Yesterday I told you about the House’s job creation plan, and now the matter has been resolved. As Fox News says: The American public can rest assured that “In God We Trust” is in fact the official motto of the United States. The Republican-led House approved a resolution Tuesday night to reaffirm the slogan as […]
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House Will Finally Vote to Create Jobs Tonight
Oh, no, wait. No, I’m sorry. I misread the story. They’re not going to create jobs. Instead, they’re taking care of other important business: The House will vote tonight on a bill that would solidify the phrase “In God We Trust” as the nation’s motto, and would support and encourage “the public display of the […]
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Michele Bachmann Has “Run Out of…Ideas”
Today in stating the obvious: Michele Bachmann has “run out of money and ideas” and can no longer expect to win in Iowa, her former campaign manager told ABC News on Monday. Ed Rollins, who left the campaign in September, said the Minnesota congresswoman had backed off earlier comments by her campaign that Iowa was […]
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Rick Perry Addresses Can’tspeakwithoutsoundinglikeamorongate
In the aftermath of a certain hilarious video, Rick Perry has put out a commercial about the fact that he can’t seem to form a coherent sentence: It turns out he’s a “doer” and not a “talker.”
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Herman Cain Details Sexual Harassment Gesture
Herman Cain just described one of the complaints in the sexual harassment suit that were filed against him to Fox News’s Greta Van Susteren: Van Susteren asked what Cain did that led to the accusation. There were reportedly more than one accusations in the complaint, but Cain said he recalled just one incident. “She was […]
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Today in Technology: Apple TVs and Cheap, Cheap Tablets
High End: Now that everyone seems pretty certain that Apple is going to make a TV, commentators are beginning to wonder what that TV will look like, and how Apple will try to change the television industry the way they changed the music industry. Nick Bilton of the New York Times says that Siri will […]
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Justin Bieber: Freedom Fighter?
Justin Bieber called for a senator to be arrested on live radio yesterday: On a radio show, the tween pop sensation called out Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), who’s sponsoring legislation to make it a felony to profit from streaming unlicensed content online, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. “That guy needs to be locked up,” Bieber […]
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Did George Lucas Betray His Responsibility to the Fans?
Originally intended for release last year, The People Vs. George Lucas was finally released on DVD on Tuesday. It’s a documentary about George Lucas’s relationship with his films, his relationship with his fans, and his fans’ relationship with him. If you’ve spent any time reading about Star Wars on the internet, you have at least […]
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You Do Not Speak to Herman Cain Unless Herman Cain Speaks to You First
Who could have possibly predicted that a guy who battled against tougher drunk driving laws would turn out to be an asshole? Think Progress linked to the New York Times this morning: And then there was that e-mail to the staff about traveling in a car with Mr. Cain: “Do not speak to him unless […]
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Fox News Accuses Rick Perry of Sounding Like Occupy Wall Street Protesters, Rick Perry Responds with Six Seconds of Silence
I suppose Perry supporters might say that Perry is responding to the accusations that he sounds like an Occupy sympathizer with stony, angry silence. But to me, it sounds more like he’s an idiot whose synapses were blown. Or that he was afraid of saying something wrong, so he decided to not answer the question […]
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It’s Almost as Though They Had an Agenda
BoingBoing reports that the front page of the Washington Post this morning featured a nice big photo of an Oakland police officer bending down to pet a cute little kitty, just above a story about last night’s tear gassing headlined “Protesters wearing out their welcome nationwide.” The thing that really bugs the hell out of […]
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Fictional Troll Trap Becomes Real Troll Trap
Last week, The Onion came up with a great idea for a website: A “decoy website” that “lure[s] moronic Internet commenters away from all other websites.” Here’s a taste: According to sources, Outkube boasts thousands of articles and forums carefully crafted to draw in dim-witted web users and effectively quarantine obtuse, uninformed comments on topics […]