Apparently the kookspiracy wing is in full control of the Republicans in Congress. In Kansas, Moran turns out to be just a shallow heartless panderer. For what it’s worth I did write him a letter, but here in Brownback’s state, the zealots are in control.
Every time I see Santorum's smug mug I want to fit my fist into it. I won't, but I'm sure tempted. The paranoid horseshit he's spreading is dangerous to the nation.
Notice in the quote from Santorum's "congratulations" email to his supporters -- he blatantly lies about the US Constitution's Supremacy Clause. The truth is the exact opposite of what he claimed.
Some serious flip-flopping here that I didn't know about. That Santorum is speaking in the Senate is yet another sign that the Republican Party is truly a hopeless case.
I tweeted KB Hutchinson and Cornyn in Texas. Cornyn is hiding in silence, and Hutchinson is hiding behind the old slippery slope unforeseen consequences bs.
[Link: frontburner.dmagazine.com...]
They refuse to accept reality, democracy, justice, our Republic, and our constitution. They have to make shit up to semi-rationalize their anti-patriotism.
They refuse to accept reality, democracy, justice, our Republic, and our constitution. They have to make shit up to semi-rationalize their anti-patriotism.
Anecdotes, hearsay, suspicions and rumor = wingnut proof
I've been hearing that "they're busing illegal immigrants to the polls" crap all my life having grown up in a GOP family. Delusional and paranoid as it sounds in the old days nobody actually believed it, it was kinda like Cubs fans saying "Wait til next year!" . Nowadays they are so paranoid that they actually believe their own agitprop lies.
13 bodies found in vehicles in northern Mexico
[Link: hosted.ap.org...]
Authorities first found the cut-up bodies of two women and three men late Thursday in a potato chip delivery truck
I'll have to remember to ask my waitress for the side of cole slaw instead of the chips!!
Airline workers voice gripes about passengers
The top most hated passenger habits include:
1. Clicking their fingers to get a flight attendant’s attention
2. Trying to exit the plane before the pilot gives the signal
3. Stuffing too much in the overhead compartment
4. Complaining about the lack of space in the overhead compartment
5. Talking through the safety demonstration.
13 bodies found in vehicles in northern Mexico
[Link: hosted.ap.org...]
Authorities first found the cut-up bodies of two women and three men late Thursday in a potato chip delivery truck
I'll have to remember to ask my waitress for the side of cole slaw instead of the chips!!
"It's very important for us to know about this location," he told me in Spanish. "It represents hope for a lot of people. There are still families looking for their sons and daughters for five, six years now."
The number of people who remain missing in Mexico due to organized crime is estimated to be as high as 25,000. In the state of Baja California, Ocegueda has been leading the search for five years. His own son Fernando was kidnapped from their home in 2007.
The mass grave at La Gallera was revealed by Santiago Meza, the man known as El Pozolero or “the stew-maker.”
Meza worked for drug cartels including the Arellano Félix Organization in Tijuana during the height of the city's drug violence. His job was to dispose of bodies. He did so by liquefying them with chemicals.
Airline workers voice gripes about passengers
The top most hated passenger habits include:
1. Clicking their fingers to get a flight attendant’s attention
2. Trying to exit the plane before the pilot gives the signal
3. Stuffing too much in the overhead compartment
4. Complaining about the lack of space in the overhead compartment
5. Talking through the safety demonstration.
I traveled business class for the first time in my life. Flight attendants kept coming over to Zedushka to ask if he wanted a free drink, a neck pillow, chocolates, just to chit chat and tell jokes. He got hit on by two female flight attendants and one gay guy.
Ted Cruz doesn't think conservatives lost the election.
The debate within the Grand Old Party has begun to take shape along familiar lines. Some call on the party to moderate its positions; others insist it only needs to articulate them more forcefully. Then there are those who darkly foresee the day the American people, having chosen the path of disaster, get their comeuppance.
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"More than a few conservatives say, well, if the voters want to bankrupt our country, let them suffer the consequences," he said. But the real problem, Cruz said, was that "Republicans were curled up in the fetal position, so utterly terrified of the words 'George W. Bush'" -- for whom Cruz once worked, as a campaign adviser and in the Justice Department -- "that we never bothered to contest" Obama's economic arguments. The "utterly ridiculous notion" of a "war on women" also went unchallenged, in Cruz's telling.
They refuse to accept reality, democracy, justice, our Republic, and our constitution. They have to make shit up to semi-rationalize their anti-patriotism.
This man gives us his unique perspective on how Obama won the election through widespread fraud done by black "affirmative action" election workers.
From your fingers to God's ears. May it be true thirty years hence.
Nahh
For it to be a good rivalry each team needs to win every so often (that said, I have always rooted for Navy due to Dad being in that branch during WW2)
For it to be a good rivalry each team needs to win every so often (that said, I have always rooted for Navy due to Dad being in that branch during WW2)
Well, sure. But if you ask me every year if I'm ready for Army to win one back, you're going to hear 'eh, how about next year.'
Two lives, wasted
Josh Brent arrested after accident
DALLAS -- Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent was arrested early Saturday morning for intoxication manslaughter after a one-vehicle accident that killed teammate Jerry Brown.
Irving police spokesman John Argumaniz said the accident happened about 2:20 a.m. Saturday in the Dallas suburb. Brent was speeding when the vehicle hit a curb and flipped at least once, Argumaniz said.
Like the headline on the left-hand side of the "newspaper."
How the fuck does that make even the slightest bit of sense?
Want to make them go psycho? Wait, too late for that. Anyway. The single vote against a declaration of war on Japan was made by Rep. Jeannette Rankin of Montana. She was rather progressive. But she was also a Republican. :O
Hey, wait, the UN didn't even exist in 1941. I don't even think the allies started to refer to themselves as the "United Nations" until later on in the war.
Oh wait, why am I even trying to bother. I recognize that site. Breitbart fans.
Want to make them go psycho? Wait, too late for that. Anyway. The single vote against a declaration of war on Japan was made by Rep. Jeannette Rankin of Montana. She was rather progressive. But she was also a Republican. :O
First elected in 1916 and STILL the only woman to represent Montana in Congress!
Jian Feng was confused after his wife gave birth to an 'incredibly ugly' baby
He accused her of cheating and she admitted to spending £62,000 on plastic surgery
He then claimed she got him to marry her under false pretenses
Earlier this year, Jian Feng, divorced and sued his wife for being ugly. He won his case and was awarded a little under £75,000 by the judge, Fox 31 reported. Mr Feng said he took issue with his wife’s looks only after the couple’s daughter was born. He was shocked by the child’s appearance, calling her ‘incredibly ugly’ and saying she looked like neither one of her parents.
Hmm...only slightly conflicted about how to call this, I can see where the man would think he had a right to know what his wife really looked like before having children with her. Still it does seem incredibly shallow to divorce her over it, and then asking for damages over it was just spiteful. I have to assume this means he has basically disowned the child as well, the article doesn't say.
I'm not sure his daughter is really the "ugly" one in this story, and with a father this hung up on appearances she is probably better off without him in her life.
Hey, wait, the UN didn't even exist in 1941. I don't even think the allies started to refer to themselves as the "United Nations" until later on in the war.
Oh wait, why am I trying to trying to bother. I recognize that site. Breitbart fans.
Ah. That weirdo is affiliated with those other weirdos at "I Own the World" blog. Really odd bunch of "people."
Hmm...only slightly conflicted about how to call this, I can see where the man would think he had a right to know what his wife really looked like before having children with her. Still it does seem incredibly shallow to divorce her over it, and then asking for damages over it was just spiteful. I have to assume this means he has basically disowned the child as well, the article doesn't say.
I'm not sure his daughter is really the "ugly" one in this story, and with a father this hung up on appearances she is probably better off without him in her life.
Hah. What a total load of BS ripe for the internet sexists. If true. I'm curious as to what this guy looks like. Nothing like this would ever get a pass in the USA.
Want to make them go psycho? Wait, too late for that. Anyway. The single vote against a declaration of war on Japan was made by Rep. Jeannette Rankin of Montana. She was rather progressive. But she was also a Republican. :O
A Republican, pacifist and a co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union?
Excuse me for a moment. I'm going to go stand on my head and see if I can make sense of this.
Right now, among other things, we're broadcasting The Argentina Polo Championship, The Met Opera UN BALLO IN MASHERA, and Cage Warriors full contact fighting!!
Right now, among other things, we're broadcasting The Argentina Polo Championship, The Met Opera UN BALLO IN MASHERA, and Cage Warriors full contact fighting!!
Quadriplegic Man Robbed of iPhone He Used to Communicate
Okay,, they catch the punk that did this his sentence should be being confined to a wheelchair with his arms and legs strapped to it 24/7 for a 12 months
Bradley Manning's lawyer is on the Dkos rec list again. Not a hint of common sense in the comments about why Obama is allowing the torture and persecution of this great whistle blower hero.
Bradley Manning's lawyer is on the Dkos rec list again. Not a hint of common sense in the comments about why Obama is allowing the torture and persecution of this great whistle blower hero.
but,, But,,, BUT,, he felt so lonely while confined at Quantico
Bradley Manning's lawyer is on the Dkos rec list again. Not a hint of common sense in the comments about why Obama is allowing the torture and persecution of this great whistle blower hero.
Is it possible that he is far from a hero, but doesn't deserve the kind of treatment he has received either?
The suicide bomber who tried to assassinate Afghanistan’s powerful new intelligence chief came from Pakistan and the attack was organized with the help of a sophisticated foreign intelligence service, President Hamid Karzai said Saturday.
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The audacious assassination attempt on Asadullah Khalid, who had been leading the National Directorate of Security since September, has taken an important figure in the war against the insurgency out of action. It took place on Thursday when an unidentified attacker smuggled a bomb into a meeting at a guesthouse in central Kabul with Mr. Khalid.
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The bomb, which the Afghan authorities said was concealed around the attacker’s groin, left Mr. Khalid seriously injured.
The Taliban claimed responsibility, but Mr. Karzai said the attack was too sophisticated to be the work of the Taliban alone.
“This is not the work of Taliban,” he said. “This is a very professional and well-engineered attack. Taliban are not able to do this, but there are strong and skilled hands involved in the attack.”
Is it possible that he is far from a hero, but doesn't deserve the kind of treatment he has received either?
That's possible but so far, aside from his lawyer's claims, there's no evidence that he's been mistreated or treated any differently than any other prisoner. And yes, the Kos kidz regard him as a hero.
Why are whistleblowers the bad guys?
The charade of what Sweden, England, Australia and the U.S. are doing to persecute this hero is everything we all were taught we were against.
Assange is just a human and so I take offense to the tone of this article that seems to denigrate someone who is in a Samson vs. Goliath fight for his life--just because he had the moral compass to let us all know the truth.
My most charitable assessment of Manning is that he's mentally ill.
That's possible but so far, aside from his lawyer's claims, there's no evidence that he's been mistreated or treated any differently than any other prisoner.
You mean all prisoners are treated the same as Manning?
Bradley Manning's lawyer is on the Dkos rec list again. Not a hint of common sense in the comments about why Obama is allowing the torture and persecution of this great whistle blower hero.
Bradley Manning's lawyer is David E. Coombs. He's also a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserves.
The US mission to the UN in Geneva responded to Mendez on January 27 2011. It said that the US government "is committed to protecting human rights in our country and abroad, and we value the work of the special rapporteur".
In a later letter, dated May 19 2011, the Pentagon's legal counsel told Mendez that it was satisfied that Manning's treatment at Quantico had been fine. "Though Private Manning was classified as a maximum custody detainee at Quantico, he occupied the very same type of single-occupancy cell that all other pretrial detainees occupied."
Unlike the insane wingnut right, the far left moonbats at least have enough sense to understand that Obama is center-right by global standards. With some exceptions, they were also smart enough to wait until after the election before they turned on him, lest they help put a theocrat business shill in the White House instead.
What pisses me off about that is the fact they go bashing Sweden for "Being a patsy to the US."
Dudes, Sweden has been a very independently thinking ally. They have not shied from criticizing us. This is a good thing. They are the Batman to our Superman.
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As a reformed wingnut, I recall those times. There's a whole fringe camp out there full of folks just like Bill Ayers who are upset with our President for not being the far left revolutionary that they really want him to be. These hard bitten partisans are willing to stand shoulder to shoulder with the hard right right whenever the opportunity presents to fling ...
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Talking Points Memo: The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has taken the unusual step of actively blocking a former committee aide from talking to TPM about congressional oversight of the intelligence community. At issue isn’t classified sources and methods of intelligence gathering but general information about how the committee functions — and how it should function. The committee’s refusal to allow former general counsel ...
BBC: A former Hollywood stunt double has sued News Corp and its subsidiary News International, accusing the companies of ordering the hacking of her phone. The suit, the first such claim from the US, was filed by Eunice Huthart, a British former double for Hollywood star Angelina Jolie. In the suit, the Liverpool resident alleges messages from family, friends and Ms Jolie were intercepted ...
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Google has petitioned a secret U.S. national security court to relax restrictions on the information the tech giant can disclose about government data requests, claiming such restrictions violate the company's right to free speech under the First Amendment. Google's motion, filed Tuesday with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, is the tech giant's latest attempt to address recent media reports that suggested it gives the ...
Beyond Camp, other lawmakers scheduled to attend the rally include GOP Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas), Mike Lee (Utah) and Rand Paul (Ky.) along with Reps. Michele Bachmann (Minn.), Tim Huelskamp (Kan.) and Jim Jordan (Ohio).
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The Wall Street Journal's James Taranto argued Tuesday that the discussion about sexual assault in the military has become "a war on men." Taranto brought up the case of Capt. Matthew Herrera, an Air Force officer accused of sexual assault by a fellow servicewoman, in a column as an example of Congress' "effort to criminalize male sexuality." Capt. Herrera was ultimately not convicted of ...
The first experimental drug to boost brain synapses lost in Alzheimer's disease has been developed by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute. The drug, called NitroMemantine, combines two FDA-approved medicines to stop the destructive cascade of changes in the brain that destroys the connections between neurons, leading to memory loss and cognitive decline. The decade-long study, led by Stuart A. Lipton, M.D., Ph.D., professor ...
"It's striking how preoccupied Harris and VandeHei are with the perception that Politico is too 'insidery,'" Silver wrote. "My personal critique of their work cuts a little deeper than that, however. It's not that they are too 'insidery' per se, but that the perceptions of Beltway insiders, which Politico echoes and embraces, are not always very insightful or accurate. In other words, the conventional ...
President Barack Obama is expected to use his speech at the iconic Brandenburg Gate on Wednesday to renew calls for a reduction in nuclear weapons. It is not the first time the president has called for a reduction in stockpiles, but by addressing the issue in a major foreign speech, Obama is hoping to rekindle the issue, which was at the center of his ...
Reuters: But even the press in aggregate is not a friend to whistle-blowers, as its recent treatment of Snowden attests, what with the deep dives into his teen years (including photos), his education and employment history, his reputation as a loner and a “brainiac,” his pants-down hijinks, his online scribblings, his dancer girlfriend, his predilection for (in his own words) “post-coital Krispy Kremes.” Squeezing ...
June 4, 2013 -- In 2010, in the journal Nature, a pair of physicists at the Santa Fe Institute showed that when the population of a city doubles, economic productivity goes up by an average of 130 percent. Not only does total productivity increase with increased population, but so does per-capita productivity. Share This: In the latest issue of Nature Communications, researchers from the ...
Senior bankers guilty of reckless misconduct should be jailed, a long-awaited report on banking commissioned by the government has recommended. The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards was set up by Chancellor George Osborne last year after a number of scandals involving the industry. Jail reckless bankers, standards commission urgesThe cross-party group's fifth report attacked the lack of accountability of bankers and also said some ...
LE BOURGET, France — Boeing Co. won major orders from five customers for a stretched-out version of its popular 787 Dreamliner jet at the Paris Air Show Tuesday, further evidence of a strengthening market for more expensive long-haul jets.Boeing announced the formal launch of its 787-10 program at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday and says it already has commitments for 102 jets from ...
When Laura Gambrel, 22, of Zionsville, Ind., graduated from Indiana University in May, she wanted to keep the celebration pretty low key. She didn’t walk at the ceremony, nor did she have a party because she planned to go right back to the university this coming fall for grad school. It seemed only fitting then that the one thing her mother attempted to do ...
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