Archives for: June 2011

06/30/11

Quote of the Day

We’ve become a party of such fractured purity. It’s all or nothing, now or never. It’s not whether the government functions, it’s whether the government is ideologically pure. -- You'll never guess who. more »
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The Guardian: Blagojevich tapes released at corruption trial - audio TPM Muckraker: World Net Daily Writers Sue Esquire For $120 Million Over Birther Parody The War Room: Maddow feels the wrath of Obama fans [video:youtube:A3oIiH7BLmg] more »
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06/29/11

Don't understand their ways I ain't down with gays

"Next Step, Persecuting Churches?" This is the next kabuki freak out from the right. If the Sharia law doesn't get you, the fags gays will just sue your church out of existence. more »
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L. A. Times: BART agrees to $1.3-million settlement with mother of unarmed shooting victim MSNBC: Diet sodas don't help with dieting Does Warner Brothers have it's act together? more »
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06/28/11

Quote of the Day

"Rich People’s Taxes Have Little to Do with Job Creation": Apparently, conservatives believe that a key driver of overall job growth is the tax rate that rich people pay on their last dollar of income. They argue that these very rich people are the… more »
4 comments »Permalink 05:21:00 pm by Ragamuffin, Categories: News

Bad Apple

"iOS 5 beta hobbles OS downgrades, untethered jailbreaks": Those who screw up their iPhones with an unsupported jailbreak—or who have bad luck with their iOS upgrades and want to roll back to an older version—are usually able to make everything rig… more »
3 comments »Permalink 03:32:00 pm by Ragamuffin, Categories: Mac 'n' Trash

Made in America

"Best July 4th deals on American-made cars." more »
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06/27/11

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Gary Taubes: The Inanity of Overeating [video:youtube:ud9ZPVQ9bgs] GAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! more »
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06/25/11

You can't hold us, security can't control us

"What is LulzSec afraid of?" I have no idea what to make of that. more »
1 comment »Permalink 09:21:00 pm by Ragamuffin, Categories: News

06/24/11

%$!# the next lesson, I'll pass the test guessin'

USA Today reports "College entrance exam ACT's validity questioned": A new study has found that two of the four main parts of the ACT -- science and reading -- have "little or no" ability to help colleges predict whether applicants will succeed.… more »
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06/23/11

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Beat the Press: Ezra Klein: Out of the Ballpark on Inside Job "Consuming an extra helping of potatoes each day � French fried, baked or otherwise � can add an average of 0.8 of a pound to body weight per year, researchers find. Over time, that can… more »
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They're snowboarding in hell

I'm gonna take Stewart's side (again!). Politifact, yet again, pretends they're infallible. more »
2 comments »Permalink 09:11:00 am by Ragamuffin, Categories: News

06/22/11

Acting like a jerk and on his face was a smirk

"Governor Chris Christie 'Gale, it's none of your business'." [video:youtube:1BYoO32uNEc] more »
1 comment »Permalink 09:01:00 pm by Ragamuffin, Categories: Politics, Video

06/20/11

But critics still continue to plaster my name and discredit my fame

"Dems Try to Discredit Survey Showing Flaws in Obamacare" reports CNSNews: Top House Democrats are going on the offensive against business consulting firm McKinsey & Company over a study the company conducted that found that significant numbers… more »
Leave a comment »Permalink 04:35:00 pm by Ragamuffin, Categories: Politics

06/19/11

N.W.O.

"News World Order - the war on journalism" [video:youtube:NXbCwq4ewBU] Interesting lyrics, decent beat. more »
1 comment »Permalink 11:54:00 pm by Ragamuffin, Categories: News, Books, Video

06/18/11

On the day I descend, that's the day I resign

"Josh Marshall, Al Sharpton on Weiner Resignation " [video:youtube:GqUNBxaH_c0] Mr. Marshall starts the conversation with my opinion. more »
2 comments »Permalink 10:03:00 pm by Ragamuffin, Categories: Politics, Video

I'm here to shake up the world

"'.brands' approach with Internet name shake-up." I was thinking this whole plan would never work logistically, until I saw the $185,000 price tag for your own top level domain - that should prevent frivolous registrations. But now I'm left wonde… more »
1 comment »Permalink 09:59:00 pm by Ragamuffin, Categories: News

06/16/11

Who got the camera?

"A history of cops vs. cameras in Miami Beach": On Memorial Day, when a dozen officers shot and killed an armed driver allegedly trying to run down police officers with his car on Collins Avenue, cameras were rolling. From across the street. Along… more »
2 comments »Permalink 10:56:00 am by Ragamuffin, Categories: News, Video

CIA, you see I ain't kiddin'

"Retired CIA Official Alleges Bush White House Used Agency to 'Get' [Juan] Cole." Figures. more »
1 comment »Permalink 08:45:00 am by Ragamuffin, Categories: News

06/15/11

Quit the hoax and lay off the corny color jokes

It seems that that video was not a hoax I was kinda hoping it would be. more »
1 comment »Permalink 03:00:00 pm by Ragamuffin, Categories: News

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