Al Franken wasn't reading off the Pelosi talking points memo. Either way, the government option is dead thanks to the Tea Parties.

>> ^rougy:
This is another example of how conservatives love their freedom of speech.
Theirs, not yours.



Oh, pu-lease! *rolls eyes* I can't believe that got applauded.
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http://www.videosift.com/video/Shepard-Smith-Calls-Out-Frightening-FOX-E-mailers#comment-783905
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http://www.videosift.com/video/Olbermann-Proposes-Fox-News-Quarantine
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Mr. Krugman and his liberal scolds condemn large segments of American society because two men died at the hands of "right wing nut-jobs". He calls the violent acts part of the "Big Hate". Krugman expresses outrage at the tragic deaths of two innocent men yet he and his liberal friends silently ignore the deaths of thousands of innocent Iraqi and Afghani women and children killed as a result of American foreign policy.

http://ministryvalues.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=717&Itemid=127
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“At this point, whatever dividing line there was between mainstream conservatism and the black-helicopter crowd seems to have been virtually erased.”
- NY Times columnist Paul Krugman.
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"So which one of us is going to be the first to admit that it's time to cast a new look at our First Amendment rights? The fomentors have gone way beyond "sticks and stones". They not only revel in the attention it brings, they're addicted to it.

There are millions of people who take to heart every seriously off-base utterance from the Right Wing extremist "entertainers", and the number of incidents caused by their acting-out is only going to increase--unless we as a society stop allowing hate speech to masquerade as amusement."
Talking Points Memo
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If you want maximum objectivity, go for C-SPAN coverage, or PBS.

I'm going to be sitting at my computer, TV nearby with MSNBC on, and my web browser open to: VideoSift, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo, Huffington Post Fivethirtyeight.com, CNN's election results page, and YouTube.

I'll be switching over to the Comedy Central election coverage at 10pm, and back to the real thing if it's still not decided by then (and I doubt it would be).

I'll have champagne on ice for victory, and whiskey nearby for sorrow-drowning.

I'll try to do a little armchair electoral math, Chuck Todd style as the night goes on, as I'm sure every network/site will.

One preview though:

2000 it was Florida, Florida, Florida
2004 it was Ohio, Ohio, Ohio
2008 it will be Virginia, Virginia, Virginia

Also keep an eye on the Senate races in Minnesota, Kentucky, and Georgia.

^ I'm pretty sure TPM was founded with a sarcastic spin off BillO's Talking Points Memo.

It's the original "The Word" from Colbert, too.

Did billo give a shout out to TPM?

I've never heard him call it "talking points memo" before

>> ^MarineGunrock:
Keywords: "Radical organizing"
That right there is reason to believe the people would be up to no good.
Nobody uses the word 'radical' to describe an organization that isn't prone to violence.


Fox News uses the word "radical" to describe: DailyKos, Huffington Post, Talking Points Memo, ACLU, the Democratic party, and Obama's whole family.

Lots of people misuse the word.

He's echoing the Kremlin's political talking points memos.

Russia hopes to have it's cake and eat it too by bombing Georgia whilst universally opposing autonomy for breakaway regions all over the world because they don't want to encourage their own breakaway regions (Chechnya, Dagestan).

My blogroll (which I barely visit anymore, because I've gotten really burned out on blogs) are:

Bad Astronomy
Balloon Juice
Crooks & Liars
The Cunning Realist
Daily Kos
The Disgruntled Chemist
Effect Measure
Feministe
Feministing
Fire Dog Lake
Geekologie
Greatscat!
Huffington Post
Hullabaloo
James Wolcott
Jesus' General
Liberal Oasis
Mahablog
Majikthise
Mike The Mad Biologist
Pharyngula
Quizlaw
Sadly, No
Think Progress
Talking Points Memo (and other TPM sites)
Wonkette (better since Anna Marie Cox left)

Could you guess I'm a liberal?

Josh Marshall (the host, from the "Talking Points Memo" blog) is all class. Love that guy.

"I don't hate anyone for their different ideas. Why, that just wouldn't be the kind of a thing a freedom-loving person would do--hate someone with a different opinion."

Harlan Ellison (not my favorite person, but a brilliant writer nonetheless) once said, "You are not entitled to your opinion, you are entitled to your informed opinion. If you are not informed on the subject, then your opinion counts for nothing." That's what's wrong with O'Reilly and his ilk--their 'opinions' are so badly misinformed at times, and they just don't care. They believe that the louder you shout, the more truthful you must be.

"I was surprised that O'Reilly actually gave Donahue the last word"

Well, this is O'Reilly's show after all--regardless of what he says to your face, he's going to get the 'last word,' whether it's after the commercial break, or during one of those inane talking points memo a week from today. He'll do it when you're not there.