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Sun June 14, 2009

Source	Fark Headline		Comments
		Right-wing talk radio hosts back GM boycott. "Nobody wants to support an Obama company," Rush Limbaugh told his audience Friday, citing a poll showing that a whopping 17 percent of Americans backed a boycott of GM (detnews.com)	(179)
		Debt per household reaches $1 million. Where's your stimulus now? (nypost.com)	(168)
		CIA chief believes Cheney is hoping for attack on US to prove the Obama administration has weak homeland security policies (reuters.com)	(141)
(Philip Wiess)		Number of Americans who say U.S. should support Israel drops from 71% to 44% in one year (philipweiss.org)	(159)
		Biden tells "Meet the Press" that "everyone guessed wrong" on the impact of the stimulus, economy was worse off than anyone thought (thepage.time.com)	(162)
		Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell wishes Sonia Sotamayor good luck during her confirmation hearings, says she'll be a fine Supreme Court justice. Just kidding. He's planning a filibuster to block her nomination (sfgate.com)	(74)
		ACLU urges removal of prohibition of schools banning mandatory recitation of Pledge of Allegiance, even on double reverse Opposite Day (daytondailynews.com)	(51)
		Bill Maher rips Barack Obama: "This is not what I voted for .. I don't want my president to be a TV star" (thrfeed.com)	(239)
		"Grand Ayatollah Sanei in Iran has declared Ahmadinejad's presidency illegitimate and cooperating with his government against Islam. " It just keeps getting better and better (andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com)	(√-1)
		Conversatives would like more judicial activism. Wait, what? (townhall.com)	(19)
(Some Guy)		Smile while you eat your lentils: How American Lefties insult Americans (maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com)	(95)
		You know the Dems are corrupt when even MSNBC has to write about it (msnbc.msn.com)	(73)
		Newsweek editor offers unbiased and fair-minded take on Obama. Just kidding, he calls him a God (tnr.com)	(167)
		America announces renegotiation of Great Lakes treaty, so that Californians can have grass lawns in the desert (cbc.ca)	(83)
		Ahmasteelinyurelection insists that there are no serious challenges to the election results, has always been at war with Eastasia, these are not the droids you are looking for (cnn.com)	(lots)
		Glenn Beck and Jonah Goldberg both agree: Holocaust Museum shooter was a lefty. Glad that's settled once and for all (crooksandliars.com)	(357)
		With nothing else to talk about this weekend, pundits ask: Should Letterman apologize? (washingtonpost.com)	(444)

Sat June 13, 2009

	Dennis Kucinich hands BofA's Ken Lewis his ass under oath (democraticunderground.com)	(198)
	Bill O'Reilly gets his ass handed to him by Salon.com editor Joan Walsh [video goodness] (mediamatters.org)	(449)
	For your edification, the Daily Kos has reprinted the entirety of what Sean Hannity had to say about the Holocaust Museum shooting. One grammatically incorrect sentence (dailykos.com)	(87)
	Guilty as sin, free as a bird. Sounds about right (hotair.com)	(91)
	Kansas history teacher is history for not showing Obama's inauguration speech, he claims. The school district denies that. They say it's because of the McCain-Palin bumper sticker he had. "How could you support that woman?" (foxnews.com)	(166)
	Barack Obama's record on gay rights so far: disturbing, unsound, false, discriminatory, damaging, nonsensical (andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com)	(380)
	It's not just the economy that's in a recession, the Republican Party keeps seeing their numbers drop as well, as more and more people abandon the sinking GOP ship (news.yahoo.com)	(242)
	Sovereign Texas refused $550 million in freshly-printed stimulus money. Sovereign Texas now borrowing $160 million from the federal government (mysanantonio.com)	(61)
	British foreign secretary David Milliband considered resigning, possibly because his brother Steve told him to take the money and run (news.bbc.co.uk)	(23)
(Vancouver Sun)	Mahmoud Ahmastuffingtheballotbox wins Iranian election in a landslide (vancouversun.com)	(216)
(fivethirtyeight)	A thinly-veiled and loosely concerted campaign by the Democratic National Committee and the Obama Administration to turn radio host Rush Limbaugh into the Republican Party's unofficial leader seems to have worked (fivethirtyeight.com)	(290)
	Army sergeant throws President Bush out of airplane as family watches (google.com)	(52)
	Republicans: "Obama's health care plan is a tough pill to swallow." Obama: "Good news - it's a suppository" (foxnews.com)	(148)
	"Allowing the FDA to regulate tobacco in any capacity would inevitably lead to the FDA regulating the family farm," Rep. Howard Coble, (R-Phillip Morris) (online.wsj.com)	(83)
	U.S. Congressman "Smoking Lettuce Same As Cigarettes" (youtube.com)	(93)

Fri June 12, 2009

(Foreign Policy)	"Bibi Netanyahu says the Israeli settlements in the West Bank must grow to accommodate population expansion. He's full of it" (foreignpolicy.com)	(141)
	On the campaign trail, Obama called the Defense of Marriage Act "abhorrent." In the White House, Obama has the Justice Department defend it in court. With copy of the US's motion (politico.com)	(412)
	Quel surprise: Chris Dodd pushes health-care bill beneficial to four health-care companies whose boards coincidentally have his wife as a member (google.com)	(63)
	In the interest of peace, stability, and security, Israel pulls for Ahmadinejad win. Wait, what? (theaustralian.news.com.au)	(53)
	Rush Limbaugh blames "exercise freaks" for putting stress on nations health system. He also asks that you pick up some chicken next time you're out (mediamatters.org)	(150)
	Old and Busted: Teabagging. New Hotness: Fisting (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(150)
	The votes for the Iranian presidential election are in and the winner is... God dammit guys, you're doing it wrong (reuters.com)	(206)
	Why doesn't NOW, the New York Times or other "feminist" ogranizations condemn Letterman? (freerepublic.com)	(892)
(Political Wire)	Best press release ever? Sen. Howell Heflin has to explain why he used his wife's panties to wipe his nose (politicalwire.com)	(53)
	Heavy turnout reported as Iranians vote for president, with the choices being Mahmoud Ahmadinejad or getting whipped by the religious police until your face looks like bloody cornflakes (breitbart.com)	(320)
(Some Libertarian)	Dennis Kucinich signed on as the 218 cosponsor of Ron Paul's Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009 yesterday. Passage in the House is pretty much assured (house.gov)	(308)
	Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-ewars) back in rehab (hosted.ap.org)	(72)
	Catholics need to "rediscover Mary's abundant breasts" (slate.com)	(48)
	Obama perpetuates the nepotism that his administration has become so famous for by firing one of his long time friends who was also a pro basketball player. Wait, what? (news.yahoo.com)	(108)
(BC Local News)	Canadian hospitals cutting costs to pay carbon tax: "You have public hospitals cutting services to pay a tax that goes to another 100 per cent government-owned agency. That just doesn't make sense" (bclocalnews.com)	(59)
	Massachusetts governor explores that fine line between stupid and bribe (boston.com)	(34)
	Everything you thought you knew about the Bush administration's torture program will change after reading the report coming out today (rawstory.com)	(613)
(Political Wire)	House GOP Leader John Boehner: "We took it in the shorts with Bush-Cheney, the Iraq War, and by sacrificing fiscal responsibility to hold power." (politicalwire.com)	(145)
(Chronicle Herald)	Canada, envying Italy's political stability, on track for second national election in 12 months, just 5 months after narrowly avoiding similar fate (thechronicleherald.ca)	(79)
	One minute and 50 seconds. No, that's not the time Bill O'Reilly spends pleasuring his wife each month, it's the amount of time Fox News spend covering the Holocaust Museum shooting (dailykos.com)	(404)
	Conservatives call for Shepard Smith to be fired for pointing out that the sky is blue (mediamatters.org)	(418)
(Cato)	DNC should name Karl Rove "Man of the Year" (cato-at-liberty.org)	(53)

Thu June 11, 2009

	We can't honestly call ourselves civilized until we learn to disagree like grownups (huffingtonpost.com)	(159)
	If you're a right wing extremist and are wondering just who to call in case you need protecting from oppression just call Jerry Falwell's Liberty University's trial lawyers (dailykos.com)	(176)
	Obama gives 10-year-old girl who missed day of school to attend town hall meeting an "excused" noted to give to her teacher, who will promptly create an eBay account after receiving it (firstread.msnbc.msn.com)	(111)
(Political Wire)	Republican strategist sees an "ice age" coming for the Republican party (politicalwire.com)	(173)
	Displaying the sharp political acumen that vaulted him to the White House, Mike Huckabee warns the GOP against reaching out to moderates (guardian.co.uk)	(93)
	'Citizen' Grand Jury Indicts Obama for Treason. We're through the looking glass here people (worldnetdaily.com)	(164)
	NY state Republicans flip two Democratic senators, take over Senate control. Democrats lock them out, literally, whine to a friendly judge, and now they're back in charge. Everybody involved in this deserves a time out (nypost.com)	(67)
	Bill O'Reilly can't understand why people who are speaking out against the Dr. Tiller killing might want to keep their identities secret. You know, the killing where a nut stalked and shot someone he disagreed with politically (crooksandliars.com)	(89)
	The GOP's "Sotomayor is a racist Latina" act is starting to show outward signs of destroying their appeal to Hispanics, as the only English radio station in Puerto Rico drops Rush Limbaugh from the dial (dailykos.com)	(138)
	Glenn Beck comes as close as possible to endorsing the actions of the Holocaust Museum shooter without being kicked off the air: "The pot in America is boiling. And this is just yet another warning to all Americans of things to come." (andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com)	(256)
(Science Blogs)	Because it contains within it the word "hell", Texas town wants to replace the word "hello" with "heaven-o". Awesome-o (scienceblogs.com)	(120)
	The New York Times analyzes future federal deficits and reaches the obvious conclusion: It's all Bush's fault (cnbc.com)	(318)
(Some Whoooo)	The new voices of the Republican party may include Mike Huckabee, Ric Flair, and...wait, what? (gastongazette.com)	(154)
	New York Post sends clown to cover state legislators, who stomp off in a huff complaining about their monopoly on ridiculousness being infringed (nypost.com)	(37)
	GOP presents nuke-heavy energy plan as alternative to Democratic plan, which consists of something Jackson Browne scribbed on a napkin backstage at the No Nukes concert in '79 (online.wsj.com)	(487)
	Senior GOP on House Intelligence Committee accusing the Obama administration of quietly ordering the FBI to start reading Miranda rights to suspected terrorists. Wait, "accusing?" (foxnews.com)	(848)
(chronicle herald)	Canadian Natural Resources Minister admits budget funding for wind energy redirected into another energy method - oil (thechronicleherald.ca)	(69)
	Democrats trying to give the mentally ill free healthcare, or as they call it, "playing to the base" (politico.com)	(131)
	On the bright side, the Department of Homeland Security seems to know what it's talking about (mediamattersaction.org)	(305)
	Vladimir Putin doesn't like it when people suggest he is underendowed in the sword department (stuff.co.nz)	(18)
	Continuing his recent rash of sanity, Fox News' Shepard Smith suggests that maybe the DHS report on right-wing violence was right (dailykos.com)	(194)
	Not turning off certain genes can cause a chicken to grow alligator teeth. Suck it creationists (npr.org)	(257)
	Neocons are already fretting that Ahmedinejad may lose in Iranian elections this week, letting a perfectly good war go to waste (tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(63)
	Congresscritters had considerable holdings in companies that received TARP bailouts. In related news, water, Amy Winehouse are wet (washingtonpost.com)	(21)
	UN sends letter to DPRK "in the strongest terms", threatens even "more strongester terms in future" & sent certified mail for added effect (cnn.com)	(25)
	Glenn Beck says the Germans during Hitler's rise "were an awful lot like we are now." Speak for yourself, Glenn (mediamatters.org)	(147)
(Some Guy)	Right-wing blogger points out the real cause of the Holocaust Museum shooting: Muslims, multiculturalism and tolerance (balloon-juice.com)	(96)
	That leaves us with two possibilities: either the Obama administration are the least competent conspirators ever, or Michele Bachmann is a paranoid and delusional freak (dailykos.com)	(46)
	FOX's Bill O'Reilly & Dennis Miller Go After 'Gay Penguins' (youtube.com)	(83)

Wed June 10, 2009

	Norm Coleman is ordered to pay Al Franken $100,000. I think this is called "super-losing" (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(83)
(Cato at Liberty)	World Bank: Argentina riddled with "corruption, money laundering, inflation, indebtedness and nationalizations." So here's $2 billion in loans (cato-at-liberty.org)	(45)
	Shepard Smith says Fox News viewers are so full of hate they scare the hell out of him (tpmtv.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(556)
	In the midst of yet another infomercial for his book, Joe Scarborough takes time to get schooled by Lawrence O'Donnell (dailykos.com)	(107)
	It might not be an Israeli military strike or United Nations sanctions that run Mahmoud Ahmadinejad out of power in Iran -- it might be angry women voters, feeling betrayed that he has not delivered on promises of more rights (cnn.com)	(97)
	Holocaust Museum shooter is believed to be well known white supremacist James Von Brunn (huffingtonpost.com)	(719)
(SCOTUS Blog)	Lawyer who led the successful Heller gun case files an appeal to have the Supreme Court incorporate the Second Amendment to states and muncipalities. Suck it, Chicago (scotusblog.com)	(167)
	New GM Chairman seeks to reassure taxpayers, says, "I don't know anything about cars." (huffingtonpost.com)	(137)
(The American Prospect)	Israel mulls sanctions against the United States. Considering how much the US relies on aid from Israel, this will surely bring Obama around to their way of thinking (prospect.org)	(152)
(some Yat)	After being quarantined in China, officials realize New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin wasn't exposed to someone with swine flu; man on plane actually became ill when he realized he was sitting next to Nagin (wwl.com)	(49)
	VP Biden tells law enforcement group that Sotomayer "gets it", has their back and will hold the thin blue line (foxnews.com)	(59)
	Wisconsin senate votes to lower gun-totin' age. To 10 (chicagotribune.com)	(114)
	The dozen or so "conservatives" Obama doesn't totally ignore (politics.theatlantic.com)	(89)
	Highly publicized trial of Gitmo detainee finds him innocent. Just kidding, he's immediately found guilty despite little evidence of intent and no physical crime (cnn.com)	(91)
	Obama: Let's eliminate all nuclear weapons. Russia: No (reuters.com)	(67)
	How Obama's public health insurance option will quickly evolve into the only option (reason.com)	(646)
	Is TARP working to save banks? Let's ask the person Congress has overseeing the program: "(T)here are some positive indicators and there some negative indicators still in the economy. And that's the best we can do" (weeklystandard.com)	(49)
	Report says that climate change could displace 200 million by 2050. No word yet if that will all go towards Al Gore's bank account (cnn.com)	(150)
	Turns out some Senate Republicans are just like the rest of America (thehill.com)	(143)
	Most of the time in politics, words win out over deeds. Not this time (baltimoresun.com)	(44)
	Texas Governor Rick Perry's collarbone secedes from its naturally unbroken state (foxnews.com)	(62)
	Republican Sen. Mel Martinez predicts Sotomayor will be confirmed, sun will rise in East (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)	(40)
	"The GOP will not survive if it doesn't accept the fact that the Democrats are its enemy and that it must begin to play for keeps. That means finding another Lee Atwater - only meaner - and not apologizing when we get him" (washingtontimes.com)	(593)
	Joe Lieberman (I-Israel) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) threaten to shut down the Senate until they get Bush Era detainee photos excepted from the Freedom of Information Act (huffingtonpost.com)	(119)
	"Drunken sailors generally spend cash that they've already earned rather than running up debt to be paid by others. If our politicians started spending like drunken sailors, it would in fact represent a dramatic improvement" (pajamasmedia.com)	(66)
	Sarah Palin would rather you watch Conan (politico.com)	(169)

Tue June 09, 2009

	Media Matters pays tribute to the Conservative Misinformation University Class of 2009 (mediamatters.org)	(185)
	Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) tells China not to believe our budget numbers (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(94)
	President suggests plan where each new program would have to be paid by savings from other programs, confusing everyone in Washington (washingtonpost.com)	(97)
	Obama's stimulus plan has increased employment by 21% in Massachusetts (boston.com)	(77)
(Some Gypsy)	Jewish NY Assemblyman fights to have gays excluded from Holocaust memorial (advocate.com)	(445)
	The GOP was favorably impressed with the rhetoric of actor Jon Voight last night. He boldly called Obama a "false prophet" and instantly thrilled a crowd of 2,000 republicans (vid) (bittenandbound.com)	(114)
	Bill O'Reilly says Bush and Cheney must have legally tortured people, because if it was illegal they would have been arrested (thinkprogress.org)	(85)
(My Way News)	Aborted abortionist's abortion clinic no longer viable (apnews.myway.com)	(867)
	Conveniently ignoring things like "facts", "history" and "memos from the Justice Department" Rep Eric Cantor claims there are no precedents for prosecuting terrorists on US soil (thinkprogress.org)	(128)
	Gaffin' Joe Biden praises NYC tunnel project as a boon for commuting drivers, who should take care not to get hit by the trains that will actually be using it (foxnews.com)	(56)
	Health reform for beginners: the difference between socialized medicine, single-payer health care, and what we'll be getting (voices.washingtonpost.com)	(290)
	Stop crime: Require all women to carry guns and know how to use them, also known as the Yes Dear Whatever You Say Act of 2009 (ethicist.blogs.nytimes.com)	(72)
	George H. W. Bush introduces a bikini clad partygoer to his personal stimulus package (tmz.com)	(39)
	Now that smoking is banned in most major cities, the next thing ultra-liberals want to ban from public places is shakes magic 8-ball ... Axe body spray (sfgate.com)	(440)
	♫ All the leaves are brown ♫ And the sky is gray ♫ California welfare ♫ Is gonna go awaaaaaaaaay ♫ (mercurynews.com)	(645)
	The latest Sotamayor critic? Grammar Nazi (corner.nationalreview.com)	(80)
	New poll shows that a majority of New Yorkers feel Mayor for life Michael R. Bloomberg does not deserve another term (nytimes.com)	(37)
(Angry Taxpayers)	Cheney admits giving Detroit $17 Billion in taxpayer money just so to keep it afloat until Bush left office. If you have any outrage left, line forms to the right (autoblog.com)	(602)
	When you're a cabinet minister, you should just assume everything you say will appear in a newspaper (edmontonjournal.com)	(82)
	To all those who questioned Obama's resolve against terrorism, you have your answer: for the first time in our history, an American president has brought a terrorist onto American soil (usatoday.com)	(439)
(Some Guy)	If Portland, Or renames a street Cesar Chavez Boulevard, some other east side business owners have a plan to rename another street Richard Nixon Avenue (katu.com)	(115)
	Bored with the pace of this week's news cycle, MSNBC has some fun with Teleprompter 1 by interviewing it. No really, they actually interviewed a teleprompter (msnbc.msn.com)	(59)
(Oh you'd hit it)	Political aide who left a top secret binder at a news studio last week also left a tape recorder in the press gallery six months ago - which happened to have her boss saying a nuclear reactor leak was 'sexy' and good for her career (thechronicleherald.ca)	(64)
	Never let it be said that lobbyists are too dumb to figure out a way around any rule we pass to keep them from paying off politicians (crooksandliars.com)	(32)
	Lawyer joins suit against illegal diversion of Massachusetts Turnpike tolls to pay for Big Dig. He should know it's illegal, because he approved it when he was Attorney General (news.bostonherald.com)	(25)
(Dawn)	Pakistani village hit by terrorist attack. Do they: A) Cower in fear, B) Give in to the militants' demands, or C) Form a militia and attack the Taliban? (dawn.com)	(114)
	GOP embarks on plan to lose Michigan's 17 Electoral Votes for the next thirty years (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(422)
	Obama repackages stimulus plans with old promises. That's change we already believed in (news.yahoo.com)	(90)
	Capitol Hill sex class cancelled over pizza dispute. Wait, they have a sex class on the Hill? (foxnews.com)	(32)
	Washington State basic healthcare plan is so popular that they're going to kick out the 40,000 sickest people (seattletimes.nwsource.com)	(112)

Mon June 08, 2009

	Self-admitted draft dodger Ted Nugent named America's Defender of Freedom by the NRA (contactmusic.com)	(167)
	Uighur please (spiegel.de)	(20)
	New York Senate changes hands as two Democrats switch parties. Gov. David Patterson blindsided by the move (cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com)	(58)
	The Iranian people get it. The US people get it. So why can't the leaders get it? (cnn.com)	(167)
	Newt Gingrich wishes Sotomayor a speedy recovery from her broken ankle. Just kidding, he accuses her of faking it (huffingtonpost.com)	(291)
(SCOTUSblog)	Obama pulls tarp out from under SCOTUS, wraps checks & balances in it for burial (scotusblog.com)	(134)
(538)	Like Palin, babes got backing in male-dominated congressional districts. You other brothers can't deny (fivethirtyeight.com)	(32)
	Cut out and collect George Monbiot's Climate Change Denier Cards. Unfortunately there's only 10 cards because deniers aren't playing with a full deck (guardian.co.uk)	(242)
	Sotomayor expected to lean even further to the left for the foreseeable future (politico.com)	(77)
	Gov Tim Pawlenty (R) says the GOP should be more like Eminem. Teabagging Eminem pictures will be on the right (thinkprogress.org)	(69)
(Some Guy)	Newt Gingrich: "I am a citizen of the United States because only in the United States does citizenship start with our creator." Which is why our creator sent His Son to live in America, and not to some crappy Middle Eastern country (hamptonroads.com)	(220)
	Obama speeds up stimulus projects to create 600,000 jobs/unicorns (reuters.com)	(330)
(Some Guy)	Sarah Palin unleashes the highly destructive "told ya so" attack. Obama expected to employ the "I'm rubber, you're glue" defense (flapsblog.com)	(490)
	Obama rules out further appeasement of North Korea, Hawkeye and BJ sigh, fire up the still (news.bbc.co.uk)	(98)
	US Supreme Court upholds ban of gays in the military. So your foxhole is safe. Fabulous (msnbc.msn.com)	(510)
	Ed Asner: "the crime is you can convince all those Congressional people and the people through the media to piss away all that money overseas and it becomes socialism to convince them to piss away the money here at home" (newsbusters.org)	(372)
	British politician attacked by mad cow. Seriously, no bull (telegraph.co.uk)	(32)
	Hezbollah defeated in Lebanese elections. That's change we can believe in (google.com)	(171)
	After 41 years in power Gabon's President Bongo has died. Supporters say he marched to the beat of a different drummer (reuters.com)	(58)
	President Obama proposes the creation of a Global Uranium Bank. Perhaps we can get one of those smart fellows from Lehman Brothers or Bear Stearns to oversee it (boston.com)	(82)
	Newt Gingrich stops calling Sonia Sotomayor a racist, switches to "racialist" (videocafe.crooksandliars.com)	(250)
	If Congress had been running Ford, the Edsel would still be on the market (townhall.com)	(75)
	One minute, you're the power elite of Illinois politics, living in a mansion, the next, you're eating bugs with D-list celebs on a crappy reality tv show. Oh Patti Blagojevich, how you've fallen (hosted.ap.org)	(18)
	U.S. journalists sentenced to 12 years of hard labor in Kim Jong-Il's happy camps (cbs13.com)	(738)