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Archives: April 5, 2009

The Nation: Old Europe, New Again

Reminder: Demonstrations against banksters next Saturday (4/11/09)

(UPDATED) Please be smarter than the Freepers

Anyone else watching Eyewitness to Murder - the MLK assassination

Seen at the grocery store this afternoon - a sign of the times?

Afghan Law on Women Brings Societal Conflict Onto World Stage

Afghan Law on Women Brings Societal Conflict Onto World Stage

Even the peaceful pacifist Howard Stern is now urging his listeners to buy a gun.

That guy in Pittsburgh bought his guns "because he felt the quality of life was being diminished,"

Weather Improves For North KoreaRocket Launch

Follow up to a post from earlier..some one posted an article earlier

Toon - Vive la Révolution!

WTF..Seattle Area..Five children found dead in Graham-area home

Honda's Fukui says no to cheaper Insight, large-car diesels

WOW! Please check out this Dangerous Twist on Net Neutrality.

North Koreans Launch Rocket Over the Pacific

Breaking: North Korea's rocket has been launched

Richard Poplowski, American Terrorist, Killed Three Peace Officers

Knowing,... we went to watch this movie

Saw something kind of disturbing today. I was coming home from the hardware

Mexican president: US authorities 'complicit' in drug trafficking

Kansas man charged with threatening Bush

Wow...a kansas man threatened to kill former pRes bush... faces jail and fine

Michael Vick's Bankruptcy Plan Rejected By Judge

Ruh-Roh Shaggy.... Scientists find active 'super-thermite' in WTC dust.

Repubs want Coleman to take his case to the Supreme Court

Are there other any industrialized, so-called "First World" nations without state-run health care?

Are there other any industrialized, so-called "First World" nations without state-run health care?

Norton Internet Security upgrade to 360, 7 hours 3 techs. failure to launch

Police: 5 Children, Father Die in Murder-Suicide

"The government wanted to take away his guns and his freedom" - NRA/FR propaganda

No Need for Satire

Crooks and Liars: Pittsburgh cop-killer feared "The Obama Gun Grab"

Signs of life in California real estate

Frank Rich: Even Rick Wagoner’s Firing Got Lousy Mileage

Ok folks, the body count keeps rising

Damn those North Koreans and their rockets of mass destruction!!!

Berlusconi must really miss Bush

Hey did you notice that last month had the least number of Iraq fatalities since the invasion?

Threat to [Boston] Globe triggers flood of feelings

Worlds first flying hotel, HOTELICOPTER!!!!!!!!!!

What will be the message the fr**pers will take way from the cop-killing in Pittsburgh?

SPOILER WARNING for NCAA TOURNEY FANS who've TiVoed or DVRed.....

Judge refuses to dismiss charge in Obama plot

The Enablers of the epidemic - how the Catholic Church sabotages the global fight against AIDS

Workers occupy car parts factories in England and Northern Ireland

EIC on G20: More Bad Policy (about IMF and Free Trade, not Obama)

Korean missile ?

Michelle Obama's conquest of Europe

4th slow Saturday

35 soldiers found in Vietnam War mass grave

Taking the Klavan Challenge, Part III: My Mind...It's Affecting My Mind...

"Jeepers creepers, where did you get your peepers?"

Militia's...coming soon to town near you

The Raw Story: Scientists find active 'super-thermite' in WTC dust

This Land - The updated reggae version of Woody Guthrie's classic

Background: The nuclear nations

TV Stores, Brothels Vie for Rudd’s Cash Handouts to Australians

Should Glenn Beck be arrested for inciting a crime?

Ann Arbor Hash Bash crowd celebrates implementation of medical marijuana law

Alex Twitt makes me gag.

I took my daughter's team to the state history finals in Phoenix today

6 dead. Father shoots 5 kids and self in Washington state

The Nation: Old Europe, New Again

Consortium News: Conyers Again Seeks Bush Prosecutor

Business is booming for Dallas-Fort Worth bomb shelter company

Chinese Hunger for Sons Fuels Boys’ Abductions

As if todays news wasn't enough

anybody care to remember how long our government denied shipping arms on the Lusitania that got us

As Home Values Fall, Property Tax Revolt Brews

EIC on G20: More Bad Policy (about IMF and Free Trade, not Obama) FIXED LINK!

Guantanamo Nat Geo TV tonite

Capitalism is dead, and it died a long time ago

Since we're throwing around $Trillions, ....

10 Geological Wonders you didn’t know

Obama's splendid week is subject to downward revision

Less people believe in some imaginary all knowing being who lives in the clouds

Stephanie Miller on CNN Reliable sources Sun 4/5/09 10:30 EST

"Norm is a very sensitive, thoughtful person...he believes he is doing exactly the right thing"

I love that outfit Michelle had on, the black and white one with the big bow!

Police: Mother Drugs Daughter in Attempt to Get Her Pregnant

The tea baggers came to town!

FBI database links long-haul truckers, serial killings

In (reluctant) support of the detestable.

David Gregory please fugg off with your

Scientists find active 'super-thermite' in WTC dust

"Sue, Baby, Sue - Showdown Between Palin and the Legislature" (The Mudflats)

Just curious about this - yes, a gun ownership poll.

Just curious about this - yes, a gun ownership poll.

Bone marrow offers hope for HIV patients

A bill to prevent the fairness doctrine.

Life is good for Guantanamo Bay prisoners!

Michael Moore and Ted Nugent agree on something, Detroit is a sad shell of a city.

Why did Obama "hire" Geitner?

Netanyahu to destroy Israels chance at peace.

I have been thinking we ought to cut back on the N. Korea proliferates weapons talk

Gay marriage may be an economic boon to Iowa

Comment on William Black/Bill Moyers interview and the handling of the S&L Crisis

Scientists find active 'super-thermite' in WTC dust

Rep. Steve King : Iowa In Danger Of Becoming a "Gay Marriage Mecca"

Rep. Steve King : Iowa In Danger Of Becoming a "Gay Marriage Mecca"

Freepers Unite!

Estimated US taxpayer cost for bailout jumps

Ferris Boehner’s Day Off

Who would you blame for this?

Does the Biblical story of Cain and Abel prove

U.S. Lawmakers Meet Cuban Foreign Minister In Havana

Lincoln junkies, I found a great interview with Henry Louis Gates

My life is complete. I'm watching "COPS" in high definition.

Terror, Terror Everywhere: Did Reuters Blame the Taliban in the NY Shootings to Protect IBM?

Ron Christie has to be the most arrogant "personality" on GEM$NBC

Fannie, Freddie Budget $210 Million On Bonuses, Draw Lawmakers' Fire

Can I have some stimulus funds too?

N. Korea fires rocket over Japan, defying world

N. Korea fires rocket over Japan, defying world

In Brennan, Cheney has a Friend-By Scott Horton

Thousands flee bomb attacks by US drones

Cop Killer a 41 year old gun-nut who lived with his mom

Workers steered to high-risk investing

"the surge has worked"

St. Petersburg Times: Right to a decent job is a principal civil right

Has anyone had trouble getting onto Youtube?

Medical Marijuana Law Getting Further Than Usual in Illinois

Shrinking airlines park more planes in the desert

GovSales.com auctions of federal govmt property

Cardinal George: Embarrased Obama is ND Speaker, But Not Embarrassed to Harbor Pedophile Priest

If we can't trust the bankers who created this mess to fix it

Buffett, champion of bailout, is also leading beneficiar

Doonesbury on Afghanistan

Southern Christian Leadership Conference calls for ban on Taser use by police

A word from Iowa and Gay Marriage

Summers Received Hundreds Of Thousands In Speaking Fees From TARP Recipients

Today's Non Sequitur. Pretty much says it all about the economy:

Ray McGovern: Cowardice in the Time of Torture

The right sure likes to use North Korea and Iran...

Ag. Barons, armed and fighting Obama - who will win?

Newtie sez that if he was prez, the U.S. would have shot down the NK missile

Obama adviser paid millions as hedge fund director

I went grocery shopping yesterday and noticed something has changed

Freepers outraged that marriage has been tossed "Under the Bus" in Iowa

Doctor Who boss Russell T Davies reveals talk of Star Trek crossover

Are we still spending two billion dollars a week on "War" and if so why

4-year-old grandson of Zimbabwe prime minister drowns

WOW, did you see Obama's speech in Prague? Amazing...20,000 turned out to CHEER him.

Richard Poplawski: Portrait of American terrorist, white-supremacist radical emerges

Larry Summers:Obama Campaign Advisor/Wall ST Consigliere/Paid "News" Commentator

Maine lobstermen chafe at rope ban to help whales

Six states seek ban on gas euthanasia of shelter animals

GM has has been given 162 days to come up with a plan to restructure

GM proves it understands its mistakes, releases brilliant new model for 2010:

Bring an end to ‘triple evils’ by abandoning war

McCain lost -- but the media treat him like a winner

A Push is on for Same-Sex Marriage Rights in New England

Chris Brown's attorney & the prosecutor in Rihanna assault case close to "no jail time" plea deal

The Top Of The Pyramid

New York Times's "Executive Guillotine"

Richard Quest was just on CNN with A. Cooper...

Oh la la! Carla Sarkozys up to Michelle O for a kiss

Redding Woman Gets 6 Years in Fatal Texting Crash

If North Korea wants to put Satellite into Orbit, what should it do ?

RATM People Of The Sun-Just because it is how I feel today.....

Judiciary Chairman Conyers Publishes Report Documenting Bush Abuses

Is George Will the Doug Feith of political opinion?

McCartney and Starr reunite in NYC for meditation

The "War of the Bus Signs" is escalating in Madison, Wis.

In last month, mass shootings claim 53 lives

I'm tired of the fact that I don't secretly control the universe.

NRC to distribute 9 million potassium iodide tablets around U.S. nuclear plants

NRC to distribute 9 million potassium iodide tablets around U.S. nuclear plants

Are people from Asian cultures more likely to "snap"

WPost Sees Neocon Hope In Obama: Robert Parry

Newt Gingrich wants to attack North Korea with ray guns

Cowardice in Time of Torture-"Looks very much as if Cheney sized up Holder correctly"-Ray McGovern

Intersectionality and the False Dichotomy of Proposition 8

Lockheed, Boeing Weapons Are at Risk as Gates Shifts Priorities

HEADS UP: CSPAN 2 Book TV Right Now - Discussion of "Meltdown" by The Nation.....

You know it's Spring when....

What question would you ask President Barack Obama ?

On the Origins of Success

N. Korean launch of rocket has me hiding under the bed.....

We Don't Live In YOUR Country

Poll question:Do you believe having more decent jobs, wages and working conditions could decrease..

Six gay men shot to death in Iraq by tribe members

Starbucks still trying to stop employees from organizing - at any cost

Does anyone remember back when the IMF planned to audit the U.S.?

On American Exceptionalism

Tom Ricks: Gates in trouble with GOP?

Do you believe stricter gun control would have prevented the recent rash of shootings?

Cenk Uygur: Have We Reached the Tipping Point on Guns?

Getting a Closer Look at the Killer Drones

Louisianans Deal the Kidnapping Exorcist Jindal Something called a "Political Setback."

What If Obama Had Treated Detroit Like Wall Street?

"In the U.S., the hours worked per week have gone up, which is the only way to sustain consumerism..

Do you think ownership of AK-47s should be illegal?

Senate Foreign Relations Chair Kerry's Statement On North Korea

A Freeper Kills Several People And It's "A Tragedy." A Person Living Under Occupation Does the Same

Defense Secretary Gates=Obama's "Political Cover To Slash Weapons Programs & Defense Budget"

Pittsburgh shooter's best friend's myspace - before it is taken down, here it is

British Complicity in Rendition and Torture Pre-dates 9/11

Anyone do any research yet on the cop killer from Pittsburgh?

Will dams on Amazon tributary wreak global havoc?

Management has no stake in the company

Congressman John Shimkus’s (R-Ill) : god decides when the Earth ends

Martin Luther King, Jr "I've Been to the Mountaintop"

But of course, Pittsburgh cop killer was Obama lovin' union guy!

How do you define Freedom? When something is "freely chosen" what are the characteristics of

Governor Ready To Veto Same-Sex Marriage Bill in Vermont; Override Uncertain

FOX News reviewer fired for writing a review about 'X-Men Origins" after downloading pirated copy

A Religious Right Crack Up?

We should not be to surprised that Iowa has gay marriage.

Why did Congress let the Assault gun bill lapse?

Urinating dog triggered argument resulting in 3 officers' deaths

NBC's Gregory repeatedly asked GM CEO about cutting union benefits and jobs, but not fuel-efficient

This Is The Best Video On The Internet

Drudge.....playing to the "Base"

Glenn Greenwald and Amy Goodman Win Independent Media Award

Fox "News" and its connection to the Pittsburgh cop massacre

New Deal manual labor jobs shaped Bay Area workers lives and views

Workers steered to high-risk investing

Repeat of Fareed Zakaria's program on CNN now - James Baker

Hmm does google have a bias?

21st vs. 15/16th century (today's doones..)

If health insurance companies ran the postal service...

Arrianna Huffington is completely out of her depth on ThisWeek

"Doubt is Their Product: How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health "

whitehouse.org closed it's doors!

Ice bridge ruptures in Antarctic

Six gay men shot to death in Iraq by tribe members

This country has some of the most advanced healthcare in the world, yet people are being left to die

NY Times: This Time, Slump Hits Well-Educated, Too

You just can't make this stuff up.

America's Broken Economy: How, Why, and the Only Solution

Congressman: God Decides When ‘The Earth Will End’

Coming out blog

Hannity: Obama ‘Harbors Deep Resentment’ Of America, Just Like Dixie Chicks

Chicago's Cardinal George: Embarrassed that Obama is Notre Dame Speaker, But Not Embarrassed to

What major city has the best public schools?

When Wingnut BS Goes Bad

On Black, Prompt corrective action, and Receivership: Obama Chose Plan B

Italia !!!!! ...... Workers demand their bailout from the crook Berlusconi

Dem mayor (TX, natch) now "every redneck's hero" (for "immigration control")

Tom Brady's bodyguards open fire on photographers

As long the people...

Police: 5 children, father found dead in Washington State

IOWA APPRECIATION THREAD

Xerox in $100 million deal to outsource data center: report

Now Showing:

5000 troops from NATO for 'Afghan elections' is a signal that Obama is on his own

April 11 - A New Way Forward.....seize the power from the banksters

Behind the Veil of a Terror War-"Millions-perhaps even billions in corrupt appropriations"

I'm tired of fellow liberals scolding me for criticizing other countries.

Florida's 'pill mill' clinics multiply, drug overdoses climb

Cost of financial bailout growing (up $167 billion)

If I may be so bold, a common sense (I hope) thread on some issues

Holder Wants to Stop Playing Mukasey’s Whack-a-Mole with Financial Fraud

Just take control of the bank

Bill O’Reilly Threatens To Kick The World’s Ass After Work Behind The UN Building

Shut down Glenn Beck's program

Do you believe having more accessible, affordable, non-stigmatic mental health care available could

What's wrong with tap water?

Pittsburgh shooter Poplawski was a neo-Nazi who posted on Stormfront

William K. Black on the law, in his own words. You decide.

Coming up this week on Glenn Wreck...

Once You Get Past The "Oh. My. Gawd." Reaction, Is This Ad....

Hooked on free Web services? Prepare to pay

Heartbreaking Story Now on 60 Minutes:

The Myth of “Humanitarian” Intervention- Iraq, Kosovo, Sudan, Haiti, Liberia, Afghanistan

I overheard these political unpleasantries while shopping yesterday

Term limits,...

"female patients will be uncomfortable having a lesbian nurse caring for them"

Recall of ....spices, ???!!?? possible salmonella.

What the percentage of the stimulus compared to the cost of the war?

"This is a joke, isn't it?" My Ex-Nazi Father's Reaction to Fox News

Is DU ableist?

Chinese Hunger for Sons Fuels Boys’ Abductions

Famed Gitmo Lawyer Facing Time in Prison For Writing Letter to Obama Detailing Torture of Client

Immigration question

Miami Herald rips Florida GOP: "Same old abortion sideshow"

Attention lurking Freepers and/or Dittoheads: Re: Zach Wamp

Reaching my tipping point -- please talk me down

well, it broke off - another chunk of ice gone

Pitchforks and Pistols - NYT Op-Ed on right-wing CRAZIES and GUNS

Pres Obama will disarm the U.S. nuke weapons.

Phoenix police raid anti-police blogger

Just this year.

Newsweek: "The end of Christian America"

Pittsburgh Cop Killer Stockpiled Guns through Internet...

Sarah Palin's feud with Bristol Palin's ex-boyfriend Levi Johnston hits new level

There seems to be an awful lot of shootings recently

Union 'goons' are propaganda

'Parents to blame' for problems in UK schools

Crist, Nelson, Wexler urge testing for Florida homes with Chinese drywall.

The accepted economic paradigm is wrong: Americans need less debt, not more credit.

Canada and Norway

This is a Queer Bloodbath and the US and UK Created This Monster. Take Action Now.

This is a Queer Bloodbath and the US and UK Created This Monster. Take Action Now.

With deep regret, I cancel my subscription

Bruce Gagon: Reflections on the Obama trip to Europe

"The Irrationality Of Rationality"

My art show opened on Friday night.

Godly tips on how to Punish your Christian Child: Landover Baptist Church

Gays are not asking for politically difficult things

Gays are not asking for politically difficult things

"The New Agenda" is PUMA Lite. All the same people but only half the display of hate.

It's "Okay" Not to Be Religious--Regarding Newsweek Article

"Easy credit was substitute for higher wages...."

What's it like to be higher ed adjunct faculty? Tell your story

Jonathan Tasini: Unemployment Is 15 Percent

Jonathan Tasini: Unemployment Is 15 Percent

"The Official George W. Bush Presidential Librarium."

Yipppeeeeee!

I'm exhausted

I guess I'm just one of those people who always takes the scenic route (rant)

Plant Operator for an Emulsion Mill

"lets take em out"

Are rhomboids sexy?

"Most people are [nice], Scout, when you finally see them."

Trower, Montose, Derringer, Wisefield - Night of Guitars '91

A bunch of interesting Top 10 lists

Post your favorite Beatles videos

The "Five Ingredient" show on the Food Network IS A LIAR.

need some help (job related)

Quark

I'm listening to Rush, "La Villa Strangiato" on the digital music channel.

Gentiles: Self examination of our protestants

Robert.

.

I'm here...just finished examining my prostate...

oh shit, i just heard this on the news!

WoooHoooo - Michigan State is friggin' awesome!

goddamn motherfucker, i got a stimgatizm in my fuckin eye!

Build a liquid-fueld rocket from office supplies

Can you think of a movie where the sequel was better than the original?

We all might live in a yellow submarine after all!

Sawyer Nicknames

Calif woman gets 6 years for fatal texting crash

Which Golden Girl do you in the lounge think I am?

Why do I have this visceral dislike of Maggie Gyllenhaal?

I just drank a bottle of Mad Dog!

Didn't I hear this joke on a "Blue Collar Comedy Tour" movie? (Woman shows up at a wake with a beer)

Cinderella story. Outta nowhere. A former greenskeeper, now, about to become the Masters champion.

I'm getting drunk...can you tell.....

Why are women so darn delectable......

Baloney or bologna?

North Korea has launched a missile across the Pacific, I'm 1 mile away from the beach

...so I was sitting there in the dark, exciting myself

Is it going to be a bumpy ride?

The 21st century "Mary Ann or Ginger" question is clouded

Half an hour in not even a giggle....

Saturday Nights when I was a boy in the 60's...

Just got off the phone with a friend in IA. They have a blizzard warning.

Poor Zeldy...

I Have Spring Break This Week. What Should I Do?

WANT

I spent the day wtih TM and three friends today and I must say

A short story which I suspect most DUers would consider a classic...

"Let's eat out..."

Ladies and Gentlemen....I give you....the Kinks

I am a public school teacher.

These animal rescue commercials are killing me tonight.

I just got a hair of the dog that bit me

After setting up the pool and moving the patio furniture, my back is killing me

I double-dawg dare ya to make me laugh, chuckle or just plain smile!

*****ATTENTION! Tucson DU'ers!**********

Next Stop, Greenwich Village...

Let's get one thing straight:

OK...

I need a sponge bath

Look what we set up this afternoon

I should be as dead as a doorknob tonight...

Real men don't use Extenz--they use Reduce-X: for the guy that has too much

Oh Gawd. Another murder/suicide.

Would someone blow some sunshine up my ass?

Now, why would my asking for some sunshine up my ass make anyone feel I'd like to get butt fucked?

Report: Farrah Fawcett hospitalized

Never wanted a MP3 player until I got one...

I Went Nuts Cooking Today (Pics):

Yeah--about that Hungry Poets Contest thing...

Let me get through tonight in 1 piece

What do you think about the "what goes around comes around" theory?

Guys: Self examination of our prostates

Does Joe Cocker remember the 60's? (Video) Too Funny!!

Seeing this news story on the Broadway revival of "HAIR" has led me to one conclusion

SNL has a Rush wannabe on next.

Is this the cutest picture ever or what?

I'm alone tonight--which I rarely am--my husband is in hospital with

BREAKING NEWS: Chuggo test fires a long range Narwhal capable of reaching Mark Gormley

I hated high school but love the movie Dazed and Confused...

My life is complete. I'm watching "COPS" in high definition.

i have it on good authority

whatchoo gone doo come pickin' time?

60's dance enthusiasts, i need your help

Somebody, please blow some sunshine up my ass. I dare you.

Need help-advice on DVD player. -No disc error.

I remember the last time I was bitten by a dog.

I have a new favorite band

Oh yeah baby! Midlo's UConn Huskies are about to go down!!

Let's get one thing straight:

I love that outfit Michelle had on, the black and white one with the big bow!

I had a friend who was bitten by a squirrel

What the historians neglected to tell you.

The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Sun 4/5/2009)

Are you an indoors or outdoors kind of person?

HELP!!!! Bitter bitter bitter pill. Make it stop. I want my mommy.

Post here and I will kill you with my feet.

Your opinion, please

there have been some rumours and i want to set the record straight

Do you use the "self-ignore" feature?

I was gone for the weekend.

What the hell, it was in the mid 70's, I got sunburned even yesterday

What the hell, it was in the mid 70's, I got sunburned even yesterday

I'm so fucking altruistic and shit

plate of shrimp

Meredith Baxter.

Update: Mom is back on the ventilator

Tip #1: How to survive common interview questions.

OK, who wants to confess to watching WrestleMania today?

Jesus Christ my %#*&!! 401K won't stop plummeting

You know, if they ever made me a mod, which they never would...

I love computers and youtube because they make it easy for seriously disturbed people to engage in..

Your kid's school offers three more foreign language options. Pick one. (Poll)

Why does grocery stores hide stuff?

Kitty pic thread

Weekends Are So Boring And Lonely These Days

1"+ of fucking snow overnight. IN FUCKING APRIL.

Post your favorite baseball player who was the older brother of a progressive Southern Senator!

I was at Bed Bath and Beyond today and bought a Snuggie on impulse.

i love NYU

The 15 Strangest College Courses In America

out of the mouths of babes

unter lieben glauben globen

"Pacifist-aggressivist"-- I KNOW there's a joke in there somewhere

Welcome to the Sunday Afternoon Bitch Thread.

Your kid's school offers three foreign language options. Pick one.

Your Sunday Morning Earworm: Bringing Home A Baby Bumblebee.

Question about this rocket North Korea Launched....

Mom update:

Do you jump wildly to conclusions?

OMG! Wolverine toy - EPIC FAIL!!!!

aaaaagggghhhh!

Russian Roulette anyone?

I dig Ohio spiderwort

PSA: Looking for a different "concept" in TV? (oh.. and are ya bored?)

Liberals _______________ better than conservatives.

Colarado man coughs up inch-long nail after 30 years (PIC)

Do you ever miss college

TAR HEELS!!! TAR HEELS!!! TAR HEELS!!!

Udder Covers™ for nursing mothers

Are you getting the most out of your child clowns?

VH1's Number One One Hit Wonder of the 1980s Was This Song

The Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency...

DU persona survey

A scene from my misspent youth

So DU--When is middle-aged?

Around what age does 'middle age' creep in and feel noticed?

Free One Night Stand

Do you ever think you've been given more than you can handle?

can you watch internet videos (e.g., the daily show) on any gaming consoles (ps3, wii, etc.)?

Do you ever watch an entire TV show you've already seen & not remember...

What's the difference between longshoremen and stevedores?

WTF Spring weather.

I can still smell the formaldehyde from my 9th grade biology lab.

Opening day today! How many games do you think you'll get to this season?

The Voca People

Locking.

Kid Rock, for crying out loud!

Best movie with the worst sequel?

I want to cry...the Moody Blues have sold out.

Angry Chuggo fan takes on Matt Swain!

Pictures For A Sunday Afternoon *dial-up warning*

Progressive talk radio in south Florida has been taken over by "sports talk."

My favorite feature of DU: The PM Ignore

So, I'm dating a guy

Which of these music styles do you like the most?

I'm going to learn to spin yarn

"Crazy" vs character flaws

Post Here And I Will Tell You Something Good About You That Is A Lie...

Post Here And I Will Tell You Something Good About You That Is A Lie...

Fix your PC with a crystal pendulum.

Where in the world is Sibel?

Hey graywarrior...

Guitarists: How do you produce these particularly exotic sounds?

Crocheting vs. Knitting

Police: Dad killed kids because wife was leaving (yesterday/Graham, WA)

The United Plates of America: What to Buy, Eat, and Drink in Each State

Your Sunday LOLcats (dial-up warning)

My computer is crap - it crashes 1-3 times a day

~ROFL~ I just can't help myself

~ROFL~ I just can't help myself

A Show of Conscience

President Obama Exercises Diplomacy, Helps Avert Mess (Again)

Remember when McCain said he wasn't sure if he'd meet with Spain?

When the great GOP Schism happens, how will the sides be drawn?

A sad take on where the US stands in the eyes of IBM...

McCain Rebukes Hispanic Voters

President Obama has said many times that he has inherited this mess

That French Kiss.

Read Larry H. Summer's Full Economic Disclosure Form At This Link

Larry Summers, Tim Geithner and Wall Street's ownership of government

When u think about it, GM couldn't even make a stylish Limo for the POTUS

Michelle Obama's Clothing Has Sean Hannity All Out Of Sorts

Sunday talk show lineup for April 5 (Lara Logan alert!)

President Obama’s Statement on North Korea Rocket Launching

Pres Obama exercises diplomacy, averts ANOTHER mess

Obama on American Exceptionalism

This is a very shallow, non-political thought but...

Please show my GD poll some love.

I never Imagined that we would ever get there......

Turkey primed to greet Obama with pride, hope

Fuck you, DU!

Any timing element present in N. Korean Launch and Pres. Obama's speech tomorrow?

Does anyone else think that China may have been pushing

Gun control - Should no longer be considered a "side burner issue"

U.S. aims to help firms sidestep bailout rules (with commentary:)

President Obama outlines sweeping goal of "a world without nuclear weapons" (w/video)

HCA exec fired during felonies/fraud scandal is in anti-Obama health plan commercials

Nuclear proliferation and our role

The best solution to stopping nuclear proliferation, a general opposition to hypocrisy

Oh dear, those poor disappearing Republics.

Heads-up! Prague speech on ending nukes on C-SPAN right now!

The purpose of diplomacy is not to be popular

The First Shrink

Dear Billy-boy O'Reilly;

Sorry, wrong forum.

BREAKING NEWS: S. Korea: N. Korea launches rocket

Face the Nation Geithner/ Bob S interview

It isn't more or less government, it is the right amount of government at the right time - smart gov

In the thick of the skinny latte riot

Let's discuss this bit about trying to work with Republicans.

NYT Op-Ed: Larger Than Life in London (O's="classlessly classy", classless=favoring social equality)

President Obama in Prague, Czech Republic: "We have to insist - yes we can"

Signs that our country is under great stress?

Preparing the Presidential Roast

When is Obama returning?

Anybody See Axelrod Smack Darth Cheney on CNN?

I just had an argument with my hubby.....

Does anyone know who other than Jackie O among First Lady's

Has CNN replayed Barack Obama's speech in Prague in full yet?

Have you seen Obama's speech in full on your television or on the Internet?

Jackie Speier bill establishes Women's Commission

I see Obama is now being blamed for North Korea and the missile

"Americans not shown Obama's Prague speech, just the pundits commentating on it"

Does anyone know if Obama is still going to give a speech in a Muslim country?

NYT: Tom Friedman's "Obama's Big, Bold Bet" (economy)

Our President is on C-SPAN now!.....n/t

Some examples of right-wing propaganda saying Obama "will take away your guns"

Obama Calls for World Without Nuclear Weapons

Chuck Todd the Expert on MSNBC now

Obama's Prague Speech -- CSPAN today 5 p.m. EST n/t

Gingrinch goes on Faux and plays the role of tough guy. "I would've disabled missile."

"Obama administration seeks to avoid restrictions, including limits on pay" MSNBC

Faux's Julie Bandarez asks if Obama is putting our troops in harm's way

Kos on Pitt cop killer-"With no Veep to shoot people, folks are taking things in to their own hands"

Rush FUCKING Limbaugh - While Obama Dismantles America, The World Laughs Behind His Back

O/T-SNL coming up in 1 min. (ET). I wonder if there will be a good political opening scene.

Wow. Obama in Prague

Crowds in Prague greet first lady Michelle Obama

No NUKES Obama??? Wassa matter with him...? Doncha know this might bring Peace??

Obama Administration Seeks an Out On Bailout Rules for Firms

The Jobs Solution to the Economic Crisis by Senator Donald Riegle (D-Michigan) & Leo Hindery Jr.

PHOTOS Robert Gibbs-o-bots - this is for you.

So why did CNN and MSNBC Highlight the Protests at the G20 Summit?

Obama signs autograph for P.M. of India

PHOTOS Michelle's Day (Prague, April 5)

RASMUSSEN SILLINESS: 57% Want Military Response to North Korea Missile Launch

Geithner denies White House sidestepping CEO pay limits (updated)

Anyone notice Obama's approval ratings have gone up the past three days?

Obama delivers his most significant speech to date. In Prague:

PHOTOS The President's Day (Prague, April 5)

James Baker on CNN ... still an ass.

James Baker on CNN ... still an ass.

MUST read about the Obamas in London.

E-mail from a recent convert, or, what the average American may be thinking

Time to bring back "let it sink"???

PHOTOS Has the time come for a David Axelrod hero-worshiping thread? No? Oh, okay.

Where the fuck is my Barack Obama prize

This could be the longest Mrs. Obama has been away from her two girls

"Eight reasons to dump Larry Summers"

A must read story: How Biden does things

PHOTOS If it's Sunday morning it must be Prague

President Barack Obama's half-sister to write children's book

I just sent this letter to the mayor of Stamford CT

Clarence Page: Obama Wows a Worried World

How Would You Rank The Presidents From 1977 to Present From Liberal To Right Wing Nut

Oh, No, He DIY'NT!!!

Is ther any way of getting rid of "Morning Joe" on MSNBC?

What is the first thing President Obama should do now that his first European tour is ending?

PHOTO POLL: Michelle, clothes and stuff. Trivial? God yeah.

Salon: Larry Summers, Tim Geithner and Wall Street's ownership of government

LAT - Slams CNN's Ed Henry As Example of WH Reporters Trying To Be The News (Better Late Than Never)

What do you think of President's proposed International Fuel Bank?

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Obama to Loosen Restrictions on Policy with Cuba

Gov. Palin blasts Levi Johnston for 'Tyra' sex talk

Wilkens Ice Shelf disintegrates

Conyers Wants Holder to Appoint a Special Counsel to Probe Bush Crimes

Frederick ousted as (Virginia) GOP chairman

CBO Estimate says bailout will cost taxpayers more

UK teenager 'saved by Facebook'

N. Korea launches rocket; Obama calls for UN meeting

Recession outlasts even extended jobless benefits

British Complicity in Rendition and Torture Pre-dates 9/11

Chinese Hunger for Sons Fuels Boys’ Abductions

Child abuse on the rise as economy sours

Freed American UN aid worker leaves Pakistan

UK torture collusion 'widespread'

AT&T and union talks continue past deadline

Report: Tibet reopened to foreign tourists

Fight over urinating dog got police to Pa. ambush

Conyers wants Holder to appoint a special prosecutor to look into abuses

Suicide bomber kills 22 in Pakistan Shiite mosque

U.S. lawmakers say normalize Cuba relations, then talk

China urges world not to overreact to N.Korea launch

Canadian warship thwarts suspected pirates

Energy legislation to test fractured Democrats

Tsvangirai grandson dies in pool

Obama calls for nuclear-free world

Details of Pittsburgh police shootings emerge in filings

Police 'assaulted' bystander who died during G20 protests

Geithner Says US Jobless Rate Likely to Climb

Utah seeks more dollars to help Iraqi refugees

Geithner says some bank CEOs may have to go

Peta under fire over claim that it kills most animals left at its US headquarters

Chavez wants new, 'rational' relations with U.S.

Obama Calls for Limits on Tourism to Antarctica

Judge Indicted, 100 Drug Cases Under Review

Karzai bows to international calls to scrap Afghan 'rape' law

Iraq 'vows to protect' Palestinians

Senate Republicans back Coleman all the way (to SCOTUS)

List of people killed in Binghamton shooting

(2nd LD) N. Korea fires long-range rocket: S. Korean official

North Korea space launch 'fails'

US Senate Moves To Fully Fund Israel Aid

Axelrod hits back at Cheney: He has not been acting like a ‘statesman.’

Suspect in officers' shooting(Pittsburgh) was into conspiracy theories

Widow with frozen US fortune dies in poverty

Five children found dead in Graham (WA)-area home

Thousands flee bomb attacks by US drones

Fate of F-22, 2,000 jobs to be revealed on Monday

Geithner denies White House sidestepping CEO pay limits

Stella007

retribution

Jack_DeLeon

OT - FYI about latest 9/11 "news" - Bentham Open article.

OT - mid day exercise bit -

Obamarama

Ember

liberalconservative

Going to the Carrizo Plain tomorrow. It's on the eastern edge of SLO County. Free spring show,

AzDar

Teacher in SC

kiki_razorblade

RevolutionaryActs

Chief

WCGreen

sfbabe3

brettdale

yewberry

OT: Wild Weather out here, Blizzard Warning from NWS:

Texasgal

Madonna Wants That African Baby Really Bad

North Korea Launches Rocket - BBC

Gov. Palin blasts Levi Johnston for 'Tyra' sex talk - Tyra Clip & Palin Statement

Bill Moyer's Journal: Greenwald & Goodman - 'Media is Broken Right Now'

SNL: Seth Rogan & The Queen

Why Iowa won't go backwards on marriage rights

Bill Moyers Journal: Glenn Greenwald and Amy Goodman Win Independent Media Award

Japan's UN Ambassador: Statement Re: North Korea Missile Test

Obama's Prague Speech English part 2

Obama's Prague Speech English part 1

CNN: Gays In Iraq Targeted for Murder - 6 Men Killed In 10 days

Michele Bachmann Warns of "Re-Education Camps"

Obama promotes nuclear-free world during speech in Prague

TYT: Glenn Beck Mocks Obama's Aunt (Cenk's Reaction After)

Anti-Nato Protesters Clash With Police in Strasbourg

Royal Bank of Scotland burning

Newt on FOX: 'Pulse' Is His New Scare Tactic - 'There's Going To Be A Disaster'

Twisted Sermons: A gentle nudge to the Religious Right in hopes that they get out of politics.

TYT: How Fox Defends The Rich Above All Else (Cenk RIPS Cavuto)

Axelrod hits back at Dick Cheney

TYT: Cenk Reacts To Rachel Maddow's Colin Powell Interview

Fox News' Red Eye. Can their programming get much lower?

Hilariously Rough Week for GOP - Countdown's Comedy Clips

More Dumbshittery from Glenn Beck

Workers steered to high-risk investing-Federal rule imposed just before market crash

Rocket Fuel In Baby Formula

The town that made Margaret

It ended with a great fanfare, but put any G20 euphoria on hold

Regressive Hypocrisy (Yawn…) Again

Admirers Await Obama in Turkey

The New World Order, I Owe My Soul to The Company Store

Looking For Reconciliation (how it works and why it's a good idea)

David Sirota: This Is the Truth on Drugs ... Any Questions?

Is the GOP Cynical or Naive?

Thousands flee bomb attacks by US drones

The left needs direction

56 words in my Sunday morning paper

Bring an end to ‘triple evils’ by abandoning war

How Obama Is Using The Science of Change

Info Tech Unemployment Tops 5%

Will dams on Amazon tributary wreak global havoc?

When Wingnut BS Goes Bad

Former Wall Street computer whizz Michael Osinski made the 'bomb' that broke the banks

Robert Parry: WPost Sees Neocon Hope in Obama

Phoenix police raid anti-police blogger

Recession must make us question 'Relentless pursuit of growth'

Stop psychosis over socialism (Demas / Detroit News)

Recession must make us question 'Relentless pursuit of growth'

IBM Trifecta: Files For Offshoring Patent, Offshores Jobs, Applies for Stimulus Funds

The Ones Who Got It Right

Cheney Charges Obama Had Meeting About WMD in Prague

Is it me or has the GOP gone insane?

Gun Nut Poplawski Feared Zionists

US watchdog calls for bank executives to be sacked

Have We Reached the Tipping Point on Guns? (Cenk @ Huffington Post)

Global downturn brings cleaner air to Beijing

US wants limits on Antarctic tourism

How to get (tax) credits for conserving (Mass.)

Will Obama's Revolution Deliver Energy Independence? (Wa Po)

Solar panel plant may shine on Rockland (Maine)

Here is a picture of a my latest creation

Honda reveals (Euro) green car plans

Jump-start for the (electric) green car future (UK)

Energy legislation to test fractured Democrats

How Solar Energy Is A Fast Track To A Home Based Business

A completely new concept for electric cars!

New climate legislation overlooks a major GHG source: industrial ag

Toward a less efficient and more robust food system

Pulling The Plug On Oil (Steven Chu, Newsweek)

Obama's Nuclear Speech: Required Reading (From the Harvard Belfer Center)

Wilkins broke off

MACHETERA: High Noon at the Socialist Corral -Government Reorg. in Cuba and the Solidarity Shootout

IMPORTANT: Sign-on Letter for Summit of the Americas

Cuba-Message from the Jose Marti Young Pioneers on 48th Anniv: "Time to Stand Tall"

VENEZUELA VP: "Better Off Without DEA"

John Maxwell (Jamaica Observer): Haiti - "The Audacity of Hopelessness"

INCA KOLA NEWS: Evo's Bolivia Combatting Narcos Better Than DEA Ever Did

Cuban 5 Visa Request, Letter to Obama, Petition Delivered to US Interests Section in Havana

Fund for Reconciliation and Development: Press Accounts on Cuba Travel Incomplete and Contradictory

FIDEL: WHY IS CUBA BEING EXCLUDED?

Michigan State (BIG TEN) outplays UConn

Just wishin' the Spartans had another Big Least team to spank.

Opening day ticket in Baltimore

Yankees Start Season as Favorite After $424 Million Player Spending Spree

The JR Chess Report (April 4): 4-way tie concludes Reykjavik Open; Russ Team Championships Begin

Women's NCAA Final Four

The CBS Director is a shameless whore for showing Calhoun's granddaughter crying

Hope Springs Eternal

Today in labor history Apr 05 US longest labor dispute continues in 1954 lasted 30 years (Kohler)

WIN Interview: Warehouse Workers United’s Daniel Medress On The Effort To Organize 100,000 in Ca

Moyers Highlights Jobs with Justice Organizer, Employee Free Choice

Union employees open to concessions, but demand management cuts as well. (Boston Globe workers)

ALL PA Residents Urge Sen. Specter to support Free Choice Act

Charter Schools Move Towards Creating First Union (Chicago)

American Air Union Steps Up Pay Battle Against CEO

Blumner: Do these dark times mean a renaissance for labor?

NYT: Economy Slumps, but It’s a Bull Market for Protesters

U.S. May Lose More Jobs After Unemployment Hits 8.5%

Guest essay: EFCA will restore a forsaken middle class in U.S.

U.S. shifts focus to stop employers intentionally seeking illegal labor

Obscure labor-law complaint exposes unrest at Chipola College

Rhode Island First Student Workers Choose Teamsters Union

Book organizers want to join Teamsters

Better Wages, Benefits Will Come With Free Choice Act

NYT: In America, Labor Has an Unusually Long Fuse

Six gay men shot to death in Iraq by tribe members

Vermont needs your help! Contact these representatives! [ Cross-post from GD]

Will Iowans Uphold Gay Marriage?

Vaccines aren't just for children.

Something is Rotten at PBS

It would appear my mom is in the early stages of dementia.

Israeli court rejects Palestinian petition to save Jerusalem land from settlers

Boy in critical condition after shot in head by Israeli troops

U.S. envoy: Arab peace initiative will be part of Obama policy

Who’s The Boss? - By Uri Avnery

Netanyahu to destroy Israels chance at peace.

Motorola Sells Israel Bomb Division as National Boycott Campaign Advances

Abbas lays down terms for peace talks with Netanyahu

Israeli military patrols storm Tulkarem 'to buy a hookah'

Israeli settlers take over house in Jerusalem's Old City

'US OK With UK's Overture To Hizbullah'

Gazan doctor nominated for Nobel

Doctors to reopen Yasser Arafat death investigation

Obama’s Ersatz Capitalism

U.S. aims to help firms sidestep bailout rules

New Tactics in an Old War: Vanishing the Social Security Surplus

Estimated US taxpayer cost for bailout jumps

It Really Is All Greenspan's Fault

Fannie, Freddie Quietly Lift Moratorium on Foreclosures

Failure Rate Rises on Mortgages Revised in Late 2008, U.S. Says

Recession outlasts even extended jobless benefits

The Jobs Solution to the Economic Crisis by Senator Donald Riegle (D-Michigan) & Leo Hindery Jr.

Disney eliminates about 1,900 jobs at its domestic theme parks

Why Creditors MUST Suffer Also

How are we going to regulate Hedge Funds with this going on?

Geithner Grows A Spine!

Texas Billionaire Andy Beal: Half The Country's Banks Could Go Bust

US watchdog calls for bank executives to be sacked

Even the peaceful pacifist Howard Stern is now urging his listeners to buy a gun.

Competent Alternative Staff For Treasury

“Our System Became A Ponzi Scheme”

Did the Oil Price Boom of 2008 Cause the Recession?

Just imagine if the gun wasn't invented yet.

Is this a proper place to ask advice about the purchase of guns?

Father kills 5 children and commits suicide

Is there a way to keep guns out of the hands of gangs without

Poplawski was a hero.

The right to bear arms

The Supreme Court has ruled that private ownership of firearms is an individual right.

Our Debt Problem, Explained

Do you believe stricter gun control would have prevented the recent rash of shootings?

Do you believe stricter gun control would have prevented the recent rash of shootings?

If you haven't already read DC vs Heller, you really need to

Obama and Gun Bans...

Gun control - Should no longer be considered a "side burner issue"

Pittsburgh Cop shooter stood over fallen cop - pumped more lead into him.

Why did Congress let the Assault gun bill lapse?

FAUX news will tone down their 'THEY will take away YOUR guns rhetoric'.

That guy in Pittsburgh bought his guns "because he felt the quality of life was being diminished,"

"The government wanted to take away his guns and his freedom" - NRA/FR propaganda

Cenk Uygur: Have We Reached the Tipping Point on Guns?

Ok folks, the body count keeps rising

Do you think ownership of AK-47s should be illegal?

Just curious about this - yes, a gun ownership poll.

Do you believe that any attempt by Obama to control guns will cause us to lose our majority?

Is this an example of the publics desire for more gun control

Montana Poised to Buck Federal Gun Control

Memorial for slain family grows

Art Wolfe's second season of "Travels to The Edge" on PBS begins tonight,

My Nome photo gallery is up.

Some California flowers.

What color is your mountain?

MichaelHarris just won a photo award.

One man's ambivalent retreat from his racist past

The Stars This Week: "Take Your Time" - April 6 - April 12, 2009

Alzheimers

Jupiter/Neptune/Chiron Conjunction In Aquarius Coming Soon

NASA's inspector general, under fire from senators, watchdog agencies, calls it quits

New cosmic map reveals colossal structures

How Low Can It Go? Sun Plunges into the Quietest Solar Minimum in a Century

Does the Biblical story of Cain and Abel prove

The End Of Christian America

Less people believe in some imaginary all knowing being who lives in the clouds

Betty Bowers Explains Prayer to Everyone Else:

Assume Judas did not hang himself but sought forgiveness instead. What would happen?

The Religious Right: Is Their Power Waning?

If you can't scare kids into being good for parental presents said to be from Santa,

Knights Templar hid the Shroud of Turin, says Vatican

Forty-three percent of Catholics want Pope Ratso to resign or retire

Why can't god control satan ?

I Just Used My New Food Mill. It Was Awesome!

Pillsbury Bakeoff

Chocolate Strawberry Jam

As a joke, for Christmas, I bought my wife a veg-o-matic

I have an excellent loaf of bread that I needed freezing, What's the best method?

What's for dinner ~ Sunday ~ April the 5th Edition

Ruh-Roh Shaggy.... Scientists find active 'super-thermite' in WTC dust.

Scientists find active 'super-thermite' in WTC dust

Scientists find active 'super-thermite' in WTC dust

Active Thermite Found In WTC, etc.

The Raw Story: Scientists find active 'super-thermite' in WTC dust

Flight 93-- to burn or not to burn?

Gary Gaines (the Friday Night Lights coach) is coming back to Odessa-Permian

Groan - "Guess Who" is Speaking @ a Texas University?

Torchwood's Back On

Doctor Who boss Russell T Davies reveals talk of Star Trek crossover

Conservative caucus roils over Brian Mulroney

HTML/Framer virus?

I need some help with an ogm file

IE addon for Firefox!?

How much Flight 93 debris was found under the ground (in the crater) versus above ground???

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