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.

"I Hate The War" -- most requested highlight of the week.

"Iraq snapshot" and "Post office closing raised in hearing" -- C.I. and Ava cover the House Veterans Affairs Committee and Senate Veterans Affairs Committee's joint-hearing.


"Iraq snapshot" and "Counter-insurgency and the Senate" -- C.I. and Kat cover the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that Adm. Mike Mullen and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta testified at.

Isaiah's The World Today Just Nuts "The Plan" -- Isaiah explores Barry O's plan.

"Kat's Korner: Tori's nocturnal prowl" -- Kat reviews Tori Amos' new Night of Hunters.

"Almond Chicken in the Kitchen" -- Trina offers a simple recipe (and she updated it Saturday!).


"Translating the polling" -- Betty breaks down the meaning of the polls.


"community" "2 and 1/2 men" and "Death to Fox TV" -- Rebecca and Stan cover TV and Ann covers radio:

• 4 men, 2 women
• 3 women, 2 men
• 4 men
• 4 women, 3 men
• 3 men and 2 women

"Death Penalty" -- Ruth covers executions.

"Duchess & The Dirtwater Fox," "Blockbuster?," "Sick of Netflix," "Saying goodbye to Netflix?" and "Sea of Love" -- Stan and Mike cover movies.


"Pinocchio Obama" -- Isaiah dips into the archives for this classic.


"Idiot of the Week" -- Mike picks the week's worst offender.


"THIS JUST IN! ROOM UNDER THE BUS?" and "Ted loved Barry (Barry did not love Ted)" -- Wally and Cedric note the latest tossed over as Barack's ship continues to sink.

"Julian Assange and the brokered truce" -- Ruth on Assange's new book.

"Long dead, R.E.M. finally gets buried" -- Kat notes the official demise of the group.

"Don't vacate the decision" and "Iraq snapshot" -- Marcia and C.I. explain why Judge Virginia Phillips' ruling must not be vacated.


"Two things" -- Betty offers an interesting grab bag.


"Fitness" -- C.I. fills in for Kat.

"Gloria Feldt's getting on my last damn nerve" and "Libya" -- Marcia and Elaine take on the apologists for Barack who insist they're feminists while enabling sexism.


"Historic" -- Elaine on the vanishing of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.


"Baby's bad day" and "THIS JUST IN! BARRY O TAKES ANOTHER HIT!" -- it's a tough life for America's Princess.


"More sexism" -- Betty calls out what others ignore.


"the holocaust denier" -- Rebecca on the increasingly idiotic Danny Schechter.