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Stephen Colbert asks Washington Post columnist Ezra Klein to help him understand what is happening with the Health Care bill.

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Action Center – Health Care Bill – Ezra Klein www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Skate Expectations

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Stephen Colbert asks Washington Post columnist Ezra Klein to help him understand what is happening with the Health Care bill.

Barack Obama: Class Clown

President Obama likes to very subtly inject some humor into typically boring conferences for the cameras. The finger mustache is kind of his “go to” bit. The Best Links: Via Blame It On The Voices View

Obama Caught Lip-Syncing Speech

President Obama is the new Ashlee Simpson. [ Ed Note : This'll show all those haterz who keep accusing him of relying too much on the teleprompter.] (Via Gotcha Media .) View

Tiger Woods: Advised By Presidents

Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton have both offered Tiger Woods encouragement while he’s been in rehab for sex addiction (and/or drug addiction ). Tiger has spoken with Obama and Clinton, Golf Digest ‘s Jaime Diaz says. One would think both have more important things to do, but hey, that’s great. Diaz also confirms Woods visited the Gentle Path clinic in Mississippi. Woods came in with a “whatever it takes” mentality, including on “Disclosure Day,” whereby patients reveal all of their past indiscretions to their spouse. So Elin heard about all Tiger Woods’ mistresses . Hope they ordered in breakfast, lunch and dinner, ’cause that therapy session couldn’t have been brief. Diaz also confirms that Elin Nordegren visited Woods at the clinic, and that the couple and their children spent Christmas together in Southern California. Woods’ mother is quoted in the article, and is described as “staunchly supportive of her son,” despite the damage his sex scandal has caused their family. Some other sites have made note of Tida Woods’ past interviews with Diaz and speculate that she could be the source of many of his piece’s revelations. But the most surprising item in the Golf Digest article is the news about Woods’ contact with two presidents. Clinton? Sure, dude’s pretty much been there. But President Obama also making a personal call to offer encouragement? Really, Barack? What do you have to offer, and why does he deserve your help? As for his return to golf, which remains up in the air after Woods’ apology speech, his mother says only following: “He will face himself, solve the problem.” “When he comes back, he will still love to play and love to win. I think more than ever, because his closet will be cleaned out and his mind will be free. And I know he will break [Jack Nicklaus’ record 18 major championships],” she says. That’s one thing we wouldn’t bet against.

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Bill Maher explains the Teabagger movement on last week’s Real Time.

Yeah I think that about sums it up.

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Bill Maher explains the Teabagger movement on last week’s Real Time.

Sarah Palin responds to questions about Teabaggers whilst standing in a Wasilla Winter Wonderland and giving the ghost of Ronald Reagan a handjob.

To paraphrase Reagan a little “There both EASY candidates, and SIMPLE candidates, and I stand before you as both”. Nice to know that if you are NOT a Teabagger you don’t believe in freedom. So I guess freedom from joining a particular movement is not an AMERICAN freedom. Good to know. I should probably write that down. Can I borrow your hand Sarah? “Take over the Republican party Tea Partiers!” Because you know nothing says “democracy” like a hostile take over of a political organization. I do like one of her often repeated statements however “Hey bottom line, we win, you lose.” Perhaps somebody needs to remind her that in the last election Obama won, and she and her and her creepy old uncle lost. And the reason they lost is because when the Republican were in power they damn near destroyed the very foundation of our country. And THAT by the way is what the Teabaggers are really pissed off about, which they could see if they could stop focusing for a minute on the fact that President Obama is a black guy. Does anybody else think that Plain looks a little high strung and agitated? Gee I wonder what could possibly be bothering her? By the way there is really not that much of a delay between the question and the answer when being interviewed in Alaska from the lower forty eight. However if Palin has not had time to write the answers on her hands it takes her an extra few seconds to decide which memorized conservative talking point to vomit forth. “Less taxes!” “Freedom!” “Smaller government!” And if she can’t come up with anything she just licks her botox deadened lips and whispers “Reagan”. That is political porn to the viewers of Fox News.

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Sarah Palin responds to questions about Teabaggers whilst standing in a Wasilla Winter Wonderland and giving the ghost of Ronald Reagan a handjob.

Taliban Figure Apprehended, Kardashians Earn High Ratings, Newspaper Reports

Why are newspapers on the verge of bankruptcy? There are a few theories: they don’t charge for online content; immediate access to news via the Internet and cable news have made them irrelevant; and they have their priorities confused. If you need an example of the latter point, look no further than a copy of The Los Angeles Times from last week: The newspaper feauted Khloe, Kourtney and Kim Kardashian on its FRONT page, immediately below news on President Obama’s health care plans and the capture of a major Taliban figure. Imagine what happens if Khloe actually makes a sex tape . She might be above the fold next time!

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Obama details plan for uninsured before Healthcare Summit

WASHINGTON — President Obama on Monday laid out for the first time a detailed legislative proposal for overhauling health care. His plan sticks largely to the approach passed by the Senate with unified Democratic support, but it makes concessions to the House version, which was more expensive and would have covered more people. Mr. Obama’s proposal is the opening act to a week of high drama around health care that will culminate on Thursday, when the president convenes Democrats and Republicans at an all-day televised health care “summit” at Blair House. The White House is hoping the session can jump start the stalled health bill. “We view this as the opening bid for the health meeting,” Dan Pfeiffer, Mr. Obama’s communications director, told reporters Monday morning, adding, “We took our best shot at bridging the differences.” The bill is intended to achieve Mr. Obama’s broad goals of expanding coverage to the uninsured while driving down health premiums and imposing what the White House calls “common sense rules of the road” for insurers, including ending the unpopular practice of discriminating against people with pre-existing conditions. The measure is posted on the White House Web site. The White House projects that the bill would extend coverage to 31 million people who are currently uninsured, at a cost over 10 years of $950 billion — more than the $871 billion the Senate would have spent, but less than the $1.05 trillion for the version passed by the House. The administration estimates that its plan would reduce the federal deficit by $100 billion over the next 10 years — and about $1 trillion over the second decade — by cutting spending and reining in waste and fraud. Related: http://current.com/items/92196782_obama-shows-a-new-plan-for-healthcare.htm added by: 02

Jay-Z Takes Credit For Beyonce’s ‘Single Ladies’ Dance

Jay cracks jokes on BBC show about his wife stealing her most famous moves from him. By Jocelyn Vena Jay-Z and Beyonc

Ugandans rally in support of anti-gay legislation

We’re here in Uganda tracking a story for the upcoming season of Vanguard.