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When the Obama-Joker posters began to appear in Los Angeles, it gave me a little chuckle. I mean, think about it. The Joker in The Dark Knight was more of an anarchist, than a big government, totalitarian fascist like Barack Obama. Nonetheless, the appearance of these posters may be indicative of the growing discontent by the public with the Obama Administration. In fact, it seems there is a growing trend of people willing to lash out at Obama and his idiotic policies at townhall meetings too.

An outpouring of skeptical scientists who are members of the American Chemical Society (ACS) are revolting against the group's editor-in-chief - with some demanding he be removed - after an editorial appeared claiming "the science of anthropogenic climate change is becoming increasingly well established."

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke appeared incredibly nervous during an interview aired last night on PBS' NewsHour, particularly during a question on the ongoing effort to pass legislation that would see the Fed's books being opened up to a general audit.

However, Think Progress' most egregious smear appears in the last paragraph of the article. "Despite his outlandish views, Jones' influence can not be underestimated. Richard Poplawski, the young man who gunned down three Pittsburgh police officers earlier this year after professing a fear that the government would confiscate his guns, was a die-hard fan of Jones. Jones, who rants daily about Obama's intentions to revoke the 2nd amendment, is also one of the loudest voices for the "birther movement."

The Associated Press reports today that the supposed North Carolina terrorism suspects may be tried with secret evidence. The case may involve "classified material that will raise national security issues if given to their defense attorneys," federal prosecutors told the AP. The men charged in the case are to appear in federal court on Tuesday.