Politico: According to late February polling conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, 53 percent of Americans — a slim majority — now believe “the U.S. will ultimately succeed in achieving its goals” in Iraq. That figure is up from…
Derek Bridges
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The car was Amorphous Funk’s. She offered someone a ride. That someone turned out to be a Bark eater. Her bark of choice? Hillary Clinton. Here’s a snippet but be sure to read the whole account: “You’re a woman!” she told me. “Don’t you want…
Derek Bridges
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Xavier University has a scary email policy that prevents Michael Homan from dispensing critical advice to Adrastos: I just sent an email to Adrastos in which I told him to “fuck off,” not literally or in a mean spirited way, just the sort of friendly…
Derek Bridges
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The Democratic National Committee stripped Michigan of its delegates when it broke party rules in scheduling an early primary. All of the Democratic campaigns were notified that Florida and Michigan would not count. As far as is known, none protested at the time. On August…
Derek Bridges
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G Bitch reacts–with anger, one might say–to Geraldine Ferraro’s stupid comments about Obama having it so easy running for president … being a black guy named Barack Hussein Obama (h/t Marc Ambinder) and all. What’s the international smiley symbol for disgust? The greenish pukey face…
Derek Bridges
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Hillary Clinton claims to have played an important role in encouraging the Bosnian government in 1996 to open its border to refugees. However, the border re-opened the day before Clinton arrived to meet with government leaders. Hillary has suggested even just flying into Bosnia was…
Derek Bridges
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(photo credit: Desert Vu) Republican presidential nominee John McCain likes to trash talk earmarks. It’s good politics and I recognize he’s got a fair point to make: the earmark is indeed is a problematic way for Congress to dispense money. Via WaPo: McCain, who has…
Derek Bridges
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(image credit: Stephanie Gray; h/t Matthew Yglesias) Strange Maps: “I’m a female and a feminist. I dislike the usage of the word ‘ho’. However, as a geography major, I find this song hilarious, and had to map it,” says Stefanie Gray, referring to ‘Area Codes’…
Derek Bridges
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Time: During the complex debate two years ago over whether President George W. Bush had acted illegally in authorizing a secret domestic-wiretapping program, Mr. S was sitting in his office at the Xxxxx Xxxxx law school when the telephone rang. It was ________. “I never…
Derek Bridges
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Via TPM (AP): Speaking to radio station WJZD-FM in Gulfport, Miss., the former first lady said the comments she made about the state in the run up to the Iowa caucuses “were not exactly what I said,” even though they came directly from an interview…
Derek Bridges
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Tough to see Samantha Power resign from the Obama campaign (or maybe it’s good to see her go?). I happen to agree with her characterization of Hillary, so I guess it’s clear I’m not cut out for high flying campaign adviser status, either. The Clinton…
Derek Bridges
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(photo credit: boxchain) Via The Washington Independent: Following scant debate, the Senate last week approved an amendment to an Indian health care bill that would permanently prohibit the use of federal dollars to fund abortions for Native Americans except in rare cases. The move has…
Derek Bridges
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A couple weeks ago G Bitch posted a book meme (“My Own Damn Book Meme 2“) and here were the rules: My Rules: 1. I [g]rab the nearest chosen book. 2. I [o]pen the book to page 123. 3. I [f]ind the fifth sentence. 4….