Daily Kos: State of the Nation diarist Hunter spent the day posting updates about yesterday’s wingnut festivities. [Throughout the day we have been bringing you breaking coverage of today’s ‘We Surround Them’ event, newsperson Glenn Beck’s effort to demonstrate the power of the ultraconservative movement via… um… well, we’re not quite sure. It seems to be based on surrounding the rest of us by meeting at Chili’s?] CRITICAL EMERGENCY UPDATE — DAILY KOS EXCLUSIVE: Home again now. Home not surrounded. Neighbors seem placid, no surrounding seems imminent. Possible conservative flanking maneuver on 2nd street turned out to be loose dog.…
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Jon Stewart puts spotlight on CNBC and meltdown :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Television NEW YORK — The feud between Jon Stewart and CNBC’s Jim Cramer has been good for laughs — and ratings — but has also raised the serious question of whether the experts at TV’s No. 1 financial news network should have seen the meltdown coming and warned the public.
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Why in the world did the Trib (and also the Sun-Times) bury the lede on the story about the Chinese naval and merchant vessels harassing a US Navy ship? U.S. ship sprays Chinese with fire hose :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World The USNS Impeccable sprayed one ship with water from fire hoses to force it away. Despite the force of the water, Chinese crew members stripped to their underwear and continued closing within 25 feet, the Defense Department said. A somewhat Pythonesque scenario suggested itself to me.
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The Utah Legislature, after Viagrousvigorous debate, passed a bill enabling naturopaths to prescribe testosterone. Not only is Utah #1 in the nation for paying for porn that Internets-savvy libruls get for free, they’s gonna be naturally manly, tremendously organic men. Must report this to the General… Male-hormone bill clears Senate – Salt Lake Tribune A bill allowing naturopathic physicians to prescribe testosterone to their male patients cleared its last legislative hurdle Thursday. After a vigorous debate, HB108 — sponsored by Rep. Douglas Aagard, R-Kaysville, and Sen. Dennis Stowell, R-Parowan — passed the Senate 19-6. Sen. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem, led the…
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Porn in the USA: Conservatives are biggest consumers According to a recent study comparing paid porn subscriptions broken down by ZIP codes and adjusting for bandwidth and population. Utah consumed more porn per 1000 high-bandwidth subscribers than… anywhere else in the nation.
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According to Lynn Sweet, Gov. Quinn says “no reason not to” run for election in 2010. Awesomely, he flew coach to the National Governors’ Conference, and recycled his business cards by simply scratching out “Lieutenant” in his title.
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Trouble in paradise: Cash-strapped tourists avoid Hawaii – USATODAY.com LAHAINA, Maui — Every winter, scores of humpback whales trade the Gulf of Alaska for a few months of breeding, birthing and basking in Hawaii — a follow-the-sun migration that fuels much of the tourism industry in this former 19th-century whaling town. But while the marine giants are returning right on schedule this year, their cash-strapped human admirers are not. And the effect of that absence is, “in a four-letter word, ugly,” says Bill Seidl, a boat captain who peddles whale-watch trips on the Lahaina waterfront. We seem to have fallen…
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A huge sigh of relief went up as news commentators and pundits everywhere realized they wouldn’t have to try to pronounce or spell “Blagojevich” so much any more. Wow, what just happened? There was so much stuff going on this week, and I never really sat down in the evenings to sum up. Actually, the last two weeks have been pretty hectic, what with all the Washington hoopla last week, and the Springfield hoopla this week. The former was an occasion of great and redemptive joy, and the latter was an occasionally redemptive embarassment. Srsly, G-Rod? STHU! Although, I will…
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The embattled and embarrasing Guv is making his way to Springfield. He left his house at 825am and was reportedly driving down, flying back. The House prosecutor arguing the case in the Illinois Senate begins his closing argument in a few minutes, at 10am. Blago will not even be there for it. How ballsy-rude is that? If he’s really driving all the way and not flying, he’s already more than an hour late. Here we go. Judge Fitzgerald will gavel the session to order after the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. Resolutions being offered. Chief Justice brings the Senate…
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Governor Blalegovich made the rounds of many talk shows today; in fact, he went to eleven. The transcript of his appearance on Rachel Maddow’s show is already up, in advance. He has absolutely no idea she had him for lunch, and in fact she was in need of a toothpick and floss by the end. Transcript: Rod Blagojevich, one on one – Rachel Maddow show- msnbc.com BLAGOJEVICH: And it’s just so unfair to him, to hold him, somehow, responsible for allegations on me. He’ll be judged on his own record as senator. And I predict he’ll do a great job,…