"I don't like impugning anyone's integrity, but I really don't like being lied to," Dayton said in opposing Rice's nomination on the Senate floor. "Repeatedly, flagrantly, intentionally."

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Senate Democrats said Tuesday that Condoleezza Ricelied to them, misled Americans about the Iraq war or served as an apologist for Bush administration failures in Iraq, but she remained on track for confirmation as secretary of state.

The Oscar nominations are out and predictably "The Passion of the Christ," was not nominated for the Best movie. I figured they would give it a few nods in technical categories in which they did, three to be exact(best make up. I guess the flesh tearing and blood dripping did look real) but of course that won’t be enough for the zealots. They need fodder for their cause. I can tell you that Jennifer Giroux's(video of her) crowd probably prayed awfully hard that "The Passion" didn’t get nominated no matter what they say so that they can have a pulpit to whine and complain about Hollywood’s Christian bias all the way up to Oscar night.

"I cannot find it in my heart or in my mind to vote for a promotion for Dr. Rice. Accountability is important Mr. President. I will vote no, and urge my colleagues to do the same."

William Devane plays James Heller, SOD in "24"

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Donald Rumsfeld plays SOD in The White House.

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On Hardball today Chris Matthews asked Robert Redford:

Matthews: You were accused of saying that you were going to Ireland if Bush wins.

Redford: Yea, I think that came from O'Reilly. It wasn't true......I'm an American and I love it here and I'm not leaving because of some barking dog on T.V.

On Bill O'Reilly's The Most Ridiculous Item of the Day from 11/4/04

O'Reilly: There is a report in "The National Post" of Canada -- which I cannot verify -- that actor Robert Redford may leave the USA because President Bush was reelected. Redford is thinking about moving to Ireland, according to that newspaper, but I may physically try to stop him from do that. Bob, hey, go to Canada, France, Croatia, not Ireland. Anyway, Redford has been running far-left propaganda on his Sundance channel.

What's disturbing about O'Reilly's observation is that he hates anything Canadian. It was just a cheap shot on Bill's part to use an unverified "Canadian source " against Redford as a smear tactic against anything Hollywood. The kind O'Reilly supposedly loathes. The kind that O'Reilly always says he never partakes in. Verification is his mantra. It's his obligation to the "folks."

via Media Matters
According to Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz, FOX News host Sean Hannity acknowledged that he "probably should have" told his viewers that he sits on the advisory board of frequent Hannity & Colmes guest Reverend Jesse Lee Peterson's Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny (BOND)....read on

Kurtz noted in his January 24 "Media Notes" column that Hannity did not disclose his connection to Peterson's organization during the reverend's most recent appearance on Hannity & Colmes January 17. Kurtz wrote: "Nor did he mention it on Peterson's 12 previous appearances on the program since 2002."

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Fake Boxer:An eruption of lies from your lies volcano, Dr. Condaliezza-lies-a-lot!

This parody of last week's Senate hearings once again proves how much truth can be told with humor. There is no mistake that Jon Stewart's audience is more informed than Bill O'Reilly's. On Scarborough Country, I heard Joe Scarborough complain that SNL 'just doesn't get it" by using President Bush in parodies. SNL has been lampooning presidents whether they be republican or democrat since it's inception, and the criticism that republicans are making against SNL is as usual ridiculous.

Welcome Free Republic. We've gotten many hits from your site to view this video. Please ask your host not to cancel our account next time for absolutely doing nothing except posting one comment that told you guys where to go to see Mel Gibson and Michael Moore on the People's Choice awards.

I don't think that counts as trolling. If it does, let m us know how.

FCC clears 'Simpsons,' 'Friends' of indecency raps

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators on Monday denied 36 complaints of broadcast indecency in connection with popular TV shows like “Friends,” “The Simpsons,” and “Gilmore Girls.”

The complaints to the Federal Communications Commission were all filed by the Parents Television Council, a conservative watchdog group which frequently complains about sex and violence on television.

“None of the segments were patently offensive under contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium, and thus not indecent,” the agency said in a statement.

As reported earlier, PTC is responsible for 99.8% of FCC complaints.

Jeff Jarvis has a much more thorough article on the story here.

via Americablog
Today's papers suggest that Bush and Frist are both getting cold feet on on the Gay-Bashing Amendment to the US Constitution. First, Bob Novak slams the president for all sorts of not-family-values policy decisions in DC, including his announcement he isn't going to push for the Gay-Bashing Amendment this term (forget the fact that he ran on it during his re-election). Then Frist refuses to include the amendment in the Top 10 list of GOP congressional priorities for this congress, just released today.

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Former Atty Gen. John Ashcroft gave a farwell speech today.

He talked about unity, God, and of course Huey, Dewey, and Louie.

Was he talking about Rummy, Cheny, and Bushie?

To see him sing his famous song click here.