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Oh, man, Rick Sanchez asks what we’re all thinking when Sen. Jim DeMint opens his mouth (oh, and I know the DeMint feature isn’t daily, but dang it, I like alliteration). The good stuff starts at the 2:55 mark:
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Yeah, I know it’s weak, but here we go.
Here, Garry Kasparov continues his post-chest career of activism in free-speech impaired Russia and checkmates the Kremlin and the wannabe Russian would-be mayor of Sochi for the upcoming Olympics.
Frank Rich finds evidence that torture, at least some torture, was sanctioned and encouraged by the Bush administration officials [...]
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As many of you probably saw, Representative John Boehner (R-Ohio) questioned the EPA’s decision to regulate greenhouse gases today on This Week with George Stephanopoulus (click here for the entire transcript). After speaking of energy creation when asked about the EPA decision, Representative Boehner responded when Stephanopoulus challenged him to directly address climate change:
STEPHANOPOULOS: But [...]
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Check out the Southern Liberals Show on Filibusted.Net Radio today at 5:30pm est. Tea-Baggers, Pirates, Secession, and Torture Memo’s. So much to discuss with so little time. Headline’s of the Moment, The Local Blog Fix, Erotic Environment, and What’s Worth Reading are also on tap. Strap in, this is going to be a fast paced [...]
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After the news of today’s “grassroots” Tea Parties, it’s worth taking a close look at our federal budget. Via Andrew Sullivan, here’s a visual that outlines what exactly our government is spending its money on. I can’t post the image in full because it would be so small that it would be, well, useless.
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Adrienne Rich, in Dark Fields of the Republic, writes
You were telling a story about war it is our story
an old story and still it must be told
the story of the new that fled the old
how the big dream strained and shifted
the ship of hope shuddered on the iceberg’s breast
the private affections swayed and staggered
So we [...]
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CNN story hereCongrats to the US Navy for the successful rescue of Captain Richard Phillips, a true American hero. Fucking pirates…what century are we in?
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You read that right. Konami, producer of video games, including Metal Gear Solid, recently announced the production of Six Days in Fallujah, a video game that recreates the Battle of Fallujah in the Iraq War. Previously, I noted how video game developers have a tendency to use World War II as the primary military setting [...]
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Picture the state: Republican governor who was, for a time, considered a potential running mate for John McCain. A budget shortfall in a state that doesn’t like tax increases. What happens to the stimulus?
Oh, you thought I was talking about Mark Sanford and South Carolina? Oh, no. I’m in Florida this weekend. That’s right, Gov. [...]
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Six Days in Fallujah: An Update
By now many of you have heard that Konami has decided against publishing the controversial Iraq War game Six Days in Fallujah, a title I previously discussed here. However, the creators of the game have yet to scrap its production, so it’s possible that another publisher with more of a taste for controversy could publish [...]
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