Archives for: April 2011
04/30/11
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Democracy Now!: Frenzy Around Britain�s Royal Wedding "Should Embarrass Us All"
TechDirt: Latest Wikileaks Release Shows How US Completely Drove Canadian Copyright Reform Efforts more »
04/28/11
Quote of the Day
"The Wrong Character Witness" by Steve Benen:
Apparently, some Republican establishment types are starting to defend Donald Trump's viability as a national candidate. One, in particular, is worth keeping an eye on.
Republican strategists and t… more »
And who you votin' for, Republican or Democratic?
"Democrats' Hypocrisy on Race -- When Will People Wake Up?" asks Larry Elder:
A Republican official, this time a member of the Orange County, Calif., GOP central committee, stands accused of — racism!
Her crime?
She forwarded, to a circle of… more »
04/27/11
I'm a Rowdy Roddy Piper
"Secrets of the professional wrestling world: Rowdy Roddy Piper talks about getting stabbed by fans and what "The Wrestler" got wrong."
Self-evidently awesome. more »
My man saw it like Dionne Warwick
Actually, I knew this would happen:
Texas state legislator Leo Berman, a Republican, has introduced a bill that would require proof of citizenship from presidential candidates. It's one of many such bills in the states. And according to Sharon Guth… more »
Never smelled the aroma of a diploma
"Will WND Admit Its Birther Obsession Was A Lie?"
Good stuff, as long as you remember WND is just the start of the list of people who've wasted the nation's time with an issue sensible people realized was a dead end three years ago. That list include… more »
Black Power is what we scream as we dream in a paranoid state
"Indoctrination Alert: Black Panthers Teach Children About 'Crackers' and Black Power"
The video isn't worth watching, but some of the 2 comments are hilarious. The first assumes the real problem is that "in almost every household, black parents rais… more »
I might o' been born here but I'm a foreigner
"Obama releases his Hawaii birth certificate."
You might guess that this won't satisfy the birthers. You'd be right:
Phil Berg, the attorney who filed the first birther lawsuits, said today that the release of President Barack Obama's birth cert… more »
Fallin'
Saw this on Google News's front page, from The Washington Post's "The White House grasps for a life raft":
Let’s be candid here: President Obama’s approval ratings are on the skids, his over-hyped budget talk was widely panned by all but his most… more »
04/26/11
Daily WTF?
"What kind of president would Donald Trump make?"
[I]n the USA TODAY poll, only 38% of Americans say Obama definitely was born in the USA, and 18% say he probably was. Fifteen percent say he probably was born in another country, and 9% say he defin… more »
The Man in the Mirror
Lest you begin that modern conservatism has any connection to reality, read Wayne Allyn Root's "The Marxist in the mirror" from The Washington Times op-ed page and be corrected:
It’s official. President Obama has declared war on capitalism, whi… more »
Qhen it's time to dump and run, I never jump the gun
"Is Nintendo Jumping The Gun?"
Man, I've seen some space filler commentary before, but this is the worst I've seen in ages. How can you really say that "hyping" the successor to the Wii, a home console, would be "at the expense of an existing device"… more »
I might o' been born here but I'm a foreigner
"CNN investigation: Obama born in U.S."
Whatever unit of measure that quantifies cognitive dissonance just went up 30%. more »
You got some nice players they just on the wrong team
Apparently, I'm in the wrong camp. more »
04/25/11
The cellular phone rings, don't want ta pick it up, but it's my J.O.B.
"So You Want to Use Your iPhone for Work? Uh-oh."
Pretty smart article. I find it chilling that China and South Korea seem to be friendlier to the employee than U.S. is. And if I were the CEO of Google I'd be looking at buying Good Technology Inc., t… more »
Best. Fatality. EVAR.
"K9 Shang Tsung SECRET Fatality."
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Awesome. more »
04/24/11
They give me smiles Kool-Aid wid
I wish I could listen to his radio show.
(I'm serious.) more »
Chris Hedges
"Chris Hedges Speech - Union Park, NYC"
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Hedges's work has become much more pessimistic recently, and that saddens me, because I think he has too many good reasons to become more pessimistic. more »
04/23/11
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Glenn Greenwald: Nobel peace drones
Political Correction: Rep. Allen West's Class Warfare
Political Correction: Within Hours, Rep. Bachmann Sees And Forgets Obama's Birth Certificate
ThinkProgress: Study: Despite Myths, New Jersey’s ‘Millionair… more »
04/22/11
Follow the Leader
"Android phones record user-locations according to research." more »
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