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Sean Penn, one of Hollywood's original bad boys, caused problems at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner over the weekend, the New York Post reports. Penn supposedly raised eyebrows when he refused to put his hand over his heart for "The Star-Spangled Banner." Then Penn and girlfriend Scarlett Johansson got too close for comfort at the formal dinner. A witness told the Post: "She plopped down in his lap, and they were kissing." Sources also said that the two left the room for an hour, after which Penn came back to their table looking disheveled. The pair held hands as...

Though the Glenn Beck clips are classic examples of the nonsense this nitwit pushes out all day on his radio and TV shows, the interview with Samantha Bee from the CPAC future is the funniest thing I ever did see. Gunfloss... All independent voters should be rounded up, hog tied, have their eyelids stapled open like Alex and forced to watch this 3 minute video. One viewing would be enough for these 40% of the voters to end of all this crazy right-wing crap once and for all.

puma08.comSept. 2, 2009Remember, the Dept. of Education expects your kids to read books on the life of Barack Obama before the monumental speech on September 8th, well here’s a look at two of the books that shall be used: The first book is aptly titled: Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope and here is the description, direct from the Publisher’s Website: Ever since Barack Obama was young, Hope has lived inside him. From the beaches of Hawaii to the streets of Chicago, from the jungles of Indonesia to the plains of Kenya, he has held on to Hope....

CNN Contributor: 'Listening to Obama Give a Speech is Like Sex' By Noel Sheppard Created 2009-03-01 19:30 Did you think listening to President Obama give his address before Congress on Tuesday evening was "like sex?" Republican strategist and CNN contributor Alex Castellanos did, or at least that's what he admitted to John King on Sunday's "State of the Union" a friend said: I think, as a friend told me once, that -- listening to Barack Obama give a speech is like sex. The worse there ever was, was excellent. Honestly, when GOP strategists in the media begin talking this way,...

Whatchya gonna do, when ObamaMania runs wild on you! "I think, as a friend told me once, that -- listening to Barack Obama give a speech is like sex. The worse there ever was, was excellent." --Republican strategist and CNN contributor Alex Castellanos It's a sad, sad state of the media when even a Republican is slobbering and getting "tingly" Chris Matthews-esque feelings towards The One!

And last but not least, in terms of irony and projection, this takes the cake...This one too, come ot think of it.

Schools With Good Teachers Are Best-Suited to Shape Young Minds There's nothing like having the right person with the right experience, skills and tools to accomplish a specific task. Certain jobs are best left to the pros, such as, formal education. There are few homeowners who can tackle every aspect of home repair. A few of us might know carpentry, plumbing and, let’s say, cementing. Others may know about electrical work, tiling and roofing. But hardly anyone can do it all. Same goes for cars. Not many people have the skills and knowledge to perform all repairs on the family...

WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton excoriated Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld at a Senate hearing Thursday, saying he is presiding over a "failed policy" in Iraq and Afghanistan. "Under your leadership there have been numerous errors in judgment that have led us to where we are," the New York Democrat said at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. "We have a full-fledged insurgency and full-blown sectarian conflict in Iraq." The showdown between Clinton, a potential presidential candidate in 2008, and Rumsfeld, the public face of the Bush administration's war effort, included the strongest criticism of the Iraq war she has...

Streep, Rather Lead Somber Poetry Reading NEW YORK (AP) - The crocuses are blooming and the celebrity readers intoning. Yes, it's that time of year again, the third annual Poetry & the Creative Mind all-star benefit. Actors Meryl Streep, Liam Neeson and Sam Waterston were among the luminaries at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall Tuesday evening, as the Academy of American Poets celebrated the 10th National Poetry Month. Even the Empire State Building got in on the act, according to the academy's executive director, Tree Swenson. The top of its spire was illuminated with blue and white lights in honor...

..........I was touched the first time I heard John Kerry use the phrase that captures the essence of each of these important goals. Kerry will be a president with the skill and judgment to "let America be America again." The parallel to 1960 is extraordinary -- a war hero from Massachusetts with the initials JFK coming forward with the ability and commitment to inspire the nation and get our country moving again, both here at home and in the eyes of the world........

<p>Lansing, MI -- Pro-life Michigan Catholics, angered by Gov.-elect Jennifer Granholm's pro-abortion stance, are protesting her plans to hold an interfaith prayer service at a Catholic church before her inauguration. The service is scheduled for the morning of Jan. 1.</p>