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Senate Told It’s Time To Reinstate Military Draft

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

Mostly sayin' hooray for our side ... - WonketteThere must’ve been something else in the news Tuesday, because we totally missed this sorta interesting hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee about reinstating the draft. MORE »


Rumors On The Internets: Don’t Hate the Playa, Hate the International Committee

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

* Start practicing your draft card burning now — troop surge may include 48,000 new soldiers. [DefenseTech]
* All the Oscars and Nobel prizes in the world can’t stop Al Gore from crying himself to sleep about the one that got away. [MoJo]
* Fuck it, nevermind: Limbaugh’s up for a Nobel too. [Think Progress]
* If you love Jesus, you hate Alexandra Pelosi. It just has to be that way. [Pandagon]
* Luckily, mom has access to some armor-plated transport. Because if there’s one thing about bible belts, it’s that they usually have guns on them. [Captain's Quarters]
* Joe Biden is a racist marketing genius. [The Carpetbagger Report]
* Barack Obama’s so open minded he even hires staffers who maxed out their contributions to Bush in 2004. [The Politico]
* Judith Miller had to go to jail all by her lonesome thanks to… Jason Blair. [Radar]


Rumors On The Internets: You’re An Old Slut On Junk

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

* Walnuts McCain promised to kill himself if the GOP lost in November; he’s sadly still alive [The Right's Field]
* Just kidding about the Draft! But even though we’ll never have a Draft, we’re just going to make sure everything’s in place for the Draft. [Prison Planet, Cryptogon]
* Fuck you and your cause, hippie — I’m trying to enjoy the War On Christmas! [The Divine Invasion]
* White Christmas expected in Australia … where’s it’s summer. Suck it, Gore! [Tim Blair]
* The Daily Show hates on Republicans 98% of the time & Democrats 96% of the time. Suck it, Bush! [Reason Hit & Run]
* Japan captures, kills Giant Squid. [Reuters Video]
* Christian church holds Winter Solstice ceremony, Jesus weeps. [Witch Vox]


Bush Ready To Lose Bigger In Iraq

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

This is supposed to be Dubya. You can buy this doll. - WonketteAs a special War On Christmas treat for those serving in Iraq and wondering when the hell they might get to come home, George W. Bush has finally admitted what most humans (and 93% of political bloggers) have known for years: America is “not winning” in Iraq. MORE »