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9 hours ago
in Countdown to the Inauguration: 13 Days — Open Thread on Jack and Jill Politics
Driving his parent's ride, parked in his parent's driveway, and was shot in the yard because they "thought the vehicle was stolen".....bullshit, bullshit, bullshit. This was attempted murder.
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10 hours ago
in Countdown to the Inauguration: 13 Days — Open Thread on Jack and Jill Politics
13 hours ago
in How Far We’ve Come on Jack and Jill Politics
They'll blame her for using it...they'll demand that in these hard economic times the Obamas use Dixie Plates...wait..no, the cheaper kind that you get from the Dollar Tree..and save on the water bill at the White House.
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Town
They'll be asking why the Obamas aren't drinking water out of the tap and why aren't they using Jergens soap from the Dollar Store instead of bottled water and organic soap.
15 hours ago
in Wednesday Afternoon Open Thread on Jack and Jill Politics
Dems on Blago: He Called Our Bluff
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Senate Democrats have no choice but to change their tone about Roland Burris becoming a U.S. senator because Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich "called our bluff" in appointing someone over their objections, a senior Democratic congressional source conceded Wednesday.
"We tried to send a political signal to Blagojevich that we would not seat someone he appointed. He called our bluff, in a reckless way," the Democratic source said.
A second senior Democratic source said that the issue had clearly become a "heightened situation" that needed to be dealt with and that Burris' face-to-face meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Majority Whip Dick Durbin really helped to establish a "person-to-person dialogue."
Burris described his meeting with Senate leadership as warm and called Reid a "very warm and charming gentleman."
Burris also said former President Jimmy Carter called him before the meeting and told him, "Roland, you will make a great senator."
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Senate Democrats have no choice but to change their tone about Roland Burris becoming a U.S. senator because Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich "called our bluff" in appointing someone over their objections, a senior Democratic congressional source conceded Wednesday.
"We tried to send a political signal to Blagojevich that we would not seat someone he appointed. He called our bluff, in a reckless way," the Democratic source said.
A second senior Democratic source said that the issue had clearly become a "heightened situation" that needed to be dealt with and that Burris' face-to-face meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Majority Whip Dick Durbin really helped to establish a "person-to-person dialogue."
Burris described his meeting with Senate leadership as warm and called Reid a "very warm and charming gentleman."
Burris also said former President Jimmy Carter called him before the meeting and told him, "Roland, you will make a great senator."
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16 hours ago
in Wednesday Afternoon Open Thread on Jack and Jill Politics
Politics makes strange bedfellows......indeed
WASHINGTON — A conservative watchdog group has sued the Senate for refusing to immediately seat Roland Burris as the new senator from Illinois.
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington on behalf of an Illinois resident. The suit was filed by Judicial Watch, whose lawyers say the Senate's refusal to seat Burris is unconstitutional.
Burris was appointed by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY'-uh-vich) to the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.
Senate Democrats and Obama have said anyone appointed by Blagojevich, who is embroiled in a corruption investigation, would be tainted and should not be allowed to represent Illinois.
The Senate on Tuesday refused to swear Burris in with the rest of the new senators. But Burris said Wednesday he should be able to join the Senate soon.
WASHINGTON — A conservative watchdog group has sued the Senate for refusing to immediately seat Roland Burris as the new senator from Illinois.
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington on behalf of an Illinois resident. The suit was filed by Judicial Watch, whose lawyers say the Senate's refusal to seat Burris is unconstitutional.
Burris was appointed by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY'-uh-vich) to the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.
Senate Democrats and Obama have said anyone appointed by Blagojevich, who is embroiled in a corruption investigation, would be tainted and should not be allowed to represent Illinois.
The Senate on Tuesday refused to swear Burris in with the rest of the new senators. But Burris said Wednesday he should be able to join the Senate soon.
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rikyrah
Remember I told you about that panel of folks on the local Black talk radio station. They said it back then - this was a question of States' Rights. They thought it was hilarious when the person who vocalized it, but they all agreed.
16 hours ago
in Wednesday Afternoon Open Thread on Jack and Jill Politics
The end is definitely near.
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GreenLadyHere
Miranda: That industry DOES HAVE standing in HISTORIC LONGEVITY!! :>)
BUT, Ima close my eyes and prepare for the "rapture!" :>) :>)
BUT, Ima close my eyes and prepare for the "rapture!" :>) :>)
16 hours ago
in Wednesday Open Thread on Jack and Jill Politics
Games People Play......what a jacked up political world we live in:
WASHINGTON — A conservative watchdog group has sued the Senate for refusing to immediately seat Roland Burris as the new senator from Illinois.
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington on behalf of an Illinois resident. The suit was filed by Judicial Watch, whose lawyers say the Senate's refusal to seat Burris is unconstitutional.
Burris was appointed by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY'-uh-vich) to the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.
Senate Democrats and Obama have said anyone appointed by Blagojevich, who is embroiled in a corruption investigation, would be tainted and should not be allowed to represent Illinois.
The Senate on Tuesday refused to swear Burris in with the rest of the new senators. But Burris said Wednesday he should be able to join the Senate soon.
http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/co...
WASHINGTON — A conservative watchdog group has sued the Senate for refusing to immediately seat Roland Burris as the new senator from Illinois.
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington on behalf of an Illinois resident. The suit was filed by Judicial Watch, whose lawyers say the Senate's refusal to seat Burris is unconstitutional.
Burris was appointed by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY'-uh-vich) to the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.
Senate Democrats and Obama have said anyone appointed by Blagojevich, who is embroiled in a corruption investigation, would be tainted and should not be allowed to represent Illinois.
The Senate on Tuesday refused to swear Burris in with the rest of the new senators. But Burris said Wednesday he should be able to join the Senate soon.
http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/co...
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whiterosebuddy
I agree with this Judicial watchdog group. The US Senate is violating the very Constitution they were sworn to uphold by not seating Burris. Burris is qualified under the US Constitution and his appointment was legal.
Good for the Judicial Watchdog group and the Il citizen that filed.
Good for the Judicial Watchdog group and the Il citizen that filed.
18 hours ago
in Wednesday Open Thread on Jack and Jill Politics
Surely this will be on Olbermann's Worst Persons countdown tonight:
TOLEDO, Ohio – Joe The Plumber is putting down his wrenches and picking up a reporter's notebook.
The Ohio man who became a household name during the presidential campaign says he is heading to Israel as a war correspondent for the conservative Web site pjtv.com.
Samuel J. Wurzelbacher (WUR'-zuhl-bah-kur) says he'll spend 10 days covering the fighting.
He tells WNWO-TV in Toledo that he wants to let Israel's "'Average Joes' share their story."
Wurzelbacher gained attention during the final weeks of the campaign when he asked Barack Obama about his tax plan.
He later joined Republican John McCain on the campaign trail. At one stop, he agreed with a McCain supporter who asked if he believed a vote for Obama was a vote for the death of Israel.
Information from: WNWO-TV, http://www.nbc24.com/
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TOLEDO, Ohio – Joe The Plumber is putting down his wrenches and picking up a reporter's notebook.
The Ohio man who became a household name during the presidential campaign says he is heading to Israel as a war correspondent for the conservative Web site pjtv.com.
Samuel J. Wurzelbacher (WUR'-zuhl-bah-kur) says he'll spend 10 days covering the fighting.
He tells WNWO-TV in Toledo that he wants to let Israel's "'Average Joes' share their story."
Wurzelbacher gained attention during the final weeks of the campaign when he asked Barack Obama about his tax plan.
He later joined Republican John McCain on the campaign trail. At one stop, he agreed with a McCain supporter who asked if he believed a vote for Obama was a vote for the death of Israel.
Information from: WNWO-TV, http://www.nbc24.com/
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Justice58
Just how far is this going to go with Joe the Plumber? Will the madness ever end?
djchefron
The dumbing down of America continues.
18 hours ago
in Wednesday Open Thread on Jack and Jill Politics
Pilgrimology 101: Rules? What Rules?
(CNN) – Levi Johnston, the father of Sarah Palin's grandchild Tripp and fiance of daughter Bristol, quit his job earlier this week after reports that his lack of a high school diploma made him ineligible for the apprentice position he'd held since fall.
Johnston's father Keith told the Anchorage Daily News that his son felt the move was "the best thing to do to kind of calm the waters, so to speak," and that his son's missing educational qualification was "just something that slipped through the cracks."
"You guys are watching him so tightly," Johnston told the paper. "He's being treated different than an average 18-year-old kid. He has to do everything by the book now."
Palin herself called the report a "a political potshot taken at me," that could "destroy a young man's opportunity for work."
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(CNN) – Levi Johnston, the father of Sarah Palin's grandchild Tripp and fiance of daughter Bristol, quit his job earlier this week after reports that his lack of a high school diploma made him ineligible for the apprentice position he'd held since fall.
Johnston's father Keith told the Anchorage Daily News that his son felt the move was "the best thing to do to kind of calm the waters, so to speak," and that his son's missing educational qualification was "just something that slipped through the cracks."
"You guys are watching him so tightly," Johnston told the paper. "He's being treated different than an average 18-year-old kid. He has to do everything by the book now."
Palin herself called the report a "a political potshot taken at me," that could "destroy a young man's opportunity for work."
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Town
No, Mr. Johnston. In the real world people with GEDs don't get the opportunities the rest of us get and people in the real world get the boot from their jobs if they don't have the qualifications.
Against Race Politics
He has to do everything by the book now? WELL JOIN THE CLUB! Maybe he has an inkling of what it's like to be Black. WHATEVER! And I thought Palin was SO slef righteous and by the book. Again WHATEVER!
When is that wedding supposed to take place anyway???????? Somebody must have dropped the shotgun!
When is that wedding supposed to take place anyway???????? Somebody must have dropped the shotgun!
19 hours ago
in Wednesday Open Thread on Jack and Jill Politics
Hmmm.....this first year is gonna be quite fun. Looks like quite a few people gonna be getting some reality checks on what's what in 2009....starting with some democratic leaders.
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rorysmomma
You know that the majority of those folks are used to calling black people boys...... I may just put hail to the chief on my ipod.
20 hours ago
in Wednesday Open Thread on Jack and Jill Politics
If ever a situation begged for Big Mama to come in and take over, its this one. Ridiculous.
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Against Race Politics
Big Mama would have handled this a long time ago! LOL!
I pray the Obama Administration addresses racial profiling. I'm dog tired of unarmed innocent black men dying at the hand of police!