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Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2006 Seriously: We won't be responsible for the above if you try to digest your dinner and this news simultaneously Ready? OK: Bush is apparently frustrated that the Iraqi people have not shown greater support for America's mission in Iraq That's right: Bush is frustrated at the lack of public support for America in Iraq Has the man stopped watching even Fox News, and instead installed a one-way walkie-talkie in his brain with Don Rumsfeld on the other end?. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sen. Allen’s New Explanation for ‘Macaca’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2006 Apparently, the Virginia senator was intending to call a rival campaign volunteer a sh--head when he called him "macaca." How's that work out? Read the explanation at The Hotline. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Crazy Conservative Watch

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2006 Speaking on Fox News on Tuesday, conservative radio host Mike Gallagher proposed installing a Muslims-only line at U.S. airports. (Watch it) Even scarier, the studio audience broke into applause. This is happening in real-life America, folks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jill Carroll Was Coached by Captors

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2006 In part three of the 11-part series, kidnapped Christian Science Monitor reporter Jill Carroll receives instruction from her captors on how to look miserable on camera. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abu Ghraib Whistle-Blower Goes Public

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2006 The U.S. soldier who exposed the atrocities at the notorious Iraq prison camp is speaking out for the first time about his experiences. His claims are unexpected: "Nobody in command knew about the abuse, because nobody in command cared enough to find out." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is This a Trick Question?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2006 Joe Scarborough, of all people, began his program on Tuesday by asking: ?Is Bush an ?idiot?? ? To provide context for his question, the MSNBC host let loose with a must-see highlight reel of the president?s assault on language and logic. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GOP Senator’s Ethnic Slur Provokes Outrage, Apology

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2006 Virginia Sen (and presidential hopeful) George Allen referred to a young volunteer of Indian descent as "macaque," which is tantamount to "monkey" or the "N word" among African immigrants (Much more after the jump but for quick hits: story / video / word origins). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Colbert Ribs ‘Party of Death’ Author

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2006 Stephen Colbert trains his mock-Bill O'Reilly act on Ramesh Ponnuru, the conservative author of "Party of Death." Colbert: "You've got a blurb on your cover from Ann Coulter. That's some credibility right there." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’ Probes GOP Rep?s ?Pimp Tax?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2006 Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) wants to impose penalties on pimps who don?t file W-2 forms for their prostitutes. But "Daily Show" correspondent Dan Bakkedahl asks, ?Instead of a tax on pimps, why not a rebate on hoes?? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

AOL?s New ‘Golden’ Business Model

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2006 America Online, the beleaguered Internet giant, has announced plans to dig for gold?seriously. The company recently won a lawsuit against a spammer who then skipped town, so it plans to search his parents? property for gold and platinum bars it believes to be buried there. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Spinning Old Threats Into New Fears

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 16, 2006 Investigators have known for a decade about terrorist plots to bring down passenger jets with liquid explosives. So why, all of a sudden, did Bush ban most liquids on flights? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sam Harris: The Language of Ignorance

Sam Harris / Truthdig Aug 16, 2006 The bestselling secularist author of "The End of Faith" delivers a scathing review of "The Language of God," a new book by Human Genome Project head Francis Collins that attempts to demonstrate a harmony between science and evangelical Christianity. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )