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09 May 2010 22:29

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Politics: Max Headroom: Meet the kind of guy who posts news videos all day

  • This bearded dude may not look like much, but he’s kind of a big deal. This guy runs a YouTube channel called MoxNews.com, which has posted hundreds of political videos like the kind we post here every week. He’s a bit of an obsessive about it (and argues the world might end after 2012), but he finds some really great news content. (And he needs money. You should donate.) The guy who ran the similar NewsPolitics YouTube channel got a job as a video editor for the excellent Mediaite and has turned that site into a huge hit. Why shouldn’t this guy get hooked up by Dan Abrams too? Just sayin’. Here are some recent clips from Mr. MoxNews’ YouTube channel.

  • Can Jesus be funnY? This priest on “Fox and Friends” seems offended by the idea that one can make fun of Jesus Christ, as Comedy Central is currently planning. He hurts his cause by suggesting a funny comedy couldn’t be made about presidential infidelity. Did this dude forget the Clinton years?
  • Oops, wrong guy!This MoxNews clip of a Seattle beating drew nearly 50,000 views in just two days. In the clip, police officers hold a man who was possibly a suspect in an armed robbery. Before they even know if he’s their guy, officers kick and stomp on him, injuring him. By the way, he wasn’t their guy.
  • Ron paul: I called it! The congressman and 2008 presidential candidate has been going on and on for years about overspending and too much debt causing the downfall of the world, so guess who Fox News called when they needed to talk to somebody about the Greece debt crisis? That’s right, Ron Paul.
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09 May 2010 22:24

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U.S.: Five reasons why Elena Kagan is an obvious SCOTUS pick

  • one She’s 50, exactly the right age to run for the court. She’d grow really old there.
  • two Loaded with a stellar resume he has an East Coast background, like other justices.
  • three She’s solicitor general. She already argues high court cases for Obama.
  • four She’s already faced the Senate already, meaning confirmation will be fairly easy.
  • five People have been talking about her getting the job like it’s already a given. source
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09 May 2010 22:14

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Politics: Elena Kagan’s the SCOTUS nominee? Duh, guys. Twitter reacts



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09 May 2010 21:28

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Biz: The European Union throws a ton of money at debt crisis

  • €720B
     could get loaned to European countries greatly affected by the debt crisis
  • €440B
     the amount European countries will make available; the EU will loan €60 billion
  • €220B more could come from the Greece-helping International Monetary Fund source
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09 May 2010 20:59

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Tech: Is “Facebook login” still confusing internet users en masse?

  • YES this thread is STILL getting comments months later source
  • » The backstory: Three months ago, this ReadWriteWeb article somehow hit the magical SEO combination that made it the first item on Google when you search for “facebook login.” Hundreds of people got lost on a fairly tech-savvy site. Techies laugh and get depressed at regular intervals. To this day, it’s still one of the site’s most popular articles ever.
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09 May 2010 20:45

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Culture: Well, duh: Betty White was a major ratings win for “SNL”

  • 8.8 the sketch show’s rating last night, its highest since November 2008
  • 88 the age of Betty White; we’re pretty sure that’s no coincidence source
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09 May 2010 20:40

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Tech: The only three things we know about Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS console

  • one It’s portable like the Nintendo DS and uses 3D technology to present gaming experiences the iPhone or iPad can’t.
  • two You’ll be able to turn off
    the console’s 3D mode
    so as not to severely
    damage your stupid
    kid’s eyesight.
  • three It’s going to have really
    tough anti-piracy
    mechanisms to ensure
    people pay for their
    Mario fix. source
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09 May 2010 20:29

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World: Greece gets the first part of that massive aid package of theirs

  • $38.6B
    will get loaned to Greece over the next three years by the IMF
  • $7B
    hits the country’s coffers as of right now; the rest comes later
  • $141B
    was offered to the country in an aid package accepted last week source
  • » Will this improve the country’s dismal state? It’ll improve the global market most likely but won’t ease tensions among its citizens. The extremely unpopular austerity measures were a condition of the aid package they got from the IMF, European Central Bank and European Commission. So they’re not going away, kids.
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09 May 2010 12:07

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Politics: Guy pretends to be a birther to get out of doing his job

  • This dude thinks he’s all clever, trying to get out of his job as an army doctor by playing the birther card. He even has a (really annoying to the point you want to punch him) lawyer protecting him from answering questions. If he just wanted to be lazy and not do anything, he should’ve considered another field of work, like sitting on his butt, eating Cheetos and playing Xbox all day.
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09 May 2010 11:59

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World: #(&@(&! volcano: Iceland’s ash causing more airline problems

Italy, Spain and Scotland, among others, have had to shut down their airspace as a result of Iceland’s continuing ash problems. source
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