawmakers for ‘impure thoughts’ alone

Scientists Have Discovered An Ancient Lizard That Lived with the Dinosaurs and Named It Obamadon

Today in Peace and Justice history on December 11, 1984

Today in Peace and Justice history on December 11, 1984

Air rage: Chinese screaming mad over delays

Taliban to attend Paris meeting on Afghanistan

‘Thanks for Ruining My Life’

Why Texas Won't Be Seceding From The Union Anytime Soon

Introducing the World’s Most Expensive Christmas Meal (and why the rich are going to hell)

Finally! A soap that washes away Mangina.

Column: The resurrection of liberalism

The 35 best sports GIFs of 2012

Guess it's a slow day if people are back talking about trolls, socks and zombies---

So HSBC launders billions of illegal money and gets a slap on the wrist?

Games People Play

Why isn’t this a front page story nationwide?

Can somone change the words on this jpg?

The 99% Need A Raise

Republicans find a way to distance themselves from the tax hikes....

We must protect Medicare at all costs

Comcast Takes NBC Peacock Hostage

The Reality of Nightmares

Giant Squid Captured on Video for First Time (will have to wait to see, though)

Serena and Djoker named 2012 International Tennis Federation world champions

Cards of Compassion Project (updated re: Newtown)

lindsey graham states that Obama has a mandate.

War On Xmas? Blame Frank & Bing

2009 US Budget Debate Help

"Right to Work" = Your State will become Poorer

Options for recording from an HD TV

Updated paper on records in Greenland in 2012 published

Grover Norquist to be on WCCO about 4:10 today

Worst Marketing Decision Ever: Drycleaner Puts "Pro-life" Message on Their Hangers

Documentary on PBS...

Priorities.

Thousands Gather At Michigan Capitol As House Session Begins

Vince VAUGHN + BecKKK = "I'm blackballed in Hollywood because I'm a wingnut." (A prognostication)

Corporate America's Future Male Leaders Don't Really Believe In Gender Equality

Job Openings in U.S. Rose in October to Four-Month High

Queer Today, Gone Tomorrow. The Mormon case for gay marriage.

Michigan Nurses Cover Mouths With Red Duct Tape On Capitol Steps To Protest 'RTW' Law

Do you know why Santa is so jolly?

President on RTW: 'What they're really talking about is giving you the right to work for less money'

Khan Academy Founder Salman Khan Breaks Down The Future Of Education And Learning

Water drops

Chinese companies bought $6.5 billion in U.S. assets this year; buying spree expected to continue

Christmas - i'm not a Christian but i wish people 'Merry Christmas'

The Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer...and the Amazon reviews

Montana: Wolf Hunts Are Banned in Area Bordering Yellowstone

Why Doesn't President Obama Go To Each Repug Congressional District And Cut Programs & $'s That...

What is a zombie (in the DU sense)?

John Boehner Has No Mandate. Obama won that referendum....

Scared Of Democracy: Michigan Republicans Kill Amendment To Allow “Right To Work” Referendum

Court-Martial Hearing Ends With Secret Samaritan's Tale

Excuse me one sec…

Karl Rove won’t surrender race card

Lindsay F**ckin Graham has got to go. "How 'bout doin' somethin' that's not lib'rul?"

Thom Hartmann: Admit it! Corporate Cash Changed Snyder's Mind on Union Busting...

He didn't fall… He was pushed!

Consequences Of New Jersey's Lax Coastal Development Regulation Exposed By Hurricane Sandy

10 things you may not have known about christmas (a REALLLY good list for the war on xmas group)

Doha Climate Summit Ends With No New CO2 Cuts or Funding

ReKiosk Lands Assange Retail Exclusive

Worst Marketing Decision Ever: Drycleaner Puts

ACLU Michigan pic from outside State Capitol

I can just smell the Oscar nomination

Filed under: A slow news day at Russia Today

"Liberal media" at it again-- replacing Soledad O'Brien with Erin Burnett?

FDIC: 'Problem' banks under 700 for first time in 3 years

Please contact your Senators about VAWA

I have a bank-related question someone here might know the answer to

University of California new logo

Toon: Right-to-work choice?

Public on Obama’s side in tax-hike drive, poll finds

Why 'Right to Work' Laws Hurt LGBT Equality

‘It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas’

Pic Of The Moment: Why Congressional Republicans Are Screwed, In One Chart

How To Save The Seven-Year-Old Girl Who Wants To Become President

Is this impersonation of Serena Williams racist

The Obama family's war on Christmas

More photos at Michigan state Capitol, via Working Michigan

Highlights from Egypt, Dec 11 2012 / Huge Protest. IMF Loan. Selling Egypt

Has There Ever Been An Issue Where Non-Union People, The Rich Or Repugs Have Taken To The Streets...

Weekly Address: Congress Must Extend the Middle Class Tax Cuts

Soledad grills Jeff Sessions: ‘You hurt people who need food’ with food stamp cuts

Israel raids Palestinian NGO offices

Colbert ramps up Twitter pressure on SC Gov. Haley in Senate push

The Mark Sanchez Ass Fumble set to the 1812 Overture, complete with cannons.

Raising the Medicare eligibility age hurts seniors, businesses, and states.

Dan Morain: California oil companies may be warming up to a carbon tax

The End of Your LIfe Book Club

How Google Destroyed Their Beloved Social Network, By Steamrolling It With Ghost Town, Google+

Valley hit by worker shortage plaguing rest of U.S.

Census 2011 data on religion reveals Jedi Knights are in decline (UK)

Lansing Michigan this morning

Believing in God is a DU rules violation. Who knew?

Michigan passes public sector "right-to-work" law amid protests

Judge: George Zimmerman must keep wearing GPS tracker

One in 5 hate crimes involve religion, FBI says

Atheists around world suffer persecution, discrimination: report

Mali's PM Resigns After Arrest by Junta Soldiers

Heads up for Twilight Zone/Rod Serling fans ** IMPORTANT""

"Mitch" McConnell's, Dear Santa letter

Tolerance is the hallmark of rational discourse

Gay student asks Justice Scalia to defend his 'bestiality' comments

Thom Hartmann: 9 million voters were suppressed in the last election!

VIDEO: Mounted police trample right-to-work protester in Michigan

This Lawmaker In Michigan Really Cuts Through The B.S. With Her GOP Coworkers

OK now that Snyder has signed this bill who will run against this dick

Fox News shows all the weapons police carry against Michigan right-to-work protestors.

Permanent Republican Majority

The Rude Pundit: The Results of Rick Snyder's "Relentless Positive Action"

WIYN/NOAO: The Bubble Nebula, observed with the new One Degree Imager Camera

EPIC. New Man of Steel trailer

Do bluejays call more on rainy days? Seems to me they do.

Jase Bolger makes me sick

New Man of Steel trailer for your viewing pleasure

New UC logo

Dear Oily Taintz: Do you know that probably 79,950 people who watched your YouTube video

Democracy Not Dictators

After right-to-work protestors maced, Rep. Dave Agema says on Facebook he's 'enjoying' furor

Well, in 17 days my wife and I need to be out of our location.

Obama Administration to Cruel GOP Governors: HELL NO.

Man of Steel Trailer 2, JUST RELEASED!

Texas judge halts oil pipeline work

Texas judge halts oil pipeline work

Movies you wish HAD died in production hell?

Aerial shot of 1,000's rallying outside Michigan Capitol

Critics wary of Catholic teaching hospital for new UT medical school

they showed you what they think

A problem in a lot of modern fiction

"I Want My Baby Back" End reproductive exploitation

let them build it

Court Invalidates Illinois Gun Laws - 12/11/2012

I'LL PUT MY MONEY ON THE WORKER

CNBC interviewing a number of Republican Congressmen

Binder and Binder

Toon: It's a Wonderful Life

Sport Hunting to be Banned in Costa Rica

These days, I can barely take more than thirty seconds of Fox at any one time

Paul Tagliabue vacates Saints' Bounty penalties

How much did those Kochs pay Snyder for his cooperation?

Imagine

State cancer fund director resigns

Ultrasound mosquito repellents: Zapping the myth

WTF is up with your state senate?

Michael Moore tweet: Police now pepper spraying the crowd

Are We All Clear, Now? Does Everybody Understand?

I have become convinced that Eugene Jones is not HopeHoops.

Our government and courts are run by nut cases.

Israeli Soldier: 'Cameras Are Our Kryptonite'

THANK YOU! Jimmy Carter's grandson, James Carter 4th

Zimmerman Forced to Keep GPS

Chicago Breaks Record With 281 Snow-Free Days. White Christmas? Keep Dreaming.

NY's Top Court: NYC Gang Member Not a Terrorist

City contracts, the Rahmbo Way

Scientists May Have Finally Unlocked Puzzle of Why People Are Gay

U-Va. receives warning from accreditors after failed ouster of president in June

Feministe! calls out female rape apologists.

Hey Republican Governors - You Fuck with Unions.....

tax the wealthy

Cherry Tree Carol

Rep Dave Agema is enjoying watching the Michigan Protestors getting Maced

Rich people: Raise my death taxes!

Will the Democrats in the Senate vote to extend Bush's FISA Ammendments?

Wealthy farmers 'exploit' recipients of Colombia's land restitution program .

Michigan "Right to Work" (for less) Xmas Carols

Colombia supreme court orders criminal investigation against 12 congressmen, 2 ministers .

So-called "Right to Work" Laws Don't Create Jobs

Father of Medellin mayor under house arrest again .

My Heart Breaks....

In case you missed it: an excerpt of President Obama's speech to the Business Roundtable

Defeated Republican Brad Staats has a trial date...

Elephant Butte Reservoir Up A Bit From Eight-Year Low On September 4th - 5% Full @ 109,445 Acre-feet

Nameless Dance Walk Guru Master (love this video!)

Mrs. Betty Bowers: The War on Christmas

oh the irony !

Like so many men, I am led around by, no... inspired by, nay... COMPELLED by my Woody.

Right to Work scenario--

Mitch McConnell demands Democrats negotiate with themselves

Mandela's lung infection is very troubling

If it's OK to run a deficit during war time, why not during a

OPPD aims to double its wind energy

What movie makes you a kid again?

Travel website Travelzoo listed Colombia as one of the top five countries to visit in 2013.

Thom Hartmann: Public schools - Get Ready for McTeachers & Evangelism...

Democratic politicians should be more extremist.

Delta buys 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic

Anyone here know of a good PDF creator/editor?

What's for Dinner ~ Tuesday Dec 11th

Is this accurate? I don't know.........It is funny, though!

The LaRouchies were at the Brenham post office today.

Christmas tree for Christians only?

NTSB: Use ignition locks for all drunken drivers

GOP throws Obama's old deficit stands back at him

Scott Walker’s Voter Suppression Plan Would Cost $5.2 Million, Election Board Finds

"Woody" is the word for today. Modify a thread title to include "woody".

Gas explosion causes massive fire in Sissonville {West Virginia}

The ONLY thing that gets me through the f'n holidays. Multiple views.

USW Calls on Mich. Gov. Snyder to Veto Right-to-Work-for-Less

FedEx Overcharged Customers for Years, Sealed E-Mail Says

Nancy Pelosi: Raising Medicare age part of Republican "assault on the middle class, seniors..."

I was supposed to pick up Carl

Rush has been inducted into the Rock N Roll HOF!

Tired of right wingers and corporations driving the narrative?

Be kind to graywarrior. Lately, she's had nightmares of her own vision of the Zombie Apocalypse.

Nagging.

Boop.

Is that meatloaf in your panties... or are you just setting up some ground rules?

MiddleFingerMom's avatar has been working out.

GREAT NEWS!!!!! It doesn't burn any more when MiddleFingerMom pees.

Extremists among Syrian rebels who seized base

DUers - sit down before you read this update on President George H.W. Bush’s by Greta Van Susteren

'True the Vote' Fakes the 'Voter Fraud'

A very sweet thankyou note from the Beekman boys to the rest of the race

Boehner's latest floor rant calls into question progress in negotiations

Paraguay: UN demands clarification of peasants’ killings that triggered political crisis

Why the long-gun registry doesn’t work — and never did [Canada]

MFM is an talented parker after coming home from the bar.

Anyone remember the name of the high-end store that Seinfeld kind of put on the map?

Our Broken-Ass System (Michigan Demonstrations)

If Our Drones Are So Accurate, Why Do Their Missiles Keep Hitting Children?

A blast from the past reminding us how far we have come

Two events today that finally struck home for me.

Fox News Contributor Repeatedly Punched By Michigan Pro-Union Protestors Tearing Down AFP Tent

Former Congressman Mark Schauer is pepper-sprayed in Lansing

(Fmr US Rep) Mark Schauer pepper-sprayed outside Capitol (Michigan)

Mourdock's campaign blames media for loss

Bio on michigan governor sounds eerily familiar....

Michigan mounted police trample pro-union protester with horse

Dumb bank robber brags about it on YouTube!

'Hostess story...has everything to do with the Enron-ization & Bain-ization of the American economy'

In The GOP Run Economy A Max Wage Would Be Around $12 An Hour

Here's the difference between liberals and conservatives in a fiscal nutshell:

Papantonio: Tea Party Parasites Taking Down GOP

More graves discovered in 100-year-old Florida school abuse scandal

VIDEO: Michigan State Police Pepper Spraying Michigan Protesters

A heart-warming Christmas story ......

Menards blames Obama for pulling out of plans for O'Fallon, Mo location

How did the Michigan right to work law pass? lame duck congress?

Senate takes up bank deposit insurance bill

Utah Gov asks Obama to approve state's exchange

Coming soon: "Double Down: Game Change 2012" (Book & Movie)

Just when I thought Glenn Beck could no longer leave me speechless, this:

Time to read this book again..

Pelosi throws it back at Boehner, asks GOP to clarify tax hikes

Mainstream Press In Fear Of Internet Virality of Mann & Ornstein Critique (VIDEO)

Abbas warns of ICC action if Israel implements settlement plans

The Barometer Bob Show & Hurricane Hollow needs help!!!!

Krugman: Delusions of Wisdom

American citizen being held in North Korea, U.S. says

Walmart Promises To Strengthen Supply Chain Safeguards After Bangladesh Factory Fire

Protest group offended by YouTube video of Prophet Muhammad again targets PNC Bank

Senator Ashley Judd? New poll shows the actress trails Mitch McConnell by just 4 points

A little Grace Slick and friends

Found on Facebook.....Social Security Entitlements? BS....want to see welfare, look at Congress!

Trial Balloon Underground

Former Texas GOP chair: Obama needs teleprompter “because he fried his brains on drugs”

Facts that expose right-wing Republicans for what they really are (re: "fiscal cliff")

A couple of old blues players I had the honor to meet before they died

Four More Years Of Hatred And Racism And Bigoty And Bile By Conservatives And GOP

Edible Campus - Santropol Roulant / McGill University Montreal, QC, Canada

Things in movies I really really really want:

BIG MONEY being made off this one - Mayan apocalypse: panic spreads as December 21 nears

TPM - McConnell - GOP To Hold Seniors And Poor Hostage - No Debt Limit Rise Until ----

A Popular Quotation Allegedly from Diderot in Its Original Context (and Verse Form)....

Fox Launches Anti-Union Campaign Amid "Right-To-Work" Debate

American Workers Do Not Realize How The GOP And Big Business Has Critically Damaged --

a little Elevator music

NPR asks former Sen. Danforth if both sides are to blame.

Ten Thousand Aghast as 'Right to Work' Passes in Michigan

The Right To Work Laws And Union Attacks Are Revenge For Putting In Obama.

Big Telecom Front Group Says Cut Community Broadband to Help Mitigate ‘Fiscal Cliff’

Breaking: Americans for Prosperity stages phony altercation at Michigan Right to Work rally

“The Taxpayers Are Getting Fed Up”

Walmart security guard shoots 'shoplifting' mother dead in parking lot as she tries to escape with t

The 2013 Rock N Roll HoF Inductees

MI - Tea Party BUSTED: Witness explains how he saw Tea Party activists take down their own tents

Movie sequels, prequels, and threequels you wish had died in production Hell.

Tweety is nailing a teabagger union hater

Rush! Inducted at last!!!!

If we can put a man on the moon,

When you go to a casino, what's your favorite game?

Big 3 Automakers Reportedly Worried About Michigan Right To Work Legislation

UPDATED: Boehner Counteroffer..Obama's offer contained "little movement on entitlement cuts"

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Gangnam Style Singer Psy's 'Anti American' Controversy

"WHO'S paying your salary?"

Sax thread!

The Sexist Ads of 2012

Wow. Tweety has Scott's balls in a vice!

Clause for concern

Sara Cynthia Sylvia Stout

Michigan Passes "Right to Work" Containing Verbatim Language from ALEC Model Bill

Stop Using the Phrase "Right-To-Work" in any Fashion

Rahm Emanuel blasted for replacing O’Hare janitors

Planned Parenthood sues Texas; Perry backs fetal pain bill

We're seeing the darker side of Citizens United.

Wikileaks Whistleblower is Person of the Year

Liberals vs. progressives: a progressive view

Why do the Apache helicopter murderers...

you've just got to read these customer reviews

Hillary Clinton and World War H

Justice Department Recovers $30 Billion in Fraud & Discrimination in 2012 But There's More

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Signs Laws Restricting Unions (Right To Work)

Wind Turbines are ugly

Timmy Writes Santa

Shares of global middle-class consumption 2000 - 2050

Why Climate Change Denial Is Just Hot Air

5 min preview of the Hobbit:

Corporate Lobbyist spending cutters want Obama to come up with the cuts for them to pick and choose

Fox Paints Labor Unions As A Bunch Of Boozers And Stoners

Ashley Judd Runs 4 Points Behind Mitch McConnell In Kentucky Senate Poll

Supreme Court Asks Lawyer To Argue Special DOMA Question

Hallmark hunts down 'horrifying' 13th birthday card

The Freeloader bill passed and signed in Michigan by the Liar in Chief

The folks at HBO who brought you 'Game Change' now doing one for 2012 election

Eleanor Roosevelt weighed in on 'right to work'...

Supreme Court Asks Lawyer To Argue Special DOMA Question

5 progressive stations drop; Rush audience down; radio industry suffers BIG revenue, reputation woes

Beautiful but strange looking Caterpillar. Never seen one like this before.

Here's the "choice" that Right-to-Work laws provide to workers

Why Diplomats Who Make Threats Should Rarely Be Trusted & Are Rarely Effective

Jesse Jackson speaks in Lansing, MI at anti-RTW Union Rally

Disney Bought "Star Wars". It's Worse Than You Can Imagine.

Youkilis is now a Yankee

todays hawk

"Gun Control" there, i said it...

"a little solidarity between Mittens states..."

McConnell is Least Popular Senator in the Country

How Michigan Voters Can Repeal The GOP’s Anti-Union Powergrab

Snyder makes Michigan 24th right-to-work state as he says he's signed bills

A Bush is arrested

Indira Ghandi

My customers are spreading all kinds of holiday cheer.

Lawmakers Ask Obama To Close Palestinian Office In D.C.

STUDY: Raising Medicare Eligibility Age Would Devastate America’s Most Vulnerable Seniors

(Nate Silver) Why Hillary Clinton Would Be Strong in 2016 (It’s Not Her Favorability Ratings)

Richard Trumka On Passage of Michigan ‘Right-to-Work’ Law

Michigan Anti-Abortion Package Passes House

Raising Medicare Age Won't Save Money But Will Cost Lives

Eleanor on right to work

Things In Politico That Make Me Want To Guzzle Antifreeze, Point Of No Return Edition

"Right to work" states

What republican union members can learn from Michigan & Wisconsin

Exclusive: “All My Children” Star Says “Not Surprised” Brandon Woodard Murdered: “Enemies List is Hu

He bought food for a homeless person.

Awesome segment on gun culture and FOX 'news'

Obama Says U.S. Will Recognize Syrian Rebels.

HSBC bank should be banned from operating in th eUS

Senator Ashley Judd?

Josh Begley Tweets Entire History of U.S. Drone Attacks

Ten (update: sixty) shots fired Clackamas Town Center Mall Portland

You got that right, Mr. Newty...

EPL blasted for soft stance on racism

Republicans Spread the Holiday Hate by Trying to Kill Medicare for Christmas

Hey Michigan, just vote the fucker out next time, maybe lesson learned this time?

How's this for a Christmas video?

Right to work gives workers choices

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