Gulf Oil Rig Victims: A Memorial To The 11 Men Who Lost Their Lives (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Seeded on Fri May 14, 2010 9:00 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Let's pause and pay tribute to those who died on that rig.

oil, bp, workers, victims, disaster, us-news, transocean

Grassley Voted For So-Called "Death Panel" In 2003

Seeded on Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:23 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

So either Republicans were for death panels in 2003 before turning against them now--or they're lying about end-of-life counseling in order to frighten the bejeezus out of their fellow citizens and defeat health reform by any means necessary. Which is it, Mr.

politics, lies, hypocrite, grassley, death-panel

Sub-Prime Brokers Re-Surface To Fix Dubious Loans

Seeded on Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:26 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Despite making promises of relief to homeowners desperate to keep their homes, FedMod and other profit making loan modification firms often fail to deliver, according to a New York Times investigation based on interviews with scores of former employees and customers, more than 65 …

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Morgan Stanley Plans to Magically Make Bad Loans into Good Debt ----- AGAIN

Seeded on Thu Jul 9, 2009 10:59 AM EDT (Bloomberg.com)

New York-based Morgan Stanley is copying a financing structure known as Re-REMICs that bundle mortgage securities into new bonds that often offer investors an additional layer of protection, or collateral, from downgrades.

politics, criminals, theives, liars, bandits, felons, crooks, snake-oil-salesmen

US Troops Making Ground Chuck Out Of Taliban Fighters!

Seeded on Thu Jun 25, 2009 1:13 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Watch the video!

taliban, politics, helicopter, video, us-troops, apache

GM Open To Moving HQ / Likely Going Into Bankruptcy

Seeded on Mon May 11, 2009 2:00 PM EDT (Reuters)

DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp is open to considering moving its headquarters from Detroit, selling U.S. plants and renegotiating its restructuring plan with its major union as it heads toward probable bankruptcy, the automaker's chief executive said on Monday.

bankruptcy, gm, politics, detroit

Eunuch Steele kisses ring of Emperor Rush

Seeded on Tue Mar 3, 2009 9:54 AM EST (Politico)

"I went back at that tape and I realized words that I said weren't what I was thinking," Steele said. "It was one of those things where I thinking I was saying one thing, and it came out differently.

politics, republican, rush-limbaugh, wimp, pathetic, eunuch, turd

The NEW GM, just like the OLD GM

Seeded on Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:22 AM EST (General Motors)

The ad is introducing the NEW Camaro. That's right, Camaro. The emblem of gas-guzzling Detroit muscle from the days when horse-power was everything. Is this the NEW General Motors? Is this the future of Detroit? Now I am getting angry.

gm, cars, detroit, us-news, camaro, ignorance, pigheadedness, gas-guzzling

No Wealth Creation in the US since 2000

Seeded on Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:54 AM EST (The New York Times)

Last week the Federal Reserve released the results of the latest Survey of Consumer Finances, a triennial report on the assets and liabilities of American households.

politics, family, 2000, income, wealth, creation, krugman, decline, household, bernie-madoff

Eunuch Gingrey Kisses Ring of Emperor Rush

Seeded on Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:28 AM EST (Politico)

Did anyone actually listen to the audio of this? If I were Gingrey's kid, I'd kick him square in the sack and throw his sh*t out on the lawn. What a pathetic little man.

politics, rush-limbaugh, apologize, pathetic, eunuch, gingrey

2 trillion tons of ice melted since 2003 / Carbon emissions soar

Seeded on Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:40 AM EST (CNN)

Here is a correlating fact from another article (think of it as the veggies to the meat of the seeded link):

global, politics, emissions, ice, carbon, greenland, co2, polar-cap

SEC Tipped Off About Madoff / Did Nothing

Seeded on Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:08 AM EST (The Washington Post)

The SEC had the authority to investigate Madoff's investment business, which managed billions of dollars for wealthy investors and philanthropies.

sec, fund, politics, failure, billion, ponzi, madoff

What Makes A Car American?

Seeded on Fri Dec 12, 2008 1:10 PM EST (CNN)

But buying a car to benefit the U.S. economy has become an ambiguous, complicated challenge. "How you define an American car is one of the great conundrums of this world," said Dutch Mandel, the editor and associate publisher of AutoWeek.

politics, cars-big-three, automakers-american-foreign

Merrill CEO wants 10million bonus / his reward for losing 11billion for the company

Seeded on Mon Dec 8, 2008 3:36 PM EST (CNN)

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Monday that the $10 million bonus reportedly being considered for Merrill Lynch's chief executive John Thain is "nothing less than shocking."

politics, pigs, million, billion, merrill, ceos, disgust, end-is-near

McCain Buses in School Kids to fill Crowd: Joe the Plant a no-show!

Seeded on Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:50 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

The most cringe-worthy political moment of the day, so far, came when Sen. John McCain called out for his new buddy Joe the Plumber to stand up at a rally in Ohio, only to be greeted with confused silence. Joe the Plumber wasn't there.

ohio, rally, politics, mccain, joe, plumber, pathetic, palin, dunce, sorry-sack

Exxon gets richer while nation struggles

Seeded on Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:10 AM EDT (CNN)

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. set a quarterly profit record for a U.S. company Thursday, surging past analyst estimates.

money, politics, exxon, pigs, greed, disgrace

Dunkin Donuts v. Starbucks = GOP v. Dem????

Seeded on Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:45 PM EDT (brandcurve)

Has anyone seen this commercial? It says that more "hardworking Americans" prefer Dunkin Donuts coffee over Starbucks. That sounds an awful lot like GOP campaign rhetoric to me. You know, "Pro-America", "Anti-America" .

campaign, starbucks, politics, mccain, gop, obama, dunkin-donuts, rhetoric, palin

MCCAIN's MELTDOWN: I agree Western Pennsylvania is racist!

Seeded on Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:12 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Sen. John McCain offered, on Tuesday, what may go down as one of the more awkward moments of this campaign cycle, in which -- speaking in Western Pennsylvania -- he declared he 'couldn't agree more' with the sentiment that some of the people from that region were openly racist.

pennsylvania, politics, mccain, obama, murtha, racist

Obama's lead widens.

Seeded on Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:17 PM EDT (Reuters)

Obama leads McCain 50 percent to 42 percent among likely U.S. voters in the latest three-day tracking poll, up from a 6-point advantage for Obama on Monday. The telephone poll has a margin of error of 2.9 percentage points.

election, politics, mccain, votes, obama, voters, lead, tracking, polls

Supreme Court: Ohio can count contested 600,000 votes!!!!!

Seeded on Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:49 PM EDT (Politico)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided Friday with Ohio's top elections official in a dispute with the state Republican Party over voter registrations.

ohio, politics, votes, supreme-court, registered

Obama 277 electoral votes / John McCain 174

Seeded on Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:23 AM EDT (CNN)

The new map indicates that Sen. Obama would have 277 electoral votes, with Sen. John McCain, the Republican candidate, amassing 174 electoral votes; 87 electoral votes are still up for grabs in several states.

election, politics, mccain, votes, states, obama, map, electoral

McCain get's nasty = Obama poll numbers increase

Seeded on Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:26 PM EDT (Reuters)

Obama leads McCain 48 percent to 43 percent among likely U.S. voters in the national poll, up slightly from a 4-point advantage for Obama Thursday. The poll has a margin of error of 2.9 percentage points.

politics, mccain, obama, lead, polls, increase, women-voters

McCain housing plan "half-baked"

Seeded on Thu Oct 9, 2008 2:41 PM EDT (Politico)

"It would really frighten me if he actually thought this was good policy," said Dan Mitchell, a senior fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute. "I assume that it's nothing but a desperation ploy," to show they are doing something "big and bold," he said.

housing, politics, mccain, plan, obama, ploy

The Palins' Un-American Activities

Seeded on Tue Oct 7, 2008 4:03 PM EDT (Salon.com)

AIP chairwoman Lynette Clark told me recently that Sarah Palin is her kind of gal. "She's Alaskan to the bone ... she sounds just like Joe Vogler."

alaska, politics, terrorist, mccain, palin

Palin and the Jewish vote in Florida

Seeded on Mon Oct 6, 2008 10:25 AM EDT (Salon.com)

"I was leaning towards McCain," growled Marvin Weinstein, 74, as he strode to an appointment in a doctor's office. "But I think his choice of her has turned me off."

florida, politics, mccain, vote, jewish, jew, palin

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