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- Chris Kofinis, political consultant
- Richard Engel, chief foreign correspondent, NBC News
- David Weidner, Wall Street columnist, MarketWatch
- Bill Nye, The Science Guy
From the Web:
- 236.com: SwiftKids- Barack Obama
- Morning Sedition: Swift Boat Veterans mp3 (via The Snot Green Sea)
- Richard Engel: Both sides claim victory in Iran vote
- Bill Nye The Science Guy has funny evolutionary loading animation on his site.
- The Blue Angels (via Danger Room)
- CSIS: Bipartisan Congressional dialogue with Rep. Rick Larsen, (D-WA) AND Rep. Mark Kirk, (R-IL)
- David Weidner on MarketWatch
- National Geographic: New cloud type discovered?
- First new cloud type in decades possible
- Flickr: The Cloud Appreciation Society pool
- Joan Walsh, Salon.com
- Richard Engel, chief foreign correspondent, NBC News
- Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
- Palau President Johnson Toribiong
From the Web:
- Barack Obama's birth certificate
- Snopes addresses forgery accusations
- H.R. 1503, "The Birther Bill"
- Joan Walsh: Can right-wing hate talk lead to murder?
- Element 112: Willpowertogotothegymium
- Richard Engel: Iran election too close to call
- New GOP energy plan: "NATIONAL POLICY GOAL.—It is the policy goal of the United States to license 100 new nuclear reactors, or the megawatt equivalent, by 2030, if there are a sufficient number of applicants."
- Mark Weitzman, director of the Task Force Against Hate and Terrorism for the Simon Wiesenthal Center
- Jennifer Boulanger, member of the Abortion Care Network, a group of private abortion clinics across the country
- Ana Marie Cox, national correspondent for Air America Radio and contributor to Playboy Magazine
- Michael Isikoff, Newsweek investigative reporter and MSNBC contributor
From the Web:
- DHS: Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment (pdf)
- Testimony of Mark Weitzman, director fo the Task Force Against Hate and Terrorism, Simon Wiesenthal Center before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security
- The Abortion Care Network
- Ana Marie Cox: "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" is dangerous and wrong, sapping the Armed Forces of thousands of skilled, patriotic men and women anxious to serve their country. (Basically SFW but be aware that this is a Playboy.com link)
- Air America: The Inside Story with Ana Marie Cox
- Senator Whitehouse's dramatic address to Congress about what we know about torture by the U.S., June 9, 2009
- Michael Isikoff: A Prosecutor Gets Personal
- The Wearable Towel!
- Coffee shop owner: 'People are real supportive right now' (which is pretty funny if you think about how little 'support' the employees work with).
- **Bonus (for which @GrrrlRomeo has won something swaggy as-yet-undetermined) the clip of Rachel Maddow in judge robes playing in the background of the intro to the Ana Marie Cox segment in today's show was from February 10, 2009.
- Mark McKinnon, Republican strategist. He's a former advisor to President George W. Bush and Senator John McCain, and he's now a contributor to "The Daily Beast."
- Bob Herbert, columnist, New York Times
- Susan Hill, President of the National Women's Health Foundation and a friend of Dr.Tiller
From the Web:
- Mark McKinnon: The Next Republican President
- Maxine Waters and Corrine Brown Magic vs. Lakers
- Bob Herbert: State of Shame
- Bob Herbert: 48 of 48
- National Women's Health Foundation
- Hudson River Tunnel Project web site
- The Sun: We've Smurfed a new record
- "Mr. Welch: You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?" (The full transcript is a must-read.)
- Congressman Rush Holt of New Jersey. He's co-sponsored legislation in Congress that would overturn "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
- Frank Schaeffer, author, "Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back"
- Eugene Robinson, MSNBC political analyst and associate editor and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post
- Andrea Mitchell, NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent
From the Web:
- H.R.1283 Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 (Introduced in House) - "To amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the readiness of the Armed Forces by replacing the current policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, referred to as `Don't Ask, Don't Tell', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation."
- FrankSchaeffer.com
- Frank Schaeffer: The Party Of Eternal War Unites Against Obama (And America)
- Frank Schaeffer: How I (and Other "Pro-Life" Leaders) Contributed to Dr. Tiller's Murder
- Gene Robinson: A Smile to Set the GOP on Edge
- John McCain: Great to see Sarah and Todd at the dinner tonight - nice reunion!
- Teen wins team state title by herself - again