» 9/11 rally wrong for Democrats, okay for teabaggers
03/09/10 14:20 from Daily Kos
Every American knows that September 11 is the most holy day of the year, a day to put aside partisan politics. Which is why Republicans in York County, South Carolina were outraged that Democrats planned a barbecue and campaign rally on th..

» OH-Gov: The DGA files a challenge to Fox News' promotion of Kasich campaign
03/09/10 13:36 from Daily Kos
Kudos to the Democratic Governor's Association, the campaign arm for gubernatorial races around the nation. They have been relentlessly pursuing what has been obvious to progressives for years: the fact that a media outlet (Fox News Channe..

» Liberty Counsel Warns That Obama Seeks To Become Global Dictator
03/09/10 13:14 from Right Wing Watch
Ever since Barack Obama started running for the White House, we've seen occasional pieces wondering if he was the Antichrist . In December 2008 , Mat Staver of the Liberty Counsel said he did not think that Obama was, in fact, the Ant..

» Bristol Palin's Baby Daddy Is Almost Universally Reviled
03/09/10 12:53 from Pensito Review
6 percent — Share of Alaskans who have a favorable view of Levi Johnston, Sarah Palin's almost son-in-law, while 72 percent have an unfavorable view.

» Ban Gay Marriage, Defend Freedom
03/09/10 12:50 from Right Wing Watch
The American Spectator ’s David Bass claims that by expanding the freedom to marry to same-sex couples, government is actually becoming more invasive and society less free. Responding to Glenn Beck’s statement that same-sex mar..

» NV-Sen: Angle says unemployed are lazy
03/09/10 12:50 from Daily Kos
Another day, another stupid from Sharrrrron Angle. Sitting down with conservative radio talk show host Heidi Harris, Angle once again addressed a topic that brought her a bit of political heat -- including a hard-hitting ad from her oppone..

» Verbatim
03/09/10 12:44 from Pensito Review
To begin with, combat in Iraq is not over, and we should not uncritically repeat suggestions that it is, even if they come from senior officials. The situation on the ground in Iraq is no different today than it has been for some months &#..

» Fox disappears right-wing media's role in forming public's misconceptions about Obama
03/09/10 12:33 from Media Matters for America - Research Items
While discussing the September 6 Newsweek cover that highlights the commonly held and often contradictory misconceptions about Obama, Fox News contributors Angela McGlowan and John Fund disappeared the right-wing media's role in spreading ..

» Fox strains to tie Park51 to Hamas
03/09/10 12:24 from Media Matters for America - Research Items
Fox & Friends  continued their attack on Islam and the Park51 project, this time by smearing a Park51 investor as a "terror contributor" because he once donated to a group that was later found to be linked to Hamas. However, his donat..

» Ernie McCray: A Poem – ‘I’m Just an Old Dude Trying to feel the Vibe’
03/09/10 12:19 from OB Rag Blog
PROLOGUE: What follows was written as an appeal to our softer, more reflective and discerning greater selves as we seek a better world. One day, throwing a bunch of stuff away, I started flipping pages in an old copy of VIBE, a magazine to ..

» From Women’s Equality Day to Vaginal Spray
03/09/10 12:12 from OB Rag Blog
Why are nit-wit women like Fiorina and Palin undermining Women's liberation? By Kit-Bacon Gressitt / Progressive Post I was preparing for my little ritual last week, the one I practice every August 26, Women’s Equality Day, to celebrate our..

» Conservative icon calls for federalizing Manhattan
03/09/10 12:06 from Daily Kos
TPMMuckraker: Newt Gingrich... said he wants the national government to step in and stop the developers from building the Islamic community center by whatever means necessary. "I think the Congress has the ability to declare the area a nat..

» 3 in 10 working-age San Diego County households can’t afford basic costs of living
03/09/10 11:44 from OB Rag Blog
By Center for Policy Initiatives Study shows 229,000 households in the red, including many with full-time jobs Almost a third of working-age households in San Diego County have incomes below what they need to meet basic living expenses. Hal..

» Hey, its Boehner v Pelosi, Obama aint on the Ballot
03/09/10 11:38 from Hillbilly Report - Front Page
Burning the Midnight Oil for Progressive Populism Really, not as intense a tragedy as Kent State, but if he gets the Speaker's Gavel in a wave election, another tragedy from my home state, Boehner of Orange. Versus Nancy Pelosi...

» Feds sue racist Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio
03/09/10 11:18 from Daily Kos
Good . The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics. The la..

» Mormonism: America's Islam
03/09/10 11:05 from Right Wing Watch
Last week we noted on Glenn Beck's Mormon faith was becoming a real scandal for some conservative Christian activists, with Brannon Howse of WorldView Weekend leading the charge against Religious Right leaders who have been linking ar..

» Comprehensive Sexual Health
03/09/10 10:58 from Feministe
A new article in the Journal of the American Medical Association , authored by Andrea Swartzendruber, who has a master's in public health and Dr. Jonathan M. Zenilman, calls for a national strategy for improving sexual health. The authors ..

» Go Long
03/09/10 10:53 from Eschaton
It's incredible to me that genius political strategists think that what voters really want are tepid and timid half measures.

» Our Weekly Podcast - The Professional Left
03/09/10 10:46 from Blue Gal
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» Iraq: Troops move out, oil companies move in
03/09/10 10:30 from Daily Kos
As Gaius Publius says , "Mission Accomplished ." According to a July report from the U.S. government’s Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, oil production in Iraq is currently about 2.4 million barrels per day. The goal..

» Wisconsin Union Members Already in Gear for Election Season
03/09/10 10:01 from AFL-CIO Weblog
Wisconsin working families aren’t waiting until Labor Day to mobilize for the fall elections.  They are already knocking on doors, leafleting worksites and more to get out the vote. Rep. Steve Kagen (D- Wis.) won’t know until the Sept., 14..

» Lay off more workers, rake in more bucks
03/09/10 09:46 from Daily Kos
If you were one of those callous populists who failed to get all teary upon hearing of the financial plight of top CEOs during the economic downturn, you might want to have a good cry now.  Because the Institute for Policy Studies rel..

» University of Moblie Launches Election-Targeted Prayer Effort
03/09/10 09:25 from Right Wing Watch
Earlier this week I was marveling at how different groups just keep announcing redundant pre-election efforts, so that there are now at least four separate groups launching prayer efforts heading into the mid-term elections: Pray..

» Not Getting It
03/09/10 09:12 from Eschaton
There's something about working in politics which starts making people think everything is about perception rather than reality. I think a full payroll tax holiday would be fine as long as it wasn't yet another excuse to try to destroy Soci..