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I am a freelance writer from New York City, who recently opened a new Income Tax Service because, let's face it, these days if you don't have a job you'd better create one for yourself... I also support myself through the sale of unique political-left t-shirts, buttons, and other generally useless but fun stuff on my websites, TheDesperateBlogger.com and 'The Desperate Blogger Superstore' (Http://ShopDesperateBlogger.com)

In Major Shift, Congressional Failure Shocks Many, Leaves Some Skeptical

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A stunned nation sat glued to cable news programming today as rescue workers swarmed the Capitol Building searching for victims after it was reported that as many as 530 members of… Read full post »

Republican leaders hailed Kentucky Senator Jim Bunning this morning for breaking his own logjam on extending unemployment benefits to hundreds of thousands of the long-term unemployed by introducing an amendment to the bill which, in the words of Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, “will help

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Editor’s Pick
FEBRUARY 27, 2010 12:41PM

Robertson: “God Even Angrier with Chile than Haiti"

Citing what he described as the “the persecution of a great hero who rid their land of Godless communists” as a possible cause, prominent TV evangelist and amateur seismologist Pat Robertson today argued that the 8.8 magnitude of the earthquake that struck Chile early this morning should

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Dear Senators and Representatives:

There seems to be a growing misconception within your ranks as to your job descriptions.  To put it in the simplest terms possible, you have all been elected to represent your various constituents.  I realize that upon reading that last statement, every o

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According to a report to be published in next week’s edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, tax cuts, long touted by conservatives as a cure for every problem the country faces, may indeed provide a useful stimulus for more than just the economy.

The results of a medical

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Calls Late Comic “Too Liberal for America”

‘Fox and Friends’ host Steve Doocy, who earlier in the day warned viewers that singer/songwriter John Mellencamp is more liberal than either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, has now placed his bull’s-eye on the late comedian Geo

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Experts View Headline as Desperate Plea for Free Publicity

Gambling that a mountain of circumstantial evidence correctly leads to the conclusion that Sarah Palin’s name has never appeared in a headline that she didn’t like, and that the former Alaska Governor will publicly respond to any

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010 5:11PM

Supreme Court Affirms Corporate Suffrage

In a controversial but predictable 5-4 ruling, the United States Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that as recognized legal entities, corporations may cast ballots in local, state, and federal elections.  The landmark ruling follows closely on the heels of the Court’s recent rulin

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On Monday February 15 in Madrid, Judge Baltasar Garzon will convene an investigation of War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity allegedly

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According to sources close to the negotiations, former Alaska Governor and unlikely best-selling author Sarah Palin is close to reaching a deal that would make her the nation’s first-ever salaried Presidential candidate.

Stuart Grantcart, a socialist Obama administration mole planted inside Fr

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DOJ to Investigate ‘Domestic Terror’ Allegations

Washington, D.C. – Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) has been placed on international ‘no-fly’ lists and the Justice Department has been asked to investigate the Senator for possible violations of the Patriot Act and related

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Law enforcement officials are tightening security in and around the nation’s prisons, high schools and colleges, and have issued special advisory warnings to celebrities and politicians as millions of loners, many of whom they fear may be prone to violence, join the literary community and the

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James O’Keefe, the ‘videographer’ in recent news who did not mother a child of former Senator John Edwards, today was named as the defendant in an intellectual property and defamation suit filed by the 70s Preservation Society.

“Everything this Mr. O’Keefe does either i

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The Christian Broadcasting Network today announced that it will honor South Carolina Lieutenant Governor and 2010 gubernatorial candidate Andre Bauer as the network’s ‘Christian of the Year’ at a gala event to be held in two weeks on the grounds of network founder Pat Robertson&rsq

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Realizing, almost simultaneously, how much time had elapsed since they were featured in any national news stories, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and former North Carolina Senator John Edwards both managed to garner media attention today.

Sanford, delivering his final ‘State of the State

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He’s the country’s newest Senator, and he’s about to rock a lot more than just the political world.

Massachusetts Senator-elect Scott Brown, who just defeated State Attorney General Martha Coakley in a special election to fill the United States Senate seat held by the late Edward M

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JANUARY 16, 2010 11:00AM

Geithner to NBC, Leno to Treasury

Blockbuster Deal Averts Late-Night, Treasury Showdowns

Representatives of NBC Universal and the Obama Administration stunned both the entertainment and financial worlds at a ‘Top of the Rock’ press conference this morning with the announcement that the parties had finalized a blockbuster

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JANUARY 13, 2010 6:57PM

God, Jesus Announce Boycott of “The 700 Club”

Cite “Deep Philosophical and Religious Differences”

Las Vegas – January 13

Jesus Christ, flanked by God, appeared at an impromptu press conference today to announce that They will immediately begin boycotting the television show “The 700 Club”, as well as all of its adve… Read full post »

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele announced this morning that the GOP, its members and affiliates, will suspend offering new opinions and talking points for what he described as “the duration of the current crisis”.  Instead, he said, “Republicans will offer… Read full post »

The Organization of Providers of Expensive Coverage (OPEC), perhaps the most influential if not best-known health insurance industry advocacy group, will convene next week in Monte Carlo to discuss the anticipated ‘public exchange’ that will most likely be formed as a result of the pendi

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Making his first public appearance since delivering the keynote address at last month’s United Pole-Dancers of America convention, a subdued Tiger Woods stood side by side with Goldman Sachs chairman and CEO Lloyd Blankfein during a lunch-hour press conference announcing the launch of Goldman&r… Read full post »

Conservative media and politicians harshly criticized President Obama today for pardoning Courage, a 45 lb turkey who they claim has expressed no remorse for his crimes.

The uproar began after Courage appeared for the taping of an exclusive interview with Fox News’ increasingly irrelevant host

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(Op-Ed NOT reprinted from The Washington Post)

As the Senate moves closer to debate on their version of health care — or more accurately, health insurance — reform, those in opposition are beating the drum ever louder for what they claim is a simple solution that will guarantee increased

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Aides to former President George W. Bush described the former Commander-in-Chief as “totally stoked” after his appearance at the Fort Worth “Get Motivated” seminar this past Monday. Mr. Bush, who daringly departed from standard motivational topics by urging those who stayed aw

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Kandahar, October 23 – In the latest, and perhaps biggest surprise of the end-of-year awards season, the committee representing Afghanistan’s most prestigious tribal leaders and warlords has named Barack Obama the next President of the war torn nation.  The award marks the first tim

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