War is Over

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Saturday December 17, 2011 · 9:53 PM PST

2011/12/17 · 21:53

The war in Iraq is finally over. http://www.cnn.com/... 4,484 US troops killed, innumerable Iraqis too, over 150,000 for sure (things got so bad they stopped counting). Over $800 billion spent by the US.

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Tuesday November 25, 2008 · 4:27 PM PST

2008/11/25 · 16:27

In grade school when this holiday arrived our teachers always implored us to think of what we were thankful for before we went home for our Thanksgiving feast. It used to be a struggle, and I would always come up with something lame. Not this time.

I am thankful for Barack Obama. Here's why...

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What are you thankful for?

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What are you thankful for?

Barack Obama

11 votes

Pie

5 votes

All of the above

51 votes

Breaking: Barack Obama is Smarter than You

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Thursday November 20, 2008 · 11:30 AM PST

2008/11/20 · 11:30

I've read a lot of diaries here criticizing President-Elect Barack Obama and many of the decisions he has made in the weeks following his historic election. I know there is a shortage of subjects to write about now that there are no more McCain attack ads, Sarah Palin gaffes and PBS polls. But if this election has taught us anything it is that Barack Obama kind of knows what he is doing.

So before you write that diary critiquing his choice of Secretary of State, Attorney General, birthday treat for his Vice President-Elect, or puppy, please take a few minutes to take the simple test below...

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Who is smarter, Barack Obama or you?

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Who is smarter, Barack Obama or you?

President-Elect Barack Obama

288 votes

You

66 votes

Letterman Post Election Day Monologue w/ Video

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Thursday November 06, 2008 · 7:26 PM PST

2008/11/06 · 19:26

After Barack Obama pulled off a stunning upset in formerly red Indiana, my mind turned to Indianapolis native David Letterman and the role he played in the meltdown of John McCain. I was curious to hear what Dave would say in his first monologue after the election. I wondered if Dave would still be bitter from having been stood up by McCain in the middle of the economic crisis. Here's how he greeted the audience yesterday:

"Attention passengers! The Straight Talk Express is no longer in service!

As Dave told Keith Olbermann on that fateful day in September, "The road to the White House comes right through here." "Here" is the studio that Dave notoriously keeps at a cold temperature, a temperature ideal for serving that dish known as REVENGE.

For the video and more great quotes, look below the fold:

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Tuesday November 04, 2008 · 11:56 AM PST

2008/11/04 · 11:56

Last time we have to hear this crap.

Joe Lieberman is here who courageously crossed party lines (after being unceremoniously dumped by Democrats in Connecticut - what courage!)

"It's great, we have Joe Lieberman, and Joe the Plumber" I'm sure Joe the Lieberman appreciates being mentioned in the same breath as Joe the Plumber. Thanks John, high praise indeed. "And then there's Joe the Biden - well 2 out of 3 ain't bad" Crickets. They still haven't caught on that negative crap like that doesn't work.

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Wednesday October 29, 2008 · 9:30 AM PDT

2008/10/29 · 09:30

I am attending a Halloween party this Friday night in New York City, which is where I live, and I have decided to go as a Republican. The reason for this is twofold:

Halloween is all about the scary for me, and nothing on this planet frightens me more than Republicans

and

I don't have money for a costume (thanks, Repulbicans for eight years of failed economic policies!) So I figure I will throw on a suit and pick up a few cheap accessories to make the outfit. (Plus I am not big on flamboyant costumes to begin with).

Join me below the fold for a few of my ideas and please help me out in the comments with other suggestions...

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Sunday October 26, 2008 · 9:16 AM PDT

2008/10/26 · 09:16

Elisabeth from "Survivor 2: The Australian Outback", wife of NFL quarterback Tim (not Matt) Hasselbeck, and token wingnut on "The View" is introducing Sarah Palin in Tampa, Florida. Ugh. Live blog below:

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Friday October 24, 2008 · 3:13 AM PDT

2008/10/24 · 03:13

I am sitting in a training room on the 10th floor of 200 Varick Street waiting for my absentee ballot. I am a few blocks from the heart of the West Village, an area no doubt considered by Sarah Palin, Nancy Pfoetenhauer and others to be the un-American part of this country. We are only a short distance from Ground Zero as well (I will ask McCain's running mate and his spokes-blonde whether our proximity to that shrine / Republican talking point makes me and my fellow citizens assembled here any more Americany, if I ever have the misfortune of meeting either of them).

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Thursday October 23, 2008 · 12:17 AM PDT

2008/10/23 · 00:17

I tried to comment on this story, which was innocuous enough on its face, but had a lot of heinous comments on it. I must admit I found it while perusing the Drudge Report, which I do on occasion to see what the enemy's talking points are at the moment. Read it if you like but you don't really need to in order to get the point of this diary.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/...

I have noticed that Drudge often links to blogs by one Jake Tapper of ABC news and it occurs to me that since the economics of websites are driven by hits, and Drudge generates a ton of hits for his linkees (if that is even a word), that certain "journalists" might write blog entries that pander to Drudge and his acolytes in order to earn the coveted link, score a bunch of hits, and line their pockets with ill-gotten cash.

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Wednesday October 22, 2008 · 12:19 PM PDT

2008/10/22 · 12:19

This is pretty sweet. A woman from Code Pink went on stage and attempted to make a citizen's arrest of Karl Rove when he was in San Francisco today. Check out the video below the fold.

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Sunday October 12, 2008 · 4:17 PM PDT

2008/10/12 · 16:17

I am watching a replay I guess of the FOX news Sunday morning show with that guy Chris (don't know or care what his last name is). He had Rick Davis and David Axelrod on simultaneously, and now it is 2 governors, Pawlenty (R-MN) and Rendell (D-PA).

Pawlenty just repeated what seems to be a new meme, one offered up by Davis just a few minutes before, and the idea is this: that people should vote for McCain because Congress is controlled by Democrats and it would be risky to have the Democratic party in charge of both Congress and the White House at the same time.

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Wednesday October 08, 2008 · 8:42 PM PDT

2008/10/08 · 20:42

68 years ago today John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England. He is probably best known as a founding member of the Beatles, and together with Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he helped create rock n' roll music as we know it today.

I love the music of John and the Beatles, but what I admire him for most was his fierce opposition to the Vietnam War and the relentless advocacy for peace practiced by he and his wife, Yoko. They staged two "bed-in"'s for peace, attended rallies, spoke out on television, and held concerts as a form of protest. John earned a place on Nixon's enemy list because Tricky Dick feared that Lennon's support of McGovern might cost him in the 1972 election.

John received his green card on Independence Day 1976, our bicentennial, and would have become eligible for U.S. citizenship in 1981. There's little doubt who he would be supporting this year if he had not been assassinated in 1980. Here's some words of Lennon's that John "There's Gonna Be More Wars, My Friends" McCain should take to heart:

If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliche that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that's his problem. Love and peace are eternal.

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John McCain in Grand Junction

Help me with my Republican Halloween Costume

Live Blogging Elisabeth Hasselbeck at Palin Event

Absentee Voting in New York City

A Message to Jake Tapper of ABC News

Code Pink Tries to Arrest Karl Rove (w video)

The New GOP Talking Point - Checks & Balances

John Lennon's Birthday October 9, 1940