The Funniest Signs From Town Hall Protests (PICS)

Awesome! This really shows the humor of some when confronted by the utter ignorance of others!
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Robert Novak Dead At 78

Good riddance. I hope he rots in Hell. He disclosed the secret identity of a covert CIA agent for political gain. He should have been prosecuted for treason!
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Nissan's Leaf Claims 367 MPG - Is It Better Than The Chevy Volt? (VIDEO)

Perhaps not with conventional photovoltaic cells, but there are new cells that use a broader spectrum of light that even allow power generation in cloudy climates such as Wales, UK. Furthermore, it doesn't have to be JUST solar. It can be a combination of solar, wind, geothermal, gravitational, hydroelectric, biomass, and other non-polluting sources that do not pose nearly the terrorist threat that nuclear energy will always pose.
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Contador: I Will Never Admire Lance Armstrong

"You don't tug on Superman's cape". Jim Croce sang it. It applies in this situation. Lance Armstrong is in the same place that Michael Jordan was when he came back from his first retirement to basketball. He was in shape -- but not basketball shape. And when he tried to turn it on, it wasn't there. Sure, there were flashes of brilliance, but not dominance. And that's where Lance Armstrong is. There were flashes of brilliance in the mountains, especially when he blew away from the breakaway group. But there was no dominance like before. Well just wait until next year. Lance said himself that he wasn't in his best shape. But he's already committed to build a new, American-supported team and ride in next years tour. And just like Michael Jordan, Lance has the heart of a ruthless warrior. When he tastes blood: he goes for the kill. And like Michael Jordan, he loves nothing more than to have EXTRA motivation. So Contador can keep talking and mouthing off but he'd better be looking over his shoulder next year because Lance is gonna be bringing it! Welcome back Lance!
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Catherine Crabill, VA GOP Candidate: We May Have To "Resort To The Bullet Box" (VIDEO)

I think the people who take the 2nd amendment literally, don't take it literally enough. That law was written at a time of powder-loaded muskets! Not at a time when 8 year old children, sitting innocently in their own bedrooms, are struck down by bullets from drive-by shootings, which JUST happened again today in Chicago!



It's obscene to claim that one group of peoples rights should trump the rights of innocent children, just because they are fearful of some invisible enemy lurking in dark allies. You simply cannot defend something that is costing thousands of lives of children in America every year. Period.
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Catherine Crabill, VA GOP Candidate: We May Have To "Resort To The Bullet Box" (VIDEO)

It's called denial. They cannot comprehend that the rest of the country has moved on to the future, while they are still trying to cling desperately to their outdated philosophies. Sad but true. America is filled with them!
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Cheney Told CIA To Hide Program From Congress

Thanks in part to current CIA chief Leon Panetta, we've now come to learn that former Vice President Dick Cheney ordered the CIA to not -- NOT -- brief Congress on certain covert intelligence gathering activities. This certainly puts the controversial former VP in still more questionable legal territory. It's not unprecedented for a Chief Executive to give such orders on counterterrorism programs, but given Cheney's long history of paranoid secrecy, and his seeming exuberance for challenging the Constitution it isn't difficult to fear the worst. According to those familar with the program it was a highly classified, worldwide effort, extremely broad in it's scope. It's concealment by Cheney most likely violated provisions of the national security act. Hopefully Attorney General Eric Holder will investigate this new information and aggressively move forward with investigations into all of the secret activities of the former administration. Unfortunately I fear that we've only just begun to discover all of the dastardly deeds of the Bush/Cheney years.
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Cop Anthony Abbate Gets Probation, No Jail, For Beating Female Bartender (WATCH SURVEILLANCE VIDEO)

I hate to say it but as a life-long Chicagoan, somethings in this city just do not change.



There are of course the old cliches about gangsters and vote rigging that have for the most part fallen by the wayside. But one thing that has not changed is crooked cops. There are many, many really good, hard working cops in the city. But there are also some really bad ones. This huge guy beat the crap out of a small woman, who was on the floor, trying as best she could to defend herself. This guy deserved to go to jail with the regular population and see what it feels like to become someones bitch.



There have been quite a number of recent stories about corrupt Chicago cops shaking down motorists, stealing drugs or cash from dealers, and even of other fights. But this was particularly bad and justice was NOT served by him getting probation. It's a disgrace and makes all hard working honest cops look bad.
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The New York Times Finally Corrects Botched Front-Pager on Gitmo Prisoners Returning to Jihad

Keith Olbermann of Countdown on MSNBC interviewed a professor several times who had done an in-depth study of every single figure the Pentagon had released over the years for supposed recidivist terrorists who had left Gitmo and allegedly returned to the battlefield. It was almost ridiculous how many different numbers they gave and the wild, almost non-sensical swings they supposedly showed. For instance, the Pentagon would list the number as 3 one month, 18 the next month, 33 the next month, and then 5 the following month. There never seemed to be any pattern or logic to the numbers given. The only logical conclusion that one could reach was that they were either lying or they just didn't know. Why is this important? Because Dick Cheney and others STILL try to use these numbers as evidence to justify their illegal torture.
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Richard Clarke refutes Cheney's assertions

Dear Dr. Clarke.
Thank you for your insiders view of the White House during the 9/11 crisis. Since you were present in the WH then, your opinion is extremely important as Dick Cheney and Condi Rice continue to try to rewrite history and shed any blame for what was obviously their mistake on 9/11. It’s always been my strong belief that Rumsfeld, Cheney, Wolfowitz and other Neo Cons in the Bush administration came into power locked in to the idea of invading Iraq. Sept. 11, 2001 gave them the unfortunate “justification” to do just that. And in the process they let USB go in Tora Bora because they couldn’t or wouldn’t allow the ground troops necessary to do the job properly. Meanwhile, over 7 years and more than 4000 soldiers lives later we’re still locked into an indefinite future in Iraq. And for what? Nothing in my opinion.

I hope that you will continue to counter Dick Cheney’s absurd assertions that HE made America safer by torturing, spying illegally, and basically wiping his feet on the Constitution. He has no idea how much damage he has done to our standing in the world. And it’s up to all of us — you and me — to continue to speak out and tell the truth so that history will know.

Thanks again.

Best regards,
Brian Blank

Prop 8 Decision: Gay Marriage Ban Upheld By California Supreme Court

I'm sad to say that I'm not surprised by this decision. But what the gay rights community needs to take away from this decision is twofold. First, they made a mistake by misjudging the bigotry and fear of the opposition. It's okay: everyone makes mistakes. Sometimes it's easy to get comfortable and overlook the fact that there are those who wish you harm. Next, they need to accept that and vow to do whatever is necessary to overturn this legislated discrimination. They need to take all of their anger, bitterness, fear, and sorrow and channel it into a positive. They need to organize and network like they never have before. They need to go door-to-door if necessary to present their case to the voters, the majority of whom should see that they pose NO THREAT to straight marriages. Gay rights are to civil rights today what the issue of skin color was in the 1960's. Discrimination of this type is wrong and it WILL eventually be banned, but as the conservatives have shown, not without considerable difficulty and work.
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What Did Powell Know, and Why Isn't He Subjected to the Pelosi Treatment?

Both Dick Cheney and Colin Powell have lost their credibility. They lied. And not just small lies, but massive, historical lies. "We know where the WMD's are". "It's a slam dunk". "Mission accomplished". "We're in the last throw's". "Sadaam possesses chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons capability". All wrong. All lies.



Now for some reason, they media is falling over themselves to give airtime to these two liars. And we're supposed to pay attention. Let's summarize. Dick Cheney and Colin Powell were part of the worst presidency in modern history. They lied us into an unnecessary war and let Osama bin Laden escape. They spied on innocent Americans, tortured people, and dropped the ball on 9/11. And the whole time the media looked the other way and failed their duty to ask tough questions.



The bottom line is this: We won. You lost. Now, get out of the way so we can repair all the damage you've done to this country!
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Just saw Terminator Salvation. Good not great.

He's a Dick

Dick Cheney authorized illegal torture. Dick Cheney authorized illegal spying. Dick Cheney was negligent in keeping America safe before 9/11. Dick Cheney leaked the identity of a covert CIA agent to the media. Dick Cheney pushed the US into an unjustified and unnecessary war in Iraq with now disproved claims of ties between Iraq and al Qeada. He, along with his associates Paul Wolfowitz, and Donald Rumsfeld made claims of soldiers being greeted as liberators, and showered with rose petals. They told us that the mission would be accomplished quickly, cheaply and completely. Yet 7 years, billions of dollars, and over 4000 US lives later, we still occupy Iraq. And bin Laden? He's still free and hiding in Pakistan. Oh, and the supposed WMD's that Cheney and CIA chief Tenet called a "slam dunk"? Of course they were never found, because they never existed. No, 9/11 gave the Bush administration it's needed excuse to topple Sadaam -- a plan that they had in place from day 1 of their tenure. Cheney claims that the Bush administration kept America safe for 7 1/2 years. What he cannot claim is that the Bush administration kept America safe for it's entire 8 years in office because of course, 9/11 happened well into their first year in office. It is now well known that Bush and Cheney were briefed in August of 2001, just one month before 9/11 with a PDB (Presidential Daily Briefing) titled "bin Laden determined to attack America". It is also now known that then President Bush brushed aside the PDB given to him by saying "Okay, you've covered your ass". Meaning of course that we're busy and have other things to talk about, so don't bother us with this bin Laden nonsense.

Why am I reminding you of just a few of Cheney's mistakes and crimes? Because he continues to make these and other ridiculous claims. As long as I live I will continue to refute his lies, and counter his dubious claims because he cannot be allowed any longer to bully people into believing him. He did that for 8 years, but now he is just a private citizen. He was wrong in 2001. He is wrong now. He will always be wrong. Nothing he says now has any credibility. He is no longer Vice President. He is a bitter, paranoid man who is sadly trying to rewrite history for his benefit. But history will judge him as a fool long after he is gone.

Just back from sunny dog beach. Aaahhh... paradise!

Repubs "look forward" by citing Reagan on horseback! Unbelievable.

This is just about as nice as the weather gets in Chicago! :-)

Nicest day of the year so far in Chicago. :-D

Wolfowitz almost single handedly extended the Iraq war by calling Sunnis "Nazis".

upside-down dog

my dog, crashed out after dog beach.

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