The Donald woos fans at license hearing Wednesday, November 15, 2006 BY MARY KLAUS Of The Patriot-News Marilyn Levin might not be a Donald Trump groupie, but she managed to greet the millionaire yesterday at The State Museum of Pennsylvania. Trump came to the Harrisburg museum for a state Gaming Control Board hearing on his proposed slot machine parlor in Philadelphia. […] “I’ve left a lot of money in the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City,” Levin said. “I’ve lost more than I’ve gained. I don’t gamble anymore because it can be a bad habit. But I was glad […]
NPR FOR THE DEAF: We Hear It Even When You Can’t
Fresh Air from WHYY to Tuesday’s show — Nov. 14, 2006 Books: Author Sees No Evidence Prayer Can Heal In his new book, Blind Faith: The Unholy Alliance of Religion and Medicine, Richard Sloan examines the claim that prayer and religion can heal the sick. Using the scientific method, he shows that there is no compelling evidence that religion can actually cure medical ailments. Interviews: Stemming Violence in Iraq Michael Gordon, chief military correspondent for The New York Times, was recently in Iraq. He discusses efforts to stem the violence in Baghdad, and the prospects for change in American policy. […]
Don’t Tell Germany: US Terror War Architect & TORTURE PROPONENT JOHN YOO Appeared On Radio Times This Morning And Spoke At Constituition Center Tonight; By The Way, Yoo Wanted Man In Germany For War Crimes
Join former presidential adviser John Yoo, author of War by Other Means: An Insider’s Account on the War on Terror, for a look at the Bush administration’s response to the 9/11 tragedy. This event is being produced in collaboration with the Federalist Society. On September 11, 2001, while America reeled from the day’s cataclysmic events and the majority of officials in Washington, D.C. — including most of the Justice Department — struggled to leave town, John Yoo and a skeletal staff of the Office of Legal Counsel of the Justice Department stayed behind. The day’s attacks called for a response […]
MAILBAG: Nothing Stuffs The Mailbox Like Another Round of Sweeney Vs. Valania; YOU PEOPLE ARE JACKALS! But Thanks For Writing Just The Same
DEAR PHAWKER, If memory serves, Sweeney was sort of shitcanned from The Weekly, too. Well, not shitcanned in a direct way. PW’s usual passive-aggressive style is to make life so miserable for you that you quit. I remember that they slashed his pay as a columnist (which couldn’t have been very much anyway) so that it wasn’t even worth his while and they killed a final column where he interviewed himself. Dude has pretty much burned his bridges for every outlet in town he’s written for, so doing the blog is really all he can do. And whatever happened to […]
ATTYTOOD SAYS: Just Because Murtha Doesn’t Have Iraqi Blood On His Hands Doesn’t Mean They Are Clean
All of this is a prelude to our saying that if the Democrats make Murtha the majority leader — and there’s a good chance they will — they will be making their first big mistake of their leadership, before it even officially starts in January. Murtha would get our vote for the bravest House member, and we’d like to see him play a key role in resolving the endless debate on Iraq. But the position that the Pennsylvania seeks is a political post, and as a career politician, Jack Murtha has been more than just a disappointment. In fact, the […]
PUSH BUTTON IMPEACHMENT: MSNBC Live Poll Going On Now, ‘Should The Prez Be IMPEACHED?’ Hmm, Funny You Should Ask…
MSNBC: Go Ahead, You’ll Feel Better
Tim-BERRR!!!!
THERE’S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN, AND HER NAME IS TEDDY ROOSEVELT NANCY PELOSI. PHAWKER CONGRATULATES ADMIRAL JOE SESTAK, CAPTAIN PATRICK MURPHY, AND THE SANTORUM-KILLER HIMSELF, BOB CASEY JR. WE KNOW THAT YOU GUYS COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT OUR HELP, BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT’S IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER AND NEVER FORGET: POWER IS A SIPPIN’ DRINK. FAT, DRUNK AND STUPID IS NO WAY TO GO THRU CONGRESS, SON.
ALL TOGETHER NOW: God Bless America!
All OVER BUT THE SHOUTING: ALLEN CONCEDES, DEMS TAKE ALL!
Just Because It’s LIVE Doesn’t Mean It Happened: CNN CENSORS Bill Maher Outing RNC Chair Ken Mehlman
Partial transcript of Bill Maher‘s Live appearance on Larry King Live: BM: A lot of the chiefs of staff, the people who really run the underpinnings of the Republican Party, are gay. I don’t want to mention names, but I will Friday night… LK:You will Friday night? BM: Well, there’s a couple of big people who I think everyone in Washington knows who run the Republican… LK: You will name them? BM: Well, I wouldn’t be the first. I’d get sued if I was the first. Ken Mehlman. Ok, there’s one I think people have talked about. I don’t think […]
ASSOCIATED PRESS CALLS VIRGINIA: DEMS TAKE SENATE! DEMS TAKE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES! STORM CAPITOL IN AN ASS-KICKING STAMPEDE OF BLUE THUNDER! GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN!
THERE’S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN, AND HER NAME IS TEDDY ROOSEVELT NANCY PELOSI. PHAWKER CONGRATULATES ADMIRAL JOE SESTAK, CAPTAIN PATRICK MURPHY, AND THE SANTORUM-KILLER HIMSELF, BOB CASEY JR. WE KNOW THAT YOU GUYS COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT OUR HELP, BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT’S IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER AND NEVER FORGET: POWER IS A SIPPIN’ DRINK. FAT, DRUNK AND STUPID IS NO WAY TO GO THRU CONGRESS, SON. UPDATE: AP DECLARES TESTER THE VICTOR IN MONTANA, DEM CONTROL OF BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS DOWN TO WEBB/ALLEN RACE IN VIRGINIA, LATEST FIGURES HAVE DEM WEBB IS THE WINNER, […]
Being John Ashcroft: ‘COME PLAY WITH US RUMMY, FOREVER AND EVER, Amen’
DEAR MISTER PHAWKER MAN, i actually started this six years ago and I JUST finished it today. WEIRD, huh? just wondering, Jay Bevenour North Philly, YO! Dear J-Bev, A little. yer pal, The Phawker Dear The Phawker, Somewhere Rush Limbaugh sits in his skivies on his fancy bed, smearing Nancy Pelosi?s photo with feces. I can’t imagine the rabid froth the right is going to unleash on having to answer to a woman congressman representing San Francisco. But if any group of nuts needed a mommy to take them to task, it is this Republican party. Dan Buskirk The […]
YOU’RE FIRED: Last Unknown-Known Finally Known
AND THEN THERE WAS ONE: Robert Gates new Non-NEO-CON Secretary of Defense, tasked with making Baker-advised cut n’ run look like Peace With Honor. Good luck to you, Sir!
These Are Your Rights: WAR IS OVER, IF YOU WANT IT
From: sean@r5productions.com Subject: [R5] Hey You! Don’t Forget To Vote Today ! Date: November 7, 2006 2:27:23 AM EST To: ALL Hello – Just a reminder for you go out and vote today (no matter who the candidate) In Pennsylvania (and Philadelphia) voting takes place between 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM. To find your polling place go to this page and enter in the address where you last registered to vote. If you moved since 2004 and you did not register, you can still vote at your old polling place! See this blog post for more info. Our friends getting […]