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Archives: September 9, 2011

Cantor laid out the type of obstruction they're planning -- "peel off" the sections they like, pass

Is this new "specific, credible threat" about 9/11 pre-empting Michelle Bachmann's reply??

New Threat Declared...Threat Level Boehner Orange.

If you were watching the speech on CBS, you saw an amazing display of institutional obfuscation.

A Republican response that surprised me.

Time for Joe to hit the road!

Trumka: In Speech, Obama ‘Goes to the Mat’ to Create New Jobs

Take the stimulus bill, make it about half as big, and you get a jobs bill?

ATTN: Talking heads I have only little thing to say.

Tomorrow's Headline Should Be "Pass This Bill, Right Away!"

Was President Obama's jobs speech the right blue print for creating jobs?

Just for fun . . .

Boehners Statement on President Obama's Address

Nearly 4,000 Indiana students seek private school vouchers

El-Erian: U.S. Faces Challenges Fed Can’t Solve

Bernie Sanders coming up on Countdown - link - on NOW

No televised response from the Republicans?

"WINNER" OF LAST NIGHT'S GOP DEBATE RUSHED TO HOSPITAL!!! X-ray confirms, um... NO vision.

"WINNER" OF LAST NIGHT'S GOP DEBATE RUSHED TO HOSPITAL!!! X-ray confirms, um... NO vision.

Teamsters Urge Support for Jobs Plan

Is this gonna work?

No formal Republican response planned after Obama’s jobs address

These are the people Obama needs to convince...

The line that WASN'T in Obama's Speech: "If you DON'T pass this ..."

The line that WASN'T in Obama's Speech: "If you DON'T pass this ..."

Full Text Of The President's Jobs Speech:

BART protesters arrested - Powell station closed

Rep. Jeff Landry (R-LA) holds a sign during U.S. President Barack Obama's address - pics

No Tea for Me... Say no to Fear and Hate...

Finally... The President Is Taking My Advice...

Maxine Waters to Obama on unemployment: Treat blacks like Iowans

I just want to watch Obama's speech anyone have a link without ads?

I just want to watch Obama's speech anyone have a link without ads?

Massive power outage hits San Diego area

Alan Grayson's homework with his children. Nice.

Did Obama have that pre-meeting w/Boehner, Cantor et al, that they

Should Obama allow corp. profits back into the US and taxed less if it is used to create jobs? I'm

The Dollar Store George Bush in his dads suit....

Pass the Bill. RIGHT FUCKING NOW. Now go and call your Congresscritter RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!

Eliot Spitzer...Please Run For Mayor Of NYC

Former Vice President Dick Cheney Book Tour! If you met him, WHAT would you say?

A specific and credible threat has been identified

TDS is skewering the Rethug debate..

Mandatory Thursday Malloy Truthseekers check in!!!

Ed Shultz is off base with his comments that the President has told the super committee to do deep

Power Outage in San Diego

Despite 41 DNA Exonerations In Texas In Last 9 Years, Perry Says He Never Loses Sleep Over Executing

How do you miss the important sound-bytes

OK...got to ask. Who's afraid? Shakin' in their boots?

MSM: There's a terrorist threat! We have no proof of this threat, but it exists! Everybody panic!

Millionaire Marriott President’s 25-year-old Son Wins $107 Million Lottery

Millionaire Marriott President’s 25-year-old Son Wins $107 Million Lottery

Looks like Evil Dick didn't even read his own abridged audiobook...musta been "other priorities."

Sign This Petition To Stop Big Oil Tax Breaks....

Phyliss Anderson Becomes Female Mississippi Choctaw Chief

Phyliss Anderson Becomes Female Mississippi Choctaw Chief

Just imagine if Senator Edward M. Kennedy were still around

My dial/branding theory on why conservative talk radio reaches such a wide audience

Why the timing NOW on this new 'credible and specific' 911 threat?

Our Koch Exclusive Ignites Political Firestorms in Chris Christie's New Jersey

Republicans do not understand the English language.

Power outages reported in southern California, Arizona, Mexico

There were people protesting John Yoo in NYC today

Kind of Flintstones here in Sandy Eggo. Power is back on in Oside after 5 hours...

If unions support Obama financially, and you can but refuse to, then you do not stand with them.

If unions support Obama financially, and you can but refuse to, then you do not stand with them.

If unions support Obama financially, and you can but refuse to, then you do not stand with them.

Powerful Florida state senator fired American citizens, hired guest workers instead, lawsuit says

Why do bond market vigilantes and deficit hawks like tax cuts and credits?

This is kind of a scary quote

Prostitution rife in US-occupied Iraq

Woohoo! San Diego North Park is back up and running!

Watching Countdown

KO: Boehner looked as though the corporations who bankroll him were holding his family hostage

Obama Proposes $447 Billion Jobs Stimulus Plan

Speaking of jobs, we could use some rebuilding of a grand old place here in Texas

The outage was likely caused by an employee removing a piece of monitoring equipment...

Sept. 11, 2011 A Day to Commit to Activism A Message from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka

Oh Snap! Jonathan Capehart takes out Joe Walsh with one line:

9-11 Anniversary terrorist threats

GOES loop of the spread of the TX wildfires on 9/5:

'But recall, too, the hour of human decency.'

Castagnola's have been trying to bust the union since spring of 2011...

I Guess The Repugs Have Called Their Terrorist Freinds....

The world's most dangerous job - is no job at all.

Deepen the cut - let it bleed

RED TAPE CAN BE CUT!!! During the Clinton Adm. California

Here's how to restart the housing sector and the economy.

(((PICS))) Challenge: Name the COMPLETE DUMBASS

Mr. Perry, not only is it not a ponzi scheme, 30 YEAR OLDS ARE NOT CHILDREN!

"Repatriation"

We All Need To Push To Bring The Troops Home Now.

Video: Taekwondo World Championships {held in north korea}

Campus Progress: New Evidence of ALEC Connections in All Successful Voter ID Legislation

Adopt A Job Creator

Deal dumps state climatologist in Georgia

Republicans whine--Obama is making their job harder..

Toon: Great moments in Science with Rick Perry

Dems: Great speech, now walk the walk

Ever Google something and have DU come up as the first link?

Power has been out for the last 8 hours. Missed the jobs speech.

Due to terror threat and Congress, Obama hiding out in Texas town through weekend

The utterly astonishing poll numbers on the anti gay amendment in NC

Fmr Labor Sec Reich: Which federal policy MOST needs nixing? "Pot prohibition."

My lovely wife got me The West Wing Box Set for my birthday.

Colbert was brilliant last night

Texas healthcare system withering under Gov. Perry

We need a generic Facebook page titled "Letters to My Congressmen" where people can go

STFU War Criminal Tony Blair - Blair calls for regime change in Iran and Syria

Teamsters leader James Hoffa coming to Puyallup To Protest Fred Meyer/Kroger

The truth behind Rick Perry's misleading "free transportation for all Seniors" plan REVEALED

Why Do They Hate Us?

Luckovich toon on Rick Perry:

Thom Hartmann: Privatized Prisons...Criminal in a Democracy (explains ALEC's involvement)

What do Republicans stand for? Ruthlessness

FDA's Food Safety Czar (Monsanto Lobbyist Michael Taylor) Harrasses Small Dairy Farmers:

"Arkansas Weatherman Wakes Up in Bathtub With Corpse"

Interesting fact about last night: The president's speech was aired with a seven-second delay ...

30% Of Jobs Posted On Jobs Board For The Seattle Area Are...

US Chamber of Commerce, yes we can!

Obama's Speech lacked partisanship and the taking of the obstructionists to task

Among all Christian denominations that began in the USA, how many of their churches periodically ask

So Will We Then Bomb And Occupy Pakistan?

Wisconsin State Employee fired after sending “Voter ID” email

Oil workers missing off stormy Mexico coast

Water is the new weapon in Beijing’s armoury

Sounds like Jackie Kennedy was no fan of Martin Luther King, Jr

The Republican debate in 45 seconds

So Georgia Works is the plan to follow, right?

(fight over) The Latest Nuclear Weapons Plant

Caption Cantor

Thank you teachers

As wildfires rage Perry's office did not respond to a request for comment

As wildfires rage Perry's office did not respond to a request for comment

Verifiable Media Reports on 9/11

Calif. blackout caused 2 nuke reactors to close

East coast flooding? Anyone here affected?

U.S. demands action from Europe's strongest at G7

Background Music

Happy 70th Birthday to Otis Redding

A myth, a truth, and a voting strategy

Panama Free Trade Agreement......What does Panama produce that benefits interests in the US?

KRUGMAN'S Seal Of Approval: "Obama’s hair may not be on fire, but it’s definitely smoking"

Eric Cantor Tips GOP Hand: Passing The Whole Jobs Plan ‘Is Not The Way To Get A Win’

The Other 9/11 Anniversary

Political impact of 9/11

Tonight I e-mailed my repuke senator (Rubio) and

Tonight I e-mailed my repuke senator (Rubio) and

Maine Gov. LePage advisor who authored his infamous regulatory agenda now ALEC state corporate chair

Maine Gov. LePage advisor who authored his infamous regulatory agenda now ALEC state corporate chair

Long hospital wait times can be deadly

Bush Credits ‘The Work That Was Done’ During ‘My Presidency’[sic] For Osama Bin Laden’s Death

Trumka: In Speech, Obama ‘Goes to the Mat’ to Create New Jobs

Trumka: In Speech, Obama ‘Goes to the Mat’ to Create New Jobs

Doctor Fees Major Factor in Health Costs, Study Says

9/11 let us remember

Solar-powered LEDs got us through the blackout, while Big Energy couldn't

Toon: Ten years later

I was generally pleased with the speech. It was damn good.

Results on what Senator Reid had the Senate vote on after Obama's speech

Congressional Progressive Caucus' reaction to Obama's jobs speech:

Drunk Swedish Moose Found Stuck in Tree

Drunk Swedish Moose Found Stuck in Tree

The BofA Split-Up? Up to 600 Branch Closings

Best toon yet on the 9/11 anniversary

For anyone who missed it: Jon Stewart on the war on the poor. Do not miss this.

Rep. Jeff Landry (R) is a punk and a corporate whore.

Savage Weiner's new work of fiction (don't click the link on a full stomach)

Watch Obama’s jobs speech in 35 seconds

Of course the Repubs are going to Koch-block Obama's jobs bill. But Obama's not dumb.

What does everyone think about Mel Gibson's makeover?

Another Fed President Signals Recession

Isn't it cool when your team scores and ESPN replays it for weeks, months, years.

Source for the "37 to 4 in 20 years" thread yesterday.

Pipe regulators' draft found to paint rosy picture

3 Free Trade Agreements

Did Obama mention any proposal to limit outsourcing in his jobs speech?

Did Obama mention any proposal to limit outsourcing in his jobs speech?

Chart of the Day: Little Change in Terrorist Threat Since 9/11

Water leak causes huge mess, inconvenience at judicial building

House Condescendingly Approves $400 In Added Stimulus

Waterboarding works according to MI:5 Chief

Germany prepping for Greek default

Fact Sheet: The American Jobs Act

Good cartoon for teaching kids how to deal with bullies and perverts

Good cartoon for teaching kids how to deal with bullies and perverts

Random thought: The best part about the American Jobs Act is that its called the American Jobs Act.

Obama’s Job Jig: Pin-Up to GOP Voodoo

Interesting note on some current Egypt news, depending on your language.

N Carolinans against anti-gay amendment, poll finds

Honoring 9-11: Time to audit the CIA's incestuous relationship with Al Qaeda

The Williams CO. in OK City bound forever with Cantor Fitzgerald because of 9/11. Why?

Bill Press says "Obama hit it out of the park" - Here's the highlights (and Video)

getting the gas turned off after an explosion/fire, etc. in Calif.

In Tyler Clementi’s NJ dorm, tensions were high

HUD: Single mother refused housing because of no man to shovel snow:

HUD: Single mother refused housing because of no man to shovel snow:

Stewart: Rick Perry will ‘punch cancer in the f*cking face’

(Economics) The Profession and the Crisis

If we can't have an FDR, we will settle for a Truman

If we can't have an FDR, we will settle for a Truman

Bank of America Considering Up to 40,000 Layoffs: Report

No billionaire has ever employed me.

Michele Bachmann: Obama ‘Insulted’ Congress By Calling It A Political Circus

Bittersweet

The Dead, the Dollars, the Drones: 9/11 Era by the Numbers

Corporations and their lackeys (U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Republicans, etc.) are killing the U.S.

Colbert: Perry beat the Social Security gorilla

Boehner caught bragging about golf before Obama’s speech

Hospitals say Medicare eligibility age should go up to 67 years old.

Sea Ice Extent record low. No bottom yet.

Sad fact out of Detroit public schools...

Sad fact out of Detroit public schools...

The Obama's Job Act: An Analysis

EU Officially Seizes The Public Domain, Retroactively Extends Music Copyrights From 50 to 70 Years

SF columnist Jon Carroll gives Truthout a shoutout

Free health fair to be held Saturday in Sacramento, CA

Interpol Issues Qaddafi Arrest Warrant as More Libyan Officials Flee

Top 5 signs Newt Gingrich is still running for president

After having no power all night, I turn on the computer and the first email message in my Inbox is:

One 9/11 tally: 3.3 Trillion

Rep. Smith: ‘Uncle Omar’ shows Obama double standard

Why does Pres. O want to spend 15 BILLION to refurbish foreclosed homes???

Just have to share this!

Former Mass. speaker DiMasi sentenced to 8 years on corruption charges

9/11 WTC - The Memorial background - very nice and a new view

Benefits programs face bipartisan efforts to cut them

I am going to stop watching ABC altogether.

Dallas mom glued daughter's hands to wall

Chicago Teachers Union files complaint to block schools from lengthening day

Hope...Pray...Or Whatever That Nothing Bad Happens this Weekend

Bernie Sanders discusses his concerns with new Jobs bill

Hundreds of documents found in Tripoli offer insights into the way the CIA and MI6 operated

Hundreds of documents found in Tripoli offer insights into the way the CIA and MI6 operated

Toon: The New World Order

Nutrition Tips From Brian McFadden's "Big Fat Whale."

ok, this is complicated, but follow me: the easiest way to create millions of jobs is to HIRE people

A Special 9/11 Tribute To The Man In The Red Bandana

(In clown suit) Michele Bachmann gives thumbs down to speech she misses

Industrial Hemp Bill Just Passed CA Assembly!

So this is what Obama is going to fight for?

This just in from JoAnn Kloppenburg (who lost the spring SC election to Prosser)

Split vote by NRC allows Obama administration to close Yucca Mountain

Obama fires up campaign for jobs plan

The Uncontrollable Momentum of War (Afghanistan) - New York Times

Kerry: End of Britain's Gay Blood Donor Ban a Tipping Point

favor- bomb news companies with the fact that Perry CUT FUNDING to fight fires

In the 19th century, the Romneys fled the law

Giuliani: 42 attempted attacks on US - BBC

Giuliani: 42 attempted attacks on US - BBC

Fellow san diegans

Flooding in NE is worst since Agnes in '72

Dick Cheney to appear on The View next week.

Help Al Jazeera to search WikiLeaks cables:

Muslims for Life

Muslims for Life

As war continues against Libya Imperialists plot

As war continues against Libya Imperialists plot

Oakland Museum Shuts Down Palestinian Children’s Exhibit

Fukushima: radioactive materials yet to be contained

Millionaire’s Son Wins The Mega Millions

Did Rick Perry Try To Rough-Sex Ron Paul At GOP Debate?

what time was the American Job Act introduced today?

Female ‘vampire’ busted for trying to eat elderly man

Florida al-Qaeda fugitive Esam Ghazzawi linked to BCCI and two dead Saudi Princes

GM Chief Says US Needs to Live Within Its Means

Just posted this on FB...

It's time to start slapping that trial-balloon down!

If they won't vote for it, the GOP gives POTUS a stump speech and

When can we declare the Supply Side experiment a failure?

Baylor and Texas A&M are in a spat because

Family Action Council Head Lashes Out at BlueCross for Gay Tolerance

As Dick Cheney was writing his memoir...

If handguns were illegal everywhere, no exceptions...

Pass This Jobs Bill Now!

OH SHIT!! ALL CAPS POST!

Dallas mom glued daughter's hands to wall

Michael Moore - Here Comes Trouble - book tour dates!

Michael Moore - Here Comes Trouble - book tour dates!

Watch free documentaries like Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin,

Bank of America robocall grieving widow 48 times a day - How it really works

"It was a dumb idea": newspaper chain fires copyright troll Righthaven

Reflections of a GOP Operative Who Left the Cult

Saw this banner ad on a local website

WIRED: The Dead, the Dollars, the Drones: 9/11 Era by the Numbers

WIRED: The Dead, the Dollars, the Drones: 9/11 Era by the Numbers

Ah finally power is back...

Ah finally power is back...

The 'Greatest Nation On Earth' Shouldn't Jam "Free Trade" Down The Earth's Throat

Above The Law - USA (9 Sep 11)

Plane to Ex Gays: You Can't Pray the Gay Away

New Documents Suggest DoD Watchdog Covered Up Intelligence Unit's Work Tracking 9/11 Terrorists

A Powerful Response To President Obama's Jobs Speech

I am considering changing my party affiliation....

New Documents Suggest DoD Watchdog Covered Up Intelligence Unit's Work Tracking 9/11 Terrorists

Arrest Made; Police Say Iowa Man Was Beaten With Bat

The Teabaggers at Obama's speech--what you DIDN'T hear on C-Span

Why is wolf blitzer at the Florida State Fair with the tea party. It almost looks like CNN is a

Manic Depression

Is TPM down for anyone else?

Wisconsin Official Instructs Staff Not To Mention Free IDs For Voting

Do you think that people who lie about being first responders

Woman bites St. Pete man in 'vampire' attack

Can someone remind us of backup site for DU?

Rick Perry’s Newest Fan: Birther Queen Orly Taitz

the orange Boehner tonight

I think Toure just may have made his last appearance on MSNBC

AFSCME LEGISLATIVE REPORT September 9, 2011

The top 5 Republican hypocrites on immigration

Canadians with mental illnesses denied U.S. entry

The Other 9/11: Forgotten stories

Paul Krugman: The Profession and the Crisis

First lady Michelle Obama plays some tennis - pics

First lady Michelle Obama plays some tennis - pics

2nd Hottest Summer EVER

2nd Hottest Summer EVER

Huntsman speaks in West Palm, but cuts Florida staff to focus on New Hampshire

Huntsman speaks in West Palm, but cuts Florida staff to focus on New Hampshire

Sharpton has a good discussion about the voting rights problems in

NBC says Twitter account hacked

Help Free Speech TV expand

I'm more worried about 'closed door' Super Committee meetings than another terror alert...

Cantor to Obama: Please don't take it to the American people

Over 100,000 Fukushima Prefecture residents can't return to hometowns

Over 100,000 Fukushima Prefecture residents can't return to hometowns

Georgia Shakespeare seeks bailout ---- our artists are hurting and neglected

Obama Nominates Stephanie Thacker, continues to remake the 4th Circuit

Does this look like a tax dodge to you?

NOAA estimates that Lee dropped 45 trillion gallons of DiHydrogen Oxide

The Big Lie: Truth Be Told Comixs

What's the scoop on the guy who shut down CA's power grid?

Mangrove Hummingbird, Endangered & Decreasing

What Happened Was This

This is definitely spooky

The NBCNews Twitter Feed has been hacked by The Script Kiddies

Did you see the Republi-baggers plan to save Social Security?..

Half-time for hurricane season

Reuters via Twitter: Israel seeks U.S. help in guarding Cairo embassy

When the BART cell phone shut down happened

Buy an American car in South Korea and get a free tax audit

Sounds silly, but I think I can say this on DU

Bush's Tragic Legacy - How 9/11 Triggered America's Decline

About the TSA - there seems to be a difference of opinion

Vandals damage BART station after protest arrests (SF)

Blair's war crimes- How MI6 deal sent family to Gaddafi's jail

Exclusive Audio: Inside the Koch Brothers' Secret Seminar

Babs Casbar, first-ever transgender person at DNC, may rise to help lead it tomorrow

Assault on Liberty!....Mentally Disabled, Aged, Folks with Disabilities and the Rest of Us!

President Obama speaks on the American Jobs Act at the University of Richmond - pics

Daycare owner accused of doping kids' milk

Daycare owner accused of doping kids' milk

Barton skips Obama speech

What if solar energy received the same subsides as fossil fuels

Kasich says he’ll raise taxes on business if Issue 2 fails

BREAKING: Marcus Bachmann NOT GAY. Stunning photographic evidence:

Rural America's Worst Bridges

Bush Credits ‘The Work That Was Done’ During ‘My Presidency’ For Osama Bin Laden’s Death

Bush Credits ‘The Work That Was Done’ During ‘My Presidency’ For Osama Bin Laden’s Death

Deal dumps state climatologist - GA

David Horsey: Looking back to 9/11 and the aftermath

They are talking golf????Golf????? The worst financial crisis in

Why Google+ will never back down on real names

Statistically, You Have a Better Chance of Being Executed by Perry Than Dying in an Airplane Crash

What possess people to ignore evacuation orders?

So, Obama's first stop this morning was Richmond, Virginia

Reince Priebus Thinks America is Ready for an 'Adult Conversation' on Entitlements

Reince Priebus Thinks America is Ready for an 'Adult Conversation' on Entitlements

Anyone who supports new "Free Trade" deals does not support American Labor. Period. n/t

The Dick insists that his torture led to Bin Laden's demise

Seriously ill cancer patient may face jail time for medical marijuana

Talking Points Memo offline due to DDoS attack

Who is left to defend Social Security and Medicare?

SF Bay Area Hospitals face Fines

Alan Grayson! "My 10-Year-Old's Jobs Program" ...“We are spending $159,000,000,000.00 on the wars"

28-year-old dog could be world's oldest

Josh Marshall confirms DDOS attack, no proof of who is behind it

Josh Marshall confirms DDOS attack, no proof of who is behind it

Whoever Says the Word “Jobs” the Most Times Wins

9/11 Memorial Curators Decide Not To Display Swastika Formed By Twisted Girders Found At Ground Zero

I just have one thing to say today.

Claim: Anonymous attack brings down Talking Points Memo

ALEC sends out how to booklets to State Legislators to take down "Obamacare"

"Boo!"

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake off the coast of Vancouver Island

SC gov. calls reporter 'little girl' over story

SC gov. calls reporter 'little girl' over story

CNN reporting 2 of 3 terrorist suspects are American Citizens...

I truly do not understand this...help me out, here!

REPORT: As Their States’ Bridges And Roads Crumble, GOP Leaders Remain Opposed To Infrastructure

Chris Matthews on the good foot today - naming the bridges that need repair

Chris Matthews on the good foot today - naming the bridges that need repair

Fifteen Core Issues The Country Must Face

MetLife's costly customer-service lesson

What's a voter to do when the voter does not agree with the ideology

Look at this f**king child!

Study: Free Trade Agreement with Korea will cost U.S. jobs

had to post: "Drunken moose ends up stuck in Swedish apple tree" (...Moose OK)

had to post: "Drunken moose ends up stuck in Swedish apple tree" (...Moose OK)

Where are all the terrorists wanting to attack us? I honestly want to know.

"Dear Mr. President . . . Thank You"

Chart Breaks Down President Obama's Jobs Plan

With so many foreign made consumer goods, how much lower is the multiplier effect of jobs created?

Heather “Lucky” Penney, 9/11 Air Force Kamikaze Pilot

Norway To SUE Bank of America For MORTGAGE FRAUD.

Thank you Keith Olbermann. I'm still tuning in to Countdown for

Here’s the Friday Afternoon Challenge for you, returning by popular demand: The Back Story, Part 2!

Robert Reich: Two Cheers and One Jeer for the American Jobs Act

On the blackout and the nature of the grid

Richest 0.1% Have Launched A War On Us-Fight Back Hold These 400 Billionaires Personally Responsible

FDR’s lessons for Obama

NYT: Benefits programs face bipartisan efforts to cut them

NYT: Benefits programs face bipartisan efforts to cut them

It is what it is.

Are we losing our minds?

Friday LOL's - pics

"We can't afford both." And not a single mention of the wars.

Poll Shows Democrat Trailing in New York Race

So how many small business owners here plan to hire if the jobs bill passes?

Pelosi backs Obama’s tax-cut plan despite strong opposition in her caucus (The Hill)

All or Nothing

JFK fans must rent and watch this (Wisconsin Primary 1960 on DVD)

I want ot reach out across the aisle. I want to find common ground.

Toon: Insanity Sam

A picture of my Daddy in 1942 on leave before he shipped out:

Flowchart to determine which GOP candidate to support

Whistleblower fired after revealing Wisconsin ‘voter suppression’

Is it time to throw Paul Krugman and Robert Reich under the bus?

Few reporters attended Bachmann's response to the economic speech by the President - lol pic

Woman dies after injecting hot beef fat into face

Chris Mathews was talking as STUPID as O'REALLY STUPID tonight by saying Obama & Buffett are

Ryan Mocks Senior Citizen Handcuffed At Town Hall: ‘I Hope He’s Taking His Blood Pressure Medication

Misplaced passion.

a REAL FDR-style jobs/protect Social Secuity-Medicare/rebuild USA/end the banks grip/fair tax Plan

Even if you Drag them in and try to Give it away , Crap will stay behind. Borders books. Last Day

Supercomputer predicts revolution

I really do love this guy.

Obama's speech drawing 31 Million people shows that Americans care about real issues, not

Double moron rampage: String of attacks in retaliation for 9/11... Victims are Sikh

Destroying the Postal Service in Order to Save It?

GOP Leaders Soften Tone Against White House

Boots and Saddles! Boots and Saddles! Muster Call! Hartistas, get ready to ride!!!!

Paul Ryan Mocks Senior Citizen Handcuffed At His Town Hall: ‘I Hope He’s Taking His Blood Pressure M

"We have to reform Medicare to strengthen it."

Deadbeat Dad Rep. Joe Walsh Wants Ex-Wife To Pay His Legal Bills |

Sarah Palin is finished. I saw it with my own eyes today.

"there are some in my party"

"there are some in my party"

The words of Eric Hoffer (1902 -1983) ... or The words of Jimmy Hoffa (1913 - 1975)?

My, my. He sure is eager to put Medicare on the chopping block, isn't he? n/t

National Lawyers Guild.

For the right-wing, it's no longer "I got mine, screw you".

The Absurd US Bases in Japan - Robert Higgs - Consortium News

Kennedy scorned idea of Johnson as president

Seattle About To Have A 120 Year Weather Event...

Do you think teabaggers will change their minds about socialism...

Angel Food Ministries suspends food deliveries for September

Pol Pot was Marxist like Hitler was Capitalist

If a someone rejects Obama

An almost perfect proposal for jobs!! (4 out of 6 isn't bad) Obama ignored one and replaced another

We went $14T into debt to make the rich, fabulously, fabulously rich.

Progressives To Obama: 'Meh' (TPM)

Our Cell phones quit Immediately in the San Diego power outage:

Our Cell phones quit Immediately in the San Diego power outage:

Wonder if there are any solar homes in San Diego where the lights stayed on

So it looks like my district in NYC district is about to go Repuke.

Responsible Cable News Outlets To Devote Sensible Amount Of Airtime To 9/11 Anniversary

Jon Kyl Threatens To Quit Super Committee Over Defense Cuts

I talked my mom out of going to Japan this year

Is 'Sister Wives' Hiding The Disturbing Truth About Polygamy?

is inequality a big problem in America, or not?

MI citizens filed suit to stop dictator-like Emergency Manager law. Arne praises same law highly.

I found this on Facebook...

NASA’s Cassini orbiter snaps unbelievable picture of Saturn

Canadians with mental illnesses denied U.S. entry

The Wingnut-TeaBagger political rallies are making me HATE country music

NYC now officially a police state

A friendly tip for employers:

Union Dispute Near Seattle Turns Violent and Idles Ports

This blackout in So Cal strikes me as very odd

What happens to businesses if they have to insure 65-67 year olds??

The Six Reasons Americans Fall Out Of The Middle Class

18 year Walgreens diabetic employee fired over bag of chips

President Obama's Social Security Payroll Tax Holiday: Talk about a Ponzi Scheme!

I stand with labor.

What happened to that donkey thread?

A 45-Point Plan!

So we got some organic wasp killer spray

Spotted in a strip mall today...

SO...your brother's back at home. Who's he with?

Post a pic of your fave comedy duo.

Last night's debate was the same old GOP softshoe

God finally gets back to Perry..

"Brian was looking for someone a bit more feminine -- and he found him!"

What view do you want to see again. I once had dinner with my family

xkcd tackles file transfers

How a milk run from an aircraft carrier nearly killed a helicopter crew

my poor fat cat

I know you're listening!

Do you own a skinny tie?

Here comes FRIDAY night, and you know what THAT means...MiddleFingerMom is dressin' for the LADIES.

For MiddleFingerGrandmom and MiddleFingerLittleSister, REVENGE is a dish best served COLD.

Bell Bottom Blues

Bell Bottom Blues

Epic Frog

Oh HELL yes...take a look at the Italian Hero from Ken's Artisan Bakery in Portland

What a COOL photo! This guy's studly Don Johnson Miami Vice shitty stubble, his cool cap & shades...

Equine days

The one that got away - it was this big!

I seem to have stepped in a bit of shit over in GD

Eleven working days until vacation starts. Please let me have the strength to make it until then...

WOW the DOW is -313.93 and falling

Day is Done

Ever see a miniature German Shepard?

If your pet has to wear one of those neck cones, give them LOTS and LOTS of positive attention.

Why can't I have a pet otter?

MiddleFingerMom's campaigning to have alcohol replace vegetables as one of the 6 Basic Food Groups.

When MiddleFingerMom was married, he and his wife had a Shepherd mix rescue pup who "liked to watch"

Kali -- the Mistress of Dangerous Multitasking, Episode 138 -- Cooking Pasta

MiddleFingerMom has NO idea how often he asked or answered this question. Probably a good thing.

Any Tetris players remember how absolutely frustratingly TRUE this is/was?

Best Impressions on SNL

Anyone seen the movie "W." with Josh Brolin? Is it any good?

Is it okay to curse while you pray?

Oprah - vs - Usher - vs - Bieber - vs - Auto Tune Goat.

Road Runner Class Action Picks Up Speed

Guess what I left floating this morning?

MFM sleeps easily knowing that help is just a phonecall away.....

Check out the absolutely mesmerizing music of Sunwrae

What words have been used synonymously with "nice" or "cool?"

The September meeting of the Revolutionary Anarchist Hobbyists Club is hereby called to order.

If women's medication ads gained self-awareness

I cannot get audio on YouTube. I have no problem with

Ben & Jerry's announces Schweddy Balls!

What Picard always orders at Chinese restaurants

Finally, the Lounge gets respect.

Manic Depression

OH SHIT!! ALL CAPS POST!

For those of us who STILL love pop-up books, could there be any COOLER a wedding invitation?

OK, here is the but tutchers thoughts on back to school

Questions for families with more than one iPhone

My nephew just called to say he's passed the West Virginia bar exam.

KILLER sandwiches...do you call them subs, heroes, hoagies, grinders, po boys, or...?

Pick up line you have ever experienced. While on a bus tour

I have just procured photographs of Amerigo Vespucci's last date from the papparazzi.

These days, even Mona Lisa has a Facebook page.

I am going to stop watching ABC altogether.

Damned French shot off my nose to spite my face

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Graveyard

Anybody here able to tether an iPad or other tablet to a smartphone?

need topography suggestions

People with multiple kitties already know this.

General Butt Naked

It's hard to tell exactly what Li'l MFM was exhibiting, but it's either road rage or diaper rash.

Help me! I've been floating all morning!

Woo Hoo, Happy Day!

Did you say "wabbits"?

The most interesting fart in the world:

WOW...Christian Bale REALLY should have hit the GYM before filming the latest Batman movie.

Ever adventurous, CalliforniaPeggy has finally taken her first helicopter ride

CBS reports Steve Jobs has died

Ten years...

Unfortunately, cowtipping on Arizona ranches is on the rise. Kali's solution?

The September meeting of the Proctologists Club will be called to order when I find that, that....

Do you ever call the wrong number and hang up after a couple rings or after hearing the VM greeting

When I see this great picture, I suddenly feel MUCH older

What do you all think of a more vulnerable Lisbeth Salander?

I went on my first nudist pleasure cruise

What is your favourite coffee? I like Tim Horton's extra large cafe mocha with hot chocolate,

Gout attack

Today, Kelly RIPA's t.m.i. moment

KICK ASS AWESOME DU LOUNGE CHALLENGE FOR 09/09/11

Guess what I found floating in our pool this morning.

does anyone know of an online resource that deals with assholes?

From this point on, MiddleFingerMom does not wish to be referred to as "MiddleFingerMom".

Anyone going to see Contagion this weekend?

I like you

Daenerys Targaryen! (A Dance with Dragons spoilers)

PHOTO: My cat has gotten over her anxiety...

does anyone know of an online resource that deals with blowholes?

Modern day rap is shit...where's the smooth flows at anymore..

How about word association with each participant posting two words in each message?

The phrase of the day is "injecting hot beef fat". Replace any phrase in a thread title with that..

We'll save Australia. Don't want to hurt no kangaroo.

NFL Season has officially begun. Use this thread to brag about your team and badmouth others

Your favorite Girl Scout Cookie

The September meeting of the Procrastinators Club will be called to order when I find that gavel

finally got our wedding pictures back

Full Text Of Obama's Speech

Powerful Florida state senator fired American citizens, hired guest workers instead, lawsuit says

BART protest closes Powell Street station; police making arrests

San Diego hit by major power failure 1.4million affected

House, Senate panels agree to remove two provisions from intelligence bill

Chinese official calls for building harmonious world at int'l political forum

Many deportees unwittingly waive rights, report says

(In clown suit) Michele Bachmann gives thumbs down to speech she misses

'Invisible' Planet Discovered By NASA's Kepler Spacecraft

Enron's Skilling Heads Back to Supreme Court

Erdogan: Turkish navy to protect Gaza aid

Drunk Swedish Moose Found Stuck in Tree

In Shift, Iran’s President Calls for End to Syrian Crackdown

Cook County Will not detain some illegal immigrants sought by feds

Whistleblower fired after revealing Wisconsin ‘voter suppression’

Woman dies after injecting hot beef fat into face

BofA Discussing About 40,000 job Cuts - WSJ

New Documents Suggest DoD Watchdog Covered Up Intelligence Unit's Work Tracking 9/11 Terrorists

Jury selection in underwear bomber case to begin

Rumours of Fidel Castro's death dispelled by interview

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Israel calls Turkey’s threat to send warships ‘grave and serious’

Same Sex Couples' Hospital Rights Bolstered by New U. S. Rules

Obama unveils $447 billion jobs plan

Johanns (R-Ne) : Price of regulations $69B

Economists show support for Obama job-growth plan

FCC Defends ABC, Fox Indecency Decisions to Supremes

The NBCNews Twitter Feed has been hacked by The Script Kiddies

U.S. Exports Rise to Record as Trade Deficit Shrinks

3 US troops killed in eastern Afghanistan

Sentencing pulls back the curtain on slavery

Search under way for 10 workers from Gulf of Mexico oil rig

Interpol issues red notice for arrest of Gadhafi and son

Debt collection firm settles lawsuit for millions

U.S. Citizen Linked To Terror Plot on 9/11 Anniversary

NLRB obtains injunction to stop violent union protests at port of Longview, Washington

6.7 earthquake off coast of Vancouver Island

Longshoremen clash shuts Northwest ports

Newspaper Chain Drops Righthaven — ‘It Was a Dumb Idea’

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Friday, September 9, 2011

Hurricane Katia heading for Irish and Scottish coasts

Righthaven says it might have to file for bankruptcy

N.M. governor says grandparents were illegal immigrants

California bullet train funding slashed by House panel

Union criticizes judge's direction to ignore contracts, clean up Detroit sewage plant

Powerful state senator fired American citizens, hired guest workers instead, lawsuit says

Mississippi to vote on reversing abortion rights by redefining 'person'

Stocks plunge as Europe nears 'tipping point'

Omitting Clergy at 9/11 Ceremony Prompts Protest

Open Carry Ban Wins Approval in California Senate

Slipping Bachmann seeks jolt for GOP campaign

Insurers sue Saudi Arabia seeking 9/11 reimbursements

The Comments after this article say it all about the upcoming election in 2012, and DU in general...

No ones talking about the speech.

The system needs money.

The line that WASN'T in Obama's Speech: "If you DON'T pass this ..."

Bachmann is supposedly giving her own press conference at 8:30 PM in response...

Obama’s bold effort to shift the conversation to jobs

Anybody have a link to the video of Obama's speech?

Tea fucks denounce the President's proposals

Joe Romm: Obama Gives Strong Jobs Speech, Decries “Race to the Bottom...

Great speech: "I am sending this Congress a plan that you should pass right away."

I just finish watching the speech in it's entirely.

Trumka: In Speech, Obama ‘Goes to the Mat’ to Create New Jobs

Chris Matthews: "The first refrains of 'Give 'em hell, Barry"

world watch you, Michele Bachmann

So much for Mr.Nice guy Buddy Roemer

Political cartoonist Tom Toles: Elephant in the Room

Mike Luckovich nails Rick Perry on Social Security

Tony Auth nails Rick Perry and the GOP

"I don't give them Hell. I just tell the truth about them and they think it's Hell

Political Wire: Haley Barbour joins Karl Rove's Super Pac American Crossroads

Good Stuff!

GOPer Big Wigs Mulling over a sure winner for the OVAL OFFICE: JUDGE JUDY

Economist Ian Fletcher: Stop the Korea Free Trade Agreement!

43 House Members Slam Justices Scalia, Thomas, And Alito For Ethics Scandals

Just my though on Obama's remark on Social Security

How could Republicans possibly not like Obama's speech?

Austerity will have to wait

I saw a perfect discription of repugs in a the comment section of TPM , it said..

Medicare Chief Turns 65 And Qualifies For Coverage He Oversees

Perry camp is now saying Social Security needs some fixing

Politics is not business; business is not politics

My thoughts on the Obama "jobs plan"

Global Trade Watch: Urge your congressman to vote 'no' on Obama/GOP NAFTA-style trade deals

John Boehner has 900 bridges in his district that need repaired

Economists: Obama’s plan would work (if it passes)

Ezra Klein: President Obama still wants to refinance your mortgage. Can that work?

I apologize - and I cultivate a white rose

It seems that a lot of posters at DU are saying that even if the GOP doesn't pass Obama's job

Economists Support Obama Jobs Plan, Say It Will Put 1-2 Million Unemployed Back To Work Next Year

White House doubles down: Pass the WHOLE jobs bill, Republicans

Berwick (CMS Chief): Examples of healthcare improvements are emerging

Great pictures and opinion articles about the speech last night

CBPP President Robert Greenstein discussed the President’s jobs proposal...

I'm seeing a media meme develop re: the President's speech

Obama stumps for jobs bill in Cantor's district ("Pass This Bill!") (VIDEO)

Brian Dickerson: Status quo on jobs could be music to Republicans' ears

NBC's First Read reports President Obama said, 'Pass this bill' 17 times in speech last to Congress

Obama speaks in Virginia ... MSNBC and CNN cut away.

Perhaps it's just me and my narrow focus...

Michele Bachmann: Obama ‘Insulted’ Congress By Calling It A Political Circus

Fact Sheet: The American Jobs Act

I liked a lot of what was in the speech, but not the "Bridge to Work" program.

Haley Barbour joins Karl Rove-backed campaign group

Dean Baker on the President's jobs proposal

"Know Nothing, Do Nothing Congress" - Harry S Truman (October 7, 1948)

Did anyone ever shout out "I love you" to the chimp

Classy all the way, these Republicans...

Pelosi Statement on President Obama’s Joint Session Address

Teamsters Urge Support for Jobs Plan

Unions vow to work for passage of Obama jobs plan

Court Approves Historic Agreement to Speed Endangered Species Act Protection for 757 Imperiled Speci

Attack GOP on the patriotism issue if they oppose the jobs plan

Congressional Progressive Caucus statement on the President's jobs proposal

Congressional Black Caucus statement on the President's jobs proposal

Jared Bernstein: Moody's Mark Zandi crunches the numbers for the Americans Jobs Act

Cantor: "Infrastructure investments is an area where we should work together..."

Bush thinks he deserves credit for getting Osama bin Laden

Krugman "favorably surprised by new Obama jobs plan...significantly bolder and better than expected"

This was NOT a speech to be given from the Oval Office or on the steps of the Capitol

Too much money spent on a meaningless payroll tax cut.

Obama's gallup tracking: 43/49

Is it possible

'President Obama is perfect and it's the fault of everyone else that he can't get anything done.'

As one of the president most vocal critics I saw and listened.

Obama's Jobs Plan: The Most Timely and Targeted Stimulus Yet

Macroeconomists have their say: Experts see limited impact from Obama plan

Will cuts to payroll tax later be used as evidence Social Security benefits need to be cut?

Will cuts to payroll tax later be used as evidence Social Security benefits need to be cut?

After Rocky Period, AFL-CIO Backs Obama’s Jobs Plan

Cutting the deficit without looking at the wars is an abomination.

Obama jobs speech drew 31 million viewers, Nielsen says

The Electoral Map: Obama with 247 EVs, GOP with 206 EVs. TOSSUPS: CO, FL, IA, NV, NH, OH, VA.

Repeal the Reapportionment Act of 1929! Fair representation!

Repeal the Reapportionment Act of 1929! Fair representation!

Bush Credits ‘The Work That Was Done’ During ‘My Presidency’ For Osama Bin Laden’s Death

Krugman: "Obama jobs plan...significantly bolder and better than I expected"

Twitter Berates GOP Rep. For Skipping Obama Jobs Speech To Hold Twitter Town Hall

House Condescendingly Approves $400 In Added Stimulus

I think it is my time..

The Obama Effect. Once again, I loved his speech.....Until I thought about it.

Dean Baker: The Payroll Tax Cut Did Not Cost Security Revenue

PerryGate: The File. (Special Weekend Edition! Illustrated!! Balloons for the Kinds!!! Etc.)

It's a mistake to assume that Perry's "Ponzi Scheme" rhetoric turns off seniors

Daily Kos: Was Obama's speech to Congress a trap, and did the GOP idiots fall for it?

serious question: How do you run for office on bipartisanship and saying all your proposal...

What good are great speeches if you can't deliver on them?

Malcolmology: Episode 1 [UPDATED HD VERSION]

Did Rick Perry Have An Innocent Man Executed?

TYT: Bachmann's Questionable Immigrant Comments

Ron Paul Slams Bill O'Reilly!

TYT: Crowd Cheers Executions At GOP Debate

"The Unions Are to Blame" - Roy Zimmerman

Obama's Jobs Speech To Congress- Full Video

Gold won't complain

Sen. Sanders Responds to Obama Jobs Plan

Fair Trade Rant by Mayor of Lansing, Michigan -- September 3, 2011

TDPS 9/11 10th Anniv: Professor Sut Jhally on How 9/11 Was Used...Excellent Interview

Thom Hartmann: The American Jobs Act

Jasiri X Responds to Critics of "What if the Tea Party Was Black?"

The Indigenous Call: Take Back Our Future

Rick Perry! and the Rise of the Jackiebaggers

China's Empty City of Ordos

Keiser Report: Market Schizophrenia (E181)

September 11th 2001 Tribute

David Waldman On The Super Congress

Thom Hartmann & Dana Priest: Top Secret America

CURRENT: Sanders, Ellison And Grijalva On Obama's Speech

Always A Family

Keiser Report 181: Bankers VS the People

Rick Perry vs. Volunteer Firefighters In Texas

Noam Chomsky - FAIR - Democracy Now - 11 05 2011

Thom Hartmann: The legacy of 9/11

"Dirty Barry"

Thom Hartmann: It's time to give this economy back to working people

Papantonio: Rick Perry Woos Tea Party With His Lack of Intelligence

Singing once banned language in Tripoli

Open Mic Catches Boehner/Biden Golf Chat Before Obama Speech

TYT: Affirmative Action For 'Ugly' People

Young Turks: Toddlers & Tiaras - Prostitute, Dolly Parton Costumes For Little Girls?!

"The President gave a great f*cking speech"

Was President Obama's jobs speech the right blue print for creating jobs?

Americans flock to Canada for jobs

‘Pass This Jobs Bill.’ Obama Delivers Pitch-Perfect Speech on American Jobs Act

Politics or Patriotism -- time for the Republican Congress to choose

Ten Lost Years

To bust Chinese hackers, NATO sees an ally in India in securing sensitive information

Pakistan’s Afghan policy: is that depth strategic or senseless?

Updates on new oil spill near BP’s Macondo well

Controversy and Confusion Over the Latest WikiLeaks Revelations: 8 Things You Really Need to Know

The New Surveillance Society: How "Community" Policing Follows Your Every Move

Joe Conason: Texas Medicaid’s Vast and Dangerous Wastefulness

Exxon's Russian Roulette

Putting Rage Against Pedophiles Before Our Children's Safety

Resignation at European Central Bank Hints at Split.

ABC News picks up disinformation torch from Fox news on Hoffa speech

Clergy's Whining About 9/11 Event Proves They Don't Belong

Christopher Hitchens: from 9/11 to the Arab spring

Food Emergency: How the World Bank and IMF Have Made African Famine Inevitable

Bush's Tragic Legacy: How 9/11 Triggered America's Decline

If you like the Koch Brothers, you will love the Stephens Clan.

Panetta: Nobody Attacks US ‘and Gets Away With It’

David Sirota: 10 Years Later, It’s Time to ‘Broaden the Context’

Weekend Economists Hear the People Sing September 9-11, 2011

The Miserable Ones (David Glenn Cox)

Excessive cesium levels again found in Iwate cows

DOE Supports Project to Cut Silicon Solar PV Wafer Costs 50%

The Washington Post Continues to Publish George Will’s Climate Change Disinformation

China’s New Plan for Solar Power Supremacy

Drumbeat: September 8, 2011

Less Than 1 Yr. After Rollout & EPA Ban, DuPont Offering Compensation For Trees Killed By Imprelis

With 59 Landraces & 209 Varieties Of Corn, Mexico Has Some Cards To Play As Climate Unravels

Warming Seas Cut Dissolved Oxygen Content, 6 Decades Of CA Records Show - 20% O Loss = 60% Fish Loss

NOAA - June-August Second-Warmest Such Period On Record In United States

This is what global warming looks like

Hummingbirds - later and later

As Studies Show Corn Rootworm Resistance w/i 3 Generations, Monsanto Denies Problems

The Green Police

Sea Radiation from Fukushima Seen Triple of Prior Estimate

With DoE, DoD Backing SolarStrong to Double US Home Solar Power

More bad news for Texas: La Niña is back

More bad news for Texas: La Niña is back

Blackout shuts down San Onofre nuclear reactors

Going Green but Getting Nowhere

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