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Sun April 26, 2009

	"Citrus plot" makes paranoid Iranians so fearful of Israelis they look for conspiracies in oranges, are still blaming everything on the juice	(109)
(Some Guy)	Iranian arms ship sunk off the coast of Sudan by a missle attack, hmm... who could have done that?	(330)
	Texas governor Rick Perry two weeks ago: "Texas doesn't need the federal government and should secede." Rick Perry today: "Hey federal government - y'all need to give us millions of dollars to fight swine flu"	(228)
	World grapples with swine flu, Pakistan Taliban and Somali piracy. Obama: "Watch this drive"	(426)
	100 days, 100 mistakes	(781)
	Obama last week: vote for my $1.7 trillion deficit porkulus bill. Obama today: "We cannot settle for a future of rising deficits and debts that our children cannot pay"	(194)
	Utah Republicans defeat a resolution they believe was part of a satanic plan sponsored by the Democratic party and an 'invisible government.' "Satan's ultimate goal is to destroy the family."	(395)

Sat April 25, 2009

(Some Guy)	Nobody expected the Spanish inquisition into Guantanamo activities	(30)
	Obama to GOP: I'm bipartisan, so vote for my stimulus bill. GOP: No, there is nothing bipartisan in that bill. Obama: Fine, now I'll use cutthroat tactics to take away your filibuster powers	(557)
(Ottawa Citizen)	Canadian Conservative MP, apparently unaware of where his salary comes from, compares the taxman to Hezbollah while demonstrating the spelling skill of a third grader	(54)
	The Republicans are now "a socially awkward group of mostly white people who speak a language only they understand. Like Trekkies, but paranoid"	(708)
(Some Guy)	Ft. Myers resident Henrietta Hughes still waiting for the rainbows and unicorns Obama promised her	(80)
	♪This is the recount that doesn't end, yes it goes on and on my friend. Some people started counting it, not knowing what it was, and they'll continue counting it forever just because♫	(151)
	McCain blames Canada	(163)
	Is Al Gore going to have to choke a biatch?	(352)
	The Pulitzer Prize winning investigation that revealed corruption involving the Pentagon, retired generals working as military analysts, and the "case" for to the War in Iraq, is being censored by every media company involved with it	(171)
(Some Guy)	"Perhaps Obama believes in turn-the-other-cheek diplomacy, though it is hard to find much success in history for such a policy. Perhaps he shares the indictment of America that is part of the repertoire of every Latin demagogue"	(169)

Fri April 24, 2009

	You know that poll that found everyone thinks the country's doing great all of a sudden? Yeah, about that	(379)
(lehighvalleylive)	N.J. senator wants federal money to educate teens about Web safety and to fight 'sexting.' Uh, isn't that the parents' job?	(220)
(Some Guy)	"The Afghan mission is one of the most extraordinary success stories in modern Canadian history. The U.S. soldiers moving into Kandahar Province are looking to Canada - our tiny contingent of 2,800 troops - to show them the way"	(184)
	When Pakistan eventually collapses into chaos, the Pentagon has a plan to go into the country and seize its 100 nukes so the Taliban can't get them	(550)
	"I believe torture is wrong. We shouldn't do it. Even if it means me, my husband, and my two sons get blown up. Seriously, if I had to choose I'd say: Death is common to us all; torture is a choice."	(901)
	Stay with me here: Nancy Pelosi was briefed on waterboarding, but she didn't like it, but no one listened, but she didn't think they'd actually do it, but she didn't know they did, but no one told her anything. Got all that?	(360)
	President Obama breaks another campaign promise--to renegotiate NAFTA--and good for him	(178)
	"The John Murtha County Airport has an $18 million runway made of reinforced concrete that's big enough to land any airplane in North America. Most of the time, the only thing the airport doesn't have is airplanes"	(153)
	"Barack Hussein Obama is the nation's first hip president." Only if you ignore the fact that Thomas Jefferson could freestyle rap and Grover Cleveland was a pimp with the ladies	(83)
	Michelle Obama apologizes to WH staffers' kids for the hours their parents work. "Yes they work late, sometimes all night, but I mean come on......if I want a hot pocket at 2 a.m., you think I'M gonna make it? Oh HELL no."	(126)
	Stacked republican purebred Meghan McCain thinks Karl Rove is 'creepy' for following her on Twitter, joins the rest of America and asks him to get lost; "You've had your eight years, now go away"	(179)
	The president looks 'shopped. I can tell from some of the pixels and from seeing quite a few presidents in my time	(99)
	Dick Cheney's daughter goes on TV and tries to justify the torture of prisoners by saying its not really torture because we do it to our own soldiers. With video of interview of the subsequent smackdown	(405)
	Keith Olbermann offers to donate $1,000 for every second Sean Hannity can endure waterboarding	(lots)
	Obama's pick for traffic safety czar wants to bring back 55, put speed cameras everywhere, and give you a DUI for looking at a beer	(341)

Thu April 23, 2009

	"Damn, we keep losing elections. What are we gonna do? Craft more responsible policy? Broaden the message to be more inclusive? Wait, I've got it..."	(434)
	After solving the financial crisis, healthcare and illegal immigration, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi picks a fight with Jon Stewart. This should end well	(164)
	Having solved all other problems, Alabama House passes resolution praising Miss California USA. No, she still won't sleep with you	(395)
(NBC Washington)	New resident in The White House has a foot fetish. No, not him. No, not her either	(94)
	Just how boring do you have to be to make an economist nod off	(39)
	McCain says Obama, in releasing the torture memos, is starting the worst "witch hunt" he's seen since his boyhood in Salem	(645)
	Greens screw the planet by obsessing over climate change while ignoring deforestation, but it's way easier to pick on a soccer mom in an SUV than a logger in Brazil	(226)
	Bristol Palin's ex says he may go to court for custody of their son, Tripp -- which is eskimo for "hey will you please beat me up?"	(304)
	FBI agent breaks years of silence to confirm Al Qaeda suspects gave up info before they were tortured	(587)
	Bottom drops out of the barrell Ann Coulter has been scraping, as she takes the opportunity to use the death of her mother to bash liberals	(328)
	Hillary Clinton compares tackling climate change with losing weight, which explains why America is notoriously bad at it	(56)
	Milwaukee police chief: "My message to my troops is...we'll put them on the ground...and then decide whether you have a right"	(296)
	Obama prepares to bring the pain to credit card companies	(349)
	Turkey and Armenia have agreed to a "roadmap" for peace. Hopefully not the same one being used by Israel and Palestine	(25)
	April 16: NY governor Paterson says he'll back same-sex marriage no matter what, demands up-or-down vote. April 22: Paterson folds like a two-dollar suitcase	(130)
	Whoever said politics was show business for ugly people clearly hadn't seen this hottie. Grawwr	(28)
	Yes, Rep. Joe Barton (R-etarded) really IS this stupid	(435)
	Cheney 2004: Deficits don't matter. Cheney 2009: The Obama Administration is committing us to huge deficits. America 2009: Fark you	(146)
	American Patriot Glenn Beck celebrates Earth Day by cutting down trees. Suck it, libs	(276)
	Sean Hannity offers to be waterboarded for charity. Line forms to the right	(363)

Wed April 22, 2009

	Taliban forces have seized a city 70 miles from the capital of nuclear-armed Pakistan. Now might be a pretty good time to panic	(157)
(Delaware Online)	King of Jordan travels to Dover Delaware, visits screen door factory and has lunch at TGI Fridays. Really	(74)
	Shepard Smith goes off the deep end: "We are America We do not farking Torture" (Not safe for work language)	(233)
	Hopey McChange guilty of War Crimes? It's more likely than you think	(305)
(Some Guy)	Hillary Clinton calls China's record of forced abortions "unacceptable", says there should only be one person involved in an abortion who doesn't consent to the procedure, not two	(204)
	Majority of Palestinians and Israelis are willing to accept a two-state solution. Can't hear each other over the sound of bulldozers, rockets, and self victimization	(125)
	A million armed idiots are taking to the streets of DC this summer. Well, a million more anyway	(246)
	Even Obama's intelligence director thinks torture works	(631)
	Major GOP contributor wants vaccinations for children made optional, so parents can be cheap, lazy, believe everything on the Internets	(382)
	North and South Korea talks last only 22 minutes. That left both countries 4 minutes to get to the gym	(51)
	Ohio politicians reject stimulus funds: "I'll let Warren County go broke before taking any of Obama's filthy money"	(438)
(Some Guy)	"What is worth remembering is that it was the U.S. military's aid to the mujahedeen in the 1980s that has guaranteed Afghan women their second-class status for the past three decades"	(186)
	Obama proves he is continuing the rich American tradition of appointing idiots to head Homeland Security	(422)
	"I find it amazing that in a mere three months, the Obama administration is focusing its attention and our national resources on an animal rights activist. Soon, perhaps, they can tackle their larger concern about Ron Paul supporters"	(210)
	Jesse Jackson offers to go to Iraq to free journalist. It's a deal, no trade-backs	(78)
	Zouth Africanz zeem zet on zelecting Zomething Different	(31)
	Jane Harman, vigorous Democratic supporter of illegal NSA wiretaps, completely outraged she was wiretapped. Jane, you ignorant slut	(143)
	Clinton and Bush set to battle it out in moderated debate next month. No, not that Clinton, the other one. And no, not that Bush... or that one, it's the other one	(71)
	Mayor Bloomberg states the obvious: "it's not the government's business who you love and who you marry"	(331)
	Minuteman founder to run for Senate against McCain, turn the whaaargarble up to 11	(234)

Tue April 21, 2009

		Obama's communications director quits after less than three months on the job after growing tired of explaining "What he MEANT to say after he got more than two feet from the nearest TelePrompter was..."	(161)
		Would you pay $1,000 for a private meeting with Joe the Plumber?	(230)
		For 8 years you couldn't find this guy. Now, he won't STFU	(290)
		President Obama has failed his early foreign-policy tests	(272)
		President Obama open to possible prosecution of Bush administration officials who devised harsh terrorism-era interrogation tactics	(132)
		Obama signs bill expanding AmeriCorps, which allows young people to volunteer to make money for college. In the old days, they called that "working"	(488)
		Prague University bans lecture by David Duke. Duke sucks	(52)
		UN: Ahmadinejad dropped a reference to Holocaust denial from his speech at a U.N. racism conference, so he can't be all THAT bad	(338)
		White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on earmarks: $8 billion is miniscule. On spending cuts: $100 million is a lot	(128)
		Leaked Justice Dept. memos show that the CIA's interrogation techniques prevented the "Second Wave" of attacks in the US	(941)
		Most ethical Congress ever: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) intervenes to send $25 billion to agency that had just hired her husband's real estate firm	(187)
		Leftis say it's OK to judge presidents on what they've accomplished in their first 100 days of office, but that standard shouldn't be applied to HopeyMcChange because he's the Chosen One and stuff	(298)
		Woman who worked for Amnesty International, and George Soros, and who blames the USA for 9/11, appointed by Obama to a key position in the Pentagon	(515)
		House backs tax breaks for plane & yacht buyers, levies tax on magazine subscriptions. "This wasn't about raising revenue. This was an exercise in making sure we have a fair taxation system."	(308)

Mon April 20, 2009

	To be answered next season on Lost: What lies in the shadow of the statue? What is the deal with the smoke monster? When will Norm Coleman concede?	(227)
	Abraham Lincoln was born a Muslim, says filmmaker. He chose to live by Islamic edicts like abolishing organized slavery; establishing equality of all human beings, democracy and accountability	(217)
(Some Guy)	How bad is New York governor David Paterson? The voters in New York are pining for the glory days of Eliot Spitzer, that's how bad	(109)
	Obama's $100 million in budget cuts is equivalent to family making $75,000 cutting back on coffee by two cups this year	(483)
	White House Advisor: Free Speech is "unhealthy". Probably unamerican, too	(¾)
	If you want to get elected to office, it helps if you don't post pictures of yourself with your pants down on Facebook	(40)
	Pennsylvania governor: "There's no rational reason we should allow people to possess semiautomatic assault weapons." So you collectors, target shooters, and home defense proponents are irrational fools	(1214)
	Obama to take on credit card abuse. Relax, person with four maxed out cards and a new 52" plasma TV, he's not talking about you. You're just an addicted victim	(191)
	Obama administration rattles the sabre at Eritrea, telling the dictatorship to stop supporting Islamic terrorists or we'll go unilateral on its ass	(313)
	Who will Obama blame when he can no longer pin foreign policy failures on Bush? Canada? Simon Cowell? Society?	(378)
(Some Politician)	Caption Beloved Leader of British Columbia Gordon Campbell in a spongecube pit	(62)
(Some Guy)	California Congresswoman Jane Harman, busted and recorded on NSA wiretap telling a suspected Israeli agents she would lobby the Justice Department to drop espionage charges against AIPAC	(263)
(Some Guy)	"With the defeat of Bush, the U.S. right wing blogosphere has gone nuts, and have started to slaughter each other. It is a tragic sight, and not one in which we should take any pleasure"	(314)