Monthly Archives: July 2011

Welcome to the World According to Barack Obama

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Sunday, July 31, 2011 I have to admit there are times I feel like I’ve been beamed to an alternate universe. POLITICO reports Gene Sperling, director of President Obama’s National Economic Council, said Sunday the White House is “fine” with a … Continue reading →

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Sen. Bernie Sanders Statement on the Debt Deal

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Sunday, July 31, 2011 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Statement on Senate Debt Deal: “The Republicans have been absolutely determined to make certain that the rich and large corporations not contribute one penny for deficit reduction, and that all of the … Continue reading →

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GOP & White House Strike Debt Deal but Wave Bye-Bye to Medicare

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Saturday, July 30, 2011 ABC News is reporting Republicans and the White House have reached a tentative deal to raise the debt ceiling. That’s the good news. The bad news is, Medicare will be subject to automatic cuts if the … Continue reading →

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How Obama Screwed the Twitter Pooch

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Saturday, July 30, 2011 I admit I didn’t see this coming. On Friday, President Obama took the debt/budget battled to the American people. He asked the people to “call, email or tweet their representative and urge them to support a … Continue reading →

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Harry Belafonte: “Barack Obama has Failed”

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Friday, July 29, 2011 Legendary Harry Belafonte, the subject of a new HBO documentary about political activism was asked what he would say to the White House about the national debt battle. The King of Calypso minced no words: “Barack … Continue reading →

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America’s “First Black President” is a Disaster for African-American Middle Class

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Friday, July 29, 2011 We know unemployment in America is horrendous. But for African-Americans, this is not the “great recession”: it’s the Great Depression. Black unemployment stands at 16.2% in many U.S. cities. Take Charlotte, N.C., for example. It is … Continue reading →

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Michelle “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann Refuses to Address Husband’s Reparative Clinic

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Thursday, July 28, 2011 At a National Press Club event today, Tea Party queen and Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Michelle “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann, was asked about her husband’s, so-called reparative, Christian counseling clinic. Dr. Marcus Bachmann was recently busted by … Continue reading →

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Obama Loses More Ground in 2012 Reelection Bid

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Thursday, July 28, 2011 According to the latest Pew Research Poll, the huge lead President Obama held over a generic Republican opponent in polls conducted earlier this year has vanished as his support among independent voters fallen off. Currently, just … Continue reading →

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Norway’s Mass Murderer, Anders Behring Breivik, Could be Headed to Luxury Resort Prison

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 If you think Norway’s mass murder, Anders Behring Breivik, will be headed to a 6′x8′ cement prison cell, think again. Breivik could be housed in accommodations rivaling a luxury vacation resort. This is Norway after all– … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie Bomber Well Enough to Attend Pro-Kadaffi Rally

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 As if he’s giving the victims Pan Am flight 103 a big “Fuck You”, Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, convicted for life in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, made his first public appearance in nearly two years at … Continue reading →

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BOMBSHELL: Recording Of Piers Morgan Admitting Knowledge Of Phone Hacking

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 BOMBSHELL! A British blogger claims limey CNN darling Piers Morgan is complicit in the phone hacking scandal rocking the Murdoch empire while Morgan was editor at the Daily Mirror and says he has a recording to … Continue reading →

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Sen. Bernie Sanders ‘Obama Should Face Primary Challenge’

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 Sen. Bernie Sanders (VT) an Independent and arguably the only genuine liberal in the U.S. senate, says President Obama could benefit from a primary challenger over the next year. Speaking to talk show host Thom Hartmann … Continue reading →

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Palin Docu-Fantasy is an Epic Bomb

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Monday, July 25, 2011 The numbers are in for Mama Grifter’s docu-fantasy and it’s an epic bomb. Titled the “The Undefeated”, it was released in 14 Tea Party-friendly locations, it grossed just $24,000 the first weekend. This translates to $1,714 … Continue reading →

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Christian Fundamentalist Kills 92, Mostly Teenagers, In Norway

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Saturday, July 23, 2011 Norway’s orderly existence was shattered yesterday when Anders Behring Breivik, a Christian fundamentalist, with rightwing views, detonated a bomb in a government building in downtown Oslo killing at seven people. He promptly traveled to nearby Utoya … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Fundamentalist, International News, Nationalism, News, Norway, Radical Rightwingers, Religious Extremists | Tagged , , , , , , | 22 Comments

Rick Santorum Seen Here Deep-Throating a DooDoo Cone

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Friday, July 22, 2011 On a sweltering hot summer day, perennial homophobe, Rick Santorum is seen here deep-throating a DooDoo cone. He looks to me like he’s had some practice at this.

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One Night in Bangkok

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Friday, July 22, 2011 Bali Hai! Hillary Clinton seen here arriving Bali, Indonesia, praised a preliminary agreement between China and Southeast Asian Nations to peacefully resolve competing territorial claims in the strategic South China Sea. China been accused in recent … Continue reading →

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“Nigger Lake” No More

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Friday, July 22, 2011 The Mason-Dixon line was thought to delineate the racist south from the more evolved north but, in New York state, map researchers have discovered “Nigger Lake” and “Nigger Road” and “Nigger River.” Moreover, in our so-called … Continue reading →

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Panetta to Certify End of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Today

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Friday, July 22, 2011 17 years and 14,500 soldiers later, the viciously homophobic prohibition on gay and lesbian Americans serving in the military known as ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ ends today. Newly minted Pentagon chief Leon Panetta will sign the … Continue reading →

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