huffingtonpost.com - 4/5/2009
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How many shootings does there have to be in the news before we wonder about the wisdom of allowing just about anyone to get a gun in America? Our gun culture is completely out of control.
In just the last two days we have had 13 people killed in Binghamton, NY with a 9 mm and a .45-caliber, ...
Obama Makes Terrible Mistake by Not Releasing Pictures
dailykos.com 5/14/2009 — This is an unbelievable moment. Dick Cheney's PR offensive over the last month actually worked. Barack Obama just crumbled and will follow Cheney's command to not release the new set of detainee abuse pictures.
Cenk Uygur: What Did Geithner Know and When Did He Know It?
huffingtonpost.com 3/18/2009 — There are now conflicting stories about when Tim Geithner knew about the AIG bonuses. The administration says he found out last week. But Congress (and obviously the administration) knew of plans to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses last ...
Cenk Uygur: Let's Talk About Race, Baby!
huffingtonpost.com 2/24/2009 —
Last week, Baratunde Thurston and I appeared on MSNBC together to talk about the infamous NY Post chimp cartoon . Since then, we have been having the national conversation about race that Eric Holder wanted us to (he didn't call us directly, we ...
Cenk Uygur: Who Keeps Screwing Us Over?
huffingtonpost.com 2/13/2009 —
I shouldn't be surprised by now. But I still was when I read the article this morning in the Washington Post explaining that the cap on executive pay has been removed from the stimulus bill. I knew what Congress was doing yesterday by bringing ...
Tipping Point
lawhawk.blogspot.com 2/10/2009 — Some New York City restaurants are attempting to play fast and loose with the tipping conventions. Most establishments in the US do not add gratuities as a part of the tab for groups of under six to eight people, but instead leave it up to the ...
California’s Tipping Point
chicagoboyz.net 1/24/2009 — I think a threshold or tipping point exist in the ratio between the political power of those who pay taxes and those who consume taxes directly. After that tipping point is reached, those who pay taxes become the economic slaves of those who consume ...
Cenk Uygur: What if Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Had Died?
huffingtonpost.com 4/23/2009 — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was waterboarded 183 times . We practiced sleep deprivation on him for 11 straight days. I don't know how many times we smashed his head against a wall, slapped him in the face, put him in a stress position in a freezing room ...
Cenk Uygur: How Israel and the Palestinians Are Wrong
huffingtonpost.com 1/1/2009 — In my mind, there are two fundamental problems with what the Israelis and Palestinians are doing. Israel is occupying the West Bank (and effectively Gaza because they control the borders, the airspace, etc.). What are they going to do with it -- hold ...
Cenk Uygur: The Problem with Obama's Speech
huffingtonpost.com 9/10/2009 — That was a great speech, as usual. It left people energized. It sounded like he's going to take the fight to the other guys. Obama knocks it out of the park again.
So, why do I have to be bah humbug about this again? Because the speech went almost ...
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