Ten British soldiers died in Afghanistan for the sake of just 150 votes in the country's election. picked by shuallyo 3 months ago

What sounds crazier? That economic stimulus checks were remitted to Massachusetts prisoners, or that the Social Security Administration asked them to return the cash. They're called criminals for a reason. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Look at what politicians are currently lying about. There's also an Obama Meter and a Flip Meter. picked by shuallyo 3 months ago

Billionaire mayor, Michael Bloomberg tried to defend pharmaceutical companies claiming that the companies and their CEOs don't make much money. I guess to a billionaire, $17.3 million salaries such as Merck & Co.'s chief executive, Richard T. Clark qualifies as pocket change. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

A post at townhall.com (which has since been removed) posited the idea that Michelle's mother performs Satanic “Afro-Hispanic” witchcraft rituals, in the White House. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

The test subjects on both sides of the political aisle reached totally biased conclusions by ignoring information that could not rationally be discounted. picked by cb__ 3 months ago

When the political winds shift -- when a party is voted out of power or a policy is panned by the public -- Washington turns to its favorite pastime: the blame game. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

The Texas State Board of Education review committee is preparing to vote on a draft of proposed standards for history textbooks. Noting that the draft has “nothing about liberals,” The first draft says students should be expected “to identify significant conservative advocacy organizations and individuals, such as Newt Gingrich, Phyllis Schlafly and the Moral Majority.” [... read full post picked by Bingo 3 months ago

A notorious New Jersey hate blogger charged in June with threatening to kill judges and lawmakers was secretly an FBI “agent provocateur” paid to disseminate right-wing rhetoric. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Mexico decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin on Friday—a move that prosecutors say makes sense even in the midst of the government's grueling battle against drug traffickers. picked by JoshSF49 3 months ago

Don't give in to the crazy theories, people. Know the facts. picked by lynxears 3 months ago

Secret-societies rule the world, Elvis is still alive and working down at the Piggly-Wiggly and giant lizards are in the White House. We certainly love our conspiracy theories and the Internet has become a giant repository of the paranoid, the disturbing and the downright crazy. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

"Death panels" is such an excellent term. You know exactly what it means, and therefore you know you're against them. Debate over. This term more than anything else seems to have unified the opposition to the Obama health care proposals. It fuels the anger that has essentially shut down "town hall" meetings intended for the discussion of the issues. A perspective from Roger E... read full post picked by suebe 3 months ago

Leading conservative economist Bruce Bartlett writes that the Obama-hating town-hall mobs have it wrong—the person they should be angry with left the White House seven months ago. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

About a dozen people carrying guns, including one with a military-style rifle, milled among protesters outside the convention center where President Barack Obama was giving a speech Monday — the latest incident in which protesters have openly displayed firearms near the president. picked by lynxears 3 months ago

A consumer watchdog columnist was fired from a Hartford newspaper he had worked at for forty years after writing a piece that exposed allegations against retail giant Sleepy's for selling second-hand mattresses as new—including one with bedbugs. picked by suebe 3 months ago

With Republicans warning (falsely) the nation's elderly that health care reform will implement "death panels" to mercilessly determine whether you deserve treatment or not, Bill Maher took a moment to explore what such a panel would look like. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

On Aug. 5, General Mills, Hershey Co, Mars Inc., and Kraft Foods alerted Thomas J. Vilsak, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, of their combined forecast of low sugar supplies. These food companies warned that if the Agriculture Department does not allow them to import more tariff-free sugar, "our nation will virtually run out of sugar" and they will be forced to raise c... read full post picked by kakana 3 months ago

A southern Utah newspaper has rejected a gay California couple's wedding announcement, saying its policy is to publish announcements only for marriages legal under Utah law. picked by muppet 3 months ago

Dick Cheney is going against two principles he held dear during his decades of public service — he's not keeping secrets, and he's no longer being careful not to undermine a former superior. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Both sides are lying about the house version of the health care act - or rather everyone is interpreting the act in their own way. Much is open. Many with strong opinions haven't even read it. (PDF). Here is one person's attempt to answer some of the concerns in a relatively bias-free way. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

The fact that the poster mentions the President's children has been the main point of contention, though neither the children's names nor their images appear. picked by cb__ 4 months ago

Whitehall officials discovered the science-fiction writer, who invented a religion now followed by celebrities such as Tom Cruise, awarded himself a PhD from a sham college he had acquired in California. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

In an effort to raise money to haul her family to Disneyland, 8-year-old Daniela Earnest and her stepmother decided to build a lemonade stand at an intersection in Tulare, where they would sell freshly-squeezed lemonade to passersby. A cop had another idea. picked by suebe 4 months ago

Incredibly, President George W. Bush told French President Jacques Chirac in early 2003 that Iraq must be invaded to thwart Gog and Magog, the Bible’s satanic agents of the Apocalypse. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago