Does GOP Take its Lead from African Politicians?
The most difficult aspect of a democracy is learning to accept defeat graciously. President Laurent Gbagbo in the West African nation of Ivory Coast refused to step down, after losing the 2010...
View ArticleGlen Beck off FOX; cites white lung disease from chalk dust
Okay, so it's not the chalk. But Beck has been more whiny, tearful and vague these days than a whole stack of Air Supply albums. Here's the link: Beck has drawn unprecedented ratings and attention...
View ArticleBreaking : Beck to "Transition" off Fox News Program
Yes, it seems to be really happening. After losing over 300 sponsor and seeing his ratings drop by over 30%, bleeding over 1 Million Viewers, the Glenn Beck program on Fox News is ending. But that...
View ArticleWhat you might not know about NPR
I listen to NPR most days driving into work, probably because I'm a damn liberal. I really angers me when I hear the conservatives in Washington going after NPR, because I rely on their broadcasting...
View ArticleHallelujah: Beck Officially Leaving Fox Show This Year
The most hateful and toxic "commentator" in American, if not world history, is leaving the cesspool of misinformation known as Fox News.:
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Wednesday Woozles: Whaddaya mean, "No NOMS?!"
Welcome woozle, pootie, birdie and general critter lovers. This is a diary to take a break from the madness of our times, share pictures and stories about our animal friends, and to build community....
View ArticleTea Party's New Economic Plan -- Send Kids to Coal Mines
In what has become an ineluctable march into a Dickens novel, two Republican states have bravely stood up for rights of rich people to exploit children the way they do in, say, Pakistan: the model of...
View ArticleDebbie Wasserman Schultz is a true gangsta!!
Folks, please excuse me a minute while I try to contain my absolute exuberance over Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s new position as DNC chair. You see, she is an incredibly gifted debater with the ability...
View ArticleWeekly Pulse: GOP Would Privatize Medicare, Gut Medicaid
By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger On Tuesday, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) unveiled a draft budget resolution for 2012. Ryan's program would privatize Medicare and gut Medicaid.
View ArticleMilitary and their Families if Gov ShutDown
I was going to place this in the open thread, but on way over decided it needed to stand alone especially after a clip came on the news of Kay Baily Hutchison making a comment, in the cut below. These...
View ArticleIndians 101: The 19th Century Indian Office
In 1824, the Secretary of War, John C. Calhoun, established the Office of Indian Affairs without Congressional authorization. He did this by appointing Thomas L. McKenney to a vacant clerkship in the...
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Criminal InJustice Kos: Freeing Prisoners of the Census
Criminal InJustice Kos every Wednesday at 6 pm CST Freeing Prisoners of the Census by The Editors, soothsayer99 and RadioGirl There are many ways to hijack political power. One of them is to draw...
View ArticleRepublicans Mesmerized by Shiny Rich Birther Object as Trump takes 2nd Place...
Republicans have been mesmerized by a Plutocrat who's been in the media spotlight by virtue of Donald Trump´s reality TV show where he tyrannically fires his sycophantic underlings one by one. Of...
View ArticleDrunk PAWLENTY Staffer Tries To Break into Iowa Home at 3a.m.
Tim Pawlenty, already reeling from the handler who dressed him up like the Brawny Paper Towel man. just can't stop the stupid. One of Tim's paid staffers from the Pawlenty Exploratory Committee who is...
View ArticlePotentially Carcinogenic Dishwashing Detergent Leaching Directly Into the...
The article from the primary scientific literature I will discuss today, which is really on dishwashing detergent ingredients, comes from the scientific journal Environmental Science and Technology's...
View ArticleDear Kos,
I don't know if you or anyone will actually read this. But lately, when I open Daily Kos and set about reading what's on these cyber-pages, I find myself surrounded by an increasing malaise, and I...
View ArticleDecorah IA Eagle Cam: 3rd Egg Hatching Now
This is a live feed from the Decorah Eagle Cam operated by the Raptor Resource Project. At about 6:15 PM EDT, I watched the third Bald Eagle egg beginning to hatch. The the hatchling can be seen at...
View ArticleA Message From The Left
Dear President Obama, Before you go into your scheduled meeting, a fan of yours from the left of the Democratic party just wanted to give you a greeting a little message. We know we are in a big mess...
View ArticleChief Justice Roberts is white
I have a shocking secret to tell you: John Roberts is white. Not just any white judge but he's also married to a woman who is white. And I've heard that he even has white kids. And, to top it all off?...
View ArticleSpring Has Sprung
The great thing about Nature is that it transcends the behavior of the people who inhabit this world and continues to present us with beauty.
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