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Author Archives: Al Swearengen
Thank God For Helen Thomas!
White House Press Secretary Dana Perino, the same one who admitted to not knowing what the Cuban Missile Crisis was, got a little bit more than she bargained for the other day. How do you think she handled it? Check … Continue reading
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Senator Mitch McConnell On Dead Soldiers
This one was from last week, but seeing as how this guy is the minority leader in the senate, also in light of how Republican policies have led directly to the Walter Reed scandal and the decimation of our military … Continue reading
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Ready for recession?
I’m putting in a lot of hours, and getting to bed early. Sam has been sick as a dog, and we’re about to get a foot of snow. How’s everything with you? Did you know this? At least four men … Continue reading
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Randi Rhodes
This one’s a bit long (35 minutes), but it’s one of those speeches that define a moment so perfectly, that it will represent what a person is remembered for longEine Pokerwettrunde beginnt durch den online poker links vom Geber. after … Continue reading
The Wood Spider Experiments
I had one of these camped outside the living room window. The boys said hello to it every morning, but the wind this week was too much for the little guy to take. This video cheered me up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2HipedgM3I
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Extras – 80 minute finale
Here are the details. Another one bites the dust…HBO really knows how to murder a good thing. In this instance it probably wasn’t their fault. Either way, this will be a classic. I’ll try to get some clips posted later … Continue reading
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Jesus the Executioner
In 1997, Huckabee claimed that Jesus would have agreed with him on supporting the death penalty. Shortly before a triple execution in Arkansas in Jan. 1997, a caller called into Huckabee’s show on Arkansas Educational Television Network and asking how … Continue reading
Earth to Mitt
Romney during the debate: Every time I listen to someone like John Edwards get on TV and say there are two Americans, I just want to — I just want to throw something at the TV, because there are not … Continue reading
One of those days
You’re running on fumes in the morning and by dinnertime the thoughts can’t breathe. This game is all about the consistency of one or two senses at a time while the others rest up. Any man worth half a bucket of … Continue reading
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Portfolio Update – It’s Time to Leave
Call it what you will…why sell at the end of a selloff? I’m out of reasons to doubt that a crash is not right around the corner. There’s much more I need to say, and most of that is below. … Continue reading
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The Income Gap
We’re nearing the latest Presidential campaign here in America, and on Control Congress especially, there seems to be a lot of anxiety over economic issues. I share in this anxiety, but my analysis of what plagues us is often very … Continue reading
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Phil Donahue Schools Billy
Classic rerun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctlmholr45c
Most Viewed Articles on Conservapedia
Here’s the link.  h/t The Antagonist 1. Main Page‎ [1,897,388] 2. Homosexuality‎ [1,488,013] 3. Homosexuality and Hepatitis‎ [516,193] 4. Homosexuality and Promiscuity‎ [416,767] 5. Homosexuality and Parasites‎ [387,438] 6. Homosexuality and Gonorrhea‎ [328,045] 7. Homosexuality and Domestic Violence‎ [325,547] 8. Gay … Continue reading
GOP Outsourcing of Election Fraud
The push to get a ballot initiative on how California’s electoral votes are cast in the Presidential election is gaining signatures. How are Republicans accomplishing this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UBNV0gmqgI
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Stupid American
This generation is something alright…let’s see if the baby boomers can turn EVERY American into a war mongering, illiterate, drug addict (anyone want an ambien?) by the time they’re all collecting those social security checks that were supposedly “never going … Continue reading
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In the two years since Murtha spoke out
Here’s something interesting. Since the right went so far in attacking the man…I seem to remember the administration going with the patented, “We’ll let the generals on the ground decide how things are going.” Ah, those wise, honest generals and … Continue reading
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Forever Weird
Here’s a review of Hunter’s biography: (JOE KLEIN – NYTimes) On July 2, 1974, I started work as deputy Washington bureau chief for Rolling Stone magazine. My unlikely boss was Richard Goodwin, the former Kennedy speechwriter, who invited me to … Continue reading
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Bye Bye Papelbon
I recorded this two nights ago during desert. Sam is on the left and Max is on the right. It came out a lot darker than I’d expected, but the poop jokes remain solid throughout. The title only makes sense … Continue reading
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Metallica – One
To help remember that by celebrating the service of our veterans, it doesn’t mean we’re celebrating war. Or…to help remember what good music plus MTV used to equal back in the day. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2237288105798565321
Nance, Kleinman, and Waterboarding: The Remix
This is a compilation from a House committee hearing last week, courtesy of TPMmuckraker: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElIjbIY2eeI
unable to love and addicted to war?
I love finding new military blogs and just reading for an hour or two some nights when I can. Here’s a new one I found last night and read for a while, with the writing of a blogger named GI … Continue reading
Cornell West & Mos Def
This is one of my own creations, cliped out of what I consider to be far and away the best episode of Real Time w/ Bill Maher this season. Rahm Emanuel was also scheduled, but he didn’t show up. What … Continue reading
My Lieberman for VP Prediction
(h/t Think Progress) I’d had a feeling for a while that McCain and Lieberman had made a deal, and now that McCain is all but out of the race, here come the neocons to try and rescue Lieberman. I can’t … Continue reading
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“I’ll Never Get Caught Saying Nigger”
Have you seen this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtDm4NdrcMU I don’t have the patience for all of this interview w/ him and that knucklehead Hannity, but it’s right here…I heard clips from this on yesterday’s Stern show and he’s insane.
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Writer’s Strike
This 3 and a half minute video does the best job of explaining what it’s all about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6hqP0c0_gw
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Fantasy Portfolio Update (+25% over 8 months)
Update: PBR doubled that gain by the end of today’s session. This raised my return over 8 months to 30%. PBR is up 12.5% today, and my advice September 17th ‘Buy Gold‘ was good, as my gold ETF shares are … Continue reading
Wind Farm
1. National Review (pro-GOP publication) – Immigration, Proving Not a Silver Bullet For the GOP – “Not a great Election Day for Republicans yesterday. We can argue about how big illegal immigration will play in next year’s elections nationwide, but … Continue reading
Olbermann on Torture
A Special Comment on torture:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arWJ358tZgU