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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

News The Morning News

Posted by Dominic Holden on Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 8:42 AM

Oh, This Will Be Fun: Swiss bank agrees to name up to 52,000 wealthy clients suspected of tax evasion.

Report: Anti-government militant groups on the rise. Bad economy and a black, liberal president are among causes, reports the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Georgia: Racists paint swastika on sign in front of African-American Congressman's office. Photo via AP.

She's Britney Now: Miley Cyrus performs a stripper dance—complete with fuck-me boots and a stripper pole—at the Teen Choice Awards. Some feign requisite outrage.

Stoners: Gravel mine on Maury Island intends to defy state lands commissioner by planning to build 350-foot dock.

They Don't Want Our SUVs: Trade deficit widens as imports outpace exports.

This Train: Light rail ticketing machine prone to freezing, but no citations yet issued for riders who don't pay fare.

Attack of the Drones: US Army tests drone soldiers. Soon our robots can fight their robots while the rest of us hang out in hot tubs eating sushi.

Like All Those Illegal Things? Gonzales, the former Bush AG, says, "I wish I could do some things over."

Headline of the Morning: "Santorum dips toes in 2012 Iowa waters."

A Compilation of Your Daily Teabaggers:

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You can defy the lands commissioner when you are bff with the Governor. So much for her pro-environment stance.

Posted by Billy in 4C on August 12, 2009 at 8:56 AM

If you think those are "fuck-me boots," you've got a lot to learn. But I guess it's to be expected from a guy who gets his fashion sense from Dan Savage.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on August 12, 2009 at 9:08 AM

what evidense is there the swastika painters were 'racist'?

Posted by Journalism 101 on August 12, 2009 at 9:10 AM

Georgia: Racists paint swastika on sign in front of African-American Congressman's office. Photo via AP.

Really? This is news? Jesus, people. It's spray paint. Two lines. Whoever it was didn't even have the balls to stand still long enough to make it even.

Posted by Judah

on August 12, 2009 at 9:15 AM

"Evidense?" Go back to J school, fuckwit.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on August 12, 2009 at 9:15 AM

Odds are it was the Congressman's staff. He is screaming RACISM! at the top of his lungs to deflect attention from what an ass he was at the townhall.

Posted by Dr Gates on August 12, 2009 at 9:18 AM

5
a thousand pardons-
the 's' and'c' are seductively close on my keyboard,
and I am still slightly hungover...

Posted by ...better a fuckwit than a halfwit... on August 12, 2009 at 9:20 AM

" At an Aug. 1 community meeting in Douglasville, Ga., Scott angrily yelled at protesters who peppered him with questions and complaints about Democratic health care proposals. He has said he was upset that they interrupted a meeting that was supposed to be about plans for a new highway in the area."

Scott is a BullShit Liar.
A physician waited four hours to ask the Congressman a question about healthcare at the end of a meeting about a road.
Participants had been told that after the meeting was over they could ask questions about things other than the road.
The physician was at the end of the line of questioners and did not interrupt anything.

to recap:
Congressman Scott is a Coward BullShit LIAR

Posted by Proud Georgia Voter on August 12, 2009 at 9:28 AM

@proud Georgia fuckwit -- you came all this way but couldn't bother to register?

Posted by meowmeowkitty on August 12, 2009 at 9:37 AM

What exactly are "fuck-me boots?"

Posted by Greg on August 12, 2009 at 9:47 AM

Greg, something with about a 5" heel. Or more.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on August 12, 2009 at 10:01 AM

@10

Click on the link. There's a picture.

Posted by Judah

on August 12, 2009 at 10:02 AM

@12: Having viewed the picture, I have to agree with 5280. To make them fuck-me boots they'd need to be tall enough to cover up all of Miley Cyrus. Ick.

Posted by Greg on August 12, 2009 at 10:04 AM

Dom,
What evidence IS there the swastika painters were 'racist'?

Posted by Mommy on August 12, 2009 at 10:09 AM

What exactly are "fuck-me boots?"

An excuse to sexualize and dehumanize little girls and an excuse to assume women want to fuck boys without actually having to say so. "No" is "no," but boots mean "yes," even if you're 16, apparently.

See also: wearing shorts in summer that aren't long bermuda shorts.

Miley Cyrus' provocative performance during Monday night's "Teen Choice Awards," in which she wore short shorts and boots

See also: exposing your shoulders.

A 2008 Vanity Fair photograph of Miley draped in a satin sheet, her bare back and shoulders exposed to the camera, triggered criticism from parents about what they called the sexualization of the then-15-year-old.

See also: heels, tanks or shirts that show any part of your chest, exposed upper arms, skirts, tights, light dresses, wearing colorful makeup, being friendly to strangers, drinking alcohol, etc etc etc. Exposed ankles are okay, though, as long as they're attached to sneakers or flip flops!

Note: These rules only apply if you have an innie. If you have an outie you can wear whatever gender-traditional clothing you'd like without fear of being degraded, dehumanized, or assaulted.

Posted by lizzie on August 12, 2009 at 10:33 AM

Yep, Lizzie, it's hijabs for everyone from here on out. . . .

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on August 12, 2009 at 10:38 AM

Has anyone actually seen the dance?
She more or less uses the pole to keep herself from falling off the ice cream cart she's standing on.
I think people are overreacting

Posted by Ursher on August 12, 2009 at 10:59 AM

OK people, painting a swastika on someone's sign is evidence of racism. I'd totally have sex with that Cyrus person if she was of age or I weren't. The teabaggers are idiots.

Posted by dwight moody on August 12, 2009 at 11:52 AM