A new specimen from Ethan Persoff's "Comics with Problems" archives: Early NAACP Comic Book History - Your Future Rests In Your Hands and The Street Where You Live (1960 and 1964) picked by bornbad 1 hour ago

A powerful cleric said Friday that Iran will put British Embassy staffers on trial for fomenting post-election turmoil, a step that would likely increase Iran's isolation and alienate Western nations that have been trying to keep options open with Tehran despite its crackdown on protesters. Update to 2many's post picked by Bingo 19 hours ago

Will he go? Won't he go? As Govenor Sanford's political future hangs in the balance, 10 politicians who survived a public airing of their dirty laundry. picked by Bingo 1 day ago

The Brazilian Senate is in full-blown crisis these days. A controversy over 600-plus undisclosed (or “secret”) acts over recent years has centered on the upper house’s president, 79-year-old Jose Sarney.But it was not just Sarney involved in the secret acts. About half of the senators have been implicated, according to one report. And many Senate employees saw their salaries zoo... read full post picked by Bingo 1 day ago

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will resign from office July 26.

Her spokesman wouldn't say why Palin decided to step down picked by IcePigs 1 day ago

Cynthia Davis has been taken to task by both Keith Olbermann and Stephen Colbert for writing in a press release that "hunger can be a positive motivator," suggesting that instead of using the state's nutrition program, poor teens should just go out and get a job.

*Yeah. Because unemployment rates in Missouri are so low that they're giving fabulous jobs to anyone who asks!* picked by Aluna 1 day ago

(...) Pinho placed his two index fingers above his head, a sign representing two horns which in Portugal means calling someone a cuckold, while looking at the leader of the communist parliamentary group, Bernandino Soares. (...)

I love my country... =P picked by Orion1977 2 days ago

In the spirit of transparency, the Obama Administration posted on its White House blog a detailed list of who makes what at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. picked by Nateebiinature 2 days ago

For more than 200 years, buried deep within Thomas Jefferson's correspondence and papers, there lay a mysterious cipher -- a coded message that appears to have remained unsolved. Until now. picked by nateebiinature 2 days ago

Pennsylvania State Sen. John Eichelberger (R) outraged the gay community as well as others when in defense of his fight to deny same sex marriages, he said that homosexuals weren't being punished, that "We’re allowing them to exist".
He then outright refused to apologize for such an offensive statement. picked by bernardblack 2 days ago

For $25,000 to $250,000, The Washington Post has offered lobbyists and association executives off-the-record, nonconfrontational access to "those powerful few": Obama administration officials, members of Congress, and — at first — even the paper’s own reporters and editors. picked by nateebiinature 2 days ago

Fedspending.org is a site that gives you quite a bit of detail on how the government is spending our money. It is similar to USASpending.gov (in fact they use code created by fedspending.org) but are more independent and are working on offering additional information for the taxpayer. picked by bernardblack 2 days ago

President Obama offered a wonkish defense of his embattled health-care reform effort during an hour-long town hall meeting in Northern Virginia yesterday that featured seven questions, including one sent via Twitter and several from a handpicked audience of supporters. picked by nateebiinature 2 days ago

Glenn Beck nods and agrees with his guest Michael Scheuer that the only way to "save" the US (from illegal immigrants, of course) is for Osama bin Laden to succeed in detonating a weapon on America...
*not posted in video thread because he is an asshole...and you can see why* picked by bornbad 3 days ago

Just ask the animals. As soon as they stop having all that homosexual sex. picked by bornbad 3 days ago

Expect the government to remove the lid soon on a secret it has held religiously more than half a century: Unidentified Flying Objects are real and come from outer space. picked by bornbad 3 days ago

Oklahoma republicans are preparing to blame the economic woes on a lack of morals and specifically on such actions as Obama's celebration of LGBT pride month and his cancellation of prayer day services in the White House. picked by 2manyusernames 3 days ago

For those who have fallen victim to job loss, medical or financial problems and aren't sure where to turn, a religious group behind a spiritual booth at City Hall is recommending faith as an option.Of course some people have a problem with this being at city hall picked by 2manyusernames 3 days ago

Iraq celebrated the withdrawal of American troops from its cities with parades, fireworks and a national holiday on Tuesday as the prime minister trumpeted the country’s sovereignty from American occupation to a wary public.

The excitement, however, has rung hollow for many Iraqis. Update to this story picked by Bingo 3 days ago

Several recent high-profile Scientology defections have led some to wonder whether one of the church’s most visible members, John Travolta, may be next. picked by bornbad 4 days ago

What is up with a-holes?
*The part that starts right about 5 minutes in is utterly terrifying and sad* picked by bornbad 5 days ago

Obama interrupted at a L/G/B/T speech by a quacking duck.

LOL picked by shuallyo 5 days ago

North Korea criticized the U.S. on Monday for positioning missile defense systems around Hawaii, calling the deployment part of a plot to attack the regime and saying it would bolster its nuclear arsenal in retaliation. picked by muppet 6 days ago

Eight British embassy employees in Tehran have been arrested in a sharp escalation of the diplomatic row between Iran and the UK. picked by 2manyusernames 6 days ago

Yesterday, President Obama addressed the hot topic of Neda, the young Iranian woman who was shot and killed during the protests in Teheran. As Obama was answering - attesting to how "heartbreaking" he found the video, Helen Thomas, who hadn't been called on, interrupted to ask Obama about the Iranian images with his efforts at home to suppress America's own torture photos ("Then wh... read full post picked by bingo 1 week ago