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Monday, July 30, 2007

Blogworthy, July 30th, 2007

Here's the latest edition of our occasional review feature touching on news and developments that we couldn't get around to writing about earlier, as well as items we have accidentally overlooked.

The FBI and IRS are searching Alaska Senator Ted Stevens' home, reports the Anchorage Daily News. The feds, while admitting to the search, won't identify what they're after or say if they found anything. Meanwhile, Alaska's lone Representative, Don Young, is now also facing criminal investigation, law enforcement officials confirmed a few days ago.

(That smell coming off the breeze blowing from the north is Alaska sleaze). We'll keep you posted on this GOP Culture of Corruption story.

Atrios is having some fun with Fox Noise's Hatemonger-in-Chief today, who continues to make a mockery of himself as he is reduced to highlighting random comments and images from within the liberal blogosphere. Billo's recent obsessiveness with netroots community has intensified in recent days. According to FOX Noise's website - and O'Sputtermouth himself last week - there is a big attack coming tonight on the Factor, aimed at Daily Kos and the YearlyKos Convention:
O’Reilly’s audience was warned to stop adjusting their Craftmatic beds and hold onto their dentures as the Great and Powerful warned "...on Monday you’ll be shocked!”

Apparently, Bill downloaded an image from Daily Kos. This image will show what a vile hate organization DKos is... an image so vile that it would make his audience pee their pants. Thank God most are more than prepared for the experience.

O’Reilly explained that he doesn’t hate the Daily Kos, adding, “We just believe they’re bad for the country and have proven our case beyond a reasonable doubt. On Monday, the final nail. But it is disturbing, so be forewarned.”
Haven't these people learned anything from that silly lawsuit against Al Franken? They are used to denigrating Democrats who whimper and don't fight back. Now they're steamed that we won't roll over and it's hilarious.

Justice John Roberts has been hospitalized after falling at his vacation home. We hope his recovery will be smooth and fast.

Best wishes to the Chief Justice and his family.

State Republicans today made a pointed effort to highlight their party's double standard as they called for a special session of the state Legislature to talk about toughening penalties for sex offenders. This, after national Republicans grumbled just a few days ago about political theater when Democrats insisted on having a discussion about ending the occupation of Iraq.

Who's engaging in theatrics now? This special session isn't going to happen, and they know it. (Let's face it: much of politics is theater - just ask Tim Eyman, the libertarian master of staged media circuses). House Republicans have previously embarrassed themselves in attempting to exploit citizens' emotions for political gain (remember those fake sex offender postcards?) No sooner does a tragedy occur than Republican leaders are getting together to scheme about taking advantage of it. They seem determined to remain the minority in the statehouse.

Finally, something fun and non political - for all you Harry Potter fans out there who have finished reading Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling has answered a plethora of fan questions about what happens next in a web chat. Warning: The transcript has spoilers aplenty, so don't click unless you want to know!

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