Been listening to people I know talking about the Black Bloc riot attacks. What disheartens me (beyond people being wantonly stupid in the situation and hurting people on either side ( Read more... )

Rep. Peter King (N.Y.), the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, is also asking whether Attorney General Eric Holder discussed the treatment of Shahzad with the intelligence community before deciding to arrest him on criminal charges, Politico reports ( Read more... )

Interrupting a political newscast for a 5 second bit of silliness that involves rocking out to 80's British punk bands while trying to explain the various "Gangs" in the US government just entertains me.

Representative Grayson from Florida ( Read more... )

but on last night's Countdown, Keith Olbermann became someone I will respect for the rest of my days ( Read more... )

"I am seriously glad to be here tonight at the annual Alfalfa dinner. I know that many you are aware that this dinner began almost one hundred years ago as a way to celebrate the birthday of General Robert E. Lee. If he were here with us tonight, the general would be 202 years old. And very confused." - Barack Obama, POTUS

Just watched it (cause I knew that I was waking up at 5am,I wasn't staying up all night, not with the joys of the internet to help me ( Read more... )

I live in a home with a man with dual citizenship, who was born and raised in the US ( Read more... )

I really really want Obama to be for real ( Read more... )

"Contrary to the rumours you have heard, I was not born in a manger," Mr Obama said.

"I was actually born on Krypton and sent here by my father, Jor-el, to save the planet Earth."