“AND AFTER THE WELFARE STATE OF PLYMOUTH COMPLETELY BROKE DOWN, AND WAS REDUCED TO A MERE COLONY, THINGS GOT SO BAD THAT THE PILGRIMS HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TURN TO NAZI SOUP KITCHENS.”

Background at Crooks & Liars.

“EVER SINCE MY SHADOW NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM RAISED THE THREAT LEVEL ON MR. RIDGE TO RED, YOU’LL NOTICE HE’S MADE NO MORE ATTACKS ON THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION.”

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BuzzFlash’s Mark Karlin on the Media’s Abuse of Two Cliches: Bipartisanship and Socialism.

Jon Perr: Wall St. Journal Debunks GOP Talking Points on the Stimulus.  

The Daily Show’s Ask a Correspondent and Health Care protests, at One Good Move.

BartCopE! on the American Western as the major defining genre of American film – maybe that explains the mess we’re in!

“IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT THE MAN ACTUALLY HAS TO CONTRIBUTE, VERSUS HIS EXTRAVAGANT LIFESTYLE, HE’S A WALKING ADVERTISEMENT FOR ”FROM EACH ACCORDING TO HIS ABILITY, TO EACH ACCORDING TO HIS NEEDS.”

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BLOGWORTHIES:

But Colbert Endorses Obama, via One Good  Move.

For her unstable, right-wing slanted interview with Joe Biden, Barbara “Marxist” West Is the BuzzFlash MEDIA PUTZ of the Week.

Lisa Casey on the real GOP ‘Wink Campaign.’ 

Juan Cole on McCain’s Racism and Hypocrisy on the Khalidi Issue.

Dan Kurtzman has The 25 Most Devastating Quotes About Sarah Palin.

“BARACK OBAMA. NOT READY TO BE PRESIDENT … NYET!“ 

Story at TPM Election Central.

“IF A REPUBLICAN LIKE ME TAXES BIG OIL AND GIVES THE REVENUE TO THE PEOPLE, THAT’S POPULISM. IF A DEMOCRAT LIKE BARACK OBAMA DOES IT, THAT’S CLEARLY SOCIALISM.” 

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Meg White at BuzzFlash on “Pinko” Palin and Her Socialist State, and Stephen Colbert on Obama The Socialist, at One Good Move.

“AND I’LL BE OFFERING MY CLOSING ARGUMENT: THAT I’M BOTH CLOSE-MINDED, AND CLOTHES-MINDED.”

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BLOGWORTHIES:

Lisa Casey on the “New Socialism.”

Meg White at BuzzFlash on the Ashley Todd Racist Hoax.

McCain Attacks Bush for Economic Policies They Share, at Perrspectives.

“NOW, UNDER SENATOR OBAMA’S SOCIALIST TAX PLAN, WIMPY THE HAMBURGER EATER WILL NEVER REALIZE HIS DREAM TO BECOME A FRANCHISEE OF McDONALD’S.” 

“I WISH THE McCAIN CAMPAIGN HAD SPOKEN TO ME FIRST. THANKS TO THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, NOW I CAN ONLY AFFORD VEGGIE BURGERS.”

“Ya’ see, Marisa, ‘MANURE‘ is not really that bad. The first part is like a ‘Hockey MA,’ and the second part is ‘NEWER’ — as in newer than an old fartface like McCain.”

“BELIEVE ME, IT’S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ‘BLACK THING.’ IT’S JUST THAT OBAMA’S THE ONLY ONE CAPABLE OF PUTTING OUT THE FLAMES FROM A BURNING BUSH.”

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BuzzFlash’s Mark Karlin on Possible Criminal Charges for GOP Leaders Involved in the ACORN Attacks.

Sen. Bernie Sanders on a real Social Democrat, on Real Time w/Bill Maher — at One Good Move.

Invasion of the McBody Snatchers, at All Hat No Cattle.

Dan Kurtzman with the complete SNL/Palin freak show.

“TODAY, THE MARKETS SOARED AS THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED IT’S PARTIAL TAKEOVER OF THE BANKING SYSTEM, WITH A LARGE INFUSION OF … DAS KAPITAL.”

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BLOGWORTHIES:

Staying on topic, Greenspan’s Folly, All Hat No Cattle.

BuzzFlash’s Mark Karlin asks: What’s the Difference Between the McCain Campaign and George Wallace?

Change Depends, at One Good Move.

Sarah In Wonderland, by Madkane.