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Sun August 16, 2009

Source	Fark Headline		Comments
		More evidence of Palin's victory over truth: Mike Ross (D-ranged.): "I will never vote for a bill to kill old people, period" (briefingroom.thehill.com)	(252)
		Milwaukee mayor, coming to the aide of a screaming elderly woman and baby, fractures hand punching the attacker who was beating him with a metal pipe. Mayor's giant brass testicles unharmed (news.aol.com)	(462)
		Dick Armey predicts swine flu "fear campaign" in Fall to swing "Bedwetters", thus insuring that, in a real pandemic, millions of RW nuts will not get vaccinated and thus die. Meet America's new O Ring (ft.com)	(59)
		"Remember when dissent was considered to be the highest form of patriotism?...That era ended on Jan. 20, 2009, the day of Barack Obama's inauguration." (mysanantonio.com)	(437)
		Obamacare is officially dead in the water. Enjoy the continuation of the world's greatest healthcare system, America (chron.com)	(738)
		"The United States has two parties now-the Obama Party and the Fox Party. The Obama Party is larger, but it is unfocused and its troops are whiny. The Fox Party...is noisy and practiced in the art of simplistic obstruction." (newsweek.com)	(102)
		144 ways America could end. Mothra noticeably absent (sdn.slate.com)	(84)
		"If you believe the media, Sarah Palin is a mediocre intellect, if even that, while President Obama is brilliant. So how did she manage to best him in this [death panel] debate?" (online.wsj.com)	(422)
		Sorry Texans, "American secessionism today is less a populist movement than a collection of cranky, lonesome idealists" (slate.com)	(114)
		Moonbat (moon-bat) n. See under "Cynthia McKinney." (ajc.com)	(73)
		Alexis de Tocqueville once said that "local institutions," such as town meetings, were "to liberty what primary schools are to science." He was more right than he realized (knoxnews.com)	(49)
		Obama promises government will not get between you and your doctor. Still no cure for federal bans on medical pot for cancer patients (dailykos.com)	(122)
		"Obama has alienated the very profession whose services he will soon need to surgically remove the foot which is starting to chronically be stuck in his mouth" (americanthinker.com)	(407)
		Kenneth Bacon, former Pentagon spokesman and the only guy in Washington who could pull off a bow tie and not seem like a douche has died. He was delicious (cnn.com)	(37)

Sat August 15, 2009

		"Now I realize folks just want to protest at town hall meetings and that democracy still, you know, sort of still exists in this country. And, in doing so, to be fair, I do need their votes again someday, so I'll allow it" (politico.com)	(683)
		Watering the tree of crazy: a brief history of conservative wharrgarble and poutrage (washingtonpost.com)	(200)
		"What does one wear to a town hall meeting on health care when the sole reason for attending is to shout down one's congressman like a peevish teenager in the midst of a hormonal rage?" (washingtonpost.com)	(120)
		Kos Saturday hate-mailbag. Kos vs. Kos edition (dailykos.com)	(125)
		The sci-fi economics of "cash for clunkers" (reason.com)	(168)
		"It's time to accept that home ownership is not a realistic goal for many people and to curtail the enormous government programs fueling this ambition," (online.wsj.com)	(146)
		"I don't understand why the people who have stuff are enraged, and the people who have nothing are warm and hopeful" (videocafe.crooksandliars.com)	(255)
		"If tobacco companies believe the state isn't protecting their profits, they can file a lawsuit." (bostonherald.com)	(20)
		Freepers declare their love for Whole Foods. We're so far down the rabbit hole we're practically crawling up the rabbit's ass (dailykos.com)	(153)
		Jon Stewart: "I'll tell you what really doesn't speak well of our health care system: that in those 16 months the hole that they stitched up in Glenn Beck's ass hasn't healed enough for him to stop talking out of it." (crooksandliars.com)	(291)
		Turns out the only one who's proposed anything like "death boards" is a Republican Senator (blogs.tnr.com)	(187)
		Ohio police caught forwarding around photo of Air Force One with "attractive and successful African-American" label photoshopped on (dailykos.com)	(552)

Fri August 14, 2009

	Dick Armey leaves lobbying firm under storm for his involvement in organizing "grass-roots" healthcare protests (politico.com)	(123)
	Well, it worked on health care. Leaked memo shows oil industry sending employees posing as regular citizens to shout down politicians on cap-and-trade (tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(160)
	Pork-barrel requests increase in 2009. Obama to veto in 3...2...2.. (holds breath) ..2...2.. (passes out) (thehill.com)	(97)
	According to the consitutional scholars that are involved in "tea parties", firing a gun should be considered speech, and a local government should not be allowed to regulate that. "It's a Bill of Rights issue" (jacksonville.com)	(114)
	"In the 48 hours of June 15-16, President Obama lost the health care debate" (washingtonpost.com)	(225)
(Commercial Appeal)	Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton, who resigned two weeks ago to run for Congress decides to run in special election to replace himself (commercialappeal.com)	(32)
	With all of its other problems solved, Scottish government turns its attention to the most pressing social issue of our time: Hedge Rage (news.bbc.co.uk)	(31)
	Colbert mourns the loss of Glenn Beck's advertisers (colbertnation.com)	(139)
(Some Guy)	CEO of WWE to run for US Senate... wants custom music and pyrotechnics installed on Senate floor (pwnewsnow.com)	(123)
	Finally, the tough questions. President Obama, will you be my homeboy? (myfoxdc.com)	(125)
	Gigantic evil soul-crushing Republican corporations are some of Obamacare's biggest backers, but liberals are so busy freaking out over Sarah Palin's latest nuttiness that they can't see they're about to be hosed yet again (reason.com)	(436)
	Hillary Clinton: "The president considers himself a son of Africa." Birthers have a collective, crippling orgasm as they trample over one another to get Fox interviews (reuters.com)	(336)
	You know who would want us all to have universal healthcare? Surprisingly, the answer this time is Jesus Christ, not Hitler (hotair.com)	(901)
	Despite being called a liar by every media outlet and the country and half the polticians in her own party, Former governor and noted point guard Sarah Palin "stands by" her "death Panel" (news.yahoo.com)	(391)
	Best line from the health care debate so far? Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA): "Now folks will say that's not true, but I've got facts on my side and you've got Glenn Beck on your side" (youtube.com)	(250)
	United States Representative compares Obama's health care initiative to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (bighollywood.breitbart.com)	(91)
	Star Magazine reports Sarah & Todd Palin to divorce. Who ya gonna sue now, Sarah? (starmagazine.com)	(142)

Thu August 13, 2009

	You know that Southern Poverty Law report warning of a resurgance of right wing extremist militias? Don't worry. Fox News says it's alright (foxnews.com)	(310)
	Obama is a gay, serial-killing coke head with dozens of fake Social Security numbers whose election was orchestrated by Hugo Chavez. And it's all being covered up by Google (salon.com)	(195)
	Senate finance committee drops their death panel provision (thehill.com)	(342)
	Politiican asks age old question: "Why NOT violate the First Amendment?" (blogs.discovermagazine.com)	(117)
	Stephen Harper, consistently embarrassing Canadians since 2006 (thestar.com)	(161)
	"Angry Guy" ejected from health care town hall meeting has been collecting disability checks from the government for more than four years (pennlive.com)	(476)
(ktvb.com)	Republican Crapo to push train in Idaho. Idaho Republican innuendo to the right (ktvb.com)	(10)
	Hillary Clinton travels to Liberia to see what a female president looks like, check out a copy of Nancy Drew Mysteries and The Anarchist Cookbook (reuters.com)	(27)
	"US official gropes to explain Clinton's outburst." Grope, outburst... which Clinton are we talking about here? (google.com)	(29)
(Plum Line)	Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC): "I'm not saying Obama's not a citizen. I'm just saying I've not seen evidence that doesn't not show that he's not not a citizen" (theplumline.whorunsgov.com)	(265)
	Administration works to counter "misrepresentations" and "myths" on health care reform. Use of quotes "does not" indicate any "bias" from the "liberal press" (washingtonpost.com)	(76)
	$140 million in federal stimulus spent to give each welfare parent $200 per kid. Bonus: "It's free money" and "Thank god for Obama. He's always looking out for us" (nydailynews.com)	(994)
	Not content with ignoring a constituent by taking a call while being asked a question, Sheila Jackson Lee (D-umbass) now claims that she has no idea who the pro Obamacare physician that really isn't a physician was (blogs.chron.com)	(74)
	DEA participates in raid on California pot dispensary, just like Obama said they wouldn't (latimes.com)	(182)
	Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-oh) says she knows global warming is real because "I can feel it when I'm flying." Also because of the pixels, and from having seen a lot of global warming in her day (community.detnews.com)	(96)
	Poll shows former Club for Growth head Pat Toomey now leading turncoat Arlen Specter 48%-36%. Suck it, libs (rasmussenreports.com)	(62)
(Commentary)	"Democrats control everything-the White House, Congress, the media, popular culture, and elite education. And they still can't get the public to pipe down and go along quietly with their planned takeover of health care" (commentarymagazine.com)	(225)
	Former Clinton aide, model for the wacky Kathy Bates character in Primary Colors, charged with trying to smuggle contraband into prison (wbbm780.com)	(18)
	Reaching the next generation of Palestinians with 'Muppet diplomacy' Manaha Manaha Allah (cnn.com)	(24)
(Pew Research)	Sixty-one percent of Americans polled think the town hall protests are "appropriate," including 40 percent of Democrats. One hundred percent think Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is an inconsiderate douche (people-press.org)	(181)
	Advice from progressives on how to combat the town hall protestors: Don't get violent. Let the cops beat the crap out of protestors instead (reason.com)	(199)
	When it comes to the case of 18 month old Frances Hunter....Mr Edwards you ARE the father (foxnews.com)	(131)
	Turns out the question Hillary went off about the other day was mistranslated -- the student meant to ask what Obama thought, not Bill Clinton (cnn.com)	(157)
	You know those mythical Obamacare "death panels"? Yeah, hearing Obama talk about them April, they didn't sound quite so mythical (slate.com)	(577)
(Some Guy)	If you read only one set of health care statistics today, let it be this one (blogs.consumerreports.org)	(204)
	Sarah Palin doubles down on 'death panels', now has Trig writing her speachs (politico.com)	(212)
	"Turning critics into enemies isn't presidential." By Karl Rove (online.wsj.com)	(64)
	Noise trumps reason: Gallup finds that independents are more sympathetic to town hall protestors' views by a 2-1 margin (gallup.com)	(366)
	When it comes to corruption, New York draws the line at creating six-figure no-show jobs for senators' children during a hiring freeze...at least they do if somebody from the papers is watching (nypost.com)	(30)
(The First Post)	Who started the #welovetheNHS Twitter campaign to challenge the Right Wing's healthcare lies? You won't fecking believe who (thefirstpost.co.uk)	(123)
	Dick Cheney comes out with hard criticism, says Bush "went soft" (foxnews.com)	(65)
	Obama's one millionth czar has been linked to the Weather Underground terrorist group (wnd.com)	(176)
	Obama forces ancient WWII vet/Native American chief to give piggie-back (w/pic) (news.yahoo.com)	(81)
	You disagree with Camille Paglia's criticisms of the ObamaCare bill. Do you: C.) Call her "C*ntzilla" (letters.salon.com)	(116)
	Right wing militias forming at an alarming rate. This is not a repeat from the early 90s (hosted.ap.org)	(852)

Wed August 12, 2009

	GOP leader: "We get tarred and feathered as Nazis because we don't just bend over and grab the ankles and let you guys ram whatever down our throats that you want." Hmmm (salon.com)	(262)
	Teabagger who claimed he was beaten by Union members then didn't have health insurance now actually has health insurance but is keeping donated money anyway (dailykos.com)	(237)
	In 96 hours the existence of Death Panels went from the idiotic babbling of a former politician to an article of faith amongst the Republican party establishment (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(443)
(Trueslant)	7% of John McCain voters do not believe Hawaii to be a part of the United States, Alaska to be an island (trueslant.com)	(255)
(Some Guy)	"Sotomayor Sworn In as 111th Justice." And you lefties said Obama wouldn't pack the courts (law.com)	(196)
(Ynet)	"Daycare center removes Arab child due to Jewish parents' pressure." Its good to get an early start on apartheid (ynetnews.com)	(125)
	Wall Street Journal tears into Obama because (a) he hasn't lived up to all his promises (b) his plans are too liberal (c) he cares not only about the unemployment rate, but also the underemployment rate (huffingtonpost.com)	(98)
	Alberto Gonzalez finally recalls something enough to regret it (msnbc.msn.com)	(139)
(Some Guy)	Healthcare protester tears up picture of Rosa Parks at Senator McCaskill's town hall. You know--because Rosa Parks stood for socialist programs and...oh, I give up (pandagon.net)	(387)
	Library of Congress under fire for letting employee-run veterans' group invite Lynndie England to speak. LOC assures critics they'll keep her on short leash (blogs.wsj.com)	(89)
	Karl Rove says that the 5,000 emails just released detailing his involvement in the US Attorney firings prove that allegations that he was involved in the US Attorney firings are utterly false. He's still got it (news.yahoo.com)	(82)
	Sainthood candidate Robert Mugabe claims the West is making "sinister efforts" to divide Zimbabwe. Unlike his goverment, who are busy handing out free kittens and helping the elderly (news24.com)	(97)
(Some Guy)	Michelle Bachmann's son recruited into Democrat reeducation cult (minnesotaindependent.com)	(154)
	Stephen Hawking on his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: "I wouldn't be here today if it were not for the NHS. I have received a large amount of high-quality treatment without which I would not have survived." (guardian.co.uk)	(286)
	Obama's plan to prohibit health insurance discrimination has a fatal flaw:"If insurers are forced to sell coverage to everyone at any time, many people will buy insurance only when they need medical care" (online.wsj.com)	(388)
	1994-style congressional corruption revived, as congressmembers pocket unused thousands in per-diem money while you have to submit receipts in triplicate for that White Castle burger you bought for lunch at last week's conference (online.wsj.com)	(168)
(RT.com)	Russian Prime Minister pledges $500 million for security purposes in Abkhazia, most of which will be spent on Dementors (rt.com)	(28)
	Obama to award 16 with Kenya's highest civilian honor (google.com)	(67)
	Governor Ed "Whiney" Rendell talks about gassing legislators (philly.com)	(31)
	Glenn Beck cries again. It's Not News (huffingtonpost.com)	(377)
	Jon Stewart: ""You know a sales pitch is in trouble when it starts with, 'Look, you gotta trust me, we're not going to kill your grandparents'" (pajamasmedia.com)	(552)
	Sarah Palin looking a lot more mainstream as Rick Santorum jumps into the 2012 nomination race (politico.com)	(164)
	John Mackey on Obamacare, because when you think "How can we get our money's worth?", you think Whole Foods Market (online.wsj.com)	(295)
	Obama at town hall: "The AARP endorses the health care bill" AARP: The reports of our endorsement have been greatly exaggerated (google.com)	(310)

Tue August 11, 2009

	Chris Matthews to town hall protestor: why did you bring a "goddamn gun" to a Presidential event? (w/video) (huffingtonpost.com)	(652)
	Obama: "UPS and FedEx are doing just fine. It's the Post Office that's always having problems." ...Which is exactly why we need government-run healthcare? (breitbart.tv)	(472)
	Miers fingers Rove. Although why anyone in their right mind would want to do that, subby can't imagine (crooksandliars.com)	(82)
	Left-wing economic terrorists manage to get GEICO, Sargento Cheese, Lawyers.com, Progressive Insurance, Procter & Gamble and SC Johnson to pull their ads from patriot Glenn Beck's show. What's next? FEMA camps for whites? (dailykos.com)	(129)
	In an effort to foster a calm and reasoned debate, protester straps gun to his leg outside townhall where Obama is scheduled to appear EVERYBODY PANIC (firstread.msnbc.msn.com)	(1030)
	Chavez gets PWNd by Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe (examiner.com)	(351)
	Full text of House Health Care Bill because Chuck Norris isn't afraid of anything except the description of grant funding for states to offer voluntary home visits for parents on page 838 (big.assets.huffingtonpost.com)	(719)
	Poll shows that 32 percent of Americans favor single-payer health care, while 57 percent oppose it. Remainder were high and asked the pollster if they can order a large pizza, extra cheese (rasmussenreports.com)	(304)
	Chuck Norris vs. The fine print of Obamacare. Round 1 (townhall.com)	(736)
	Obama just wants to deny people the access to private for-profit death panels (thedailyshow.com)	(94)
	German politician wants people to vote for her because she has a bigger cleavage than Angela Merkel (stuff.co.nz)	(39)
	"In the end, health insurance is like any other commodity. There are only two ways to obtain it: buy it, or force someone else to give it to you" (hotair.com)	(335)
	How does "quadruple the deficit by next year" sound to you? Got a nice beat? Can you dance to it? (usatoday.com)	(234)
	Obama to be "crushed under mountain of debt", says Harvard economist (businessinsider.com)	(273)
(RedState)	Remember when President Bush wanted to reform Social Security, and the left's heads collectively exploded? Sorry, back then dissent was the highest form of patriotic, now it's un-American (redstate.com)	(267)
	We put you through / A flim-flam trial / Now you're obliged / To stay a while - Burma Slave (news.bbc.co.uk)	(56)
	Obama's chief of staff on health care: "Doctors take the Hippocratic Oath too seriously...communitarianism should guide decisions on who gets care" (realclearpolitics.com)	(177)
	Hillary Clinton to visit with Congo leader, bringing Gloria Estefan as interpreter (washingtonpost.com)	(20)
(Some Guy)	Poll finds 143% of New Jersey voters think political corruption is a big issue (politickernj.com)	(74)
	Secretary Of State's husband will do his own "channeling" tonight celebrating his (early) birthday in Vegas (briefingroom.thehill.com)	(77)
	Health insurance companies refuse to cover pre-existing conditions for the same reason that you can't insure your automobile after you crash it (realclearpolitics.com)	(910)

Mon August 10, 2009

	Democratic kabuki theater, scene two: Obama takes moderate position after Pelosi firebomb, acknowledges and welcomes "pretty long tradition of people shouting at politicians in America" (blogs.abcnews.com)	(351)
	Teabagger claims Pelosi and Reid sent thugs to his house in the middle of the night. Even the Fox hosts roll their eyes at this guy (talkingpointsmemo.com)	(308)
	Turns out Palin knows "death panels" because she had one in Alaska (dailykos.com)	(343)
(Some Guy)	Investor's Business Daily: Stephen Hawking wouldn't have a chance in the UK's National Health System. Fark: Stephen Hawking was born and has lived his entire life in England (ibdeditorials.com)	(548)
	Federal budget deficit now stands at $1.3 trillion, which is more than the entire gross domestic product of India. But not as spicy (thehill.com)	(207)
	In an effort to calm right-wing crazies and annoy left-wing goofballs, Obama says the Canadian health care model wouldn't work for the US (breitbart.com)	(216)
	Obama records six-month approval rating of 63 percent, the highest ever by a non-American president (upi.com)	(288)
	Alberto Gonzales, "my undeserved bad reputaion makes me angry," and you wouldn't like him when he's angry (tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(178)
	"I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration." Yep, Dems, circa 2003 (michellemalkin.com)	(864)
(NY Mag)	Have you ever wondered why conservative pundits keep agreeing to appear on the Daily Show? (nymag.com)	(186)
	Awwww Yeah. Obama appoints Barry White to be Apostle of Love, and Ambassador to Norway (boston.com)	(73)
	White House launches website to battle healthcare "rumors" (foxnews.com)	(786)
	Bill Clinton tells Florida they are no different than Haiti or Korea (orlandosentinel.com)	(57)
	Representative from Illinois elected president not seen as legitimate leader south of the Mason-Dixon line. This is not a repeat from 1860 (timesonline.co.uk)	(260)
	Rums⋅feld [ruhmz-feld] -noun Donald, born 1932, U.S. secretary of defense 1975-77, 2001-06. -verb To fark up a situation royally though incompetence and indifference (foxnews.com)	(90)
(The Daily Beast)	Here's a reading list containing every book Barack Obama's been spotted with since his campaign began. "My Pet Goat" not included (thedailybeast.com)	(142)
	The anti-reform guy who got in a fight at the townhall protest the other night needs help paying his doctor bills because he got laid off and has no insurance. If only there was a safety net for people like that (dailykos.com)	(400)