Happy Festivus, Everyone.

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In Anything December 24, 2008 

Vegas slot machines vs. electronic voting machines

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From the Washington Post:

In Politics December 21, 2008 

G.O.A.T

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Bob Dylan’s Tell Tale Signs: Volume Eight of the Bootleg Series is Rolling Stone’s second best album of the year:
This is one of Dylan’s most consistently gripping albums, even though it is a roundup of outtakes and orphaned songs, many cut for the haunted triumphs Oh Mercy and Time Out of Mind. Like any night [...]

In Music December 14, 2008 

Bush gets shoe thrown at him in Iraq

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That really hurt! I’m gonna have a lump there, you idiot! Who throws a shoe? Honestly!
~Austin Powers

Looks like Bush even thought this was funny. Watch as he smirks while using his Neo-like reflexes to dodge both throws.

In Politics December 14, 2008 

Sound familiar?

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I’ve been thinking for a while now about writing a movie about a corrupt politician set in today’s time. Unfortunately, it’s really not an interesting subject. Real life examples about some Senator getting favorable interest rates on mortgages or deducting travel expenses on his tax returns are too boring. For a corruption movie to get [...]

In Politics December 11, 2008 

Looks like the internet is winning

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These three stories broke this morning:

McClatchy to Sell Miami Herald

The McClatchy Co., burdened by debt and a steep slide in newspaper advertising, wants to sell one of its most prized properties, The Miami Herald, according to people briefed on the company’s plans.
McClatchy, the nation’s third-largest newspaper chain, has approached potential buyers for The Herald, said [...]

In Economics December 8, 2008 

Hillary’s Scapegoat

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Probably not the kind of title and description Mark Penn was hoping for when he agreed to this interview:
Mark Penn: The Man Who Blew the Presidency (The Independent)

Penn reportedly said [to Hillary]: “Being human is over-rated.”
This is a man whose friend once described him as having “the IQ of Bill Gates and the [...]

In Politics December 7, 2008 

Revenge of the Nerds

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Academic Elites Fill Obama’s Roster (Washington Post):
Barack Obama’s chief economic adviser was one of the youngest people to be tenured at Harvard and later became its president. His budget director went to Princeton and the London School of Economics, his choice for ambassador to the United Nations was a Rhodes scholar, and his White House [...]

In Anything, Politics December 7, 2008 

Give them the money!

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Jon Stewart explains:
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In Politics December 6, 2008 

Barney Frank: Comedic Genius

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Just yesterday Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), the House’s resident comedian, gave these two gems to the AP  about the need for Obama to be more assertive in the economic crisis:
Frank, who has been dealing with both the bailout of the financial industry and a proposed rescue of Detroit automakers, said Obama needs to [...]

In Politics December 5, 2008 

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