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" -- the most requested highlight of the week. C.I. takes on McClatchy and the US death toll from the Iraq War.

Isaiah's The World Today Just Nuts "The Princess Is Flying The Plane!" -- Isaiah on the disaster economy.


"Kat's Korner: Tori's nocturnal prowl" -- Kat gives Tori Amos' latest album a rave.


"Cher kept out of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame again," "and then there's cher" and "Where the f**k is Cher?" -- Kat, Rebecca and Elaine cover the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame refusing yet again to nominate Cher, let alone induct her.

"Desparate Housewives," "The Good Wife," "Body of Proof," "community's bad episode" and "Chuck & Fringe" -- Betty, Stan, Rebecca and Mike cover TV.

"Margaret Prescod is an idiot" -- Betty covers radio as does Ann:

• 3 women, 3 men
• 4 men, 1 woman
• 5 men, 3 women
• 2 men, 0 women
• 2 men, 0 women

"Iraq snapshot," "The lawless Barack Obama," "Nancy Pelosi, curb your daughter," "Ugly and Unwanted Theda Skocpol" and "Non-idiot of the week: Dean Baker" -- C.I., Ruth, Kat, Elaine and Mike take on Barack's execution of two Americans never convicted in any court.

"Black Eyed Pea Soup in the Kitchen" -- Trina offers an easy recipe (that can be vegan).


"Parenting" -- Betty talks parenting.


"new fees" -- Rebecca on the new banking ATM fees.


"If he's lost Castro . . ." -- Kat points out Barack's now lost Fidel.

"Jared's a papa" -- Marcia on the first openly gay man in the US Congress becoming a parent.


"A Little Night Music," "Will Blockbuster be the new hot thing?," "Dumping Netflix October 1st?," "movie thoughts" and "W (the movie)" -- Stan, Rebecca and Mike cover movies.

"Kamikaze Sammy" -- Isaiah dips into the archives.

"Name that Candy Ass!," "THIS JUST IN! LIMP DICK CALLS U.S. 'SOFT'!" and "The boy princess calls others 'soft'" -- Mike, Wally and Cedric take on the sad and sorry Barack.


"Dave Johnson and other bitches" -- Ruth on the partisan whores who dismiss a genuine scandal.


"Gimp-eyed Michelle Obama" -- Marcia on Michelle.

"Patrick Martin on the con" -- Trina on WSWS.


"Princess Barry has special rules for his family" and "THIS JUST IN! HIS LATINO PROBLEM!" -- Cedric and Wally take on the hypocrisy.