Highlights

This piece is written by Rebecca of Sex and Politics and Screeds and Attitude, Cedric of Cedric's Big Mix, Kat of Kat's Korner, Betty of Thomas Friedman is a Great Man, Mike of Mikey Likes It!, Elaine of Like Maria Said Paz, Ruth of Ruth's Report, Marcia of SICKOFITRADLZ, Stan of Oh Boy It Never Ends, Ann of Ann's Mega Dub, Isaiah of The World Today Just Nuts and Wally of The Daily Jot. Unless otherwise noted, we picked all highlights.

"The teen idol demise of Moqtada al-Sadr (though th..." -- Most requested highlight be readers of this site, C.I. providing the breakdown on al-Sadr.


Isaiah's The World Today Just Nuts "Little Man" -- Isaiah's latest comic, taking on the lack of democracy and freedom under Barry.


"Iraq snapshot," "Iraq snapshot," "Scott Brown, John Kerry, veterans clearing house," "Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (Wally)," "Senate Veterans Affairs Committee,"
"Ron Paul (Ava)" and "Iraq snapshot" -- Congressional hearing reporting in the community by C.I., Wally, Kat and Ava.


"Death of Black Agenda Report?" and "Melissa Harris Perry denies her White Mommy" -- Marcia and Stan on Melissa Harris Lacewell Whoever She Married This Month's attempts to pretend her mother's not White as Melissa pretends to speak for the Black community.



"Bradley" -- Elaine on Bradley Manning.

"Patriot Act and Barack's weak wrist" and "THIS JUST IN! THE SECRET PLAN!" and "Barry O has a mechanical pen? A penis as well?" -- Mike, Wally and Cedric on Barak's 'autopen.'


"Bok Choy in the Kitchen" -- Trina offers a summer recipe.


"The spotlight?" -- As Betty explains, the problem is not the spotlight.


"john pilger, get your facts right" -- why is it that journalist John Pilger can't take the time to get his facts right?


"Ruth's Sleaze Report," "The day, Sleaze Edwards," "The John Edwards Scandals" and "John Edwards" -- Ruth peers into the sewer to cover Edwards.

"The sad end of a so-called peace center" -- Kat explains the end.

"Three flicks on the weekend" -- Stan goes to the movies and Ann covers radio:

• 3 and 3
• 5 men, 1 woman
• 7 men, four women
• 4 men, 2 women

"the role of political wife" -- Rebecca breaks it down.

"Fawing?" -- Kat's amazed that any press can fawn more than the US press.

"She self-embarrasses again!" -- it's like an imploding star -- and Marcia can't look away from it.


"Cindy and Libby" and "The sexually inadequate sexists (Ray and Richard)" -- Elaine and Mike on what's right and what's wrong.


"Retire, Clyburn, retire" -- Betty makes it clear that someone who will be 71 shortly needs to retire.


"No snapshot" -- Mike explains why Tuesday was a night off for the community.


"THIS JUST IN! COLBERT WANTS TO BE A BLONDE!" and "Colbert King, print hooker" -- Wally and Cedric on the latest in a long line of stooges.