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Where's our apology, repukes?

The country endures a government that merges blithering corruption with murderous incompetence.

Congress, which once spent an entire year investigating a married man's attempt to cover up an illicit act of oral sex, has shown no curiosity whatsoever about a war that the Bush administration elected to wage that has killed and maimed hundreds of thousands and led our own people to commit war crimes and squandered hundreds of billions of dollars and degenerated into civil war. The contrast is deafening.

Garrison Keillor.

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Kerry kicks 101st Fighting Keyboardists' asses

"If anyone thinks a veteran would criticize the more than 140,000 heroes serving in Iraq," states John Kerry, "and not the president who got us stuck there, they're crazy.

"I’m sick and tired of these despicable Republican attacks that always seem to come from those who never can be found to serve in war, but love to attack those who did," the statement continues.

"I'm not going to be lectured by a stuffed suit White House mouthpiece standing behind a podium, or doughy Rush Limbaugh, who no doubt today will take a break from belittling Michael J. Fox's Parkinson's disease to start lying about me just as they have lied about Iraq," rails Kerry, in the statement. "It disgusts me that these Republican hacks, who have never worn the uniform of our country lie and distort so blatantly and carelessly about those who have."

Kerry asserts that it is the President and Vice President Cheney who owe troops an apology for misleading the country into war, saying they have "widened the terrorist threat instead of defeating it."

The link above includes the video.

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PSM
Fabulous new ad: "Ken Mehlman. He's just not straight with Americans."

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Uh-huh...
Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez, a critic of the no-fly list, finds herself on the no-fly list.

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Macacawitz sics goons on protester
You're Senator/idiot George Allen at a campaign event when a protester comes up to you and asks "Why did you spit on your first wife?"

Do you
a) Ignore him;
b) Tell him Jesus loves him even if everyone else in the room thinks he's an asshole; or
c) Have your jackbooted staffers assault him and slam him into a window?

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Debate shakes Crist from sound bites
Democratic and Reform Party nominees take potshots at hapless republican candidate Charlie Crist, who was called an “empty suit,” a "Marion Barry," and “a rubber stamp for the Republican Party.”

[T]here was a downright weird exchange when Crist explained his opposition to gay marriage. Marriage, he said, is a “sacred” relationship - “like I had, before I got divorced.”

LOL. What a putz.

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Doing the people's business
GW "uniter" Bush, White House vow no compromise in "cataclysmic fight to the death" against al Qaeda. What? Oh, sorry: against a Democratic Congress.

Just impeach the fuckers.

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Cheney links rise in Iraq violence to US election
Of course he does. Because if you vote Democrat, the terrists win.

[The fearmongering nutbag, not having anything else to stand on,] said on Monday insurgents had stepped up attacks in Iraq to try to sway next week's US elections

"Whether it's al Qaeda or the other elements that are active in Iraq, they are betting on the proposition they can break the will of the American people," Dick Cheney told Fox News. "They're very sensitive to the fact that we've got an election scheduled."

Cheney said America's enemies in Iraq possessed the Internet savvy to monitor U.S. developments, helping them to time attacks aimed in part at influencing the elections. But he cited no evidence to back the theory.

Of course he didn't.

Fun fact: its the RNC that are running ads starring Osama bin Laden, not the Dems.

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Changin' the course!
As we "win support" and build "bonds of friendship," the Iraq PM - makin' the tough decisions - orders the US to 'ease its grip' on the militant stronghold of Sadr City.

Benchmarkin': The US must stay until Iraq forces are ready to stand up, says Iraqi leader.

Makin' progr... Soldiers estimate "it would take 30 to 40 years before the Iraqi police can function properly." Or when they stop killing our soldiers.

Greeted as liberators, the October US death toll in Iraq hits 103. Ummmm, make that 105.

Constantly changin' tactics, the Pentagon has no new strategy option available after the latest failure to secure Baghdad.

Democracy's on the march as violence and corruption slow Iraqi reconstruction, sez federal watchdog agency.

Winning hearts and minds - Iraqis to US: get out.

Bonus: Preznit Dumbass "stayin' the course... no, wait!" McStupidson accuses Democrats of lacking a plan for Iraq. No, really.

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Coincidence?
With the GOP facing annihilation and possible impeachment after the midterm elections, it's a bit strange that huge trucks from the Mid-Atlantic Shredding Services pulled up to the Cheney bunker not too long ago...

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Busted
Developing: Videotapes from cameras in the parking garage where GOP Congressman Jim "ape-man" Gibbons is alleged to have tried to sexually assault a waitress are now in the hands of Las Vegas police. The district attorney said Monday that authorities have reopened their investigation.

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Large douchebag pwn3d
LOL. Beer me. Crooks and Liars reports:

In a twist that left Sean Hannity almost speechless on [Hannity and Corpse] Friday night, FOX News military analyst Col. David Hunt said that he preferred Jim Webb over George Allen in the Virgina race because he's a battle-tested military man and Allen is just a football player. Sean was left pouting by Hunt's endorsement.

Heh! Hannity sucks ass.

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Poll: Stumping, lying not boosting Bush popularity
CNN goes oh-so-fairnbalanced in their story, but what it boils down to is this: Smirky McLiar's approval rating is sinking faster than Rush Limbaugh's chances of winning a humanitarian award.

Terra McJebus's popularity has not been helped by his recent shrill, fearmongering photo-ops, according to a new CNN poll. In fact, the lying numbnut's rating even dropped from the poll taken a week earlier, from 39 percent to 37.

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Stealing the election
Glitches cited in early voting

"Glitches"?? People voting Democratic have had their votes registered for the republican candidate.

Debra Reed voted with her boss on Wednesday near Fort Lauderdale. Her vote went smoothly, but boss Gary Rudolf called her over to look at what was happening on his machine. He touched the screen for gubernatorial candidate Jim Davis, a Democrat, but the review screen repeatedly registered the Republican, Charlie Crist.

Mauricio Raponi wanted to vote for Democrats across the board at the Lemon City Library in Miami on Thursday. But each time he hit the button next to the candidate, the Republican choice showed up.

'Glitches.'

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OMG, I so totally need a kitten break after that

Happy Howl-oween, y'all!















(30 seconds after this picture was taken, Cuya bit Paul Burgess on the ass.)

Asshat of the week

You know, there's stiff competition out there for this title, and it's still only Tuesday, but I have to hand it to Paul Burgess--if there is a bigger asshat out there come Friday, my attention will have been well-earned. Burgess is a former speechwriter for the current Misadministration, and the tone of his editorial is absolutely that of a playground bully, whose face has finally been rubbed in the dirt by someone more agile, smarter, and sick to death of his petty tyranny.

Awwwwh, Paul, I am so NOT sorry that the little party is being spoiled by truthtelling. I also honor our war dead, but I don't believe the way to do that is by the rankest sort of effort justification. And--apropos your tired suggestion that the intelligence community was somehow at fault in providing erroneous information about WMD in Iraq--well, that is so 2003. Maybe you should read this article by Seymour Hersh, explaining in excruciating detail how the Misadministration got rid of the trained intelligence officers who had previously vetted raw intelligence in favor of "stovepiping" all that juicy stuff directly to the White House, where "experts" like Cheney and Rumsfeld could paw over it and cherrypick it. Then whimper some more about how misunderstood Il Ducebag is. You whiny little fuck. You willfully blind Kool-Aid swilling sycophant. Our government is this close to using terror against its own citizens, and the only outrage you can dredge up is against Cindy Sheehan? Let me tell you, Paul, on The Night of the Long Knives, the Rethugs will pretend not to know your name and throw you back out into the street where the brownshirts are roaming, while Cindy and I and all the people you vilify are the ones who will let you hide in the basement.

Now, once and for all: there is a huge difference between righteous anger and hatred. Righteous anger is what people feel when they see their country's reputation and honor dragged through the dirt by warmongers, profiteers, and incompetents, when they see its dearest principles trashed as though they were just "a goddamn piece of paper."

Hatred? I don't actually sense that in you, Paul, even though the word seems to make you feel powerful, to make you feel good. What I sense instead is sheer fear--as evil fears the light that's about to break upon it.

--dg

(story via Talking Points Memo)

Happy Halloween!

High moral standards
The National Republican party has repeatedly accepted donations from one of the top gay porn producers in the country - the so-called "gay porn king," responsible for such films such as "Fire in the Hole" and "Flesh and Boners."
:: giggle ::

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Meanwhile, on Planet Stupid...
Perennial gpuke ballsniffer Neal "kneel" Boortz seems to be losing oxygen in his widdle cumstained space-suit.

"The Democrats have begun their campaign to frighten voters before the fall elections. It's nothing but a replay of past elections, the only difference being that they seem to be starting the scare tactics a bit early this year."

Yeah, those awful, awful Democrats - how dare they try to scare voters?

Fun fact: "If we leave [Iraq], they will follow us here." - Retard McJesus, 10/26/06.

9/11! Terra! Smoking mushroom cloud! Osama = demoncraps! 9/11! Demoncrats = terrists! Demonrats = homos! 9/11! OsamaNancy Pelosi! 9/11! 9/11! 9/11!

Suck it, you stupid fucking asshat.

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Ken, you lame-ass hypocritical slut...
CBS's Bob Schieffer yesterday called out RNC headcheese Ken 'values' Mehlman on just who the fuck they think they're kidding with their excuses for the "where de white wimmen at?" Harold Ford commercial they've been running:

SCHIEFFER: But you paid for it.

MEHLMAN: I've talked to Senator McCain and to Senator McConnell, both of whom have been on different sides of the campaign reform issue. Both agree that a law which says the Republican National Committee pays for the ad, but it's also illegal for the Chairman of the RNC, for the political director of the RNC, or the communications director of the RNC...

SCHIEFFER: But, but Mr. Mehlman, the logic... if I think something is wrong but I take advantage of a law that allows me to take advantage of that, that's pretty lame, if I may say so.

MEHLMAN: My response to that ad is the same response Mr. Ford had from a race perspective. I would not have put the ad up. I did not think that it was necessarily a racist ad, at the same time...

SCHIEFFER: But you approved of it.

MEHLMAN: I did not approve of it.

SCHIEFFER: You said you thought it was "fair." You're on the record saying that.

MEHLMAN: Well I thought some of the issues raised in that ad, the issue of taxes, I think those are fair issues, on the other hand I personally would not have put that ad up.

SCHIEFFER: But what does that say -- you talk about "values" and stuff -- that you're taking advantage of an ad when you know what it says is wrong and you admit that it ought not to be that way but you're willing to take advantage of it. Nice going, dickhead.

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Post-script: Gah! This was blogged by dg yesterday! Sorry about that!
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