AlterNet Blogs: PEEK

Idaho Republican Blake Hall Fired for Throwing Used Condoms on the Lawn of a Woman He Was Stalking

Steven D. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:25:01 PST

"It's unimaginable that a 56-year-old would be so deviant."

Fox Mogul Rupert Murdoch Echoes Glenn Beck, Calls Obama a Racist

Steve Benen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:10:01 PST

So much for the supposed "truce" between Fox and the White House.

Shooting at Portland Office Park; 2 Dead, 2 Wounded

AlterNet Staff — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:59:01 PST

Police confirm that two people have been killed and two wounded in a suburban Portland drug-testing facility.

Could the Stupak Amendment Get the Boot in The Senate?

mcjoan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:31:01 PST

Sens. Barbara Boxer and Max Baucus seem to think so. But how ConservaDems will react is still unclear.

Woops! Bill O'Reilly Doesn't Remember What the Public Option Is Called, or That It's Pretty Popular (Video)

Ben Armbruster — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:14:01 PST

Big Bill was shut down unexpectedly last night by fellow Fox Newser Brit Hume. Go figure.

Call Joe Lieberman's Bluff: A Real Fort Hood Inquiry Would Likely Shut Him Up

John Nichols — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:00:01 PST

If Lieberman were to actually have his calls for a "terrorism" investigation answered, he probably wouldn't like seeing the results.

President Obama Has Refused to Stand Up for Women, Plain and Simple

Melissa McEwan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:45:01 PST

The president's "toe the line" approach is not acceptable this time.

Korean Warships Exchange Fire on the SK/NK Border

Staff — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:29:01 PST

The two sides blamed each other for the confrontation, which left one North Korean boat engulfed in flames.

RNC Chairman Michael Steele: My Fellow Republicans Fear Me Because I'm Black

Steve Benen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:16:01 PST

Shouldn't this tell him something about the party he's representing?

So the Stupak Amendment Sucks: Here's What You Can Do About It

Jill Filipovic — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:00:01 PST

Find out how your representative voted on and call their office, to thank them or to tell them that you'll be supporting a pro-choice democrat in the next primary.

Bill O'Reilly Goes After Sesame Street: "˜We May Have To Ambush Oscar'

Ben Armbruster — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:30:01 PST

"Add one more soldier to the Left's war on Fox News: Oscar the Grouch."

Focus on the Family's Insurance Plan Covers Abortion (And Other Ironies of The Latest Assault on Choice)

Eyal Press — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:00:01 PST

If anti-choice pols want to assure taxpayers they won't subsidize abortion, why haven't they tried to abolish tax breaks for employer-sponsored health insurance?

Conservatives Register Tea Party as Official Third Party In Florida

Matt Corley — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:00:01 PST

Die-hard right-wingers have announced that Florida Governor Charlie Crist is the next target in the GOP civil war.

Will the Stupak Amendment Force Women Who've Miscarried to Lose Insurance Coverage?

Robin Marty — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:00:01 PST

I think so.

Fred Phelps' Church Protesting Outside Sasha and Malia Obama's School

Tana Ganeva — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:00:01 PST

Scary.