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Archives: December 30, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times: Foreclosures aren't fading in 2010

White House aims to calm bickering intel leaders: report

Fox News asks (today) THE END OF PRIVACY?

You Know You're A Conservative When...

10 people who should go away in 2010

Ahmadinejad Blames US, Israel For Iran Protests

Sen. Hatch admits GOP ’standard practice’ was to run up deficit

Individual mandate financial hardship exception (H.R. 3962), annual incomes under $9,350

What's going on with the Jon Stewart Show? They moved it to 7 pm here . . .

MSNBC Countdown: Whackjob Jamboree 2009

Wingnuts complain about Sen McCaskill - a Marine vet replies

Just sent this question to my Senator

Ahhh, Georgia... you can't fix stupid. "Georgia Considers Vast Gun Law Changes"

The answer to all these suicide bombers who wear their bombs...

Supreme Court has saved toughest cases for second half

U.S. and Yemen looking at fresh targets for a potential retaliation strike

GOP congressman from California's Central Valley to retire next year

Indiana Professor Found Stabbed to Death at Home

Nine years later, USS Cole attack claims another victim

"Safe is not the equivalent of risk free" 448 U.S 607 (1980)

Re Mandates: Didn't Kelo establish that the government could "take" on behalf of private entities

Anti-Union Efforts Intensify at Target, U.S. Companies as Obama Bill Looms

Federal Poverty Guidelines (HHS), 2009 - 2010

From LBN: Obama orders creation of declassification center

Mods: How do I know what goes in GD versus DU lounge?

Congratulations Al Qaeda! You just got Lisa Nowak and her astronaut diapers out of the basement

You Mean We Can't Have Fucking Both? It's One Or The Other? Seriously?

*My personal concerns with current airport security.*

mining conglomerate settles - pays $194 Million for wildlife and Habitat Resource Restoration

Satellite tracks North Pole wolf

How many screen names have you used at DU?

More shenanigans from the Out-of-Control Welfare Queens at AIG

did anyone else just watch the tribute to Dave Brubeck

What are your political New Years Resolutions?

Fundies: Illegulz hate America and are here to colonize the language and culture

Okay... is Tangerine Labamba

Candy Crowley: "Rev Up Security Moms"-Save Us President Daddy (by digby)

Just sayin'

Bush Had 9/11, Shoe Bomber, False Intel On Iraq, Bombings Of Our Allies, Anthrax...

Iran 'close to deal' for Kazakh uranium

Iran 'close to deal' for Kazakh uranium

Attorney: PETA Worker Neglected Snakes in His Care

If our foreign policy of pre-emptive wars, declaring prisoners non persons

As standoff with Iran continues, U.S. prepares targeted sanctions

The Pentagon Papers Part Deux

Anti-gay MP Iris Robinson stands down due to mental illness

Autumn of the Republic?

Linking to DailyKos diaries is childish

Mandatory Tuesday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! Brad Friedman subs for Mike

Rachel, Afghanistan, dire Pentagon report..

Is there anything that Obama said he would do that he has done?

You know what they are saying now about the crotch bomber?

Why was the Kennedy Center Honors post locked & dumped into the lounge?

WikiLeaks has suspended all operations until Jan 6, hoping to raise funds:

So Harry is going to force confirmation of Southers to TSA.

Help me!

I now own the button in my avatar

Fox News - Former UN Abassador John Bolton Demands That President Give Iran More Tangible Support

I see shit hasn't changed one bit

December 29 1890

Karl Rove: champion of 'traditional" divorce

‘Stay Union-Free’ Pushed by Target, Michaels as Obama Law Looms

Federal Appeals Court Says Stop Tasing the Unarmed and Mentally Ill

Every DUer Should Read grantcart's Journal Entries On The Senate HCR Bill

I would really like to know why this post was locked? I remember the original posting it was great!

Help- link to 12/29/09 Don Wright cartoon?

The right needs to stop referring to terrorists as "enemy combatants" or "enemy soldiers".

The right needs to stop referring to terrorists as "enemy combatants" or "enemy soldiers".

(Reid) Managers Amendment re: Non-profit insurance entity stipulation -

Are all underpancers on the watchlist or only

Why We Should Butt Out of Yemen Now?

You go Rachel - tear those torture loving Rethugs

So basically most who are AGAINST the HCR bill have either never read it, GOPrs, M$M believers or..,

Outback Steakhouse fined $21m for sex discrimination

Japan planned 'karate ladies' escort for Margaret Thatcher

Elephants are from Kenya

Blackwater 'hired' Pak's intelligence, army officers: Khwaja

Some praise for Obama Admin and their settling a 13 yr old lawsuit (details/links)

The Real Chicago Way: A Privatization Scheme That's A Loser For Taxpayers

Dubai: the downside of the boom

Conservative thinking is bizarre the world over

A Question for Jane Hamsher

Hey kids! Love will destroy you! By Mark Morford

The D Party Needs Revolution/The D Party Needs Evolution

Dan Senor on MJ just now: The President looked "panicked" yesterday when he addressed the nation

We bomb Afghanistan so well-educated Nigerians don't blow up aeroplanes over Chicago

The Undead Dick has crawled out of the basement

Before AA331 crashed: Pilot opted against mis-approach

Fuck you Dan Senor

republicans see political opportunity in Obama response to failed airplane bomb

In case no one has said this. I'm relieved Barack is our President

Customer interest in 79.9% credit card is 'phenomenal'

UN to Produce Bullion Coins as World Currency

Ponzi collapses nearly quadrupled in '09

Dan Burton calling on Napolitano to resign ?

The GOP is ecstatic over the attampted terra in Detroit!

War is wrong.

Fran Townsend is a CNN "Security Advisor now???!?

Wow these Fox corespondent are good.

Terrorists don't need to get through security to kill planefuls of people.

Best photos of the decade from the Associated Press

Fran Townsend is a CNN "Security Advisor " . . ???!?

4371

NY Times Editorial - "The Case for Reform"

Dutch to use full body scanners for US flights

Why all the media coverage on what is happening in Iran and Venezuela.

Sorry to interrupt the angst, but.....(STFU Donnie edition)

Governor Of Katrina-Ravaged Louisiana Tries To Block Climate Change Regulation

Scumbags

Here is someone trying for a Darwin Award: Tree Surfing...

Republicans see political opportunity in Obama response

Fatal Flying on Commuter Airlines No Accident in Aviator Complaints to FAA

Administration Rejects Calls to Reconsider Guantanamo Closure Plan (FAUX)

Claiming the system works vs.

Toon: The Afghanistan Jobs Program

Toon: The Afghanistan Jobs Program

How, exactly, does the attempted bombing represent a failure in US screening systems?

Homeland Security

CHENEY PRAISES OBAMA? "The Goal Of His Presidency-Social Transformation"

Have du'ers heard of freecycle.org? If you have something

How the fugg is Napolitano the new 'Brownie"

Official silence on US plane plot helps investigation: experts

Karl Rove granted divorce in Texas

Price to See Palin

Price to See Palin

Newt Gingrich shows up FIVE times on Meet The Press this year

Most ridiculous news story of 2009?

N.Y. has a nuke plant event

AARP Bulletin - "Rising Health Care Costs Mean Less Pay, Fewer Raises, Lost Jobs"

Personal Loan modifcation story from today..wamu/chase

Facebook status of a young muslim student I read today

Volunteer and get a free Disney park pass

Bush's legacy is a failed state

We need a micro wave scanner that will set off anything someone has hidden.

TIME has taken an interest in Florida GOP political doings

Wingnut former state AG reviews Avatar; calls it "shallow and false"

Federal appeals court sets limits on police use of Tasers

Powering A Nation

TERROR!

TERROR!

Surely, the "good Christians" on the right will support my call for the enactment and

men in shorts have done it again and still - 3 ships highjacked

Can DUers explain the relevance of telling us that Rove and his ex-wife

Whose enemy are we actually attacking in Yemen?

The Global War on Stealth Underwear-By Robert Scheer

Pssst ...... c'mere ........ hey buddy ..... wanna buy a new car real cheap ....... ?

Immigration Reform is next on the Agenda (MSNBC reports)

Mich. sex offender may have parole revoked

Who *is* this Dan Senor(?)

Should Michele Bachmann R-Mn be the poster child for the 'dependency class'.

Any possibility that GE has a financial stake in the company/companies that produce 'Body Scanners'?

Cenk Uygur: If you think Howard Dean's too far left on HCR, you're a moderate...so is Obama.

Things I Wish For In The New Year

So easy a caveman could do it.

Move Your Money: A New Year's Resolution

Funding Healthcare Reform

Who actually does the screening in foreign countries? We know it isn't TSA

No Charges Against CA Officer Who Kicked Suspect

If Underwear Bomber=Obama NOT Keeping US Safe-THEN-Shoe Bomber=Bush Did NOT Keep Us Safe After 9/11

What were the top 10 news stories of the decade, in your opinion?

Cheenee

Devastating Pentagon Report, Afghan Army Rife With Corruption, Incompetence

US Lawmakers Seek Probe Into More Treasury Aid For Fannie, Freddie

Nasdaq Evacuates Midtown Offices Due to Police Investigation

When we were in Paris a few years ago, we got caught in a bomb scare at the Eiffel Tower.

Do you expect your life to get better or worse in the next decade?

The Rude Pundit - Our Destruction Seeds Sown: A Final "Fuck-Off" to This Awful Decade (Part 3)

Did you know that BBC World News and Al Jazeera English are broadcast 24/7 for free online?

How I'd win in Afghanistan

How I'd win in Afghanistan

I can respect the "kill the bill" sentiment. What I can't respect at all

Philadelphia Faces Rising Toll of Domestic Violence

Can Jim DeMint be prosecuted right now under PATROIT ACT?

Handicapping key 2010 House races - SF Chronicle

bu$hco fucked it up: Internal Army Report Finds Early Missteps in Afghanistan

TSA announces all underwear to be worn outside pants from now on. nt.

To all of the new found torture supporters

Hoekstra uses failed terrorist attack to raise campaign funds ("We don't have much time...")

Top Republican Myths about the Crotch Bomber Affair

Lesbian's Custody Fight Stirring Marriage Debate (California)

The Comity of Eras

end of the world coming up: New Year's Eve to have rare blue moon

Kucinich to Investigate Fannie/Freddie Bailout

So I hear that fuck, cheenee has made another "statement" telling us how fucked up Obama is.

Ever been in one of those airport full body scanners?

Why, aren't the privately owned airlines responsible for our safety when it comes to air travel?

'how is the administration responding to ALL this outcry over Napolitano'

More Good News: Obama Reverses Bush Policy on Immigration

Ya know?

The Decade That Wasn't

Anybody remember the name Alger Hiss?

Unhappy, unloved, frustrated, horny young men, driven mad by rigid theocracy

Barack Obama, the Hawaiian Hammer, Took a Dive

Bush Waited Six Days To Discuss Shoe Bomber With No GOP Complaints

Michael Moore's Piece de Resistance.....

I had to lock my doors for the first time since I came to live here and that's more than ten years.

Terra Terra Terra

Poll

Report: Traficant says 'beam me up' in 2010

One Day We'll All Be Terrorists

Shuster on the GOP flip flop

This conflict will create a hundred bin Ladens, Mubarak warns US - April 1, 2003

Federal agents take custody of man arrested with bombs, assault weapons

Sessions (R-Texas) collected more than $24k in '04 from Ponzi scheme-related firm

Men-hating women (a rant)

Interactive: Try to spot the threats -

We should have a celebration here on DU in January to acknowledge that we finally have a worthy Pres

2000 - 2009 America's lost decade -- chronicled by Bob Burnett

4 Wisconsin anglers cited for 40 extra walleyes

Ok, assuming Mr. Knickers-Bomb *is* affiliated with some shadowy al Qaeda group

Epic fail - no help on foreclosures

what does it tell us about politico that cheney released his last Obama diatribe thru them?

Dominoes Pizza must be hurting - air commercial admitting 'you said our sauce tastes like catsup'

Poll: Americans most admire Obama, Clinton, Palin (!!!) (USA Today/Gallup)

Clearwater girl, 11, and teen boyfriend tried to set mom on fire

I Am Calling On Jim DeMint To RESIGN!

3 court rulings settle dog dispute (dog lovers must read)

Proud to be a card-carrier........

Iran Jams Satellites to Block Transmissions by VOA, BBC

Obama on Abortion - a blast from the past

Real Life Economics of Health "Care" "Reform" Subsidies: The Great Proletarian Toaster

Passengers again free to move around cabin - or not.

Mr. Fish, the plane truth...

May Old Acquaintance Be Forgot and Never (I mean f**king never) brought to mind

Brent Littlefield just got the crap smacked out of him on MSNBC over Cheney double standard

LETS just NUKE Afghanistan

Ugh. Brown (R) Makes the JFK Comparison

House Democrats pessimistic about public option

An old word revived: Snollygoster

I'm glad this decade is over

It's like the cult has come full circle.

Midwest business jumps near four-year highs in December

Scott Brown (R), MA, running for special senate election thinks he's JFK

Speculation: If you don't see Tin Lizzie Cheeneey on any of the

When will gay marriage be legal in all 50 states?

Obama quietly reverses Bush' brutal Immigration policy

New Year’s Resolution: Don't defend Democrats when they don't deserve defending

Repubs forget that all the harsh treatment they would impose on others will be used on our troops

The Public Option is Not Symbolic; It is Foundational

Republicans ten times worse than Democrats, therefore we must constantly support any Democrat?

This would be a REAL threat

The Bush Decade

You know what's kinda sad .... it is possible (likely?) that legal pot will be more widespread .....

Tweety is about to skewer the undead Dick

Schizophrenic mouse developed

Eugene Robinson: Cheney Goes Farther Off the Rails

ron christie predictably defending cheeney on m$nbc

FARK.com's political headline of the year contest

Hamsher on Shuster to discuss the Rove divorce

Hey DICK SHUT THE FUCK UP.

A question about the health care bill and the future of single-payer

Oh My! The Teabaggers have been hijacked...

DU this poll for Ted Kennedy

Dick Cheney betrays America -- again

Kucinich vs a woman's right to choose - a blast from the past

Damn, there are some people telling out and out lies here

Salon: McCain, Graham & Lieberman try to get some press, send letter to Obama without checking facts

When the hell is one Democrat going to stand up and accuse

Thanks for the donor star, whoever you are.

A good reason to subscribe to Time-Warner cable....

When is your state primary? I just realized that some are coming up VERY fast.

Remember when the Democratic Party sold itself and legislated as a party of new ideas?

Corporate News..both local and National refuse to report AMericans being detained in Egypt

When the world financial world fell apart, I looked at my own profession

A modest proposal

Walmart and cell phones - restrictive on purpose?

Hey DICK...where's Osama?

The University of Nebraska and Afghanistan

The one word that defines the decade (from 2000-2010)

Google loses Canadian Groovle domain name claim

Photo: Village Voice's Michael Musto as...CARRIE PREJEAN???

3D 'Nude Body' scans: Lost in the uproar, Dutch moving to computer reading of images.

Shut the fuck up Ron Christie... you're a liar too you weasely little minion of the antiChrist.

Khameini fleeing to Russia? But I thought he was dead! (Fake document/bogus story alert)

Iran Oppostion Leader Mir Hossein Mousavi 'Flees Tehran'

There is slight hope for America- Hillary tops Palin for most admired woman

Clearly Bush handled the shoe-bomber better than Obama dealt with the tighty-whitey terrorist.

How come?

US moves to place new duties on steel from China

Beyond Magical Thinking: How to Really Make Change Happen

CIA rejects charge it failed to share bomb suspect intelligence

ABC evening news reporting that security problem is communication

Families Struggle to Buy Bare Essentials

Federal court in California limits police use of Tasers

Dick Cheney: Not just wrong, but mirror-universe wrong.

Dick Cheney: Not just wrong, but mirror-universe wrong.

Dick Cheney: Not just wrong, but mirror-universe wrong.

Major trucking-shipping-commerce bankruptcy looms in 2 days.............or tonight

Nate Silver on the Senate Bills Affordability

ANOTHER $3.8 BILLION for GMAC

Today's Terrorists: Spoiled Rich Kids

Dulles LOUSY Airport Security

Rules would ban buggy smoking

Kucinich to work with Norquist to dismantle the Obama Administration - Are We Going to Applaud This?

An Upside To The Undie Bomber

That all-too-familiar, giddy, bipartisan climate: Can you feel it?

Vote for the DUer of the year

Great photo from Iran.

Kucinich to Investigate Fannie/Freddie Bailout

Supercilious Little Man (A quiz .... Of whom am I speaking?)

Minimum Wage.

Where do you think you are? Who do you think is in charge?? (LONG)

Fannie and Freddie are private entities under government control

Are body scanners duct tape?

Gah! I have been trapped in SC without the interwebs.

Women play harder than men in online games, study finds

Profiling is not necessarily a bad thing

I see that Daily Kos is on the offensive with the health insurance bill. Ask Kos WHO is going to

Sen. Hatch admits GOP ’standard practice’ was to run up deficit

I dunno shit ..... you dunno shit ..... but lets speculate about Skivvy Bomber

WE ARE TERRORIZING OURSELVES!

Today, I Am An Iranian in Heart & Support the Green Revolution!

Why I fought so hard for, and was so happy to see pass, an anti bullying bill in NC

GOP Hijacks the Hijackers Whom they Hijacked? WTF?

FBI Probes Account Of Michigan Couple In Flight 253 Case; Agents question whether suspect had help

Why Jane Hamsher and Howard Dean Can’t be Wrong - By: Cenk Uygur

Climate Change Helps Growers of Cotton, Beans and Tomatoes

Latest RWTP on undie bomber: It was "a war on Christmas" so Obama should have spoken up right away

Latest RWTP on undie bomber: It was "a war on Christmas" so Obama should have spoken up right away

Skateboarding is Not a Crime Two brothers, arrested at Fresno City College on September 25, 2009, a

Just One Dog....or a Christmas Miracle???

Full-body security scan. Is anyone here old enough to remember those machines in shoe stores

You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy than......

How would you smuggle weapons onto a plane?

What a horrible frigging year this was

They Should Tax The Health Insurance Companies, Not the Workers!

I had a long talk with my brother who might or might not be in a militia.

I don't mean to be an asshole here but can we quit speculating

Cheney wants more war talk: "Smoke 'em out" - "Dead or Alive" - "Bring It On"

Aren't the pictures of..

Impeach The Sun!! Do It Today!!

So I ain't gonna fly anymore...

For Art Bell fans: Art is doing his annual New Year's prediction shows tonight and tomorrow night

I was denied coverage for a pre-existing condition today

Accusing your opponents of being paid operatives

Magnitude 4.9 aftershock follows 5.9 quake on Mexico-California border - developing

Breaking - deadly attack in Afghanistan - eight Americans killed

What a weird day on GEM$NBC

Banks Hoard $1 Trillion in Reserves…and the Federal Reserve "Solution"

caption time!

Famous San Francisco sea lions leave in droves (Peir 39 had more than 1500 a month ago, now just 10)

For those who have had swine flu...

Man, 71, completes 2,105-mile walk

The true base of the Democratic Party.

Obama is NOT just like bush.

HIV experts call for declassification of transgenderism as mental illness

Immigration Reform "Next On The Agenda"

58% oppose healthcare plan: Rasmussen. But 39% support it!

58% oppose healthcare plan: Rasmussen. But 39% support it!

Some seniors take 10-19 medications daily

Do You Still Watch MSNBC Politcos? Rachel, Keith & Ed?

Do You Still Watch MSNBC Politcos? Rachel, Keith & Ed?

When imperfections in our legal system have deadly consequences

OMG!! SOMEONE ABANDONED A VAN IN TIMES SQUARE!!

Woman maimed by suitor. Assailants sentened to same maiming

Wow! There really is NEED out there!

Myth: Flight NW253 Terrorist Boarded The Flight With No Passport

We are not cheerleaders for the Democratic Party – we are the Democratic Underground.

Who has the most clout with the Admin's?

Hey Dick, Go F*** Yourself.

Proposed health care reform... can this really pass a Constitutional challenge?

Liberals urge Sanders to hold out for public option

I thought Homeland Security was created to make sure agencies talked to each other?

Israeli nuclear whistleblower under house arrest pending new criminal charges

Poll

Please read a little before you fly off the handle on Dennis and Fannie and Freddie

Afghans shout "death to Obama" at demonstration over civilian killings

Full body scans won't work; explosive powder can be put into a container of any shape.

We've got one more year to go in this Decade

Response to a letter from a good friend defending the President

SpongeBob Scorched Pants

Hugo Chavez mocks Venezuela coup, Fidel Castro death forecast

I am antiwar

Witch Hunt

Do you believe the Flight NW 253 incident was a False Flag operation?

What would you do if you knew Cheney was running 2012?

2010 vs 2012

"The biggest success of it all has been bringing out the "Inner Facist" of a few underpaid workers"

DUer of the year?

Caller to Hartmann: It's over

Former Wellpoint VP is lead author of Senate healthcare bill

Iran - Ayatollah Khamenei's jet put on standby - Radio Netherlands

Iran - Ayatollah Khamenei's jet put on standby - Radio Netherlands

You want your tinfoil, got your tinfoil right here....

No Bailout for Monica Parchment: works to negotiate mortgage problems with bank, but is declined

How can a tax ("mandate") on the middle class BY & FOR CORPORATIONS be called "reform" by Democrats?

Universal health care? We keep the candy, You can have the wrapper. Wait. Give us the wrapper, too.

If you didn't call for Impeachment of Bush and Cheney, please don't complain about Cheney now

Bringing 30 million people into a failed system is not a victory.

Interesting Youtube find: Sarah Palin Singing

the dow jones averages are up almost 2,000 points in Obama's first year

My wish for all of you for 2010 is a great and prosperous New Year

Miracle at Memorial: Mom and Baby Die During Labor, Revived

This was awesome. Ron Paul vs Ben Stein!

Suicides due to "bullying". Are we just becoming a society of wimps?

Charter School entrepreneur Eli Broad in 1996: "We have our cake..and are eating it, too."

Progressive candidates can beat almost any Rethug in the general and any DLC'er in a primary.

Toon "You got everything you fought for" - Ouch!

Toon "You got everything you fought for" - Ouch!

Article -- A simple way to help fix the economy -- "Move Your Money"

'A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.'

It is time to give the "realists" a dose of reality

After Democratic victories, liberals become the Republicans' best friends

Isn't it time for another nonsensical UFO craze?

Special end-of-the-year gift for EarlG and DU ..

A capitalist/socialist balance...

J'accuse! Pharma is trying to kill off the generic drug industry & getting lots of help

White House Responds to Cheeneey's Latest Flak About al Qaeda

Let's fight them over there, before we have to fight them here....INVADE AMSTERDAM !!!

Find your local bigots!

Why can't we cut the military's budget right now?

YouTube - Linda Ronstadt, Atlanta 1977, "When Will I Be Loved"

YouTube - Linda Ronstadt, Atlanta 1977, "It's So Easy"

While reading DU the following exchange came to mind:

Bobby Darin "If I were a Carpenter" If this can't get you laid, nothing will.

Are the Vikings now out of the playoffs?

what are some terms of endearment you use with your friends?

so i turn 40 on friday

YouTube - Linda Ronstadt, Atlanta 1977, "Silver Threads & Golden Needles"

Karl Rove is single again

Agree or Disagree: The only thing more enjoyable than chocolate is bacon?

I need help in finding an attorney

i think skinner should require mandatory recs for all my threads

Is this workout/exercise schedule too much for a beginner?

If I had a time machine, I'd be the second trombone player you see here.

It was 40 today has been cold or cool since the end of November, is this Houston.

In what countries might it be common to spell

How does he manage to keep going?????

FYI to DUers

Oh god, be careful who friends you on Facebook

never mind

What knucklehead approved (and got paid for) THIS idiotic commercial?

You lookin' at me?

Ohhhh ohh oooooh oh oh oh ooooooh oh...

Anybody want a piece of Paula Deen dark rum pecan pie, I don't like pecan pie.

did anyone else just watch the tribute to Dave Brubeck

James Brown and Bob Dylan had a baby...

What NOT to post in the Lounge: A Pizza Story

drummer?

So, don't ask me no questions

WTF?

Brubek....

Those of you who do the 'Twitter.' Explain the controversy of the new style of 'retweet.'

Does "Avatar" suck?

I'm drinkin' me some Killian's and eating some PIE

Bacon! Bacon! Bacon! Bacon! Bacon!

What if all men had to wear BACON BRAS?

I just wonder about....

What if all men had DD breasts?

what would it be like if men didn't have penises?

15 minutes of genius

I just added Carlos Vamos to my music blog

I'm debating on rooting my new Android phone

L'homme des marais

E BAY QUESTION

Can someone help me with an Ebay question?

Tim Hart, founding member of British folk-rock group Steeleye Span, dies in Spain at 61

Fuck, I'd take my chances with lung cancer....

George Segal. What is up with that fucker?

I got hit up on in one of the strangest places

Dave Barry covers another "guy event"

Good morning Lounge

What is your favorite brand of sauerkraut?

do you play your "BLACK EYED PEAS" CD on New Years Day?

YouTube: Black Uhuru, "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner"

DU sailors, we have located an inexpensive Westsail 32 (pic heavy)

Who is your REAL Friend?

Makeshift Wolverine Claws Seized by UK Officials (photo)

Ready for an overload of cuteness? Kittens at Lunch

work out clothes advice

YouTube: Third World - "Try Jah Love," Live at Sunsplash 83

End of a shitty year Keyboard Cat playoff

Julie Powell's new book is painfully unreadable. "Julie and Julia" must have been

I went sledding last weekend. Who wants to see pics?

Ugh... I wish I could have a veto on who can have kids.

Best British prog/space/dream rock album of 1997

ZAPPA FANS: Zappa Family Trust releases new 2-CD "Philly '76" Concert Set

ZAPPA FANS: Zappa Family Trust releases new 2-CD "Philly '76" Concert Set

Calling a crisis hotline

What if Bob Dylan had giant DD Breasts and no penis?

8 months without alcohol, 1 month without a cigarette

YouTube - Prairie dog extracts REVENGE for ridicule at the hands of TV hosts

YES WE CAN - alternative energy, not healthcare, is the magic bullet for ALL other Obama objectives.

best nsfw trekkies picture

Today's fail pic

New Year's gift to lizards ; Power Station clip, featuring one of my all time

Craig T. Nelson is a prick

Interesting pics of how dogs actually see colors - link-

Must have been one hell of a party...

What if monkeys flew out of my butt?

Good riddance to bad rubbish -

If you didn't oppose bombing the moon, please don't complain about this:

PHOTOS: "Slice" (Pizza Blog) presents the "Top 8 Pizzas of 2009"

Can I just say I hate Gmail with a passion?

Picture Thread: Some old, some new

The mailman just told me how wonderful I look ?!

Am I the only one who thought "The Lovely Bones" (the book) sucked?

technology sucks

BTW, anyone know when SSDI payment is for Dec.? For example,

find crazy gifs and post them here!

Update on Pickles the cat

My aunt turns 96 tomorrow...

So how many here are going to stay home on New Year's Eve.

SO do you have any new years resolutions? Mine is to be more positive

Divorce and separation were just discussed

I wish you all a wonderful 2010. Happy NEW YEAR

Andrew Lloyd Webber vs. Smoke Detector Alarm

Boy (age 7) Paints Like Old Master

Minna san, Rainen wa ii koto aru kana?

What is with the red dining rooms?

do you do the "BLACK EYED PEAS" superstition on New Years Day?

It's Time, Again, for the Movie Quote Game.

Woo hoo! There is a God! Jeff Dunham's show not being renewed for a second season!

Isn't she married?

Robert Novak the hollow center.

3/30/09: Yemeni Detainees Pose Problem in Closing Gitmo

Marshall hires new operative

Gov. Freudenthal Hires NY Political Polling Firm

Gov. Freudenthal Hires NY Political Polling Firm

Former Dem Threatened With Legal Action Over Last-Minute Voter Data Download

Owings poised to challenge O'Malley in Md. governor's race

What's the difference between "the public option" and the OPM plans in the latest Reid bill?

What's the difference between "the public option" and the OPM plans in the latest Reid bill?

Obama Curbs Secrecy of Classified Documents (NYT)

Jonathan Chait of TNR on the health care bill:

TNR guy who supported Iraq war from the beginning calls Senate bill opponents "insane"

It's moments like this that I really wish Obama would get in front of a camera and tell the GOP to

If They Really Want To Politicize National Security

(I knew his silence was temporary) Dick Cheney: Barack Obama 'trying to pretend'

Think about how desperate and pathetic Republicans have become (updated)

Poll: Americans most admire Obama, Clinton, Palin

WTF??? !!! "Obama put out an audio tape that was very Al-Qaeda like"

When Scott Met Barry

Most admired men and women

Suggested talking points

digby: Glitch

Um, Cheney... buy a newspaper. We are blowing people up every day.

President Obama - Most Admired Man In America in 2009

ACLU Congressional Scorecard

Bush Waited Six Days To Discuss Shoe Bomber With No GOP Complaints

Bush Waited Six Days To Discuss Shoe Bomber With No GOP Complaints

Did anyone hear the guest on CNN refer to "Obama Bin Laden" this morning?

McCain, Graham and Lieberman Twist Facts for Political Gain

Dick Cheney Is Falling Off

So Bernie, Sherrod, Al, Barbara, Anthony, Debbie, etc. are all sellouts ?

The Wingnut Payback Game

Obama really should not stand for the GOP trying to panic people.

NYT: BREAKING NEWS 8:28 PM ET: U.S. Had Information Before Christmas of a Terror Plot

New Year’s Resolution: Don’t Apologize for Democrats

Hope you're enjoying your vacation Mr. President.

The Same Old Washington Blame Game

Louisiana GOP Legislator Files For Rep. Melancon's Seat

Brown Launches First Ad of Mass. Senate Race

Radanovich Retirement Reduces Ranks Of '94 GOP Freshmen

CLOSE GITMO ANYWAY....

CNN Blog responses to Cheney are

Midwest business jumps near four-year highs in December

This idiot is the face of the Republican party in the Senate and is blocking Obama's TSA nominee.

White House stands firm on Gitmo closure

Wall Street Waits as SEC Fails to Bring Madoff-Inspired Reforms

Govt gives GMAC $3.8B in new aid, boosts stake

DCCC: Obama 'more aggressive in fighting al Qaeda' than Bush

Dan Pfeiffer: The Same Old Washington Blame Game

Dems Blame Bush Admin For Terror Attempt

Dems Blame Bush Admin For Terror Attempt

Just imagine how pathetic the GOP will be if another terrorist strike happens in the US

Traficant: "I'm Going to Run for Congress Somewhere"

We should have a celebration here on DU in January to acknowledge that we finally have a worthy Pres

Obama - Tell Cheney to F Off Now!

Eugene Robinson: Dick Cheney's lies about President Obama

ACLU: President Obama Issues Orders To Reduce Government Secrecy

Eugene Robinson: Dick Cheney's lies about President Obama

WH fires back at Cheney: POTUS knows we're at war but “doesn’t need to beat his chest to prove it"

WH fires back at Cheney: POTUS knows we're at war but “doesn’t need to beat his chest to prove it"

WH fires back at Cheney: POTUS knows we're at war but “doesn’t need to beat his chest to prove it"

Obama Quietly Changes U.S. Immigration Policy

Specter has been a better Democrat than most Blue Dogs?

The modern day GOP should be ashamed of themselves.

Tom Harkin: The Senate's "Starter Home" Health Reform

White House Releases Name Of Every Visitor For First Time Ever

Helping Obama with Helpful Character Attacks!

White House To Lieberman And GOP: Sorry, We’re Still Closing Gitmo

The Left's Idiocy on Health Reform, By Joe Klein

Does Fed Chair B. Bernanke's reappointment equal CHANGE THAT YOU CAN BELIEVE IN?

Inspired by hate, idiot Freepers go all Socialist.

Joe Klein: liberals' message is that we hate America

"Dick Cheney is a coward and a disgrace"

Put off cap-and-trade, immigration reform, and other agenda items

No Reward For Being A Grown-Up

all this talk about primarying Obama

White House Piles On, Demands GOP Say Whether They Back Full Repeal

Oooops. 53%.

If terrorists cared about profit, would they cease to be terrorists?

PG&E Customer Revolt Over Meters May Slow Deployment of Obama's Smart Grid

No Democrat should ever court votes of Senators who want to drop daisy cutters

Could a primary challenge make President Obama adopt MORE progressive policies?

"CNN (The Most Trusted . .haha): Blacks no longer thrilled with President Obama"

The Senate healthcare bill will cut benefits, reduce access and increase costs for the middle class

Clinton Edges Out Palin as Most Admired Woman

I live in an impoverished inner city that is mostly populated by minorities

If you back escalalation, you need to answer this question....

Putin: Russia To Develop Offensive Weapons To Keep Balance With U.S.

Haqqani network challenges US-Pakistan relations

Drivers flag worries over brakes on new Prius

DeMint defends blocking appointment of TSA chief

Obama Is Told of Signs That Should Have Grounded Plot

Reid Will Hold Roll Call Vote On TSA Administrator Nomination As Dems Fume At DeMint For Delay

Secret mobile phone code cracked

Detroit terror attack: British university 'complicit' in radicalisation

Indiana Professor Found Stabbed to Death at Home

Karl Rove granted divorce in Texas

Iran 'close to deal' for Kazakh uranium

As standoff with Iran continues, U.S. prepares targeted sanctions

GMAC to get another $3.5B in federal aid

Consumer confidence picks up, but home prices flatten out

Blackwater 'hired' Pak's intelligence, army officers: Khwaja

Kazakhstan denies uranium deal with Iran

Passenger says accused terrorist got help boarding

Roscosmos to consider project to save Earth from asteroid

Now Iran turns its fury on Britain

Somali arrested at airport with chemicals, syringe

Official silence on US plane plot helps investigation: experts

Russia may send spacecraft to knock away asteroid

Firms move production back to UK

Obama Is Told of Signs That Should Have Grounded Plot

Employers see uptick in hiring in 2010

Obama's (Politically) Risky Golf Obsession

Liberals urge Sanders to hold out for public option

Iran urges supporters to take to streets

E-mails inside AIG reveal executives struggling with growing crisis

NYPD: No bomb inside van abandoned in Times Square

Nelson (D-Ne) takes to airwaves

Philadelphia Faces Rising Toll of Domestic Violence

Dutch to release results of probe into failed attack

Republicans see political opportunity in Obama response to failed airplane bomb

Former Guantanamo detainees fuel growing al-Qaeda cell

Companies in U.S. Expand by Most Since 2006 as Orders Increase

Florida Girl, 11, and Boyfriend Set Mom on Fire, Cops Say

Iran oppostion leader Mir Hossein Mousavi 'flees Tehran'

New bill introduced to try and lower credit card interest rates

Firms move production back to UK

Pennsylvania Supremes Hand Workers A Win

Afghans Protest Civilian Deaths

Hugo Chavez mocks Venezuela coup, Fidel Castro death forecast

Iraq hostage Peter Moore released alive

BREAKING NEWS: Former Police Chief Gets Jail Sentence For Crimes In Surrogate Scandal

Google loses Canadian Groovle domain name claim

King will continue to fight health-care bill

Arrest order issued for Bolivian leader's political foe

White House Releases Name Of Every Visitor For First Time Ever

Putin Seeks To Slap Curbs On Inflow of 'Hot Money'

Pirates hijack British tanker in sea ‘safety’ zone

Toyota's 1st in safety recalls for 1st time

State, Local Tax Revenues Decline 7%

Obama orders creation of declassification center

The Same Old Washington Blame Game (WH Responds To Cheney)

French Constitutional Court Rejects Carbon Tax

CIA rejects charge it failed to share bomb suspect intelligence

Ayatollah Khamenei's Jet Checked, Iran Supreme Leader May Flee To Russia If Necessary

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Wednesday December 30

NY's Tavern on the Green restaurant bites the dust

APNewsBreak: 13 AGs threaten suit over health care

Yemeni forces raid al-Qaida hideout, clashes erupt

Argentina media heirs take DNA test in Dirty War abduction row

Iran police still holding 300 over Sunday protests

Supporters of Iran's Government Stage Big Rallies

Officials: U.S., Yemen reviewing targets for possible strike

California Science Center is sued for canceling a film promoting intelligent design

More than 25,000 Additional White House Visitor Records Posted Online

Suicide bombers kill 23 in western Iraq

PM seeks Parliament shutdown until March

FCC Moves Toward Net Neutrality Rules

GOP Rep Has No Explanation For GOP Hypocrisy

Prop. 8 backers say TV coverage of trial unwise

U.S. taking majority ownership of GMAC

Iran hardliners call for killing rivals at rallies

Iran Jams Satellites to Block Transmissions by VOA, BBC

Report: FBI questions Haskell family about alleged Flight 253 passport accomplice

Dick Cheney: Barack Obama 'trying to pretend'

8 Americans Killed in Afghan Bomb Attack

Apple wins iPod hearing loss lawsuit

Venezuela criticizes US "attempts of destabilization" in Iran

Poll: Churchgoers disagree on immigration

Vt. judge: Birth mom must give child to ex-partner

Second airport arrest unrelated to terror suspect

Hugo Boss to Close Cleveland Plant/Union vows to fight closing of Brooklyn plant

Afghan probe says NATO fighting killed children

US 'stopped Dutch installation of full body scanners'

US to impose tariffs on imported Chinese steel pipes

Former Guantanamo detainees fuel growing al-Qaeda cell

Terrorist Experts Caution: Don't Always Trust a 'Father's Warning'

Iranians Want Regime Change

E-mails inside AIG reveal executives struggling with growing crisis

Practically Every Security-Related Industry Is Unionized, Sen. DeMint

"New Year's Resolution: Don't Apologize for Democrats"--Jeff Cohen

The noughties are defined by fakery

America the Traumatized: How 13 Events of the Decade Made Us the PTSD Nation

"Yemen as quagmire" (from Patrick Lang's blog)

The New Decade: Billionaire Bailouts or Progressive Resurgence?

Democrats: GOP politicizing failed airline bombing

Robert Scheer: The Global War on Stealth Underwear

My "Avatar" Explainer

Amy Goodman: The Poetic Justice of Dennis Brutus

Woodman's drops mental health coverage

Internal Army Report Finds Early Missteps in Afghanistan

Obama's (Politically) Risky Golf Obsession

'On Call' For Collapse (Carolyn Baker and Kathleen Byrne)

The New Robber Barons

Truthout: Iraq Veteran Finds Sanctuary in Canadian Church

Man, Do I Hate Holiday Travel

It's news to me

Demint says Obama administration trying to "rush" TSA nominee approval - nominated in Sept. -

COLOMBIA: Farm Subsidy Scandal Exposes Corrupt Policies

E-mails inside AIG reveal executives struggling with growing crisis

Cheney Claims Truman Pretended We Weren't at War With Japan

Fooled ya again!

Move Your Money: A New Year's Resolution

Iran 27 Dec 09 Protest Police Van running over people

Rachel Maddow: Repubs Indulge In Crotch Bomber Terrorism Torture Fantasies

US Trying To Reverse Re-Development Aid Corruption In Afghanistan

Rachel Maddow: OH THE HYPOCRISY!

Third Annual Good Riddance Day - public shreds bad 2009 memories in Times Square

Coast to Coast AM 12/28/09 Predatory Capitalism Part 1/14

Oh, that Dick! Cheney - President Obama Is Trying To Pretend We Are Not At War

Support the 2010 California Marriage Protection Act

It wasn't Just A One Dayer In Tehran, Huge Protest Today Outside Islamic Azad University

Incredible video from Iran

Karl Rove Discusses His 2nd Divorce

Scott Brown (R) MA

If you love George Bailey - MOVE YOUR MONEY - Transfer your money from big banks to community banks!

Sell Pot In Liquor Stores

Ackerman and Buchanan Square Off Over the Treatment of Alleged Flight 253 Bomber

Rachel Maddow: Breaking News - Pentagon Report Says Afghanistan Mission Faces HUGE Obstacles

Rain sparks 'refilling process' for Murray River

Drumbeat: December 30, 2009

French high court tosses carbon tax plan

Der Spiegel interviews German Environment minister on the Copenhagen Conference

Authorities Urge Evacuation Of Areas N. Of Perth - "House-High" Fires Reported - AFP

Don't Tell Bobby Jindal - USGS To Receive ARRA Funding To Improve Volcano Monitoring

In Past 100 Yrs, Taiwan's Isotherms Moved N. By 100 Kilomters - Nighttime Temps Up More Than Daytime

China To Increase Kuwaiti Oil Purchases By 50% In 2010 - To 240K BPD - Reuters

CPS Energy and its nuclear-expansion, the $32 billion lawsuit spawned by the now-faltering deal.

On Thai-Cambodian Border, Malaria Emerging That Resists Artemisinin - Last Drug Poor Can Afford

Rate of deforestation in Amazon dropping

How Algal Biofuels Lost a Decade in the Race to Replace Oil

Oh! Oh! New Nuclear Power Plant in Finland Announces It's First Leak!!!!

NYT: Loan Program May Stir Nuclear Industry

World's largest solar project prompts environmental debate

Horned Frogs arrive in style for Fiesta Bowl

Malaka of the Week: Tim Tebow

Is the Rooney rule still necessary?

Texas Tech has now fired Mike Leach

See Suh (Player of the Year) play tonight

South Beach here I come--- Plus the Steeler/Phin game as an added bonus.

20-14. How about them Badgers (Big 10). Put a pretty good smack down

NFL Week 17 picks (with points spreads)

FARC says Colombia has plans to destabilize Ecuador, Ecuador disagrees with FARC

8th International Witness Delegation to Honduras - Report on "Elections"

What comes next

COLOMBIA: Farm Subsidy Scandal Exposes Corrupt Policies

Argentina media heirs take DNA test in Dirty War abduction row

Venezuela criticizes US "attempts of destabilization" in Iran

Ahmadinejad Blames US, Israel For Iran Protests

Protesters Gather in Cairo for March to Gaza

Israeli Women Fight Relegation To Back Of Bus

Gaza: many Israelis believe attack was justified, but ended too soon

500+ US-based academics, authors & artists endorse the academic and cultural boycott of Israel

Jimmy Carter's Ridiculous Apology For Criticizing The Occupation

PCBS: 10.88 million Palestinians in the world, half in diaspora

Alleged intruder shot and killed at Las Cruces apartment complex

Police: would-be robber shot by own stolen gun

Mountain Lion Shot after Killing Family Dog

Another compliant store clerk is shot and killed

Mistaken address ends in shooting of 2 home invaders

Man turns over live grenade to San Antonio police

Home invader was killed with his own assault rifle,

Dayton, TX burglar killed by homeowner

Homeowner Shoots Man Trying to Break Into Pickup

The great gun control bamboozle, race and income discrimination.

You are 27 times more likely to be struck by lightning that killed by a CCWer.

Why gun lovers love guns - NRA says "The guys with the guns make the rules"

CCW holder shoots unarmed man and is charged

AP: Nursing home’s sale challenged

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

Worst home-front disaster of WWII gets recognition (untrained workers get 8 to 15 years hard labor)

Support Twin Cities janitors on Wednesday (12-30-09)

I'm sworn to secrecy until the report is released

Is this case a waste? (permanent injuries after contracting the mosquito-borne West Nile virus)

Today in Labor History Dec 29 U.S. Army troops massacred 150 men, women and children, OSHA signed

Big UFCW Organizing Election Coming In January

Today in Labor History Dec 30, Immigrants were being lured to the US under false pretenses, sit in

LAPD gets swindled, buys back de-milled movie replicas

Some Color

Some Black & White

Less disturbing, and truer to the reality

you will be assimilated

Another fabulous mini-vacation in Crawford, Colorado.

Dec. 30, 1924: Hubble Reveals we are not the center of anything

Same Sex Marriage, Environment & Jobs: Lincoln Chafee Should Be Rhode Island's Next Governor

Send your Name and Message in space to Venus on a Japanese Spacecraft

Photo of the Day from NASA -Spitzer's M101 Galaxy

Russia may send spacecraft to knock away asteroid

Rove: Champion of "traditional" divorce

Please Stop Laughing at Us, and bullying as a political tactic

Roscosmos to consider project to save Earth from asteroid

Credit Card Delinquencies, Chargeoffs Rise Again; Bank of America Has Credit Card Headaches

Fannie Mae: Delinquencies Increase Sharply in October

What Will the World Reserve Currency System Become? The Stakes Are Enormous

Consumer Confidence - Better?

Does Golden Pay for the CEOs Sink Stocks? (A: Yes.)

Greece: Corruption, Nepotism and the Wellfare State

Consumer confidence rises in Dec, but still weak

The New Decade: Billionaire Bailouts or Progressive Resurgence?

Chinese Firm Refuses To Pay Goldman $80 Million For Bad Derivatives Bets

Bankers Get $4 Trillion Gift From Barney Frank

Employers see uptick in hiring in 2010

Move your money.....

It's not just our imagintion; Obama's economic team really does suck.

Okay, I Just Saw A Person On MSNBC Talking About A New ROTH IRA Option!

2009 has been a really hard year for me and a lot of my friends....

Where the Wild Things Are OT? Maybe, maybe not

Economist Says Health Care Bill “Is Just Another Bailout Of The Financial System”

Crime skyrockets in Washington, DC after Heller allows private handguns (read the details in the OP)

Free Tropical Vacation! (If You Try an Experimental Diarrhea Drug)

Will the new Health Care Reform lower my insurance costs at work?

A new pain-free blood sugar test can gauge blood glucose levels without pricking the skin.

Ginkgo biloba – No Effect

charter school student hangs self following repeated bullying at school

Good Gawd. It was like Cape Cawd. She cooked it like scrawd, but it was actually cawd.

NY's Tavern on the Green restaurant bites the dus

Okay, about these lobsters.

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