James Von Brunn, 89 Year Old White Supremacist and Jew/Neocon Hater, Opens Fire at Holocaust Museum

June 11, 2009

“89-year-old white supremacist attacked guards at the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC, killing one guard before taking a bullet himself. James Von Brunn, well-known in the lunatic fringe that is white supremacism, had attempted a similar attack in 1981 at the Federal Reserve, and had been on the radar screens of watchdogs for years.”

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Miranda in Afghanistan: Terrorists Now Have the Same Rights as American Citizens

June 11, 2009

According to ex-FBI and US Army Officer Rep. Mike Rogers, “the Obama administration has not briefed Congress on the new policy. ‘I was a little surprised to find it taking place when I showed up because we hadn’t been briefed on it … it is clearly a part of this new global justice initiative.’”

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What David Letterman's Crass Jokes About Palin's Daughter Say About Him

June 11, 2009

Lileks: “it must be funny, because David is funny and hip. Right? … Or maybe he’s about as edgy as a soccer ball, and exists only to remind people they were Edgy once, and hence must be ever-blessed with the gift of Wryness and Irony. With those shields we can never grow old, you know.”

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Carrie Prejean Loses Her Crown, Expect More Preening Than Usual From Perez Hilton

June 11, 2009

“Less than a month after being told by Donald Trump that she can keep her Miss California crown, Carrie Prejean was fired on Wednesday.” It sounds like Prejean was spending so much time on politics and such that Trump got angry, prompting him to go back on his decision. Well, he does need money.

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VA Governor Race Set: Terry McAuliffe's Money Can't Buy Him Love in Old Dominion

June 10, 2009

Patrick Ruffini breaks down Terry McAuliffe’s ignominious finish in Virginia: “Campaigns like McAuliffe’s that are focused above all else on money, and that put out self-congratulatory press releases about their “grassroots organization” and their Noah’s Ark of big-name consultants, frequently forget that money can’t buy two other M’s: message and momentum.”

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When it Comes to Determining GOP Leadership, America Just as Clueless as Republicans

June 10, 2009

52% of Americans say they don’t know who the leading voice for the Republican Party is: “top response was radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh (13%), followed in order by former vice president Dick Cheney, Arizona Sen. John McCain and former House speaker Newt Gingrich. Former president George W. Bush ranked fifth, at 3%.”

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Walter Kendall Myers: My Professor, The Spy

June 10, 2009

A former student’s view: “I remember his woolen sweaters and an umbrella, and perhaps even a shepherd’s hat. None of those physical images squares with what the government now says: While teaching me British politics at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Kendall Myers was also a spy for Fidel Castro.”

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Good News, Everyone! Futurama's Coming Back

June 10, 2009

Here’s hoping that Futurama’s return to television is more hilarious than their subpar DVDs. And that they have more Nixon. “Morbo will now introduce tonight’s candidates. Puny human number one. Puny human number two. And Morbo’s good friend Richard Nixon.” “Hello, Morbo. How’s the family?” “Belligerent and numerous.” “Good man. Nixon’s pro-war and pro-family.”

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First Guantanamo Detainee Arrives on US Soil For Trial

June 9, 2009

Guess who’s coming to dinner: America’s first Gitmo immigrant. “Tanzanian Ahmed Ghailani, a suspect in the 1998 bombings of U.S. two U.S. embassies in East Africa was flown to New York early this morning. He will appear in a Federal Court in Manhattan later today. Ghailani has been held at Guantanamo since 2006.”

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Nobody Expected This: The Republicans Take New York's State Senate

June 9, 2009

New York Governor Patterson insists Democrats are in charge, but after State Senators Espada and Monserrate crossed party lines, “Democrats fled the chamber, turned out the lights, and cut off the Internet feed of chamber proceedings, leaving Republicans and their two Democratic friends to take the vote in the dark.” Maturity, thy name is Albany.

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