October 15, 2009

Meghan and Her Girls: Oh Lord, Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood

October 15, 2009October 15, 2009 Trish

meghans-girls What you guys, what? I always hang around the house in full makeup and black fingernail polish taking pix of myself with my puppies pushed together and my hair all flowy. I mean, what’s the big deal? Who knew anyone would find a pic like this…suggestive, or whatever you fellow Republicans who follow me on Twitter are saying? I mean, “slutty?” Really? Don’t you think you’re being just a little small-minded and judgmental and conservative and family values oriented? What? That’s what being a Republican means? For real? Daddy! You never told me about this part. Um, well like, never mind.

Stewart: Fox Snooze Covers Teabaggers But Not Gay Rights Marchers

October 15, 2009October 15, 2009 Buck Banks

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October 15, 2009 Buck Banks

Watching Beck, who sometimes resembles a snake-oil salesman’s dim-witted assistant accidentally promoted to the top job, makes a foreigner wonder just what’s happening to American conservatism … I don’t want to seem forward or rude, but one can’t help but ask: Have you people lost your minds?

Day: October 15, 2009

Meghan and Her Girls: Oh Lord, Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood

Stewart: Fox Snooze Covers Teabaggers But Not Gay Rights Marchers

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— Alex Massie, Scottish journalist, writing about Glenn Beck’s introduction to the United Kingdom for The Daily Beast.

Poetic Justice

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“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

A new Fox News Poll finds 71% of voters think the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending the Iran War, including 95% of Democrats, 83% of independents, and 43% of Republicans. Sixty percent say U.S. military action against Iran was the wrong decision, while just 37% say it was right.

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.