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The House Judiciary Committee passed a bill to get rid of the infamous crack-cocaine sentencing disparity.

Oregon becomes the latest state to allow hemp farming.

Russ Belville writes about the hypocrisy of television networks who happily air shows about marijuana that are entertaining, but censor content about marijuana when it’s about legalization.

Media Matters breaks down the recent lame attempt by the health care industry to scare old people away from reform. More here.

Bill O’Reilly is still terrible at math.

Publius at Obsidian Wings looks at the new Net Nuetrality bill.

Comments

  2. 2

    By ending the disparity that exists between crack and powder cocaine sentencing, are they going to lessen the charges for crack, or increase the charges for powder?

  3. 3

    I wonder what percentage of people who are participating in the Cash for Clunkers program are turning in cars that totally paid-off, only to go into debt getting their new, more fuel-efficient car?

  4. 4

    A lot of this hysteria about marijuana comes from that worthless asshole William Randolph Hearst. He was probably the biggest reason marijuana was demonized by the media and government.

    Hearst was a hypocritical asshole, too. He openly engaged in adultery in his “castle” at San Simeon, yet wouldn’t allow unmarried couples to sleep together under his roof. In short, he was a dick with ears and should be reviled just slightly less than Hitler or Pol Pot.

  5. 5

    Hey Lee–
    Here is a sign of the times for you–

    Thursday, August 06, 2009

    Republican challenger Chris Christie has regained his 13-point lead over incumbent Democrat Jon Corzine in New Jersey’s closely watched gubernatorial race.

    A new Rasmussen Reports survey of voters in the Garden State finds Christie on top 50% to 37%. Five percent (5%) prefer some other candidate, and eight percent (8%) are not sure.

    And this is in Big Union New Jersey!

  6. 6

    @3 I’ve been wondering about that, too. Sounds to me like in each case, the government shelling out $4500 means some poor sot is now double that or more deeper in debt, and that indebtedness has already been wrapped up as we speak into more derivatives, which will float around in the bond market masquerading as assets.

    One big difference, in this case, is that unlike with mortgages, the money loaned has been used to buy something that is certain to decrease in value to nearly zero by the end of the term of the loan.

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    troll-
    You raised a very valid issue.
    Obama seems to love deficit spending by the government and now poor bastards that cannot afford a new car but are borrowing to get one anyway.

    The Tea-Partiers main gripe is Deficit Spending. And that is a worthy cause to fight.

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    The right has failed at democracy, even when they held all the levers of power they blew it, so there is only one way left, dictatorship.

    The interesting question is who would put themselves at the head of this monster.

    The Nazis had a demagogue with a plan driving them along, but the US has a flock of mini-hitlers, none of them actually wanting to take overt power but happy to collect their millions and stir up trouble.

    The power centre is empty, waiting. Who will step into it?

    Palin?

  10. 10

    Here is the cover’s off the latest lie by THE JOKER OBAMA! Just in from FoxNews

    The White House, reacting to the latest jobless report showing the unemployment rate fell unexpectedly to 9.4 percent in July, predicted that despite the good news the rate would still hit 10 percent before year’s end.

    But in effect it already has.

    The actual percentage of Americans who remain unemployed — including those who have stopped looking for work — is considerably higher than 9.4 percent and surpassed 10 percent months ago. By one measure, the unemployment rate is really 10.7 percent.

    When you count those forced to settle for part-time work, the number is higher still. The 9.4 percent figure represents a very specific measurement of unemployed people that doesn’t factor in everybody.

  11. 11

    #10. Duh…..
    We already discussed this accounting trick on progressive blogs during the bush administration, where were you and fox news then?

  13. 13

    @5: Rasmussen is unreliable as a polster – they only get close to reality near the election. they are a republican operation, bought and sold.

    Republicans will probably have some gains at the midterm elections – but they will be minimal as the public now sees republicans as demogogues, hypocrites and no-sayers.

    Keep up the good work Klynical – you are creating the impression we want for republicans as know-nothing, ignorant, loud-mouth, racist fools.

    Every one of your posts helps to reinforce that.

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