That is some seriously messed up stuff. Let's hope the conspirators are successful in getting birth control into their fluoride free water so they don't reproduce.

I believe it was Demint who was quoted, not Specter.

If that Bozo ever learns how to do the google, watch out.

Listening to Ms. Johnsen in the video, I don't see her being anyone's rubber stamp. She also has a clear vision of what the OLC should be, and a proper understanding of what went wrong in the Bush Administration.

That's the most encouraged I've been in quite a while.

George McGovern handily defeated Richard M. Nixon. In my Utah elementary school class, I represented the only vote for McGovern in our mock election.

BTW, George W. Bush would have won a third term from the voters of Utah. In the words of Yoda, "how embarrassing."

How long will you remain a just a "closet" muslim?

Are you really the antichrist? Remember, you are under oath.

Is it true that your license plate once said, 666STN?

The last state where the majority of people still think going to war in Iraq was a good idea. They are hoping for a jury as bright and talented as the one that let the juice off the hook.

In the words of that famous song, "don't worry, be happy."

The fact that Mitt Romney praises Obama's economic team should give all of us an uneasy skepticism.

To call George W. Bush a war criminal is to demean war criminals whose actions have caused far less pain and suffering.

That's all I have to say.

It means Americans by a surprisingly narrow margin, chose hope over fear, tolerance over prejudice, and showed a willingness to admit to folly and reverse course.

Think about all the lower court appointments that can be made with a Democratically controlled Senate. I think the ramifications for our country's judiciary is extremely important. And with a de-politicized Justice Department that actually knows what it's role is, Americans will hopefully regain confidence that justice can be fair and impartial in our nation.

Religious Dogma

Political Dogma

Their Love Child

It was a carefully crafted piece with musical accompaniment meant to demonize Obama and get people to fear him. It wasn't journalism, it was propaganda so blatant, it is hard to fathom why anyone would consider Fox credible.

I loved the interview between Hannity and Gibbs. Hannity, as usual, thinks he can make up for his bad arguments by shouting, interrupting and basically putting his hands on his ears, going LALALALALALALA! What a tool.

Degree, that is. Fundamentalists do have some similarities, but I'm hopeful that Sarah Palin and her fellow Christian fundies aren't necessarily inclined to fly airplanes into buildings, or kill women for showing too much arm. Palin is scary, but she is scary only because we recognize so many of the people we know who share her opinions. Ultimately, what scares me is Sarah Palin's appeal, because she speaks to a constituency that truly agrees with her. And there are a boatload of them.

Sam Harris in his "Letter to a Christian Nation" puts the whole thing in perspective. The nation that has the power to destroy the world, has a large percentage of citizens with a delusional, otherworldly, and ultimately fatalistic mindset. The American people are to be feared, because Palin resonates with a large portion of them.

Does it occur to the author, that the reason why Olympians are held in such esteem, is that some of us who have dabbled in their realm realize just how freaking good they are at what they do?

I've played basketball since I was 5 years old. I still play basketball. I consider myself a basketball player, even at age 46. Does that make me an NBA quality basketball player or Olympian quality player? No. But I compete. I respect how good great ball players are, because I know how hard it is to sink that thirty foot jumpshot consistently. I recognize just how good Kobe Bryant is, because I know how much of his arsenal I don't have.

But being really good at something, doesn't give one license to put down others who have also competed at the same sport. I've played with NBA players before, and none of them have suggested that "I don't play basketball" even though I am no match for them. They just play it at a higher level and I respect them for that. But that won't stop me from setting a pick on them, or challenging them in the paint. And if I get dunked on, so be it. But I haven't heard any of them utter, "you don't play ball."

So get over yourself. Celebrate your accomplishments, but don't speak down to those you left in your wake.

Having mentioned Digby's overuse of "you know", I also want to point out that there was alot of good insights in the interview. I remember my first interview on the radio, and I made my share of uhms, and ahs, so I hope that my feedback I gave in comments was just something to keep an eye on in the future, not as a slam on Digby for her(?) first radio interview.

Keep up the good blogging Digby.

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The so-called "dumbing-down" of political discourse is a result of basic laziness in a newsroom that wants to make the news look like ESPN Sportscenter.

After reading the transcript, Digby needs to work on the excessive use of the phrase, "you know". It makes Digby sound less like a thoughtful analyst, and more like a professional basketball player. Perhaps Digby was nervous and a little out of the comfort zone.

Nixon, if given the attorneys general that Bush had, never would have been impeached. Nixon, with the Congress we currently have, never would have been investigated. How can our Republic have disintegrated this far in a single generation?

The American people that matter. Just thought I'd clarify.