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Hillary delivered.  The phony drama MUST stop now.
Ladies and gentlemen, I was among the many of us who criticized Hillary during the primaries. (FYI, I also criticized Obama, Edwards, and just about everyone else....) And the traditional media ...
chumley 08/26/2008 887 935 17 74
Mittens Romney and Tim Pawlenty ENRAGED by McCain's VP pick.
Dear ladies and gentlemen of the traditional media: I now expect you -- no, REQUIRE you -- to run 24/7 stories about Republicans being in severe, angry disarray going into their convention next week.
chumley 08/29/2008 877 1208 19 272
Hillary Clinton surrenders "terror" issue to GOP.  
(Temporary blogging hiatus interrupted, again. Because I am apparently a junkie, and this story made steam come out of my ears. Which hurts.) ***** Ladies and ...
chumley 08/24/2007 730 368 5 82
RESOLVED: Joe Lieberman should be kicked out of the Democratic caucus. (Please vote)
Connecticut-for-Lieberman party member Joe Lieberman has once again slimed the Democratic candidate for President, Barack Obama. Lieberman, who has thrown his full support behind George W. ...
chumley 06/10/2008 607 957 25 64
Clinton still pissed. Big Dawg to Mouse: "This Ain't Over"
chumley 09/11/2006 509 522 19 108
Alito Believes in Strip-Searching Ten Year Old Girls [UPDATED]
chumley 10/31/2005 485 217 4 415
Another silly criticism of Obama put to rest.
This statement is from Hillary Clinton's campaign website, part of a charming list titled "Just Embellished Words: ...
chumley 03/28/2008 476 436 20 72
What's YOUR stand on Impeachment?  Please vote.
Like many people at Daily Kos, I'm pleased to see that the idea of impeachment for the Bush gang is getting serious discussion here lately. I'd like to do a poll to see what kind of support the ...
chumley 06/25/2007 462 295 6 26
[UPDATE: Cliff Schecter weighs in below] Democrats: if you're going on TV, learn how to "debate!"
UPDATE: Cliff Schecter himself weighs in , way down in comments. ********** I was struck ...
chumley 05/23/2009 440 510 17 66
No more free passes for RELIGION!
chumley 04/17/2005 411 274 1 16
Chicago Tribune investigates Hillary's "experience"
The Chicago Tribune has done a pretty thorough investigation of Senator Clinton's claims of "experience," particularly in the foreign policy and crisis management arenas. I'd say the short take on ...
chumley 03/07/2008 397 472 20 72
Why is McCain a delicate flower who needs constant a*skissing?
I'll be blunt, here. Just how much ass-kissing does John McCain think he is owed? Barack Obama has constantly, consistently and repeatedly said he honors John McCain military ...
chumley 07/01/2008 367 572 15 51
Notes on another crappy, ridiculous Obama hit piece.
I'm a marginal Edwards supporter, and I wrote a diary about it a little while back . It's my only bona fide "candidate diary."
chumley 01/03/2008 312 283 6 30
McCain says: it's Obama's fault that I went negative.
Ah, John McCain. The maverick. ...Excuse me, the Maverick, capital "M." He really wanted this to be a clean election. He really, really wanted this to be a campaign about the issues facing ...
chumley 08/07/2008 305 359 7 44
William F. Buckley:  Iraq war is lost; GOP nearly dead. [UPDATED]
I am not a great fan of William F. Buckley, one of the fathers of modern conservatism. But his obvious intelligence and willingness to live in reality (more so as Mr. Buckley has gotten older) make ...
chumley 04/30/2007 303 349 14 102
Nobel Prize winners are all scum, says Charles Krauthammer.
Charles Krauthammer, the ethics-free psychiatrist who regularly diagnoses his political opponents as insane , says that Al Gore winning a Nobel Prize puts him in the deserved company of ...
chumley 10/15/2007 291 224 4 27
Congrats to all who smacked down the hostage conspiracy diary.
It's deleted. That disgusting, reeking piece of dookie which accused Hillary Clinton's campaign of staging the hostage situation is gone. And ladies and gentlemen, YOU made it possible. (applause.)
chumley 11/30/2007 281 104 4 7
Kudos to Joe Klein.  (Yes, Joe Klein!)
American politics has proven that many people can find some kind of redemption. I've not been a fan of Joe Klein over the years -- especially the past decade -- but lately he's been sounding more ...
chumley 07/29/2008 240 385 9 44
GBCW.
GBCW. ~ or ~ G OT B ABY, C AN'T W RITE. Dear ...
chumley 07/02/2007 214 234 5 31
GBCW
I'm heading into the sunset. It seems best for me not to hang out here anymore. But let me quickly say: It's not you, it's me. [MORE...]
chumley 08/27/2010 178 137 - 55
Howard Dean just on Ed Schultz show
chumley 09/08/2005 172 194 9 8
In Which I Sacrifice Myself for Daily Kos.
Dear Kosmopolitans: There's a lot of tension around here lately. It's primary season, which always causes group brawling on this site -- or any political site. Add to it the fact that this 2008 ...
chumley 10/07/2007 148 33 - 1
The following people must leave the USA immediately.
O.K. folks, move in a little closer. Can you hear me? Good. I know most of you were dragged here against your will, but...it's nice to see you. In a way. Given the occasion. Ahem. Let me ...
chumley 06/20/2007 126 38 1 -
What "Freedom of Speech" is.  And isn't.
Yup, another Imus-related diary. Please walk on if you're done with that. No offense taken, I promise. More power to you. And The Imus Affair is only a jumping-off point, as you'll ...
chumley 04/12/2007 124 28 1 8
Edwards' statement on Kerry's Obama endorsement.
Here it is, in its entirety : “Our country and our Party are ...
chumley 01/10/2008 123 16 - 15
OK, time for another round of Vice-President sweepstakes!
Who will be Obama's running mate? Though I'd like to believe that this is a totally original topic for a diary, I suspect that -- just possibly -- there might be roughly 7000 previous diaries on ...
chumley 05/26/2008 122 8 3 35
Dana Perino is really dumb.
Well, she is. I'm sorry if that makes me a rabid lamb, but sometimes you have to call things what they are. Dana Perino is a complete dumbbell. First, the proof: She didn't know what ...
chumley 12/10/2007 115 23 1 25
A (qualified) apology for yesterday's Drudge diary
Dear friends at Daily Kos: For anyone who cares -- with a day's perspective, I wish I hadn't posted that Drudge diary here at Daily Kos yesterday. My apologies. (si, mas)
chumley 04/03/2007 110 14 - 28
Michael Medved says slavery wasn't THAT bad.
Mustachioed Gene Shalit-wannabe Michael Medved , who ran into the loving arms of the rightwing movement years ago after years of doing the thumbs-up, thumbs-down thing as a Hollywood ...
chumley 09/28/2007 103 38 1 143
Ross Perot on John McCain. (Hint: he loathes him.)
I've always thought that Ross Perot was more than a little bit out of his mind, but... with the help of his beaucoup bucks, he did make an amazing showing for President in 1992. Perot got nearly 19%
chumley 07/31/2008 102 76 - 40
NBC's Brian Williams asks you to feel sorry for him. [UPDATED]
Poor rich talking heads. How they suffer for our sins. Today admitted Rush Limbaugh fan Brian Williams requests our pity for the truly awful decision he and his cronies at NBC News had to make ...
chumley 04/20/2007 100 40 - 13
I've made my decision: John Edwards for President.
Yes, as the title says, as of today I've decided to support John Edwards for the Democratic nomination for President of the U.S.A . You don't care what I've decided? I support that ...
chumley 10/31/2007 99 55 1 14
Please spare me the lectures about "unity."
A united Democratic party, ready to take on McCain? I'm all for it. Let's rally around the nominee, and take on the Republicans. Can't wait. But as of this night of Sunday June 2nd, there is ...
chumley 06/01/2008 97 34 1 17
BLOWBACK: Why I welcome Disney to air PT 9-11
chumley 09/09/2006 93 20 1 -
Palin: "plane on eBay" not even her idea!
One by the one the pillars are falling. Sarah Palin's stories are being proven b.s., over and over. At some point we have to wonder: do ANY of them hold up to the slightest scrutiny? Short ...
chumley 09/11/2008 90 10 - 2
Sorry, no. Hillary Clinton IS a racist.
There's a diary on the Rec list right now by teacherken , someone whose writings I admire, especially in ...
chumley 05/09/2008 89 43 1 20
I am NOT a drunk.  Stop saying I'm a drunk.
I am NOT a drunk. OK? Let me make it perfectly clear to you people: Chumley is not a drunk. It's not something Chumley is, or could be. I am the responsible father of two ...
chumley 10/29/2007 88 32 - 19
Calm the Hysteria: it's not the worst diary ever
The "George W. Bush is not the worst president ever" diary below is definitely a lousy diary. No doubt about that. It is among the worst. But there is really no basis to conclude that it is THE ...
chumley 05/07/2007 86 20 1 8
The Bush twins are both virgins.
Let's review some facts, shall we? No cute intro here. Just make the jump for some good, solid, 100% true, old-fashioned information.
chumley 06/21/2007 85 29 - -
GRRRR!  I hates me them lousy elitist economists!! [UPDATED]
Hillary Clinton really told off those those ELITIST economists on Sunday morning with Little George. These so-called "experts" had the gall to oppose her gas tax pander holiday, and The ...
chumley 05/06/2008 83 27 - 19
President Hillary Clinton.
An open letter to all Republicans, and their media allies: Look at the title of this diary. It's a real possibility that in January 2009, that is what we be calling Senator ...
chumley 07/01/2007 81 26 - 15
Help me debunk a wingnut email sent by my... Mommy [UPDATED]
Don't get me wrong. My mother's a lovely person in many ways. She's in her early 70s, loves her grandchildren (including my daughter) beyond words, and she's quite a gentle soul. Yet deep ...
chumley 04/21/2007 79 19 1 20
I stole my neighbor's car last week. [UPDATED]
Last week my Honda Accord was in the shop for a few days, and it really bugged me. I had places to go; people to see. Then I happened to look in the driveway next door to my house, and saw that ...
chumley 03/28/2007 74 22 1 5
Former Republican Senator Denounces Current GOP
chumley 03/10/2005 72 99 - 8
Wesley Clark is wrong about Kyl-Lieberman.
General Wesley Clark published an article in the Huffington Post the other day titled "I Support Hillary'
chumley 10/05/2007 69 29 - 9
It's time for John Edwards to endorse Obama.
First of all, congratulations to Hillary Clinton and her supporters here on this site. She had a great night, and revitalized her campaign. Second -- I'm aware that the title is presumptuous. ...
chumley 03/05/2008 69 14 1 9
Lieberman camp:  America won't be safe without Joe!
Reason # 7913 that Joe Lieberman has no moral principles at all, and really is all about Joe Lieberman , period, full stop: He seems to think that the United States is not safe ...
chumley 11/09/2008 67 31 - 42
I hope Scooter Libby doesn't get RAPED BY A BEAR in prison.
Many of you bastard-people here on Daily Kos are gloating that Scooter Libby has to spend some time in prison. He is a traitor to this country, no doubt about it, so I share your sense of justice.
chumley 06/15/2007 65 14 - 6
UPDATED!! "Arugula." That's all these morally bankrupt fools have.
Another one of John McCain's spokeswhiners came out yesterday to remind us for the 7 millionth time that John McCain was a POW a bunch of decades ago. In response to the absolute shellacking that ...
chumley 08/22/2008 63 23 - 19
Let's be clear: this is what REPUBLICANS want for Iraq.
We have spent a lot of time on this site talking about what the Democrats in Congress should and shouldn't do in regards to the Iraq occupation. And of course, we ought to be having this ...
chumley 05/18/2007 62 29 - 24
Why it's GOOD that Bush and GOP won in Nov. '04 (with poll)
chumley 07/04/2005 61 13 - -
Sen Norm Coleman (R-MN.) injures himself DUMPSTER DIVING
There's a lot of buzz right now here in Minnesota about Al Franken's run for the Senate in 2008, which seems on the verge of an official announcement. Some Franken fans are ecstatic that he's ...
chumley 02/01/2007 61 21 - 19
The Republican party destroyed its chances tonight.
They will lose. I guarantee it. These craven idiots really think that America wants another four-eight years of the guy whose approval rating has been stuck below 30% FOREVER. Rudy Giuliani came ...
chumley 09/03/2008 61 37 - 22
What's your final advice for the Dem candidates tonight?
They're in the locker room right now. Hillary is on her 17th double-shot latte. Obama is doing pushups. Edwards is doing deep-breathing exercises, centering his chi . Bill ...
chumley 06/03/2007 58 6 - 5
Brilliant new anti-McCain ad from MoveOn.org!
This will be a short diary, especially given that I usually have trouble keeping mine down to a reasonable length. But I mostly wanted to get this MoveOn ad out there, and hope that some friendly ...
chumley 04/10/2008 57 59 3 13
OK, McCain:  time to bring your KEATING FIVE scandal back.
Confronted with his own ridiculous statement about not knowing how many houses he owns, John McCain resorted today to what every pampered elitist Republican does when faced with his own Washington, ...
chumley 08/21/2008 57 28 1 27
Have I gone batsh*t insane, or has David Ignatius?
I'm willing to believe it might be me. Honest to Jeebus, it might even be refreshing to know that this Iraq horror show has been a product of my sick, twisted subconscious, and that I'm ...
chumley 05/22/2007 56 21 - 5
Not another dime for the Democratic party.
The Democrats caved. They folded. They surrendered. This is what the news is reporting today, and while I have learned to be cautious about accepting the frames of the mainstream media, this ...
chumley 05/23/2007 56 18 - 7
Ed Schultz "officially" announces that he's FOR impeachment.
(Ending voluntarily exile from DKos for a minute, to get this out there ASAP...) Progressive radio host just announced that he is "officially" (his word) FOR impeachment. He said it ...
chumley 07/10/2007 56 37 - 14
Newt Gingrich: sociopath.
In a diary currently on the Rec List, we learn of a group of brave religious ...
chumley 08/13/2010 55 27 1 95
WVWV strikes again!
Somebody call Lamont Williams! It seems that "Women's Voices, Women's Votes" is screwing around again. This time, it's West Virginia.
chumley 05/10/2008 54 60 1 9
We need to talk about what "reality-based" means.
Friends, we need a reality check. Or perhaps better put: a "reality" check. It seems like many discussions at Daily Kos these days eventually reach a point where one commentor asserts that ...
chumley 06/19/2007 53 16 - 23
I'm part of a cult. I admit it.
People of Daily Kos, While many of you here deny that you are a member of a cult, I freely embrace it. I can say without hesitation that I only feel safe and happy when part of a mindless, ant-...
chumley 02/26/2008 53 15 - 2
So we really can't impeach?  What, then?
Ladies and gentlemen, As you probably know, Sen. Jay Rockefeller's "Phase II" report on the pre-war Iraq intelligence was finally released today... four full years after the first ...
chumley 06/05/2008 53 27 2 22
Help! My dear mother is sending me GOP propaganda!
chumley 07/24/2005 52 5 - -
BREAKING: Warner and Lugar actually challenge Bush on Iraq?
Popping out of my summer blogging hiatus for a moment (I'm failing miserably so far) because I just saw this. It seems that GOP Senators John Warner and Richard Lugar might be offering ...
chumley 07/13/2007 51 21 - 4
Bill Clinton is embarrassing himself.
The Big Dawg is embarrassing himself. It's not pretty. When he was running for President back in 1992, Bill Clinton was accused of having a thin resume, lacking proper experience, and being ...
chumley 01/07/2008 51 21 1 6
Putin: Iraq war an example of "political erotica."
Back in June 2001, after George W. Bush met Vladimir Putin for the first time, he claimed that he had gotten to know Putin's soul:
chumley 10/18/2007 50 22 - -
George W. Bush: the GOP's anvil.
James Carville has become such a shameful Beltway hack that I kinda hate to quote him right off the bat. But even though he doesn't walk the walk, he has on occasion let a good quip fly. Here's ...
chumley 06/17/2007 49 10 - -
Rush Limbaugh is right.
Rush Limbaugh is right. He may be not right about what he thinks he's right about, but...he's zeroed in on an undeniable truth. If there's anything Limbaugh's recent remarks have ...
chumley 10/03/2007 49 27 - -
Republican talk host Michael Smerconish endorses Obama
Philadelphia-based Republican talk show host Michael Smerconish has now endorsed Barack Obama. He will have an editorial in the Philadelphia Inquirer to that effect soon, and he read excerpts of it ...
chumley 10/18/2008 49 42 4 84
Results and analysis of yesterday's Impeachment poll. [UPDATED.]
Thanks to everyone who voted and commented in the Impeachment poll I diaried yesterday. While I think it's worth keeping in mind ...
chumley 06/26/2007 48 15 - 19
McCain going negative?  Let's have Keating Five scandal 24/7.
The flop sweat has been showing for some time, but lately it's been ankle-deep. John McCain is losing, and losing big. We know it, he knows it, everyone knows it. By every quantifiable measure,
chumley 10/04/2008 48 16 1 15
Sean Hannity gets slapped around by Charles Grodin.
Actor, author, former talk show host and all-around strange fellow Charles Grodin gave Sean Hannity a shellacking on his show the other night. I've always liked Grodin as an actor, ...
chumley 12/18/2007 47 31 1 4
"Taxation is theft!"
We all saw a lot of variations on that slogan yesterday during coverage of TeaBagFest. It's a complaint as old as history itself. Look, there are two basic choices here: 1) Taxation is theft,
chumley 04/16/2009 47 15 - 20
It's time for an Iraq War TAX.  
I just read SusanG's FP post about another horror-filled day in Iraq . It's infuriating -- and absolutely sickening -- that we're now ...
chumley 04/14/2007 46 14 - 15
John Cleese of Monty Python laughs at Sarah Palin
I'm a great fan of John Cleese of Monty Python's Flying Circus and Fawlty Towers .
chumley 10/14/2008 46 63 4 97
My spirited defense of Gen. David Petraeus.
You probably haven't heard, but apparently -- rumor has it -- the rightwingers in this country are unhappy with the recent MoveOn.org ad which asked the question "General Petraeus or General Betrayus?
chumley 09/25/2007 45 31 1 3
Another Republic Party wanker -- LITERALLY.
Oh, those sexually twisted Republicans. What sexual depravity haven't they been caught at yet? Today's Republic Party sexual pervert is a septugenarian ex-Congressman from ...
chumley 02/16/2007 44 20 1 -
Impeach Gonzales now.  Seriously.
Last week Alberto Gonzales achieved the impossible, and managed to embarrass some truly shameless rightwing Republicans. Gonzales' performance testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee ...
chumley 04/23/2007 44 32 1 15
I saw Jon Stewart live last night.
I am a lucky bastard. My wife and I got to see Jon Stewart perform live last night here in Minneapolis, at the Orpheum Theater downtown. It's a beautiful, classic old theater, where he performed ...
chumley 05/19/2007 44 24 1 6
Uppity John McCain is playing President already!
Some people just don't know their place. And there's a word for such people: uppity . Yes, you can say "presumptuous" if you want, but I find that word kind of weak. Doesn't ...
chumley 08/13/2008 44 41 - 18
Rep. Patrick McHenry insults U.S. soldier serving in Iraq.
Patrick McHenry, Republican member of the house of Representatives, is a notorious chickenhawk. He didn't serve in the U.S. military, despite being a vocal cheerleader for the Iraq occupation at ...
chumley 04/04/2008 43 44 2 38
Gary Hart smacks down Giuliani.  Hard.
Rudolph Giuliani found a new depth of shamefulness this week. He decided to follow the Bush-Rove-Cheney playbook of attacking Democrats as weak on terror, based on...absolutely NOTHING. No ...
chumley 04/28/2007 42 46 - 2
Is Hillary still working for Communists and Black Panthers?
[NOTE: I humbly request that you read this diary all the way to the end. And if the title and initial content make you angry, please skip right down. Thank you.] * * * It's been ...
chumley 04/28/2008 42 16 - 34
The San Antonio Spurs "need a little time"
ESPN reports... The San Antonio Spurs "need a little time" to concede that they lost to the L.A. Lakers in the Conference Finals. (more!)
chumley 06/04/2008 42 21 - 17
[UPDATED] Pentagon:  ANOTHER "Senior Al-Qaeda operative" captured.  Do you believe them?
To their credit, they haven't said that he's the Number Two Al-Qaeda guy this time. But apparently he's a real prize. Let me pose a question: do you believe the Pentagon? ...
chumley 04/27/2007 41 6 - 1
Republicans LOVE Hollywood phonies.
Have you folks heard about the amazing Fred Thompson yet? Have you heard what a great salt of the earth, plain-spoken kinda feller Thompson is? How he tells it just like it is, ...
chumley 06/12/2007 41 24 1 4
A pep talk for Senator Larry Craig.
Senator Craig. May I call you Larry? No? OK... Senator Craig. You have been treated badly, sir. Horribly. You have been ill-used. And it troubles me, sir, it really does. ...
chumley 09/04/2007 41 7 - -
Tony Snow thinks the Founding Fathers were big SISSIES. (poll)
I may have to finally take off my Tony Snow bracelet . The love just isn't there anymore. As a fellow human ...
chumley 06/14/2007 40 19 - 9
Chris Matthews' feces-flinging baboon: Ann Coulter.  
Because someone had to weigh in on the little-noticed encounter between Ann Coulter and Elizabeth Edwards, I thought I'd better break the ice. I kid, of course. I want to make a ...
chumley 06/28/2007 40 17 - 9
What is "fair game" in a candidate's past?
A Clinton campaign official expresses public concern that Barack Obama's admitted cocaine use when he was young will be seized on by the Republicans in a Presidential battle. Worse, he ...
chumley 12/14/2007 40 3 - -
Obama does NOT have a "lifetime of experience!"
"I think that I have a lifetime of experience that I will bring to the White House. I know Senator McCain has a lifetime of experience to the White House.
chumley 03/06/2008 40 30 1 35
The Absolutely Shameless N.Y. Times
chumley 08/29/2005 38 20 - -
Not work safe.  (A silly but obscene post.)
It's Labor Day, and I'm trying to get a day's work done here at my computer before we barbecue later. I'm failing. One reason: I'm at my computer, where distractions are infinite. So as I ...
chumley 09/03/2007 38 4 - -
Iran is not a threat to the U.S.A., you cowardly fools.
This is addressed to anyone who thinks that Iran is a big threat to the U.S.A. Of course, we should define "threat" at the outset. Lots of things are minor threats, dangers, and /or ...
chumley 10/30/2007 38 26 - 55
Drama queen Las Vegas mayor demands Obama apologize
Barack Obama tries to be a reasonable, mature, respectful, inclusive leader. Good for him. It's worth the effort, and Obama's big victory in November -- as well and his continued high approval ...
chumley 02/11/2009 38 22 - 43
This Edwards supporter is now switching to Obama.
Like many Edwards supporters, I'm sorry to see him leave the race. But it's been clear for a while that this was going to be an uphill battle, and as the primaries unfolded it only got tougher. ...
chumley 01/30/2008 36 43 - 17
Truth about 2004 Repub National Convention mini-police state to come out?
I wasn't there, but I know some of you here on Daily Kos were. And a friend of mine wound up arrested for a very innocuous protest which never should have landed her in a jail cell. So ...
chumley 05/05/2007 35 26 1 4
Kids were never "off-limits" for McCain before.
Ladies and gentlemen, We've now been told by all respectable parties that kids are "off-limits" in political discussion. I agree with this, for the most part. And I want to honor what Barack ...
chumley 09/02/2008 35 44 - 37