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Sun October 25, 2009

Source	Fark Headline		Comments
(Some Guy)		"Newsweek's Jacob Weisberg won't appear on Fox. Since Weisberg's a 107-pound weasel with a speech impediment, that's like him refusing to be in the next "Ocean's Eleven" movie with George Clooney" (jewishworldreview.com)	(216)
(Al Jazeera)		Japan and China discuss forming new East Asian economic bloc modeled on European Union. One might even call it a Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere (english.aljazeera.net)	(91)
		George Will to Cheney "You should have dithered before invading Iraq" (huffingtonpost.com)	(172)
(Some graph maker)		The coolest graph showing the difference between liberals and conservatives you will see all year (informationisbeautiful.net)	(261)
		When is a national emergency not a national emergency? (whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com)	(222)
		We've secretly replaced a voter information brochure with false and misleading propaganda. Let's see if opponents notice the difference (thenewspaper.com)	(40)
		"In the weeks ahead we may witness a move toward martial law, forced vaccination and internment of those who refuse." (wnd.com)	(195)
(Vancouver Sun)		George W. Bush: "I regret standing in front of that 'Mission Impossible' banner." Dammit, now he got that theme in my head (vancouversun.com)	(154)
		Apparently that 20% boost in Fox News ratings came from all those people at the DC Tea Party (dailykos.com)	(205)
		Obama declares swine flu a national emergency, eyes Nobel Prize in Medicine (boston.com)	(117)
		And now for another episode of "our allies do the craziest things", Saudi Arabia (cnn.com)	(249)
		Norway has such an open society, everyone's income is made public each year. "Isn't this how a social democracy ought to work, with openness, transparency and social equality as ideals?" (nzherald.co.nz)	(128)

Sat October 24, 2009

(Morning Star)	"...if people are so concerned about the importance of marriage, why is there not an equally committed (and well-funded) push to overturn the divorce laws" (magic-city-news.com)	(393)
	Turns out Obama's peace prize WAS a good thing, the ceremony gives him an excuse to not go to the global "Sign Away Your Sovereignty" conference (timesonline.co.uk)	(99)
	Limbaugh hoaxed with fake Obama thesis, defends himself: "But we know he thinks it." (wwww.dailykos.com)	(388)
	While your argument is intriguing and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter, the fact that the Constitution doesn't explicitly say we can have an Air Force doesn't mean that it authorizes forcing people to buy health insurance (hotair.com)	(103)
	"I suppose when you are producing 40-50 blog posts a day, it is far easier to shout "neocon" than to engage in honest debate" (reason.com)	(81)
	The drumbeat for the US to forfeit its sovereignty and join a North American Union marches steadily forward under Obama. Bonus: G. W. Bush thought it was an awesome idea too. Pay no attention to this New World Order, citizen (wnd.com)	(207)
	Sean Hannity's scathing analysis of LIEbrul MSM mainstream media polls makes one thing fairly evident: He probably failed 3rd grade math (dailykos.com)	(95)
	The GOP spent over 1 million dollars on their new craptastic website. What up wit dat? (littlegreenfootballs.com)	(117)
	Eric Cantor (R) demands that Barack Obama apologize to the Republican Party Communications Department (huffingtonpost.com)	(499)
	GOP Congressman leading Rangel investigation failed to report $300,000 profit in stock sales in 2006. Kettle, call from Pot on line 3 (tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(132)

Fri October 23, 2009

		Justice Clarence Thomas to rest of Supreme Court: STFU (blog.al.com)	(161)
		Obama has reached that dreaded moment when the American public starts saying, "Don't tell us about the previous president anymore. YOU own this now; YOU fix it" (online.wsj.com)	(409)
		The White House's actual problem is not that Fox isn't a real news organization; their problem is that it is (corner.nationalreview.com)	(382)
		Feds designate 200,000 acres off Alaska's coast as "polar bear habitat." You read that correctly, off Alaska's coast (google.com)	(132)
		NRO is outraged, OUTRAGED that the mainstream MSM media is referring to teabaggers as "teabaggers," even though they themselves coined the term (corner.nationalreview.com)	(158)
		Fox News compares itself to Hunter S. Thompson (foxnews.com)	(165)
		Thanks to Obama, new alliances are being forged around the world - unfortunately, they don't include the U.S (in.reuters.com)	(117)
		Victoria Jackson's "Love Letter to Glenn Beck." Quite possibly the craziest, most overtly racist, WHARRGARBLiest piece of complete bugfark insanity ever put forth by the right wing blogodome (bighollywood.breitbart.com)	(306)
		Barack Obama sweeps into MIT in MA to give a speech about Global Warming. Never mind that snowstorm we had 5 days ago (bostonherald.com)	(308)
		BBC under fire for putting racist politician on TV where everyone could see how ridiculous he is (theglobeandmail.com)	(48)
		Blackwater's "No Tag-Backs" war crimes defense ruled invalid (dailykos.com)	(86)
		So it turns out that even when you represent the most staunchly conservative people of the deep south, voting against the 'Rape is Bad Bill of 2009' will still result in constituents thinking you're a douchebag (videocafe.crooksandliars.com)	(259)
		Obama regulatory Czar would like to abolish the institution of marriage (wnd.com)	(396)
		With finance industry reform a hot topic, Barney Frank is one third more bribable than he was two years ago (boston.com)	(136)
		Obama's war on Fox News is turning out to be a real popularity boost. For Fox News (smh.com.au)	(639)

Thu October 22, 2009

	Obama says "excessive pay offends our values." Guess he's never watched sports or Hollywood movies (msnbc.msn.com)	(366)
	President invites "journalists" for off-the-record briefing at White House. This is not a repeat from 2009. This was the Bush White House, and these were Fox News "journalists." (thinkprogress.org)	(164)
	"If you can remove children over 'fears' they might "become obese," why can't you also remove them from in case they "become smokers" or "become homophobes" or "become gun-owners?" (corner.nationalreview.com)	(128)
	In what would even make the most staunch Fark Independent cringe, Glenn Beck now argues that Net Neutrality is a way stifle free speech as opposed to preventing it from being stifled. Glenn, Rush wants his drugs back dude (gawker.com)	(273)
(PPP)	Obama 47 - Huckabee 43, Obama 48 - Romney 40. Huckabee/Romney in 2012? (publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com)	(135)
	Protip: When you send a ton of responses for an anti-Democrat push poll to your Democratic opponent to make a political point, make sure you read the responses to your questions first (tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(58)
	House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-Ind.): "Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck speak for many Americans" That's true, just not the ones that are sane (politico.com)	(164)
	On the same day that the FCC begins crafting "Net Neutrality" laws, JohnMcCain introduces a bill to stop it thereby keeping the internet off of his lawn (pcworld.com)	(411)
	Democrats think for themselves, but Republicans do what they're told, says President Obama. Every Democrat nods in self-satisfied agreement with their party leader (realclearpolitics.com)	(225)
	Rep Alan Grayson: Fox News is the enemy of America (rawstory.com)	(368)
(Washington Examiner)	A pretty concise and accurate breakdown of why the liberal feminist Democrat party is scared sh*tless of attractive conservative firebrands like Palin, Bachmann, and Liz Cheney (washingtonexaminer.com)	(331)
	Actual journalism performed in writing article describing the famine in Ethopia (news.bbc.co.uk)	(50)
	Tonsil vultures and foot rustlers foil Harry Reid's (D-oh) cunning plan (hotair.com)	(34)
	Dick Cheney: Obama has failed to give troops on the ground a clear mission (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)	(234)
	Alan Grayson destroys GOP congressman on Constitution. Is C-SPAN the new WWF? (dailykos.com)	(389)
	Those recent "spontaneous outbursts" by White House officials against Fox News and Rush Limbaugh are actually part of carefully orchestrated plan to marginalize GOP (fe6.story.media.ac4.yahoo.com)	(306)
	Wisconsin official facing possible 4th OWI which should guarantee re-election (jsonline.com)	(33)
(Some Guy)	The Army sucks at ceramics. comes back from summer camp with $8,000,000,000 cracked pinch pot (fredericknewspost.com)	(54)
	US warns of 'slow, painful' intercourse with Myanmar, suggests that Burma shave (news.yahoo.com)	(25)
	Scientific community: "97.4% of us agree that global warming is occurring and that humans are responsible." Local lawmaker: "I hope that the scientific community in some way will be able to reach a broader consensus." (deseretnews.com)	(648)
	Senator Franken, what is best in life? "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women" (thinkprogress.org)	(478)
	Obama suffers worst third quarter drop in approval since 1953 (realclearpolitics.blogs.time.com)	(431)

Wed October 21, 2009

	During this health care debate, let us take a moment to think of those who died for lack of health insurance, Norma Jeane Mortenson, Steve Rogers and Hugh G. Reckshinn (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(126)
(OTB)	Limbaugh joke enrages plethora of the usual left-wing suspects who don't grasp basic English (outsidethebeltway.com)	(455)
	Insurance companies tell woman rape is a "pre-existing" condition when denying coverage, and that she probably shouldn't have dressed that way (huffingtonpost.com)	(128)
	Okay everyone brace yourself. Congress is about to do something right (huffingtonpost.com)	(183)
	Sen. Lamar Alexander urges Obama "not to start an enemies list," because if there's one thing the Republicans are worried about, it's Obama turning into Nixon (reuters.com)	(169)
	Congressional Democrats creeping closer to agreement on a health care government public option that provides the personal service of the DMV with the efficiency of the Pentagon (washingtonpost.com)	(232)
	Now you too can be motivated by former President George W. Bush for the low, low price of only $19. And if you act now, we'll let your whole office go along for free (tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(100)
	Twenty years ago, communism fell across the globe, surviving today only in Cuba, China and Berkeley (boston.com)	(282)
	If you watch TV the next few weeks, be prepared for a full-on sensory assault by the liberals in Hollywood to 'Get Out and Do Something™' for the Obama administration. Stalin winks from his grave (townhall.com)	(532)
	Help, I've fallen and I can't get up unless you vote Flaherty for Mayor (boston.com)	(19)
	When telling your old boss to shove his retirement gift, it's courteous to provide a jar of suitable lube to aid the process. Bonus: In Australian Parliament (abc.net.au)	(11)
	'Mississippi Hunting' starring Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS): "We hunt liberal, tree-hugging Democrats, although it does seem like a waste of good ammunition." (thinkprogress.org)	(318)
	Turns out health insurance reform is about just giving the other 49 states what Obama's home state of Hawaii has had for decades. (Hot girls in bikinis void in Alaska and where prohibited.) (heraldtribune.com)	(107)
	86-year old WWII vet asks "What do you think I fought for on Omaha Beach?" in repsonse to being asked "What do you think of equality for gays and lesbians?" (video) (boingboing.net)	(464)
	New York governor again pushing tax on soft drinks. Either he's on Coke or he's got a lot of Moxie (nypost.com)	(127)
	Don't want to have to explain why you won't allow a no-brainer vote to investigate Congressional corruption? Just lock the committee room doors. It's good to be the Chairman (politico.com)	(101)
	"It's hard to instill confidence in the U.S. economy when Washington keeps finding new and creative ways to spend money it doesn't have." (realclearpolitics.com)	(103)
(Duke (which sucks))	Men who voted for McCain saw immediate drops in testosterone levels after election results announced. Men who voted for Obama didn't have any to lose, stayed the same (eurekalert.org)	(124)

Tue October 20, 2009

(Some Guy)	If you're unemployed and your benefits have or will be running out you can thank Senators John Kyl and Orrin Hatch for blocking a vote on the unemployment extension bill. Hope you have fun staying out of the cold this winter. Happy Holidays (blog.aflcio.org)	(229)
	Pat Buchanan says "America was once their country. They sense they are losing it. And they are right." Is he talking about Christians? Coservatives? Try white people (yglesias.thinkprogress.org)	(287)
(Some Right Wing Guy)	RNC 2009 Census Form. The questions posed contain no wording that could possibly twist their meaning in anyway. Seriously (web.campaignsolutions.com)	(372)
(Weasel Zippers)	Andrea Mitchell doesn't think George Soros is particularly left-wing in his politics. Sure. And Michael Moore is a stone-cold moderate (weaselzippers.net)	(146)
	Rush Limbaugh to CNN reporter: "go sit on a fire hydrant and improve your day." I don't....what's that even...huh? (huffingtonpost.com)	(213)
	Obamu (verb): "To Obama". The act of ignoring inconvenient facts or realities, and proceding with blind optimism (jamesfallows.theatlantic.com)	(201)
	Daniel Inouye (D-HI) and John Kerry (D-MA) play good cop, pompous cop in Afghanistan (politico.com)	(41)
	I'm sorry I said Jim Demint was like a rich Jew watching our nation's pennies. I meant it as a compliment to a storied and honorable people, much like how I like to say I love how high black people can jump (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)	(281)
	"The Obama administration's war on Fox News is dumb on multiple levels. It makes the White House look weak...It makes the White House look small, dragged down to the level of Glenn Beck." (voices.washingtonpost.com)	(618)
	Liz Cheney: "Why are liberals afraid of us?" Liberals:" because we remember the last eight years" (huffingtonpost.com)	(177)
(Some Guy)	Karzai admits that he may not have won the last presidential election fair and square; orders security chiefs to prepare for another round of rigging (voanews.com)	(37)
	"While there is undoubtedly a visceral thrill in finally setting out after your antagonists, the history of administrations that have successfully taken on the media and won is shorter than this sentence" (foxnews.com)	(378)
	US economic stimulus plan: hundreds of billions of dollars. Canadian stimulus plan: new doorknobs in RCMP station. Since the exchange rate is close to parity, this one defies explanation (cbc.ca)	(52)
	Most Americans support public package, problem is Dems want Ron Jeremy's while Republicans want Ann Coulter's (washingtonpost.com)	(112)
	Number of threats against Obama's life is stretching budget of Secret Service. Angry fiscal conservatives may be forcing an increase in government spending (tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(377)

Mon October 19, 2009

		President Obama, despite having to coordinate wars in two countries, not to mention trying to revive the economy and reform health care, finds time in his schedule to attend his kids parent-teacher conferences (usatoday.com)	(131)
		Do political pundits really believe what they say? Offer them double their money to argue the opposite views from now on. Who takes the deal? "O'Reilly accepts for sure. Hannity would need the offer explained a few times." (andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com)	(184)
		When she's not dodging non-existent sniper fire in Bosnia, Hillary is surviving two year-old bomb blasts in Belfast (pajamasmedia.com)	(174)
		Let's not pretend that they're a news network, the way CNN is." It's more true than you might think, just not the way Dunn meant (corner.nationalreview.com)	(400)
		Democrats are Like the Red Sox, Republicans are Like the Yankees. Green Party Apparently The Cubs (guardian.co.uk)	(89)
		"Pelosi and her colleagues are kidding themselves if they think voters will tolerate Democratic corruption in 2010 any more than they did the GOP's in 2006." (washingtonexaminer.com)	(163)
		Rachel Maddow on herself: "I'm not very pretty...I am what I am. I look like a dude. I wear boring jackets. I have a big nose. I have short hair. No one is going to mix me up with a Fox Business anchor." (newyorker.com)	(409)
		For the last time: Obama loves the public option, but he's not IN LOVE with it (boston.com)	(100)
		Michael Steele explains the Republicans' plan for health care, describing it as "elbow grease" that requires neither regulation or taxation. What the fark does that even mean? (tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(153)
		Not having time to wait until the ObamaCare death panels kick in, Fark's favorite state writes its own plans to off Grandma in a swine flu outbreak (sun-sentinel.com)	(56)
		Detroit politics is so corrupt candidates have to bribe special interests with their own campaign funds (detnews.com)	(31)
		White House in September: Obama is a great diplomat because he dropped missile defense and got Russia behind new Iran sanctions. October: We misread Russia who is not backing sanctions and we gave up the shield for nothing. Oops (foxnews.com)	(350)
		It's looking the Democrats will need the votes of all 60 of their members to get a healthcare bill out of the Senate. Which means that Sen Roland Burris' vote is farking golden, and he's not just giving it up for farking nothin' (news.yahoo.com)	(186)
		Britain's PM predicts a climate catastrophe unless an ineffectual organization of career bureaucrats can save the world by bumbling their way to a toothless global solution. If exaggeration is good for the PM, it's good for subby (news.bbc.co.uk)	(125)
		Feds told to back off medicinal marijuana users, so long as they follow state law and don't waste good weed on making brownies (fe17.story.media.ac4.yahoo.com)	(425)