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Sun September 13, 2009

Source	Fark Headline		Comments
(538)		Nate Silver on Matt Kibbe claiming more than a million teabaggers in DC : "He lied. He did the equivalent of telling people that his penis is 53 inches long" (fivethirtyeight.com)	(233)
(Some Guy)		YES WE CAN start a trade war (thetruthaboutcars.com)	(157)
(Some Guy)		Two new czars arrive in D.C. Subby really likes one on the left (jimtreacher.com)	(96)
(Some Teabagger-bagger)		The 1.5 million protestors that were accounted for using Patriot Math are equal to about half that using "Real" math, which has a well-known liberal bias (osborneink.com)	(½)
		Orange Whip? Orange Whip? Three Orange Whips (huffingtonpost.com)	(103)
(Some Guy)		"How can anyone take your protest against socialized medicine seriously when you are marching in your motorized scooter, bought for you by Medicare?" (agonist.org)	(358)
(NewsOne)		New York governor David Patterson gives rousing speech on the importance of fathers in the education of their children to some guy in the far corner of the room (newsone.com)	(9)
(Some Guy)		Kenyan president increasingly jailing people for sending "offensive" text messages in chilling example of how far he will go to stifle debate on health-care reforms (nation.co.ke)	(27)
		American-backed Afghan President Hamid Karzai wins re-election with 154.3% of the vote (livenews.com.au)	(39)
		The Chicago Way: Key figure in Rod Blagojevich's federal corruption case just happened to die of an "aspirin overdose" today (foxnews.com)	(144)
		British government unveils plan to tax cyclists because bicycles are a vehicle using the public road just like any other vehicle. Tag is for the government (news.scotsman.com)	(488)
(Columbia Tribune)		Health board bawks on city ordinance. No ruffled feathers, just don't give a cluck. Hens, the headline (columbiatribune.com)	(52)

Sat September 12, 2009

	Absent from the "you lie" discussion, and most likely unbeknownst to the Congressman himself, is a vote that Joe Wilson cast in 2003. HR 1 section 1011: To provide money for emergency health care for illegal immigrants (crooksandliars.com)	(237)
	New Rules. Bill Maher tells the Democrats to grow a set (videocafe.crooksandliars.com)	(112)
	6,783,754,703 or so people attend TEA Party protest in DC (npr.org)	(lots)
	Threats on Obama's life are up 400 percent since January. This is too much wharrgarbl (dailykos.com)	(133)
(Plum Line)	Dem leaders a month ago: Tea Party attendees are just a tiny fringe. Dem leaders today: OMG, there's going to be 2 million of them in the streets of DC today. EVERYBODY PANIC (theplumline.whorunsgov.com)	(307)
	White House waits for the weekend to quietly acknowledge that Joe Wilson was right and Obama was wrong (firstread.msnbc.msn.com)	(202)
	As of today, President Obama has kept us safer longer than former President Bush did after he was sworn into office (huffingtonpost.com)	(229)
	While the rest of the world now has a much better view of the U.S., the Muslim world still hates our guts. Wait, what about the whole Obama "secret Muslim" plan to destroy American from within in the name of Allah? (news.yahoo.com)	(108)
	Guess who's really raking in the health care contributions? Nope... try again (cbsnews.com)	(82)
	In America, movements and parties are required to police their extremes. Liberals need to do that with the "truthers." (article.nationalreview.com)	(192)
	13 easy steps to making your own Obama speech (realclearpolitics.com)	(107)
	Japan to US warships: No fuel for you (telegraph.co.uk)	(90)
	President Obama plans to engage in direct talks with Iran and North Korea, simultaneously. John Bolton's moustache is OUTRAGED (washingtontimes.com)	(199)
	US Census to Acorn: Don't call us, we won't call you (weeklystandard.com)	(177)
	New York's Sept 11 museum to display hijacker's perspective exhibit (news.yahoo.com)	(352)
	No-Lie, Joe Wilson outraises his opponent, $750,000 in 48 hour (voices.washingtonpost.com)	(253)
	All Gore in the 2000 presidential race: If we don't pay $253 billion today to overhaul the healthcare system, we'll have to do it later for much more. Oh, and he was right about Bush and deficits, too (dailykos.com)	(146)

Fri September 11, 2009

(NewsQ)	Pawlently backtracks on States' Rights claim, decides he likes that Federal funding after all (minnesota.publicradio.org)	(43)
	From the "Too Little, Too Late" file, Republicans fear crackpots are becoming the face of the party (politico.com)	(200)
(Some Guy)	Obama's latest Web site at taxpayer expense asks people to send in "your ideas about why we need health care reform." Because apparently the government doesn't have any ideas of its own (healthreform.gov)	(89)
	What a difference a douche makes - newly released poll shows Rep. Joe "You lie" Wilson trailing his previously unknown opponent Rob Miller (politico.com)	(184)
	Glenn Beck goes all-in on the crazy train, claims New Orleans levees were allowed to fail in order to cover up ACORN corruption. Asinine and Fail tags currently in fight to the death (mediamatters.org)	(263)
	MN Governor Pawlenty jumps on the tenther bandwagon, claims Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security are unconstitutional (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(278)
(Some Guy)	Obama to make another speech. It must be a day that ends in "y" (wbaltv.com)	(414)
(Times Union)	NY state legislature deadlocked on whether ethics bill should allow them to be thieving whores or conniving scum (timesunion.com)	(26)
	Medicare is no model for universal health care: It's going bankrupt, doctors are fleeing it because it underpays, and it's riddled with more fraud than an Internet cafe in west Africa (online.wsj.com)	(245)
	Joe Wilson's opponent in the upcoming senatorial election has now raised over half a million dollars. No lie (politico.com)	(317)
(Wiz Bis)	U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-airyland) comes out against giant special-interest-pandering, job-destroying tax-and-spend bill. No, not ObamaCare. The other one (wisbusiness.com)	(139)
(Some Guy)	Not news: Local Republican likens current administration to Nazis and Soviets. News: And refuses to apologize. Fark: Argues that he at least didn't call Obama a Hitler (dnronline.com)	(209)
	Obama shows his pimp hand: When Joe Wilson called to personally apologize for his outburst during the speech. Obama wouldn't take the call, forcing Wilson to apologize to Rahm Emmanuel instead. Damn, that's cold (news.yahoo.com)	(670)
	Web-based petition urges Gordon Brown to apologize for Britain's treatment of Alan Turing; Brown issues apology after finding online petition indistinguishable from real one (newsvote.bbc.co.uk)	(133)
	In Canada, panhandling is "a powerful form of political expression" for the homeless. As is pissing one's pants and yelling at invisible aliens, presumably (cbc.ca)	(92)
(StarNews)	Senator David Vitter (R-andy) has handily overcome his sex scandal by tapping the palpable heat down south (starnewsonline.com)	(71)
	Texas Rangers deployed to Mexico border. This is not a repeat from 1823 (msnbc.msn.com)	(226)
(Some Liar)	Caption Joe Wilson politely expressing his disagreement (imgur.com)	(249)
(Some Guy)	Norm Coleman diagnosed with Bell's Palsy. Coincidentally only the left side of his face is paralyzed (kstp.com)	(97)
	Nancy Pelosi says that half of the health care bill will be paid by "cutting government waste in medicare." If that's the case, then shouldn't we be upset that the government is wasting $500 Billion dollars right now? (cnsnews.com)	(343)
	Victoria Jackson puts the smack down on Obama's lies (bighollywood.breitbart.com)	(261)
(Some Guy)	If Prop 8 was about protecting marriage, Calif. man reasons, a ballot initiative outlawing divorce should win in a landslide. Bonus: initiative actually submitted to attorney general (cockeyed.com)	(188)
	Jack Webb schools Barack Obama on healthcare (youtube.com)	(603)

Thu September 10, 2009

	Republicans to Obama: "Here are 35 different health care proposals we've come up with this year alone that the Democrats wouldn't give a single hearing for." Obama: "LALALA CAN'T HEAR YOU WE ONLY HAVE ONE OPTION" (foxnews.com)	(336)
	White House claims the "stimulus" bill saved 1 million jobs, in much the same way subby claims his sexy physique inspired erotic fantasies in dozens of supermodels (online.wsj.com)	(173)
	Sarah Palin complains that Obama lacks civility (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(400)
	Does history offer any precedent for an ambivalent commander-in-chief leading a nation to victory in war? (article.nationalreview.com)	(87)
	Chris Farley's brother to run for lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Campaign HQ is in a van down by the river (jsonline.com)	(38)
	Patti Blagojevich has daddy issues, and the fcking ahole is responsible for the whole fckin mess she and her husband are in (chicagotribune.com)	(12)
	Mike Duvall didn't really have an affair, he just likes to tell stories. His stories are so good that he only resigned to keep his colleagues from being distracted because he's such an awesome storyteller (cbs2.com)	(67)
(Political Wire)	Harry Reid's seat rated a toss-up. Question as to whether Democrats or Republicans are happier about this also rated a toss-up (politicalwire.com)	(70)
	Health professionals represent Obama heckler Joe Wilson's top industry contributors, donating a total of $244,196 to his campaign (rawstory.com)	(159)
	Yeah, so that thing about how the bailouts were turning a profit for the taxpayer? Not so much. $81 billion worth of not, to be specific (toledoblade.com)	(112)
	National Endowment for the Arts, caught unethically using taxpayers dollars to encourage potential grant recipients to engage in political activism, now refusing to return media inquiries (corner.nationalreview.com)	(195)
	In the eight hours since Wilson's outburst, his Democratic opponent, former-Marine Rob Miller, has received nearly 3,000 individual grassroots contributions raising approximately $100,000 (boston.com)	(587)
	ACORN officials caught on hidden camera advising couple playing parts of pimp and prostitute how to evade taxes and claim underage girls from South America as dependents. YAY community organizing (foxnews.com)	(511)
(Big Government)	The ObamaCare has nothing to do improving treatment, and everything to do with making easier for Big Labor to unionize health care workings, bringing that vaunted GM quality to your own body (biggovernment.com)	(231)
(Zero Hedge)	Social Security incurred a $5.8 billion shortfall in August, the seventh deficit in the past 12 months and largest monthly deficit in 19 years. But don't worry, Social Security is going to be there when you retire, promise (zerohedge.com)	(117)
	Why does the right fear Obama indoctrinating kids? Because Reagan did it (rasmussenreports.com)	(191)
	Why don't you just have a seat over thaarrrrr (theregister.co.uk)	(73)
	Holocaust denial ad run in extremist Iranian newspaper. Just kidding, it was the Harvard Crimson (cnn.com)	(420)
(Some Guy)	So did Obama lie? Someone's pants are on fire (politifact.com)	(628)
	"Americans, I believe, expect their leaders to act like mature adults. Tonight, the president did - and his opponents didn't" (voices.washingtonpost.com)	(487)
	Preliminary NATO investigation finds that German officer violated protocol by ordering the fuel-truck bombing without first annexing the Sudetenland (thelocal.de)	(98)
	Hillary Clinton said to be frustrated with her lack of authority, considers quitting after realizing she's not wearing the pantsuit in the foreign policy family (nypost.com)	(52)
	Charlie Sheen demands meeting with President Obama to discuss how the Federal Government was behind 9/11, but remember, it's the birthers that are crazy (foxnews.com)	(289)
	Well that was fast: Congressman Wilson apologizes to the President (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)	(366)
	Here's to you, Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) for being the biggest douchebag in the Republican Party by calling the President a liar during his speech (politico.com)	(398)
	Fact check on Obama's speech (hosted.ap.org)	(523)

Wed September 09, 2009

	Official discussion thread for Obama's healthcare speech to a joint session of Congress. 8 PM EST on all the networks, except for FOX (usatoday.com)	(3092)
(OC Register)	Mike Duval, the Orange County legislator who got caught on tape talking about spanking his mistress, has just resigned, effective immediately. That sure didn't take long (totalbuzz.freedomblogging.com)	(106)
	And now, to rebut Obama's health care speech: A birther who once tried to buy a British title from con artists. The Aristocrats (dailykos.com)	(192)
(Some Guy)	Can Andre the Giant teach us about health care? Inconcievable (thefastertimes.com)	(53)
	America needs a one party autocracy (nytimes.com)	(269)
(538)	Apparently, many blue dog districts support the public option, their congressmen just don't know it (fivethirtyeight.com)	(373)
	Authorities issue arrest warrants for 11 ACORN workers accused of falsifying voter registration cards during last year's presidential election (miamiherald.com)	(323)
	Even though we've only suffered from even moderate inflation once in the past 75 years, inflation fearmongers are running around warning the sky is about to fall. Like they always have, even when it never happens (yglesias.thinkprogress.org)	(133)
	Mike Duvall, an Orange County (CA) Republican who espouses family values, and opposes marriage equality caught on tape talking about his mistress (dailykos.com)	(148)
	Mark Foley turns over a new page in his life, becomes a talk radio host (abcnews.go.com)	(73)
	"If Obama fails to win reelection, let the blame be first laid at the door of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who at a pivotal point threw gasoline on the flames by comparing angry American citizens to Nazis" (salon.com)	(361)
	School that refused Obama speech will bus kids to go see Bush speak (rawstory.com)	(252)
	Church to boycott Pepsi, switch to Coke because Pepsi supports gay marriage. "The irony is that ... they actually switched from one company that supports full-equality to another company that supports full-equality" (wtsp.com)	(237)
	University of Wyoming is naming a new center for international students the "Cheney International Center". That is just CIC (msnbc.msn.com)	(89)
	"Decent, thoughtful, moderate Republicans must reclaim their party from the far-right fringe" (ohio.com)	(356)
	Birther comes to a political rally and tells Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) Obama is not the real President, does she: A) Denounce the birther B) Have security take her away c) Whisper in her ear "I agree with you" (politico.com)	(300)

Tue September 08, 2009

(Some Guy)	"Muslim women fight for right to pants, beer" They do realize that by gaining access to the second, they'll probably end up without the first again? (politicsdaily.com)	(78)
	Southern Senator states that Obama should show "humility" when he speaks to Congress Wednesday night....and maybe he could dance a little soft shoe as well (tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(313)
	Pop quiz: Your co-pay for NOT using the free healthcare program if you're qualified is: A) $15 B) $30 C) $50 D) $3800.00 Leave it to Congress to forget that if uninsured people had $3800. they could afford private insurance (news.yahoo.com)	(543)
	Far Out Man: Van Jones spoke at the NORML marijuana-reform conference in 2002 (celebstoner.com)	(59)
	Obama's "socialist" speech contained product placements for iPhone and XBox. Seriously (online.wsj.com)	(110)
	It would cost less than $600M to save the lives of 4 million people in Kenya. Good thing we made more of efficient use of our money in Middle-Eastern warfare (yglesias.thinkprogress.org)	(181)
	Noted left wing ideologue Neal Boortz: "Republicans got rolled and they deserved it" (townhall.com)	(283)
	Militant Black Panthers intimidating white voters in Philly turn out to be members of a dance troupe (crooksandliars.com)	(260)
	So far, 23 House Democrats say they'll vote against health care reform. Which means if the Ds lose 16 more members, they won't have enough votes to pass health care without GOP help (thehill.com)	(249)
	It's time for the Supreme Court to finally stand up for free speech and overturn the abomination against liberty that is the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law (online.wsj.com)	(282)
(Some Law Professor)	Andrew Sullivan unwittingly predicts that Obama will pass health reform plan proposed by GOP months ago (legalinsurrection.blogspot.com)	(90)
	Democrats and Republicans are in the throes of one of their periodic shouting matches about who is to blame for the gridlock on Capitol Hill and, more broadly, about the merits and flaws of bipartisanship (economist.com)	(62)
	Laura Bush is perhaps the only Republican on the planet who thinks the Obama speech to school children is a good thing. (vid) (bittenandbound.com)	(191)
	Rod Blagojevich says his hair hates Richard Nixon or something (cbsnews.com)	(24)
	At least one Democrat admits that there is nothing in the Constitution that authorizes the government managing health care. He's not real happy about that either (cnsnews.com)	(456)
	Shocking news: the GOP guy who screamed the loudest over Obama's speech also pushed for conservative indoctrination in textbooks (tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(313)
	"You do need a crisis to generate movement in Congress and to help build a consensus" (bloomberg.com)	(198)
	Sarkozy poses with short workers. It's the height of arrogance (upi.com)	(68)
	Obama pwns himself: Obama in 2006 "raising the debt ceiling (by Bush) shows a failure of leadership." Obama in 2009: "We must raise the debt ceiling." (thehill.com)	(369)
	♬ Let's get fiskal, phiscal, I wanna get fysical, let's get into phisikal ♬ (abc.net.au)	(29)

Mon September 07, 2009

	In his address to Congress on Wednesday, Obama is expected to lay the smack down. And by lay the smack down, he means he'll ask Congress to "pretty please with sugar on top" pass his health care reform (washingtonpost.com)	(86)
	Obama to Republicans: Where's YOUR solution to health reform? (youtube.com)	(350)
(Some Guy)	"The astounding disproportion between the facts -- who Van Jones is and what got him in trouble -- and the Left's perception tells you a lot about what's gone wrong in Hopeville" (rsmccain.blogspot.com)	(142)
	Joe Kennedy II annuls his run for Ted Kennedy's seat in the Senate (boston.com)	(31)
(FireDogLake)	Time Magazine senior editor in 2009: Dick Cheney is horrible for authorizing torture. Same Time Magazine editor in Nov. 2001: We need to torture terrorists (campaignsilo.firedoglake.com)	(65)
(Whitehouse.gov)	Prepared remarks by the President to America's schoolchildren: "You can't drop out of school and just drop into a good job. You've got to work for it and train for it and learn for it." That socialist bast..wait what? (whitehouse.gov)	(1710)
	Probably the funniest video of a woman crying over nothing you will see all day (thedenverchannel.com)	(547)
	Israel officially approves construction of hundreds more settlements in occupied West Bank, officially giving the U.S. a big middle finger (news.bbc.co.uk)	(303)
(Some Guy)	Russian professor: The United States will collapse completely as did the U.S.S.R. in as little as two months, if not by 2010. Fark: Story published by Moran (digitaljournal.com)	(330)
(Some Rowdy Liberal)	Hank Williams Jr.: "If it wasn't for the Electoral College, Obama wouldn't be president." That and 10.5 million more votes (wvgazette.com)	(301)
	Obama's advisers said to be very flexible on the public option. Already bending over and grabbing their ankles (cbsnews.com)	(165)