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Archives: July 28, 2009

If you went on a gay cruise, would you come back with more pizzazz or less?

Philadelphia Inquirer: Two charged in ballpark beating death; third arrested

Purge the Blue Mutts.

AP: Grassley to oppose Sotomayor

Corporate Media Have Ruined the Health Care Debate

Second Opinions

CBS has an exclusive on Sarah Palin's reason for quitting

Michael Vick treated dogs better than Brett Farve is treating the people paying attention to him.

Lawmakers - Re: HEALTHCARE REFORM...Karma will bend you over the couch of life and give you

quisling

Senate finance committee members--- contact them ASAP

Anybody here live in Michele Bachmann's district?

How many people here think Dihydrogen Monoxide should be outlawed?

No public option, no single payer, good, I'm voting republican.

Slow Down

Slow Down

Rep. David Dreier (R-Calif) campaign reimbursements exceeding $200,000 to self raises questions

We Need To Call Our Legislators NOW and Tell Them....

Should Operation Rescue be investigated for possible obstruction of justice?

Seven men, six Americans, arrested for planning ‘violent jihad’

Senate will hold hearings on DADT - Gillibrand

Anyone know of an evening rerun of today's Hartmann program?

Almost every House Republican joins the conspiracy to keep Obama's REAL birth certificate a secret!

Is the Obama Health Care Plan Really Better Than Nothing?

U.S. citizens wrongly detained, deported by ICE

Did you know that the first national call for health care by a president was in 1912?

Pelosi: "IT WILL HAPPEN"-Rumors of Death of Healthcare Reform Greatly Exaggerated

Chicago, 8 states form high-speed rail group

So Senate Comm To Vote Out Bill Without Public Option.... LINK

Lawrence O'Donnell hosting Countdown

She really is astonishingly simple

Lawyers in the house? Question (I Understand that no "Legal Advice" is being offered)

"Blue Cross"

Limbaugh: Food safety advocates "going to go after Oreos" but might have to wait until Obama leaves

Max Sieben Baucus is your poster child of WHY WE NEED PUBLIC FUNDING OF CAMPAIGNS

"Sprinkle Some Crack On Him and Let's Get Out Of Here"

AP: Senate Finance Committee To Drop Public Option

Heads Up: Howard Dean to Be A Temporary Host On Countdown?

Prius or other hybrid owners: Has your car ever been vandalized?

So, is MJ's $150K/month FOR-PROFIT medical care why we need to save U.S. from "Socialized Medicine"?

In my opinion the success of health care reform will be decided by

Anybody else catch "The Yes Men Save The World" on HBO tonight?

California has record backlog on unemployment appeals, 82000!

About this "Half a loaf " bullshit---

One more thing re: Gates-gate...

Ok people. Who is calling and writing their senators and the whitehouse

Gays on TV

Peggy Noonan, Jack London, and William Faulkner wandered into the woods with three buttons of peyote

Kristol is going to have Sarah Palin do Jon Stewart.

SEC rule on 'naked' short-selling now permanent

N. Korea says it’s open to nuclear talks

'Big Mac & Side of Worms?'

What it all comes down to with Palin is that she made one fatal mistake

AP IMPACT: Dodd, Conrad told deals were sweetened

Neighborhood wealth tied to fiscal mobility

Who agrees that it's just a waste of time and energy to demand an apology from someone

Has any team actually expressed interest in Michael Vick?

Bluebear and BurytheHatchet, you are missed......

Police brass diversity lagging

When you see a PETA post

What do Conrad & Dodd have in common (besides VIP loans)?

Mandatory Monday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! Mike's back!

Resolved: That the 2003 Dean health care plan would be unacceptable...

American Apparel is firing based on looks

People who recommend should really explain why they do so.

Make Lawmakers Pay for Health care & End Exempting Themselves

THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD

Senate Finance Committee Dropping Dem Health Goals (Public Option): AP

Gates house.

The Baucus Bill's Bad Math

It doesn't matter where Barack Obama was born...

The Gates arrest and the “national conversation on race”

Regarding Crowley: Does this tainted police report now jeapordize any prev. convictions that had

No organized mass marches/protests anymore?

Transgender Day honored in Houston

Want economic stimulus? Legalize the gay marriage!

Do we have to put up with conservative "blue dog" Democrats?

Question On Citizenship

Senate Judiciary Committee to hold hearings this Wed for two of Obama's Federal judge nominees

Happy Birthday Medicare! Seniors to Sing Praises of Single-Payer System

Possible motive for the Baucus bill?

State officials in Hawaii say they've checked and confirmed the document

Arm the Senate!

Can't sleep...to worried about who's watching Russia tonight from their Alaska home?

Sen. James Inhofe's Prideful Ignorance

bush lied, people died. What slogan can we use now?

The Founding Fathers were wrong

When We Won:

Rachel Maddow reveals the REAL source of GOP talking points on Health Care (VIDEO)

Sources: Sanford Had D.C. “Love Nest”

Ahu & Me: A Dog Is Lost, Hope Is Found In Pakistan

I want to shoot you to death vs. I want to permanently cripple you with a baseball bat.

Sen. Feingold predicted tomorrow's Senate Judiciary Committee vote

Hawaii again declares Obama birth certificate real

Don't want to give us our due?

Great NEWS!!! A Great Candidate to run against Michelle Bachmann

Photo Fun at Palin’s Expense

A note on police reports, witnesses, calls, etc.

Palin's speech

Let's have mob rule--We can deliver no health care and no jobs...

Glenn Beck Could Use Some Proofreaders

Accused Ponzi Schemer R. Allen Stanford Protests Lack of Air Conditioning in Jail

So, why did Michele Bachmann vote yes on the resolution saying that Obama was born in Hawaii?

So, why did Michele Bachmann vote yes on the resolution saying that Obama was born in Hawaii?

Washington Rep. Reichert joins ranks of cowardly Birther supporters

What Baucus And Grassley Are Up To

Marie Cocco: A Rebound Without Recovery

Marie Cocco: A Rebound Without Recovery

Renowned Choreographer Merce Cunningham Dies at 90

Climate Crock Anthony Watts Scrubs YouTube Video

Should Fox News take a "fair and balanced" look at how thin-skinned it is?

Should Fox News take a "fair and balanced" look at how thin-skinned it is?

Morning Joe Questions...

What's not to love about having our healthcare decisions made by insurance company accountants?

Jeff Flake is getting his clock cleaned by callers on WJ this

Dear Friend:

Senate Healthcare Deal Could Upset House Liberals

18,000

Day in and day out pet dogs are stolen from their yards and homes and used as 'bait' in dog fights.

Day in and day out pet dogs are stolen from their yards and homes and used as 'bait' in dog fights.

Prison consultants help inmates get good digs

Pot growers having big year in California

378 Members of the House OF Representatives Say Obama Born In Hawaii

AP source: Gates and Crowley going to White House Thursday

Schwarzenegger likely to veto social programs in revised budget

What does it say about us as a nation that Glen Beck's slanderous "Common Sense" is a #1 bseller?

Former Idaho Sen. Craig's new consulting firm bringing in clients

This Modern World: What's not to love about healthcare decisions made by insurance co accountants?

The Real Unemployment Rate Hits a 68-Year High

NO PUBLIC OPTION = NO DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Speculators Blamed For Oil Spike

Robert Reich-Nothing Is More Necessary Than We ALL Make Sure Our Reps Hear From Us!!!

Birthers, you are all nuts and bigots to boot

Its Birthists

American Apparel's CEO, Dov Charney, is demanding the firing of employees he deems unattractive.

Don’t blame yourself. It's not you, it's just that the economy sucks.

"Otto Reich's Propaganda Factory Still Churning Out the Goods"/Micheletti Op-Ed

Hawaii AGAIN declares Obama birth certificate real

GOP Earns Worst-Ever Rating in Fox Poll

Hawaii again declares Obama birth certificate real

Father of the 8 year old Rape victim wants her back, but no punishment for rapists

Whoops! Insurance Company Emails Reform Group, Urges Them To Oppose Public Option

U.S. releases unclassified spy images of Arctic ice

Clunkers for cash... looks like it is going to be good for the car dealerships

Mr. Political Science Major got a job with...wait for it...Newsmax!

OMG! William Shatner reciting Palin's farewell speech as a poem, complete with

Did Anybody Watch On HBO Last Night - The Yes Men Fix The World........

Three Republican Senators Are Worth More Than 76% of the Country

A generalized post on race.. related to no other case.

Thank You Birfers. You have broken the Freepers from Bill OBullshit.

Thank You Birfers. You have broken the Freepers from Bill OBullshit.

CSI: Watergate - Has an amateur historian found the key to the lost 18 ½ minutes?

Finally! Revealed! House Republican Health Care Plan

"Revenue neutral" baloney.

EIFFEL TOWER ON FIRE !

Boy's White House Bomb Call

Three Republican Senators are Worth More Than 76% of the Country

LOL - "cause we ain't stupid!"

How come the people as a lobby group doesnt trump the corporations?

Letter of the day: The closest to a Cronkite heir can be heard on Air America

How a mentally disabled OC youth ended up in the US Marine Corps.

Senator Al Franken Attacked by Baby Biter

Army arrests civilian in mix up. head shaved, 1 week in jail, 1 week in Fort Knox.

Max Baucus & Jon Tester Invite you to join them for the

Shame on Yahoo! Features CNNMoney's hit-piece on healthcare

Corruption = jobs for "Prison Consultants"

Corruption = jobs for "Prison Consultants"

I love the UN-rec feature!

Cat rings 999 and cops kick a door in

Two in Three Doubt Congress’ Grasp of Healthcare Issues

Idaho man sodomized by police Taser plans to sue

Rick Sanchez On Twitter: Hispanics Working For Fox Have "Sold Out," Bill Maher's An "Opportunist"

FUbAr

Single Payer! - No way.... Public Option! - No way... . Doodley Squat! - Way!

One birther kook-- and only one-- fled from the Chamber to avoid voting

Judiciary Committee Vote on Judge Sotomayor starting

seeking info on travel overseas or the states/volunteer work

Rally at HC Town Hall tomorrow in Raleigh

Sotomayor Just Passed Committee Vote ......

If Lucia Whalen Stayed By Gate's House The Whole Time Waiting For Police, Didn't She See The Driver

So even if Health care passes we have to wait until 2013?

Is reconciliation the only way we can get a public option to go through?

Nicaragua prefers the dark ages for their women

dupe

bin Laden probably still alive...but is his birth certificate legitimate?

What deal was made to get Pharma on board? ..the AMA?

Racism Is the Prime Cause for Debunked Obama Birth Certificate Conspiracy Theory

To Dems Re: Healthcare... Go BIG or Go Home!

More Proof that the Republicans are TERRIFIED of their crazy base:

Pilots--can someone give me a brief description of FAA Part 135 requirements?

Business Owner To Stay On Roof Until Loan Approved (Fairfield, Ohio)

DOD Inspector General Finds Multiple KBR And Military Failures In Electrocution Deaths

Shumer and Leahy, et al.. Citizens for Public Option. JUST CREATED. Go to website

The unemployed need to start forming Unemployed Unions

The unemployed need to start forming Unemployed Unions

Breaking...Justice Sotomayor is approved (AP)

VIDEO: Single Payer Teach In

(Ariz.) State's raiding of fund for budget illegal, court rules

Birthers are stupid people.

Should DU send flowers to Dr. Gates? Like it has with others as a symbolic gesture of support.

Should DU send flowers to Dr. Gates? Like it has with others as a symbolic gesture of support.

Mom Refuses C-Section, Baby Taken Away

AP NewsBreak: 1 NC terror suspect still sought

The ongoing failure of Dems to deliver: time for a new party, or to (once again) "reform" the old?

New info about Michael Jackson and I have a question for any doctors or people who would kow.

Remember Charles Stuart? That wasn't so long ago

Subject: I'm feel like a cat that needs herding.

Bloomberg: Drugmakers May Fund $100 Million Ad Campaign on Health Overhaul

Fuck the Congress....Let's start our own Health care Co-Op!

Glenn Beck regarding President Obama: "This guy is, I believe, a racist."

Firing teachers who don't measure up to standards/performance?

75 million Pacific Islanders will have to move to higher ground

Saddened Freeps call for South Carolina to "vote out or recall Lindsay Graham" over Sotomayor vote

Saddened Freeps call for South Carolina to "vote out or recall Lindsay Graham" over Sotomayor vote

Arne Duncan hits opposition in Ohio as governor insists on opposing charter expansion,

Vermont health Care

U.S. cancels visa of judge who ordered Zelaya arrest

some stupid ass on CNN defending the cops and telling Obama not to stereotype Police Officers

Anyone Listening to the Thom Hartmann Show?

The Crying Tree

President Holds a Town Hall at AARP: President just introduced

Big spenders tend to marry big savers, researchers find

Nightmare on the Porcelain Princess

The "idea" vs the real thing?

Top Latino Group Hits Michael Steele, GOP For Skipping Their Conference

Apple cake mortgage lady live on MSNBC NOW

Fla. Teens Believe Drinking Bleach Will Prevent HIV

FYI: There's been alot discussed here lately about The Family...

What will Democrats run on in 2010 and 2012?

Hal Turner is claiming he told the FBI about a plot to kill the president

Singe Payer Advocates - Do you support the Weiner Amendment?

Don't let "bipartisan compromise" destroy opportunities at real reform

Quitting... so long Sarah ...An honest mistake, really

Obama just stated at the AARP town hall that he WANTS A PUBLIC OPTION...

As mentor, retired coach Dungy will support Vick in football, life

Report Finds ICE Violates Its Own Detention Standards

Can I get some Cash > Clunker money for a new pair of walking shoes? Stores never carry my size

How Lou Dobbs Scared Rush Limbaugh Off the Birther Story

Americans are just dying over their health insurance system.

Happiness Consultants Won’t Stop a Depression, By Chris Hedges

If we ACTUALLY had a liberal media...

iPhone iconoclast: Teen whiz shakes up Apple's world (Mount Airy, PA)

No dentist left behind

Trying to locate a bio in English on artist Arisztid Szendy (Hungarian/American 1903 - 1974)

Rendering truck scatters load on I-5, that took a lot of guts

Without a decent public option - The President should veto any health bill.

UPDATE!! The Carlyle Group: busy busy busy!

Quick, quiet genetic corn approval questioned

Apparently the Pres is going to have a Town Hall on health care with AARP on CNN Live now.

The Definitive Birther Takedown

Thanks to Colbert, i finally understand why Sarah Palin speaks that way.

Lackawanna officials say troops in city was bad idea

Randi deconstructing Lewin Group

THIS is the kind of speech that Obama should give the American people...but he won't.

Florida Dems To Posey: Drop The Birther Bill

Police Use Taser On Deaf And Disabled Man

So, do you really wanna?

The problem is that we have a three party system masquerading as a two party system.

Colombia To Aid U.S. In Taliban Fight

Americans Pay $2.5 Trillion for Health Care That Cost $912 Billion in 2003

Bomb Kills 8 Afghans Escorting NATO Convoy

Top House Democrats Struggling on Health Care Bill

Woman jailed for boyfriend's car surfing death

I don't think there's anything political about many of Fox News's more inexplicable mistakes...

Who is this ASSHOLE on with Tamron Hall on MSNBC Live

Lesbians in China petition to donate blood

Borowitz: New national holiday "Drink A Beer With Someone Who Arrested You Day"

Road Kill: It's Fresh, It's Organic, It's Free

House GOP Welcomes Overture From Blue Dogs

Public Option Expert Jacob Hacker on Why the Blue Dogs are Blowing Smoke

10 Percent of Afghan Polling Centers in Danger

Makes me so proud of my hometown...

It's not just No Public Option - it's drops in FSA & more

My letter to Senator Cantwell

Beer Gate:

O'Reilly outdoes himself in the quest for stoopid comment:

I'd like to apologize, right here, to Lucia Whalen

Watchdogs decry ‘danger’ to Suleman octuplets. (Remember Octomom?)

Schwarzenegger signs budget with more welfare cuts

Anybody feel like un-freeping a Wash Times Post on Madame Quitter?

Victim believes his sexual orientation might have led to attack

AlterNet: Corporate Media Have Ruined the Health Care Debate

BWAHAHAAHAAA!!!!! MSNBC right now!

I'm hating Ed today. I turned him off.

Sherrod Brown: We'll get a strong public option

WaPo reporter: Birthers get media attention because ‘there is no videotape of Obama being born.’

The Golden State has a budget

10 Things You Need to Know to Live on the Streets

Would You Buy a Hot Dog from an ex-con?

AFP (Tea party Hosts)-sponsored anti-health care rally hangs freshmen Democrat in effigy.

Healthcare for America Now lays out the step-by-step process...

Were any Republicans targeted in the anthrax attacks?

What method of contact gets more attention from Congresscritters?

Comicon and the Economy.... and a little of politics

British Army Magazine Features Openly Gay Soldier on Cover Next to Word 'Pride'

An Exit Strategy for Obama in Afghanistan; Taliban 'Code of Conduct'

Hi everybody I'm doing a class project on blogs, and could use some advice.

Does CNN get paid everytime they mention Twitter or Facebook?

Is it H1N1, or another strain of the flu?

We Interrupt This Program: AP NewsBreak: NC terror suspect may be in Pakistan

FREE SPEECH : Court Orders Woman Not To Post Details About Court Proceeding Involving Her Brother:

Child left in Boston cab; driver faced suspension

Bush Made His GOP Congress His Rubber Stamp. Obama's Democratic Congress Is Just A Leaker Rubber.

Health Care Action Alert on Crooks & Liars Web Site: "Send us your nightmare health care stories"

Gold's Gym declares July "Cankles Awareness Month"

Turn a Tuesday's face to the wall and listen to it bawl . . . so you can come CAPTION!!!!

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Tuesday July 28

"T" stands for "Tuesday" . . . or is it "Teabag"??? . . . Please come CAPTION!!!!!

She's still out there, and still just as dangerous

Ukraine finds 'reporter's skull' (BBC)

Socialism or Payola-ism?

Blue M&Ms mend spinal injuries

I had a bad day at work yesterday.

Slate: Why You Can't Trust Your Health Insurer

Robotic firefighting team debuts (BBC) {and not in Japan!}

Texas' Hutchison voting against Sotomayor

The TV is on as background noise as I'm typing here, and in the last 20 minutes....

Modern American Conservatives Suffer From "Terminal Uniqueness"

why would people who don't want the government between them and their dr. choose a public option...?

Which picture best describes the Republican party

Glenn Beck refers to Van Jones as a "self-professed communist" at least 10x during a segment

But ...But ....He Lost Over $100 Million Dollars......

Randall Terry: Why I'm still fighting to end abortion

A vote against single payer or at least the public option is a vote

Ezra Klein: The 19.5 Years Test

Sec of Education Arne Duncan on merit pay (to the NEA in an interview)

ThinkProgress: Infamous Astroturf Lobbying Firm Behind New Anti-Health Reform Group

I spent almost five hours last night in the hospital, I wonder how much $$$ Baucus will make

Can we please not fall for the divide and conquer crap?

Is anyone in Mt. talking about challenging Baucus in the primary?

White supremacist radio host Hal Turner was an FBI informant, as hackers claimed a year ago

Birthers on the Hill

This is a serious question about Harry Reid

Hawaii again cofirms Obama's birth certificate to be real

Free health care, free food, free housing for everybody.

All right, Where is Keith Olbermann?

Every $Trillion We Pump Into The Economy = $3333 Per Person

Smoking Gun, secret e-mail found: Hawaii Chick to The Big Boy in DC (strictly confidential):

dictionary exercise

I'm starting to think that the birth certificate nonsense is code talk for "He's Black"

Schwarzenegger Makes Additional Welfare Cuts (Child Health & Welfare, Medi-Cal, Aids prevention)

Scooter, Shooter, the Quitter and the Shitter

Attorneys for young Gitmo detainee seek his release, say Afghan officials ready to pick him up

Gordon Brown.

Roeder bound over for murder of Dr. Tiller one witness said he had a pungent smell

Is Krauthammer a para- or quadriplegic?

Dr. Tiller's Murderer "pleads not guilty"

Rep. McCotter on HARDBALL wants Pres. Obama to kiss Crowley's lily white butt

Republican Reaction to Palin's Resignation

Well, here's a dumb reason not to reform healthcare

First Madoff Interview: Can't Believe I Got Away With It

What would happen to you if you played silly games at work?

The government should have NO say so in the type of healthcare that a person gets. (email and reply)

Nobody but NOBODY, can belabor a point like Tweety...

Nobody but NOBODY, can belabor a point like Tweety...

Cops threatens to sodomize suspect with taser.

Help Save Chris Vassey! (please sign)

30 Minutes Till Dr/Gov Howard Dean on COUNTDOWN

To those who keep asking where Keith Olbermann is:

Insulting and unpatriotic!

How Many People Die Each Day From No Insurance? (Idea For A Commercial)

Caption this pic

Gold just waiting to be mined: a list of birthers' names and addresses.

All Michael Jackson all the time sends M$NoBodyCares into fourth place

Arnold cuts child welfare and Aids Prevention

Should fat cops be fired?

Warning signs missed in baby dismemberment case

The Rude Pundit: Health Care Reform: The Baseball Bat or the Spooge Spray?

Did Professor Gates insult Crowley's mother?

HuffPo: Blue Dog Democrats Reach Out To GOP "About Joining Forces To Slow" Health Care

Fla. judge rules will on Kerouac's estate is fake

Jon Stewart Just Got Kristol To Admit Government Can Run A First-Class Health Care System

AARP's priorities for healthcare reform

Cheeky Olympian ignores anterior tear, puts on a great show.

Cheeky Olympian ignores anterior tear, puts on a great show.

Obama administration eases restrictions on lobbyists for stimulus money

Honolulu Advertiser Fueling The Birther Fires

Hacker's 'moral crusade' over UFO

Lindsay Graham sets my gaydar off, big time. Anyone else?

Should DU ban the "smoking" smiley ?

Email I received from Sen Michael Bennet

Pot Activists File Ballot Measure With State (Calif)

Dr. Marcia Angell speaks an inconvenient about our health system that no public plan will cure

Saw my first Palin 2012 bumper sticker today.

i LOVE DU.

Obama on CNN right now

Laura Bush to speak at my school district's convocation

Punk nabbed in hit-and-run death of 'American Idol' wannabe Alexis Cohen

What beer would you suggest for the Obama, Gates, cop sit down

Are you seeing signs of the economic recovery in your personal life or your community?

Are you seeing signs of the economic recovery in your personal life or your community?

How much would H.R. 676 cost consumers?

Wanna know who's to blame if there is no public option?

The face of a terrorist:

Reid says it's 'premature' to say whether he backs public plan. Stabanow says 'it'll be difficult'

GPS is great.....if you're a good speller

Obama Ignores Torture-by Helen Thomas (quotes William Pitt)

Baby falls and dies after mother is pushed by father in domestic dispute

Considering Cash for Clunkers- 2 things you should read first

Why can't you be thin like Mika?

Michigan health clinic opens with stimulus money. 52% of area residents are uninsured.

Baucus Explains Himself

Write a mini story with these pics

Powell on Gates: "I've been racially profiled many times" -- HuffPo article

What's with all the trolls, lately?

Should Congress Be Made To Wear NASCAR-Like Uniforms ???

What are the specifics of the health care reform plan as it stands TODAY?

i saw something interesting at home depot today...

Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert of Illinois reacts to the unveiling of his portrait -pics

The media loves to report on overweight people...

LOL Lou Dobbs is backing down

Should Obama veto any bill without a public option?

Genius? O'Reilly: 'Of course Canada has longer life expectancy than US-we have 10 times more people'

Tom Tomorrow rocks....(TOON)

How trustworthy if the Congressional Budget Office? Does

For-profit insurance: NO VALUE ADDED

Re: Healthcare - Help me respond back

WOW! "respectfully, how is morality any more than a fairy tale?"

WOW! "respectfully, how is morality any more than a fairy tale?"

Ron Paul says health care is not a right and shouldn't become one

Suggestion to mods: Please allow us to hide threads without having to click inside.

AFP-sponsored anti-health care rally hangs freshman Democrat in effigy

No Child Left Behind: The Football Version

Larry O'Donnell Nails it in Gates-Crowley Case. Must See TV. (Video)

How Palin will be dangerous to the country

Police Shock Dog With Taser Gun; Incident Caught On Tape

Iran: The Green Brief #40-41 (July 26-27) Latest news from Iran

Why don't they just let everyone buy into Medicare?

We started out cheering as we dreamed of single payer. Then we happily accepted the public option.

How many people still think there are races of humans?

Where is Condi Rice living ?

Wild story, but true. Blue M&Ms linked to reducing spine injury.

Doctors, Media Critics Demand Broader TV Debate on Healthcare, To Include Single Payer

Wasn't Everybody Totally Pissed Off Because They Thought Sen. Gillibrand Was WAY To Conservative????

Chicago School Reform A Failure: Report

Yogi Bear would be proud - Smart Black Bear defeats Bearvault

Punished for being an American

Depression Stew Anyone?: Road Kill: It's Fresh, It's Organic, It's Free

Paul Stanley Resigning From Legislature--GOP Politician Had Affair With 22-Year-Old Intern

We, the people, must immediately Incorporate !!!!!

lonely men and Love in 2-D

Dear Parents: What happens in the testing room?

This Modern World-Whats not to love about our healthcare decisions made by insurance co accountants?

I think Shep Smith just called someone a schmuck on the air...

President Obama, Let me be clear and I mean crystal

Does any else

"Just imagine the above scenario for one minute- if you can"

Missing the point, Ed. Michael Vick should not be playing in the NFL because...

Should people who served their jail sentences be allowed to get on with their lives afterward?

IDF Vets Train U.S. Jews to Protect Their Communities (not a joke)

Police: Ohio woman shoots self at gun range, dies

Faux News fails geography

“I Prefer Single-Payer, But …....."

...and so where was McCain born?? The CANAL ZONE!!?!

Found a right-winger threatening mass murder on Topix

Congress agrees Obama 'born' in Hawaii, But Freepers ask, was he conceived there?

Firefighter Shoots at Cyclist, Hits His Helmet, For Biking With Child

I love this depression!

Professional Poison: How Professionals Sabotage Social Movements

Were there any black law enforcement officials who did not take Gates' side?

VIDEO: Target mandatory anti-union training

Fox "News" Anchor throws "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM"-style tantrum in parking garage

Freepers: "Certificate of Live Birth not valid because it doesn't use the word 'N***ro'"

Failure to pass Public Option will cost Dems in 2010 and 2012

The CIA Enlisted the Mafia to Kill Fidel Castro in 1960

*************ACTION CALL FOR ALL COLORADANS!**************

Please Keep Leonard Peltier in Your Thoughts Tonight and Tomorrow

*****n2doc appreciation thread******

Shatner does Palin

Some Tuesday Toons...

The Joint Public Option Single Payer United Front

Crazy Wingnut Healthcare Attacks Exposed ~ Bob Cesca

Inside Michael Vick's Bad Newz Kennels (pic heavy)

PUBLIC OPTION WEBSITE!!!! Please keep this kicked!!

There is no proof that Crowley intensionally lied on his report.

First tea baggers, then birthers, now its the "snuffers"

Flexible Spending Accounts

Don't Let Some Government Bureaucrat Stand Between You And Your Doctor!

Do you deserve to die?

There's only one "problem" with Single Payer

If Crowley is a racist cop and Obama and Gates know it, why are they playing along like he's not?

What sort of foods did liberals grow up on?

Why are there no female competitors in the Tour de France?

Please "follow" my blog!!

A Doctor's Response To Paul Krugman

Suskind: Cheney wanted ’show of force’ on 9/11 anniversary

Help debunk latest list of lies.

Blacklist

Tomorrow and all this week we are starting at 5am Roofing

If Goren Had a Restaurant, what would it be called?

I Wrote This Poem Last Year For My Mom (Willamette National Cemetery)

I am going to Fred Meyer for Groceries

Digitum is pablum, I guess...

Apparently, there was NEVER a soap opera titled "Genital Hospital."

Alert Alert...... CaliforniaPeggy Drops The F-Bomb

Are there 'Clicks' in the Lounge?

What's the most irritating earworm lately?

I don't understand how some threads can be rec'd and

I am curious, do Canadians have a problem at the border going to

George Segal never made a bad movie.

I'm Captain Oblivious - tell me anything!!!

duplicate

Sarah Palin never made a bad decision.

I just made one of my most vulgar posts ever in GD.

Several months ago, DU members with alcoholic parents helped me with my 3rd book.

.em rof yad gnirob yrev a neeb sah sihT

Anyone here seen "The Room" yet?

There are two DUers who got gold stars at work this week.

I'm watching "Sleeping with the Enemy" now and found a plot hole that's bugging me

Losing my religion

If Gorn Had a Restaurant, what would it be called?

Mimeograph

this Swedish rap group on Colbert is a low point for the show

I'm so tired...

normally I'm not too into lyrics or poetry, but this...THIS....

Reunions

I have a serious Arnold Palmer addiction -

Peter Paul and Mary

I'm 50 years old, and I FINALLY got the courage to dye my hair blond.

Looks like darkstar partied a *little* too hard on his birthday.

May I please have some vibes for my Uncle Marty?

I Got Stoned and I Missed It

Garlic

What are you doing here?

Does anyone have a better record of having tank threads than me?

Does anyone think that District 9 movie could be good if it is done right?

I'd like to do a song of a great social and poetical import. It goes like this-

Birds, cat, and a trick nighttime scene

OMG, it looks like Starship released a littleknown album!

Why oh why did he dye his hair?!?!

Why the hell am I such a warrior????

A little something for the ladies...and gay gentlemen: bare swimmer butt

Watchmen was pretty damn good...

Mustard?

The "4 Worms" Church Sermon

"Teachable moment" is that phrase annoying?

Does anyone have a better record of having threads tank than me?

Does your workplace have a lot of turnover?

Caption this picture

Hmmm, not sure if I should go to my 10 year HS reunion. Any experiences with these?

From the great world of wisdom that is Yo Gabba Gabba: Don't Bite Your Friends.

Jizz fans. Name your all-star... Oh never mind. IBTL

Oh shit Colbert's tazer segment last night

Our Skinner, who art in Cyberspace, we need an emoticon for :sigh:.

I am in the middle of a killer hot flash Right Now!

In celebration of obesity:

hypocritical: what an affair is

Any sociology students/grads around?

Esther Phillips - Home is where the hatred is

The new Doctor Who looks like Tucker Carlson

Skittles vs Chuck Norris.

*******HAPPY BIRTHDAY to huskerlaw!!*******

Any Portuguese speakers here?

I just threw a tissue into the trashcan.

I want to stay in my office all night tonight--my home AC died yesterday and it might be hot!

A little advice for the Lounge.

Row Brewing Over Britain's Strongest Beer (18.2% alcohol)

Anyone know about Pyle car audio radios.

Barbara "Seagull" Hershey never made a bad movie

Have a question to ask / looking for advice

Good morning Lounge

Flat Earth Society exists!

Faux News fails geography. X-post from GD

Preview of the Joan RIVERS roast. Hope it's better than this.

OxyContin found in Skittles

On the national news last week, everyone's frothing over technology overtaking humans...

What the fuck happened to my Brew Crew last night?

"Conception in 'The Incredible Shrinking Woman'"

Anyone know anything about turntables?

I'm dog sitting.

The DU Lounge plan for world domination, sponsored by Tommy_Carcetti

It happens every time

Ricky Berens Splits Swimsuit, Bares Butt At World Championships (NSFW)

LOL I'ts been that kind of a day

Tell an excruciatingly embarassing story on yourself...

The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 7/28/09

Larry David returns!! Pretty pretty pretty pretty good.

who's been fingerfucking my stuff?

Gamers: Help

My latest idea for sowing chaos in my workplace.

Live from Hanoi, it's me, HEyHEY

Either weatherunderground is broken, or it's 113 degrees outside.

Spoon-Jonathon Fisk

Woman jailed for boyfriend's car surfing death

Eagles Def Cordinator Jim Johnson has died

My 2-year DU anniversary is coming up on Aug. 6th and you bastids had BETTER BUY ME SOMETHING

KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle / some good internet r a d i o

darkstar and his buddy Oleg working on a mix

All I'm going to say is that I didn't know how diabolical refried beans really are.

Duke Nukem Ventrilo Harassment. The funniest thing I've seen all month.

And now.. A jazz song that is running through my head...

Phoenix on pace for hottest July ever!

Have you ever awoke from a dream and thought "wow my life sucks compared to that"?...

I watched a few Donna Reed episodes last night, made in 1958.

I am looking for a video of the new Buitono commercial.

Of fer christ's sake, TITANIC to get 3-D makeover

Bailey has pimples

Sorry DU, I have a new favorite website.

How long does it take to get a passport?

People who walk dogs without a leash

BY FAR the greatest fireworks display ever

i gots a reflaregence of the 'itis

I will be PUI this evening.

Chelsea the greatest First Daughter ever

What if Cartoons were real? (CREEPY)

Another gem from my EMail Friends...

*******HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Missy Vixen!!*******

Portrait in Carbon on Paper

Any moms out there looking forward to sending their kids back to school?

i've never posted a picture of myself before

*Refresh* (oh please let something had happened in the last 5 seconds) *Refresh*...

WHAT is the wickedest thought you have ever had?

Okay, I can't believe nobody's posted this yet: Brett FaVre will remain retired.

Am I a plucker?

21 hours.

I've Never Owned A Fan Before, But 2 Days of 100 Degrees Is About To Change That...

What's your favorite crazy Knights Templar conspiracy theory?

Depression and illness.

Let 'em rip - List any observations you want answers to.. maybe someone here has answers

Question for Mac experts

wooo.. today was fun. I had to get two shots and listen to nurses talk about how horrible NYC is

Today I told my boss that I'll be having bariatric surgery.

Loungers...I have missed you ...was in the hospital for 5 days

"Swedes miss Capri after GPS gaffe"

My cats literally walked all over me this morning at 5;30 am

I am officially a student majoring in Multi Media

It's time for a photo thread!! Post 'em if you got 'em...

NAME your Smooth Jazz radio station. "The Quiet Storm" is already taken, so be original...

Favorite FEMALE Standup Comedian

PLEASE share your favorite seduction songs....

This is NOT a medical advice thread.

The Breakfast Burrito

Should cheese smell like pig feces?

WHAT was the most important piece of advice you ever received?

hypothetical: what is an affair.

Cowboy Boots

My 150th aniversary. 150 days smoke free. Tell me about your quitting progress. nt

Your favorite misquoted idioms?

Gah, it's hot!

Last generation in your family to farm?

How many DU'ers here had a parent or parents born at home, both of mine were.

Favorite Stand-Up Comedian

What is the worst movie you have ever seen?..

What are your favorite movie soundtracks (original scores).

*******HAPPY BIRTHDAY to autorank!!*******

"Otto Reich's Propaganda Factory Still Churning Out the Goods"/Micheletti Op-Ed

UC Santa Cruz defeats conservatives in court

Iran opposition leader calls for more street protests

Obama Hawaii born, insist Isle officials

In Havana, U.S. turns off sign critical of Cuban government

AP source: Gates and Crowley going to White House (Thursday)

Senate Finance Committee Dropping Dem Health Goals (Public Option): AP

Gates Says U.S. Overture to Iran Is ‘Not Open-Ended’

Defense Secretary Gates Arrives in Iraq

IBM unveils IT education tourism in India

Right-to-Sue Case May Vanish (PA judges that sentenced kids to prison for cash)

Right-to-Sue Case May Vanish (PA judges that sentenced kids to prison for cash)

Texting Raises Crash Risk 23 Times, Study Finds

(Ohio) Inmates Still Get Roof, But Not Three Meals

U.S. releases unclassified spy images of Arctic ice

Legal experts raise questions about Rove testimony deal

Senate Judiciary Committee gathers to vote on Sotomayor today

Letters Reveal Holder Investigation Would Re-Open Cases

U.S. Consumer Confidence Falls More Than Forecast Amid Rising Joblessness

Khamenei shuts detention centre

Traders Blamed for Oil Spike-CFTC Will Pin '08 Price Surge on Speculators

Lawmakers want Ticketmaster/Live Nation probe

Bunning (R. Ky) will not seek third term

Contractor (KBR) blamed in soldier's death

Auditor: TVA lawyers limited ash spill report

Britain and US prepared to open talks with the Taliban

Iran 'to release 140 protesters'

Bank Of America Planning To Cut 10 Percent Of Branches: Report

AIG Unit Keeps $2.4 Billion From Asset Sales as Taxpayers Wait

Colombia To Aid U.S. In Taliban Fight

Police Officer Is Found Beheaded in Pakistan’s Swat Valley

Rights groups protest Cambodia 'AIDS colony'

Vessel Carrying as Many as 200 Haitians Capsizes

Drugmakers May Fund $100 Million Ad Campaign on Health Overhaul

China's military cautiously tries out new openness

China Puts Online Mafia Games on Its Hit List

Iraqi Army Takes Control Of Iranian Opposition Camp - Source

U.S. Professor: I told FBI about kidney trafficking 7 years ago

Suits for wrongful deportation by ICE rise

UK Government to be Sued For Involvement in CIA Rendition Program

China seizes smuggled metal bound for North Korea (for missile parts)

Venezuela, Russia Sing Cooperation Deals

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Tuesday July 28

La Mesa man convicted of making threats against President Obama

U.S. Home Prices Rise for First Time in Three Years

Regulator report blames speculators for oil price swings

some things are just plain wrong....

Democrats cite CBO to boost healthcare case

Lawyer: Accused blogger (Hal Turner) was FBI informant

Chinese leader stresses ethnic unity to minorities

Senators near bipartisan health deal

Schwarzenegger signs budget with more welfare cuts

Up to 200 children killed at Khmer Rouge prison

Blasts hit Baghdad amid Gates visit

Cabinet Will 'Retreat' to Blair House to Hand Out Report Cards

(Senate) Panel votes in favor of Sotomayor nomination

Lead Birther Bill Sponsor Votes To Recognize Hawaii As Obama's Birthplace (House votes 378-0 )

Tech workers dealt setback in H-1B case

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Tuesday July 28

Honduran Congress puts off vote on Zelaya return

Obama Hawaii born, insist Isle officials

Democrats Say House May Miss Deadline on Health Care

Deaths in $6.5m Iraq bank robbery

Tourists warned of Thailand airport scam

Jury sides with hospital in deportation case

B.C. government tells police to 'severely restrict' Taser use

Japan hangs 3 convicted murderers

Colombians protest US presence

Pants suit judge loses shot at getting job back

Former coach sues Dearborn schools over religion

Senator wins review of 'don't ask, don't tell'

Credit card debt rises faster for those 65 and older

7 arrested in North Carolina on terrorism charges

New CBO study: Public health care option won't dominate system (proves Repubs misinforming public)

Republican (Sen. Voinovich): GOP is Being Taken Over by Southerners

Substance abuse expert regrets raising drinking age

EU seal ban challenged by Canada

Schwarzenegger signs budget with more welfare cuts

Pirate Bay faces new legal threat

WRAPUP 3-Honduran Congress puts off vote on Zelaya return plan

4-Year-Old Hospitalized After Eating Tainted Candy (Oxycontin)

US revokes visas for Honduran officials

CFTC Report Blames Speculators For Oil Price Swings: Report

Witness Recounts Day Doctor (George Tiller) Was Killed In Church

Pot Activists File [Marijuana Legalization] Ballot Measure in California

U.S. Assures ‘Concerned’ China It Will Shrink Deficit

"The Born Identity" - Jon Stewart Lays Into Lou Dobbs & His Fellow Birthers

Obama Conspiracy Theorist Exposed!

Millie Jackson Fuck you symphony

I Can Haz Cheezburger Night with the Seattle Mariners!

Dr. Ogan Gurel completes his walk from Chicago to Washington DC for Health Care Reform

Dating Advice: Target Women

Birther Conspiracy Reaches the Mainstream

One Trillion Dollars Visualized

Greg Grandin: Echoes of the 80s in Honduras

Rachel Maddow & David Weigel Discuss The Republican "Obama Birther Caucus"

GRITtv: Dean Baker: Some Economists Are Better Forecasters Than Others

Sen. Sherrod Brown Discusses Public Health Insurance Option

Bill Maher on CNN

Chris Matthews: Are we talking psychological problems here with people?

Dean argues with Maria Bartiromo on the public option . Says insurance companies do terrible job.

Persian Band - Dariush - Plays at Pro-Democracy Rally in DC

"What Would You Like To See Happen In Iran?"

Even Bill O'Lielly Reckons The Birther Conspiracy Is "Bogus" But Says Dobbs Shouldn't Be Fired

Meet The Birthers: Look Who CNN Is Mainstreaming

Rachel Maddow GOP on health care, more refusal than reform

Aestheticizing Illiteracy

batshit Pastor Leroy Swailes video remix

What's The White House's Stance On Health Care Co-ops?

Waters: 'A KILL for SURE' -We Will NOT Support Any Bill w/o Public Option

Kristol concedes gov't can provide first-class health care on TDS

The Yes Men Fix The World - HBO Premiere 7/27/09

Comedian Bill Mahler on Sarah Palin, Stupid America & Health Care Crisis

Bill Moyers - Healthcare Debate - 7/24/2009

How the Bipartisan Health Care Plan Will Screw You

Will Insurance Tax Pay for Healthcare?

New TYT Channel on YouTube! TYT Interviews!

Fox & Friends Terrify Elderly Viewers With Health Care Reform

After Bailouts, Lending Still Stagnant

Brain tumor survivor speaks

Sen. Merkley: 'The opponents of reform have a health strategy & their strategy is the status quo.

Raw Footage Of Judiciary Panel Approving Sotomayor's Nomination

TYT: CNN's Rick Sanchez Says Hispancis Who Work for Fox News Are Sell-Outs

Lee Stranahan: Just Imagine (re Health Insurance Companies)

Only 6% Of FOX Viewers Believe Sarah Palin Is Presidential Material

Health Insurance Industry Ad Thanking Max Baucus For Screwing Over The American People

TYT: Maria Bartiromo Sucks Up to the Corporations, Dean Fights Back

Bill Fletcher, Jr.: This Never Would Have Happened to a White Professor

Countdown: Iquitarod - A Look Back at Sarah Palin's Career (2008-09)

Carl Bernstein Destroys Sarah Palin On MSNBC's Morning Joe

William Shatner Reads Sarah Palin Farewell With Bongos on Conan

Rep. Foxx: HC Reform Will Cause Seniors To Be "Put To Death By Their Government"

Countdown: Firedoglake & Mike Stark Pin Republicans on 'Birthers'

How much is your deductible?

Glenn Beck on Fox News: Obama is 'a racist'

10 NYC Homeless Activists Arrested at Encampment Democracy Now 7/27/09

Senator Al Franken's Statement Before Voting For Sotomayor

SEE IT NOW! The Birthers' Star Spangled Banner

TYT: Limbaugh - Obama Has Chip On His Shoulder b/c He's Black

Rep. Maxine Waters: It's Hard For Rahm To Rein In Blue Dogs Because He Recruited Most Of Them

Fox News Debunks Canadian Life Expectancy Myth

Dean: ‘What’s the point of having a 60 vote majority’ if you can’t pass health reform.

Maxine Waters sounds off about Blue Dogs...says Rahm recruited them.

Health Policy Is Carved Out at Table for 6

How the forces finally learnt to take pride (Gays in British military)

Guardian UK: US denialogues don't care if their own children end up with syphilis

Profiling CEOs and Their Sociopathic Paychecks

AlterNet: Racism Is the Prime Cause for Debunked Obama Birth Certificate Conspiracy Theory

US Escalates War Build-up Against Latin American Revolution

Story of Stuff

WAPO: "Some Acts, Including Violent Deaths Of Detainees...Must Be Investigated & Addressed"

Politicians Accused of Meddling in Bank Rules

Pentagon Propaganda Gets a Pass from GAO

Anti-Prop 8/Pro-Gay Marriage Summit Deemed "a Disaster"

Dingbat 'Birthers' Join Forces With the 'Flat Earthers'

Corporate Media Have Ruined the Health Care Debate

Why the Rich Can't Afford to Get Richer

President 'has four years to save Earth' (from Global Warming) - James Hansen

That “Vile and Offensive” DNA is Gonna Get Us!

Surviving the 'End of Civilization', a segue

Former DEA agent's lawsuit exposes CIA "fraud"

You have heard of "Jesus Camp"? How about "Atheist Camp"??

"Obama Administration Cooks Up New Legal Argument for Detaining Guantanamo Prisoner" Jason Leopold

Jane Hamsher: Maxine Waters: White House Won’t Put Pressure On Blue Dogs

Cheney’s Plans for a Military Coup

Jeff Huber/at-largely: Middle East Show of Farce

Behind Sarah Palin's Wacky Pentecostal Faith

THE DARK YEARS ARE HERE

Budget reality bites SDSU students: the frustrations of one mother

U.S. Pays $2.5 Trillion for Care Costing $912 Billion

The Mendacity of Nope

Iran: Showdown between Khamenei and IRGC?

Pigs on the Wing

The "Bipartisan Compromise" Scam (Cenk @ Huffington Post On Healthcare)

Will we get a decent public health care plan during Obama's first term?

Obama hasn't done a damn thing about Gitmo - it is a still a horrible place

Maxine Waters: Rahm To Blame For Obstructionist Blue Dogs

Barbara Boxer and Carly Fiorina Neck and Neck in CA: I know, it is Rasmussen's poll

PHOTO's: July 27, President Barack Obama

When Your Health Comes Between The Insurance Industry And Its Profits : (

It's called "white privilege" G. Beck CAN call Obama racist but Kanye CAN'T say "George Bush doesn't

Dr Nancy asks who will lead on health care when the Surgeon General is obese and Obama smokes

Kelly King Speaks Out In Defense Of Crowley

I wish the whole country would not show up to work on August 3rd!!

the real story in Palin's atrociious speechifying is being missed

For Those Who Rushed To Blame Obama regarding the Gates Issue

Exposing the Hypocrisy of the “Family Values” Crowd, One Right-Winger at a Time

Rural Bias in the Senate

Paul Krugman - Explodes The Popular Myth That Blue Dogs Are Fiscally Conservative

Maxine Waters: Rahm To Blame For Obstructionist Blue Dogs

Shakeup at Camp Hutchison

Will DU unite, in protest, if mandatory private insurance without a strong public option IS the bill

Exactly what is a"cadillac health plan"?

Palin had picnics across the state of Alaska? Who paid for them?

Why does a single committe have so much power over what gets written into the bill.

Eugene Robinson: What if the Big Cheese Had Been White?

What should Obama do to prove he likes white people?

She is my hero!!

What question would you ask the birthers?

GOP and Dems Near Health Care Compromise

Honolulu Advertiser Fuels The Birther Fires

We should end the filibuster in the Senate

Ezra Klein: The Max Baucus Committee

President Obama defends public health option before seniors

One thing I know: If Obama's father had been some white guy from Europe

Franken assails Court, Klobuchar slams sexism at Sotomayor vote

Any Blue Dog Democrats against Public Option who are running in 2010 or 2012 need to know...

My appearance today on Fox on Your World discussing Health Reform CBO numbers with Neil Cavuto

Voinovich slams DeMint and Coburn for GOP downfall; blames 'the southerners'

Please help me disregard today's Rasmussen poll, which shows Obama approval at 30%. WTF???

What not to wear in Martha's Vineyard.

Ezra Klein:"Get it out of the Finance Committee.....You don't fix it now. You fix it in conference."

Man Convicted Of Making Racially-Charged Threats Against Obama

So, a senior citizen is concerned about "government program"?

Voinovich slams DeMint and Coburn for GOP downfall; blames 'the southerners'

For the first time in 46 years, our President is a Federal Legislator,

Obama dances like MJ (video)

Same ol' same ol'

McIntyre Out of North Carolina Senate Race

Reid: "Having 60 votes more important than what is in the bill"

The GOP: "Obama is a racist"

Note to Michele Bachmann and birthers: You've been pwned!

Yes, everyone should have health insurance

If Obama really were The Antichrist, then Satan would have given him a real birth certificate.

Jacob S. Hacker: Answering the Blue Dogs on Health Care Reform

Obama being accused of being a hypocrite.

No Single Payer? No Public Option? No vote? March on Washington?

The Hill: Hoyer Dispute Claims on Adjournment, Healthcare Vote

Breaking: Ultimately it really does not matter what the Baucus committee reports out

Grassley says a 'public option would be unfair to insurers.' And, he said it with a straight face.

Senate Panel Eyeing Health Co-Ops to Serve 12 Million

Glenn Beck calls Pres. Obama “racist,” accuses him “deep-seeded hatred for white people”(VIDEO)

Right-wing attack machine goes into overdrive.

Tweety Stupid Question Of The Day...

Howard Dean to guest host Olbermann tonight!

Something I would like to see -- a short rant

Repugs leak their own memo to Politico, claims Dem leadership says no health vote before recess

Does Obama know where the health care debate is going and where

Save Swine Flu Drugs for Younger Patients, Study Urges

Want $4,000?

So Rep McCotter doesn't think Pres should have power to prejudge

Ezra Klein: A Litmus Test for Government plus Matt Taibbi on health care reform

Bwahaha! Guess who is a Birther!

Coleman won’t decide on MN governor run until 2010

What Type of Public Option is Currently Being Proposed?

Republicans are to healthcare as Quakers are to warfare

What A Pack Of Blue Faced Liars

Obama "A Little Frustrated" With Health Care Reform Stagnation

The Hill: The Blue Dogs Still Chewing on Waxman's Offer

Want to see what Republicans think of the 46 million uninsured?

Obama AARP Town Hall on Now

Sarah Palin is only 45 years old. She can run for President as late as 2024.

Well, this ought to make some Freepers' heads explode

"Bi-partisan" is bad news for Americans

AP sources: Senators near bipartisan health deal

A Political Cartoon... "Blue Dog" Democrats...

Free healthcare talking point banner ad

Citizens for a Public Option . com

Democrats cite CBO to boost healthcare case

Obama urges FIFA to deliver U.S. World Cup

Clinton further rules out presidential run

We must advocate for a MEANINGFUL, STRONG public option & Single Payer

Hawaii again declares Obama birth certificate real

PHOTOS: President Obama and Michelle Obama during a reception for ambassadors tonight at the WH

We spend the most for the worst results for the fewest people. What's not to love and preserve?

McIntyre has ties to Christian group

KY-Sen: Bunning Will Retire

Can we check George Bush's Birth Certificate?

The Hill: Ross says Waxman Has made Blue Dogs an Offer That Addresses All 10 of Their Concerns

Why don't other Hawaiians show their birth certificates so the idiots can see?

"we should be discussing how to get rid of health insurance and how to improve humanity."

My bet is that there's a smackdown waiting for Max Baucus soon...

The Fix: The Most Important Number in Politics Today

"Blue Dogs"

OK we can now officially throw Gates and Crowley under the bus

Burr appears at $2,000 a seat roundtable

Why does Jon Stewart give that asshole Kristol air time? Watching Kristol makes my gums bleed. nt

Police report shows arrest WAS stupid-Lawrence O'Donnell subbing on Countdown tonight

I know now why Sarah Palin was John McCain's running mate:

Sold out again: Senate Finance Commitee screwing us over

Patrick support plummets, poll finds

Lobbyists Gain Upper Hand In Obama Battle.....the hill

Battle Of The Math Nerds: Two Number Crunchers Square Off Over Health Care

Healthcare reform is a bust Mr. Obama because you and Mr. Holder

I think Jeff Farias nailed it.

Resolution Proclaiming Hawaii Obama's Birthplace Passes House Unanimously

BREAKTHROUGH HEAVEN from 5 years ago at NREL: The solar cell turns 50 years old.

History-making ladfill do-over in Washington County (MN): decades old 3M trash contaminating water

Kenya to build Africa's biggest windfarm

Put a stake in nuclear vampire

Drumbeat: July 28, 2009

Russian Consortium Visits Venezuelan Oil Fields for extra heavy

Tesla Motors' lawsuit update

A Quest for Batteries to Alter the Energy Equation

REVIEW: Investigating the Energy Return on Energy Investment for Global Oil and Gas

Pipeline Firms Widen Natural-Gas Networks

One quarter of giant panda habitat lost in Sichuan quake (BBC)

Nissan EV range: 2010=100 miles, 2012=185 miles, 2015=250 miles

President 'has four years to save Earth' - James Hansen

ABC's "Over a Barrell: the Truth about Oil" tells it like it is. Even discusses defense expenditures

EEStor CEO Tells All in Leaked Phone Call

GAO report: Electric Cars Will do Little to Reduce CO2 Emissions

PINCH HIT GRAND SLAM BY FERNANDO TATIS!!!!!

Gloat-free Baseball Scores (Monday, July 27)

Fucking A---Fucking A---Fucking A--- Beer for the first person who show's me his final post.

Marlins P Badenhop, manager Gonzalez suspended

No one wants to talk about the Natinals Josh Willingham

Lawyer: DA seeks charges against Pierce too

This is a sad night indeed, Forumites.

Rose Bowl might have to accept non-BCS team

What the fuck. The Pirates are playing the GiNats in SF tonight.

Resules of the 200 meter free at the World Championships...spoiler...

Nats' fan's suggestion to improve attendance: show all Red Sox games on the jumbo tron!

Cleveland trades Ryan Garko to S.F. Giants

Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Coordinator Jim Johnson has died.

Brett Favre To Remain Retired

Phelps loses his first major swim competition in 4 years.

VIDEO: SHOOTING AND BEATING OF SOCCER FANS IN TEGU

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Condemns Murder of Pedro Ezequiel in Honduras

HONDURAS PROTEST:Tues, 7/28, State Dept. DC/Clinton Statement Gives Blank Check to Honduran Military

VIDEO on Prez Zelaya's Gov't. website>"They are scared of us, because we are not scared of them"

People's Weekly World is now blogging on Honduras

VIDEO:Cuban 5,Guerrero Painting Expo, 7/9,DC- VEN emb w/Chief, Cuban Int. Sect and Jose Pertierra

Colombia Temporary Workers in Colombia Attacked for Attempting to Organise

CUBAN 5 Support Statement for PRESIDENT ZELAYA

Honduran Congress Puts Off Vote on Zelaya Return

MACHETERA: BILLY JOYA Cranks up the Killing Machine in Honduras

Bolivian Ex President Finances Opposition

Latest Update from El Frente Nacional Contra El Golpe de Estado

Rep. Grijalva Urges U.S. Pressure on Coup Regime in Honduras (petition available)

FIRST LADY, XIOMARA CASTRO LEADING CARAVAN TO BORDER TO MEET UP W ZELAYA

Pictures from Honduras

Correa warns Colombia; challenges Uribe to see who is lying.

US Revokes Visas for Honduran Officials

More info on Xiomara Castro heading to border

Aviva Chomsky offers some insight on Colombia and U.S. interests in Latin America

ZELAYA RULES OUT US TALKS ("If Wash. wants to talk w/me, it should send a rep. here, to Ocotal")

Street Art in Revolutionary Venezuela

Colombians protest US presence

The sealions of Chimbote, Peru (dying from pollution)

Pictures of Torture Suffered by Pedro Magdiel Munoz Slavador . . .

Short video report on US military build-up in Colombia.

Analysis: Honduras coup shows Chavez power limited

Good Honduras Protest at State Dept. this Afternoon

(New Info - as of 7:40 PM edt) OMINOUS UPDATES on Zelaya's Family Travel to Border

Evo Morales and the Amazon

Y'all see this? "Colombia to Aid U.S. in Taliban Fight"?

Anybody who wants to ban assaut weapons would want to ban tobacco, right?

Can you forfeit natural rights?

Does every instance where someone is shot in the United States warrant its own thread?

Why are firearms control measures ineffective?

Another righteous shoot!!!!

Daughter of Gaza doctor vows to return home

Hamas dress code aims to make Gaza more Islamic

Americans for Peace Now Urges Senate To Not Sign AIPAC-Backed Letter

Rabbis Call on Rabbis to Lobby US Gov't

Donkey Business - The only zebra in Gaza

Telling Israel No: Obama's Bold Move

UN: Israel must allow building supplies into Gaza

TIME: Jersey's Corruption Scandal: The Israeli Connection

Question about 22's and other automatics

Report: Woman killed in Jabalya to "maintain family honor"

Do we have Natural Rights?

The self-righteous left's simplistic world

NRA Threatens Senators On Sotomayor

Today in Labor History July 28 Cavalry troops and tanks fired tear gas into the war vets shantytown

Across the pond

Peppers and Beets

Sunrise at Sunrise...

Photos from my daughter's wedding

Recent "street" photo

The person designing the torturer DVD cover weighs in on Canadian healthcare, and it's good!

Blue food dye may save spinal cords after injury

My Right-Wing-Nut Siblings' health care prescription for me

GOP and Dems Near Health Care Compromise (re-direct)

Same blue dye in M&Ms linked to reducing spine injury (CNN)

I get the biggest kick out of the people who whine "How can we support it if we haven't read it?"

Are abortion and illegal immigrant care the main stumbling blocks? Or is it

Single payer makes sense to me.

Insurance companies - a mathematical look

Dodd, Conrad told deals were sweetened

The new ‘retirement’ plan: Just keep working

Accountants Gain Courage to Stand Up to Bankers: Jonathan Weil

If you wondered why the Chinese were here. Treasury Two-Year Notes Decline After Record Sale

June new home sales fail inspection

Barofsky Discovers The Bailout Was Based On A Big, Fat Lie

Debt Repudiation – On the Table

CIT Hit With Interest Rate More Than 25 Times Libor

Silver ETFs: Multiple anomalies detected

SEC rule on 'naked' short-selling now permanent

Bloomberg - Conference Board say's indicator show recession may be over.

Myth of raindrop formation exploded

Insect defence all blood and guts (BBC)

Councilwoman Pushes Gay Rights Ordinance

Calculated Risks: How to know when numbers deceive you...

Gender Odyssey 2009 Conference: September 4-7, 2009

In Battle, Hunches Prove to Be Valuable

Jesus had 2 dads

Senator wins review of 'don't ask, don't tell'

First true green laser

I am not a huge Kathy Griffin fan but you must watch this week's life on the D List

Gays In The Mist

How the forces finally learnt to take pride (Gays in British military)

I'm too much of a coward to come out to my family

Hero

Is Polis appointment a signal on DADT?

Man Withdraws $190,000 in $20 Bills After Being Denied A Mortgage

Women are getting more beautiful

A gorgeous and peaceful work of music.

GD has officially made me sick to my stomach.

Can this be for real? The secret to healing spinal cord injuries is...blue M&Ms?

Anyone else feeling "scattered" or "overwhelmed"...?

Birthday Wishes for a Missy Vixen

I feel like a caged lioness.

Can you tell me about the Matrix anyone?

Did I manifest a paperweight?

"The Re-Calibration With a Very New Plan" - Karen Bishop - July 28, 2009

fire the grid II

"Medvedev Backs More Religion in Class, Army"

Two hypothetical situations.

Hitler was NOT an Atheist!

Budget reality bites SDSU students: the frustrations of one mother

Anyone teach in a 1:1 classroom (each kid having a laptop)? Looking for suggestions.

Ok... now HOW awesome is it...

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