2010 - Page 136 of 142

Every Anatomically Correct Body Scan Is a Win for al Qaeda

January 29, 2010January 29, 2010 Jon Ponder

TNR: TSA officer to passenger: “Someone ought to do something about those machines–it’s like we don’t have any privacy in this country anymore!”

Racist Tea Bag Leader Depicts Obama as a Pimp in Fundraising Email

January 29, 2010January 29, 2010 Jon Ponder

Chattahbox: Dale “Niggar” Robertson “photoshopped Obama with a pencil-thin mustache, wearing an oversized zebra-striped fedora trimmed with white fur, a garish purple band and a black feather.”

Should Charlie Crist Change Parties?

January 29, 2010 Jon Ponder

TNR: And would he be the only plausible Democrat to win the U.S. Senate seat?

Tea Baggers Bachmann, Blackburn Withdraw from Tea Bag Convention

January 29, 2010 Jon Ponder

WaPo: Reps. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) have announced that they will not attend the National Tea Party Convention next month.

Andrew Breitbart vs. MSNBC’s David Shuster Over O’Keefe Arrest

January 29, 2010November 11, 2014 Jon Ponder

WaPo: MSNBC host David Shuster got into a shouting match Thursday afternoon with conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart over the arrest of four men trying to tamper with phones in Sen. Mary Landrieu’s office.

John Edwards’ Affair Was with a Videographer, So – Surprise! – There’s a Sex Tape

January 29, 2010January 29, 2010 Jon Ponder

Gawker: And compounding the TMI factor, Edwards “is physically very striking, in a certain area. Everyone who sees it says ‘whoa.'”

HuffPo Closing in on Drudge Report

January 29, 2010 Jon Ponder

Editors Weblog: The Drudge Report got 3.2 million visitors in January, against about 2.9 million for the Huffington Post. The race is on.

Second Annual Anarchists Book Fair Held in Hollywood

January 29, 2010 Jon Ponder

LA Weekly: “What Do Anarchists Read? Scenes from the Anarchist Book Fair” plus photo gallery.

At RNC Meeting in Hawaii, Steele Says GOP Should Ditch Purity Test

January 29, 2010 Jon Ponder

WaPo: At RNC meeting in Honolulu, Chairman Michael Steele opposed resolution to purge moderates from GOP.

Prop 8 Trial: Testimony Ends, Closing Arguments Postponed to March

January 29, 2010 Jon Ponder

LA Weekly: The last day was contentious as anti-gay’s expert witness wilted under questioning from Boies.

Year: 2010

Every Anatomically Correct Body Scan Is a Win for al Qaeda

Racist Tea Bag Leader Depicts Obama as a Pimp in Fundraising Email

Should Charlie Crist Change Parties?

Tea Baggers Bachmann, Blackburn Withdraw from Tea Bag Convention

Andrew Breitbart vs. MSNBC’s David Shuster Over O’Keefe Arrest

John Edwards’ Affair Was with a Videographer, So – Surprise! – There’s a Sex Tape

HuffPo Closing in on Drudge Report

Second Annual Anarchists Book Fair Held in Hollywood

At RNC Meeting in Hawaii, Steele Says GOP Should Ditch Purity Test

Prop 8 Trial: Testimony Ends, Closing Arguments Postponed to March

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.