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Thu September 09, 2010

Source	Fark Headline		Comments
		1,270 Architects/engineers reveal hard evidence of explosive demolition at World Trade Center on 9/11 (news.yahoo.com)	(154)
(Some Guy)		Obama appoints "Carp Czar". "Treefrog Czar" and "Butterfly Czar" still to be named (940winz.com)	(64)
		Now that every poll is confirming their epic fail in November, Democrats confirm what we always knew: "We don't care what the people think" (washingtonpost.com)	(83)
		Republicans claim Girl Scouts breed pro-abortion lesbians. I say great, as long as I still get my cookies (nerve.com)	(128)
		Proving that intelligence is of no inherent political value, Arizona voters favor Gov. Brewer over her Democrat challenger by nearly 2:1, not in spite of her video calamity but because of it (azstarnet.com)	(263)
		Romanian tax laws are drafted by witches and fortune tellers to avoid curses on government officials (foxnews.com)	(14)
		Sarah Palin: "Burning a Koran is insensitive and an unnecessary provocation -- much like building a mosque" (huffingtonpost.com)	(475)
		Barack Obama has added more debt to this nation in 19 months than all of his predecessors combined (cnsnews.com)	(224)
		President Reagan, faced with mounting federal deficits, enacted "the biggest tax increase ever enacted during peacetime" in early 1980s. Wait, what? (money.cnn.com)	(82)
		So how much do we really pay in taxes? Even the left's heavyweight can't spin this one (npr.org)	(598)

Wed September 08, 2010

(Yahoo)	We are still living in weird times: The best rapper is still white, the best golfer is still black, and Fidel Castro is the voice of reason in economics and international relations (ca.news.yahoo.com)	(69)
	Obama: When the GOP was in charge, the economy was their fault. And since then we've been in charge...well...it's still their fault (online.wsj.com)	(203)
	Rahm "I will fark you in the shower with a steak knife" Emmanuel to head panel on how civility and cooperation might return to political discourse (talkingpointsmemo.com)	(67)
	The Obama administration is ready this week to give tax cuts to every American making $250,000 or less (news.yahoo.com)	(277)
	Obama's former budget director suggests a compromise: give Republicans everything they want (nytimes.com)	(41)
	True to Democratic form, Jerry Brown says that if you want to find out what's in his economic plan, you'll have to elect him first (breitbart.tv)	(76)
(Some Guy)	Join Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck on 9/11. Never forget that tickets are available through Ticketmaster for $225 (firedoglake.com)	(205)
	AFL-CIO chief: "Pelosi drove the health-insurance bill down the Republicans' throats and out their backsides." So basically it started off as something good, but came out as crap (hotair.com)	(34)
	The primary beneficiaries of middle-class tax cuts: the rich (yglesias.thinkprogress.org)	(67)
	Furious protesters in Muslim nations believe that the few nuts who are going to burn Qurans represent all of American culture. Fortunately, we in the United States would never stigmatize an entire culture based on the actions of a radical few (slate.com)	(195)
	November election prospects for Democrats downgraded from 'rout' to 'epic disaster' (thehill.com)	(208)
	Fox calls for repeal of the 20th century (mediamatters.org)	(51)
	In case you forgot, Fox News would like to remind you that Obama is BLACK, his father is BLACK and from KENYA. Obama went to KENYA where MUSLIMS are, just like the MUSLIMS who ATTACKED THE USA on 9/11 and want to build a MOSQUE on GROUND ZERO (foxnews.com)	(86)
	Unlike chocolate and peanut butter here are two concepts that do not belong together - "conservative TV" and "entertainment." Let's name the shows (huffingtonpost.com)	(105)
	Add "the Republican governor of Mississippi" to the list of left-wing peaceniks who think burning a Koran is a bad idea (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(417)
	Despite overwhelming majorities in Congress, Obama can't get judges confirmed. Boy, this sounds familiar (huffingtonpost.com)	(133)
	Latvian political party announces plans to run cartoon bear as a candidate in their upcoming parliamentary elections. On the plus side, it's probably smarter than the average politician (en.rian.ru)	(29)
	"Ahmadinejad, how about you stop being a shiathead to Jews? Drop the anti-semitism, stop denying the Holocaust and understand where they come from; no wonder they are thinking of bombing your nuclear program" says... Fidel Castro? (theatlantic.com)	(118)
	George W. Bush recalls the summer when time slowed down and he hit .406 (star-telegram.com)	(82)
	Who says the Republican Party doesn't care about the less fortunate among us? GOP operative helps homeless man run for political office (rawstory.com)	(73)
	Obama: "I have this package of business tax credits, and an idea for an infrastructure bank that's supported by the Republican-friendly Chamber of Commerce." Republicans: "No" (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(366)
	The most popular Republican in the country who actually holds office is preparing an endorsement tour. Fortunately, he has a lot of ass for them to kiss (politico.com)	(47)
(Public Policy Polling)	Obamacare is so toxic, it's even taking Andy Griffith's poll numbers down (publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com)	(107)
	Like putting lipstick on an elephant (americanthinker.com)	(157)
(Poughkeepsie Journal)	Compassionate, liberal, progressive and nuanced New York locks up seven times as many Down syndrome patients as most other states, just to keep that sweet sweet Medicaid money coming in. Not that they use it on the patients or anything (poughkeepsiejournal.com)	(177)
	If doctors are 'Playing God' by taking someone off of life support, then aren't they also 'Playing God' by keeping that person alive artificially? Quebec begins hearings into allowing patients the right to play God instead (cbc.ca)	(129)
	White House defends King quote on Oval Office rug. To be fair, it really ties the room together (washingtonpost.com)	(192)
	Meghan McCain cried when her dad picked Sarah Palin. She must have been laughing really hard (huffingtonpost.com)	(172)
	Over 100% of Philadelphia's population is registered to vote, including at least one 185-year-old. Some people have a problem with this (pajamasmedia.com)	(167)

Tue September 07, 2010

	British fail to understand the Tea Party. This is not a repeat from 1773 (blogs.telegraph.co.uk)	(467)
	New Republican congress could be more extreme than Bush's congress (huffingtonpost.com)	(180)
	Now that it's looking more and more like he might be the next Speaker, let's all take a closer look at that orange pillar of power, John Boehner (voices.washingtonpost.com)	(148)
	Barney Frank's primary opponent wants to colonize Mars, is devoted to Lyndon LaRouche, and is currently on sale at Ikea (google.com)	(61)
	"Income distribution in the United States is more unequal than in Guyana, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, and roughly on par with Uruguay, Argentina, and Ecuador." With graphs (slate.com)	(367)
(Some Guy)	ACLU continues its jihad against America by suing the Border Patrol for searching terrorists' laptops (aclu.org)	(79)
(OpenSecrets Blog)	After playing so nicely with Democrats, Wall Street takes its big, green ball of political money and goes home to Republicans (opensecrets.org)	(35)
	This week's over-zealous staffer trolling the liberal websites brought to you by RAND PAUL (dailykos.com)	(135)
	Sen. Rick Santorum's political ambitions are being hindered by a cash problem. I'm sorry, I meant a cache problem. As in, Google cache (motherjones.com)	(96)
	Protests planned for 9/11 at ground zero over the "ground zero mosque" which many find inappropriate have themselves been deemed inappropriate. Those responsible have been sacked, plan to protest (msnbc.msn.com)	(131)
	American voters just want to fark around with their politicians, they don't want to marry them (npr.org)	(16)
	If you have an Obama sticker on your car, perhaps you should be ready for some unsolicited political discussions while driving (dailykos.com)	(359)
	Who do 32% of Democrats blame for the current financial crisis? A.) Freddy Mae and Fannie Mac, B.) George W. Bush, or C.) The Jews? (weeklystandard.com)	(202)
	When George Soros said "If I wasn't doing it, somebody else would be taking it away anyhow," he was refering to: A.) Currency speculation, B.) Shorting Countrywide stock, or C.) Helping confiscate property from Jews for the Nazis? (pajamasmedia.com)	(485)
	President Obama's stimulus plan did create 3 million jobs ...In China (americanthinker.com)	(109)
	Georgia man has a sales pitch for tea partiers: Join my "patriotic" pyramid scheme (tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(71)
	President Bush continues to follow Republican economic policy by linking tax cuts with new job growth. Wait, President who? (miamiherald.com)	(217)
	Cops: So...we have these pictures of you stealing your opponent's campaign signs. Candidate: Actually, what you're looking at, is me helping the community grow by focusing on the needs of the citizens. Cops: Nice (myfoxdc.com)	(88)
(Some Guy)	The Muslim world needs a real leader. Behold "Mullah Barack Hussain Obama." No, really (thefoxnation.com)	(155)
	Hot redhead on top down under, again (smh.com.au)	(113)
	Poll: GOP can handle budget slightly better than Democrats. Other Poll: American public can cope with stupidity slightly better than memory loss (cnn.com)	(103)
	General Petraeus says burning the Quran could betray us (cnn.com)	(591)
	Number of Democratic House members who voted for ObamaCare: 219. Number of Democratic House members who have run ads bragging about voting for ObamaCare: 0 (dyn.politico.com)	(447)

Mon September 06, 2010

	In a first of its kind study, scientists discover what causes Derp (physorg.com)	(154)
	The family of late Sen. Byrd calls ad for GOP candidate for his senate seat "tasteless" and "insensitive". Yes, this would be the family of FORMER KLAN RECRUITER Sen. Robert Byrd calling someone tasteless and insensitive (news.yahoo.com)	(301)
	Obama calls for $50 billion in more orange cones, high school dropouts directing traffic, and frustration for American drivers (foxnews.com)	(164)
	Corporations have a sit-down with unions to figure out how they can fark the taxpayer out of $3 trillion without winding up like Jimmy Hoffa (thehill.com)	(46)
	Krugman draws parallels between Obama and a certain 1930's leader (nytimes.com)	(136)
(Some Guy)	Tony Blair threatens to cancel his book tour in spite of hundreds of people egging him on (billingsgazette.com)	(34)
	Mike Gravel releases video showing that if he were President, he'd punch CEOs, end the funding for the military's mind control project, and out closeted anti-gay Republicans, all while carrying a baseball bat. Your move, Obama (youtube.com)	(119)
(Some Guy)	Just like with the Wall Street bankers, Obama decides to favor a handful of Americans over everyone else (theadvertiser.com)	(327)
(Baytown Sun)	Ticket camera company sues to block referendum on ticket cameras, saying that letting voters decide is a violation of those voters' rights (baytownsun.com)	(202)
	Israeli foreign minister says that since they've met with the Palestinians they'll go back to taking over the rest of the West Bank now (cbsnews.com)	(46)
	Obama to offer $100 billion tax credit to businesses for doing what businesses should do anyway (washingtonpost.com)	(322)
	Harrisburg, PA teeters on the edge of bankruptcy after spending millions on a Gatling gun and a Wells Fargo stagecoach (philly.com)	(33)
	Politician can't explain why he didn't know his 14-years-younger blond Brazilian wife was a hooker... especially since that's probably how they met in the first place. Awkward (dailymail.co.uk)	(45)
	Reality is finally dawning in the White House. So is panic (cbsnews.com)	(458)
	Egyption government uses pictures of ElBaradei's daughter in swimsuits to outrage conservatives, studman69 (telegraph.co.uk)	(47)
	Fareed Zakaria thinks the fact that we haven't had another 9/11 is proof we overreacted in our terrorism-prevention efforts (newsweek.com)	(185)

Sun September 05, 2010

	President Obama hits record low in poll. 47% strongly disapprove (rasmussenreports.com)	(234)
(the Grio)	Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson(D-ubious) responds to her scholarship committee awarding her grandsons with the ol' "Was That Wrong? Should I Not Have Done That?" defense (thegrio.com)	(72)
	Next up on Obama administration's communist agenda? Cutting Social Security (salon.com)	(158)
	How big is the coming Democratic slaughter in November? RAND PAUL is not only up 15 points in Kentucky, he's polling 37% of the African-American vote. RAND PAUL (hotair.com)	(250)
	Despite the corporate media-driven narrative that the GOP has been pushing, more Americans blame the GOP rather than Democrats for our economic problems (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)	(123)
(Examiner)	The Obama Administration needs a new Chairman for the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Is the primary qualification they're looking for in a candidate: A) public sector experience, B) private sector experience, or C) a vagina? (washingtonexaminer.com)	(54)
	Ex-UK military chief says Blair underfunded army. Goes on to say Natalie's strategy was flawed, Tootie underutilized the Navy, and Ms. Garrett was a mole (sfgate.com)	(14)
	The Summer of Recovery Ends: Epic Fail Fall Begins (americanthinker.com)	(220)
(Some Guy)	Slow News Day: City councilman plays 'Mafia Wars' on Facebook. Lamest media outrage ever (mercedsunstar.com)	(36)
	This year's anniversary of 9/11 may have Muslims wracked with fear due to recent NYC mosque debate and apparent misinformation about the Muslim religion boiling over into mainstream America (msnbc.msn.com)	(315)
	Like being 7 games up with 17 to play, President Obama shouldn't have to worry about winning the Democratic primary in 2012 (nydailynews.com)	(50)
	Basque separatists announce a cease-fire, premiere their new fall line of berets (news.yahoo.com)	(44)
	RIP Paul Conrad - Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist - the ink-filled thorn in Nixon and Reagan's sides (nytimes.com)	(52)
(Some Guy)	Michaele Salahi, the White House Gate Crasher and "Real Housewife" to pose for Playboy. That clock must be at about 14:55 (newser.com)	(130)
(Some Guy)	Collin Powell says the Iraq war could have been prevented, they believed Iraq had WMD's. If only someone had thought to send in Hans Blix and UN inspectors, we wouldn't have been in that mess (mdn.mainichi.jp)	(317)
(Some Guy)	Tea Party candidate anti-masturbation. With "You'd run against her" pic (newser.com)	(180)

Sat September 04, 2010

(Some Guy)	Maricopa County decides that Sherriff Joe's Dept of Corrections will not be prosecuted for intentionally spit-roasting a woman in a cage in the Arizona heat last year. I wonder what they baste their decision on? (blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com)	(536)
	Mexicans outraged that cartoonist used their flag as a symbol in a political cartoon. You know who ELSE didn't want their symbols used in cartoons? (cnn.com)	(131)
	Did you hear about Obama remodeling the Oval Office? Well, as it turns out, he can't do that right either (washingtonpost.com)	(207)
(Some Guy)	Sharon Angle is against anyone other than her husband being dependent on the federal government (alan.com)	(75)
(Some Guy)	The oil industry gets $3.6 billion a year in US taxpayer subsidies. Who knew? (billingsgazette.com)	(63)
	Obama says his economic policies halted "bleeding," all but assuring adviser Tim Geithner will win the Nobel Tampon for economics (news.yahoo.com)	(194)
	Apparently when you vote based on what who you believe should run the country it's a 'temper tantrum,' not 'democracy.' Thanks for clearing that up, Eugene Robinson (hotair.com)	(144)
	Lindsey Graham (R-INO) reaches out to Tea Party, gets bloody stump back (thehill.com)	(75)
	"Top o' the mornin' to ya, Mr. Tony Blair, ya daft gobshiate." (w/ Eggcellent video footage.) (aolnews.com)	(29)
(Some Guy)	How Barack Obama is like George Costanza (theatlanticwire.com)	(88)
(Poughkeepsie Journal)	If you're the state comptroller campaigning against pension-padding, you might want to see to it that all those helpful how-to-screw-the-taxpayer tips aren't posted right there on your department's website (poughkeepsiejournal.com)	(37)
	Britain's most recognizable Liberal dies at 82; with pic that definitively answers the question "what's British for 'Charlie Rangel'?" (telegraph.co.uk)	(15)
	Never seen the hero tag for a Muslim group before? You have now (foxnews.com)	(150)
	Jesse Jackson shows up at rally for green jobs in an Escalade, is dismayed to discover that auto theft is carbon neutral (jalopnik.com)	(184)
	Majority of the British public think £12million is a bit high to tip the bouncer to let you in to heaven (dailymail.co.uk)	(20)
	Colorado Republican Senate candidate recants support for Colorado Republican Gubernatorial candidate. Awkward (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(36)
(gazette.com)	"The more atheists push their beliefs - through terror or preaching - the more they appear as another evangelical movement with faith in a philosophy that can never be proved or disproved" (gazette.com)	(566)
(Some Guy)	Hamas: We want talks. We want talks. We want talks. We want talks. Israel: OK, let's have talks. Hamas: Just kidding, GTFO Israel (english.aljazeera.net)	(188)

Fri September 03, 2010

(Some Guy)	Conservative Totalitarian Fun Club re-ranks US News and World Report college rankings by how conservative each college is. Coming soon- which motor oil is the right one for conservatives, and the top ten brands of conservative anal lube (californiawatch.org)	(179)
	Independent seller at a gun show sells handgun to a man with a valid drivers license. Buyer turns out to be an illegal immigrant, and he gave the gun to another illegal immigrant. Guess who went to jail? (590klbj.com)	(95)
	Bush: Miss me yet? 71% of Americans: fark no (thinkprogress.org)	(125)
	Democratic communications director launches s-bomb e-mail to entire state's media. Frantic pressing of magic "unsend" key coupled with repetition of said word are to no avail (blog.al.com)	(21)
	Obama reflects on jobs 'We're moving in the right direction." Forgets to mention the net job loss of 54K in August (blogs.abcnews.com)	(133)
	After crashing and burning Wednesday in her debate, Az. Gov. Brewer says she's done with debates...and she only did it for the public funds, anyway (talkingpointsmemo.com)	(76)
	European says United States becoming too European (hotair.com)	(37)
	Hey, you know how we have to repeal the 14th Amendment to protect us from the scourge of "anchor babies"? Yeah, actual experts on immigration say that they don't actually exist (news.yahoo.com)	(220)
	Haley Barbour: The Southerners who switched to the Republican party are not the same ones who fought against integration. Reality: "This is utter nonsense" (salon.com)	(104)
	Federal health care dollars are just like an addictive drug and your state legislature is full of potential addicts. No, really (msnbc.msn.com)	(33)
(Some Guy)	"God is basically Ayn Rand with a great big bushy beard" (firedoglake.com)	(126)
(Some Guy)	Tea Party Leader of Montana "Fruits are decorative hang them....ask Wyoming for the manual." Scary tag fills in for missing "Pure Evil" tag (gay.americablog.com)	(194)
	Glenn Beck: I always lie rather than tell the truth. It's easier that way. The truth is so clumsy (huffingtonpost.com)	(177)
	Muslim whose son died on 9/11: "Now I'm getting hate mail" (usatoday.com)	(253)
	President Obama expected to announce new stimulus plan next week, but the Obama administration really doesn't want you to call the new stimulus plan a stimulus plan, even though it clearly is without a doubt a stimulus plan. Got all that? (politics.blogs.foxnews.com)	(116)
	Obama finally realizes his policies are killing recovery, now considering tax cuts for people that actually need them (seattletimes.nwsource.com)	(439)
	One crazy mosque-hating Republican in New York might steal the election from an even crazier mosque-hating Republican in New York (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(66)
	IN DE Senate race, the GOP unleashes a bilstering barrage of negative ads and attacks- not against the democrat, but in an effort to prevent the TEA Party-backed candidate from winning their primary (news.yahoo.com)	(98)
	Seven questions for the pastor who wants to burn copies of the Koran on 9/11. Strangely absent: "Are you farking stupid?" (foxnews.com)	(336)
	When boobies & politics collide: Hugh Hefner vs. NRCC (famousdc.com)	(11)
	Tea Party now planning "hostile takeover" of the Republican party. Oh well, just another day at the office (washingtontimes.com)	(197)
	Obama's Chief of Staff: "F*ck the UAW" Are you sure this is "the most librul president evar?" (salon.com)	(520)
	With the defeat of Lisa Murkowski in the GOP primary, voters in Alaska, a state far more dependent on federal aid than any other, have effectively zeroed out any remaining seniority the state had in the Senate (news.yahoo.com)	(160)
	Mexico's crackdown on organized crime is working, Calderon says, speaking from an undisclosed location (latimes.com)	(31)
	BP tells Congress that if it doesn't get new offshore permits, it may not be able to cover restoration costs from spill (nytimes.com)	(156)
	Newt Gingrich says Obama should declare Ground Zero a "national battlefield" in order to stop the Ground Zero mosque. And he was supposed to be the sane one (tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(320)
	Author of that scathing Vanity Fair Sarah Palin article: "The worst stuff isn't even in there" (huffingtonpost.com)	(172)
(Some Overpaid Guy)	Congress is quietly killing a bill that would cut their pay. After all, it's only socialism if tax dollars are spent on poor people (moneywatch.bnet.com)	(68)
	That Vanity Fair article slagging Palin, without a single on the record source? Here come the fact checks and surprise, VF made stuff up (politico.com)	(256)

Thu September 02, 2010

	Sen. Harry Reid (D-elusional) not only defended his "Iraq war is lost" comment, claims he was "successful in forcing President Bush to finally abandon his failed approach" (nationalreview.com)	(141)
	The secret weapon of the Republican candidate for governor of Massachusetts? Spaulding Smails (boston.com)	(37)
	Abstinence-only sex ed: Avoid pregnancy by not having intercourse. Fundie sex-ed: Avoid pregnancy by not having sex, and that includes saddlebacking. Tea Party sex ed: Don't forget fapping. Safe sex means no fapping either (huffingtonpost.com)	(169)
(Some Guy)	Stephen Hawking is the devil because of his malicious distortion of the Divine Truth. With a picture of what Stephen Hawking as the devil may look like (colombiareports.com)	(396)
	Ben Bernanke, who told Congress in 2007 that the subprime mortgage crisis was "likely to be contained," says he failed to spot flaws in the US financial system. Really? (nytimes.com)	(57)
(Some Guy)	Remember way back to last week when all of the concerned journalists were wondering why President Obama was Mr. Unpopular? Yeah, about that (polising.com)	(87)
(Some Guy)	How farked are Democrats this year? Rick Lazio is up by 12 points for New York governor (quinnipiac.edu)	(94)
	"A onetime gubernatorial aide to Palin says, 'The people who have worked for her-they're broken, used, stepped on, down in the dust.' " ... and it goes downhill from there (vanityfair.com)	(266)
	For those of you who don't remember, this is what will happen if the government gets shut down like it did almost 2 decades ago (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(382)
	Arizona governor gives awful, terrible, really bad opening statement at debate (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(232)
	The Tea Party movement is like that of a starfish: it has no centralized brain, and therefore cannot be killed by decapitation. Explains a lot, doesn't it? (npr.org)	(158)
(Some Guy)	Palin's visit to Iowa sparks questions about potential of her quitting the Presidency (wisepolitics.com)	(73)
	Glenn Beck: "We have been setting up re-education camps. We call them universities" (mediamatters.org)	(338)
(Some Guy)	Step 1: Spend millions on your campaign for Senate. Step 2: Lose because you're just some rich guy trying to buy your way into office. Step 3: Sue (939mia.com)	(55)
(Some Guy)	The stimulus myth: Now with real data and stuff (heritage.org)	(299)
	Israel is willing to make a sweeping concession - dividing control of Jerusalem - as part of a historic final peace pact with Palestinians and drop its demand that Jerusalem would "remain the undivided capital of Israel" (nypost.com)	(203)
	Three candidates for governor of Massachusetts say they would obey tax cut referendum. The fourth is a Democrat (boston.com)	(168)
	It took the GOP 12 years to blow their credibility with voters. Democrats managed it in less than a third of that (hotair.com)	(536)
	Outgoing White House economic adviser Christina Romer touts the success of the stimulus package and calls for Washington to spend more. That is some fine economics (foxnews.com)	(77)
(Herald Sun)	Christian politician says there was porn on his computer because of the Australian Sex Party. In related news, Australia has the best political party names (heraldsun.com.au)	(23)