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28 May 2010 10:41

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Politics: Three things we now know about that whole Joe Sestak situation

  • one Our boy Rahm Emanuel was the guy who was trying to push the idea.
  • two The position was unpaid so that he would keep his seat in the House.
  • three Emanuel had BILL CLINTON ask Sestak if he was interested. source
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28 May 2010 10:30

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Politics: This is how bad Obama’s response to this spill could ding him

  • Having flown over this disaster, I can tell you it greater than anyone can ever imagine. My constituents are watching a slow-motion tragedy unfold in front of them. Our culture is threatened, our coastal economy is threatened, and everything I know and love is at risk.
  • Rep. Charlie Melancon • In a House Energy subcommittee meeting. After saying this, Melancon excused himself because his emotions got the best of him. Melancon is a Democrat, by the way. Democratic strategist James Carville has also taken Obama to task for a perceived slow federal response to the oil spill. This is why Obama is headed to the Gulf today and is going out of his way to get involved in this mess. Because if he doesn’t, this could be worse for him than Katrina was for Bush.  source
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28 May 2010 10:07

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Politics: This is the most effective anti-Obama campaign ad ever made

  • Now the oil spill has kinked Obama’s armor. It’ll be tough to come back from an ad like this, guys. source
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27 May 2010 22:44

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Music: M.I.A. doesn’t handle long-form interviews very well

  • The messages have mostly been from people trying to hook up with M.I.A. If she wants to get together with John at Bard next week, I have his number.
  • New York Times staff writer Lynn Hirschberg • Regarding what happened to her after the pop star, angry about the very interesting, exhaustive piece Hirschberg wrote about her, posted a phone number on Twitter claiming it was hers, like so: “CALL ME IF YOU WANNA TALK TO ME ABOUT THE N Y T TRUTH ISSUE, ill b taking calls all day bitches ;)” In reality, it was Hirschberg’s, and her voicemail totally filled up as a result. Listen. M.I.A. is an awesome musician who deserves a lot of respect for her art, but this is pretty much the worst possible way to handle a situation like this. You’re 34, not 12. source
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27 May 2010 22:16

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Culture: “Sex and the City 2” on the fast track to winning lots of Razzies

  • » The lesson to take from this: Don’t make comedies in deserts. It never works. The cast of Ishtar knows this fact all too well, guys.
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27 May 2010 21:54

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U.S.: Just to scare you, a preview of the 2010 hurricane season

  • 14-23 named storms, the NOAA says source
  • 8-14 number of hurricanes, which we hear mix well with an oil spill
  • 3-7 number of major hurricanes; stock up now kids – Summer’s gonna suck
  • » How bad is this, really? This is the highest prediction the NOAA has had since it started doing this back in 1998. Back in 2005, the storm season actually topped these numbers – 28 named storms, 15 hurricanes, and a storm that made it impossible for Katrina and the Waves to go on tour ever again under their most famous name.
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27 May 2010 21:39

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Tech: One Laptop Per Child should change “laptop” to “tablet”

Aspirations for this device: $75 a piece, encased in plastic, outdoor reading mode, out by December. Likely realities: $200 a piece, uses glass, out in three years. source
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27 May 2010 21:08

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Biz, Tech: Protip: Electric car companies not good for your finances

  • good Elon Musk, the guy who founded Paypal and runs Tesla Motors has a career so storied that the movie “Iron Man 2” is reportedly based on him. He’s kinda like Tony Stark in real life, kids.
  • bad Musk, however, has burned through all of his money trying to get Tesla Motors off the ground (along with a divorce), and he had a lot of it to burn through – over $100 million. source
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27 May 2010 20:57

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Tech: Were Facebook’s privacy changes enough to win over its critics?

  • NO they’re still not convinced Facebook is trustworthy source
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27 May 2010 20:47

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Biz: Ford kills Mercury, has eyes on Zeus himself next

  • 528k number of Mercury models the automaker sold in 1985
  • 92k number of Mercury models they sold just last year
  • 0k number of Mercury models they plan to sell after 2010 source
  • Why kill them? Simply put, Ford is trying to ditch most of their sub-brands to focus on the flagship. Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo have all met similar fates. Mercury has more history than any of those brands, though – at 71, it’s eligible for social security.
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