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it's all Hubbies fault

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:56:41 GMT

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clipper's remarks: dysfunctional second family

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Sarah Palin

The First Dude's To Blame, Says Palin Camp

By Cernig Friday Oct 10, 2008 10:40am

On the other side of the Atlantic, tomorrows news stories are already out by early evening in the U.S. And Friday's papers are talking about a release of documents about Troopergate that purportedly show Sarah Palin herself wasn't involved in continual pressure on Alaska's public safety commissioner Walter Monegan to fire Palin's former brother-in-law, Alaska State Trooper Mike Wooten. But her husband, First Dude Todd Palin, hounded police chiefs to get Wooten fired, according to the documents.

Rupert Murdoch's flagship tabloid, The Sun, with over 6 million readers daily, has the story, and so too (in more unflattering detail) does ITN News:

A report on the case, which made international headlines after Mrs Palin's surprise selection as the Republican vice presidential nominee, will be released on Friday.

Tags: corruption, palin, mccain, sleeze

McCain's breaks campaign pledge while campaigning

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:49:24 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This is RICH

Clip Source: www.dailykos.com

McCain just broke his BIGGEST campaign pledge (UPDATE 5x)

I normally wouldn’t beg for recommendations, but I think we need to pounce on this opportunity to prove that John McCain is a Washington Insider and his "tough talk" on earmarks is nothing but EMPTY RHETORIC!

We all remember John McCain’s angry pledge during his convention speech: he promised to veto the first bill on his desk that included pork barrel spending. He told us he’d teach them a lesson and "make famous" the politician who had the nerve to ask for an earmark. The crowd roared.

In last Friday’s debate, John McCain continued his tirade on earmarks and pork barrel spending. It was his response to nearly every economic question. Cutting earmarks is the hallmark of his economic plan. He said they lead to corruption and that several politicians are behind bars because of them. He said that he’s a maverick who would change Worshin’ton and again promised to veto any bill that included pork barrel spending.

He BROKE his promise.

How do you explain to a Palestinian child he must ration his drinking water so an Israeli can swim?

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:20:47 GMT

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Clip Source: english.pnn.ps

How do you explain to a young Palestinian that his father is being kept in Israeli jail because he was born Palestinian? How do you explain to a young Palestinian that his sibling was shot because he or she wanted to look out of the window? How do you explain to a young Palestinian that he has to ration his drinking water so an Israeli youngster can swim? How do you explain to a young Palestinian that all of the countries in the world are against you because you keep saying no to occupation, corruption and imperialism?

McCain Myths

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:09:15 GMT

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Clip Source: mediamattersaction.org

Media Myths of McCain

1. John McCain is a maverick.

2. John McCain is a moderate.

3. John McCain is a straight-talker.

4. John McCain is a reformer.

5. John McCain doesn't do things just because they're politically expedient.

6. Just about all you need to know about John McCain's character is that he showed courage as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.

7. John McCain has too much integrity to use his war record to his political advantage.

8. John McCain is the lobbyist's biggest enemy.

9. The media honeymoon with John McCain is over.

10. John McCain has considerable foreign policy expertise.

Tags: bush, war, touture, big oil, cancer, corruption

The Jefferson Bible!

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:23:36 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The Age of Reason...still waiting for it

Clip Source: www.latimes.com

Jefferson Bible reveals Founding Father's view of God, faith

Nation's third president compiled the four Gospels into a single text without miracles that ends with Jesus' burial rather than the resurrection.

Making good on a promise to a friend to summarize his views on Christianity, Thomas Jefferson set to work with scissors, snipping out every miracle and inconsistency he could find in the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

Then, relying on a cut-and-paste technique, he reassembled the excerpts into what he believed was a more coherent narrative and pasted them onto blank paper -- alongside translations in French, Greek and Latin.

"To the corruption of Christianity I am indeed opposed," he wrote to Rush, "but not to the genuine precepts of Jesus himself."

John McCain's top ten temper explosions

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:41:44 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I like 7 and 8. Didn't he flip flop on those?

Clip Source: blog.case.edu

1) Defending His Amnesty Bill, Sen. McCain Lost His Temper And “Screamed, ‘F*ck You!’ At Texas Sen. John Cornyn” (R-TX).

2) In 2000, Sen. McCain Ran An Attack Ad Comparing Then-Gov. George W. Bush To Bill Clinton.

3) Sen. McCain Repeatedly Called Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) An “A**hole”, Causing A Fellow GOP Senator To Say, “I Didn’t Want This Guy Anywhere Near A Trigger.”

4) Sen. McCain Had A Heated Exchange With Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) And Called Him A “F*cking Jerk.”

5) In 1995, Sen. McCain Had A “Scuffle” With 92-Year-Old Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-SC

6) Sen. McCain Accused Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Of The “Most Egregious Incident” Of Corruption He Had Seen In The Senate.

7) Sen. McCain Attacked Christian Leaders And Republicans

8) Sen. McCain Attacked Vice President Cheney

9) Celebrating His First Senate Election In 1986, Sen. McCain Screamed At And Harassed A Young Republican Volunteer.

10) Sen. McCain “Publicly Abused” Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL). “

lets play government

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 11:46:55 GMT

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Clip Source: www.crooksandliars.com

Tags: corruption

out on his all-powerful ass a long time ago

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:36:48 GMT

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Clip Source: www.rense.com

Something is wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption, and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is not good work. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed. Results like these do not belong on the résumé of a Supreme Being. This is the kind of shit you'd expect from an office temp with a bad attitude. And just between you and me, in any decently-run universe, this guy would've been out on his all-powerful ass a long time ago. And by the way, I say "this guy", because I firmly believe, looking at these results, that if there is a God, it has to be a man.

Tags: carlin, wisdom

10 Things 10 things That Your Congressman Won't Tell You

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:32:28 GMT

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Clip Source: www.smartmoney.com

1. "I can't lose."

2. "I'm above the law."

3. "Read the bills I vote on? Who's got that kind of time?"

4. "Congress is just a stepping stone to big money — in lobbying."

5. "My health care benefits are way better than yours..."

6. "...and so is my pension."

Clip Source: www.smartmoney.com

7. "I enjoy great perks and gifts, and it's all legal."

8. "I simply can't be fired."

9. "Lobbyists love me because I deliver the goods."

10. "Rules are meant to be broken."

Tags: graft, corruption

Surprise. Deniers: A well funded machine

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 01:57:37 GMT

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clipper's remarks: shades of the tobacco lobby, smoke up it's good for you. Destroy the planet, screw future generations.

Clip Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

The Truth About Denial

A conservative think tank long funded by ExxonMobil, she told Boxer, had offered scientists $10,000 to write articles undercutting the new report and the computer-based climate models it is based on. "I realized," says Boxer, "there was a movement behind this that just wasn't giving up.

Senate's Environment Committee for less than a month when the verdict landed last February. "Warming of the climate system is unequivocal," concluded a report by 600 scientists from governments, academia, green groups and businesses in 40 countries.

Tags: faux science, big oil, war, polution, corruption, lies, sociopaths

The 14 characteristics of a fascist society

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:14:47 GMT

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clipper's remarks:

Dr. Lawrence Britt, a political scientist, wrote an article about fascism which appeared in Free Inquiry magazine, a journal of humanist thought. Dr. Britt studied the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia), and Pinochet (Chile). He found the regimes all had 14 things in common, and he calls these the identifying characteristics of fascism. The article is titled "Fascism Anyone?," and appears in Free Inquiry’s Spring 2003 issue on page 20.

Clip Source: www.chetzar.com

1.. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism

2.. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights

3.. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause

4.. Supremacy of the Military

5.. Rampant Sexism

6.. Controlled Mass Media

7.. Obsession with National Security

8.. Religion and Government are Intertwined

9.. Corporate Power is Protected

10.. Labor Power is Suppressed

11.. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts

12.. Obsession with Crime and Punishment

13.. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption

14.. Fraudulent Elections

Tags: fascism, human rights, nationalism, military, media, research, corruption, crime, elections, politics