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Protected: European ‘Good Riddance’ Tour

Posted in Amman, Angela Merkel, Bush, Chancellor, Foreign Policy, George W. Bush, Germans, Germany, IAEA, Iran, Iraq, Iraq War, Iraqis, Jordan, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Nouri al Maliki, Politics, President, Prime Minister, The Refreshments, U.S. military, UN, USA, United Nations, United States, current events, democracy, freedom, military, nuclear power, nuclear war, nuclear weapons, sovereignty, troops, war, world, tagged *The News*, Amman, Angela Merkel, Bush, Chancellor, current events, democracy, Foreign Policy, freedom, George W. Bush, Germans, Germany, IAEA, Iran, Iraq, Iraq War, Iraqis, Jordan, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, military, Nouri al Maliki, nuclear power, nuclear war, nuclear weapons, Politics, President, Prime Minister, sovereignty, The Refreshments, troops, U.S. military, UN, United Nations, United States, USA, war, world on June 14, 2008 | Enter your password to view comments

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Unchecked Balances: America’s Political Climate in Contrast to Other English-Speaking Nations

Posted in 2004 elections, Americans, Australia, Bush, C-Span, Congress, David Cameron, Dennis Kucinich, England, George W. Bush, Gordon Brown, Great Britain, Greg Hands, Harry Reid, House of Commons, House of Representatives, Ireland, Karl Rove, Michael Gerson, Nancy Pelosi, New Zealand, Parliament, Politics, President, Prime Minister, Ron Paul, Senators, Tim Russert, UK, USA, United Kingdom, United States, democracy, politicians, schoolboy politics, world, tagged 2004 elections, Americans, Australia, Bush, C-Span, Congress, Dana Perino, David Cameron, democracy, Dennis Kucinich, England, English, George W. Bush, Gordon Brown, Great Britain, Greg Hands, Harry Reid, House of Commons, House of Representatives, Ireland, Karl Rove, Nancy Pelosi, New Zealand, Parliament, PMQs, politicians, Politics, President, Prime Minister, Questions to the Prime Minister, Ron Paul, schoolboy politics, Senators, Tim Russert, UK, United Kingdom, United States, USA, White House Press Corps, world on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Once a week in London, Gordon Brown squares off against his political opponents. As British Prime Minister, the Labour Party leader must personally appear before Parliament each Wednesday. This isn’t the same as memorizing speeches written by some third person or sending proxies to field softball questions from a tame press corps. [...]

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Porter Berry, Balding O’Reilly Attack Dog, Left Wimpering

Posted in Bill Moyers, Bill O'Reilly, Jesse Watters, National Conference for Media Reform, Porter Barry, Porter Berry, tagged Fox News, Iraq War, Jesse Watters, journalism, media, Porter Berry, Rupert Murdock, war on June 8, 2008 | 7 Comments »

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”
-Upton Sinclair

By now you’re probably familiar with Bill O’Reilly’s attack-dog style of pseudo-journalism, whereby some no-name lackey (say, Jesse Watters or the balding Porter Berry) ambushes an unsuspecting civilian, gets right up in the person’s face, and [...]

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Christopher Comins: Barbarian Hillbilly Dog-Assassin (w/Friends in High Places)

Posted in Bush, Business, Chris Comins, Christopher Comins, Christopher M. Comins, Custom Fab, Custom Fab Inc., CustomFab, Politics, pets, tagged Bush, Business, Chris Butler, Chris Comins, Christopher Comins, Christopher M. Comins, Custom Fab, Custom Fab Inc., CustomFab, CustomFab Inc., Daryl Carter, Disney, dogs, George W. Bush, gun control, guns, Hoochie, Ireland, Jeb Bush, Laura Rutherford, Maurice L. Carter, Maurice L. Carter & Associates, NASA, Orange County, Orlando, Orlando shooter, pets, Politics, Raley, real estate, Rich Crotty, Siberian huskies, Siberian husky, Walt Disney World on June 6, 2008 | 97 Comments »

Chris Comins is the most dangerous brand of hillbilly; he owns a gun but rarely gets an excuse to use it. Hunters and target shooters at least have an outlet for their rage. Comins apparently just drives around with his gun waiting for excuses.
On May 19th, he found one: what appeared to be two [...]

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Clinton Superfan Harriett Christian on Race

Posted in 2008 elections, African Americans, Barack Obama, DNC, Democrats, Elections, Florida, Harriett Christian, Hillary Clinton, Politics, current events, delegates, equality, inequality, race, tagged 2008 elections, African Americans, Barack Obama, current events, delegates, Democrats, DNC, Elections, equality, Florida, Harriett Christian, Hillary Clinton, inequality, Michigan, Politics, presidential candidates, presidential elections, race, slavery, Supedelegates, Three-fifth Compromise on June 2, 2008 | 11 Comments »

Clinton supporters are furious with the Democratic National Committee, for its decision to not “count the votes.”

The votes of 368 delegates from Florida and Michigan were initially voided altogether because the two states held their primaries in January, earlier than party rules allow.
This weekend the DNC voted 19-8 to seat the [...]

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