Category Archives: The Obama Administration

Obama and Chavez: "Hombres del Fuego"

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Jack Stephens

I knew Fox News was bad and wasn’t even really an actual journalistic television station, but this? Damn! The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M – Th 11p / 10c This Week in Demagogues – Ahmadinejad & Chavez thedailyshow.com Daily … Continue reading →

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Handshake…of Doom!

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

You know, maybe it’s just me being a fuzzy-headed liburul, but I simply don’t understand the right-wing freakout over Barack Obama (gasp!)shaking Hugo Chávez’s hand! (Dun dun DUNNNNNNNN). Don’t get me wrong — Hugo Chávez is a Fidel Castro wannabe, … Continue reading →

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Not the State of the Union Live Blog

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

Presidential Address Live Blog

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Daschole

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., has a problem. He doesn’t like to pay taxes like the little people do: ABC News has learned that the nomination of former Senator Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., to be President Obama’s … Continue reading →

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Rush Limbaugh Very Concerned About Racism, Anal Sex

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

Rush Limbaugh is awfully concerned about what having a black man as president means to his anus: You know, racism in this country is the exclusive problems of the left. We’re witnessing racism all this week that led up to … Continue reading →

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Choosing Conflict and Discord

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Maia

I understand finding something to get excited about in the idea of Barack Obama being president (I don’t share it, but I can see where it comes from). I cannot understand anyone with any progressive tendancies not being appalled by … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Colonialism, Elections and politics, The Obama Administration | 26 Comments

Clinton to Foggy Bottom, Says NYT

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

  According to the New York Times, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., is going to be Barack Obama’s Secretary of State: Hillary Rodham Clinton has decided to give up her Senate seat and accept the position of secretary of state, making her … Continue reading →

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Defanging Holy Joe

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

Like most Democrats, I was gleeful after the Dems took a big lead in the Senate. Sure, part of that was about getting our agenda pushed through, but mostly I was happy because it meant that defenestrated Sen. Joe Lieberman, … Continue reading →

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The State

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

  I haven’t jumped on the Hillary Clinton at Foggy Bottom rumor, mainly because it’s just a rumor. Like all the rumored appointments — Kerry and/or Richardson at State, Gates and/or Hagel and/or Kerry at Defense, Alberto Gonzales back in a … Continue reading →

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