Burris on Wiretap: "I Wanna Help Rod"

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Tuesday May 26, 2009 · 7:44 PM PDT

2009/05/26 · 19:44

It's pretty much what we were all expecting - the transcript of Roland Burris' conversation with Robert Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich's brother, makes absolutely clear that Roland Burris was willing to do anything to get the "fucking golden" Senate seat.

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Who do you support for Senate in Illinois?

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Who do you support for Senate in Illinois?

Alexi Giannoulias

11 votes

Jan Schakowsky

21 votes

Chris Kennedy

6 votes

Lisa Madigan

16 votes

Roland Burris

7 votes

Other

9 votes

Apple pie

25 votes

POWERFUL: Remember That School in Dillon, SC?

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Monday May 04, 2009 · 2:17 PM PDT

2009/05/04 · 14:17

Remember President Obama's first address to Congress in February? When he held up Ty'Sheoma Bethea's plea for help for her school, the 111-year-old, crumbling J.V. Martin Junior High School as part of his call for funding for building new education infrastructure across the country? Here's a refresher:

Well, some good news has come our way regarding J.V. Martin. Thanks to the gift of a businessman with a good heart, J.V. Martin has some new life.

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What needs the most attention?

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What needs the most attention?

Crumbling school infrastructure

667 votes

Achievement gap

355 votes

Student loan practices

88 votes

High cost of college tuition

257 votes

Inner-city schools

341 votes

Universal pre-K

144 votes

Other education issue

83 votes

Apple pie

96 votes

BLOW THEIR MINDS: Appoint an LGBT Judge to SCOTUS

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Friday May 01, 2009 · 3:13 PM PDT

2009/05/01 · 15:13

You know what would really blow Republicans' minds? What would send them over the edge and get them to say some REALLY stupid things that could sink careers? What would really send a signal on a whole host of equal rights issues and drive Scalia absolutely crazy?

President Obama should appoint a gay or lesbian to the Supreme Court of the United States.

The conservatives would go absolutely APESHIT. First they would be stunned into silence. Then they'll go on TV or send out press releases so over the top that they'll likely end their political relevance. Troglodytes like Virginia Foxx and Michele Bachmann will open their mouths and get caught on camera saying some extremely offensive things. I mean, only good can come out of this for us.

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What would enrage the conservatives the most?

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What would enrage the conservatives the most?

An LGBT nominee

152 votes

A Hispanic nominee

4 votes

A liberal African-American nominee

10 votes

An unmarried female nominee

8 votes

Other

6 votes

A combination of characteristics (please comment)

32 votes

Apple pie

12 votes

WaPo/ABC Poll: 49%-46% FOR Gay Marriage NATIONALLY

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Thursday April 30, 2009 · 5:09 PM PDT

2009/04/30 · 17:09

For the first time, a national poll - the Washington Post/ABC poll - shows that supporters of gay marriage now outnumber opponents of gay marriage. 49 percent of Americans now support gay marriage, compared to 46 percent who oppose it.

Additionally, the poll showed that a majority of Americans - 53%, in fact - say that gay marriages legally recognized in another state should be recognized by their states.

And take this surprising bit of information:

The surprise is that the shift has occurred across ideological groups. While conservatives are least apt to favor gay marriage, they've gone from 10 percent support in 2004 to 19 percent in 2006 and 30 percent now -- overall a 20-point, threefold increase, alongside a 13-point gain among liberals and 14 points among moderates. (Politically, support for gay marriage has risen sharply among Democrats and independents alike, while far more slightly among Republicans.)

That's right - even 30 percent of CONSERVATIVES now support gay marriage.

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When will gay marriage be legal throughout the U.S.?

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When will gay marriage be legal throughout the U.S.?

2009-2015

37 votes

2016-2020

50 votes

2021-2025

17 votes

2026-2030

8 votes

Later than 2030

8 votes

Never

6 votes

Apple pie

2 votes

100 Days: A Photo Essay by Pete Souza

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Wednesday April 29, 2009 · 6:37 AM PDT

2009/04/29 · 06:37

Today marks President Obama's 100th day in office. Pete Souza, the White House Photographer, has compiled a photo essay of 100 days of change.

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How do you grade President Obama's first 100 days?

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How do you grade President Obama's first 100 days?

A+

175 votes

110 votes

A-

47 votes

B+

21 votes

5 votes

B-

1 vote

C+

2 votes

1 vote

C-

1 vote

D+

0 votes

1 vote

D-

0 votes

7 votes

We Haven't Seen This Since 1937 - Filibuster-Proof Majority

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Tuesday April 28, 2009 · 12:14 PM PDT

2009/04/28 · 12:14

With the switch of Arlen Specter into the Democratic Party and the eventual seating of Al Franken, the Democrats will have 60 votes in the Senate, giving President Obama a filibuster-proof majority as he pushes through his programs. How long has it been since a President had such a weapon in his arsenal? You'll have to go back to 1937 and Franklin Roosevelt.

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Would you primary Arlen Specter?

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Would you primary Arlen Specter?

Yes

74 votes

36 votes

Depends who runs against him

39 votes

Ask me later

50 votes

Other

0 votes

Apple pie

5 votes

Glenn Beck to do Comedy Tour - No Joke

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Sunday April 12, 2009 · 8:16 AM PDT

2009/04/12 · 08:16

One would think that this headline would be some kind of major snark, right? Mr. Whine, Cry, and Gasp doing, of all things, a comedy tour? Too good to be true, right? Well guess what - it's actually going to happen.

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Who is most annoying?

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Who is most annoying?

Glenn Beck

22 votes

Ann Coulter

28 votes

Rush Limbaugh

16 votes

Bill O'Reilly

5 votes

Sean Hannity

19 votes

Fox and Friends

11 votes

Other

6 votes

Justice Department Releases Yoo, Bybee Memos (UPDATE)

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Monday March 02, 2009 · 1:36 PM PST

2009/03/02 · 13:36

In a long-anticipated action, the Justice Department, at the direction of Attorney General Eric Holder, finally released today the controversial memos used by the Bush Administration to support its erosion of constitutional rights. Elections have consequences, and now it's all coming out in the open.

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How do you rate Eric Holder's performance so far?

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How do you rate Eric Holder's performance so far?

10/10

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9/10

571 votes

8/10

525 votes

7/10

251 votes

6/10

121 votes

5/10

109 votes

4/10

40 votes

3/10

45 votes

2/10

25 votes

1/10

29 votes

0/10

27 votes

Apple pie

183 votes

Bachmann: "Michael Steele, you be da man!"

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Friday February 27, 2009 · 6:35 AM PST

2009/02/27 · 06:35

Another chapter in the far-too-long career of Rep. Michele Bachmann was written yesterday, as she said after RNC Chairman Michael Steele finished speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference yesterday, and I quote:

"Michael Steele! You be da man! You be da man!"

The Huffington Post also picked up on it.

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What was Michele Bachmann thinking?

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What was Michele Bachmann thinking?

She wanted to sound "hip"

62 votes

She wanted to sound "black"

43 votes

She wanted Michael Steele to understand her

16 votes

She was being overtly racist

43 votes

She wasn't

47 votes

Other

5 votes

Apple pie

15 votes

Krugman: Jindal's GOP "Party of Beavis and Butthead"

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Wednesday February 25, 2009 · 11:52 AM PST

2009/02/25 · 11:52

Paul Krugman, in responding to Bobby Jindal's ramblings last night, made a particularly scathing assessment of Jindal and the Republicans in his latest post on his New York Times blog. Follow me over the jump for his and other reactions:

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Who is a more awkward speaker?

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Who is a more awkward speaker?

Bobby Jindal

177 votes

Sarah Palin

74 votes

Other

3 votes

Apple pie

25 votes

Former Gov. Gary Locke (D-WA) Picked For Commerce

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Monday February 23, 2009 · 3:18 PM PST

2009/02/23 · 15:18

President Obama has chosen the former two-term Democratic Governor of Washington, Gary Locke, as his latest nominee for Secretary of Commerce.

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What do you think of this pick?

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What do you think of this pick?

I approve whole-heartedly

111 votes

I tentatively approve

73 votes

I am neutral

22 votes

I tentatively disapprove

3 votes

I whole-heartedly disapprove

1 vote

Other

0 votes

Apple pie

8 votes

SHOCKER: Exit Polls: Livni Wins Israeli Election

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Tuesday February 10, 2009 · 12:20 PM PST

2009/02/10 · 12:20

In a shocking development that seemed out of reach only mere days ago, it appears that the Kadima Party has pulled a stunning upset of Likud and won the Israeli election. This means that, if the official results hold true to the exit polls, the moderate Kadima party will likely be asked to form the new government, holding off the conservatives led by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Who were you rooting for in the Israeli election?

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Who were you rooting for in the Israeli election?

Kadima

97 votes

Likud

12 votes

Labor

46 votes

Yisrael Beiteinu

7 votes

Other

17 votes

No idea

34 votes

Israeli pie

26 votes

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