OLD TIMES THERE ARE NOT FORGOTTEN
Alabama voters have chosen to keep school segregation in their state constitution:
If Wallace could be brought back to life today to reprise his 1963 moment of infamy outside Foster Auditorium, he would still be correct. Alabama voters made sure of that Nov. 2, refusing to approve a constitutional amendment to […]

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REALITY VS. THE WINGNUTS
Remember when the wingnuts made fun of John Edwards for saying stem cell research could help people get out of their wheelchairs and walk? After three weeks of treatment, this woman did:
SEOUL (AFP) - A South Korean woman paralyzed for 20 years is walking again after scientists say they repaired her damaged […]

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BIZARRO WORLD
My irony meter is stuck in the red zone:
KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine’s parliament on Saturday declared invalid the disputed presidential election that triggered a week of growing street protests and legal maneuvers, raising the possibility that a new vote could be held in this former Soviet republic.
Parliament’s vote came amid a flurry of […]

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VOX POPULI
Here’s the clip of Amy Goodman on Hardball, via Crooks & Liars. Boy, it’s really strange to see someone who’s aggressive, articulate and liberal on cable. Watch her make mincemeat out of the wingnut columnist who’s there to “balance” Amy’s radical self.

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CALLING MISS MANNERS
What’s the best way to get blood stains out of a white damask tablecloth?

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ALL HAIL HALLIBURTON
Doing such a great job with our tax money:
A third or more of the government property Halliburton Co. was paid to manage for the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq could not be located by auditors, investigative reports to Congress show.
Halliburton’s KBR subsidiary “did not effectively manage government property” and auditors could not […]

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TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
Do you believe this shit?
In scuttling major intelligence legislation that he, the president and most lawmakers supported, Speaker J. Dennis Hastert last week enunciated a policy in which Congress will pass bills only if most House Republicans back them, regardless of how many Democrats favor them.
Hastert’s position, which is drawing fire from […]

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RECOMMENDED
I saw “National Treasure” yesterday and it was great - a worthy addition to “Indiana Jones” legacy and a thriller in the “DaVinci Code” vein. (It was also a kick to see so many familiar Philadelphia landmarks, like Independence Hall and the Reading Terminal Market.) Fun for the whole family.

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SUPPORTING THE TROOPS
A mother’s view of the war:
Another friend of Nick’s was horrifically wounded when his humvee stopped on a bomb. He didn’t even have time to instinctively raise his arm and protect his face. Shrapnel ripped through his right eye, obliterating it to gooey shreds, and penetrated his brain. He has been in a […]

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IMAGINING THE WORST
Miss Molly:
AUSTIN, Texas — Dan Green of New York City says of the election results, “You can’t be depressed now, the worst is yet to come.” Following that good advice, I intended to keep my indignation dry and save the outrage for when it is really needed, kind of like saving room for […]

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JUSTICE FOR SALE
The Bush regime continues to expand its drive to evade all responsibility everywhere, for anything:
UNITED NATIONS — The Republican-controlled Congress has stepped up its campaign to curtail the power of the International Criminal Court, threatening to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in economic aid to governments that refuse to sign immunity accords […]

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GIVING THANKS
I’m listening to “Goodbye,” Patty Griffin, “Flaming Red“: It occurred to me the other day/You’ve been gone now a couple years/ But I guess it takes a while/ For someone to really disappear/ Yeah I remember the way it was/ When the word came about you/ It was a day much like today/ The […]

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I RAISED YOU BETTER
You know that story about the teacher being “prevented from showing students the Declaration of Independence”? The one that’s all over the wingnut media?
Never happened. Total distortion by a crusading fundie.
And what have I told you before?
If it comes from the right wing, and it sounds too farfetched to be true, it […]

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GOOD DOG!
Look, the Poodle learned a new trick:
The Home Office is suspected of being behind discredited media reports on the eve of the Queen’s Speech that an al-Qa’ida plot to fly planes into London skyscrapers had been foiled.
Supporters of David Blunkett were accused of trying to exploit public fears in an attempt to help the […]

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GET OVER IT
Funny, they have no problem with recounts when a Republicon loses:
Heflin, a Republican member of the House since 1983 and chairman of its Appropriations Committee, lost to Democratic businessman Hubert Vo by 32 votes earlier this month. But Heflin’s campaign alleges that those election results include at least 248 irregularities that could have […]

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MEANWHILE, IN AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE, CITIZENS ARISE AGAINST ELECTION FRAUD
Via Metafilter:
A coup is taking place right now in the streets of several Ukrainian cities. Following the “election” of Viktor Yanukovych, an election that everyone from the Ukrainian man-on-the-street to EU observers and the US and Canada say was marred by serious and obvious fraud, Ukrainians […]

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HAH
So you think you know movies…

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SHOWING SPINE
Go, Nancy:
WASHINGTON - Democrats said Tuesday they will block quick congressional withdrawal of a provision that would give more lawmakers access to income tax returns because majority Republicans won’t first promise to stop rushing bills through Congress.
Members of both parties say they object to the tax provision, calling it an infringement […]

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HEAR, HEAR
The Rude Pundit explains why Bill O’Reilly ought to be sodomized with a microphone. And I can’t say I disagree.

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QUIZ
I know how hard it is for you kids to concentrate on the hard stuff when you’re getting out early. So here’s another fun quiz.
What celebrities would you do, and why?

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PEACE ON EARTH
Now that the holidays are here, I’m sure some of us will be able to use this from “Don’t Think About An Elephant”:
* Show respect to the conservatives you are responding to. No one will listen to you if you don’t accord them respect.
* Listen to them. You may disagree strongly with […]

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WHACK YOUR BOSS
In case you need this today.

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THE COMING FINANCIAL CRISIS
Interview with Krugman:
The most immediate worry for Krugman is that Bush will simultaneously push through more tax cuts and try to privatize social security, ignoring a chorus of economic thinkers who caution against such measures.
“If you go back and you look at the sources of the blow-up of Argentine debt during […]

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A PHONE CALL
Nothing quite wakes me up as much as a phone call in the middle of the night. You know how it is: Your parents are elderly, or you have kids. When the phone rings and it’s still dark out, it’s not unreasonable to assume someone you love needs you.
Or it’s a wrong number, […]

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BACK TO THE GOOD OLD DAYS
Harold Meyerson:
Though his reelection campaign brilliantly marketed President Bush’s anti-intellectualism, the truth is that his administration has trusted more to pure theory than virtually any modern president’s. The Iraq war is a triumph of ideology over the facts on the ground (it’s certainly not a triumph of anything else). And, […]

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