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Breaking: House Passes Health Care Bill

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:10:19 PST

Yes, the health care bill has passed the House. The Senate is the final hurdle.

Friedersdorf's Letter to Goldberg

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:44:33 PST

A very interesting open letter from Conor Friedersdorf to Jonah Goldberg. I'm writing this letter as a fan - I've tremendous respect for the pioneering work you did at National Review Online, your attempts to inject humor into political writing, and the enjoyable debates you've done with Peter ...

Slideshow: Weapons Bound for Hezbollah

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:46:22 PST

The IDF has uploaded a video presentation showing the huge shipment of weaponry from Iran, intended for Hezbollah, that was intercepted this week by an Israel Navy commando force aboard the civilian ship Francop. [Video]

Saturday Night Video: 'I Say Fever'

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:40:08 PST

Here’s an open thread, with music video accompaniment by Ramona Falls, directed by Stefan Nadelman. [Video]

Saturday Afternoon Music: Porcupine Tree, 'Time Flies'

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:55:44 PST

An excellent video for “Time Flies,” from Porcupine Tree’s highly recommended new album, The Incident. (Here it is at the iTunes Store.) [Video]

Video: Republicans Gone Wild

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:41:46 PST

I watched this earlier and was going to export from EyeTV and upload it to YouTube, but Think Progress beat me to it so I’ll use their video. It’s not one of the GOP’s finest moments (to put it mildly), as House Republicans shout, scream, and make repetitive objections over the ...

Elie Wiesel on Tea Partier Signs: 'Indecent and Disgusting'

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:47:24 PST

Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel condemned signs containing Holocaust imagery and antisemitic conspiracy theories, at Michele Bachmann’s “tea party” event last Thursday. One sign at the rally contained images of dead Holocaust victims at the Dachau concentration camp under the banner “National Socialist Health Care.” Another sign said that ...

Jon Stewart is Glenn Beck

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:01:09 PST

Jon Stewart totally devours the scenery in a dead-on parody of the Glenn Beck Comedy Hour. [Video]

Onion: Ford Unveils New Car for 2010

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:47:32 PST

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NPR: Maj. Hasan 'Freaked Out' Other Doctors at Walter Reed

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:28:02 PST

This NPR segment from Morning Edition reveals that alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan gave a lecture to other doctors at Walter Reed Medical Center that “really freaked them out:” Officials Begin Putting Shooting Pieces Together. The guy was apparently giving off all kinds of warning signs. [Video]

Fort Hood Updates

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:48:36 PST

There are unconfirmed reports that Major Malik Nadal Hasan was shouting "Allah Akbar" during his alleged shooting rampage at Fort Hood Army base. CBS Video President Obama made a statement today, urging people not to jump to conclusions. We don’t know all the answers yet. And I would caution against jumping to ...

Mass Shooting in Florida

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:50:28 PST

At least 8 people have been shot in the Gateway Center office building in Orlando, Florida. Not many details available yet…

Hubble: Birthplace of Stars

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:54:27 PST

A spectacular image from the Hubble Space Telescope’s newly-installed Wide Field Camera 3, showing a birthplace of stars in the nearby galaxy M83: Hubble Image Showcases Star Birth in M83, the Southern Pinwheel. (Hat tip: Phil Plait, who has interesting commentary on how this image was generated, and what you’re seeing.) ...

Tech Review: Apple's Magic Mouse

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:23:37 PST

The curvaceous top of the mouse is a multi-touch surface.Apple’s new Magic Mouse is a very nice mousie indeed. No obvious buttons, no scroll wheel, just a sleek multi-touch surface and some groovy new software that lets you scroll with momentum — similar to the way scrolling works on an ...

Fort Hood Shooter Identified As a Major

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:36:49 PST

ABC News reports an identity for the Fort Hood shooter. The suspected gunman was identified by ABC News as Major Malik Nadal Hasan. [Video] UPDATE at 11/5/09 3:08:42 pm: More information from CBS News: CBS News investigative producer Len Tepper reports that Hasan, 39, is a licensed psychiatrist from Silver Spring, Md. A ...

Breaking: Shooting at Fort Hood Army Post

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:35:46 PST

There’s been a shooting incident at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas, with up to 7 people dead and at least 12 wounded (this CBS 4 article says 20 wounded): Reports: Multiple Soldiers Shot At Ft. Hood In Texas. FORT HOOD, Texas (CBS) ― Multiple soldiers were shot at ...

Video: Pastor Broden's Benediction

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:36:00 PST

Pastor Stephen Broden from Dallas Texas gives the benediction at Michele Bachmann’s “house call” protest against the health care reform bill, and immediately launches a political diatribe about “death panels!” and “death care!” and tyranny and socialism and anti-Christ abortion and violation of all the laws of God and nature. ...

Party with Bachmann in DC

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:34:22 PST

C-SPAN 3 is covering the Michele Bachmann anti-health care tea party swarm right now; as I write, Jon Voight is speaking on the steps of the Capitol. I’d estimate the crowd at between 7.3 and 8.2 million people. At least. UPDATE at 11/5/09 10:03:39 am: The word of the day on the house ...

'When the Captain's Crazy, It's Time for a New Ship'

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:33:50 PST

Michele Bachmann’s (R-Mars) chief of staff is bailing out, and declines to say why. The aide who helped turn Rep. Michele Bachmann into a controversial mainstay of cable news has informed colleagues that she's quitting -- just as the firebrand Republican congresswoman prepares for her biggest media moment ...

Wednesday Afternoon Video: 'The Astronomer's Dream'

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:17 PST

A highly unusual animated short film by Malcolm Sutherland, who helpfully explains the plot: When a hungry astronomer falls asleep while working on a problem, he discovers a solution not in outer space, but in the surreal food-chain of his subconscious mind. [Video]

Video: Steele on NY-23

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:25:34 PST

Here’s video of RNC chairman Michael Steele’s statement this morning, with some pointed comments aimed at Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty, and RedState blogger Erick Erickson’s claim that the NY-23 loss was a “victory:” Steele Throws Elbow to Palin, Pawlenty on NY-23. [Video]

Hoffman Vows to Continue Storming the Castle

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:34:15 PST

Meet the next hero of the tea party movement: In NY-23, Hoffman Vows to 'Continue This Fight'. "I can guarantee you the political world hasn't seen the last of me," the Conservative Party candidate told Washington Wire today, after losing the closely watched special House election in upstate New York ...

Conservatives Furiously Spinning

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:29:10 PST

Over at RedState, the all-spin zone, CEO Erick Erickson is trying his best to take the NY-23 loss, dress it up in a cheap suit, and call it a “victory:” In NY-23, Conservatives Win. Erickson’s “point,” if it can be called that, is that the far right “sent a message,” scared ...

Hoffman Defeated in NY-23

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:52:10 PST

Unless some of the late precincts are packing a big surprise, it looks like Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman has been defeated by Democrat Bill Owens in New York’s 23rd congressional district election… UPDATE at 11/3/09 9:18:47 pm: Yep — Hoffman has conceded to Owens. So there’s the first Democrat victory in ...

Stuck in the Middle of the Political Goo

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:10:11 PST

Hot Air may have put me in their “Left Channels,” but Think Progress still categorizes me as a “conservative” blogger: Think Progress � Doug Hoffman Praises Glenn Beck As His 'Mentor'. Conservative blogger Charles Johnson of the site Little Green Footballs reported yesterday that Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate ...