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Sun September 20, 2009

Source	Fark Headline		Comments
		Obama wants to talk about a newspaper bailout bill. Also a telegraph bailout, oil lamp bailout, Pony Express bailout, vinyl LP and 8-track tape bailout, ZIP drive bailout and coal-fired locomotive bailout (thehill.com)	(340)
		NY Gov. Paterson says he will defy President Obama's request that he not run for re-election. He's letting blind ambition get the best of him (nydailynews.com)	(90)
		Well, ummm, if they'd tried to help a pimp and his 12-year old prostitutes I'd cut funding, but, you know, it was only 14 year-olds, and besides, these folks helped me get to the White House so I'm okay with it (blogs.abcnews.com)	(846)
		Obama's top foreign policy advisor, Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, advocates protecting Iraqi airspace by shooting down Israeli jets if they try to attack Iran. This should end well (weeklystandard.com)	(193)
		Well, it's official. The Obama phenomenon is over. Permanently (realclearpolitics.com)	(680)
(Some Guy)		Dewey Beach Mayor Dell Tush loses her seat in election. A loss for Mr. Wang would have been devastating (wboc.com)	(17)
		Silvio Berlusconi controls most of Italy and he still can't keep his women in line. But then he's only an end user (guardian.co.uk)	(27)
		President Obama keeping the black man down? At least one governor didn't see that coming (1010wins.com)	(38)
		"The Republican party needs to do some serious soul-searching if it is to avoid driving itself to extinction" (guardian.co.uk)	(373)
(Times Higher Education)		Study stupidity at University: "it's the most powerful determinant of human destiny" (timeshighereducation.co.uk)	(116)
		John McCain calls Jimmy Carter the worst president of the 20th century (hotair.com)	(459)
		"Baby, the Dave Matthews band is going to play our wedding" was promised by: A.) A college sophomore wooing a sorority girl, B.) Seth Rogan in a new comedy, or C.) Former VP candidate John Edwards to Rielle Hunter? (corner.nationalreview.com)	(61)
		Huckabee all but guaranteed 2012 Republican nod. Palin fades into obscurity (voices.washingtonpost.com)	(173)
		Obama diplomatic team gets ready for the president's first UN General Assembly - most importantly, how the president can avoid being hugged by Ahmadinejad, kissed by Mugabe, or goosed by Angela Merkel (gothamist.com)	(72)

Sat September 19, 2009

	In reaction to Obama's scrapping the Eastern Europe missile shield, Russia scraps their missile plans (news.yahoo.com)	(456)
(The New Editor)	IL Gov. Quinn to set 1,000 inmates free early in cost-cutting move; experts fear political crime wave as convicted governors, Chicago alderman, and Cook County judges to be released (theneweditor.com)	(38)
	That study that claims 45,000 Americans die without insurance? Uhuh: "the authors have no idea whether subjects were insured or uninsured, what kind of medical care they received, or even cause of death" (washingtontimes.com)	(330)
	Let's say you realize you need certified organic kale produce ASAP. Just jump into your armored limousine, turn on the sirens and Secret Service, ride one block to farmer's market (washingtonpost.com)	(451)

Fri September 18, 2009

(Some Guy)	Canada urged to embrace official bilinguialism so country can accept English and French in the same way that America is able to happily accomodate both people who speak English and Southerners (ottawacitizen.com)	(345)
	Orly Taitz faces a possible $10,000 "sanction for misconduct" for filing another frivolous motion. YA RLY (tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(362)
(Who Runs Gov)	Another GOP defection to the Democrats in the works? (theplumline.whorunsgov.com)	(364)
	Right-wing Canadian government survives no-confidence motion with help from far-left and eurosocialist parties. Aren't multi-party politics fun? (ctv.ca)	(88)
	Answer: The flag of this tax-raising, industry-socializing, price-controlling, over-regulating, liberty-squashing nation is flown all over the South (reason.com)	(413)
(India Uncut)	Think America's politics has been ridiculous lately? India has a cow over former UN Under-Secretary General Shashiatharoor's usage of the term 'cattle-class' (indiauncut.com)	(29)
(Some Guy)	Va. politician says he won't raise taxes, but instead will raise taxes (nbcwashington.com)	(69)
	Only 17 percent of voters say ACORN should still get tax dollars, while 51 percent say they shouldn't, and 32 percent declined to answer because they were busy bringing in a load of 13-year-old Salvadoran hookers (rasmussenreports.com)	(301)
(OpenCongress)	Senate votes 53-43 to keep the $1.4m in funding for the airport used only by Jack Murtha and 19 of his close friends. "Obvious" and "Sad" tags offer to buy a round for the five Democrats with any sense (opencongress.org)	(125)
	Apparently, by not putting a missile shield in Europe, President Obama has let Russia retake the Eastern Block, given Iran nuclear weapons and, somehow or another, stripped the 1980 US hockey team of their Gold Medal (foxnews.com)	(298)
	Swing voters are feeling buyers' remorse big time, as Obama's supposed strengths turn out to be worse than his known flaws (article.nationalreview.com)	(281)
	President Obama said this week that his health care plan won't cover illegal immigrants, but argued that's all the more reason to legalize them and ensure they eventually do get coverage (washingtontimes.com)	(512)
(NLPC)	Next time you update your FB status, make sure you include a salutation to your Dear Leader (nlpc.org)	(183)
	Massive protests rock Tehran. This is not a repeat from June (cnn.com)	(89)
	Bush redefined the GOP, much in the same way that an iceberg redefined the Titanic (reason.com)	(148)
	Massachusetts politicians notice they forgot to tax dogs, rush to correct oversight (bostonherald.com)	(46)
(Southern Voice)	A lot of states won't let gays marry. In Indiana, they can't get divorced either (sovo.com)	(64)
	Former Bush Administration officials are reacting to the explosive revelations coming from former speechwriter Matt Latimer's book with a resounding "who was he again, exactly?" (news.yahoo.com)	(67)
	Pelosi (D-elusional squawkbox) implies protestors of health care reform will attempt assassination of top political leaders (washingtonpost.com)	(821)
	Dukakis? In my Senate? It's more likely than you think (news.bostonherald.com)	(75)
	Canadian government introduces bill allowing cowards who don't want to fight Obama's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to claim safe haven north of the border (usatoday.com)	(211)

Thu September 17, 2009

		Oath Keepers. They're sorta like Promise keepers but with more guns and talk of dictatorship, concentration camps and a 'New World Order.' (latimes.com)	(439)
		House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-emagogue) concerned about rhetoric around health care, suggests people take responsibility for what they say. No word on how she will take responsibility for her "swastika" comment (news.yahoo.com)	(356)
		Rumor is that House Blue Dog Democrats may work with Republicans on health care because they aren't going to vote for the Pelosi bill (thehill.com)	(186)
		House votes to castrate ACORN funding. NUTS (bloomberg.com)	(293)
		The September revolution continues as allies now turn on Obama's Tsars (politico.com)	(160)
		Meet the man who made Glenn Beck what he is today: W. Cleon Skousen, a man once considered too extreme in the Goldwater era but now introduced by Beck to a receptive new audience (salon.com)	(99)
		Sotomayor shows willingness to overturn century and a half old precedent establishing corporate personhood, one of the legal lynchpins of the industrial free market system. So, no, she's not an activist judge at all (online.wsj.com)	(690)
		Bizarro Bill O'Reilly says he's in favor of the public option. This is good news... for Obama (dailykos.com)	(138)
		Majority of Americans say GOP talking points on healthcare reform are "scare tactics" (dailykos.com)	(156)
		Tea Party protesters called for a government investigation into whether the government-run subway system adequately prepared for this weekend's rally to protest government spending and government services (blogs.wsj.com)	(232)
		"The most fundamental principle liberals have is that they are all very, very smart, and everyone should listen to them. Nothing angers them more than something that challenges them to reexamine that core tenet" (pajamasmedia.com)	(528)
		Hated by the GOP and progressive Democrats alike, the Baucus health care bill is the legislative equivalent of a Rob Schneider movie. Here are its top five flaws (theatlanticwire.com)	(171)
		Gale Norton, come on down - you're the first Bush cabinet official to be investigated for corruption on The Bribe is Right (latimes.com)	(71)
		Armenian man who watched Nazis invade USSR and kill his relatives relocates to USA, gets arrested for assaulting LaRouche jackasses who were passing out Hitler-mustached Obama flyers at farmers market (seattletimes.nwsource.com)	(192)
		Rush Limbaugh thinks we should go back to segregating busses, legalizing fat people (thinkprogress.org)	(193)
		You know you're doing bad as an administration when the Russian president says that he "Wants to meet the dissidents" in the USA (sfgate.com)	(249)
		President Obama cuts spending. Conservatives outraged (foxnews.com)	(339)
		10 lessons for teabaggers (crooksandliars.com)	(298)
		From a guy who doesn't want to keep his job at WSJ (online.wsj.com)	(352)

Wed September 16, 2009

	Conservative heartthrob Bill Cosby says racism plays a role in attacks on Obama; calls congressional Republicans "fools". Hey hey hey (salon.com)	(286)
	Crazy birther compares herself to Nelson Mandela, wants the Judge who threw her case out tried for treason (tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(148)
(Washington Independent)	Only 79% of voters think Barack Obama is not the anti-Christ (washingtonindependent.com)	(126)
	Raw Story notes that the most corrupt politicians in DC are Democrats. Side story on hell freezing over is on page two (rawstory.com)	(95)
	"When I called my insurer to ask what the total premium was, the customer service representative said it was none of my business." (reason.com)	(217)
	There's nothing racist about opposing the president (reason.com)	(602)
	You know the conservative argument that lowering taxes increases tax revenue? Well, someone has finally done a study and proven its not true for America (or most countries) right now. Here comes the science (blogs.discovermagazine.com)	(381)
	The Baucus health care plan is expected to get as much Republican support as a Maxine Waters fundraiser sponsored by Jesse Jackson (politico.com)	(212)
(Some Guy)	Judge tosses case of Orly Taitz and threatens sanctions if she ever tries stupid shiat in his court again (ledger-enquirer.com)	(273)
	Philadelphia ACORN apparently not as corrupt as other chapters: They refused to deal with the undercover "pimp" and called the cops (philly.com)	(399)
	Obama's pollnumbers rebound after calling Kanye West a jackass (huffingtonpost.com)	(223)
	Obama White House fine-tunes its strategy for quashing descent (washingtonpost.com)	(303)
	NY Times finally covers ACORN scandal, appropriately placing the story on page A14 back in the escort, massage and gentlemen's club ads (nytimes.com)	(320)
	Massachusetts politicians likely to approve new law requiring Ted Kennedy's seat to be filled by a Democrat (boston.com)	(141)
	WWE CEO Linda McMahon announces she's running against Chris Dodd for his senate seat. Dodd reportedly welcomes the challenger but will insist that all folding chairs be securely bolted to the floor during debates (foxnews.com)	(82)
(Style.com)	Me Talk Presidential One Day: Tales from Bush's speechwriter for the economic crisis (men.style.com)	(147)
	Jimmy Carter does his usual fine job of promoting peace and understanding by jumping on the "Obama's opponents are racist" bandwagon (edition.cnn.com)	(665)
	Conservative blogger outraged that the Washington Post waited until paragraph 23 of Patrick Swayze's obit to mention Red Dawn. WOLVERINES (wonkette.com)	(85)
(Some Guy)	Change we can believe in: Obama fulfilling his vow to "regain America's moral stature in the world" by extending PATRIOT ACT, giving Bagram detainees even fewer rights than the ones at Gitmo (patterico.com)	(180)
	The Government Accountability Office says if Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were not being backed by Uncle Sam, the risk and losses to the taxpayer would have been mitigated (cnsnews.com)	(110)
	Finally a reason to support "Dancing With The Stars" (feeds.people.com)	(42)
	So who made the rules in Congress about not bad-mouthing the President? The panty-waisted Democr... er, what, the Republicans? Really? Oh... sorry about that, Joe (politico.com)	(101)

Tue September 15, 2009

(Some Guy)	Oregon Congressman wants to track your car with GPS for taxation reasons, has nothing to do with campaign contributors (dave-hogan.blogspot.com)	(115)
	This Sunday, Obama will be on CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, Univision, the Farm Report, Inside the NFL, Iron Chef, Dog the Bounty Hunter, and TRL. But not on Fox (voices.washingtonpost.com)	(378)
	Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Overreacter) says Rep. Joe Wilson's (R-Nitwit) comments could lead to a resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan (tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(433)
	Faith based initiative from Bush raised lots of wharrgarbl. Faith based initiative from Obama raises crickets (online.wsj.com)	(195)
	First paragraph: "Opposition to Obama is racist." 10th: "There's no proof debate over Obamacare is racist." 11th: "In fact, most of it is political." 13th: "And most of it comes from Democrats" (salon.com)	(280)
	"Charlie Rangel suffers from Congressional Sclerosis: the belief that the rules, especially the petty ones, no longer apply to you." (washingtonpost.com)	(75)
	Tea Bagger head honcho to Anderson Cooper: "Obama is a Indonesian Muslim Welfare Thug." Then, to James Carville: "It's awful hard to take this seriously when you get irrational." (huffingtonpost.com)	(246)
(Political Wire)	George Bush on Sarah Palin: "I'm trying to remember if I've met her before. What is she, the governor of Guam?" (politicalwire.com)	(246)
	Like other presidents, Obama has a number of "czars" specializing in certain policy areas. Here is the history of czars and why we can't overthrow them on behalf of the proletarian masses (washingtonpost.com)	(176)
	How the panic over right-wing violence is being used to marginalize peaceful dissent (reason.com)	(152)
(Sun News)	We won't vacation in South Carolina because of how Rep. Joe Wilson treated President Obama, say people who are taking politics way, way too seriously (thesunnews.com)	(104)
	The question that most political handicappers are considering right now is not "Will Republicans make gains at the midterm elections?" but "How large will those gains be?" (politico.com)	(272)
	The more people hear about Obamacare, the less they like it (cnsnews.com)	(227)
	Open Wide. The public option is coming (dailykos.com)	(280)
(Some Nut)	Right wingers celebrate their victory as the Senate votes to strip ACORN of federal funding. Which is kind of funny because ACORN doesn't receive any direct federal funding (acorn.org)	(264)
	Obama to Israel: Hey, I hear Iran called you a jerk during study hall. You should fight him. C'mon, don't you want to punch his arrogant face? Do it (online.wsj.com)	(162)
	With corruption, sleazy actions at tax-funded organizations, firings, government ties, sex and hookers why is the MSM not covering the ACORN story? (foxnews.com)	(296)
	House to discipline Wilson for outburst. IT'S NOT LUPUS (foxnews.com)	(490)
	Rick Santorum reportedly all frothy over a possible White House bid (cbsnews.com)	(135)
	Why Robert Byrd (D-oddering) opposes gays in the military. No word on whether he would reverse his stance if gays will start calling hand action "The Robert Byrd Memorial Reacharound" (wonkette.com)	(76)
	Adulterers in Indonesian province can now be stoned, unlike the United States, where adultery occasionally follows getting stoned (npr.org)	(196)
	Canada's 2008 federal election may be ruled null and void, because Prime Minister Legohair violated his own law that elections should happen every 4 years (theglobeandmail.com)	(102)
	President Obama calls Kanye West a "jackass." Kanye responds by claiming Obama doesn't care about black people (latimesblogs.latimes.com)	(755)

Mon September 14, 2009

(PolitiFact)	Tea Partiers: "Look at this aerial photo showing millions of us." Politifact: "Looking at the buildings, that photo shows an event that happened at least a decade ago." (politifact.com)	(740)
(Times & Democrat)	Obama's Amtrak Czar says that 8 billion dollar railroad stimulus doesn't include bullet trains. So where's the berth certificate? (thetandd.com)	(134)
	Senate health care negotiators reduce the cost of the reform plan that will never in a million years pass the Congress to under $880 billion (breitbart.com)	(227)
	Senator Blanche Lincoln (R-LA): I oppose the public option because the people of my state don't want it. Louisiana: Um, what? (dailykos.com)	(108)
(Some Weiss)	Rahm Emanuel and David Axelrod apparently just leveled up from self-hating Jews to traitors to the Jewish people (mondoweiss.net)	(199)
(Some Guy)	Congressman Roscoe Bartlett calls for investigation of ACORN. Man, the Duke boys are gonna be pissed (wbaltv.com)	(315)
	Afghans are taking to democracy like a duck takes to a swimming pool filled with Jello and gravel (breitbart.com)	(126)
	Why the GOP should share the blame for health care reform failure (reason.com)	(347)
(Some Guy)	"Politicians will tell you they'd rather have you hate them than distrust them because hate is an emotion that can be tweaked, while trust is an investment in character -- a bond that, once broken, can never be repaired fully." (pittsburghlive.com)	(40)
	For eight years, Rep. Charles "Only the Little People Pay Taxes" Rangel reported no rental income on a house he owned even though he had paying tenants (nypost.com)	(129)
(American Spectator)	Is Meg Whitman the next Ronald Reagan? Well, The Gipper always was kind of a cranky old woman (spectator.org)	(92)
(Pollster)	Americans don't support Obama's health plan. But they do support his plan with a public option. And they also support it without a public option. So in other words, they support his plan but just don't realize it (pollster.com)	(290)
	Today's ACORN office exposed for supporting underage prostitution? There's a Big Apple in it for you if you guess correctly (youtube.com)	(470)
	Obama heads to Wall Street to address financial reform. Stockbroker's parents will keep them home that day so they won't be indoctrinated into socialism (washingtonpost.com)	(126)
	Osama Bin Laden calls President Obama a liar from the floor of his cave. House Speaker expected to call for a vote of censure (news.bbc.co.uk)	(321)
	"The ever-sunny Reagan is dead. The congenial Buckley is dead. The old-school conservative Novak is dead as well. In their place is the party of Joe the Shouter and Joe the Plumber and Sarah the Death Panel Screecher" (huffingtonpost.com)	(311)