"Hey, last night I watched Oprah's White House Christmas special. President Obama told Oprah he deserves a 'solid B-plus' for his first year in office. That's a big improvement from our last president, who for the last eight years received a 'WTF.'" –Jimmy Fallon
 

The-World-Will-Be-A-Safer-Place-Without Saddam

• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4370  Newsday

• Insurgents kill 50 in car bombings in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq Dallas Morning News

• Explosions in 2 major Iraq cities kill 9 people

• Afghan official: Bomb kills 4 Afghan policemen

• Taliban sneak past Marines in southern Afghanistan

• 43 militants killed as Pakistan pounds hideouts

• Britain vows to end arrest threats to Israeli VIPs

• House passes Iran gasoline sanctions bill

"Hey, did you hear about those five American Muslims who went to Pakistan and tried to join up and become terrorists with al Qaeda? Well, they got rejected. Al Qaeda rejected them — this is true — because they lacked the proper credentials and references. Isn't that unbelievable? Do you realize it's harder to get into al Qaeda than it is to get into the White House? That is wrong. Ridiculous!" –Jay Leno

Disturbing News

• Kids' Swine flu shots recalled; not strong enough

• Philippine volcano rumbles with fresh explosions

"Well, did you hear about this? According to TMZ, you know, Congress was supposed to award Tiger Woods the Congressional Gold Medal, our highest civilian honor, then had to withdraw it, because of the scandal, which seems odd to me. I mean, what's it up to now? Fifteen mistresses? That sounds like something Congress would give you a medal for, doesn't it?" –Jay Leno
 

Support our advertisers - so they'll keep advertising with us!

Just in time for the Holidays!

CLICK HERE

Mention All Hat No Cattle and receive an extra $5 gift

Progressive Caucus Urges ‘Drone’ Attack on Lieberman

Republican-Shenanigans News

• Schwarzenegger slams Palin CNN Political Ticker

• Taking page from Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney readies book blitz Boston Herald

• Mass. ex-gov: Grudge led to Ky. college bankruptcy

• Perino: It’s ‘Demonstrably False’ To Say ‘Bush Was Too Triumphant In His Rhetoric’ About War

• Beck Defends Founding Fathers’ Decision To Count African-Americans As Three-Fifths Of A Person

• Kentucky Tea Partiers Tell Sen. Bunning’s Staff Of Their Concerns About Fascism, Muslims, And Taxes

"The Obamas also said on that Christmas Eve they will leave milk and cookies in the yellow room for Santa. And today, Glenn Beck accused them of trying to bribe a foreign dignitary." –Jimmy Fallon
 

Healthcare Reform-atory

Former Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean argued Wednesday that the health care overhaul bill taking shape in the Senate further empowers private insurers at the expense of consumer choice.

"You will now be forced to buy insurance. If you don't, you'll pay a fine," said Dean, a physician. "It's an insurance company bailout."
 

Dressing Down The President
By Madeleine Begun Kane

Dear Obama, your job is to lead.
You have failed. So has Senator Reid.
Seems you’d sign any swill
Labeled “health reform bill,”
And then brag that we’ve got what we need.

Yes, you’ve tragic’ly blown your great chance.
So spare us the song and the dance.
Though many will swear
You’ve done much for our care,
I am sorry — the prez has no pants.
 

Rock-The-Voter News

• Roll Call: How they voted on drug imports plan

• Federal workers owe more than $3B in back taxes

Oops

In an early version of a Dec. 14 story, Al Gore told the U.N. climate conference that new data suggested the Arctic polar ice cap may disappear in the summertime within five to seven years. Gore's office later clarified his statement and said he meant the cap would be nearly ice-free.

As the health care debate continues, many Democrats are coming to the conclusion that Al Gore just might have made a worse choice for his running mate than John McCain.- Laugh Lines

Ads by Google

Biz-Tech News

• Oil hovers near $71 amid US crude supply jump

• Miami Herald asks online readers for donations

• Sahara mothballing Vegas hotel rooms, cites demand

• Boeing's 787 jetliner makes first test flight

• Christian goods spoof commercial brands or logos

• EU drops Microsoft browser charges

• Bernanke named Time magazine's Person of the Year

"Today at the White House, President Obama met with a group of the nation's top Wall Street bankers. And you know, these Wall Street bankers, they just don't get it, you know? Like, they walked into the White House and said to Obama: 'You live in this dump? What is this, the guest house? Please!'" –Jay Leno

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• U.S. will move its war court from Guantanamo to Illinois

Go-F**k-Yourself News

• Ventura's waterboard jab at Cheney gets listed in Yale anthology  Minneapolis City Pages

Quotes of the Year from Yale

Fred Shapiro, associate librarian and lecturer in legal research at Yale Law School, is releasing his fourth annual list of The Yale Book of Quotations. His top quote: "Keep your government hands off my Medicare," by a speaker at a town hall meeting in South Carolina in July.

"That struck me as embodying the friction and polarization on the role of government," Shapiro said.

Shapiro picks quotes that are famous, important or revealing of the spirit of the times. The quotes aren't necessarily the most eloquent or admirable.

Here's the list:

1. "Keep your government hands off my Medicare." Speaker at health care reform town hall meeting in Simpsonville, S.C., commenting on the government-created Medicare program, quoted by The Washington Post on July 28.

2. "We're going to be in the Hudson." Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, responding to air traffic controllers asking on which runway he preferred to land US Airways Flight 1549 on Jan. 15 before he landed in the Hudson River.

3. "There's an app for that." Apple's advertising slogan for the iPhone.

4. "You lie!" Wilson's shouted retort to Obama's address before a joint session of Congress on Sept. 9.

5. "The Cambridge police acted stupidly." Obama, commenting on a white police officer's arrest of black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. at his home in Cambridge, Mass., at a news conference July 22.

6. "I'm going to let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!" Kanye West, interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 13.

7. "Um, you guys said that we, um, did this for the show." Falcon Heene, during an interview on CNN about his parents' balloon hoax on Oct. 15.

8. "The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby with Down Syndrome will have to stand in front of Obama's 'death panel.'" Palin, posting on her Facebook page on Aug. 7.

9. "The governor is hiking the Appalachian Trail." Spokesman for South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford regarding Sanford's disappearance on June 22.

10. "You give me a water board, Dick Cheney and one hour, and I'll have him confess to the Sharon Tate murders." Jesse Ventura, during a CNN interview May 11.

 

Offline Donation - Lisa Casey - PO Box 88 - Ashford, AL 36312

 Email me lisa@allhatnocattle.net