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THIS JUST IN! HE'S A FUNNY BOY'
The Daily Jot (9)
2010-01-27 23:15:00
BULLY BOY PRESS & CEDRIC'S BIG MIX -- THE KOOL-AID TABLECELEBRITY IN CHIEF BARRY O ENTERTAINED THE NATION TONIGHT WITH JOKES.SINCE THE COUNTRY'S IN THE MIDST OF THE WORST ECONOMIC CRISIS SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION THAT CAN ONLY MEAN THAT HAD THE CHRISTMAS BOMBER SUCCEEDED, BARRY O WOULD HAVE MIXED IN A FEW PRAT FALLS AND SLAPSTICK COMEDY TO GO WITH HIS BITCHY ONE LINERS.FROM THE TCI WIRE:Today the Iraq Inquiry in London heard from the former Attorney General Peter Goldsmith who apparently had trouble with timelines (link goes to video and transcript options). Ruth Barnett and Andy Jack (

That's presidential'
Cedric's Big Mix (9)
2010-01-27 23:15:00
BULLY BOY PRESS & CEDRIC'S BIG MIX -- THE KOOL-AID TABLECELEBRITY IN CHIEF BARRY O ENTERTAINED THE NATION TONIGHT WITH JOKES.SINCE THE COUNTRY'S IN THE MIDST OF THE WORST ECONOMIC CRISIS SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION THAT CAN ONLY MEAN THAT HAD THE CHRISTMAS BOMBER SUCCEEDED, BARRY O WOULD HAVE MIXED IN A FEW PRAT FALLS AND SLAPSTICK COMEDY TO GO WITH HIS BITCHY ONE LINERS.FROM THE TCI WIRE:Today the Iraq Inquiry in London heard from the former Attorney General Peter Goldsmith who apparently had trouble with timelines (link goes to video and transcript options). Ruth Barnett and Andy Jack (

Clueless sports columnist screws up his pot shot at George W. Bush
The Colossus of Rhodey (5)
2010-01-26 18:13:13
'Ya gotta love BDSers (those with Bush Derangement Syndrome). Their hatred is so intense that it causes them to get even the most elementary of facts wrong. In this case, it's the bad-toupee'd Filip Bondy of the NY Daily News,...

This President Ought to Know Better
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right (5)
2010-01-26 18:40:00
My post yesterday flowered into a full-blown column for the Baltimore Sun today, in which I concede that America is a center-right nation--but not, however, in the way you might think. An excerpt first, and then some further observations to follow:Let me preface the following analogy by clarifying that I am not equating conservatives or Republicans to terrorists. But enacting progressive change is akin to defending against terror in one important way: Progressives must win repeatedly and at every stage, whereas those opposed to change typically need to win but once, at any stage. Power is as p

The Republicans' Dilemma
The Truth According to Mark (4)
2010-01-26 13:17:12
The Republicans are rising in the polls. A Republican won a Senate seat in Massachusetts that had been in Democratic hands for a century. Things are looking up for the Republicans. The only thing is, they didn't have anything to do with this rise. The Republicans lost favor four years ago because of several factors. A big one was President George W. Bush. By his sixth year, Bush was a drag on the ticket. The war in Iraq also hurt them. The public was sick of it. They were spending like Democrats (you know that the Republican Party has lost its way when Nancy Pelosi can run as a fiscal cons

No one can break this world record,
RoyalTLady (4)
2010-01-27 22:16:00
Amazing, the ageing of a lady with grace and charm!No one can break this world record, The same Queen-Elizabeth of England , with 11 presidents of USA ! Queen Elizabeth with Barack Obama Queen Elizabeth with George W. Bush Queen Elizabeth with Bill Clinton Queen Elizabeth with George Bush Queen Elizabeth with Ronald Reagan Queen Elizabeth with Jimmy Carter Queen Elizabeth with Gerald Ford Queen Elizabeth with Richard Nixon Queen Elizabeth with John F. Kennedy Queen Elizabeth with Dwight D. Eisenhower Queen Elizabeth with Harry S. Truman

Court Tosses NSA Spy Suits, Sides with White House Over Illegal Surveillance
Antifascist Calling... (4)
2010-01-31 12:42:00
In late January, the Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General released a report that provided startling new details on illegal operations by the FBI's Communications Analysis Unit (CAU) and America's grifting telecoms.For years, AT&T, Verizon, MCI and others fed the Bureau phone records of journalists and citizens under the guise of America's endless, and highly profitable, "War on Terror."Between 2002 and 2007, the FBI illegally collected more than 4,000 U.S. telephone records, citing bogus terrorism threats or simply by persuading telephone companies to hand over the records.

Tweedledumb and Tweedledumber - or How's Bush's Third Treating You'
Coordination Problem (3)
2010-01-28 10:35:22
Steven Horwitz During Cato's liveblog of SOTU last night, every time Obama raised a new policy proposal, Tad DeHaven was posting quotes from George W. Bush SOTU speeches that called for pretty much the same things. This morning, those are...

Bush Silences a Dangerous Witness
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED | The History The US Government HOPES You Never Learn! (3)
2010-01-26 14:48:42
If Majid had been turned over to the International Criminal Court – rather than prosecuted by kangaroo tribunals set up in Iraq by George W. Bush’s administration – he could have been systematically debriefed about what U.S. officials, including George H.W. Bush, did to facilitate Iraq’s acquisition of dangerous chemical weapons. WRH permalink

054 - Old Brown Shoe - Irv Irving
The Beatles Complete On Ukulele (3)
2010-01-26 15:05:00
DOWNLOAD HERESong - Old Brown Shoe Artist - Irv Irving Original version recorded April 16 and 18, 1969 Ukulele version recorded November 11, 2009 Vocals- Irv Irving Electric Guitar - Jon Kemp Piano- Rick Fox Wurlitzer- Doran Danoff Pedal Steel- Steve Lewis Bass- John Bettencourt Drums- Brent Stranathan Ukulele- Roger Greenawalt Produced by Roger Greenawalt at Shabby Road Studio, Brooklyn. For best results play Old Brown Shoe on repeat while reading this essay. ABOUT THE SONG Old Brown Shoe is a George Harrison song originally recorded for the Abbey Road album. It was correctly dropp

Our Worst Political Ritual -- By: Kevin D. Williamson
The Corner - National Review Online (3)
2010-01-27 13:07:52
The State of the Union address is my least favorite American political ritual. Explicitly monarchical in form and origin, it is an affront to republican manners, a vanity fair for the political class. Jefferson, I read, had the good sense to skip the ceremony and send a letter; the progressive Wilson resurrected the dog-and-pony show. (And that should tell you something about the real fundamentals of American politics.)  In its modern form, the State of the Union is an absolute embarrassment, no matter the president giving it. I liked George W. Bush, and liked to hear him talk: His SoTUs wer

Barack Obama - The Bipartisan President
RELENTLESS LIBERAL (3)
2010-01-30 22:40:00
Barack Obama is back in his campaigning mode where he is most comfortable, demonstrating his unthreatening personality, his good looks, his oratorical skills, this time not directed at his own election but to offer bipartisanship to the nation as a substitute for problem solving.Some might say that his administration has been bipartisan from inception. How else can he explain that the most powerful positions in his government are filled by holdovers from the George W. Bush administration, Republicans all, including Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Federal R

In America anybody can grow up to be anything...
Mudville Gazette (3)
2010-01-31 17:32:40
"Fourth, we need to invest in the skills and education of our people." (Applause.) - President Obama, 2010 State of the Union Well, at least you can't call him "sophomoric":...Obama's [State of the Union] Address has a readability score for an average 8th grader - two grades lower than George W. Bush's Addresses and the historical average for modern presidents. I could say lots of smart stuff about that, but I don't want to make the same mistake Obama made:Though,...

Coward Zinn (1922 -2010)
Third Estate Sunday Review (3)
2010-01-31 06:50:00
If Howard Zinn had died in March of 2008, he would have gone out on a better note but to call it a "high note" would still require a great deal of self-deception.For example, Coward Zinn had, by that point, already spent a year demonstrating how democracy and free and fair elections meant zilch to him. He did that by taking part in the shameful "Ralph, Don't Run" campaign of 2004. Like most of the (public) participants in that campaign to target Ralph Nader in an attempt to hector him into not running for president, Coward had supported Nader in 2000.The 2000 election was decided not by the

CBS stands for'
Like Maria Said Paz (2)
2010-01-27 23:00:00
Following up on yesterday's "Our airwaves ourselves," I am including this video from Women's Media Center and nothing else because I hope you watch it. (I'm including C.I.'s snapshot, but nothing from me other than this video.) "Iraq snapshot" (The Common Ills):Wednesday, January 27, 2010. Chaos and violence continue, Ali al-Lami is not Ahmed Chalabi's lover (or that's the claim), the Iraq Inquiry hears from Peter Goldsmith who confesses to way more than he realizes, an Iraqi who died on Monday is remembered by those who knew him, and more.Today the Iraq Inquiry in London heard from the forme

This belongs during the Superbowl'
Mikey Likes It! (2)
2010-01-27 23:00:00
Different post tonight. Wally, Ruth, Elaine and I are all just posting a video. It's an important topic. (We're also posting C.I.'s snapshot!) Wally's filling in for Rebecca. Rebecca of Sex and Politics and Screeds and Attitude,Elaine of Like Maria Said Paz),Ruth of Ruth's Report,Wally of The Daily Jot,This is from Women's Media Center: Here's C.I.'s "Iraq snapshot:"Wednesday, January 27, 2010. Chaos and violence continue, Ali al-Lami is not Ahmed Chalabi's lover (or that's the claim), the Iraq Inquiry hears from Peter Goldsmith who confesses to way more than he realizes, an Iraqi who died

Tell CBS "NO"
Sex and Politics and Screeds and Attitude (2)
2010-01-27 23:00:00
Still Wally -- Rebecca's in England. Like Rebecca, I strongly support abortion rights. So tonight's post is just a video.From Women's Media Center: Now here's C.I.'s "Iraq snapshot:"Wednesday, January 27, 2010. Chaos and violence continue, Ali al-Lami is not Ahmed Chalabi's lover (or that's the claim), the Iraq Inquiry hears from Peter Goldsmith who confesses to way more than he realizes, an Iraqi who died on Monday is remembered by those who knew him, and more.Today the Iraq Inquiry in London heard from the former Attorney General Peter Goldsmith who apparently had trouble with timelines (l

CBS, play fair
Ruth's Report (2)
2010-01-27 23:00:00
Please read Elaine's "Our airwaves ourselves" from last night. That was my first time learning of the advertisement. I am appalled.I need to call Elaine to see what she is thinking tonight but I think I am just going to note this video from Women's Media Center calling for CBS to play fair. This is not "censorship." CBS has repeatedly turned down political ads -- including ones against the Iraq War. Now, all of the sudden, they want to carry an anti-choice ad' Play fair. If they cannot, the F.C.C. needs to review their broadcast licenses.This is C.I.'s "Iraq snapshot" for today:Wednesday

'Professor' Obama' President's SOTU Address Notches 4th Lowest Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Score Sinc
OPTIMISM FOR AMERICA (2)
2010-01-31 10:59:00
(smartpolitics).Text of Obama's Address has a readability score for an average 8th grader - two grades lower than George W. Bush's Addresses and the historical average for modern presidentsBarack Obama's ability as a public speaker since his 2008 presidential campaign has been alternately viewed, often depending on whether or not one is an Obama supporter, along various dyads: being inspirational versus being aloof, intellectualizing versus lecturing etc.Along those lines, in her first month as a commentator for FOX News, Sarah Palin criticized Obama's first State of the Union Address on Wedne

Andrea Mitchell Tells Valerie Jarrett "People Are No Longer Willing To Blame George W. Bush" - Video
Freedom's Lighthouse (1)
2010-01-27 15:28:14
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyHere is video of Andrea Mitchell telling Valerie Jarrett, who was trying to blame Bush yet again, that "now people are no longer willing to blame George W. Bush, they're really putting it on Barack Obama."Valerie Jarrett started out by blaming Bush for the falling Obama approval ratings, she said, "First of all lets take a step back, and let's remember what the President walked into a little over a year ago, an economy that was literally on the brink of disaster, within a month he passed the largest economic recovery act

Laffer on Bernanke
The Credit-Crunch Myth - Jeffrey Tucker - Mises Economics Blog (1)
2010-01-26 14:21:09
From Art Laffer's letter to the editor in today's WSJ: It's normal practice in business, professional football and politics that the leaders of a losing organization also lose their jobs, even when fault is nigh on impossible to prove. The Obama administration has obsessed on accountability, whether it's TARP recipients paying bonuses, or the firing of GM's CEO Rick Wagoner. It wants businesses and banks to be held accountable. Applying accountability principles, there's no way Chairman Bernanke should be reconfirmed by the Senate, let alone reappointed by the Obama administration. O

Obama can't create change with words alone
Vox Verax (1)
2010-01-26 07:27:00
By Eugene RobinsonWashPostTuesday, January 26, 2010It's ironic that President Obama could never be convincing as populist in chief. He had a modest upbringing -- his family was on food stamps for a time -- and he needed scholarships and loans to pay for his fancy education. He is no stranger to the struggles of everyday Americans.By contrast, George W. Bush was born to Old Money and raised amid great wealth, privilege and power. Yet Bush was able to project an Everyman folksiness that made people forget his patrician heritage. Obama just doesn't give off that guy-next-door vibe. Even if he wer

Ending an Era of Minority-Rule
Justice Watch (1)
2010-01-26 11:21:00
Guest Post: By Chris Cassidy, Assistant Director of Communications, American Constitution Society for Law and Policy. The views expressed here are solely attributable to Cassidy.Intra-party struggles, the Bush recession, sharp departures from our commitments to international and domestic law -- none of these developments even competes with the impact of the modern filibuster on American politics.After winning the White House and amassing super-majorities in both houses of Congress, reforms are creeping through legislative channels at a perilously slow pace. With the bipartisan support of her h

The Left Thinks Obama is an Idiot and the Right Thinks Obama is an Idiot
http://bungalowbillscw.blogspot.com (1)
2010-01-26 13:25:00
I am reading the Howard Dean influenced “It’s Official: Obama is an Idiot” article on Open Left. Obama has a real political problem. The left are starting to realize Obama is truly an idiot, but their reasoning is flawed.In his article today, Paul Rosenberg compares Obama to George W. Bush. How funny! He writes:As noted in quick hits by BDB and rayj, [UPDATE] and by David in a diary that just caused me to push back this diary's publication time, Obama has now gone off the deep end. After passing a stimulus that most economists (not just liberal ones) said was too small, and that was made

Motivations
Stupid Enough Unexplanation (1)
2010-01-26 14:45:00
It's like the 1990s all over again with our friends the Republicans. For 8 years they complained about the vanity and narcissism of President Clinton. I suspect we will have another 4 or 8 years of similar complaints about President Obama. Certainly David Limbaugh's latest seems like a blast from the past.The more painful exposure we have to Barack Obama -- and we're talking hyper-exposure at this point -- the more we realize how narcissistic he is. Indeed, we are treated to this overexposure precisely because of his narcissistic impulses. He can't keep himself out of the spotlight.Obama suf