Drudge Retort

Hagel Takes Aim at Limbaugh

Zap — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:28:35 -0500

As his Senate career nears its end, Republican Chuck Hagel isn't holding back when it comes to criticizing members of his own party -- including conservative talk radio hosts. "I wish Rush Limbaugh and others like that would run for office," a sarcastic Hagel said. "They have so much to contribute and so much leadership and they have an answer for everything. And they would be elected overwhelmingly. [The truth is] they try to rip everyone down and make fools of everybody but they don't have any answers."

Congress Extends Unemployment Benefits

rcade — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:26:46 -0500

Congress hurriedly approved legislation Thursday to keep unemployment checks flowing through the December holidays and into the new year for a million or more laid-off Americans.

Poll: GOP Approval Hits New Low

Snark_Needleton — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:31:38 -0500

The Republican Party has hit a new low. Just 34 percent of Americans in a Gallup Poll released Thursday say they have a favorable view of the party, down 40 percent from a month ago, before the election.

Hitler Lost a Testicle

nogov4me — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:31:22 -0500

A recently discovered document quoting the German war doctor Johan Jambor confirms that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler lost a testicle during the Battle of the Somme in 1916, a condition mocked in the Second World War ditty that begins: "Hitler has only got one ball, the other is in the Albert Hall."

Iran Has Enough Fuel for One Nuke

Zatoichi — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:32:02 -0500

Iran has now produced roughly enough nuclear material to make, with added purification, a single atom bomb, according to nuclear experts analyzing the latest report from global atomic inspectors.

China Becomes US' Largest Creditor

Zap — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:09:26 -0500

China passed Japan to become the U.S. government's largest foreign creditor in September, the Treasury Department announced yesterday, reflecting the dramatic expansion of Beijing's economic influence over the American economy.

Sexiest Man Alive: Hugh Jackman

rcade — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:00:57 -0500

Hugh Jackman has been designated "sexiest man alive" by People magazine, putting him ahead of still alive but diminishingly attractive past winners Matt Damon, George Clooney and Nick Nolte and the dead sexy John F. Kennedy Jr.

Joe the Author

rcade — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:51:43 -0500

Samuel Wurzelbacher, better known as "Joe the Plumber," has signed a book deal with a small publisher in Texas to write Joe the Plumber: Fighting for the American Dream. "I won't cash in, and when people do read the book they will figure out that I didn't cash in," he said.

Kinsley: Obama Belongs to Persecuted Minority

rcade — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:55:21 -0500

Michael Kinsley: It is still okay to discriminate against one group of Americans. This discrimination is not only legal, it is encouraged. You see members of this oppressed minority huddled outside in rain and snow, forbidden to seek refuge. No one feels sorry for them. And yet we may have just elected one of these pariahs as president.

Teen Lives Four Months Without Heart

Fredo_C — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:31:50 -0500

An American teen survived for nearly four months without a heart, kept alive by a custom-built artificial blood-pumping device, until she was able to have a heart transplant, doctors in Miami said on Wednesday.

Teacher Held Student Vote to Ban Autistic Classmate

Doc_Sarvis — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:31:45 -0500

The St. Lucie, Florida, County School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to suspend without pay Morningside Elementary School teacher Wendy Portillo for one year after she allowed her kindergarteners to vote on whether 5-year-old Alex Barton could remain in class.

Retort: What Should Replace Flight Suit Bush?

Billjohnson — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:16:14 -0500

For awhile, we looked at a picture of Dukakis in the top left corner. It was later replaced with our Commander in Chief in his pilot costume. With Bush going out of office, I think it is only fitting to change the picture again. What does everyone else think and what picture should Rogers use if he did change it?

eHarmony Will Match Gays to Settle Suit

kerrin57 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:47:54 -0500

eHarmony, Inc., which runs an online dating service for heterosexual couples, has reached a settlement in a discrimination case with the New Jersey attorney general's office and will create a new dating service for gays.

Report: Napolitano to Head Homeland Security

sanantoniorogue — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:47:15 -0500

President-elect Barack Obama's top choice to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources. The Democratic governor, a supporter and campaigner for Obama's presidential campaign, had been reported to be on a short list of people to fill cabinet posts in the new administration.