Thursday, September 22, 2011

Some stories that caught my eye today (9/22/11)

First of all, Steve Benen had a great find today. Notice anything interesting in this picture from the last GOP debate?

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Ya think it will cause the same stir that this one did?

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Nah, me either. Of course Gov. Perry is patriotic. We know that because he's...oh wait, nevermind.

Secondly, did the DOJ really pay $16 for a muffin? Not likely.

Thirdly, from Greg Sargent comes the story that AFSCME is going to put some muscle (and $) into fighting for the American Jobs Act. Here's their first ad with an interesting twist.



Fourthly, the headline of the day goes to xpostfactoid for this one: You can't fact-check a dog whistle. You KNOW its going to be a good read when it starts out like that! And this one doesn't disappoint.

Finally, here's the photo of the day. This one's for you Speaker Boehner.

2 comments:

  1. My goodness. I'll be waiting to read the latest viral emails about the disrespect Gov. Perry is showing America by his refusal to put his hand over his heart.

    I've linked to this post. I believe we should all be fair and balanced in showing these two men and their non-hand-over-heartedness as an example of--ah, something.

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  2. Thanks Shaw.

    But SURELY you're not suggesting the Republicans would be hypocritical about this - are you?

    LOL

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