Archive for August, 2011

Romney Wants To Know Why Obama Is Waiting Until Sept 6 To Unveil Jobs Plan; Romney Plan Unveils Same Day

Romney also attacked Obama for vacationing in Martha’s Vineyard, while Romney was in…Martha’s Vineyard. Also, how does Romney know his plan “will be different than” Obama’s, when Obama is being criticized for not having yet announced the plan?

Read more » Posted in Liberaland by Alan August 23, 2011 • 5 Comments »

Is Syria’s Assad Next?

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Pressure builds

Read more » Posted in Liberaland by Alan August 23, 2011 • 17 Comments »

Take Heart, Conservatives, The Fairness Doctrine Is Dead

Killed by the FCC

Read more » Posted in Liberaland by Alan August 23, 2011 • 87 Comments »

Libya Has Cost Us $896 Million

That’s before the $25 million we’ve pledged to a transitional government

Read more » Posted in Liberaland by Alan August 22, 2011 • 8 Comments »

Republicans Don’t Seem To Understand EPA’s Purpose

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by Stuart Shapiro

The Environmental Protection Agency has become a favorite punching bag of Republican presidential candidates, especially Rep. Michele Bachmann.

…the leading Republican candidates are all linking environmental regulation to jobs and the economy, suggesting that the nation cannot afford measures that impose greater costs on businesses and consumers. Mrs. Bachmann drew loud applause 10 days ago at a rally in Iowa when she declared: “I guarantee you the E.P.A. will have doors locked and lights turned off, and they will only be about conservation. It will be a new day and a new sheriff in Washington, D.C.”

In …

Read more » Posted in Liberaland by Stuart Shapiro August 22, 2011 • 40 Comments »

Jon Huntsman Says He Could Be Michele Bachmann’s VP

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Wait a minute…isn’t he running for president?

“You know, if you’re in a position to better the country, to bring whatever background you have to bear, whatever experience to use in fine-tuning our future, I’ll be the first person to sign up,” Huntsman said.

Yet he says he “can’t imagine” running on a Romney ticket.…

Read more » Posted in Liberaland by Alan August 22, 2011 • 6 Comments »

Long Island Winery Selling 9/11-Themed Merlot

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Good idea?

Read more » Posted in Liberaland by Alan August 22, 2011 • 5 Comments »

Morgan Freeman To Obama: “Get Pissed Off”

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Actor Morgan Freeman ran into President Obama at a Vineyard golf course.

What I wanted to tell him is to get pissed off, get fighting mad,” the actor told the paper. “But I know he won’t because he doesn’t think it’s politically smart.”

On Obama’s chances for reelection, Freeman added, “If I could vote for him 1,000 times, I would.”

“I think he’s been horribly sandbagged, and it makes me so angry,” he said.…

Read more » Posted in Liberaland by Alan August 22, 2011 • 17 Comments »

PETA To Launch Porn Website

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals knows how to get attention

Read more » Posted in Liberaland by Alan August 22, 2011 • 25 Comments »

RIP Jerry Lieber, 1933-2011

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Songwriting legend Jerry Lieber (right) who, with Mike Stoller (left) wrote scores of hits, is dead at 78.

They spent 12-hour days writing in Stoller’s house, turning out hits for groups like the Drifters and the Coasters. Their big break came in 1965, when Elvis Presley recorded his own version of “Hound Dog”, previously written for Big Mama Thornton in 1952.

The pair continued writing songs into the 1960s and 70s, scoring a surprise comeback hit with 1972′s “Stuck in the Middle With You”, by Stealers Wheel. The past two decades have seen revivals of Leiber and Stoller’s work, …

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On Monday’s Radio Show…

• In the eyes of conservatives, can Obama do anything right? Alan analyzes the Republican reaction to the latest turmoil in Libya.

• How might aliens respond to humans harming the Earth? Scientist Seth Baum discusses his controversial claims.

“Virulent hatred,” indeed: Alan examines Pat Robertson’s latest Islam-bashing screed.…

Read more » Posted in Radio Show by Joel August 22, 2011 • Comments Off