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The editors at Huffington Post will turn their back on these important stories:

Is Sonia Sotomayor A Three In One: Hispanic, Female and Gay?

Murta Buddy Suspended from Dealing With the Navy Due to Fraud Allegations.

Sheriff Joe Soft on Rape.

Oliver North Faves Wackenhut Accused of Fraud.

Democrats Go Royalist and Rally Around Accused Drunken Murderer Son of Former California Speaker.

Evidence Building That Con Artist Informant Hoaxed FBI.

Lawrence Livermore Lab Kicks Off Multi-Billion Dollar Experiment That Could Mean End to Carbon Based Energy Generation.

Climate Change Causes 315,000 Deaths a Year Worldwide.

Are Anti-gang Injunctions Being Overused? Generally, No, But Perhaps in This Case.

Republicans in Conservative Stronghold Go to War Against Each Other.

University of Illinois Concedes Admission Process Corrupt.

Japanese University Using IPhone to Check Student Attendance.

Are Latinos Keeping Gay Marriage Down?

Is Pakistan Going Strategic Hamlet Program in Battle Against Taliban?

Shoes Thrown at Bush Posters in Canada.

Oklahoma Republican Congress Ctitter Admits to Being a Drunk.

FDIC Orders Changes at Five California Banks.

Republican Cops Engaged in Beer Bashes With At Risk Kids.

Unemployment Down in Tennessee, But Hate Crimes Are Up.

Conservative Town Whitewashes Racism Incident Involving Famous Native.

Reality TV Show Results in False Arrest For Murder.

Another Love Canal in the Offing? Tacoma Allows Building of Condos at Superfund Site.

Neighbors of Seattle Area Brothel Mad at Police. Yes, You Read That Right.

Other Municipalities Take Note: Stadium Deal in Portland Will Mean Net Job LOSS.

Vietnam War Hero and Marijuana Smuggler.

Democrat NY State Senator a Maniac.

Pathetic Men Paying for, Get This, Platonic Dates.

Republican Clears Siegleman of Wrong Doing

And the media largely ignored it. This is a huge story, but the folks in the journalistic sphere who are supposed to be looking out for you fucked you, our legal system and our democracy in the ass.

If anyone does finally pay attention to it, this puts the nail in Karl Rove's coffin because he ginned up a conspiracy to get rid of a popular Democratic Party governor of Alabama. Read the account here. Here's to hoping another federal investigation dime's Bush's brain.

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Huffington Post Deigned to Not Bring You the Following:

Wealthy Wingnut Enclave of Dana Point Builds Bridge to Nowhere.

Republican Candidate Seeks to Remove Campaign Contribution Restrictions in Tennessee.

Is Murtha Earmark (Read: Pork) Funding for Airport Wasteful or Not (Make Sure You Read Comments)?

Richly Compensated Liberal L.A. City Council Tries to Defund its Critics; How Rightwing of Them.

Creepy Old Guy to Remain a Republican (Birds of a Feather, You Know).

Good for Him! Obama Nominates Lesbian Parent for U.S. Attorney Post.

Another Republican Sex Perv Headed to the Gray Bar Hotel. Gay marriage, GOP, Israel,

Another Republican Accused of Sexual Harrassment.

Anti-Gay Marriage Wackos Committing "Logocide."

Book Asserts That GOP Has Abandoned Free Markets.

Man Driving Israeli Militarism Not Allowed to Enter U.S.

Anti-Abortionists Are Overreaching Control Freaks. Duh.

Republicans Bring Ethics Scrutiny in Tennessee to a Screeching Halt.

Republican Federal Attorney Replaced Over Possible Hatch Act Violation.

Corruption Investigation in Kentucky Moving Forward.

Did Abstemious Woodrow Wilson Have an Affair?

How Health Care in Holland Works.

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Among the Items That Got Overlooked by Huffington Post Saturday are:

Contrary to Conventional Wisdom, Some Republicans More Than Willing to Sell out to Teacher's Unions.

Google Accused of Trademark Piracy.

Is Cloud Computing Pie in the Sky?

Democrats Give Polluter a Freebie.

Even With Bank Bailouts, Small Business Finding it Tough to Obtain Credit.

The Idiocy of Religion on Parade Again as Parishioners Offer Opinions on Priest's Being a Normal Sexual Human Being.

Are Parents Using Religion as a Form of Intentional Self-Delusion? Duh!

Is France a Model for Health Care?

Rock and Roll Hosebags Flog Alleged Hendrix Sex Tape.

When Activism Becomes Just Another Way to be an Asshole.

How the Fuck Can a District Vote for Airhead Dave Reichert (R-Blank Stare) and Yet Go for Obama Big?

Arnold the Legislative Flopinator.

L.A. Top Cop Bratton, Once on an Obama Homeland Security Shortlist, Continues to Earn the Enmity of Reformers, Other Chiefs.

Boutique Doughnut Shop Top Pot: Sipping on a Scam?

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Jindal Gives Away 200 State Jobs and Contracts to Contributors.

Congress Kills NAFTA Mandated Program and Mexico Reacts With Increased Tariffs.

Crist Gets Pulled Out of the Closet.

Hispanic Community Criticizes Priorities in Building of New Stadium for Marlins.

When Women Bully Other Women at Work.

Get Out the Popcorn: New Virgina GOP State Chain Hates Cantor.

Columnist from Black Republican Family Has Harsh Words for GOP.

Democrat State Senator Pleads Guilty to Illegally Using Non Profit Money for Personal Use.

Big Surprise (Not): Ethics Bills Fail Despite Growing Corruption in GOP Stronghold of Alabama.

George Will and David Brooks Get Taken to the Woodshed Bigtime.

Is Incompetence Neutering the International Criminal Court?

Republicans and Some Democrats in Connecticut Want to Restore Corruption as Usual.

Domenici Feeling Increased Heat in Bush Attorneys Probe.

New Mexico's Ugly History of Corruption.

Latinos Targeted for Abuse in South.

Bybee Tried to Help Bush Legally Justify Iraq War.

Halliburton Involved in Nigeria Bribery Scam.

Texas Sheriff Pleads Guilty of Federal Charges in Massive Jail Corruption Case.

Is Orange County Democratic Party Chariman an Apologist for Corrupt Ex-Sheriff?

Is 11 Year Old Preacher Being Shafted by Adults Around Him?

Seattle Slumlord Dies Pathetic Death

Finally, Somebody Called Jack Kemp for What He Was---Just Another Rightwing Douchebag

The Huffington Post ran largely laudatory remembrances of now departed former Buffalo Bills quarterback and GOP economic hack Jack Kemp.

Unfortunately, one had to go to an alternative weekly to get the scoop on just what a smarmy asshole Kemp actually was. Read it and be glad he's gone.

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After a pretty strong edition Thursday, the Huffington Post fell back a fair bit, extending stories into Friday and upping he celebrity content. So here are some of the stories that they ignored:

Hillary Fundraiser Headed to the Hoosegow.

Major Donor to Republican pOLS Facing 79 Count Indictment; Illegal Immigration Opponents Take Note! The Money Trail is Followed Here and Here.

Town Economy Reels After Immigration Raids.

Toyota Financial Picture Becoming Grim.

Company Owned by Family of Utah Governor and Possible Presidential Candidate Jon Huntsman Sees 33% Sales Decline. Company Linked by NAACP to Environmental Racism. Company Had Fines Levied Against it by State of Texas for Environmental Violations.

Pork Processors Hit by Swine Flu News, May Seek Government Bailout.

What the Coal Industry Won't Tell You: Coal Waste Bad for Public Health.

Surveillance of Citizens Going to Far Warns Technology Expert.

The Scott Boras Roid Roster.

Tax Problems May Sink Career of Democrat Rising Star Miguel Pulido.

Republican Orange County (CA) Towns Hate on T-Mobile Towers.

Obama Cronies Locke and Gregoire and their DSHS Failed Foster Children, Court Rules.

Does U.S. Need "Digital Warfare Force"?

Two Former Bank of China Execs and Their Wives Jailed in U.S. for Committing $482 million Worth of Fraud

Medical Pros Slam Bill Gates Foundation.

Red Neck Town Mayor Wastes Everyone's Time Inveighing Against Women's Bodies.

Bill O'Reilly Then Fritters His Audience's Time Away by Blasting Musto's Snark About Homophobe Miss California.

Wacky Item of the Day: Walking Backward May be Good Brain Trigger.

Vapid Music Industry Insider Conference Flops.

Nepotism is Alive and Well in Washington State

It will be interesting to see if Huffington Post celebrates this even though it is such a blatant case of nepotism it's ridiculous.

Courtney Gregoire, the daughter of our not so hot Governor Christine Gregoire, a Democrat, was named Commerce Secretary Gary Locke's Legislative Director. The young Gregoire had earlier been the LD and chief counsel for Senator Maria Cantwell despite being fresh out of law school at the time.

You think Joe Notconnected gets that job (as well as that seat at Harvard) with Cantwell? Only if you believe that Joe the Plumber has a brain.

A commenter on the Seattle Times site who dubbed himself "Seattle Tomes," got to the heart of the matter with this take:

"For those of you who suggest she is qualified, she was admitted to practice law in January, 2006 (Go to WSBA web site). She has been a lawyer just over three years. This gets her a job as legislative director and chief counsel for Cantwell and now a plum job with Locke. This smacks of nepotism no matter what side of the aisle you are on. New lawyers typically have to earn their chops before they get such sweet jobs, that is unless, of course, you are politically connected, as is Gregoire's daughter. Absent that connection, her resume would be in the round file for both those jobs, guaranteed. There is a different standard applied to the political class. Qualified, my arse."

Yup yup!

It's this kind of political inbreeding, where pols and their families begin to see positions in government as entitlements rather than things to compete for and earn fairly, that is partly responsible for holding this country back.

Locke, who outsourced state tax dollars and jobs to India as Governor Gregoire's predecessor, is a boob, calling his Indian transactions "a good deal for taxpayers." His appointment as Commerce Secretary is not change I believed in when I caucused and voted for Obama.

By the way, Gregoire just slammed Washington's college students with big fee increases during an economic downturn.

But Republicans make it easy for Democrats to get elected as long as they keep running candidates who are a cross between Jim Bakker and Ebenezer Scrooge and they have their own aristocrat wannabe problems, too.

Team Owned by McCain Patron, Major GOP Donor, Goes Bankrupt

The Phoenix Coyotes NHL hockey team is now that league's version of the Montreal Expos, as the club has gone bankrupt and will now be managed by commissioner Gary Bettman and his office until a new buyer can be found. The Coyotes have reportedly lost $90 million total over the past three seasons.

Erstwhile Research in Motion supremo Jim Balsillie is said to be interested in moving the team back to Canada. It was originally the Winnipeg Jets before it went under new ownership and headed to Arizona.

The owner of the Coyotes is Swift Transporting founder Jerry Moyes, who has given donations to the campaigns of failed presidential candidate John McCain as well as Crazy Caucus members John Shadegg and Jim Inhofe. He has also donated $5,000 in 2008 to a lobbying firm for the trucking industry.

Moyes' fortunes have reportedly been hard hit by the downturn in the economy and high gasoline costs, according to ESPN. Getting a good sale price for his hockey side would be tough, given how Forbes has called it, "one of hockey's greatest disasters."

Bettman would like to keep the club in Phoenix due to his obsession with the American market and he and Balsillie are thought to not see eye to eye generally anyway.

An economics blogger at the rightwing Ludwig Von Mises Institute had harsh words for the situation that both the Coyotes and the NHL finds itself:

"Bettman is "dealing with the situation" by simply throwing more money down the hole. He doesn't want to admit that the NHL's artificial-boom-fueled expansion and reliance on government-funded arenas was a poor business strategy. The NHL is the sports equivalent of the Fed; it's been printing worthless money in the form of new franchises for decades. Consider this: From 1978 to 2008, the National Football League and Major League Baseball increased their total "output" of regular season games by about 15%; during that same time, the NHL increased output 81%. Somehow, baseball and football remain more popular and profitable despite a slower growth rate. Some would say there's a lesson here."

The blogger is essentially right, as other NHL outfits are on an economic precipice, even after breaking the players union a while back.

McCain has whored himself to pro sports franchises, the owner of the New York Jets, Woody Johnson, raising $7.5 million for his presidential campaign last May 7th as one instance. Johnson is an Arizona native.

For more info on the Coyotes finances, see Mike Savino's blog here.

That old GOP economic magic strikes again.

What's the Deal With Arianna's Last Name?

Feminism propounds that women are not appendages to men, but rather independent and unique individuals unto themselves who deserve respect and the opportunities men have historically enjoyed. Little to disagree with there.

Nonetheless, for all the feminist folderol on Huffington Post, the woman whose name adorns the site has made a curious choice in keeping the surname of her gay ex-husband, former Republican Congressman and perpetual empty suit Michael Huffington. WTF?

Arianna, as most of you know, was the daughter of a Greek journalist and was largely educated in the UK. She then married Huffington and attached herself to the Newt Gingrich Contract on America crowd, causing me to call her "Zsa Zsa Gabor with a Phd."

But once the whole GOP "revolution" turned into the same old repressive bullshit of a time long gone by, replete with corruption that was little more than just the looting of the national treasury, she bolted both the yellow elephants and Huffington. Yet, she didn't revert back to the last name she was born with, Stassinopoulos.

She had basically retrenched her life and certainly using the name her father and mother had given her would have been symbolic of that. Plus it would have been an announcement that she wasn't just going to float in the wake of a man (who was a boob to boot) and would plot her own course.

Of course, it has long been a tradition in Hollywood where actors and actresses with uncommon surnames (or, God fobid, those indicating a Jewish background) to take new identities to ease their viability as a public consummable.

However, these are more forward thinking times and such stragems are no longer necessary. Plus you now have a situation where the vapid Debbie Matanepoulos, is arguably the leading celebrity Greek-American. Well, unless you want to say Telly Savalas, but does anyone even remember him?

It is ironic that not only does the supposed feminist Arianna continue to go by her husband's last name, but she has even named her putatively progressive site after a man who was a conservative oil millionaire. Sorry if I think that's screwy.

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Lost amid all the celebrity gossip on Huffington Post were these important news items:

FBI Hires Convicted Con Man to Infiltrate Islamic Mosques in Southern California. Said Con Man Then Swindles Taxpayers, the FBI Itself and Various Civilians.

Pentagon Slow to Recover Unearned Millions from Defense Contractor.

Alaska Republican Pleads Guilty to Bribery in Oil Tax Bill Scandal.

Alabama Governor Committed Two Federal Crimes; Media Ignores it.

Film Outs Florida Governor and Closet Case Charlie Crist.

Mexican-American Hate Groups Do Immigration Advocates No Good. Gustavo Arellano Exposes the Pendejos.

Anti-White Hate Songs Popular in Mexico.

The Catholic Church Continues to Move Pedo Priests Around, Unbeknownst to Spanish Parishioners.

Obama Homeland Security Candidate Bullshits the Locals With Bogus Assertions on the L.A. Crime Rate.

So-Called Moderate Minnesotat Governor and Presidential Aspirant Tim Pawlenty Hops on the Homophobe Express.

Media Myths and Falsehoods About the Supreme Court.

Convicted Murderer Has Ties to L.A. Mayor and Possible Future Gubernatorial Candidate Tony Villaraigosa as well as cokehead councilman Mike Hernandez.

Bid to Put More Cops on the Street Turns into a Hustle and Villaraigosa is Mixed Up in it.

Villaraigosa Helped Developer Skirt Environmental Rules.

Bipartisan Corruption in Philadelphia Tax Board.

Republican Convict Pol Greeted "Warmly" in Tennessee Capital.

Pols Gone Wild.

GOP Pol Used Privilege in Attempt to Avoid DUI Ticket After Being Caught Exceeding 100mph.

Do You Have to be Mormon to Get a Job or Run a Business in Idaho? These Folks Say Yes.

Congress Critters Continues to Manipulate Wikipedia.

VD More Popular Than Orrin Hatch in Utah. This is Not a Drill.

Is Mormon Church's Homophobia Strengthening Pro-Gay Cause?

Poll Finds Iowans Hating GOP Bigtime.

Former Republican Alaska Governor Gets Bad News on Discrimination Claim Against Him.

Arlen Specter is Gay! (Satire)

Young People to Republican Homophobia: Epic Fail.

NY Latinos Conservative Socially---and Favor Democrats.

Lack of Affordable Health Care Costing Texas Big.

History Channel Should Know: Republicans Living in the Past.

Texas Republican Pol in Cahoots With Crooks and Yet Calls Himself a Victim.

Michele Bachmann Nominated for A Darwin Award (Satire).

Anti-Gay Evangelist a Tax Cheat. And is His Foundattion a Scam?

New Federal Rule Blamed for Keeping Seattle Condo Buyers Homeless.

Seattle Police Panting Over Gay Porn.

Former DEA Agent Facilitating Crack Cocaine Sales?