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Sun October 04, 2009

Source	Fark Headline		Comments
		Twice as many say letting people keeping their own insurance is more important than passing the ObamaCare "public option" (rasmussenreports.com)	(679)
		Conservative "celebrities" respond to Will Ferrell's fake healthcare ad that has the right wing blogodome so butthurt with a fake ad of their own. Yeah, it's about as funny as you'd expect (bighollywood.breitbart.com)	(538)
		...But seriously, they just oppose Obama's liberal policies, they're not suffering from some kind of bizarre Obama Derangement Syndrome (tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(239)
		Massachusetts governor defends policy of trying to use stimulus money for long term benefit instead of throwing it away as fast as possible (boston.com)	(17)
		NOLA ACORN office received $625,000 in contracts from city, HUD to repair low-income housing, develop new units in poor neighborhoods. No work was actually performed to fulfill the contracts, office address was a vacant lot (washingtonexaminer.com)	(200)
		Watchdog group sees turning point in Iran. This is not a repeat from Afghanistan, Iraq (msnbc.msn.com)	(34)
		Remember when it was treasonous for Members of Congress to travel to foreign countries to speak ill of the president and his policies? (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(148)
(Powerline)		"Obama doesn't seem to understand that he is a not-very-popular President with a poor track record of accomplishment who is not in a position to demand anything from Congress." (powerlineblog.com)	(349)
		Shoichi Naka...naga...nagonna be showing up drunk in public again (reuters.com)	(30)
		Joe the Plumber enters his 16th minute of fame (huffingtonpost.com)	(86)

Sat October 03, 2009

(Cato)	"Cash for Clunkers" is, unsurprisingly, a strong contender for dumbest program ever (cato-at-liberty.org)	(338)
	"When France chides you for appeasement, you know you're scraping bottom." (article.nationalreview.com)	(250)
	This week's Kos hate mail is pithy. Not that any of the writers know what "pithy" means (dailykos.com)	(130)
	A pretty good interview with Whole Foods CEO John Mackey wherein he again promotes companies taking responsibility for workers health care, citizens taking better care of themselves, cutting CEO salaries. Here comes the hate (online.wsj.com)	(190)
	In the United States criticizing religion is protected under the First Amendment. Unlike in Maine where it gets you a $4,000 fine and a ban on using the mail (wnd.com)	(141)
	Let's see, what's going on around Europe, oh football match, nice, mudslide too bad, Ireland ratifies Lisbon Treaty, pretty much establishing a European President, Puppets in......wait, back up for a second (news.bbc.co.uk)	(88)
	A compilation video of all the conservative glee about the Olympics not coming to Chicago. They're all there, Malkin, Beck, O'Reilly, Lou Dobbs, it's a veritable cornucopia of douchbaggery (gawker.com)	(586)
	Senator Corker (R-eminyl): I resent that Canada gets cheap drugs when the US does all the innovation. Canadian MP: LOLWOUT (google.com)	(116)
	Glenn Beck has identified the cause of all that is wrong with America: The fact that the US Mint has stopped putting "In God We Trust" on our money. Sure, it's a complete falsehood, but the crazy boat ain't gonna sail itself (littlegreenfootballs.com)	(215)
(Battle Creek Enquirer)	Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin stood her ground against Joe Biden in tonight's VP debate. Apparently, news travels slowly in Battle Creek (battlecreekenquirer.com)	(104)
	Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmajew. Oy vey (telegraph.co.uk)	(186)
	David Brooks points out Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity have no clothes (nytimes.com)	(209)
	Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal admits the GOP has no plan to reform health care. (w/ pic of Senator Ensign giving you "the shocker") (boston.com)	(84)
	Bill Frist says he would vote yes on the health care bill, based on his review of it via videotape (swampland.blogs.time.com)	(53)
	GOP tried to recruit hero pilot 'Sully' for 2010 Congress bid (thehill.com)	(132)

Fri October 02, 2009

		Joe Scarborough: "Both sides are bad LOL" (huffingtonpost.com)	(536)
		"Obama WH already got more from one buffet lunch with Iran than Bush WH did in 8 years of saber-rattling." (salon.com)	(202)
		Rush Limbaugh wants John McCain and his ilk to recognize that they're killing the GOP and let people like him, Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin clean up the mess they've created (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(236)
		Conservatives rejoice that the Olympics aren't coming to America. Who needs the jobs and money anyway? (huffingtonpost.com)	(603)
		At this point, the problem doesn't seem to be that they're not vetting people. It's that the people doing the vetting have "a rather unusual understanding of what constitutes a problem." (pajamasmedia.com)	(180)
		"America is sick of you, Republican Party. You are a LIE FACTORY " (dailykos.com)	(566)
		McCain's former campaign manager: Palin presidential nomination would be "catastrophic" (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(258)
		Trim the mullet? Check. Hire a team of scandal-ridden, race-bating GOP operatives? Check. Looks like somebody's running for President (rawstory.com)	(133)
		Even 187-year-old reporter Helen Thomas agrees: The Obama administration is about as decisive as a gaggle of teen girls deciding which store to visit at the mall (washingtonpost.com)	(196)
		83% of likely voters consider this issue the most important one facing the country. Is it: a.) The economy b.) Health care reform c.) Government corruption (rasmussenreports.com)	(412)
		Read the conspiracy zealots & you'll find articulate people. Their handicap is that they missed the boat when it sailed toward intellectual maturity, & now they're rowing furiously in pursuit, waving a pirate flag (blogs.suntimes.com)	(206)

Thu October 01, 2009

	John Beohner (R-OH), GOP Minority Leader in the House of Represenatatives, says he's never met or talked to a single person who supports the public option. Way to stay in touch with America there, John (politico.com)	(266)
	EU report on Russia-Georgia war. Georgian pants not fireproof (spiegel.de)	(63)
	Congress looking to cap health insurers' profits (dailykos.com)	(206)
	84% of Fox News readers believe Obama is hurting the Afghan war effort by weighing all options prior to making a decision (foxnews.com)	(276)
	Garrison Keillor says punish those who disagree with Democrats: "Thirty-two percent of the population identifies with the GOP, and if we cut off health care to them, we could probably pay off the deficit in short order" (chicagotribune.com)	(264)
	Michele Bachmann (Reallycrazy-MN) warns of abortions at school if we get a health care reform bill, just proves kids are willing to do anything to get out of class (thehill.com)	(233)
	President Obama's decision to talk with Iran rather than hurl insults and threats at them appears to be paying off. John Bolton's moustache not amused (msnbc.msn.com)	(174)
	"The pros and cons of the hissy fit", article in Redbook about dealing with your kids? Nope, article on a leading political website about our elected officials. Nice job America (politico.com)	(44)
	In an effort to help the Obama administration with it's pledge to keep illegals from abusing the new and improved US healthcare system, an amendment is offered requiring immigrants to prove their identity (thehill.com)	(489)
	Obama and McChrystal Don't Talk? Good, Says Army Historian (wired.com)	(220)
(Rutland Herald)	Brian Dubie fires up campaign for Vermont governor (rutlandherald.com)	(21)
	That non-existant anti-war protest? Seems there isn't much need for it (news.bbc.co.uk)	(172)
	Like her literary equals Stephanie Meyer and Dan Brown before her, Sarah Palin is atop the Amazon Bestseller list (tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(371)
	Check: "Vitter seeks investigation of ACORN for assisting fake prostitution ring." Checkmate: "CREW seeks investigation of Vitter for role in real prostitution ring" (nola.com)	(77)
	NJ Supremes reinstate ban on exit polling. Political analysts return to rectal extraction for projections (wtop.com)	(54)
	Did you know sedition is illegal according to the Smith Act of 1940 (18 U.S.C. § 2385)? Yeah, neither did Newsmax (salon.com)	(320)
	Former aide to John Edwards reportedly has video of Edwards "polling the electorate" (politico.com)	(143)
	Sarah Palin can't get speaking gigs: "The big lecture buyers in the US are paralyzed with fear about booking her, basically because they think she is a blithering idiot." No, really (huffingtonpost.com)	(266)
	Please help the GOP celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, where we celebrate the accomplishments of the three Republican Hispanics left in the Party (dailykos.com)	(164)

Wed September 30, 2009

	Congressman compares our health care system to the holocaust. Way to keep it classy (politico.com)	(422)
	Hillary Clinton thrilled to be president of the UN Security Council, says she may blow an intern just for the hell of it (news.yahoo.com)	(60)
	Thomas Friedman compares the mood among the American right to the mood among Israel's right during Yitzak Rabin's time as PM (littlegreenfootballs.com)	(232)
	Glenn Beck: We shouldn't host the Olympics because Vancouver lost $1 billion on it when they hosted. White House: Vancouver is hosting the 2010 Olympics. You know, the games that haven't happened yet? (gawker.com)	(411)
	Michael Moore: Vote for ObamaCare or we'll vote you out of office. Sen. Max Bacus (D-'ont have to run until 2014): Go be fat somewhere else (washingtonpost.com)	(145)
	Obama wants kids to spend more time in school, but there's no evidence that longer days lead to smarter kids. Actually, "the most consistent indicator and predictor of a child's educational achievement is parental involvement" (reason.com)	(199)
	California and Massachussetts are like twins. Both have rich, self entitled GOP candidates that cannot be bothered to actually vote. Its easier to buy your representatives (boston.com)	(68)
	Now that we've said goodbye to the Public Option, let's say hello to the Public Option (crooksandliars.com)	(210)
	US Supreme Court takes case that could incorporate the Second Amendment. If this ends up happening, Roberts and Alito were worth having Bush in office (washingtonpost.com)	(667)
	Why Obama is failing on health care: Americans aren't gullible enough to believe that a government health insurance option would cut costs and save money (online.wsj.com)	(491)
	You know that Sarah Palin book that's coming out? Yeah, it was ghostwritten by an associate of a white supremacist (littlegreenfootballs.com)	(356)
	The day is rapidly approaching when the military will need to step in to defend and restore our constitutional government (balloon-juice.com)	(558)
	Elections: Particularly useful against an insurgency (telegraph.co.uk)	(70)
(PoliGazette)	There's A War On? What happened to all the people against it?... the strange absence of the anti-war movement since the election of President Obama (poligazette.com)	(814)
	Schwarzenegger seeks to terminate the sales tax. And the corporate tax. And most of the income tax, although he'll let it limp away bleeding this time (cbs13.com)	(237)
	Republican decides to run for Governor of California. Naturally, freedom worshipping liberals welcome all candidates to the table. Just kidding, they launch an investigation into how and when she's voted as a private citizen (dailykos.com)	(246)

Tue September 29, 2009

	If you're Mayor of Newark, and Conan O'Brien makes fun of your city, do you: a) Shrug it off b) Thank him for the publicity, or c) put Conan O'Brien on the Newark airport no-fly list (huffingtonpost.com)	(97)
	Obama administration shows its weakness on immigration policy by forcing companies to fire all their undocumented workers. Wait, what? (online.wsj.com)	(416)
	Senate Finance Committee says "no" to destroying health care along with their chances in 2010 (chron.com)	(487)
	The election has been held, but the campaign goes on and on. The candidate has yet to become commander in chief (washingtonpost.com)	(155)
	On Iran, 51 percent of voters say Obama is not being tough enough, 38 percent say his response is just right, and 4 percent think he should send Ahmadinejad a nice fruit basket and tickets to a ball game (rasmussenreports.com)	(136)
	Today's the day the Senate Finance Committee votes on the public option for health care. Neither option being proposed is expected to pass, but hey, they're voting (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(129)
	Ex-candidate's ex-mistress excoriated extravagantly by ex-cancer patient over excessive execrable extramarital excuses. Excellent (nydailynews.com)	(53)
	Only a limited amount of damage can be done by dull or stupid people. For creating a truly monumental disaster, you need people with high IQs (townhall.com)	(285)
	Health insurance co-ops are a dead end. Instead, allow insurance competition across state lines. It's a pro-competition solution that doesn't require more government. So it will fail in Congress (online.wsj.com)	(285)
	"For the GOP, torture is no longer a "necessary evil." It is a rally cry, a "values" issue like same-sex marriage or abortion. They don't "grudgingly" support torture. They celebrate it. " (andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com)	(219)
(Some Guy)	Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), has the least net worth of any other Senator. He is registered at a -$40,000 (politicalwire.com)	(74)
	If talks with Iran about its nuclear program fail, Obama is prepared to "cut Iran's economic links to the rest of the world," whatever that means, although it could be tantamount to a hostile act (washingtonpost.com)	(156)
	Palestinians still can't condemn militants, Israel still can't accept responsibility, and the UN still can't do anything but write reports. Welcome to the end of yet another decade of fail (cnn.com)	(151)
	People's Republic of Berkeley agrees to give up waterboarding and other forms of rendition (sfgate.com)	(49)
	Sarah Palin's memoir "Going Rogue" out November 17th, hopefully followed by the sequel "Going Away" (startribune.com)	(418)
	Porn habits of National Science Foundation exec cost taxpayers nearly $60,000 in Kleenex last year (foxnews.com)	(111)
	Guess where the Chairman of the committee investigating Countrywide got his mortgages (businessinsider.com)	(106)
	Obama has given over 120 media interviews in 8 months, plays golf almost every weekend, is spending 2 days in Denmark to lobby for 2016 Olympics - but has only talked to Gen. McChrystal, Afghanistan commander, 1 time in 70 days (blogs.ajc.com)	(763)
	At first it turned green for Islam. Now it turns red and yellow for China. What country are we living in, exactly? (google.com)	(185)

Mon September 28, 2009

	Rep. Joe Wilson (R-ight all along) may have been on to something there (foxnews.com)	(594)
	The current media hysterics over Iran's Shahab 3 missile test seems to gloss over the decade of MSM coverage on Iran's Shahab 3 missile tests (news.google.com)	(152)
(Sweetness & Light)	Obama's "Safe School Czar" once failed to disclose a case of statutory rape when brought to his attention by a 15 year old boy, instead encouraged the kid to wear a condom instead (sweetness-light.com)	(472)
	Why health care reform is toast: Just 33% of seniors favor health care reform plan, 59% are opposed. Worse: Intensity gap is significant, as only 16% of over-65s 'Strongly Favor' the bill, while 46% are 'Strongly Opposed' (pajamasmedia.com)	(458)
	Why the 2010 election will not be a repeat of 1994 or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the rebounding economy (tnr.com)	(209)
(Washington Independent)	Mike Huckabee wants the US out of the UN, which he calls an "international equivalent of ACORN," but with more annoying brown people (washingtonindependent.com)	(357)
(bizjournals.com)	Congress blew it (buffalo.bizjournals.com)	(143)
(McClatchy DC)	Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC): "Why are you afraid of President Obama? Stop watching Glenn Beck" (mcclatchydc.com)	(235)
	No apologies for zero tolerance, "because clearly the best way to prevent meth-addicted babies is to arrest women who buy cold medication for their grandchildren" (reason.com)	(152)
	They say the camera adds ten pounds. So if you plan to have your picture taken with Tony Blair, bring eighteen cameras (timesonline.co.uk)	(19)
	Just when Syria and Israel were starting to get along again, Facebook had to ruin it for them (cnn.com)	(24)
	"Tasteless Headline of the Year" candidate comes courtesy of WorldNetDaily (wnd.com)	(198)
	G20 world leader to Obama: "We don't understand it. You're trying to make sure everybody has health care and they're putting a Hitler mustache on you -- I don't -- that doesn't make sense to me. Explain that to me." (blogs.abcnews.com)	(1323)
	Right wing bloggers commission a survey of themselves to decide who needs to be expelled from the ranks of 'conservatism' and who they want to be the leaders and release the results. You know where this is going (andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com)	(287)
	President Bush denied JK Rowling Medal of Freedom because her books promoted witchcraft; reading books right side up (thinkprogress.org)	(670)