New Zealand supports whaling compromise.
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The opposite of freedom!
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In case you've forgotten: Timothy McVeigh
Bankruptcy can clear away most debts. Yet sweeping changes to federal law in 2005 — pushed by the banking lobby — complicated that process and more than doubled the average cost of filing, to more than $2,000. Many low-income debtors must save for months before they can afford to go broke.In some states, courts allow creditors to charge high interest rates for years after a lawsuit is decided in their favor. In others, creditors can win lawsuits by default and seize wages and bank accounts without a case ever appearing before a judge.
Read the whole piece.
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Our creeping police state
We could stop it, of course. But we won't, for the people who now say that they are so concerned about freedom and liberty are only worried about "socialized medicine". They've never been worried before about increased police surveillance and they aren't about to start now.
Just one little problem. No one bothered to fact-check the story before re-publishing it.
Keep up the good work, guys... you'll win that Peabody yet.. maybe even before Malkin does!
Its like they have a different word for everything!
Lots of pics here. The best part? It's not an April Fools joke. Thanks for keeping us infromed!
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"Short of sending Sarah Palin back to Alaska to personally club polar bear cubs to death, Obama could not have come up with a more efficient extinction plan for the polar bear." Brendan Cummings, of the Center for Biological Diversity Link
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"This is not a decision that I've made lightly." Obama, on the drilling back-stab Link
Barack, if you said that to make us feel better it didn't work.
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"I haven't given up on Republicans. I do believe that there are Republicans of good conscience who want to work together on issues, we want to continue to do that...our view is to keep plugging away and ultimately I believe more and more Republicans are going to come to the conclusion that, that it is better politics to work on our problems than it is to work on the reelection process every single day." David Axelrod Link
Is Axelrod the reason Obama keeps trying to make friends with the dogs that bite?
How can Axelrod possibly think there are "Republicans of good conscience who want to work together on issues" when the bastards vote against their own bills to deny Obama a single Republican vote?
The sons of bitches vote against their own interests so they can go back home and say, "Obama did this on his own - without our input. He's ruining America and Armageddon is just 24 hours away"
Obama thinks he can reason with these people?
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A conservative fundraising plan I can get behind
Yeah, I guess it's not so surprising after all.
For their part, the party's fighting back. Unfortunately, they're doing it poorly. Andy Barr reports on an email that the RNC sent to Politico (and, you've got to assume, other news organizations) that points the finger at Democrats:
Two elderly male otters died within an hour of each other at a New Zealand zoo yesterday. Handlers say that the second one probably died of heartbreak after watching his mate pass away.
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"I've hinted at this before, but now I am saying it -- don't give money to the RNC. If you want to put money into the political process, and I encourage you to do so, give directly to candidates who you know reflect your values. Better yet, become a member of FRC Action and learn about the benefits it offers, including participating in the FRC Action PAC which can support candidates who will advance faith, family and freedom." - Family Research Council head Tony Perkins, calling the religious right to cease funding the GOP because of their love for titty bars and fake lesbians in bondage. Whee!
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Scenes From Teabaggery
Here's an example of how Republicans only hurt themselves by allowing the loonies in the party to speak their garbage unchallenged by wiser voices.
Prominent right-wing voices decided last year that the U.S. census was not to be trusted. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said the process could lead to "internment camps." Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) called the census "invasive." Fox News' Glenn Beck's suggested Americans may not be comfortable with "ACORN members" collecting information. Radio host Neal Boortz said some census information is "designed to help the government steal from you in order to pass off your property to the moochers."
Not too smart because…
Texas is counting on the 2010 Census to deliver four new congressional districts, four new Electoral College votes in presidential elections, and millions of dollars in additional federal aid. But, as some elected officials are starting to worry, Uncle Sam can't deliver anything to the rapidly growing Sun Belt state unless Texas residents deliver their forms back to the government.
As of Friday afternoon, only 27 percent of Texas households had filled in and returned their census forms — well below the national average of 34 percent — according to computer data from the U.S. Census Bureau. In Harris County, the response rate is 23 percent. Houston's returns are running at 21 percent.
Contrary to historical trends, some of the toughest challenges facing the agency responsible for measuring the nation's population are not from counting the traditionally undercounted groups such as African-Americans and Latinos. Instead, a new and growing threat to an accurate national head count is coming from anti-government conservatives who may not fill out their forms to protest against "Big Brother" in Washington.
And…
the more Republican the area, the lower the return rate. In Briscoe County in the Panhandle, McCain/Palin won nearly 75% of the vote — and 8% of locals are sending in their census materials. In King County, near Lubbock, McCain/Palin won nearly 93% of the vote — and only 5% of locals are answering the census.
Nice. While these folks foolishly fight "Big Brother" over the census, Democrats are, for the most part, filling out their forms and getting counted.
More power to the Michele Bachmanns of the party!
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