Monthly Archives: December 2009

Last Open Thread of 2009

Posted on 12/31/2009 at 5:56 pm by Bob Cesca

New Year’s Eve open thread for you. Topic (if you choose): Which politician or celebrity most embodied the awfulness of this decade? Share

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Crazy Quote of the Week

Posted on 12/31/2009 at 2:39 pm by Bob Cesca

“And I think we have got to get serious about catching terrorists, not just catching weapons. I‘m waiting for the terrorist who knows kung fu or something that gets on an airplane without a weapon. God knows what that is … Continue reading →

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Polling Torture

Posted on 12/31/2009 at 2:33 pm by Bob Cesca

Ben Smith reports: Polling torture depends, like so many policy polls, on how the question is asked, and it’s an area where both sides claim majority support. Rasmussen’s latest finds 58% saying “yes,” after a bit of context, to: “Should … Continue reading →

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Progressive Robocall Targeting Bernie Sanders

Posted on 12/31/2009 at 12:50 pm by Bob Cesca

Yep. Bernie Sanders is such a corporate apparatchik. Sam Stein reports: The Progressive Change Campaign Committee is targeting four liberal members of the Democratic caucus in the Senate, urging them to filibuster legislation that does not include a government-run insurance … Continue reading →

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More Republican Terrorism Hypocrisy

Posted on 12/31/2009 at 11:24 am by Bob Cesca

Back in July of 2007, Congress passed a bill called the Improving America’s Security Act of 2007, which implemented more of the recommendations from the 9/11 Commission. One the provisions included $250 million for airport security. Guess what? Eight Republican … Continue reading →

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Go Eric Massa!

Posted on 12/31/2009 at 10:36 am by Bob Cesca

This is really great. Congressman Eric Massa (D-NY) goes after Dick Cheney. Share

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Rush Limbaugh

Posted on 12/31/2009 at 8:25 am by Bob Cesca

Speedy recovery to Limbaugh and all that glad-handing bullshit. The important question is: What the hell is he doing in exotic Hawaii?! Here’s a Sears mannequin to explain Hawaii: Anway, you don’t drop 100 lbs. in six months without damaging … Continue reading →

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Morning Awesome

Posted on 12/31/2009 at 6:11 am by Bob Cesca

Awesome movie trailer of 2009 “Cat Shit One” – The Animated Series Trailer Production: Studio Anima Director: Kazuya Sasahara Share

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Favorite Songs of the Decade

Posted on 12/30/2009 at 8:55 pm by Bob Cesca

Okay, this was challenging so I reserve the right to add, substitute and rearrange. But off the top of my head, here are my Top 20 favorite songs of the decade: 20. Rush – “Far Cry” from Snakes & Arrows … Continue reading →

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Lack of Insurance Deadlier Than Terrorism

Posted on 12/30/2009 at 7:55 pm by Bob Cesca

Blue Texan brings us the graph of the week: Remember this when the TSA is taking weird all-nude scans of your body at the airport. This illustrates the distinction between rational fear and irrational fear. Lack of insurance is something … Continue reading →

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The Public Option: Finding Common Ground

Posted on 12/30/2009 at 6:34 pm by Bob Cesca

I absolutely agree with everything Jon Walker writes in this post at FDL in support of the public option. Contrary to the stereotype, while I agree with writers like Cohn, Klein and Yglesias on the overall bill, I’ve always believed … Continue reading →

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Full Body Scans

Posted on 12/30/2009 at 5:34 pm by Bob Cesca

These body scan machines they’re considering for airport security are just remarkably awful. When we talk about privacy rights and liberty, one of the things we almost instinctively object to is the notion of strangers from the government photographing our … Continue reading →

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New Huffington Post Column

Posted on 12/30/2009 at 3:45 pm by Bob Cesca

Republican Hypocrisy on Terrorism Reaches New Levels of Awful Enjoy, Twitter and Digg often! Share

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Bernie Sanders Has A Left Flank? Weird.

Posted on 12/30/2009 at 1:59 pm by Bob Cesca

I just don’t understand this. Earlier this week, it was Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) being targeted by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, which is hoping that some liberal lawmaker will stand up to insist that the public insurance option be … Continue reading →

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Same Memes, New Names

Posted on 12/30/2009 at 12:17 pm by Bob Cesca

BooMan makes an interesting point about certain progressive blogging circles: …if you are waking each morning to blog about what a bunch of corporate whores the Democrats and the president are, you haven’t really adjusted your style to the new … Continue reading →

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