December 18, 2009

Send Yourself a Letter From Palin

December 18, 2009December 23, 2009 Trish

PalinLetter Bored at work? The people at Credo Mobile (formerly Working Assets Long Distance) have a diversion. They produced a Sarah Palin holiday letter generator. You just offer some nouns and adjectives to plug in, register for their drawing for free mobile phone service or a copy of the book, “Going Rouge: An American Nightmare” by Nation editors Richard Kim and Betsy Reed (which is no problem if, like me, you already use Credo’s socially responsible calling plan), and viola! You’ll receive your own letter from Sarah, with details provided by you.

The letterhead itself is my favorite part, but the idea of Sarah replacing Oprah (quitters unite!) does give me pause. Try it yourself now!

Verbatim

December 18, 2009 Buck Banks

We’re not here to husband our poll numbers like a trophy on a shelf.

— White House adviser David Axelrod, quoted by The Nation, when asked about President Obama’s falling approval rate.

Toby Keith Makes the Case for the War on Xmas

December 18, 2009December 18, 2009 Trish

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Day: December 18, 2009

Send Yourself a Letter From Palin

Verbatim

We’re not here to husband our poll numbers like a trophy on a shelf.

— White House adviser David Axelrod, quoted by The Nation, when asked about President Obama’s falling approval rate.

Toby Keith Makes the Case for the War on Xmas

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“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.