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15 Jul 2009 14:40

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Politics, U.S.: Gee, House Republicans, when you explain health care like this …

healthcare0716
  • Wow. Where to start, where to start … We are not going to blame the Democrats for coming up with a complex, bureaucracy-filled health care plan. NO. We’re going to blame the Republicans for coming up with the most complicated, noise filled graphic possible to explain their point. You can make anything seem like the scariest thing ever when you make it look like this. Gray background? Not necessary. Loud, garish colors? Even less so. This is politics through bad design. (Grab the full PDF to get an idea.)source
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13 Jul 2009 11:09

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Politics, U.S.: Oh great. They’re comparing the Bush-era CIA to Jason Bourne

  • A lot of people thought they were Jason Bourne and came up with ideas. There were programs that were kind of wild that were considered in 2001, but to my knowledge, within six months . . . people kind of gave up on those ideas.
  • A former senior CIA officer • Describing the secret program that Dick Cheney told the CIA to hide from Congress. It was there but never became fully operational, according to the anonymous source. OK, we like the movies. Matt Damon’s never been better (if you forget that he was in “The Departed”). But it’s still not what we should be comparing our covert operations to. There’s a reason why those movies are such good entertainment. They’re not real. (And co-star Julia Stiles is kinda cute.) • source
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12 Jul 2009 21:29

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Politics: Max Headroom: We wanna know which senator felt up David Brooks

  • Looking back For some stupid reason, the Bush administration’s dirty laundry with the CIA keeps coming up. Neocon icon Bill Kristol builds an intelligent context around the start of this Fox News panel chat.

  • Looking back For some stupid reason, the Bush administration’s dirty laundry with the CIA keeps coming up. Neocon icon Bill Kristol builds an intelligent context around the start of this Fox News panel chat.

  • Having her back John McCain, pretty much our favorite talking head ever, says some nice, supportive things about his former running mate, the soon-to-resign Sarah Palin, on “Meet the Press.”

  • Looking back For some stupid reason, the Bush administration’s dirty laundry with the CIA keeps coming up. Neocon icon Bill Kristol builds an intelligent context around the start of this Fox News panel chat.

  • Having her back John McCain, pretty much our favorite talking head ever, says some nice, supportive things about his former running mate, the soon-to-resign Sarah Palin, on “Meet the Press.”

  • Touchy-feely New York Times reporter David Brooks discusses the time an unnamed senator was feeling up his inner thigh at a dinner a couple years ago. Anyone wanna guess who it was?

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12 Jul 2009 12:32

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Biz, Politics: Hollywood: The industry formerly known for its flat screens?

It’s been 50 years since this many 3D movies came out. And if money talks, how’s this: James Cameron’s Avatar will be the most expensive movie ever made. source
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11 Jul 2009 17:35

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Politics: More penny math, this time on Obama’s health care plan

  • OK, another interesting animation, but we wonder: Is this guy fiscally conservative? He doesn’t mention a political persuasion in any of his videos but they mostly seem to be anti-Obama. For our curiosity, we just want to know whether they’re pushing an agenda. No matter which way you lean, keep making them. They’re good.source
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11 Jul 2009 13:07

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Politics, U.S.: Obama sez give the stimulus plan time to do its thing

  • It takes time to get out of the woods, sez the prez. Barack Obama is facing newfound criticism of the $787 billion economic stimulus plan in the wake of higher unemployment. His plan? No reversals. No second stimulus. Stay the course. “We must let it work the way it’s supposed to,” he says, “with the understanding that in any recession, unemployment tends to recover more slowly than other measures of economic activity.” So yeah. No extra $$$, no appeasing the Republicans. source
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10 Jul 2009 16:50

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Politics, U.S.: Levi Johnston on Sarah Palin: Well, I’m gonna be hypocritical

  • She had talked about how nice it would be to take some of this money people had been offering us and you know just run with it, say ‘forget everything else.’
  • Levi Johnston • On his would be baby’s-mama’s-mama, Sarah Palin, and her possibly golden-goose-related reasons for resigning as governor. He lived with the family for a short while while he was trying to be a son-in-law, Pauly Shore-style. Now, not to be critical or anything, but it’s not like Ricky Hollywood doesn’t have red on his hands. And to think, we used to like his jeans. • source
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09 Jul 2009 10:51

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Politics: Munchie-hungry pot advocates capitalize on Caifornia’s bad luck

  • If you’re gonna try to get something through, might as well aim the tip of the shoe squarely on the pressure point of the downed subject you’re kicking. California’s in trouble with their budget. And they’re not just blowing smoke, either: Governor Ahnold has wafted this idea through the public in the past.source
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09 Jul 2009 09:52

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Politics, U.S.: Dems to CIA Director Leon Panetta: Apologize for lying to us

Letter to Leon Panetta
  • Six members of Congress signed this letter. All of them Democrats. All on the House Intelligence Committee. A seventh is also on board. Panetta acknowledged this dishonesty, and word from the Huffington Post is that they’re talking about torture.source
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07 Jul 2009 12:30

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Politics: Hopefully the MJ story dies after this memorial, but here’s a live stream

Live Videos by Ustream
  • Most. Annoying. News. Story. Ever. Nothing against Michael Jackson or his fans or his memory, but this thing needs to go away. Hopefully, after this memorial, we can all get on with our lives.source
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