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Friday, January 16, 2015

Saudi Arabia postpones activist's flogging: source, Amnesty

Saudi Arabia has postponed Friday's public flogging of activist and blogger Raif Badawi on medical grounds, a source familiar with matter told Reuters.

This laptop is so slow I just caught it watching 'The O'Reilly Factor.' - John Fugelsang

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

Of course, Tony Blair is consulting the House GOP on radical Islam. He's one of the world's foremost experts on spreading it.- LOLGOP

Republican Compares ISIS To The Founding Fathers
Physician Ben Carson, a likely Republican presidential candidate who has captured the imagination of the conservative base, favorably compared the terrorist group ISIS to the founding fathers of the United States. Carson praised ISIS for being “willing to die” for their beliefs, just like America’s founders, and not compromising for “the sake of political correctness.” He said that while ISIS had the “wrong philosophy,” Americans could learn from their example.

Beginning to think we shouldn't get our ideas about free speech from people who think they know exactly what God wants.- LOLGOP

Republican Shenanigans

Think about this. There are Republicans who think MITT ROMNEY has more bad baggage than a BUSH.- LOLGOP

Mitten Is On The Outs With GOP
Mitt Romney's declaration that he is considering a third shot at the White House after being a two-time Republican presidential loser was widely greeted with disdain at a national gathering of Republican activists on Thursday.

"Mitt Romney said if he did run, this time things would turn out differently. Yes they would. This time he would get his ass kicked by a woman." –Bill Maher

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Police ARE Above The Law
A former Arkansas police officer, who was fired after he exposed an undercover officer’s sex acts with a prostitute, has filed a lawsuit to get his job back.

GREAT NEWS! Not only are gas prices lower, but now that oceans are rising faster than expected, your drive to the beach is getting shorter!- The Daily Edge

Mitch McConnell: "I'm pleased to announce crazy Sen. Ernst will give GOP response to #SOTU. In exchange she has promised not to castrate me"- The Daily Edge

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Yesterday, during his domestic abuse trial, NASCAR driver Kurt Busch said he believes his ex-girlfriend is a CIA-trained assassin. I guess those are just the kinds of thoughts you have when you drive in circles for four hours.- Seth Myers

Vultures Are Circling Obamacare
With the Supreme Court threatening to gut Obamacare, a top insurance executive says that he is working on a "grand bargain" between the White House and Congress in case that worst-case scenario comes to be.

It's always worth remembering that if OJ hadn't killed those poor people none of us would know what a 'Kardashian' is.- John Fugelsang

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Athabasca Falls, Canada. Let's kayak down those falls! Geronimo!

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Thursday, January 15, 2015

US To Loosen Embargo On Cuba Starting Friday, Making Trade And Travel Easier

US To Loosen Embargo On Cuba Starting Friday, Making Trade And Travel Easier
The Obama administration is putting a large dent in the U.S. embargo against Cuba as of Friday, significantly loosening restrictions on American trade and investment.

The new rules also open up the communist island to greater American travel and allow U.S. citizens to start bringing home small amounts of Cuban cigars after more than a half-century ban.

If Martin Luther King Jr. had lived, he'd be 86 today and conservatives wouldn't be quoting him.- LOLGOP

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Lindsey Graham Wants A Crusade
Senator Lindsey Graham, in the middle of discussing a potential 2016 run, wondered on Hugh Hewitt‘s radio show today why President Obama and the White House refuse to say we’re in a “religious war.”

A new Republican Congress is taking over. Sen. Ted Cruz has been appointed to overseeing NASA in Congress. He says he wants NASA to focus on finding aliens so he can deport them. - Conan O'Brien

Mitt Romney deserves the Oscar for his performance pretending he didn't want to run for president again for the last 2 years.- Tea Party Cat

Republican Shenanigans

Days after Mitt Romney announced he is considering a 2016 presidential campaign, his former running mate Paul Ryan announced that he will not run. Ryan won't say who he'll support. He just wants the best man for the Jeb . . . Job, I mean job. - Jimmy Fallon

Giuliani Doesn't Like Mittens
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani appeared on Fox and Friends this morning to share the observation that Mitt Romney, who reportedly plans on running in the 2016 presidential election, has a big problem: His competitors are better this year.

Mitt Romney is reportedly putting his 2012 election team back together. And somehow, miraculously, none of them were busy with other stuff.- Seth Myers

Mitt Romney: If I'd been elected, Mondays would be a second Saturday and puppies would stay puppies forever.- LOLGOP

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I Hope Obamacare Covers The Mentally Delusional
A Christian mom in Cordova, Tennessee is worried that occult influences are at lurking in her town and showing their presence in the unlikeliest of places, the red tail lights of local school buses.

Republican Mike Huckabee criticized the Obamas for letting their daughters listen to Beyoncé due to her explicit lyrics. So now the Obama girls are faced with the tough choice every teen must eventually make — listen to Beyoncé or Mike Huckabee. - Conan O'Brien

What? What? Right Wingers Have Damaged The USA?
Right-wing commentators like Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly have damaged the country, according to Alex S. Jones, the outgoing head of Harvard University's Shorenstein Center on Press, Politics and Public Policy, who announced his departure Wednesday after 15 years leading the prestigious media training center.

Cyber War In France
19,000 French civilian and military websites are under attack by hackers, according to France's head of cyberdefense.
The scope of attacks is unprecedented, Rear Admiral Arnaud Coustillière said at a press conference Thursday.

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China Versus Apple
Rising smartphone star Xiaomi is moving upmarket and taking aim at Apple's iPhone.

The Chinese manufacturer known for ultra-low-priced handsets on Thursday unveiled a new model that chairman Jun Lei said is comparable to Apple's iPhone 6 but thinner and lighter.

Fifteen states across the country have gas prices that have dipped below $2. That means it’s now cheaper to buy a gallon of liquefied dinosaurs than one cup of coffee at Starbucks. - Jimmy Fallon

So this bartender snapped, thought he was Jesus and decided to poison John Boehner; cos that's exactly what Jesus would do.- John Fugelsang

Several Google employees got lost on a camping trip. Luckily,a search found them in 0.3333 seconds.- Jokeblogger.com

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Gaston Rébuffat mountain climbing in France, 1944. How the hell did he get up there?

Peace.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

The Missing Pages of the 9/11 Report

The Missing Pages of the 9/11 Report
The lead author of the Senate’s report on 9/11 says it’s time to reveal what’s in the 28 pages that were redacted from it, which he says will embarrass the Saudis...“It’s rather bizarre that we would go to these great lengths to air this heretofore confidential information about how we reacted to 9/11, and at the same time we keep secret information about protecting those who helped launch the attack.”

A Saudi Arabian prince has said that oil may never again rise above $100 a barrel. He said it's gotten so bad he can't afford to buy his wife her own car that she's not allowed to drive.- Conan O'Brien

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John McCain blocked Obama's plans to close Gitmo, which he's entitled to do since he beat Obama in the 2008 election.- Top Conservative Cat

D.C. Train Smoke Cause Determined
The smothering fumes in the Washington Metro that killed a woman and sent scores to the hospital were caused by something touching the high-voltage third rail, investigators said.

Nearly two dozen people remained hospitalized Tuesday, the day after smoke spiraled through the subway.

Honestly, if I were choosing between Rand, Cruz, Huckabee and Bush, I might go for someone who hadn't lost too badly last time.- LOLGOP

Immigration Payback
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security this week while blocking President Barack Obama's actions on immigration, House Speaker John Boehner said on Tuesday.

Republican Shenanigans

Study: US white majority to end by mid-century. Bad news for Starbucks, trailer park owners, and the GOP - Jokeblogger.com

And The Horse Race Begins
The Republican presidential race is springing to life. No one is officially a candidate yet, but more than half a dozen big names are starting to get organized.

"We've never seen anything remotely like it," Rick Wilson, a Florida-based Republican consultant said.

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End Result Of Shoestring Budgets & Small Government
Congress has handed the IRS more work and less funding, leading to a decline in taxpayer service, the tax agency’s independent in-house critic said in a new report.

The agency’s inability to provide clear, timely assistance to the public is the most serious issue facing the nation’s taxpayers, according to the annual report released today by Nina Olson, the national taxpayer advocate.

Mitt Romney said he is considering a third presidential bid. Romney said he got the idea from watching his dog repeatedly run into an electric fence.- Seth Myers

Ohio State supporters riot in Columbus. Rudy Giuliani and Fox News insist ALL WHITE PEOPLE be held responsible for this violence.- Tea Party Cat

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Christmas Sales Way Down. The War On Christmas Must Have Worked!
U.S. retail sales slumped last month in a sign consumers remained frugal even as gas prices declined and hiring picked up.

The Commerce Department says retail sales fell 0.9 percent in December, the largest decline since January.

Nike announced that this year it will sell self-lacing tennis shoes. By the way, if you're too lazy to lace up your tennis shoes you're really going to hate tennis.- Conan O'Brien

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600 year old astronomical clock in Prague, Czech Republic.

Peace.