Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Conservative think tanker tells tea partiers: Being drawn and quartered ‘too good’ for Obama




Conservative think tanker tells tea partiers: Being drawn and quartered ‘too good’ for Obama
A senior analyst for the conservative Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) expressed support for the idea of not only impeaching President Barack Obama during a speech to a Florida Tea Party group, but also for his public execution, Right Wing Watch reported.



41% of Republicans do not believe the president is a citizen; 61% do not believe he walked on the moon. - LOLGOP








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BREAKING: Americans demand foreign policy littered with adjectives that indicate male potency and no foreign wars. - LOLGOP







Is Baghdad Next?
Using its own version of "soft" and "hard" power, the Islamic State is crushing resistance across northern Iraq so successfully that its promise to march on Baghdad may no longer be unrealistic bravado.



Looking for the guys who say America's a Christian nation? They're taking a break from yelling at kid refugees to rip away health insurance.- LOLGOP






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Kicking Obamacare In The Teeth
A U.S. federal judicial panel on Tuesday dealt a potentially devastating blow to President Barack Obama's healthcare law, throwing out a provision that provides millions of Americans with subsidies for private health insurance.


Republicans who spent the last six years rooting for breakdown of health care markets and poor people without insurance are happy today.- Josh Barro






Excited about the GOP website mocking Hillary's wealth. I hope they point out how little she has compared to GOP candidates!- Top Conservative Cat



This Gives A Whole New Meaning To "Do you know where your kids are?"
An evangelical group has launched a campaign to convert children to Christianity at public spaces and schools in Oregon.

Parents concerned about the group’s intentions have launched their own campaign to warn about the Child Evangelism Fellowship’s Good News Club and its tactics...






Lawsuit Against Obama Thrown Out
A federal judge has thrown out a U.S. Senator’s legal challenge to a part of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law that grants health insurance subsidies for members of Congress and their staffs.



Luckily Rick Perry has his genius glasses now or he'd have sent the National Guard to Taco Bell :( - LOLGOP






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How DARE Obama prohibit federal contractors from discriminating against gays! Doesn't he know God is a huge bigot?-  Top Conservative Cat







Offshore Tax Havens Will End When Hell Freezes Over
 Immediate government action is needed to plug a loophole that allows U.S. corporations to avoid federal taxes by shifting their tax domiciles overseas through deals known as inversions, the head of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee said on Tuesday.



BREAKING: Federal court rules in favor of Republican plan to impoverish people who dare to get decent health insurance.- Top Conservative Cat



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Ah, I miss 20th century Republicans who accepted voting rights and birth control.- LOLGOP



Delta Staying Out Of Israel
Delta Air Lines is canceling all flights to Israel until further notice, citing reports that a rocket landed near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport.






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June was the warmest month on record, if you believe so called "records."- LOLGOP



Detroit Unions Speak Loudly
 A year after filing for bankruptcy, Detroit is building momentum to get out, especially after workers and retirees voted in favor of major pension changes just a few weeks before a judge holds a crucial trial that could end the largest public filing in U.S. history.







Today is the 30th anniversary of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, which raised the drinking age to 21. Also turning 30 today: a 16-year-old boy, according to his fake ID. - Seth Myers






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That hammock is just waiting for someone.

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Monday, July 21, 2014

Obama to meet Central America leaders, migrant numbers fall: officials





Obama to meet Central America leaders, migrant numbers fall: officials
President Barack Obama will meet with the leaders of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador next week to discuss cooperation on the influx of child migrants from Central America into the United States, the White House said on Friday.



God, grant me the serenity to yell at immigrant children, the courage to still say I'm a Christian, and the ignorance to not get the irony. - Rex Huppke







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Finally!
 Malaysia has reached an agreement with Aleksander Borodai, leader of the separatist group in eastern Ukraine, to retrieve the bodies of the victims of MH17, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Tuesday.







Even though both Israel and Hamas fired on one another during the five-hour humanitarian period yesterday, the U.N. secretary general said both sides "mostly respected" the cease-fire. That's like leaving the house without pants and saying you're "mostly dressed."- Seth Myers



Ceasefire Called By UN
The UN Security Council has called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza.

It comes as US Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Cairo for talks on the crisis amid a mounting death toll.

More than 500 Palestinians, mainly civilians, have been killed since the Israeli offensive began 13 days ago, Gaza's health ministry says.





CNN: Obama calls downed plane an "outrage"

MSNBC: Eloquent Obama eulogizes crash victims

Fox News: TYRANT! GOLF! OBAMA...BAD BLACK MAN!!- Rex Huppke



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Weird. Canada has same-sex marriage, guaranteed abortion coverage and Medicare for all -- yet their Christians aren't flooding our borders.- LOLGOP


Califurnace
The first six months of 2014 were the hottest ever in California, according to the National Weather Service.

The period was nearly 5 degrees warmer than the 20th century average and more than a degree hotter than the record set in 1934, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.






Rick Perry to send the National Guard to shoo refugee children and let them know how "pro-life" he is.- LOLGOP



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They didn't tell us the only thing that would trickle down is the quality of George Bushes. - LOLGOP



Politico Polls 63% of Americans Rating Hillary as Excellent to Fair As Secretary of State. Politico Calls Numbers Unimpressive
A majority of voters are unimpressed with Hillary Clinton’s performance as secretary of state, according to a new POLITICO poll.
Just 14 percent described her time at State — she served four years ending in February 2013 — as “excellent,” while 28 percent defined it as “good.” Twenty-one percent called it “fair,” and 32 percent rated her performance “poor.” Six percent weren’t sure or declined to answer.




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Ted Cruz: "My plan will solve the border crisis by deporting everyone who immigrated after my dad did, thereby closing America forever."- Top Conservative Cat






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Malaysian Airlines = Bankruptcy
Embattled Malaysia Airlines could file for bankruptcy this week as it struggles to stay afloat after two tragic disasters in less than six months.







People love the new Pope, but I think it's safe to say he's gone crazy. Now he's thinking about doing away with celibacy for priests. Are you like me? Are you thinking "Real Housewives of the Vatican?"- David Letterman







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Friday, July 18, 2014

Climate data from air, land, sea and ice in 2013 reflect trends of a warming planet








Climate data from air, land, sea and ice in 2013 reflect trends of a warming planet
In 2013, the vast majority of worldwide climate indicators—greenhouse gases, sea levels, global temperatures, etc.—continued to reflect trends of a warmer planet, according to the indicators assessed in the State of the Climate in 2013 report, released online today by the American Meteorological Society.


In Science: New Study Finds Most Of Earth’s Oxygen Used For Complaining.- The Onion







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There are 12,000 troops along the Russia-Ukraine border, but none are American. Sad. Guess John McCain will need the viagra tonight.- Top Conservative Cat tweet




Putin Scorned By Most Sane Countries
While the group responsible for the crash of Malaysian Airlines MH17 has yet to be determined, the international community has been quick to condemn Vladimir Putin. 



Reagan: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
Bill O'Reilly: "We need to build a Berlin wall along the Mexican border."- Top Conservative Cat tweet






Pope Francis is considering repealing celibacy for priests. Priests will no longer have to take a vow of celibacy. See what you can accomplish when you don't have Congress standing in your way?- David Letterman



Republican Shenanigans




100 Republicans Backing A Democrat?
More than 100 current and former Republican officials endorsed Democratic state Rep. Paul Davis's bid to unseat Gov. Sam Brownback (R) Tuesday, marking a new setback for the incumbent, who was already facing a competitive reelection campaign.






Gay marriage would lead to people not taking marriage seriously says thrice-married Attorney General of Florida.- LOLGOP



Boehner Says No To Immigration Vote This Month. Hey, John, No Rush!
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday expressed doubts Congress would agree by the end of this month on an emergency response to the crisis involving an influx of thousands of child migrants at the U.S. southern border.



SPOILER: The fact that Republicans in Congress can't act on immigration now & haven't been able to for a decade is a big part of our problem. - LOLGOP





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There's currently a petition to split California into several states. Among the new states would be Botoxia, Pornsylvania, and of course, the Commonwealth of Kardashiania.- Conan O'Brien






REMINDER: Every day America isn't occupying two foreign countries is a step up from 2003-2012.- LOLGOP





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Putin's Economy Is Diving
Russian markets have taken another tumble as the latest set of U.S. sanctions rattle investor confidence and raise concerns about Russia's fragile economy.



Beginning to think George W. Bush didn't get a great read on Putin's soul.- LOLGOP








Oil Trains Face New Rules
North Dakota's Bakken oil patch has thrived thanks in large part to the once-niche business of hauling fuel on U.S. rail tracks. New safety rules may now test the oil train model.

Within weeks, the Obama Administration is due to unveil a suite of reforms that will rewrite standards conceived long before the rise of the shale oil renaissance...






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Henry Ford. Because even a union-busting anti-Semite recognized that employees should be able to afford to buy what they build.- LOLGOP



Meanwhile, Back In Latin America
China's president pressed a charm offensive with Latin America on Thursday, signing deals with Brazil, meeting regional leaders and proposing a $20 billion infrastructure fund that highlights Beijing's growing interests in the region.







The number of pot delivery services has tripled in the last three years because more states are easing their marijuana laws. And the first person who figures out how to combine that with a pizza delivery service will be our country's first trillionaire.- Conan O'Brien







Are animals intelligent? Sure! I let my monkey type my tweets and he does a great (PLEASE HELP ME ESCAPE) job!- Stephen Colbert





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Cenote diving, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

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