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Thu November 26, 2009

Source	Fark Headline		Comments
		Obama's latest misstep: misspellings on the White House State Dinner wine list. What the fark is this guy's problem? (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)	(80)
		"It's now official: So in vogue are attacks on President Obama that even his proclamation calling the nation to a day of Thanksgiving has become the focus of criticism" (washingtonpost.com)	(156)
		The White House's unprecedented use of 'unprecedented' is... unprecedented (politico.com)	(123)
(Dawn)		How a prank caller drove two nuclear-armed nations to the brink of war, made them check to see if their refrigerators were running (dawn.com)	(25)
		Remember how Obama promised no one making less than $250k would see a dime of tax increases? Well, that promise may get broken to fund Afghanistan. If only they'd known about that war during the campaign (weeklystandard.com)	(210)

Wed November 25, 2009

	Every powerful, important world leader needs a War Room. No idea why the Australian Prime Minister needs one (news.com.au)	(59)
	There will be a maelstrom of crazy in Nashville in early February (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)	(260)
	This is why you can't have nice things, America: "rather than a retelling of the Nativity story there will be a disco, a contemporary circus, a continental market and a seven foot fairy on stilts." (corner.nationalreview.com)	(440)
(Riehl World View)	Gays: Hey Democrats, here's some money. Dems: Thanks. Gays: So when are you going to schedule a vote on gay marriage? Dems: What's that? Sorry, can't hear you over the sound of my sucking up to moderates (riehlworldview.com)	(272)
	News media reports that Obama has pardoned his first turkey. AIG and GM beg to differ (fe18.story.media.ac4.yahoo.com)	(178)
	Time Magazine reporter Photoshops semen into Louisiana senator's hair, because the traditional delivery method is so old fashioned (huffingtonpost.com)	(86)
	John Bolton has a glorious mustache. Your argument about Iran is invalid, and was so all along (cbsnews.com)	(121)
	Republicans now claim the Health bill is "Longer than War and Peace"; but since it's only 209 pages they must mean "Longer classic comix version they read in remedial freshman lit" (news.yahoo.com)	(235)
(538.com)	"If you want to be a strict constructionist, fine, but be one even when it's inconvenient" (fivethirtyeight.com)	(338)
	India fires nuclear-capable missile as part of a deterrent strategy against China and Pakistan. So much for trying to curry their favor (upi.com)	(50)
(Waterbury Republican American)	Poll finds that swine flu is more popular than Senator Chris Dodd (D-one for) (rep-am.com)	(47)
	President Hopey McChange decides to not sign an international treaty banning land mines and will stick to the Bush-era policy instead (sfgate.com)	(347)
	Dana Perino, former Press Secretary for George W. Bush: "We did not have a terrorist attack on our country during President Bush's term" (Video) (mediamatters.org)	(388)
	Palin tells Marg Delahunty Canada should 'dismantle' public health-care system. Canada tells Palin to shut the hell up (ca.news.yahoo.com)	(330)
(Charlotte Obs)	Billy Graham thinks God was using Sarah Palin "to wake America up," presumably to witness John McCain's godawful decision making skills (charlotteobserver.com)	(90)

Tue November 24, 2009

(Washington Monthly)	CNN can keep the RNC's new Communications Director as an "analyst" because the RNC isn't paying him. Fark: the RNC isn't paying him because he's that deep in the insurance lobby's pocket (washingtonmonthly.com)	(27)
	Democrats want to resurrect a government hiring program they used to help the economy in 1978. Remember how terrific the economy was in '78? And how well Democrats did in the '78 and '80 elections? You do? They apparently don't (huffingtonpost.com)	(124)
	Gov. Patterson to NY Legislature: Uhhh, since we can't agree on the budget, vote for me to have supreme power over the budget. K THX (reuters.com)	(20)
	NRA: healthcare reform WILL TAKE YOUR GUNS (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(161)
	Mr. Obama has already played 25 rounds of golf, a sport he picked up about a decade ago when he was an Illinois state senator. That's more golf than former President George W. Bush played in two terms (online.wsj.com)	(290)
	NYT, last year: "Check out these e-mails hacked from a Palin campaign staffer." Last week: "ClimateGate? Sorry; we will not publish illegally obtained e-mails." Bonus: BBC also tried to squash the story for two weeks (media.nationalreview.com)	(913)
(Some Guy)	City revising its Freedom of Information Act guidelines in series of closed door, off the record meetings (michiganmessenger.com)	(19)
	President Obama plans to "finish the job" in Afghanistan, adding that he's not sure what the "job" is, but that the public will support it as soon as there is a "clear rationale for what we're doing there." (breitbart.com)	(192)
	The public option does not have Joe-mentum (online.wsj.com)	(333)
	Tina Brown: Palin's Confidence Based On 'Total Ignorance' (newsbusters.org)	(191)
	Today would have been William F. Buckley's 84th birthday, so here's a primer for Republicans to get reacquainted with what the GOP was like before it was all about the family-values weasels who cruise for trade after dark (article.nationalreview.com)	(149)
	DoJ investigation of former AG Gonzales finds his testimony ""confusing," "incomplete' and had the "effect of misleading" both Congress and the public" but no charges will be filed (rawstory.com)	(84)
	The progressive left dislikes the war on terror because it's sucking up federal dollars that they want to use to create a more just and equal society where everybody has his own rainbow and fluffy puppy (online.wsj.com)	(252)
	Lost: President. Tall and well-dressed, age 48. Enjoys basketball and golf. Has "keen moral clarity." If found, contact the American Left, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC (washingtonpost.com)	(122)
(Some Guy)	Campaign season for next Philippine presidential election gets underway, with "Samia Chicken" and "Ultimate Messiah" declaring their candidacies (thehimalayantimes.com)	(43)
	Dobbs has used the "P" word (tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(181)
	Sarah Palin said to be "unsure" on Latin issues, proper use of Latin (politico.com)	(133)
	GOP goes dumpster diving outside ACORN office, shortly after AG investigation announcement (nbclosangeles.com)	(308)
	From the "be careful what you wish for, Democrats" department: Palin tied atop Iowa 2012 poll (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)	(344)
	About that evidence of a massive climatologist conspiracy (dailykos.com)	(650)
(Some Guy)	Caption President Obama and his staff overlooking a computer (topcultured.com)	(235)

Mon November 23, 2009

	GOP's Angry Frothing Could Result in Good. -Santorum (nytimes.com)	(159)
	GOP circulates "purity" resolution, promises not to have sex with other political parties prior to marriage (thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com)	(161)
	Gov. Mark Sanford to face 37 charges of ethics violations. Perhaps now would be a good time for an unannounced hike in the mountains somewhere (fe30.story.media.ac4.yahoo.com)	(104)
	Beware of math and its liberal bias (wonkette.com)	(236)
	"Tea Party Patriots" respond kindly and rationally to woman who lost her daughter and grand-daughter from lack of health insurance. Just kidding... they laugh and scream her down. Stay classy, teabaggers (huffingtonpost.com)	(498)
	Fox News has sent a memo to employees threatening pink slips for on-screen errors, meaning that by next year, all original Fox News programming will be replaced with reruns of "Family Ties" and "Wings" (tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(81)
	Obama & Palin, the Yin & Yang of American politics: "Ms. Palin connects: Mr. Obama inspires. She's a latter-day frontier figure, impulsive, instinctive; he's pure urban cool, highly deliberate, even detached." (theglobeandmail.com)	(183)
	That Psalms 109 stuff? The real irony is that it comes from a bible passage criticizing ancient Israelites for behaving like modern-day teabaggers (dailykos.com)	(302)
	"Everyone agrees that the nation is on an unsustainable fiscal path. So Democrats will add a $2.5 trillion entitlement to hurry us further along the path." (realclearpolitics.com)	(518)
	A headline that could only exist in a country with a legislature as screwed up as America's: "McCaskill still working toward goal of reading the healthcare bill" (thehill.com)	(173)
	Glenn Beck is evolving. He looks like us now. And he has a plan (gawker.com)	(580)
	Former Republican governor and HHS secretary: "If we could just get off our ideological partisan positions on the extremes, we could develop a bipartisan bill that could have fantastic support across the country" (jsonline.com)	(294)
	China angrily warns the US that publicly talking about China's attempts to steal US military and industrial secrets could harm US-China relations (news.yahoo.com)	(125)
	"For Muslims who are on the front lines of Islam's bloody reformation...Mr. Obama has come down on the wrong side of history" (online.wsj.com)	(227)
	Chinese democracy leaders appeal to Obama. They get down on their sha na na na na na na na knees, knees (breitbart.com)	(53)
(Political Wire)	John King: Would you vote yes on the healthcare bill if it cost you your job? Michael Bennet (D-CO): "Yes" (politicalwire.com)	(196)

Sun November 22, 2009

	"In the Clinton era it was OK to lie about sex. Under Obama, it seems, it's just fine to lie about running the country" (telegraph.co.uk)	(258)
	Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI DRUNK?) barred from communion over views on abortion rights, concerns that he'll drink all of the wine (cnn.com)	(165)
	Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper lauds press freedom in speech, then refuses to take questions from reporters covering the event (theglobeandmail.com)	(44)
	Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which got $10 billion and debt guarantees from the U.S. government in October, expects to pay 1% in taxes. Thats right, 1% (bloomberg.com)	(262)
	Bill O'Reilly calls out Sarah Palin for questioning President Obama and Vice President Biden for lack of experience....wait, what? (crooksandliars.com)	(298)
(Some Guy?)	Which of these makes the least sense? 1. "Diversity is a strength." 2. "Chocolate pudding is dramatic irony." 3. "Nicolas Cage is a two-cycle engine" (anncoulter.com)	(230)
(American's for Wharrgarbl)	The Obama-Care health bill's stealth homosexual agenda. Apparently someone DOES think there is something wrong with that (americansfortruth.com)	(289)
	So you think you have First Amendment rights on Federal property? And the jurors should know their rights too? Ha, Ha, you're so funny, here's some handcuffs and a shot of Thorazine for your overnight stay in the loony bin (examiner.com)	(233)
	The coming deficit disaster: why President Obama hates you personally and wants to destroy America (online.wsj.com)	(256)
(Byron York)	"Why was it so hard for Dems even to start health care debate?" Could just as well ask why was it so easy for the GOP to get 40 votes that would deny even debating the bill (washingtonexaminer.com)	(244)
	Countdown rounds up the best late night talk show laughs concerning Going Rogue, you betcha (youtube.com)	(257)
	God is punishing Notre Dame football because Obama spoke at the college. Why God is punishing the rest of us with Notre Dame football, we may never know (dailykos.com)	(112)

Sat November 21, 2009

	Fili-busted (cnn.com)	(½)
	Daily Kos Saturday hate-mailbag: Mukous Mousetits edition (dailykos.com)	(61)
	Spoiled Californian rich kids demand that their bankrupt state subsidize their education by taking more money from poor people (corner.nationalreview.com)	(208)
(Facebook)	Sarah Palin meets her double at a book signing. Frightening or amusing, depending on your political views (facebook.com)	(63)
	No (insidetv.aol.com)	(157)
(What Does It Mean?)	Remember the FAA blunder that wreaked havoc nationwide? Yeah, about that. Apparently the USAF shot down a 1 kiloton nuclear armed cruise missile targeting the Denver International Airport. Bonus: There's a 9/11 connection. Sleep tight (whatdoesitmean.com)	(168)
	Palin quits signing books halfway through event. Methinks we see a pattern here (indystar.com)	(559)
	Mussolini's brain posted for auction on eBay, says his granddaughter. She's just upset that it didn't make the reserve price (telegraph.co.uk)	(25)
	Obama's stimulus package was small, soft and came too soon. Nation craves a bigger, longer, thicker, uncut package (nytimes.com)	(180)
	GOP Freudian Slip Theater presents: Representative Chris Buttars (andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com)	(49)
	Conservative hip-hop artist, Hi Caliber spits mad flavor: "Liberalism is like a cancerous tumor, just look at Harry Reid, Pelosi and Chuck Schumer." (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(169)

Fri November 20, 2009

	Saxby Chambliss (R-Georgissippi) draws the state he represents for National Geographic (wonkette.com)	(124)
	Everyone knows that whatever happens at his trial, KSM will never walk free. He will spend the rest of his natural life in U.S. custody. Which makes the proceedings a farcical show trial from the very beginning (article.nationalreview.com)	(319)
	Fox news website design: whargarbl.derp (wonkette.com)	(36)
	Thought the Tea Party Movement was amusing? Well, they've made a movie about themselves, and its not a documentary. Here's the trailer, and beyond all comprehension this is not a parody (yglesias.thinkprogress.org)	(156)
	What Geithner did right (nytimes.com)	(16)
	What Geithner did wrong (nytimes.com)	(18)
	Well, this billboard will sure bring people over to the Birther cause. Bonus: crass Ft. Hood mention (huffingtonpost.com)	(120)
	Pray for Sarah Palin: Psalm 137:8 (dailykos.com)	(158)
	Senator McCaskill points out that if the healthcare reform bill was printed with regular size font, columns and spacing it would be about the same length as Sarah Palin's book (thehill.com)	(142)
	Liberal college students arrested for protesting against liberal colleges for raising tuition due to liberal policies. Oh the humanities (cnn.com)	(342)
	aCORN hacked the voting machines with a virus (washingtontimes.com)	(245)
	Don't expect Obama to make a decision on Afghanistan before Thanksgiving: He's too busy pondering whether he wants cornbread stuffing or regular stuffing (washingtonpost.com)	(235)
	New York residents, Glenn Beck would like you to know you're being raped by your government. And he should know (mediamatters.org)	(142)
	Senate Republicans blast Democrat's healthcare bill as a "bait and switch", reportedly furious that what was supposed to be a big give-away to insurance companies, now looks like it may actually help the poor and uninsured (news.yahoo.com)	(411)
	Rep Louie Gohmert (P-yle) warns that terrorists will strike NYC if the terror trials are held there. Then, just in case the terrorists are having trouble coming up with ideas on their own; helpfully provides them with a list of targets (politico.com)	(89)
	Australian politician defends photo taken of her asleep at a NATO conference. On the plus side, she's absolutely certain that there's no holes in her eyelids (news.com.au)	(21)
	Mmmmm... fresh Iran sanctions. They're punitively delicious (guardian.co.uk)	(85)
(American Spectator)	AARP: We don't support the health care bill. Gov't: Here's $18 million in stimulus funds. AARP: Health care reform? Love it (spectator.org)	(109)
	Problem: Army worried that Sarah Palin book signing event at Ft. Bragg will turn into an anti-Obama event. Solution: Ban the media from attending (dailykos.com)	(272)
	Obama tapping Dana Perino (news.yahoo.com)	(106)
(News Channel 5)	Nashville atheist billboard sparks controversy amongst the 15 locals able to read it. "It blocks our view of the 50 foot cross by the highway" (newschannel5.com)	(321)
	European Union wins prize for the most gratuitous use of the word "Belgium" in a serious political appointment (guardian.co.uk)	(40)

Thu November 19, 2009

	Teabagger a finalist for Oxford word of the year (huffingtonpost.com)	(81)
	John Kerry's Daughter arrested for DUI. If she moves back to Massachusetts, that's bonus points for a Senate run (google.com)	(169)
	Want a good thought experiment for understanding the difference in crazy between the right and left? "Ponder how they'd be if they'd lost the election by, say, 500 votes. In a state run by Obama's brother." (dailykos.com)	(406)
	Sen. John Kerry: "My daughter was not legally drunk." Well, that explains the long face (people.com)	(72)
	Rudy Giuliani to run for U.S. Senate in 2010. Expects to come up with a 9 - 11 point plan (nydailynews.com)	(39)
	An outright majority of Republicans believe that ACORN stole the election for Obama. Really (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)	(650)
	Governator says he will not be back. Get it? It's a play on when he was that robot and said he would be back and now he's governor (breitbart.com)	(60)
	"All you Palin haters out there force me to root for her. There is little doubt the left is using her to create ugly stereotypes and attack limited-government types across the country (denverpost.com)	(336)
(Some Guy)	Harry Reid finds a way to increase Nancy Pelosi's taxes (legalinsurrection.blogspot.com)	(104)
	Erik Holder, the nations lead attorney is a little unclear on the usage of the Miranda warning which has been in use since 1966 (npr.org)	(580)
	Almost three-quarters of Americans like Obama as a person, but fewer than half like his policies, and only 35 percent like the House health care plan he endorsed. If you need him, he'll be in the Rose Garden eating worms (hotair.com)	(279)
	What happened to the party of Goldwater and Reagan? You betcha you know the answer (reason.com)	(367)
	Today's phantom Congressional districts receiving stimulus cash are Texas' 58th and 52nd (blogs.chron.com)	(126)
	Doug Hoffman, who was almost elected to Congress, is apparently nuttier than a squirrel's septic tank (politico.com)	(280)
	Senators draw their states for National Geographic and label important places. Georgia's senators are boring, Dick Dubin reminds us that Superman is from Illinois, and Al Franken is a suck-up (ngm.nationalgeographic.com)	(91)
	How Limousine Liberals, Water Oligarchs and Even Sean Hannity Are Hijacking Our Water Supply (alternet.org)	(50)
	Palin supporter at book signing: Palin didn't support the bailout. Nora O'Donnell: Palin supported the bailout. Supporter: Derp? (youtube.com)	(422)
	Robert C. Byrd is now the longest-serving lawmakkker in congressional history (msnbc.msn.com)	(89)
(The Examiner)	Stop bowing. Stop apologizing. Start leading (washingtonexaminer.com)	(344)
	Signs that say "Pray for Obama Psalm 109:8", might look like a lovely sentiment until you read the verse ""Let his days be few; and let another take his office, Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow" (features.csmonitor.com)	(262)
	Jesse Jackson: "You can't vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man" (hotair.com)	(94)