The Untouchables - All Hat No Cattle

Thursday edition - December 18, 2008

Confirmed: Cheney's Role in Approving Torture
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 12-18-08
On Monday of this week, George W. Bush's scowling sidekick and secretive Svengali, Dick Cheney, emerged from his hiding place to speak with ABC News..

Iraqi officials arrested over coup plot against prime minister
guardian.co.uk, UK - 12-18-08
About 35 Iraqi officials have been arrested for plotting a coup against the prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, and charges of corruption, it was reported

Turley: Cheney actions 'unambiguously a war crime'
Raw Story, MA - 12-18-08
Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley believes that not only did Vice President Dick Cheney "unambiguously" confess to a war crime during an

Let's just tar and feather Cheney and be done with it. Or, at the very least, throw a shoe at him.

"The current administration, of course, is winding down, not just President Bush, but everybody is sort of talking about the eight years. Yesterday, Dick Cheney was interviewed by ABC News, and he reflected on his eight years in office. Yeah. And he turned into a bat and disappeared in a puff of smoke." --Conan O'Brien

The-World-Will-Be-A-Safer-Place-Without George W. Bush

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4209 The Associated Press
Turkish military says it hit targets in Northern Iraq Reuters
Bulgarian troops return from Iraq The Associated Press
Panel calls for dropping Blackwater guards in Iraq The Associated Press
Pentagon brass offer own timetable for Iraq pullout Houston Chronicle
US official: Russians intend to test Obama on arms AP

"As you know, the Bush administration has a new slogan: 'Duck!'" --Jay Leno

"I didn't compromise my soul to be a popular guy." - George W. Bush in a wide-ranging interview with Fox News Channel

"Have you watched this tape? Some people are criticizing the Secret Service, because the shoe thrower caught them off guard. The man was able to throw a second shoe. A spokesman for the Secret Service said, 'Sorry, but we were laughing our asses off.'" --Conan O'Brien

Disturbing News

Death toll tops 1,100 from Zimbabwe cholera Reuters

Just When You Thought It Couldn't Get Any Weirder, It Does

An Egyptian man said Wednesday he was offering his 20-year-old daughter in marriage to Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush in Baghdad Sunday,

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Republican-Shenanigans News

Bush considering "orderly" auto bankruptcy The Associated Press
Peter King: Kennedy not qualified for Senate seat Newsday
Ga. judge jails Muslim woman over head scarf AP

You Bet Your Dupa

Turns out the joke's on Arlen Specter.

He apparently thought it would be funny to utter a few wisecracks about the intellectual shortcomings of Polish people. In doing so, though, the veteran U.S. senator and amateur comedian appears far less intelligent than anyone he attempted to lamely lampoon.

Northern Exposure

Alaska officials are investigating racist jokes about President-elect Barack Obama that have been circulating on state government e-mail accounts.

One of the five e-mails obtained by The Associated Press asks about the outcome of the Democrat's victory after all the time and money invested and concludes: "Another black family living in government housing!"

Rock-The-Voter News

Obama names 3 financial watchdogs CNNMoney.com
Obama's invocation pick, Rev. Rick Warren, draws ire of left-wing New York Daily News
Blagojevich Won’t Fill Obama Senate Seat, Lawyer Says Bloomberg
Some 11,000 US troops to work during inauguration AP

Queen Elizabeth has announced that the economy is so bad in England, she is asking all members of the royal family to reduce their spending, otherwise, they would face the ultimate disaster, you know, having to get a real job." --Jay Leno

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Biz-Tech News

Oil prices slip below $40 a barrel International Herald Tribune
GM, Chrysler Shutter Factories, Await Bush Decision Bloomberg
Mortgage Rates Left in Dust by Treasuries, Failures Bloomberg
Film workers protest against strike at SAG meeting The Associated Press
Report: Adults Prefer Internet to Sex, TV PC World

"I was impressed by how nimbly President Bush was able to dodge those shoes. I know he's got a lot of dodging experience from his years during the Vietnam War, but this was pretty slick." --Jimmy Kimmel

New Credit Card Rules

Federal regulators on Thursday adopted sweeping new rules for the U.S. credit card industry that will shield consumers from increases in interest rates on existing account balances among other changes.

Under the new rules, which take effect July, 2010, customers who are less than 30 days late on payments would not be subject to higher interest rates and their credit ratings won't take a hit...

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