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• Graham-Palin Connection II - Palin's Bus Hoax

  4 days ago we wrote about Palin riding around in Franklin Graham's jets, then riding in to her book signings on a bus, like a populist. Silenced Majority Portal: The Graham-Palin Connection Tonight the Daily Beast has a feature with... [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:04pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Wingnuts Close to Home: Thousands Greet Palin in Richland WA / Why She Loves to Be Hated

  Oh darn, I overslept it and missed making the long drive. Lest anyone thing it's a liberal mecca outside Seattle .. BOOK SIGNING: Palin meets thousands of fans over 3 hours - Breaking News | Tri-City Herald : Mid-Columbia newsBy... [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:07pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Palin, John Wooden Legs Wasn't a Basketball Coach at UCLA

  From The Huffington Post: The most embarrassing gaffe so far in Sarah Palin's new book is her mis-attributed quote to UCLA basketball legend John Wooden. As the epigram to Chapter Three, "Drill, Baby, Drill," Palin assigns the following remarks to... [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:04pm EST
  by Kayakbiker

• WTO Seattle 1999 - Ten Years Later

  ► (from AFL/CIO) -- Ten years ago today, Seattle protesters put globalization on center stage -- The protests succeeded in delaying the WTO summit’s opening day and contributed to the collapse of plans for a new round of trade negotiations.... [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:36pm EST
  by Slugbug

• The Buddhist Prisoner Huckabee Didn't Pardon

  Frankie Parker was a convicted murderer who converted to Buddhism on death row in an Arkansas penitentiary. He corresponded with a Zen priest and also found spiritual support among a Buddhist sangha in Little Rock. By all accounts he was... [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 2:25pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Emirate Banks Propped Up After Dubai World in Financial Trouble

  UAE to back banks amid Dubai meltdown - Yahoo! News They don't want a run on the banks. There is oil money but Dubai World has been the real cash cow. Real estate prices have fallen 50% in one year....' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:46am EST
  by Slugbug

• Secret Service is Embarrassed About Breach of Security

  STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR MARK SULLIVAN (Washington, D.C.) - On Friday, November 27, 2009, United States Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan issued the following statement: "The Secret Service is deeply concerned and embarrassed by the circumstances surrounding the State Dinner on..." [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 8:55am EST
  by Slugbug

• Police Searching UW Campus Area for Cop Killer Suspect / UPDATED .. Jose Ruiz Park

  This we wake up to. Local News | Police searching UW campus for suspected cop killer | Seattle Times Newspaper The suspect was reportedly seen getting off a Metro bus on campus. We'd heard last night that a SWAT team...' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 8:51am EST
  by Slugbug

• Suspect in WA Cop Killing Pardoned By Huckabee?

  I read that he was from Arkansas and had an extensive criminal record. Saw something earlier about how Huckabee might be down for the count, which could help Palin, or whomever, in 2012, but didn't quite understand it. Then I...' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 10:29pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Four Cops Ambushed in WA Coffee Shop While Using Computers - UPDATED

  Didn't we just have a police ambush in Seattle?!!! (What is wrong in this country?!!!) Breaking story: Four police officers shot dead at Lakewood coffee shop - This Just In - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington The Pierce County Sheriff's... [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 10:27pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Four Cops Ambushed in WA Coffee Shop While Using Computers - UPDATED

  Didn't we just have a police ambush in Seattle?!!! (What is wrong in this country?!!!) Breaking story: Four police officers shot dead at Lakewood coffee shop - This Just In - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington The Pierce County Sheriff's... [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:27pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Heads Up - Yes Men Coming to Seattle Tomorrow to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of WTO

  To all The infamous Yes Men are in town to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the WTO events in Seattle. There is a rally on Monday and the Yes Men plan to be there and to do what they do.... [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 2:58pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Best Colin Powell Picture Ever!

  Dallas News - Unfair Park - Dallas Observer (appeared somewhere on that blog but Comcast had a link to it also and I was curious so had to look - this may top the "Village People" one!) [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 2:51pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Four Cops Ambushed in WA Coffee Shop While Using Computers

  Didn't we just have a police ambush in Seattle?!!! (What is wrong in this country?!!!) Breaking story: Four police officers shot dead at Lakewood coffee shop - This Just In - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington The Pierce County Sheriff's... [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 10:27am EST
  by Slugbug

• Pee Wee's Thanksgiving Parade

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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 9:59am EST
  by Slugbug

• Food Stamps in the US - Is the Stigma Gone?

  Food Stamp Usage Across the Country - Interactive Map - NYTimes.com I've been on food stamps once, and US government commodities for awhile as a kid. It's been decades though. Here are facts gleaned from the article. Now, one in...' [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 9:35am EST
  by Slugbug

• Banks Will Rake In $1.8 Billion in Overdraft Fees Over Holiday Shopping Spres

  People who can get credit are still depending on it - a bad sign. They're also letting their debit cards get too close to the line. It's consumer overspend and bad lender practices combined. Banks charge fees that will cost...' [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 9:17am EST
  by Slugbug

• The Couple Who Crashed the President's Dinner Are Professional Party Crashers

  Friends In High Places: The Salahis And The Famous People They Take Pictures With | TPMDC The woman (Michaele Salawi) claims to have been a Washington Redskins cheerleader but no one remembers her and she isn't in any pictures of...' [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 9:02am EST
  by Slugbug

• Inspired Frida Kahlo Drawing

  This got started when we were in New Orleans looking at Mexican art at the French Market. This nice piece was inspired by the SF MOMA's 2008 Frida Kahlo exhibit. Enjoy! [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 9:00am EST
  by Slugbug

• Nice Letter to Conservatives at DKos Today

  Daily Kos: We're sorry you're stupid, but you're not allowed to hold back the rest of the class anymore. Excerpt: ACORN is NOT a bigger problem than Blackwater, Haliburton, KBR, Goldman Sachs, The Bank of America, Citigroup, and the Loch...' [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 8:59am EST
  by Slugbug

• Kent WA Court Orders Cops to Give Seized Pot Back to Man / MI Pot College

  He is a medical marijuana patient, and they have to give it back a little at a time but still .. 11 pounds (that's 24.2 kilos for you Europeans and Canadians who use the civilized metric system.) Judge Orders Cops... [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 3:40pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Clever Origami Money Hats

  The Daily What [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 2:40pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Woman Sees Image of Jesus on Her Iron

  This came from Cindy Sheehan's Facebook feed [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 8:33am EST
  by Slugbug

• UK Diplomat - US Was "Hellbent" on Iraq Invasion

  Nice to see this come out, especially after reading bullshit about the Bush administration "protecting" us, and after we spent our own money to fly to San Francisco to protest this fiasco. It's unlikely justice can be brought to bear... [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 8:15am EST
  by Slugbug

• Bush "Mouth" Dano Perrino Sez There Were NO Terror Attacks under Bush Regime

  Ahem - he took office the January before 9/11/01 - which was arguably a large terror attack. & Perrino isn't the only wingnut saying "Bush kept us safe for 8 years." Liar revisionist history.' [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 7:59am EST
  by Slugbug

• BOOKS: Italian Stallions - Sex Lives of Mussolini & Berlusconi

  There is a new book out called Italian stallions: The sex lives of Mussolini and Berlusconi which appeared in the Independent. Also published recently was an article in which a call girl says she was threatened after a night with... [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 7:50am EST
  by Slugbug

• Giant Pearl For Sale - Weighs 5 Pounds and Looks Like a Brain

  Five pound, six inch diameter pearl brain goes up for sale Pearl of Allah/Lao Tzu- Pearl of Lao Tse-Internet Stones.COM [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 7:40am EST
  by Slugbug

• WTF - "2nd Amendment Weekend" in South Carolina

  What is Second Amendment Weekend? I guess it follows "Black Friday" aka "Buy Nothing Day," depending on your perspective. Would it be a time to flaunt guns? Buy more guns & ammo? It is part of this year's NC state... [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 7:38am EST
  by Slugbug

• Bachman, Palin to Speak at National Tea Party Convention

  It boggles the mind - so much glamour in one place!! The place will be Nashville, and this will be the first National Tea Party convention. They are to rally their base. Bachmann, Palin To Speak At National Tea Party... [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 4:33pm EST
  by Slugbug

• 2012 - Lou Dobbs? Palin? Huckabee? Romney? or Cheney?

  CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - New group tries to convince Cheney to run in 2012 « - Blogs from CNN.com Follow the money. Hmmm. "Draft Dick Cheney 2012" - they have a new Web... [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 4:29pm EST
  by Slugbug

• BOOKS: Homeless on the Home Front

  NYRblog - Homeless on the Home Front - The New York Review of Books At left: a vet finds shelter near the federal Veterans' Affairs center in Washington DC Below: a MN vet in his makeshift underground shelter There are...' [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 1:32pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Amy Goodman of "Democracy Now" Stopped at Canadian Border after Appearing at Seatac "Borders" Books

  Amy Goodman felt ‘violated’ by Canadian border officials | Raw Story A supreme irony. Armed interrogators wanted to make sure she didn't say anything about the 2010 Olympics. They demanded notes, looked through her friends computer. (She is an American...' [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:47am EST
  by Slugbug

• Glenn Greenwald in Salon: Tough Guy John Bolton, Hiding Under His Bed

  If that isn't that greatest title for an article! John Bolton is one of the most revolting of the neocons, chasing women down hallways while sporting that walrus mustache. He is always the first to want to attack North Korea...' [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:28am EST
  by Slugbug

• "Black Friday" is a Scam - "Buy Nothing" Day Makes More Sense

  Dirty secrets of Black Friday 'doorbusters' - Nov. 20, 2009 Many of the "doorbusters" have fine print at the bottom such as "while suppies last" "minimum 2 per store" "all items available in limited quantities. Suppose they're selling HDTVs or...'" [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:16am EST
  by Slugbug

• World Drowning in Cheap Wine Because of US Recession?

  Food & wine | US demand for cheap wine buoys global market | Seattle Times Newspaper PARIS — Is the world drowning its sorrows in cheap wine? An industry group said Thursday that more wine could be consumed globally this... [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:11am EST
  by Slugbug

• Lest We Forget: "Turkey" "Bush" "Turkey" "Palin"

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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:14pm EST
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• Canadian Comic Gets Palin to Say Canadian Healthcare System Should be Dismantled

  Geoffrey Dunn: More Palin Lies: The Trooper in 'Troopergate' Breaks His Silence [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 7:05pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Chinese Fossil Turkey / Turkeys Used to Be Smart

  Feathered dinosaur fossils find has Chinese scientists all aflutter | Science | The Guardian David Disalvo - Brainspin – How Smart was Your Thanksgiving Dinner Before it Became Dinner? - True/Slant [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 7:02pm EST
  by Slugbug

• WIngnut Outrage that Best Buy Added Muslim Greeting in Flyer

  About That Doing Unto Others Thing... | CommonDreams.org Now right-wingers are up in vociferously-defended arms because Best Buy's vast and stuff-packed Thanksgiving flyer included a little-bitty ad wishing Muslims "Happy Eid al-Adha," a holiday that 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide mark... [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 9:27am EST
  by Slugbug

• The Graham-Palin Connection

  After reading Max Blumenthal's "Republican Gomorrah," hypocritic crap like this is no surprise. Palin pretends to be a populist in the family car but is being flown around by the org of Billy Graham's reformed cokehead son, but tried to... [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 9:06am EST
  by Slugbug

• Bacon-Crusted Turkey

  A-list Search: "Can you fry that for me?" - Fatty foods Still feeling carnivorous? Thanksgiving: The Truth Regarding Free-Range Turkeys -- Even free-range turkeys have often been debeaked and had their toenails clipped [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 11:22pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Snoopy Thanksgiving GOOGLE

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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 11:21pm EST
  by Slugbug

• South Park & Attacks on Redheads

  This article tells how students are beating up redheads. It's been the thing to do lately, apparently at least partially organized by kids on Facebook and inspired by a South Park episode - "Kick a Ginger." Gingers beware! - one... [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 7:08pm EST
  by Slugbug

• It's Weird to Think the First Couple are "Hot"

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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 7:05pm EST
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• It's Weird to Think the First Couple are "Hot" / Couple "Crashed" White House Dinner

  I really wanted to go to this - Kurt Elling sang etc. - now I see that a couple actually did "crash" the event and are pictured here with Joe Biden. They put it up on their Facebook site. [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 7:05pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Police in Ozarks Taze Ten Year Old Girl

  Thanks Joe Cooley in Oklahoma for your vigilance. Thinking alot about the police state as we near the 10th anniversary of the WTO in Seattle. Police Officer Uses Taser On 10-Year-Old Girl - Local News Story - KHBS NW Arkansas... [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 6:55pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Max Blumenthal Responds

  SLUGBUG I read your book from cover-to-cover while flying New Orleans to Dallas to Portland to Seattle - it's a page turner!! · Comment · Like · Doug Tarnapol - I'm not sure what's scarier -- the content of Max's... [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 6:52pm EST
  by Slugbug

• What the US Health Care Bill Looks Like

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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 6:29am EST
  by Slugbug

• Shut Up Hollywood! (from wingnuts say the darndest things on Facebook)

  Subject: Shut up Hollywood! From Sarah Palin's facebook page: Lady your the one and only hope we have left in America for reform of the Gov't . The other's have put us all in the poor house and it's a...' [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 12:23am EST
  by Slugbug

• Tea Party Rappers

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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:46pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Not for Vegans - Business Cards Made of Meat

  Video Games - E3 2009 - Attack of the Show [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:24pm EST
  by Slugbug

• 24 Years Ago Oprah Was in "Color Purple" - Now She Recommends "Precious"

  Amazing trailer .. I knew about Whoopi from an HBO special but I had never seen nor heard of Oprah til her amazing performance in "The Color Purple." [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:22pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Pretty Babies - Pageants Keep Jon Benet Look in Vogue

  Pretty baby portfolio - ages 8, 8, 5, 4, 8 - so looks like they're "over the hill" after 8?' [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 6:44am EST
  by Slugbug

• The New Blue

  Observatory - By Happy Accident, Chemists Produce a New Blue - NYTimes.com In the intense heat, almost 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, the ingredients formed a crystal structure in which the manganese ions absorbed red and green wavelengths of light and reflected... [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 6:44am EST
  by Slugbug

• ART: Michalopoulos, New Orleans

  Got a large print of a woman standing outside in the night - painted by this artist - and have never gotten tired of it. Here are a few more, and his website. Michalopoulos.com [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 6:43am EST
  by Slugbug

• Books: Stones Into Schools - Peace Through Education

  This is a recommendation from Alan Castle, in Seattle, who had recommended this author's prior book, and met the author locally. It's so timely, as we're just starting to hear more about sending troops and military equipment into Afghanistan. War...' [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 4:26pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Craziness - Lou Dobbs May Have Quit TeeVee to Prepare for Presidential Run

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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:20pm EST
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• More on Cannabis Cafe, Portland

  cannabis .. the largest cash crop in America .. the only business booming in California and Oregon watch the testimonial [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:44am EST
  by Slugbug

• Jackson's Glove .. Sold for $420,000

  Jackson's glove brought a lot of money Darren Julien, CEO of Julien's Auctions, which ran the auction, called the glove "the Holy Grail of Michael Jackson," and many expected it to sell for far more than its pre-sale estimate of... [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:37am EST
  by Slugbug

• Alcohol Good For Men's Hearts .. but for Women? Not So Much

  Another study saying it's ok for men to drink - maybe GOOD for men to drink. What about women? It was a Spanish study that said drinking alcohol every day cuts the risk of heart disease in men by a... [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:32am EST
  by Slugbug

• Sex Can Trigger Global Amnesia

  Lots of strange sexually-tinged stories lately such as this one about how sex can trigger amnesia. In the story, a woman and her husband have sex. Afterward, she seems disoriented. She no longer knew the Olympics was going on, even... [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:29am EST
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• Surgery for the Perfect Vagina

  BBC NEWS | Health | New warning on 'perfect vaginas' There is an increase in the number of women seeking surgery to improve the appearance of their vagina, according to the National Health Service - despite the fact that it... [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:29am EST
  by Slugbug

• Quadafi Fashion Show!!!

  Courtesy of Robin and many thanks!! http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/08/qaddafi-slideshow200908?slide=3#slide=1 [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:44pm EST
  by Slugbug

• FOX on "Burka Barbie"

  Seems to me FOX has some sort of "feminist" outlook when it comes to women in the middle east, while simultaneously managing to endorse repressive healthcare policies for women etc. in America. = Bizarro World. [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:34pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Martha Stewart Calls Palin Boring, Dangerous, Confused

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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 10:58am EST
  by Slugbug

• New Orleans Noir II - The Last Evening

  Walked down Bourbon Street - smoky with Cuban cigars and people sinning away in the Bible Belt - maybe that's why so many places don't allow photographs. Went to Marie Leveau's voodoo shop - best part is the altar that...' [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 8:36am EST
  by Slugbug

• Partying with ASHA at Mardi Gras World

  I've gone to this convention in Vegas, San Antonio, Austin, San Diego, Seattle, New Orleans, Anaheim, Washington DC etc. over more than 3 decades and we've had some good parties - like adults-only Disneyland. Going to Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras... [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 5:58am EST
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• A Little Bitta Levi

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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 12:08pm EST
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• Hurricane Katrina & Environmental Consciousness

  It was pleasing to find that quite a number of New Orleans merchants were avoiding the use of plastic bags after having seen what happened after Hurricane Katrina. There had been documentary footage of countless plastic bags up in the... [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 11:48am EST
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• Palin Book Crowd Goes Rogue After She Leaves Indiana Book Signing Abruptly

  From Robin:Dick Cavett is discussing Sarah Palin on MSNBC: She seems to have no first language. [...] I feel sorry for John McCain because he aimed low and missed. The fact that you could take any 5 sentences out of... [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 6:22am EST
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• We're in Louisiana and Landrieu is Helping Stall Health Care Debate

  WASHINGTON — Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana. But the section's purpose is... [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 6:17am EST
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• We're in Louisiana and Landrieu is Helping Stall Health Care Debate UPDATED

  WASHINGTON — Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana. But the section's purpose is... [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 6:17am EST
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• We're in Louisiana and Wonkette Shows Vitter Withdrawing Money from an ATM

  Wonkette : David Vitter’s Just Got To Grab Some Cash Quickly, He’ll Be Right Back [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 6:13am EST
  by Slugbug

• Latest Wingnut Viral Email - "Brokeback Mountain" Imagery

  However, it was the previous administration who broke the bank with unauthorized oil wars and deregulation of corporate interests. Here is an article from Daily Kos about wingnut billboards that are appearing in the outback. Daily Kos: Missouri Billboard Calls... [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 5:45am EST
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• Virtual Biden & Free Alumni Food at the Marriott, New Orleans

  Joe Biden didn't make it to the Awards Ceremony at the American Speech and Hearing Association but former astronaut and Senator John Glenn and his wife Annie Glenn did. They had met at the White House with Joe Biden, as...' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:50pm EST
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• Bizarre Wingnut Campout for Palin Book Signing

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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:35am EST
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• New Orleans: Inside the Convention Center & Remembering Katrina

  “I always wondered why somebody didn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.”- Lily Tomlin Just had lunch out on the balcony of the blocks-long Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. I could see right up close... [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:01am EST
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• Virtual Biden to Receive Award at ASHA in New Orleans Following Recent Daily Show Appearance & Car Crash Story

  What is ASHA? Our convention! The American Speech & Hearing Association in New Orleans this week! Annie Glenn, wife of astronaut John Glenn, will give an award to Joe Biden, for overcoming his stuttering. So I uploaded this photo with... [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:05am EST
  by Slugbug

• FOX News Poll Finds It's OK to Bow to Foreign Leaders

  According to TPM , Fox News conducted a poll asking : When the president of the United States is traveling overseas, do you think it is appropriate for him to bow to a foreign leader if that is the country's...' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 5:49am EST
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• New Orleans: Happy Hour at Emeril's, on to Cafe du Monde & Rubyfruit Jungle

  all this food and drink for 16 bucks That's octopus bruschetta, honey-dipped chicken, grilled pork, gumbo, oysters, bread and corn muffins, and a mojito! [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:02pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Majority of Republicans Think ACORN Stole Election for Obama

  Never mind that Bush cannot be shown to have won legitimately either time and that there is no real evidence for the ACORN claim.. A majority of GOP voters think ACORN stole the '08 election for Obama | Political Insider...' [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 11:01am EST
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• Medium Movie Popcorn Has Enough Fat to Last 3 or 4 Days

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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:54am EST
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• New Orleans: 100 Years of Mardi Gras (Zulu Exhibit at the Cabildo)

  $6 and amazing!!! Masks, float items, antique invitations, memorabilia, video histories and accountings - just indescribable but here are a few photos. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:42am EST
  by Slugbug

• New Orleans: Day I - American Speech & Hearing Convention

  I'm attending sessions so far on Semantic Encoding and on Hyperacusis/Hyperreactivity and the good thing is that I found a superfast connection and free coffee as well as a wall outlet. I am listening to accounts of how some individuals...' [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:32am EST
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• Texas Constitutional Amendment Outlaws Marriage

  Barbara Ann Radnofsky, a Houston lawyer and Democratic candidate for attorney general, says that a 22-word clause in a 2005 constitutional amendment designed to ban gay marriages erroneously endangers the legal status of all marriages in the state. The amendment,... [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 6:44pm EST
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• New Orleans: Brad Pitt for Mayor & Other Political Statements

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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:20pm EST
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• Alex Grey Depicts Obama

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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 5:40am EST
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• New Orleans Noir

  First night's shooting .. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 10:42pm EST
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• An Unexpected Up-Close Tour of New Orleans After Katrina

  I got more than I bargained for already on this trip. In one day, I got a trip from Seattle to Dallas, where I got to see alot of men in hunting gear. Then I got a quick jet to... [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 6:58pm EST
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• Remembering The Ninth Ward

  Pics: The Lower Ninth Ward Almost Four Years Later - PSFK Going to New Orleans - went to Google Earth for a look at the 9th ward and it's unfathomable - even from the satellite views, it looks like a... [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 6:40am EST
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• Dr. Mengele & the Brazilian Town of Twins / Boys From Brazil

  Wonder if the "Boys From Brazil" movie was referencing this phenomena of frequent twins here - more than 1000% higher than in other places? That movie had the little Hitlers and in this video, a guy thinks Dr. Joseph Mengele... [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 6:38am EST
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• Obama Doesn't Twitter / Chinese Censor Obama's Speech on Censorship

  CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Obama: I’ve never used Twitter « - Blogs from CNN.com "Let me say that I have never used Twitter," Obama said in response to a question from a Chinese... [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 6:28am EST
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• Ghadafi Tries to Convert 200 Italian Women

  Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has hosted a soiree in Rome for some 200 young Italian women, but instead of the party they expected the women were given a lecture on Islam and copies of the Quran, a news report said... [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:31am EST
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• Obama Visits Troops in Alaska

  This is Palin's turf & her only trip out of the US was to visit Alaskan troops overseas. Palin has held many of her events in various airplane hangars and now she is rounding the talk shows and book stores... [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:11am EST
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• Nixon Establishes Protocol By Bowing to Hirohito; Eisenhower Bowed to DeGaulle; W

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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:00am EST
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• NPR: In China & India, Skin Color Still An Issue

  President Obama's arrival in China on Sunday is being eagerly awaited by many people, especially one young woman in Shanghai. Lou Jing is of mixed race, with a Chinese mother and an African-American father. She became famous nationally after her... [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 7:58am EST
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• Phelps Nut Family: "This Land is Fag Land" - in Harmony

  They picketed the school of the Obama children and now they are harassing comedians. Harmon Leon - The Infiltrator – Westboro Baptist Church Pickets Obama Girls And Blue Collar Comedy Tour’s Ron White - True/Slant But I hadn't heard this...' [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 7:46am EST
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• South Park's Glenn Beck Parody

  Go Cartman! [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 7:46am EST
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• Nixon Establishes Protocol By Bowing to Hirohito

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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:00pm EST
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• Chinese T-Shirt Entrepreneur's "Oba Mao" / Protest in South Korea

  He sold these until authorities made him stop. Maybe wingnuts here would buy them. [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 2:44pm EST
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