EFF: Reform USA PATRIOT Act & Repeal Telco Immunity
Sep 30, 2009 Opinion
Rein in Government Spying: As Congress begins to consider renewing sections of the USA PATRIOT Act that are set to expire at the end of the year, we have a unique opportunity to press Congress for new civil liberties protections to shield ordinary Americans against government spying.
Congress Tackles Afghanistan Strategy as Obama Wavers
Sep 30, 2009 Politics
The Senate on Tuesday is expected to debate amendments to the 2010 defense appropriations bill that are likely to include everything from timelines for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan to proposals to send upwards of 40,000 more.
Five Dems Help Kill First Public Option Amendment
Sep 30, 2009 Politics
Five Democrats joined with all the Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee to shoot down a public health insurance option on Tuesday, voting 15-8 to reject an amendment by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.).
GOP Rep. Trent Franks Calls Obama "An Enemy Of Humanity"
Sep 30, 2009 Politics
A Republican member of the House of Representatives accused President Barack Obama of being “an enemy of humanity” during a conservative values forum this past weekend. In a speech Saturday before the How to Take Back America conference, Rep. Franks (R-AZ) delivered a barn burner speech replete with inflammatory swipes at the president.
White House to Go After Iran’s Oil Income
Sep 30, 2009 Politics
Obama Administration to Push for Tough New Economic Sanctions if Iran Doesn’t Come Clean on Nuclear Plans.
How the GOP Scares Grandma – With Lies
Sep 30, 2009 Politics
Once the party of fiscal sanity, the Republicans are now wailing that the Democrats’ health-care plan cheats seniors out of money. Matt Miller on the right’s shameless gambit.
VFW Members Duct Tape Flag Burner to Pole
Sep 30, 2009 Politics
Drunk guy decides burning a flag belonging to the VFW is a good idea. VFW tracks him down and gives him several options. Man decides being duct-taped to a pole w/ a sign is much better than (what I would guess) getting his @ss beat and/or arrested for destruction of property/vandalism.
ACORN vs Blackwater
Sep 30, 2009 Politics
Rachel Maddow covers the hypocrisy in defunding ACORN while Blackwater and other defense contractors have committed much more serious crimes but continue receive hundreds of times as much money.
Right-Wing Conference: Why Obama Is A Nazi
Sep 30, 2009 Politics
At the How To Take Back America Conference last weekend, conservative speaker Kitty Werthmann led a workshop called “How to recognize living under Nazis & Communists.” Announcing the panel in a column preceding the conference, talk show host Janet Porter gushed how Werthmann’s description of Austria in the 1930s is a “mirror to America” today
Obama Facebook Poll Asks "Should Obama Be Killed?" (PHOTOS)
Sep 30, 2009 Politics
A poll has been posted on Facebook asking users to vote “should Obama be killed?” The responses include: “yes,” “maybe,” “if he cuts my health care,” and “no.”See a screen shot of the poll below: