The Difference Between Liberals And Conservatives

GOP blocking more judges than ever

Almost one in eight federal judgeships is vacant in the country and legal scholars warn that the increasingly politicized confirmation process threatens the administration of justice across the nation.

The party of No obstructing things? Really???

26% think Sarah Palin would be an effective president

And 26% are idiots.

Seems about consistent with the Bush Hangers on...

Fox News Ignores Ken Mehlman’s Coming Out, Runs Zero Segments On Story

Well, that's a shock!!!

Red Sox place waiver claim on Johnny Damon

Good Lord...

NY candidate: Prison dorms for welfare recipients

Republican candidate for governor Carl Paladino said he would transform some New York prisons into dormitories for welfare recipients, where they could work in state-sponsored jobs, get employment training and take lessons in "personal hygiene."

Gotta love the GOP - The Party of the People (held down by corporate interests).

Republican National Committee closes July with just $5 million on hand

The dismal report comes less than a month after RNC Treasurer Randy Pullen accused Chairman Michael Steele of hiding $7 million in debts; the RNC filed amended reports in July detailing $3 million in previously unreported debts.

HAHAHAHA!

Mississippi Shrimpers Refuse to Trawl, Fearing Oil, Dispersants

Miller took IPS out on his shrimp boat, along with commercial shrimper Mark Stewart, and Jonathan Henderson of the Gulf Restoration Network, an environmental group working to document and alleviate the effects of BP's oil disaster.

The goal was to prove to the public that their fishing grounds are contaminated with both oil and dispersants. Their method was simple – they tied an absorbent rag to a weighted hook, dropped it overboard for a short duration of time, then pulled it up to find the results. The rags were covered in a brown oily substance that the fishermen identified as a mix of BP's crude oil and toxic dispersants.

Sounds to me like the government is lying bout the safety of the seafood...No more shrimp for me...

Report: Clemens to be indicted for perjury

What a colossal fucking waste!

Fox News parent company donates $1 million to Republican Governors Association

Sixteen months ago, we drew attention to Fox News Senior Vice President Bill Shine's characterization of his network as the "voice of the opposition." Ever since, we've been demonstrating how the network has been living up to his words.

In September, we defined Fox News as a conservative political organization, noting that the network had been openly advocating against the Democratic Congress and White House through extreme promotion of anti-government rallies, witch hunts against administration officials, and by urging their audience to call Congress and the White House to protest Democratic policies.

In October, we revealed the revolving door between the Republican Party and Fox News Channel, with a number of former Bush administration officials, former and potentially future GOP presidential candidates, and Republican strategists on Fox's payroll and airwaves.

In November, we chronicled Fox News' promotion of Conservative Party congressional candidate Doug Hoffman, New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie, and Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell in the run-up to the November 3 election. We also noted how Fox News hosts and analysts spent Election Day promoting their candidacies.

At what point are they breaking laws??

Google boss Eric Schmidt warns on social use of media

Young people may have one day have to change their names in order to escape their previous online activity, Google boss Eric Schmidt has warned.

Yep...

Dr. Laura to end radio show, blames ‘Media Matters’

King asked how her freedom of speech was being denied by criticism of her comments, Schlessinger explained "I don't have the right to say what I need to say. My First Amendment rights have been usurped by angry, hateful groups who don't want to debate, they want to eliminate. So, that's why I decided it was time to move on to other venues where I could say my piece and not have to live in fear anymore that sponsors and their families are going to be upset, radio stations are going to be upset...my peeps, as I call them, are going to be upset."

Angry, hateful groups? Like racist republicans?

Reid: Build mosque elsewhere

In a statement, Reid said the first amendment protects freedom of religion and he respects that, but the mosque should be built somewhere else.

Oh Reid, you FUCKING PUSSY. I know it isn't politically expedient to do so, but show some Goddamn balls for once.

This is why I don't like you. You're so afraid of not getting re-elected that you'll refuse to do the right thing (just like Obama). The weak-kneed lot of you should be thrown out for incompetence.

Pathetic.

polls show Obama losing independents

Independents who embraced President Barack Obama's call for change in 2008 are ready for a shift again, and that's worrisome news for Democrats.

Well, they threw their base under the bus to appeal to the right. Now they've lost the independents too.

Interestingly, I don't think the right was ever on board with them. So who's left?

White House: Some ‘crazy’ liberal critics of Obama ‘need to be drug tested’

"They wouldn’t be satisfied if Dennis Kucinich was president," he said.

Gibbs clarified that the "professional left" is not representative of the progressives "in America" and outside Washington, who organized and mobilized in favor of Obama.

The tone of Gibbs’ interview signals brewing frustration in the White House over parts of its base as midterm elections approach. It might hearken back to when White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel privately and pointedly described some liberals as "fucking retarded."

You know what, Gibbs? Fuck you.

And fuck Obama too.

I'll vote for you again, to spare us the likes of Palin and McCain and whatever right wing moron of the month comes along.

But, I WILL NOT knock on any doors this time.

I WILL NOT make any phone calls.

I WILL NOT send any emails.

I WILL NOT hand out lawns signs or bumper stickers or lapel pins.

I WILL NOT put any stickers on my car.

I WILL NOT solicit any more donations. Nor will I personally send you another dime.

And I won't even try to convince my friends or family that you're our best political option.

You begged for help from "crazies" like me last time. Then you promptly threw us under the bus.

So, again, fuck you. The next election can be done without me.

Google: Don't Be Evil!

Google and Verizon just announced a horrifying proposal that could literally kill the Internet as we know it. Their plan? To create two separate, unequal sections of the Internet—one for big business that would be high-speed and exclusive, and then the inferior, slow "public Internet" that would be available to you and me.

Google: Don't Be Evil from MoveOn.org Official Channel on Vimeo.

Click the link and sign the petition!

More info here...

Taliban Execute Pregnant Afghan Woman In Public

A senior police officer, Abdul Jabar Saleh, in Baghdis Province said the woman was given 200 lashes before being shot in the head on August 8 in the province's remote Qades district -- an area under the control of the Taliban.

I'm sure nothing happened to the sperm donor...

Tea Baggers

Defining Prosperity Down

What lies down this path? Here’s what I consider all too likely: Two years from now unemployment will still be extremely high, quite possibly higher than it is now. But instead of taking responsibility for fixing the situation, politicians and Fed officials alike will declare that high unemployment is structural, beyond their control. And as I said, over time these excuses may turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy, as the long-term unemployed lose their skills and their connections with the work force, and become unemployable.

I’d like to imagine that public outrage will prevent this outcome. But while Americans are indeed angry, their anger is unfocused. And so I worry that our governing elite, which just isn’t all that into the unemployed, will allow the jobs slump to go on and on and on.

Well, that's depressing. But Krugman is usually right...

O’Reilly promises to sit in Fox’s front row White House seat

"I'm a Fox News credentialed guy and I could sit in the front row and believe me when I tell you that I will be there sometime down the line. And Glenn Beck might be there. Hannity might be there," O'Reilly said with a grin.

Sweet reminded O'Reilly that he could have attended briefings while Fox News had the second row seat.

"You had a good seat anyway. You know, Fox was in the second row," she said.

"I know but if I'm right in front -- right in front -- that's going to be quite something!" exclaimed O'Reilly.

I think it would be great! Then they can just admit how fair and balanced they really are.

Unfortunately, BillO doesn't have the balls...

Target, stop trying to buy elections

The Minneapolis-based retailer Target just gave over $150,000 to buy ads supporting state Rep. Tom Emmer, a far-right Republican candidate for governor. This makes Target one of the very first companies to take advantage of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision allowing unlimited corporate cash in elections.

Target must think customers won't care. They're wrong: We do care, and we need to let them know that we want Target -- and all corporations -- out of our elections. Can you join me in sending a message to Target's CEO at the link below?