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Mayor Daley will not run again for Mayor of Chicago. If there were a viable Republican Party in Chicago, this might actually be interesting. As-is, don't expect Sister Sarah to come to town pimping some 3rd tier teabagger's "common sense freedom solutions" anytime soon.

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As I posted at Yahoo, proof-positive that the only good thing to come out of Gainesville was Tom Petty...

And Jesus Christ, the comments posted at Yahoo sound like they're straight outta Redhate:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100908/ap_on_re_...


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

...nobody would have heard of this tiny (50 member) church and their hateful agenda.


"Courtesy is owed. Respect is earned. Love is given." --Unknown author, found in Guide to Texas Etiquette by Kinky Friedman

to denounce this guy and back Petraeus. F'ing a'holes.


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

Ape-Man's picture

I noticed that too!

I guess they're no better...


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

fastfeat's picture

one of the blonde bimbos (maybe Monica Crowley-- I can't tell them apart anymore), did call Jones a "hateful bigot." (Minor) props...


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

Ape-Man's picture

She'll get off with a warning from Ailles.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

fastfeat's picture

from the fat f*ck...


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

uglywolf's picture

from "Fierce Creatures"? Ah! Power! Gets them every time.


Be as you wish to seem

Edwin's picture

It's in the news even in Korea now. What a bunch of hateful pricks. Burning Qurans can't be good for anyone and it's stupid and hateful. Bunch of assholes.


far left loon >.<

MountainMan23's picture

With Gen Petraeus himself going on the TeeVee and imploring the (*cough*) good pastor to rethink his quran burning .. one would hope this IslamoHysteria has reached its peak like a pimple that has finally burst ..


When will government of the people, by the politicians, for the corporations perish from this Earth?

Not soon enough!

Ape-Man's picture

Man i hope so.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

fastfeat's picture

to Allah's ear...


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

Edwin's picture

Hillary Clinton (and others) speaks out against the "pastor" dickwad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gsLsdBR2N4&pl...


far left loon >.<

Geronimo.'s picture

Obama refuses to extend the Bush Tax Cuts for the rich. Oh, hell yes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/08/us/politics...

Obama's mortgage aid plan erases 10% of homeowners' original debt
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/09/obamas-mor...


"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

fastfeat's picture

!


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

*


"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui

Ape-Man's picture

Now that is good news for the country.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

mudshark's picture

Where are all the readers of tea leafs that said he was going to keep the bush tax cuts?
They were so adamant about that. I wonder what their crystal ball says now?
Tarot cards next ,maybe?
Nostradamus?

I've heard say that the polls are indicating a GOp sweep.
I've heard say the polls are almost a dead heat. Within the +4-4. 43 Dem,45 GOper.
This is far from over. The GOp needs 40 seats in the house,minimum to gain the majority.
I forget how many in the Senate. 10? 11?
That's why all the voter fraud(again).
I'm still predicting the GOp will get 12 seats in the house. Maybe less. But I'm sticking with 12.
3 seats in the Senate.
This is far from over.
And the crazy antics coming from the right, torching mosques, anti muslim hatred, homophobia, sexism, obstructionism,you know, their usual MO. Will backfire on them.
While many are not happy with Obama, when they see how the GOp are acting, they'll vote against the GOp. I'm referring to the indies and moderates. The far right is beyond any hope.
Their lost. And I say good riddance.


What is your conceptual, continuity?

I can see it now:

'Well, so what. He didn't have to do anything. He should have raised their tax rates to 99%! What a sell out! I'm voting Green in the next election!'

can do it, then maybe in time he can actually hike the wealthy's taxes. But digging in his heels now is a great start.


"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui

They've been busy little buggers lately.
We'll lose some seats. Of that I'm fairly certain. Just not as many as they need.
Plus, they'll lose a few seats as well.
This is a big election. A lot of seats are up for grabs. From both parties.
I think where people are making a mistake is, they're forgetting the GOp will lose some seats as well. We can thank the media for that. I have yet to see them say one word about the GOp losing any seats.
The teabaggers are completely insane. I wonder if they're still pissed off because they couldn't bring their signs to beckapaloosa. Beck was smart about that one. He knew what they would bring.
If they brought those signs and got on the screen with them, it would be over for them.
They haven't changed. Their tactic did. But they haven't changed one bit.
All this bruhaha over the building in NY. That just fueled their hate. Now that crazy fool preacher,wanting to burn Quran's. More fuel,more hate.
This will be their undoing.

On this Green party thing. It's a shame really. The Green party had some decent folks in it.
I suppose the decent folks in the Green party can thank the GOp for their demise now.
It's obvious that the GOp are the ones who screwed them royally. And who have been reaming them for a long while now.


What is your conceptual, continuity?

Ape-Man's picture

If the good folks at CNN grew a pair and told the truth, and dropped the false equivalence mantra...
that would be all it would take.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

fastfeat's picture

"No one cares about these elections. Everyone is just going to stay home", etc. All just code for the 'Thugs to get out and vote.


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

fastfeat's picture

I may have to return to my hometown to help restore its dignity. Hopefully L & L will be there to host the party...


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

MaryK's picture

The City of Daly deserves him.


"Courtesy is owed. Respect is earned. Love is given." --Unknown author, found in Guide to Texas Etiquette by Kinky Friedman

unusual punishment. Send him to a deserted island instead, for the sake of Chicago's poor and disenfranchized...


"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui

MaryK's picture

...you're right.


"Courtesy is owed. Respect is earned. Love is given." --Unknown author, found in Guide to Texas Etiquette by Kinky Friedman

MountainMan23's picture

Cayman Islands


When will government of the people, by the politicians, for the corporations perish from this Earth?

Not soon enough!

Amitola's picture

to Israel? I'm sure they can use a mind like his to torment their neighbors.


"Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of Stupidity" - Frank Leahy

even some Israelis, most likely.


"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui

Rich H's picture

Now that works for me.

;)


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100831...

With scientific data piling up showing that the world has reached its hottest-ever point in recorded history, global-warming skeptics are facing a high-profile defection from their ranks. Bjorn Lomborg, author of the influential tract "The Skeptical Environmentalist," has reversed course on the urgency of global warming, and is now calling for action on "a challenge humanity must confront."


Man smart, woman smarter.

Geronimo.'s picture

Study slashes rates of ice loss from Greenland, West Antarctica
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/09/study-slas...


"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Ape-Man's picture

Interesting article but i couldn't follow the logic of the crust expansion, and how that would cause an under-estimate. Seems like the other way around... The number seem backwards too. I'll take another look...

I have recently heard that we have just ten years to overhaul the entire world energy infrastructure or we are doomed.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

ron's picture

as long as the major oil corporations control it and charge whatever the market will bear.

Geronimo.'s picture

When it comes to elections, it seems there are no rules, laws, morals or ethical boundaries which Republicans aren't willing to happily violate in order to be "victorious".
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=8052

Condoleezza RICE ordered Bush to stay put on 9/11, then allegedly hung up on him.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/09/secret-ser...

End the Reign of the Private Central Bankers... The Secret of Oz - Full Length Documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D22TlYA8F2E


"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Ape-Man's picture

Thanks for the link to fake Democratic concern trolls at daily kos! wow.!

I'm quite sure we have our share of republican backed concern trolls here at C&L.
It's the only thing that can explain their nonsense. Scum of the earth.

Who in their right mind would not be sure to vote this election, even if president Obama has had a hard time getting past republican obstruction.

If anyone comes here to discourage us again we need to set the troll straight.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

Rich H's picture

from Condelezza (how much are those shoes in the window - sorry I can't set it to music) Rice is a prime example of what an abject moron he is.

has in the last few days, but the Madera, California Planned Parenthood was recently firebombed. This is the same city here in the Central Valley that had the vandalism at its Islamic Center.

Calitics had done a post about this, that the Central Valley is where the worst of the conservative culture war batshittery is likely to happen in California...


"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui

fastfeat's picture

With the economy so far in the shitter, I'm surprised anyone can spare a quart of 87 octane...


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

batshitty right wing household's budget... :S


"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui

Ape-Man's picture

You know the wing-nut republicans have it better than the middle class when they spend their time keeping us down and spend time worrying about what other people can and can't do to help their fellows.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

the valley are poor and shouldn't be spending the money to firebomb something. Fools want to turn Madera County into here (Kern County) where about a couple dozen girls in each high senior class are mothers or mothers-to-be at graduation due to limited choices and education. It's screwed up.


"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui

Ape-Man's picture

Sounds like they drank the "wanna be rich and elite" cool-aid the Republicans are serving up for them. Suckers!


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

babies being born in the valley every year to young mothers will descend from Heaven in 20 dollar bills or something.


"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui

Tequila's picture

Even Fidel calls out Ahmadinejadon his hateful comments. Obama has less judges confirmed than Nixon. Stem cell judge turns activist on reversing his decision. Five hundred rapes in the Congo. The superbug gene. LAPD protected Mel? Reid's late as usual.

Ape-Man's picture

Re Mel. Aw shit. So the police dept. is full of hateful bigots too?

And here i thought the ranks of the police was filled with Christians, or is that in fact the problem here?


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

In CA, it's supposed to remain for ten years. Must be that different set of rules for the rich...


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

Tequila's picture
mudshark's picture

This isn't going to get any better anytime soon.
Oh, and thanks for the links you always provide. I enjoy checking them out. I check out almost all of them on a regular basis.
Keep going.


What is your conceptual, continuity?

ron's picture

that Bush's book will be a best seller. Only if all the right wing neocons buy them in bulk.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_presidential_be...

mujinronsha's picture

He helped make Barack's rise possible. He helped show him how to play dirty if and when it was necessary.
Daley undoubtedly enabled votes for a lot of *dead* beat people who never would have voted, if u know what I mean.

ron's picture

such an expert. Dead people have to show up at the polls.

ron's picture

in the news today. Did she borrow those yellow teeth from McCain?

Tax the Rich's picture

LOL!


If I were a psychopath, I would join the republican party, and get in on the gravy train taking the Teabircher morons to the cleaners.

Tequila's picture

Pacificunts. Malpractice liability costs the U.S. $55 billion a year.

ron's picture

that the pastor burning the Koran will mke it tougher on our men and women in uniform except the republican talking heads.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/ns/msnbc_...

thepoetryman's picture
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The politicians who remain silent on this matter for whatever reason are Facing Starvation...


Make no motto of love that worships war

Embittered Angry Anti-Republicrat Max-Hussein-1's picture
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'Burn the Quran Day' protest: Terry Jones effigy set on fire in Afghanistan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lne0NoxEoz8

Scores of people have gathered in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Monday to denounce a U.S. church's plan to burn the Islamic holy book the Quran. The crowd in Kabul, numbering as many as 500, chanted "Long live Islam" and "Death to America" as they listened to fiery speeches from members of parliament, provincial council deputies, and Islamic clerics who criticised the US and demanded the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country. Pastor Terry Jones, of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, a non-denominational Christian church, said he planned to burn the Quran on Saturday, 11 September, to mark the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

America is being associated with this act of Mr. Jones and ultimately puts our Nation and troops in the field at further risk. HATE is never an answer to a peaceful solution. Hate begets more hate...

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Starve the WAR Beast...
... Save the World.

Ape-Man's picture

I'd say this guy is dangerous and FOX Propaganda Theatre should be ashamed of what they have started.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

Edwin's picture
Fux

They don't seem too ashamed and I doubt they will ever be. Sociopaths.


far left loon >.<

Tax the Rich's picture

What's the death of a few thousand innocent poor people, when they're are so many millions at stake to be made.

Keep em' distracted and angry, and build bigger walls around your compound when the SHTF.


If I were a psychopath, I would join the republican party, and get in on the gravy train taking the Teabircher morons to the cleaners.

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

sharron angle is back taking questions from republicans again trying too act like good sensible folks. When reporters try to question her about past incendiary comments she tries to deflect them as media created controversies and gives bland, canned non-answers, and blames reid for running mean-spirited commercials.


Diabolus est Deus Inversus

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