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28 Feb 2009 22:23

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Offbeat: If Rush wants Obama to “fail,” he should buy these stickers

Meet the “fail” sticker, the bluntest sticker available. The news industry needs a lot of these. source
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28 Feb 2009 22:17

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U.S.: Rush Limbaugh: “I want Barack Obama to fail”

  • What is so strange about being honest and saying, I want Barack Obama to fail if his mission is to restructure and reform this country so that capitalism and individual liberty are not its foundation? Why would I want that to succeed?
  • Rush Limbaugh • During a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Dude basically tried ripping Obama and the Democratic party a new one. He was preaching to a pretty interested choir, which helped his cause. • source
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28 Feb 2009 20:41

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Culture: And that’s … the REST … of the story: Paul Harvey’s dead

  • 90 age of the freakin’-old-as-dirt radio broadcaster. He’s old. source
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28 Feb 2009 17:02

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Sports: You’re good Matt Cassel, but you’re no Tom Brady. See ya!

  • The replacement QB got traded to Kansas City. Cassel, formerly of the New England Patriots, spent years waiting in the wings behind Tom Brady, and he finally had his chance to prove himself after Brady had a knee injury. And he did, leading the team to a solid season and getting 21 TDs in the process. But that solid season didn’t compare to Brady’s epic, near-undefeated 2007. So off to the Chiefs (with Mike Vrabel) he goes. source
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28 Feb 2009 16:30

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Biz: Warren Buffet’s company posted a massive profit decline

  • 96% 4Q dip in profits for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Jesus. source
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28 Feb 2009 16:10

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Tech: Our new best friend on the Metro: A music-making robot

iPhone app Bebot seems like a $1.99 toy until you realize it’s a full-featured synth. source
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28 Feb 2009 11:28

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Culture: In case you’re wondering, Jimmy Fallon has a giant pickle

  • The Letterman people sent this pickle to my office in 1993. Now I’m passing it on to you. Whenever you leave, which won’t be for a long time, make sure you pass it on to the next sap.
  • Conan O’Brien • In a letter to Jimmy Fallon that came with a giant three-foot plastic pickle, which has been handed down to generations of “Late Night” hosts. Fallon succeeds O’Brien on Monday. • source
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28 Feb 2009 11:28

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Sports: Need to borrow $20? Ask NFL star Albert Haynesworth.

  • $100 million size of his seven-year contract with the Washington Redskins
  • $41 million amount of the contract the defensive tackle is guaranteed to get source
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28 Feb 2009 11:08

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Music: Oh boy. Look who’s back together. Rihanna + Chris.

For both their sakes, let’s hope that the couple’s worked things out in a lasting way. source
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28 Feb 2009 10:21

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Biz: Elie Wiesel: Not a big Bernard Madoff fan

  • ‘Sociopath,’ ‘psychopath,’ it means there is a sickness, a pathology. This man knew what he was doing. I would simply call him thief, scoundrel, criminal.
  • Elie Wiesel • Talking about Bernard Madoff, who made off with $15 million from Wiesel’s charity organization as part of the $50 billion he stole from investors. Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize-winning writer, says Madoff should be held in solitary confinement with pictures of his victims constantly showing on a screen. • source
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