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Monday 3 November

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Monday 13 October

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Saturday 11 October


Thursday 9 October

  • The McCain - Palin Hate Mobs (19:59) - A sampling of the folks who attend McCain - Palin rallies. Honestly, you could have told me they were in line for a Klan rally and I would have believed it. Shouts of "Obama is a terrorist" and calling his... | 0 Comments

Friday 3 October


Thursday 2 October


Wednesday 1 October


Monday 29 September


Sunday 28 September


Friday 26 September

  • The Great Schlep (10:36) - The Great Schlep aims to have Jewish grandchildren visit their grandparents in Florida, educate them about Obama, and therefore swing the crucial Florida vote in his favor. Don’t have grandparents in Florida? Not Jewish? No problem! You can still become... | 0 Comments

Thursday 25 September

  • Letterman Skewers McCain over Campaign Suspension (05:51) - McCain canceled his appearance on Letterman last night as a part of his campaign suspension to save the economy... leaving Letterman none too happy. I was happy to hear Letterman ask a key question: Why can't Sarah Palin continue the... | 0 Comments

Monday 22 September

  • The Push to 'Otherize' Obama (00:38) - Here’s a sad monument to the sleaziness of this presidential campaign: Almost one-third of voters “know” that Barack Obama is a Muslim or believe that he could be. ... In fact, of course, Mr. Obama took his oath on the... | 0 Comments

Sunday 31 August

  • What is McCain Thinking? One Alaskan’s Perspective. (09:43) - Interesting essay written by an Alaskan, giving a "back home" perspective on McCain's VP pick. “Is this a joke?” That seemed to be the question du jour when my phone started ringing off the hook at 6:45am here in Alaska.... | 0 Comments

Monday 25 August


Tuesday 19 August

  • College Presidents urge Lawmakers to Lower Drinking Age (11:49) - College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus.... | 0 Comments

Friday 23 May


Friday 2 May

  • Hillary Clinton advisor video controversy (11:15) - Earlier today I posted what appeared to be a video of Hillary Clinton advisor Mickey Kantor using a racial slur to describe the people of Indiana from 1992. The video has been spreading throughout the blogosphere this morning with subtitles... | 0 Comments

Sunday 20 April

  • Church and State (02:42) - Note: I gave this post a bump in order to open up comments on it once again "For one, they need to understand the critical role that the separation of church and state has played in preserving not only our... | 7 Comments

Wednesday 19 March

  • Black Guy Asks Nation For Change (15:43) - CHICAGO—According to witnesses, a loud black man approached a crowd of some 4,000 strangers in downtown Chicago Tuesday and made repeated demands for change. It is estimated that, to date, the black man has asked every single person in the... | 0 Comments

Saturday 8 March

  • Larry David on Hillary and the Red Phone (10:16) - Here's an idea for an Obama ad: a montage of Clinton's Sybillish personalities that have surfaced during the campaign with a solemn voiceover at the end saying, "Does anyone want this nut answering the phone?" How is it that she... | 1 Comments

Friday 22 February


Thursday 14 February

  • Hillary presses for Florida and Michigan delegates (10:59) - Things may get messy in the Democratic Primary. Looks like the final decision will come down to the superdelegates as neither candidate is projected to reach the required 2,025 pledged delegates. If the superdelegates do not ultimately choose the candidate... | 0 Comments

Friday 8 February

  • 4 Years in Prison for 0.003g of Marijuana (10:37) - A father-of-three who was found with a microscopic speck of cannabis stuck to the bottom of one of his shoes has been sentenced to four years in a Dubai prison. Keith Brown, a council youth development officer, was travelling through... | 0 Comments

Wednesday 30 January

  • Oh noes!!! (17:56) - Ok, so really I just wanted to use the news of Nader's exploratory committee as an excuse to 1) post a photo of me and Ralph and 2) finally play with Comic Life. But.. it is true that Nader... | 1 Comments

Wednesday 23 January

  • Vice President Bill Clinton?... (20:14) - I was curious if former President Clinton would be eligible to run as vice president after serving two terms as president. My first thought was that it was unconstitutional as no president can serve more than two terms, and by... | 2 Comments

Friday 4 January


Friday 7 December

  • CIA vs. Bush/Cheney - Huge Ramifications (21:21) - From "right wing hack" John LeBoutillier: 1) Bush is not just a ‘lame duck’ politically; he is now a Dead Duck. 2) The Super-Hawks calling for surgical strikes against Iran in the next year have been de-fanged; 3) Hillary is... | 0 Comments

Wednesday 5 December


Thursday 29 November

  • Kucinich's Wife is Hot (17:15) - That's her on the right.... | 12 Comments
  • RS: Ron Paul on the War (10:34) - Ron Paul may be an old-school Republican, but no other candidate running for president — in either party — has spoken out against the war in Iraq as bluntly as he has. Sure, the former obstetrician has a goofy nostalgia... | 1 Comments

Tuesday 20 November

  • Chuck Norris Does Politics (22:17) - “Chuck Norris doesn’t endorse. He tells America how it’s gonna be.” ... | 3 Comments

Monday 12 November

  • Presidential Candidate Match-o-Matic (20:06) - The match-o-matic asks you to give your opinion on a number of topics including the war, domestic issues, health care and taxes. Your answers are compared to the positions of the current candidates (based on campaign speeches and debates) and... | 11 Comments

Tuesday 18 September

  • Video of UF Student being Tasered at John Kerry Q&A (16:37) - A University of Florida student was tasered by authorities at a John Kerry Q&A session the other day. The following youtube video captures the entire ordeal. CNN also has a higher quality video that is edited. (you can really hear... | 5 Comments

Friday 31 August

  • Sen. Larry Craig Arrest Interview Tape (00:19) - An interesting listen. Honestly it makes me wonder if Sen. Craig may just be the unfortunate target of an overzealous cop. Certainly does not sound like a slam dunk case.... | 5 Comments

Wednesday 29 August

  • China Regulates Reincarnation (09:28) - Sounds like an Onion headline right? Wrong. In a move to weaken the power of the Dalai Lama and prevent the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama within Chinese borders, China has begun to regulate who can and cannot reincarnate in... | 0 Comments
  • The Pot Calling the Kettle Black (09:24) - Senator Larry Craig on Bill Clinton: Courtesy of Arunav.... | 0 Comments

Monday 13 August

  • I wish this guy was our Vice President... (10:39) - Dick Cheney, April 15, 1994. Q: Do you think the U.S., or U.N. forces, should have moved into Baghdad? A: No. Q: Why not? A: Because if we'd gone to Baghdad we would have been all alone. There wouldn't... | 3 Comments

Friday 10 August

  • Black Bush (16:58) - Somehow I had never seen this clip. 3rd season maybe? Either way, Dave Chappelle at his best. [via boreme.com] ... | 0 Comments

Friday 3 August

  • US Rep suggests bombing Mecca to stop terror (14:23) - WASHINGTON (CNN) — Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo’s campaign stood by his assertion that bombing holy Muslim sites would serve as a good “deterrent” to prevent Islamic fundamentalists from attacking the United States, his spokeswoman said Friday. “If it is up... | 3 Comments

Monday 4 June

  • Sam Brownback Defends his Evolution Position (11:39) - Why not kick off the election season right on disjointed by mixing a little politics and religion. Quite a few people I know sent me an email after 3 republicans raised their hand during the debate when asked the question,... | 0 Comments

Tuesday 15 May

  • Opie and Anthony Suspended for 30 days (17:14) - Gregg “Opie” Hughes and Anthony Cumia have been forced to suspend broadcast of their XM radio show for 30 days effective immediately. The suspension comes after a frequent guest of the show made comments about having violent sex with Secretary... | 11 Comments

Tuesday 1 May

  • Mission Accomplished (13:29) - 4 years after President Bush announced major combat operations were complete in Iraq, Think Progress takes a look at the American cost of the war by numbers. One important number left out of these statistics. Iraq Civilian Deaths: between 62,700... | 1 Comments

Friday 3 November

  • halp us jon carry (15:46) - BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- U.S. troops showed their displeasure -- and sense of humor -- regarding Sen. John Kerry's comments this week to a group of California college students, whom he told to work hard in school or they'd... | 2 Comments

Monday 9 October

  • Uh oh (10:14) - | 0 Comments

Tuesday 12 September

  • Im crushing your head! (12:40) - Angered Hussein: 'We will crush your heads' I wonder if he is a fan of the kids in the hall.. stay tuned to find out if the US will respond by pinching his face!... | 3 Comments

Sunday 30 April

  • Stephen Colbert at the White House (14:43) - Stephen Colbert at White House Correspondent's Dinner last night. This man has balls of steel, attacking the entire administration right to their faces. Part I Part II Part III... | 2 Comments

Thursday 3 November

  • roll up your sleves! (09:36) - More emails are surfacing to and from former FEMA director Michael Brown. What do the emails prove? He was a putz, a putz who needs time for dinner. Several days later, Mr. Brown received yet another e-mail about his attire.... | 2 Comments

Wednesday 2 November

  • Dude is back, and he switched teams! (13:27) - Sorry Dude, but your comment deserves its own post. Welcome back. I noticed a correlation between a missing Dude and a missing hockey season. Bush is an idiot. You guys were all right. Well not about anything else... just that.... | 7 Comments

Friday 21 October


Friday 23 September

  • Is Bush back on the Sauce? (13:08) - Journalistic powerhouse, the National Enquirer says he is... "When the levees broke in New Orleans, it apparently made him reach for a shot," said one insider. "He poured himself a Texas-sized shot of straight whiskey and tossed it back. The... | 0 Comments

Wednesday 27 July

  • 20 cows + 40 goats = chelsea lovin' (22:51) - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- A Kenyan says he offered Bill Clinton 40 goats and 20 cows for his daughter's hand in marriage five years ago -- and is still waiting for an answer. Godwin Kipkemoi Chepkurgor told the East Africa... | 2 Comments

Thursday 7 July

  • promises (23:25) - Discovery Times aired Promises this evening, a 2001 documentary that followed 7 Jewish and Palestinian children over several years. The children, residents of Jerusalem and the West Bank, discuss their opinions on the affairs of their people and place in... | 4 Comments

Tuesday 5 July

  • Live 8 (18:18) - I keep trying to post a reply to JT's comment about Live 8, but disjointed keeps giving me an error. So I thought I'd paste my comment here. Live 8 was a lot of fun, it was like a citywide... | 14 Comments

Thursday 30 June

  • live 8 setup (22:25) - With Live 8 two days away, I took a walk over to the Art Museum to see how construction was going. Nearly everything needs to be in place by tomorrow morning as the artists are scheduled for rehearsals throughout the... | 3 Comments

Tuesday 31 May

  • Live 8 (18:55) - LONDON (AP) -- Twenty years after the Live Aid concerts, musical superstars are joining in a five-city spectacular to push a political solution for African poverty. ... Musicians including Madonna, Paul McCartney, U2, Bon Jovi, Brian Wilson, Crosby Stills &... | 0 Comments

Monday 21 March

  • A disturbing precident? (14:58) - Im sure you all have heard of Terri Schiavo. In case you havent, here is an article about what has been going on. Essentially, the majority of congress & the president have intervened to force the case into federal courts,... | 41 Comments

Tuesday 15 February

  • watching america (10:14) - watching america reflects global opinion about the United States, helping Americans and non-Americans alike understand what the world thinks of current issues that involve the U.S.. This is done by providing [translated] news and views about the United States...

Tuesday 1 February

  • Ann Coulter gets schooled (11:41) - [via meat-eating leftist] In a recent interview with the investigative CBC news program, The Fifth Estate, Ann Coulter was put on the hot seat by Bob McKeown, a serious news journalist. In discussing the war in Iraq, Coulter tried to...

Sunday 30 January

  • Defiant Iraqis Vote in Their Millions Despite Bombs (15:46) - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Some came on crutches, others walked for miles then struggled to read the ballot, but across most of Iraq millions turned out to vote Sunday, defying insurgent threats of a bloodbath.Suicide bombs and mortars killed at...

Thursday 20 January

  • Fox gets pwn3d by surprisingly critical guest (21:22) - Brigitte Quinn, MSNBC anchor turned Fox News Live anchor, is taken off-guard by a guest who was apparently supposed to hype the inaugural today but instead used the air time to criticize Bush's lavish spending on his 10 parties....
  • Tell Bush (12:27) - By calling (800) 734-1463, you can leave a voicemail for George W. Bush that will be recorded and put online at tellbush.org. The voicemails will then be forwarded on to the Whitehouse. There is an interesting mix of supporters and...

Wednesday 19 January

  • Kerry Calls For Rumsfeld's Resignation (12:57) - In an e-mail addressed to supporters nationwide, Kerry asks that his campaign workers and volunteers reunite in a drive to force President Bush to fire Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. "I believe that together, those of us who worked together...

Tuesday 18 January

  • The Bush Warplan (13:04) - There has been a lot of talk lately about where the US is setting its sights next in the Middle East. People are worried about possible US moves against Iran or Syria. I have come here to tell you to...

Sunday 16 January

  • California professor flunks Kuwaiti's pro-U.S. essay (17:50) - A 17-year-old Kuwaiti student whose uncles were kidnapped and tortured by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's invaders more than a decade ago said his California college political science professor failed him for praising the United States in a final-exam essay...

Saturday 27 November

  • Wyoming has 106% Voter Turnout (12:36) - No conspiracy theory here, the above link and statistics are from the Wyoming Secretary of State website. Pan down to the bottom right hand corner of the table and you will notice two interesting figures. In 2004, Wyoming had a...
  • Bush gets $113M for Abstinence Programs (12:25) - President Bush don't need no fancy pants information before making his decsions: WASHINGTON - President Bush's re-election insures that more federal money will flow to abstinence education that precludes discussion of birth control, even as the administration awaits evidence that...

Wednesday 17 November

  • Russia Developing New Nuclear Missile (14:36) - MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is developing a new form of nuclear missile unlike those held by other countries, news agencies reported."I am sure that ... they will be put in service within the next few...

Wednesday 10 November


Tuesday 9 November

  • These numbers don't add up (09:00) - There have been numerous different cases of voting machines miscounting votes. Was there some systematic flaw or hacking in certain types of voting machines in Florida that caused such an improbably number of votes to be cast for Bush that...

Thursday 4 November

  • The Losers in This Election (17:51) - Please excuse the non-links, if you're interested you can paste. Ryan, you may want to shorten and link a portion of this...I don't know how. Below is list of the losers in the election on Tuesday besides Senators Kerry and...
  • More election humor (17:39) - Looking at this chart of average IQ of state residents compared with who they voted for makes it obvious that stupid people choose stupid leaders. The president is scared to death of an intelligent or well-informed electorate. ...

Wednesday 3 November

  • Living Poor, Voting Rich (15:27) - In the aftermath of this civil war that our nation has just fought, one result is clear: the Democratic Party's first priority should be to reconnect with the American heartland.I'm writing this on tenterhooks on Tuesday, without knowing the election...
  • Election Forecasting (00:17) - By the time many of you read this we (hopefully) will have a decision in this election. As of a bit past midnight, I'd like to share some numbers across the various networks. I'm amazed at the difference between some...

Tuesday 2 November

  • Voting experiences... (15:03) - I was just wondering if anyone had any interesting experiences voting today. Id really like to know what these "challengers" in ohio actually do at the polls. My experience was the most patriotic thing, ever......
  • Alaska voting to legalize marijuana today (13:20) - WHITEHORSE - Voters in Alaska will decide Tuesday whether to make their state the first in the U.S. to legalize the sale, possession or use of marijuana by adults. Alaska already allows legal possession of small amounts of marijuana...
  • Philadelphia voting machines have planted votes (10:29) - Before voting even began in Philadelphia -- poll watchers found nearly 2000 votes already planted on machines scattered throughout the city... Pennsylvania GOP filing suit in Court of Common Pleas to have machines in question impounded, replaced with machines that...
  • When will we know? (09:05) - A big question hanging over everyone's head this election day is not just who will become president, but when will we know the answer. The media is already bracing for another Florida debacle. Ohio is all over the news because...
  • G.O.P. in Ohio Can Challenge Voters at Polls (08:16) - COLUMBUS, Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 2 - In a day of see-sawing court rulings, a Federal appeals court ruled early Tuesday morning that the Republican Party could place thousands of people inside polling places to challenge the eligibility of voters, a...

Monday 1 November


Thursday 28 October

  • The Economist magazine endorses Kerry (14:59) - Wow. The respectable conservative weekly The Economist has decided, "With a heavy heart, we think American readers should vote for John Kerry on November 2nd." ...
  • Closing Election Musings From the Dude (14:59) - Since I will be out of my office until Wednesday, and that's where I always stimulate my brain at disjointed, I had a few thoughts about the election I wanted to share. First, I will be glad when it's over....

Wednesday 27 October

  • Bush Campaign Site blocked for all non US residents (13:23) - The BBC News are reporting that George W Bush's re-election website (don't bother if you aren't in the USA) is blocked to people accessing it from outside the USA. Netcraft spotted the change on Monday, and have a report on...
  • BUSH GOES AFTER KERRY OVER 'MISSING EXPLOSIVES' ATTACK (12:20) - Wed Oct 27 2004 11:59:11 ET I don't say this often about the President...but this is PERFECTLY stated. -Dude Bush at rally in Pennsylvania: "After repeatedly calling Iraq the wrong war, and a diversion, Senator Kerry this week seemed shocked...
  • Eminem - Mosh (00:04) - Video for Mosh off Eminem's new album. Has it come to this, that Eminem is the voice of the people, the troops, the poor and disenfranchised. He hasn't quite come out on Kerry's side but he makes one thing clear......

Monday 25 October

  • Kerry and Clinton in Philadelphia (20:25) - There was an amazing turnout in Philadelphia this afternoon at the Kerry rally. The sheer number of people at this event gave me hope that there are enough of us out there to get Bush out of office. I snapped...

Friday 22 October

  • Michael Moore at Temple University (12:47) - Despite my wearying support for Michael Moore, I decided to go see him speak last night at Temple University. All in all it was a good night, I am glad I attended. I got the impression that Moore is getting...

Thursday 21 October

  • Ken Blackwell and more fun with voter fraud (14:10) - The Columbus Dispatch covers the latest development in the Kenneth Blackwell voter suppression scandal. Summarizing what a federal judge said: Blackwell failed to do his duty, ignored a court order, risks disenfranchising many Ohioans, and can't be trusted. Blackwell also...
  • Party affiliation switched to Republican after signing medical marijuana petition (11:15) - Whoops. More shady shit. P.S. DrugReporter has a list of state and local medical marijuana initiatives coming up for vote. Ann Arbor: Vote YES on Proposal C for compassionate care. ...
  • Fahrenheit 9/11 available for download (01:47) - As per the suggestion of Michael Moore, websites have begun open distribution (pirating) of Fahrenheit 9/11. I'm not the biggest fan of this film, but it is worth a watch.. to be taken with a grain of salt....

Wednesday 20 October

  • GOP tries to block the black vote in Philadelphia (16:33) - REPUBLICAN OPERATIVES working to re-elect President Bush submitted last-minute requests in Philadelphia on Friday to relocate 63 polling places.Bush's Pennsylvania campaign staff filed the requests, using the names of two Republicans running for the U.S. Congress and seven Republican ward...
  • Jon Stewart vs Crossfire (00:43) - Just in case someone has not yet seen last week's infamous Crossfire with Jon Stewart, which has got to be the most viewed Crossfire ever due to the internet.. wmv wmv bittorrent transcript transcript And the follow-up on The Daily...

Thursday 14 October

  • Bush vs. Bush (13:43) - This video shows a striking difference in the debate skills of President Bush from his 1994 gubernatorial race vs. this year's debates. Wild theories about his health aside, the guy certainly sounded a lot sharper back in the day. Cocaine...
  • Bush's Bulge (13:30) - Let the rumors fly! Here are some photos of Bush's sweet bulge....

Wednesday 6 October

  • Just Da Facts (22:39) - Even though Cheney got it wrong during the debate by calling it FactCheck.com, which actually takes you to George Soros' site, the real thing is quite compelling. Check out FactCheck.org. You dems should like the fact that it seems, as...

Friday 1 October

  • The Debate (00:40) - More important than the presidential debates themselves is the disjointed debate over who debated better. So lets have at it people. Debate, debate debate....

Wednesday 29 September


Thursday 23 September

  • Rathergate (16:25) - Yeah.. a whole website dedicated to ol' Dan and the national guard report fiasco. http://www.rathergate.com/...

Monday 20 September


Tuesday 7 September


Wednesday 1 September


Tuesday 31 August

  • Air America Ann Arbor (23:56) - Something interesting for those within 500 watts of Ann Arbor: Air America is now broadcasting on 1290 AM (WLBY), representing the Midwest in liberal talk radio alongside the Twin Cities since Chicago is MIA. And, yes, I hear it's owned...

Monday 23 August

  • Will Ferrell - A message from White House West (15:26) - Will Ferrell is back playing President Bush in a funny new online short spoofing the creation of a Bush campaign television ad. It should be funny even to you Bush-camp folk out there. There are liberal agitators out there who...
  • slambush.net - Hip Hop battle to oust Bush (11:28) - Slam Bush is looking for a national champion; someone whose voice could represent Hip Hop in a face-to-face debate against the President, either in the streets or behind the podium. Hip Hop can help send George Bush back to Texas...

Monday 9 August


Thursday 5 August


Wednesday 4 August

  • Moore in Hot Water Over Headline and Title (23:34) - The movie has been out for quite a while now and it seems Moore faces a strange challenge from a newspaper called The Pantagraph. Apparently the paper is steamed because a headline from the paper was fabricated and edited for...
  • Patriotic Posters (11:15) -
  • Right-wing Media Covers Up the Convention... It's a virtual blackout! (10:30) - Rationalize it, ignore it, believe it. Apologetics from the Dude forthcoming. Coming to you via MoveOn. Fox News showed its Republican colors last week by giving the Democratic convention short shrift. Fox News host Cal Thomas himself said: "I think...

Tuesday 3 August

  • Violence at Kerry rally (10:38) - I know you guys may chose to rationalize it...or ignore it...or not believe it. But I feel I have a responsibility to share it anyway. This is what I have pieced together from media and firsthand accounts of the Kerry...

Tuesday 20 July

  • Terror in the Skies...Again? (10:54) - Read this riveting article written by a woman who may have very well witnessed a dry-run for a terror attack on a recent flight from Detroit to Los Angeles. It's amazing with all of the supposed civil-liberties violations of the...

Thursday 15 July

  • Humor for Nerds (23:45) - Nerd check. Gallery of funny Unix/networking-related pictures. Start from page 4 and work backwards. Also, check out the collection of war and propaganda galleries on the same site. ...

Tuesday 13 July

  • War on Drugs is damaging Colombian science (15:32) - Scientists from Colombia experience disproportionate difficulties obtaining visas to attend conferences in foreign countries. Isolating Colombian researchers from others in their field stifles progress (on both sides) by limiting knowledge transfer from and to the Colombian scientists. According to Wasserman,...

Monday 12 July


Friday 9 July

  • Republicans help Nader get on the Ballot (11:26) - Michigan Republicans are helping gather signatures to place independent Ralph Nader on the presidential ballot in the battleground state, irritating Democrats who accuse the GOP of trying to pull votes away from candidate John Kerry. Greg McNeilly of the state...

Thursday 8 July

  • W Ketchup (02:29) - For those that can't stand the taste of Democratic ketchup, get you some Freedom Sauce to go with your Freedom Fries. ...

Friday 2 July

  • Moment Magazine (21:19) - The June/August issue of Moment has just been published. Moment is a magazine based in Ann Arbor that stands "for Social Justice, Diversity, and Humanity. Against Oppression, Exploitation, and Exclusion". The theme of this issue is the Prison-Industrial Complex, the...

Tuesday 29 June

  • This Is Your Brain on P2P (22:19) - The latest issue of Wired Magazine prints a letter I wrote to them concerning an article in their May issue titled "File-Sharing Is, Like, Totally Uncool". The article is about the MPAA infiltrating junior high schools in order to share...

Thursday 24 June

  • (18:52) - Top headline at Drudge right now: 'F U'. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Typically a break from partisan warfare, this year's Senate class photo turned smiles into snarls as Vice President Dick Cheney reportedly used a profanity toward one senior Democrat, sources...

Wednesday 16 June

  • If you buy diamonds, you are supporting terrorism (01:16) - A UN court corroborates links in a new book called "Blood From Stones" which shows that West African diamonds are supporting terrorist groups including al Qaeda and Hezbollah. I think it's now time to demand that the White House spend...

Monday 14 June

  • Feds Allege Ohio Mall Terror Plot (12:06) - A Somali native living in Ohio has been charged with plotting with other al Qaeda operatives to blow up a Columbus-area shopping mall, according to an indictment unsealed Monday.The four-count indictment, returned by a grand jury in Columbus, Ohio, charges...

Thursday 10 June

  • Cold Turkey (09:48) - "If you want to take my guns away from me, and youre all for murdering fetuses, and love it when homosexuals marry each other, and want to give them kitchen appliances at their showers, and youre for the poor, youre...

Tuesday 8 June


Thursday 3 June

  • Rumor aside, draft's return most unlikely (16:52) - When you see something like HR 163 you can't help but get a little nervous. H.R.163 Title: To provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons in the United States, including women, perform a period of military...

Friday 28 May

  • The False Controversy of Stem Cells (01:07) - Death or deep freeze is the fate of any embryo spared by the Bush policy from the indignity of contributing to medical progress. To the nonabsolutist, it ought to matter a lot that restricting stem-cell research doesn't actually spare the...

Wednesday 26 May

  • The state of support for John Kerry (10:51) - John Kerry is a douchebag but I'm voting for him anyway, the mantra of http://www.johnkerryisadouchebagbutimvotingforhimanyway.com/. Here you can read top notch articles like "Instances of Doucheitude and Why it Doesn't Matter" and "How Fucked We are Right Now". Enjoy....

Tuesday 25 May

  • Rumsfeld bans camera phones (12:42) - In a comment to an earlier post I had mentioned how the advent of digital cameras has brought us many photos from the war that we are not used to seeing. In an attempt to keep us from these images,...

Friday 21 May

  • Nick Berg's Killing Anomalies (13:02) - I usually don't dig on conspiracy theory (I think we went to the moon, etc etc), but there is a write up over at kuro5hin regarding the Nick Berg beheading. Among the anomalies, I find the video analysis to be...

Monday 17 May

  • "The Link" and misperceptions about FNC's "misperceptions" (13:39) - The liberal group Program on International Policy Attitudes recently conducted a poll designed to discredit the Fox News Channel. One of the questions was: "Is it your impression that the U.S. has or has not found clear evidence in Iraq...

Wednesday 12 May

  • Commentary Requested (13:39) - First, I would love to hear all of your comments on this Air America Column. Second, I was hoping for sincere and honest answer to the following question: "If the 4 Al Queda terrorists who cut the head off of...

Monday 10 May

  • Everyone's a Genius After-the-Fact (almost) (13:35) - In the interest of fairness, I should notify you that Ann Coulter is an extremely biased conservative columnist. Hopefully, that won't keep the readers here from considering her great point. After-the-Fact criticism is fine, so long as your own philosophies,...

Friday 7 May

  • Rush Limbaugh's Response to Torture (10:02) - I wanted to go a day without politics, but this one is just too hard to pass up. From Limbaugh's May 4th show regarding the torture of Iraqi troops: LIMBAUGH: Exactly. Exactly my point! This is no different than what...

Wednesday 5 May

  • Are you a neocon? (00:10) - Christian Science Monitor has a survey with the answer. I like the statement at the bottom "Results are not scientific." It told me I was a liberal. What do I win?...

Monday 3 May


Tuesday 27 April

  • The Budget (00:06) - From The Times, "Science Group Says U.S. Budget Plan Would Harm Research". This sucks. And when reading Marburger's skepticism remember that his job is to shamelessly justify the administration's policies. At a time when America's ability to innovate is being...

Friday 23 April

  • This is what censorship looks like (12:24) - "Woman loses job over coffin photos" Perhaps the Pentagon would have been better off burying their heads in the sand and hoping everyone would just forget about the release of these photos. Instead they've opened a new can of worms....

Wednesday 21 April

  • PAT RIOT ACT (18:08) - The so-called Patriot Act is back in the news with our angry president demanding that it not be fixed at all. But the Act is also in the news for harassing shady-looking non-white businessmen without charging them for anything. A...

Tuesday 30 March

  • Gas Tax (23:14) - Automobile Magazine asks why we as patriotic Americans haven't been asked to do our part for the war effort by paying more money at the pump so that the instabilities in certain oil-producing parts of the world have less impact...

Saturday 20 March

  • One Year Later (11:07) - The World Protests... Read The Times, BBC, and for you right-wingers, Fox News. But hey, who cares about world opinion?...

Thursday 18 March

  • Ban Gay People! (03:20) - DAYTON, Tenn. (AP) - Rhea County commissioners unanimously voted to ask state lawmakers to introduce legislation amending Tennessee's criminal code so the county can charge homosexuals with crimes against nature. "We need to keep them out of here," said...

Wednesday 17 March

  • Al Qaeda Calls Truce With Spain, Endorses Bush (18:15) - The Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades who claimed M-11 and are linked with the al Qaeda network are calling for a truce with the new Spanish government for deciding to pull out of Iraq. So they won that battle. At the...
  • Terrorists Win? (01:40) - If the goal of the terrorists behind M-11 was to change the Spanish government's policy in Iraq, they succeeded. However, it will have been an overall loss for real terrorists because resources will no longer be wasted on a non-existent...

Tuesday 16 March

  • Terrorism and You (03:46) - It seems that the March 11 Madrid (M-11) bombings have led to overwhelming victory for the Socialists over the Popular Party, despite that party, while still in power, quickly pinning the blame for the attack on ETA. Whether it was...
  • I Am A Conservative? (02:41) - - I am a conservative. I believe in staying solvent and out of debt. - I am a conservative. I believe in keeping my nose out of other people's business, their nations and their bedrooms. - I am a conservative....

Thursday 4 March

  • Bush Campaign uses 9/11 as Political device in Ads (18:30) - The Bush campaign is taking some well deserved heat for the campaign ads featuring images of the WTC it began airing today. "The three advertisements, two of which will be aired starting today, feature images of the charred shell of...

Friday 27 February


Sunday 22 February

  • Ralph Nader announces his candidacy (18:54) - Nader annouced he will be running for president today on meet the press, you can watch some of the interview on the site. Nader will be running as an independent this time around. The Green Party released a response today....

Saturday 21 February

  • A defense of President Bush (10:50) - In all the political debates that have taken place on this site, I have yet to hear one defense of President Bush. When someone is critical of Bush, all I read are insults and sarcastic remarks in response. I am...

Wednesday 18 February

  • We are slowly but surely winning the war on terrorism (01:37) - I mentioned before a Nature article about the negative effect of the "war on terror" to stateside university research. Now, the effects of Homeland Security are hitting home: The "Homeland" Security restrictions (including a Patriot-act created student database) against foreign...

Tuesday 10 February

  • Students for Society (16:09) - Students for an Orwellian Society. "Because 2004 is 20 years too late." 1959 was the year the Students for a Democratic Society was founded. They eventually splintered into many different groups including the Weather Underground. SDS has been revived. People...

Sunday 1 February

  • Looking to India for jobs (19:10) - Although Americans aren't relocating to India en masse, it appears to be on the rise. The economy over there seems to be doing quite the opposite of how it's doing here. Their manufacturing companies are doing well and even opening...

Monday 26 January

  • Offshoring (22:36) - Programmers, financial analysts, and now lawyers are the next profession to be outsourced to India, which is a bit of comic relief at last. These jobs are all knowledge processing jobs, where essentially only information is needed as input and...

Friday 23 January


Thursday 22 January

  • The State Of The "Union" (22:21) - - Made daring move, potentially alienating his supporters, by advocating concept of "science" - Held up big map of Union, drew thick polarizing magic-marker line dividing it in two - Spoke about bipartisan support, which was applauded by half of...

Tuesday 13 January

  • After the Oil Climax (02:05) - One more eschatological scenario to fear: the coming Oil Crash, when we surpass peak oil production and further oil production rapidly escalates in cost. As everything in our lives depends on oil (from growing food far away to buying it...

Monday 5 January

  • Republican Turns New Leaf (00:55) - State Rep. Gregg Underheim's fight against prostate cancer got him thinking about whether those suffering from cancer should be allowed to use marijuana to cope with the pain. Wisconsin Republican Rep. Gregg Underheim has decided to go against the party...

Friday 19 December

  • DrugWarMachine Using Our Money To Ensure Its Own Self-Propagation (04:28) - In January of 2001 a decriminilization organization called Change The Climate began an ad campaign on the D.C. bus system supporting the reform of current laws to stop wasting tax dollars. In retaliation, the House of Representatives just snuck in...

Sunday 14 December