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The Punniest Store Names
2008-06-07 01:46:00 Some people might think local businesses with puns in their title are corny. Some might even go as far as to say they are ‘lame’ and ‘cringe-inducing’. But personally, I always wanted to open an Indian restaurant called “Curry Your Favor”. And it is because of this desire that I salute the fine people of Best Week ... More About: Money , Store , Candidates , Double Standards , Names
Woman Fights High Gas Prices By Burning Gas Stations
2008-06-07 01:46:00 One woman in Danville, California is very attentive to the plight of the ordinary consumer. Diane Craig, 64, was arrested today on suspicion of premeditated arson and burglary after starting fires at two local gas stations and a Starbucks outlet. Local police say she used a fireplace log and a lighter to set the fires in bathrooms ... More About: Money , Fights , Candidates , Gas Prices , Woman
Panic! At the Wall Street
2008-06-07 01:46:00 Today was a wild day on the Street . With jobless claims, record-breaking oil and a stock sell-off - it was one hell of a Friday. One of the funny things about Wall Street and the stock market is that dozens of well-intentioned analysts could be screaming about ‘overreactions’ and ‘throwing out the baby with the bathwater’, ... More About: Money , Candidates
Setting up the climate change issue
2008-06-07 01:01:00 The Lieberman-Warner climate change bill stalled in the Senate today, after a failed cloture vote tallying just 48 votes in favor of proceeding to debate. Actually, by the time the bill went down, it had become known as the Boxer-Lieberman-Warner bill. That’s a nifty little move that comes as a perk of chairmanship of the committee ... More About: Money , Climate Change , Climate , Change , Capitol Hill
Cheers and Jeers: Rum and Coke FRIDAY!
2008-06-07 01:01:00 From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE… Late Night Snark to put a cork in a helluva week: “Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan has written a tell-all book, and it’s full of inside information about how the public was mislead prior to the invasion of Iraq. The title of the book? Stuff That Would Have Been ... More About: Money , Friday , Coke , Capitol Hill , Double Standards
John McCain avoiding Bush like the plague
2008-06-07 01:01:00 Once again, John McCain is avoiding being seen in public with George Bush : Sen. John McCain(R-Ariz.)will not attend President Bush’s fundraising dinner for congressional candidates in another indication that the GOP nominee is distancing himself from the man he wants to replace. It’s hard to believe that it’s only been three months since McCain, while at ... More About: Money , Capitol Hill , Double Standards
Midday Open Thread
2008-06-07 01:01:00 John Edwards is openly dismissing any talk of him being on the Obama ticket: “I already had the privilege of running for vice president in 2004, and I won’t do it again,” Edwards told El Mundo newspaper. Sheriff John Green of Philadelphia has upset lenders by refusing to hold a court-ordered foreclosure auction. “More of ... More About: Money , Open , Capitol Hill , Double Standards , Thread
House and Senate Roundup, 6/6
2008-06-07 01:01:00 Senate Races NM-Sen, MA-Sen, IA-Sen, SD-Sen: The Las Vegas Sun has an article today documenting the utter and abject failure of Nevada Sen. John Ensign’s recruiting efforts this cycle. John Ensign has a terrible job, and it got worse this week. The party that once dreamed of regaining their majority in one quick election cycle has now ... More About: House , Money , Roundup , Senate , Capitol Hill
More ?judgment? from John McCain
2008-06-07 01:01:00 John McCain spends a lot of time telling people that only he possesses the right kind of judgment to be the next President of the United States. For example, last week McCain explained the judgement he used in 2002 in deciding to support going to war: I know why I supported [the war] because I believed ... More About: Money , John , Judgment , Capitol Hill , Double Standards
Popular vote
2008-06-07 01:01:00 Ugh. Mrs. Feinstein said she did not need to urge Mrs. Clinton to hold a meeting. “I didn’t urge anybody to do anything. I know it’s a natural instinct. People, particularly in this case because Hillary represents a very large block of voters — the largest ever for anybody that has come in No. 2, and ... More About: Money , Popular , Vote , Capitol Hill , Double Standards
$45 Trillion Needed To Save The World
2008-06-06 19:39:00 Similar to the waning hours of a college frat party, the Earth’s ‘keg’ is almost kicked and we’re starting a collection to keep this party alive! The news today centers around a study just released saying we will need to spend almost $45 trillion in the coming decades to successfully cut greenhouse gases in half. The raised ... More About: World , Money , Candidates , The World , Save
McCain: Illegal Spying? I?m In!
2008-06-06 19:01:00 Both Greenwald and Ryan Singel have important posts on McCain and FISA. He’s been back and forth all over the issue since it’s become an issue, but now that he’s running for Bush’s third term, he’s decided he’d better go all in, not only on warrantless wiretapping, but on the theory of a unitary executive ... More About: Money , Capitol Hill , Double Standards , Illegal , Clueless
McCain: Illegal Spying? I?m In!
2008-06-06 19:01:00 Both Greenwald and Ryan Singel have important posts on McCain and FISA. He’s been back and forth all over the issue since it’s become an issue, but now that he’s running for Bush’s third term, he’s decided he’d better go all in, not only on warrantless wiretapping, but on the theory of a unitary executive ... More About: Money , Capitol Hill , Double Standards , Illegal , Clueless
Bush uses tortured American vets as pawns
2008-06-06 19:01:00 Is it possible to sink even lower? Remember this? Bush , December 28, 2007: I am withholding my approval of H.R. 1585, the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008,” because it would imperil billions of dollars of Iraqi assets at a crucial juncture in that nation’s reconstruction efforts and because it would undermine the foreign policy and ... More About: Money , American , Capitol Hill , Double Standards
Bush uses tortured American vets as pawns
2008-06-06 19:01:00 Is it possible to sink even lower? Remember this? Bush , December 28, 2007: I am withholding my approval of H.R. 1585, the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008,” because it would imperil billions of dollars of Iraqi assets at a crucial juncture in that nation’s reconstruction efforts and because it would undermine the foreign policy and ... More About: Money , American , Capitol Hill , Double Standards
It?s The First Non-Race-Baiting Smear of The Campaign Season! Congratulatio
2008-06-06 19:01:00 Tom Delay, Indicted Republican: Unless he proves me wrong, [Obama] is a Marxist. Hunter, Blogger: Unless he proves me wrong, Tom Delay lures children into his van with candy, gasses them to death with bug spray, and uses their powdered bones as an aphrodisiac when making love to all the animals at the San Antonio ... More About: Money , Race , Season , Campaign , Capitol Hill
It?s The First Non-Race-Baiting Smear of The Campaign Season! Congratulatio
2008-06-06 19:01:00 Tom Delay, Indicted Republican: Unless he proves me wrong, [Obama] is a Marxist. Hunter, Blogger: Unless he proves me wrong, Tom Delay lures children into his van with candy, gasses them to death with bug spray, and uses their powdered bones as an aphrodisiac when making love to all the animals at the San Antonio ... More About: Money , Race , Season , Campaign , Capitol Hill
Gallup: Why McCain and Obama Are Tied — For Now
2008-06-06 19:01:00 In a fascinating snapshot of where we are at the moment, Gallup provides details of composite polling done for the month of May. Remember, this is where we are now, not where we are going to be. All the data comes from pre-Obama victory and pre-Clinton concession discussions. As we noted in mid-May: The Republicans, under ... More About: Money , Capitol Hill , Double Standards
The Funny and Money Friday Daily Links
2008-06-06 16:38:00 Remember, sometimes we have more to lose than money You know you’re from California if……. Most people have no idea on how to get better gas mileage. Everything you read on the net is worthless. Take this test for the real answers Poor Ed McMahon, looks like he may lose his home to foreclosure. Maybe ... More About: Funny , Daily , Money , Links , Candidates
Open Thread for Night Owls & Early Birds
2008-06-06 13:01:00 As was widely commented upon throughout wwwLand Thursday, Patrick Cockburn at The Independent writes: Revealed: Secret plan to keep Iraq under US control Bush wants 50 military bases, control of Iraqi airspace and legal immunity for all American soldiers and contractors A secret deal being negotiated in Baghdad would perpetuate the American military occupation of Iraq indefinitely, ... More About: Money , Open , Night , Birds , Early
BlogPulse Top News Stories for Jun 04, 2008
2008-06-06 10:48:00 Obama Clinches Nomination; First Black Candidate to Lead a Major Party Ticket - NYTimes.com (citations) Clinton to End Bid and Endorse Obama - NYTimes.com (citations) ABC News : Clinton’s Historic Bid Comes to an End (citations) New Hints Seen That Red Wine May Slow Aging - NYTimes.com (citations) Op-Ed Columnist - She?s Still Here! - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com (citations) Man in ... More About: Money , Stories , 2008
BlogPulse Top Videos for Jun 04, 2008
2008-06-06 10:48:00 YouTube - Interactive card trick (citations) YouTube - John McCain Speech from Kenner, LA, June 3 2008 (citations) YouTube - Interactive shell game (citations) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxa0ihsoiY I (citations) YouTube - Barack Obama Democratic Nomination Victory Speech (citations) http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/fla sh/politics/20080603_MARGINS_GRAPHIC/marg ins.swf (citations) YouTube - My 22nd Skydive (citations) YouTube - Pork and Beans (citations) YouTube - iPhone Lego Mindstorms NXT Robot Demo (citations) YouTube - Clinton Supporter Thrown Out ... More About: Videos , Money , Candidates , Double Standards , Clueless
Obama Denies Rumor of Michelle ?Whitey? Tape
2008-06-06 10:48:00 And I believe him More About: Rumor , Money , Obama , Candidates , Capitol Hill
Anniversary of Robert Kennedy?s assassination Today - Remarkable RFK Writi
2008-06-06 07:47:00 Robert Kennedy , age 22, reporting from the besieged city of Jerusalem for the Boston Post in April of 1948, one month before Israel declared independence:In the previous post, I posted a YouTube of George Galloway hailing Bobby Kennedy (in his reference to Obama), and I also link to a Memri post showing Galloway spewing Israel-hatred ... More About: Money , Anniversary , Today , Candidates
Open Thread and Diary Rescue
2008-06-06 07:00:00 Tonight’s Rescue Rangers are dadanation, Louisiana1976, noddem, and ybruti, with Unitary Moonbat shuffling the scrolls. Diaries from three Kossacks help tell the history of today: Patch Adam reminds us that 19 years ago, news viewers worldwide were treated to an image of a lone man Standing Before the Tank; iampunha recalls Harriet Beecher Stowe’s first-run serialization ... More About: Diary , Money , Open , Capitol Hill
Lieberman: ?Democrat Party?
2008-06-06 07:00:00 Joe Lieberman , doing everything he can to lose his committee chairmanships next Congress, is now sending out emails to McCain’s supporters and using the pejorative “Democrat Party ” language: To: Fellow McCain Supporters From: Senator Joe Lieberman Date: June 5th, 2008 Today, I asked Senator McCain if I could create and chair a new grassroots organization, “Citizens for ... More About: Money , Capitol Hill
The Can?t Do Spirit
2008-06-06 07:00:00 More of what you’ve come to expect from a Republican administration — and more of what a McCain Extension would deliver in the next cycle. When it comes to making changes, just say it’s too hard. The United States will tell a July meeting of the Group of Eight rich nations that it cannot ... More About: Money , Spirit , Capitol Hill , Double Standards , Clueless
White House on Phase II Report: We didn?t know, now let?s move on
2008-06-06 07:00:00 With the release of the Senate Intel Committee Phase II report (pdf) on how intelligence was used by the administration to mislead this country into war, the White House responded with the expected, “but everyone thought Saddam Hussein had WMD, it’s not our fault” line. But when it was pointed out that the report says ... More About: Money , White House , Report
Obama rises in Missouri
2008-06-06 07:00:00 Rasmussen. 6/3. Likely voters. MoE 4% (5/6 results) McCain (R) 42 (47) Obama (D) 43 (41) That’s a seven-point swing as people decide that perhaps McCain deserves more scrutiny. And this number is 16-points better than Obama’s nadir in March in the midst of the Wright freak-out. In a 3/24 poll, McCain led Obama 53-38. This poll tracks ... More About: Money , Missouri , Capitol Hill , Double Standards
Galloway Endorses Obama
More articles from this author:2008-06-06 04:47:00 This is certainly the kind of endorsement that obama doesn’t need. UK Communist whack-job George Galloway sings Obama ’s praises but also announces that “someone, somewhere in the United States is already dreaming of putting some led in his head.” What a crackpot. Anyway, he appeared today on Hamas TV: “I Pray for the Safety of ... More About: Money , Candidates , Capitol Hill , Double Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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