Great headline, huh? There are many perils to life in Congress: the humidity, town halls yelling... But worst must be when screw-loose ex-staffers go over to the opposition and accuse you of betraying your country to Turkey while having a lesbian affair. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Among other ideas Zbigniew Brzezinski suggests is that America should shoot down any attempted strike by Israeli forces on Iran's nuclear weapon sites. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

It turns out that the world ends today. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

There is a tendency within our society to treat our economic systems as a natural progression of socio-economic development, and though many criticise such flawed assertions , the vast majority of us rarely question the economic structures by which we live. picked by iamamaniac 2 months ago

This event had been promoted as a taxpayer “tea party” but the crowd’s concerns were wide ranging, from outrage at ACORN and Obama’s socialist cadre known as Czars, to Obama’s untruthfulness. Protesters also displayed signs mocking Nancy Pelosi and others for smearing the grassroots movement as “astroturfers” and as an “angry mob”. picked by missy1979 2 months ago

"The night after the groundbreaking, I was watching the news and I saw a shot of the group. I was like, 'What the hell was he doing in there?' " said U.S. Magistrate Judge Andy Austin. "It was almost like this Forrest Gump thing." picked by proverb 2 months ago

Former President George W. Bush was incredulous upon learning that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was having trouble drawing a crowd and called his campaign a "five-spiral crash." He also asserted that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was "not even remotely prepared." picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

In a remark extraordinary even by the standards of conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, the right-wing radio heavyweight declared on his program Wednesday that the United States needed to return to racially segregated buses. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Fulfilling an Obama campaign promise the FCC will propose new rules that would prohibit Internet service providers from interfering with the free flow of information and certain applications over their networks. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

Massachusetts as previously discussed is working hard to throw out democracy in the name of party benefit. The most likely nomination for Ted Kennedy's replacement? Michael Dukakis the failed and ridiculed presidential candidate. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

In a landmark ruling, that most lawyers know about, and that every professor of constitutional law knows about, called Plyler vs. Doe (1982), the Supreme Court ordered Texas to make the same education available to illegal immigrants as it does to citizens picked by cb__ 2 months ago

Hell just froze over. picked by gammerus 2 months ago

Everybody's racist, it seems.

Republican Rep. Joe Wilson? Racist, because he shouted "You lie!" at the first black president. Health care protesters, affirmative action supporters? Racist. And Barack Obama? He's the "Racist in Chief," wrote a leader of the recent conservative protest in Washington.

But if everybody's racist, is anyone? picked by lynxears 2 months ago

We have always been at war with the one-second glimpse of Janet Jackson's nipple. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

It has been revealed MPs owe the House of Commons almost £140,000 in unpaid food and drink bills.

They include 77 MPs who have failed to settle their tabs - averaging more than £500 each - for more than six months. picked by davethefish 2 months ago

"You’re telling me that two kids from the cast of High School Musical 3 can break this story with a video camera and their grandmother’s chinchilla coat, and you’ve got...NOTHIN’???" picked by cb__ 2 months ago

An NHS hospital patient disgusted by the food has put photographs online and challenged friends to identify meals in a game of "hospital food bingo".

But just as he struggled to identify meals without the menu card, his friends "kept getting it wrong", said the patient at a South West hospital. picked by davethefish 2 months ago

Former President Jimmy Carter is throwing his two cents in on Congressman Joe Wilson's outburst on the House floor last week. Mr. Carter is calling Mr. Wilson's "you lie" accusation towards President Obama during the President's address to Congress last week an act of racism.
I'm guessing he forgot about this video
*update to this picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

The White House is collecting and storing comments and videos placed on its social-networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube without notifying or asking the consent of the site users, a failure that appears to run counter to President Obama's promise of a transparent government and his pledge to protect privacy on the Internet. picked by shuallyo 2 months ago

The freedom for each and everyone of us to express our views on the internet is under threat like never before. The UK government is now considering laws that would allow individuals to be cut off from the internet. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Operation Rescue, the high profile anti-abortion group - some would call it a hate group has announced that they are broke and may shut their doors picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

A special task force recommended Tuesday that if the Obama administration keeps color-coded terror alerts, the number of colors and levels of risk should be reduced from five to three. picked by proverb 2 months ago

Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that racial politics played a role in South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst during President Obama's speech to Congress last week.

Why else would someone disagree with Obama? Right? picked by proverb 2 months ago

Senate yesterday voted overwhelmingly to prohibit Housing and Urban Development grants from going to the group, which bills itself as “the nation's largest community organization of low and moderate income families."

Update to THIS picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

The inspiration for the movie "Norma Rae", Crystal Lee Sutton, died of brain cancer at 68.

Her health insurance company denied her treatment for her cancer. Will her death make ANY difference in the health insurance reform attempts?

Also here and here. picked by bcgrote 2 months ago