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Bob Barr: I was wrong, the War on Drugs is a failure

Five years ago, the Libertarian Party hated Bob Barr. In his 2002 congressional race, the Libertarians ran attack ads against him because of his support for the War on Drugs.  Now, he is their candidate for the presidency. How did this happen? In his words “The libertarians won”. Whether or not you have an libertarian […]

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World trusts Putin and Ahmadinejad more than Bush

In a world opinion polls, significantly more people trust Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad than trust US President Bush. Bush just barely edged out Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, but then he’s our boy. From World Public Opinion

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Gore Vidal: McCain is a “disaster”

Gore Vidal gives a short, but cranky interview to the NY Times. A delight to read: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/magazine/15wwln-Q4-t.html

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McCain Girl v. Obama Girl

First there was Obama Girl, now there is McCain girl, and she’s got a chip on her shoulder!

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Fewer rich people are paying any taxes

Think Bush’s tax cuts reduce taxes for the wealthy? How about eliminating them altogether? In 2005, the number of federal tax returns with $200,000 or more of adjusted gross income that paid absolutely no federal income taxes at all jumped 161% compared to the year before.  In addition the number who paid absolutely no income […]

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New Orleans floodwalls stuffed with newspaper!

After the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina would found to have been largely caused by faulty construction on the levees surrounding New Orleans, maybe the government would try to do a better job protecting the city in the future. You would think, but you would be wrong. A local TV station in Louisiana has found […]

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Barely Political’s Greatest Hits

Most of you know Barely Political for their “Obama Girl” video, but they have done other great videos (and I’m not just talking about the “Return of Obama Girl”). Here’s a sampler of some of their greatest hits: Thanks to Wired’s Threat Level

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McCain prays for flooding victims – God answers his prayers and sends Obama with a shovel

U.S. Senator John McCain today issued the following statement on the flooding in the Midwest: Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those impacted by the flooding throughout the Midwest. Cindy and I would like to extend our sympathies to all those who have lost loved ones, and stand ready to help those in […]

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Political Irony for President

Thanks to video chat company PalTalk, who developed this. You can customize this video with any name you want — your own name, or a friend’s name to play a trick on them. Just go to this website and fill in part 2 (part 1 is optional).

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McCain as creepy husband on SNL

For some reason, a new book called “Save the Males” reminded Chris Matthews of an old Saturday Night Live skit where none other than John McCain plays a sensitive, but creepy husband. Who knew he could act? As Matthews says “He can’t read a teleprompter and he can do that? That is good stuff.” Thanks […]

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History and genealogy of the Fist Bump

From Video Jug

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Bringing the troops home

© Mike Luckovich

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Cindy McCain stole drugs from her own charity

From the website 23/6, in honor of Republican attacks on Michelle Obama If you don’t believe this story is true, read this. And if you don’t believe John McCain was involved, read this. UPDATE: Sorry, I’ve had to turn off comments on this post. Apparently the word “drugs” in the title was like honey to […]

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McCain debates himself

Brilliantly done as usual by The Jed Report

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