Two Openly Gay Representatives Speak Out for Passage of Bill to Ban Workplace Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
In Cold Blood in Beason, Illinois
It’s hard to make sense of certain news stories. The killing of an entire family in the small farm town of Beason, Illinois, is one of them. A neighborhood boy stopped by the Gee family’s home on Monday. He knocked...
Joe Wilson action figure: 'You lie'
by Mark Silva
We were saving this one for a slow afternoon:
New, in time for Christmas stockings:
Joe Wilson, the action figure.
The talking doll delivers an infamous line: "You lie.''
The action figure molded in the likeness of the South Carolina congressman who called out the president in an address to a joint session of Congress does not, however, say it's sorryat least not to the House.
The newest entry in the line of action figures at Herobuilders joins a growing lineup that includes the Sarah Palin action figure, the Jon and Kate dolls, "Beach Blanket Obama," Mrs. Obama and Nancy Pelosi -- which comes with a surf-board sized water-board -- Joe the Plumber, Joe the Vice President and, well, from the Bush years, a sidekick with a T-shirt reading: "You Don't Know Dick.''
There's a Bernie Madoff action figure, and Rod Blagojevich too.
The talking Larry Craig says: "I am not gay."
Emile Vicale, owner of Herobuilders, has a price for all of this actionable offensive material, of course, but this is no product endorsement. In fact, the more one looks at each of the dolls, the more they look alike..
Sen. Dodd On Super-Regulator Proposal
President Obama's attempt to tighten the government's reins on Wall Street is running into opposition from key lawmakers. Senator Christopher Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, is one of the lawmakers who has been cool to the proposals. He wants to combine current banking regulators into a single super-regulator. Dodd discusses his proposal.
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