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Archive for August, 2009

Sean Hannity For President ?: World Nut Daily Gets Even Nuttier

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, August 23rd, 2009. Filed under Dumbasses, Politics

This one takes the cake:
WASHINGTON – Talk-show host Sean Hannity, a vocal opponent of Barack Obama’s policies, said today he would not rule out a bid for the presidency in 2012.
Egged on by radio colleague Bill Cunningham, Hannity said he would consider entering the front lines of the political fray if God directs him.
“I’ve never [...]

Too Much, Too Soon: The Mistakes That Ended Obamamania

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, August 23rd, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Politics

Mike Allen and Jim Vandehei have a great piece up at Politco recounting the suddenness with which the Obama Administration has found itself on the defensiveness:
Barack Obama’s Big Bang is beginning to backfire, as his plans for rapid, once-in-a-generation overhauls of energy, financial regulation and health care are running into stiff resistance, both in Washington [...]

CIA “Enhanced Interrogations” Included Mock Executions, Drills

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, August 23rd, 2009. Filed under Al Qaeda, Homeland Security, War On Terror

Newsweek is out with a new report detailing some of the more extreme measures that the Central Intelligence Agency used on terror suspects during the Bush years:
A long-suppressed report by the Central Intelligence Agency’s inspector general to be released next week reveals that CIA interrogators staged mock executions as part of the agency’s post-9/11 program [...]

Tailban Cutting Of The Fingers Of People Who Voted In Afghan Election

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, August 23rd, 2009. Filed under Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs

Some of the people who voted in Afghanistan’s recent election are paying a heavy price for exercising their rights:
KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) — Making good on a threat of election day violence, the Taliban sliced off the index fingers of at least two people in Kandahar province, according to a vote monitoring group.
After they cast their [...]

Atheist Post-Rapture Pet Sitting Service

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, August 23rd, 2009. Filed under Humor, Religion

It’s completely tongue-in-cheek, but funny as hell:
You’ve committed your life to Jesus. You know you’re saved. But when the Rapture comes what’s to become of your loving pets who are left behind? Eternal Earth-Bound Pets takes that burden off your mind.
We are a group of dedicated animal lovers, and atheists. Each Eternal Earth-Bound [...]

Mexico Legalizes Drug Possession

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, August 23rd, 2009. Filed under Individual Liberty, War On Drugs

The Government of Mexico is taking a different tack when it comes to the War on (Some) Drugs:
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico enacted a controversial law on Thursday decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs while encouraging government-financed treatment for drug dependency free of charge.
The law sets out maximum “personal [...]

Much Ado About Shorts

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, August 23rd, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Dumbasses, Politics

Believe it or not, there’s been a good deal of discussion in Washington, D.C. over the past several days. Not about health care reform. Not about the elections in Afghanistan. Not about al Qaeda’s new base in Pakistan and the issues regarding the security of that countries nuclear arsenal.
No, everyone’s been talking about Michelle Obama’s [...]

Murdering Bastard Praises Britain For Releasing A Different Murdering Bastard

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, August 23rd, 2009. Filed under Foreign Affairs, War On Terror

I’m not sure that this is the kind of press the British are looking for right now:
LONDON — Already badly shaken by American outrage and opprobrium over the release of the convicted Lockerbie airliner bomber, the British government faced fresh embarrassment on Saturday after the Libyan leader, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, met with the newly liberated [...]

Governors, Former Nude Model Headline Florida GOP Fundraiser

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, August 22nd, 2009. Filed under Politics, Republicans

I just don’t get this:
Orlando-The Republican Party of Florida will hold the 2009 Statesman’s Dinner with keynote speaker Governor Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, Florida Governor Charlie Crist, special guest speaker Carrie Prejean and Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer.
Statesman’s Dinner
Date: Saturday, August 22, 2009
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Gaylord Palms Resort
Emerald Bay Plaza
6000 W Osceola Parkway
Kissimmee, [...]

What Goes Around, Comes Around

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, August 22nd, 2009. Filed under Baseball, New York Yankees, Sports

Friday night’s Yankee massacre of Boston was answered in turn this afternoon:
BOSTON — It had been 75 years since the Boston Red Sox allowed as many hits to the Yankees as they did on Friday night. But baseball players learn to move on quickly, a lesson instilled in them by the six-month grind of their [...]

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