Monthly Archives: January 2009

Smithsonian Wants Aretha’s Hat

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Saturday, January 31, 2009 People who know me know I love Aretha Franklin. I came up listening to her music on KDIA, the now defunct AM radio station out of Oakland, CA that featured classic R&B and old school soul. … Continue reading →

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Angry Senator Wants Pay Cap on Wall Street ‘Idiots’

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Saturday, January 31, 2009 Finally, a Democratic senator with a spine. One day after President Obama ripped Wall Street executives for their “shameful” decision to hand out $18 billion in bonuses in 2008, Congress may finally have had enough. Sen. … Continue reading →

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Ruling: Anti-Gay Marriage Donor Identities Must be Public

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Friday, January 30, 2009 Good. A Federal judge has denied a request by the anti-gay bigots to keep secret the names of donors to California‘s Proposition 8 initiative. U.S. District Judge Morrison England Jr. ruled Thursday that the state’s campaign … Continue reading →

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He’s Out!

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Thursday, January 29, 2009 BREAKING By a unanimous vote of 59-0, the Illinois state senate voted this afternoon to remove embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office on Thursday after an FBI investigation revealed he tried to sell the U.S. Senate … Continue reading →

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Just Five Red States Remaining?

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Thursday, January 29, 2009 The GOP should afraid, very afraid. According to our friends at FiveThirtyEight, the Gallup is in the midst of releasing a series of data from the more than 350,000 interviews that it conducted over the course … Continue reading →

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House Douchebag: Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA)

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Thursday, January 29, 2009 Today’s House Douchebag is: Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA). On Tuesday, January 27, 2009, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA), and the chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, bitched to Politico that Rush Limbaugh was just throwing “bricks” … Continue reading →

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Postmaster Proposes a Cutback in Mail Delivery

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 What’s next? No electricity between 12 noon and 4 p.m.? Postmaster General John E. Potter asked Congress to allow him to cut mail delivery from six days to five days a week. In testimony prepared for … Continue reading →

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The ACLU Versus Obama

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 This should be interesting. The American Civil Liberties Union asked the Obama administration on Wednesday to release dozens of secret documents used by the Bush administration to justify spying, interrogation, eavesdropping and secret prisons. For years, … Continue reading →

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Hate Rush? Here’s a Chance to Express Yourself

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has launched an online petition for readers to express their outrage at the morbidly obese, conservative radio bloviator, Rush Limbaugh, for saying last week that he wants President Barack Obama … Continue reading →

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Gay Man Introduces Fiance on ‘Wheel of Fortune’

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 I love this. These men are adorable.

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Obama Treasury Dept. to Citi: Don’t Pimp Your $50 Million Ride

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Tuesday, January 27, 2009 Citigroup, which received a massive taxpayer-funded rescue last year, cancelled plans to buy a $50 million executive jet after news of the new plane drew rebukes from politicians including from the Obama Treasury Department. The bank … Continue reading →

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Senate Votes to Delay Transition to Digital TV

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Tuesday, January 27, 2009 Good. The process of converting America’s televisions from analog to digital was flawed from the start, with bizarre government discount coupons to help defray the cost of purchasing a digital converter boxes rigged to expire after … Continue reading →

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Once a Nazi, Always a Nazi

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Monday, January 26, 2009 People who know me and who are familiar with my blog understand I am no fan of the Catholic church and its current Pope. Here’s yet another reason why. Pope Benedict XVI has decided to lift … Continue reading →

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The Chimp’s Letter to Obama

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Monday, January 26, 2009 H/T to my friend Betsy at Mock, Paper, Scissors

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Republicans Try Comedy

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Sunday, January 25, 2009 These are dark days for Republicans. After controlling the executive and legislative branches of government for years, they find themselves not only out of power but less popular as bird flu. So with few options open … Continue reading →

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Ted Haggard: Still Gay

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Saturday, January 24, 2009 If I saw this guy coming at me I would definitely switch teams. Disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard’s former church disclosed Friday that the gay sex scandal responsible for his downfall now extends to a young … Continue reading →

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SCOOP: Bill Maher Headed to MSNBC?

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Saturday, January 24, 2009 This is good. I’ve learned that the inimitable Bill Maher may be headed to MSNBC to fill the open 10PM time slot following Rachel Maddow. According to Portfolio.com: MSNBC to wants to create a new show … Continue reading →

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Rush Limbaugh: “Bend over, grab the ankles, and say, ‘Have your way with me”

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Friday, January, 23, 2009 Rightwing AM radio bloviator, Rush Limbaugh, is absolutely obsessed with being penetrated from behind. During a recent sit-down with FIXED News’ Sean Hannity, Limbaugh made at least three references “to bend over, grab the ankles.” Limbaugh, … Continue reading →

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