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Sun June 07, 2009

Source	Fark Headline		Comments
		Reason #8,163 why Congresscritters have press secretaries: To keep them away from Twitter (www3.signonsandiego.com)	(62)
		Groundbreaking's Monday on an $8.7 billion NJ-NY tunnel slated for a 2017 completion date, or $133.5 billion and 2132 with Jersey corruption figured in (nj.com)	(42)
		Minnesota's Governor race next year could look like California's recall race, except without celebrities and porn stars (startribune.com)	(32)
(Some Guy)		The wisdom of Michele Bachmann: "Many teenagers that come in should be paying the employer because of broken dishes or whatever occurs during that period of time." (dumpbachmann.blogspot.com)	(137)
		Austria still suspicious of Europe - which isn't surprising after what happened to the Aboriginies (news.bbc.co.uk)	(25)
		The outlines of an Obama Doctrine are taking shape. Our President's world view can be summarized as "Everybody is a little bit guilty, especially Israel." (nydailynews.com)	(156)
		Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) tries to blame Obama for bank bailouts that happened "last fall." (thinkprogress.org)	(155)
		New poll looks at the 2012 GOP Primaries. "Jeb Bush" barely beats "disband this rotting carcass of a political party" (hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com)	(162)
		White House believes Cairo speech rebuffed Islamic extremist "lies" about USA. Also believe in Easter Bunny; Santa Claus; male-affectionate, easy to get along with, non-political agenda lesbians (foxnews.com)	(217)
		Democrats discover that some of the Chrysler dealerships being closed are in their districts (politico.com)	(92)
		It's nice to know that the U.S. is not the only country where democracy is taken for granted (upi.com)	(45)
		Republican flip-flops bad, Democratic flip-flops "for the public good". No, there's no media bias, nuh uh, no way (news.yahoo.com)	(151)
		Hillary claims that Obama has "absolutely" passed the 3:00am phone test. And she would know this how? (blogs.abcnews.com)	(50)
		Sarah Palin plagiarized recent Reagan speech from a four year old article written by Newt Gingrich (huffingtonpost.com)	(139)
		Obama adds renowned hacker "Dark Tangent" to Homeland Security Advisory Council (gizmodo.com)	(53)
		Burglar from Watergate now at the Pearly-gate (myfoxorlando.com)	(20)
		Governor Schwarzenegger suggest California consider 15% flat tax... and so it begins (latimesblogs.latimes.com)	(294)
(Some Gov)		The meanest people in American politics are on the left, bar none (washingtonexaminer.com)	(444)

Sat June 06, 2009

(The Agitator)	Congress decides to build weatherproof tourist center, ends up with perfect monument to itself: Massive, self-important, over budget monstrosity that can't actually perform its originally intended function of keeping out the weather (theagitator.com)	(50)
	Busy Obama says his picnicking days are over. An elitist brunch every couple of days still OK (reuters.com)	(38)
	The only thing growing faster than the federal government's deficit is Chris Matthews' man-crush on Barack Obama (politico.com)	(126)
(Some Guy)	Big pharma and health insurers tell Congress that any competition for business would be totally unfair to them (commondreams.org)	(130)
	Pirate Party, which campaigns against copyright laws and for file-sharing, set to win at least one of Sweden's 18 seats in the European Parliament (earthtimes.org)	(174)
(Some Hill Rat)	Who do DC locals love even more than tourists? Summer interns. Their idiotic antics and demented self-importance are comedy gold. "Do you know who I work for?" (dcinterns.blogspot.com)	(66)
	Texas Lawmaker to Fox News "The liberal media is a bigger threat to America than a terrorist attack" And then thanks Fox news for not being biased (mysanantonio.com)	(106)
	Joint studies conducted at Cornell, Yale, and Harvard find that conservatives are more disgusting. Or something like that (washingtontimes.com)	(32)
	Obama foreign policy gets the Jimmy Carter kiss of death; ABC freshens up their "America Held Hostage" graphics package just in case (reuters.com)	(40)
	The largest billboard company in North America refuses to run "Where's the birth certificate?" campaign (worldnetdaily.com)	(220)
	Even after two years of being in the center of the political eye, a huge fracas over his preacher, and countless references to being a Christian, 11% of Americans still think Obama is a secret Muslim (news.yahoo.com)	(185)
(Haaretz)	Obama to Israel: Stop settlements. Israel: Bu.. bu.. we have this super secret, no-proof at all deal with Bush to make all we want. Clinton: I don't think so. Now quit dodging the point (haaretz.com)	(509)
	Tories win elections in a bunch of places named "shire" (news.bbc.co.uk)	(43)
	NRO decides to avoid accusations of racism against Hispanics by using Asian stereotypes instead (yglesias.thinkprogress.org)	(194)

Fri June 05, 2009

	Deep-seated rivalries, half-baked conspiracy theories, an ongoing criminal probe? No, it's not a remake of North By Northwest; it's just business as usual in Illinois politics (politico.com)	(17)
(City Pages)	Norm Coleman: "We've got to get competitive on the ethernet." No wonder Franken won (blogs.citypages.com)	(160)
	Even conservatives are firmly behind ending the ban on gays in the military (andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com)	(139)
	They've got some 'splainin' to do...former State Department official and his wife arrested, charged with spying for Cuba for the past 30 years (cnn.com)	(165)
(Congressional Quarterly)	Evidently Sotomayor has rerun her "wise Latina" speech more times than the soup nazi episode of Seinfeld (blogs.cqpolitics.com)	(384)
	In this week's sign of the apocalypse, Newsmax says Obama's Cairo speech "is the right way to fight terrorism" (newsmax.com)	(101)
	Politician who got egged threatens reporters not to write about it. He needs to get ova himself and look at the sunny side up. Omelette other Farkers write all the bad puns (breitbart.com)	(101)
	Officials claim Bin Laden is running out of places to hide. Just a few more luxury resorts and he'll be so tired of waiting for us he'll have to turn himself in (npr.org)	(94)
(Some Guy)	Outrage over Russian claim that Poland started war "Any person who studies the history of World War II in an impartial manner knows that it started because of Poland's refusal to give into German demands" (spacewar.com)	(244)
	Congress faces an earmark scandal that will make Abramoff look like amateur night (online.wsj.com)	(231)
	Al Gore given License to Il (foxnews.com)	(286)
	New Gallup poll reveals Cheney is more popular than Pelosi, much in the same way that prostate exams are more popular than colonoscopies (gallup.com)	(133)
(Daily Beast)	Step-by-step guide to writing your own Obama speech (thedailybeast.com)	(221)
	Obama: Murdered abortion doctor="Shocked and outraged by these heinous acts of violence." Murdered soldiers by Muslim terrorist="Saddened by this senseless act of violence" (weeklystandard.com)	(706)
	British Prime Minister Gordon Brown about to be thrown out on his arse by angry Britons. This has nothing at all to do with the imminent collapse of the British financial system (guardian.co.uk)	(53)
	President Obama discovers potential distant ancestor while touring the Pyramids. Those are ears we can believe in (voices.washingtonpost.com)	(151)

Thu June 04, 2009

	Fox News.com asks their readers for hypothetical questions they would ask President Obama and for the answers they think he would give. Surprisingly most questions are intellingent... who am I kidding? Racism ensues (wonkette.com)	(377)
(Some Canuck)	How much money is left in our budget for next year? Nunavut (news1130.com)	(89)
	On the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, a photographer releases a previously unseen photograph of the man who stood down the tanks. More than any of the previous photos, this angle is courage personified (lens.blogs.nytimes.com)	(366)
	Republicans already lining up for 2012's Custer reenactment (upi.com)	(190)
	When it comes to national security, Obama has not been the president many on the left had hoped for, and many on the right had feared (article.nationalreview.com)	(246)
(Providence Journal)	Rhode Island has the highest rate of illicit drug use in the nation. Still only relevant as a unit of measurement (projo.com)	(95)
	Lindsay Graham says he will vote against Sotomayor to stop her from oppressing average, everyday white males like himself (wonkette.com)	(190)
	"Following the moral precepts of liberals, I believe the correct position is: If you don't believe in shooting abortionists, then don't shoot one" (townhall.com)	(413)
	Obama calls for new beginning between the US and Muslims, because if there's one thing the Muslim world does best it's let bygones be bygones (news.yahoo.com)	(794)
	GOP proposes overhauling the financial regulatory system to favor bankruptcy over bailout and "stop rewarding failure" (foxbusiness.com)	(205)
	Harry Reid (D-ipshiat) wholeheartedly supports Sonia Sotomayor's nomination even though he hasn't read a single one of her opinions (newsbusters.org)	(266)
	America the 57-state caliphate (michellemalkin.com)	(181)
(Some Guy)	IRS files $800k tax lien against John Kerry's 2004 campaign (taxprof.typepad.com)	(25)
	Drill, Baby Drill: The Erotic Musings of Glenn Beck part 1 (youtube.com)	(46)
	Feds indict another Speaker of the House for bribery. Meanwhile, Massachusetts' own "ethics" investigators go after real corruption, like board of health member who allegedly got free tattoo (bostonherald.com)	(51)
	Chavez of Hugoslavia worried that Obama moving further to left than him or Castro (reuters.com)	(28)
	Today is the 20th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Tag is for the guy in front of the tanks and other protestors (online.wsj.com)	(243)
	A look at just how socialist America has become (correspondents.theatlantic.com)	(136)
	Lindsey Graham meets Sotomayor. "Sonia, you would not believe how much I want to vote against you. It is literally insane, the level of hatred I have towards you, personally." (wonkette.com)	(221)
	U.S. retires the South Korea-based U-2. Still haven't found what they're looking for (hosted.ap.org)	(59)

Wed June 03, 2009

	Obama recreational reading rate is less than that of Bush, which apparently means that Obama is reading backwards (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)	(227)
	Rush's toying with supporting Sotomayor on grounds she might be secretly pro-life is "reverse psychology" to bait liberals into litmus test (pajamasmedia.com)	(111)
	Osama bin Laden is worried that Obama may not be as easy to hate as George W. Bush (fe25.story.media.ac4.yahoo.com)	(182)
	The vice president blames the GM bankruptcy on the Bush administration. That vice president: Dick Cheney (politico.com)	(67)
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)	Degaussing hard drives, drilling through back-up tapes, and taking home carts of computers: How Pennsylvania legislative Democrats tried to stymie a massive corruption investigation (post-gazette.com)	(67)
	GE CEO Jack Welch dares anyone to name one successful unionized industry (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(271)
(Houston Press)	Gun-control advocates win battle in Texas legislature; meanwhile, Hell now serving popsicles (blogs.houstonpress.com)	(246)
	Indian Parliament elects first female Pakistani bombing target (google.com)	(30)
	The Tupac Shakur of Al Qaeda has a new vague audio message (cnn.com)	(118)
	Barack Hussein Obama: "The US is one of the largest muslim countries in the world" wait, what? (blogs.telegraph.co.uk)	(837)
(Columbus Dispatch)	Need to fill a budget gap in the state parks budget? Drill Baby Drill (dispatchpolitics.com)	(115)
	Obama the Candidate: Darfur is "a stain on our souls." Obama the President: "Meh" (tnr.com)	(178)
	Barack Obama in Saudi Arabia for his first stop on his Islamic tour, will meet with the king to get advice and insight on how to pull off this whole autocratic ruler thing (breitbart.com)	(195)
	Madagascar's former leader sentenced to four years having his ports closed (news.bbc.co.uk)	(37)
	Government-sponsored enterprises were a disaster for housing and won't be any better for cars (article.nationalreview.com)	(501)
	President Obama is suddenly proud of his Muslim roots, something that was mysteriously absent during the campaign (latimes.com)	(319)
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)	Republican aide to Pennsylvania State Senator arrested for getting all yiffy with a teenage boy, liking mudkipz (post-gazette.com)	(208)

Tue June 02, 2009

	How bad is the political future of the GOP? Texas has become a swing state (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)	(403)
	Sen. Obama on John Roberts' confirmation: He's really qualified, but I'm voting no. President Obama on Sotomayor: Vote no on her and you're a hater (online.wsj.com)	(238)
	White House orders US embassies worldwide to invite Iranians over for July 4th. Expect fireworks (google.com)	(282)
	America's version of the Taliban is operating in the open in the U.S. And the "liberal" media made the director of DHS apologize for targeting them for observation (msnbc.msn.com)	(929)
	O'Reilly - "I'm not responsible for Tiller's death, now STFU and GTFO" (newsday.com)	(1365)
	Oh, SNAP. Stimulus package spawns new brood of acronyms like LUST, RAT, PCP. Whoever made some of these up was a real mother-FCCCER (online.wsj.com)	(20)
(Some Guy)	Chinese students laugh in Geithner's face about his economic plans (freerepublic.com)	(159)

Mon June 01, 2009

	Once again Cheney disagrees with Obama (politico.com)	(251)
	Arianna Huffington has become everything she claims to despise. Obvious tag doesn't even begin to describe this completely expected turn of events (tnr.com)	(57)
	Dick Cheney admits that there was no link between Iraq and Al Qaeda. D.B. Cooper seen walking out of the forest, parachute in hand (bloomberg.com)	(171)
	JP Morgan to Feds: Tarp? We no longer need your stinking Tarp (thestreet.com)	(52)
(Some Guy)	Newt Gingrich still wants to get head from Pelosi. Or maybe I misunderstood this headline (washingtonindependent.com)	(59)
(Michigan Messenger)	All you need to know from this news story: atheists lose (michiganmessenger.com)	(495)
(Government Press Director)	US: "Stop building in Jerusalem." Israel:"I have to admire the residents of Iroquois territory for assuming that they have a right to determine where Jews should live in Jerusalem." (thebulletin.us)	(758)
(Open Congress)	The White House is actively supporting a new bill sponsored by Sens. Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman, the "The Bush War Crimes Photographic Records Disappear Forever Act of 2009" (opencongress.org)	(66)
	Salon's resident conservative asks questions from clueless progressives. This week: When will the Right get over Ronald Reagan? Answer: Never (salon.com)	(176)
	America's real power struggle: super rich liberals vs. ordinary plutocrats (weeklystandard.com)	(20)
	China's message to Chiadictator: You've got a big mouth for such a tiny man. We asked you not to talk smack in public like that, but you just can't help yourself. You're on your own now, biatch (bloomberg.com)	(151)
	Extremist anti-abortion leaders are concerned that the killing of Dr. Tiller will cause the entire anti-abortion movement to be branded as extremist (news.yahoo.com)	(631)
	President Obama now has something else in common with his predecessors: Worrying about how the heck he can avoid Bob Woodward writing embarrassing things about him and his administration (tnr.com)	(14)
	Byrd has staph infection. His poor flaccid penis (hosted.ap.org)	(67)
	7 months, 2 failed car companies, a Supreme Court nominee and multiple accounts of North Korean aggresssion later, the Minnesota Supreme Court begins hearings on the Senate recount (startribune.com)	(112)
	The most underreported news story of the year? The media's infatuation with Obama: "The press has become Obama's silent ally and seems in a state of denial" (washingtonpost.com)	(248)
	The biggest Redneck in the Senate says he doesn't think Sotomayor is a racist and wishes his fellow GOP'ers would stop calling her that (fe7.story.media.ac4.yahoo.com)	(248)
	US Army decides that not enough parallels have been drawn between the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam (online.wsj.com)	(23)
	Presidential campaigning already in full swing in Iowa. Cue "Not this shiat again" photo (breitbart.com)	(39)
	It's left to Canadians to point out to Clinton and Bush that new US customs rules mean that two-thirds of all Americans are legally prohibited from leaving the US for no sane coughREVENUEGRABcough reason at all (thestar.com)	(60)
	Stronger dollar and less demand for oil is hurting Hugo Chavez because he has less hard currency for imports and to bribe all the people who keep him in power (online.wsj.com)	(22)
	European companies paying to fly dual-citizenship Canadians to Lebanon to vote for pro-Western party, which is like a regular party except that John Wayne is the bartender (cbc.ca)	(14)
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)	Rep. John Murtha (D-Okinawa) hold defense company trade show in his district, "with contractors literally bending down almost on their knees to talk to him. He is forced often to sit, due to recent knee surgery" (post-gazette.com)	(9)
	"Imagine an Islamist fanatic had assassinated a pro-Israel rabbi in a synagogue... Would there be any question that that was Islamist terror? So why is this not Christianist terror?" (andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com)	(710)
	Nader: Terry McAuliffe offered me a bribe to go away in '04 (voices.washingtonpost.com)	(116)
	National Review names its top 25 conservative movies of the last 25 years. Their choice for #1 is so astonishingly lacking in self-awareness the ironic tag itself committed ritual suicide (corner.nationalreview.com)	(524)
	Bill O'Reilly has George Tiller's blood on his hands. YAH RLY (salon.com)	(934)