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06 Sep 2009 16:01

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Politics: Max Headroom is loaded with Obama-drama this week

  • FDR or Jimmy Carter Joe Trippi, speaking off of comments by his old boss, Howard Dean, suggests that the Van Jones resignation may be an attempt to discredit a president gunning for the legacy of a great.

  • Al Franken dazzlesDespite his rep as a divider due to his years as a liberal icon, Minnesota Senator Al Franken managed to soothe the nerves of a motley crew of health care critics. Impressive, bro.

  • Newt’s got Obama’s backNewt Gingrich isn’t lining up with fellow Republicans to criticize Obama’s controversial upcoming speech to students. He greatly supports what he expects to be purely “positive.”

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06 Sep 2009 14:32

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Politics: Daily poll: Was Van Jones a martyr or a mistake for Obama?

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06 Sep 2009 14:02

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Culture: Instant Twitter trending topic: Did Shawne Merriman choke Tila Tequila?

Football star Merriman was arrested for battery for allegedly choking and restraining the reality icon. Yuck. This screams tabloid. source
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06 Sep 2009 13:48

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Tech: From blog hub to … blog: Technorati shifts gears a little

  • We like their new advertising service, though. Technorati, a fairly well-known blog search engine that feels like it’s fighting a little bit of irrelevance thanks to Twitter and Facebook, is looking to have some blogs of its own. A number of people got invites from the service to become writers for the site, which is a little strange because of the fact that their main service facilitates traffic for other blogs. We’ll be keeping our eye out. source
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06 Sep 2009 13:28

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Politics: Michael Moore sticks his fat, grubby dagger into capitalism

  • Capitalism is an evil, and you cannot regulate evil. … You have to eliminate it and replace it with something that is good for all people and that something is democracy.
  • Michael Moore • In the ending monologue to his new movie, “Capitalism: A Love Story,” which is hitting the Venice film festival today. His reasoning? Capitalism – at least the form practiced on Wall Street – is damaging to our economy, and bankers and investors are gambling with our money. He has a point in the midst of the rhetoric, but considering that we have a president who regularly gets called a socialist, it’s probably going to be lost on the American public. • source
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06 Sep 2009 11:57

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Culture: Is the Michael Cera hipster backlash upon us, guys?

  • He’s not a kid anymore, and that goofy-awkward-cute-puppy-dog shtick is wearing off, say some hipster sources which we don’t associate ourselves with (because we completely disagree). But with poorly-reviewed cutesy indie flick “Paper Heart” bringing in less than a million in a month of limited release, and would-be blockbuster “Year One” blowing it at the box office, perhaps it’s time to re-evaluate. source
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06 Sep 2009 11:42

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Tech: Fake Steve’s worried about an anti-Snow Leopard NYT article

  • The Borg won’t comment on the record, but they’ll definitely put some folks on the phone who will chortle on background and point out all the ‘problems’ with Snowy.
  • Fake Steve Jobs • On the possibility of an anti-Snow Leopard article in The New York Times, after David Pogue gushed about it, then admitted that he had a lot of problems with things breaking. According to Fake Steve, “the guys on the news side at the Times are ashamed of Pogue and embarrassed by him.” So are we, Fake Steve. So are we. • source
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06 Sep 2009 11:34

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U.S.: Bad, completely illegal idea: Strip searches in gym class

  • cause At an Atlantic, Iowa high school, a girl in a gym class noticed that $100 was missing from her purse. She freaked, then told her gym teacher.
  • effect School administrators then conducted a search on five other girls. Their parents say it was a strip search. Their lawyers say that’s not legal. source
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06 Sep 2009 11:20

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World: A far-right U.K. protest against Islamic extremism gets violent

  • 90+ were arrested after protesters and anti-protesters fought source
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06 Sep 2009 11:09

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Sports: Sam Bradford’s Heisman repeat hopes may be out with his shoulder

  • Not a good early-season injury to have. As first games go, it’s not nearly as devastating as Tom Brady completely obliterating his knee, but the Oklahoma Sooners definitely felt the loss of defending Heisman winner Sam Bradford. The quarterback suffered a acromioclavicular joint sprain in his throwing shoulder during yesterday’s game against BYU. And the No. 3 Sooners responded by blowing the game, 14-13. Yeah, they’re not going to be No. 3 next week. source
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