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Archive for March, 2010

Technical Difficulties

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, March 25th, 2010. Filed under Blogging, News About The Site

It looks like we continued to have server issues last night and into this morning so the site has either been slow, or just non-existent for many people.
We are back now, but there still may be stability issues so be patient.

Ron Paul: The Stupak Deal Is Illegal And Unconstitutional

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, March 25th, 2010. Filed under Health Care Reform, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Ron Paul

Some Idiot Faxed A Picture Of A Noose To Congressman James Clyburn

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, March 24th, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, Health Care Reform, Politics

Okay, this has got to stop already:
In an interview with CNN tonight, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC) said that his office had received a fax that depicted a noose.
Clyburn told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that the Republican leaders were partly to blame for the extremist rhetoric (and now imagery) that has been flying at Democratic [...]

Arkansas Republican Candidate For Senate: I Don’t Know Where The President Was Born

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, March 24th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Barack Obama, Elections, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans

Ladies and gentleman, Curtis Coleman:
Republican Senate candidate Curtis Coleman was on KARN today and had an interesting answer to a question about President Obama qualification to serve. Coleman told the caller that he believes Obama should produce his birth certificate to prove he is qualified to hold office. I followed up with Coleman to clarify [...]

Poster Of The Day

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, March 24th, 2010. Filed under Health Care Reform, Humor, Politics

H/T: @JoeTaxpayer on Twitter

Time To Privatize Marriage

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, March 24th, 2010. Filed under Gay Marriage, Individual Liberty

David Boaz of The Cato Institute has a great column at Slate about the need to separate marriage and state:
[W]hy not privatize marriage? Make it a private contract between two individuals. If they wanted to contract for a traditional breadwinner/homemaker setup, with specified rules for property and alimony in the event of divorce, they could [...]

Congressmen Receive Death Threats After Voting Yes On Health Care Reform

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, March 24th, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, Health Care Reform, Politics

This is just stupid:
At least 10 House Democrats are receiving access to increased security after receiving threats linked to their votes on the health care overhaul bill signed into law on Tuesday.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said at a Capitol Hill press conference that he is concerned by a rash of at least four incidents [...]

Governor Bob McDonnell Signs Virginia HealthCare Freedom Act

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, March 24th, 2010. Filed under Bob McDonnell, Health Care Reform, Individual Liberty, Politics, Virginia, Virginia Politics

It is now against Virginia law to require a citizen to buy health insurance:
Gov. Bob McDonnell signed the Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act in a mid-afternoon ceremony today in Richmond.
McDonnell, a Republican, was joined at the bill signing by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, State Sens. Steve Martin, Fred Quayle and Jill Vogel and Del. Bob Marshall, [...]

Another Reason To Support Rand Paul

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, March 24th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Congress, Elections, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Rand Paul

Dick Cheney endorsed his opponent:
Dick Cheney today announced that he is endorsing Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson over Rand Paul in the GOP Senate primary.
“I’m a lifelong conservative, and I can tell the real thing when I see it. I have looked at the records of both candidates in the race, and it is [...]

Dwight Gooden Arrested After Driving Under Influence Of Drugs

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, March 24th, 2010. Filed under Baseball, Celebrities, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Sports

When Dwight Gooden first burst on the scene in 1984, he was the Prince of New York. The Mets were just starting the comeback that would win them the World Series in 1986 and, along with Darryl Strawberry, Dr. K was the main reason they got there. Then, he fell into drugs and his career [...]

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