GOP lawmaker calls on Sarah Palin to lead new party to replace Republicans
A former California lawmaker and executive for the conservative social activist network the Council for National Policy is proposing that the Tea Party and Christian extremists form a third party “to do to the GOP what the GOP did to the Whig Party” — and says that Sarah Palin should be its leader
"This Republican party is just full of children, and someone needs to leave them in a hot car." - Bill Maher
The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam
- Saddam's allies moved his corpse, fearful Shi'ite militias would harm it: tribal leader
- Iraq TV: Airstrike kills 60 suspected militants
- Russia calls for humanitarian mission to Ukraine as Poland sounds a warning
- Hagel: Growing threat of Russia invading Ukraine
- Scoring points: Fox reduces general’s murder to ‘a touchdown for the Taliban’ to slam Obama
- Lebanese army surrounds border town, evacuates refugees
- 127 kg of cocaine seized from Spanish naval ship
- Southeast Asia’s top Islamic militant found alive two years after US jubilantly declared his death
Occupied people build tunnels and shoot rockets? Who knew?- AllHatNoCattle
Gaza Truce Holding So Far
A Gaza truce was holding on Wednesday as Egyptian mediators pursued talks with Israeli and Palestinian representatives on an enduring end to a war that has devastated the Hamas Islamist- dominated enclave.
Officials from Hamas and Israel have agreed to a 72-hour cease-fire. Of course, we won’t have true peace in the Middle East until there’s a cease-fire that lasts longer than a mattress sale.- Seth Myers
Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian have ended their so-called feud after eight years. Then John Kerry said, “Man, that was rough. Now on to the Middle East.”- Jimmy Fallon
Republican Shenanigans
- GA GOP candidate: 1st Amendment is faith groups’ ‘God-given’ right to take govt money
- Stephen Colbert imagines how much better kids’ books would be with more guns in them
- GOP Senator Pat Roberts defeats Obama’s Tea Party cousin in Kansas
- Right wing discourse on guns is being completely shaped by the gun industry’s desire to sell more guns
- NC city renames street honoring Klansman who flogged people for not attending church
- AZ sheriff Joe Arpaio fuels Tea Party nuttiness with birther ‘citizens grand jury’ fantasy
"Do you know that these fools actually went ahead this week and voted to sue the President of the United States? ...I doubt anything will really come of this lawsuit. First of all, it's a lawsuit. It involves a subpoena. And try to find a Republican who will be willing to be seen serving a black man." - Bill Maher
George W. Bush Legacy Overly Edited By CIA
The chief author of the Senate’s “torture report” urged President Obama on Tuesday to make more of the document available to the public, over the objections of the CIA. She charged that the intelligence agency’s edits “eliminate or obscure key facts” about controversial interrogation practices during the George W. Bush administration.
THE WAR ON WHITE PEOPLE WILL BEGIN THE GOVERNMENT EITHER TRYING TO GET YOU HEALTH INSURANCE OR EBOLA.- LOLGOP
Rock The Voter News
- Obama welcomes African leaders for unusual dinner
- Clinton trumps Christie for president in New Jersey voter poll
- Hillary Clinton Name-Drops Like a Champ in Surprise 'Colbert Report' Appearance
- UFO Sightings Are More Common Than Voter Fraud
The Russians Arrived. The Russians Arrived.
Russian hackers stole 1.2 billion Internet credentials from major US companies and others around the world in what is likely the biggest data breach ever, security researchers said Tuesday.
Russian gang steals a billion passwords, now knows your pets' names.- LOLGOP
Up In Smoke
U.S. planemaker Boeing has teamed up with South African Airways to develop jet fuel from a tobacco plant as part of efforts to cut carbon emissions and promote green energy in Africa's most advanced economy.
Those people at the CDC are just like climate scientists. Totally compromised by the billions of dollars they accept to work in "science."- LOLGOP
Business/Tech News
- U.S. service sector growth hits 8-1/2 year high in July: ISM survey
- Russian tourists stranded abroad as crisis deepens
- Microsoft's Surface Business Has Lost An Estimated $1.7 Billion Since Debut
- Lawrence O’Donnell: Wall Street figured out that income inequality is bad for Wall Street
- Wildfires force temporary evacuation of alien hunters' search facility
REMINDER: Denying the working poor health insurance does not prevent Ebola.- LOLGOP
Donald Trump Suing His Own Name
Donald Trump has a message for the two Atlantic City casinos that still bear his name, five years after he gave up anything to do with running them: You're fired.
Americans must take the rest of the summer to contemplate the fact that we get far less vacation time than any other civilized country. Which is maybe why, on the world "happiness index," we're down at number 17. - Bill Maher
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Odd News
- J.K. Rowling sends note by Albus Dumbledore to Texas girl from slain family
- Commuters Band Together to Rescue Man Trapped Between Train and Platform
- Austrian woman faces fine for nude outings
- New York City subway cars fumigated after bedbug sightings
Time To Deflate Photo
Xcaret Underground River, Mexico
Peace.
Peace.
