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11 Sep 2010 13:11

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Politics: Obama’s big economic trouble? Key positions, still vacant

  • 6 key economic positions are still empty nearly two years in source
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10 Sep 2010 20:27

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Politics: Obama to everybody: Uh, don’t screw with Muslims, guys

  • This country stands for the proposition that all men and women are created equal; that they have certain inalienable rights — one of those inalienable rights is to practice their religion freely.
  • President Barack Obama • Discussing the whole hubbub about religion in this country. Let’s just put it this way. Islam is getting a bad rap right now and Obama wants it to quit. “We are not at war against Islam,” Obama said. We are at war against terrorist organizations that have distorted Islam or falsely used the banner of Islam to engage in their destructive acts.” Which seems obvious but maybe not. source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 1 Comment • Permalink

09 Sep 2010 10:05

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Politics: “Ground Zero Mosque” Imam: Moving it could be much worse

  • Who this guy isThis is Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, who recently pissed off a lot of people with his Park51 community center project, which some have lovingly called the “Ground Zero” mosque.

    His take on thingsMuch like Obama with the Koran-burning, he ties intolerance to fostering extremism. He says that blocking the center could fuel even more extremist violence. Is he right? Is he wrong? Good question. source

Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

09 Sep 2010 09:43

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Politics: Obama calls Koran burning an al-Qaeda “recruitment bonanza”

  • You could have serious violence in places like Pakistan or Afghanistan. This could increase the recruitment of individuals who’d be willing to blow themselves up in American cities or European cities.
  • Barack “not a cat” Obama • Describing why Pastor Terry Jones’ whole “Burn a Koran Day” is a “recruitment bonanza” for al-Qaeda. Let’s face it. It’s the kind of thing that will piss off tons of people and might push a few towards extremism. Happy, Terry? You got the president to talk about you, and unlike every other time Obama brings up culture-clash issues, he didn’t sound like a smart guy making a stumble. source
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08 Sep 2010 21:12

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Politics: Does Sarah Palin support Pastor Terry Jones’ Koran-burning?

  • NO she says it’s as insensitive as the “mosque” source
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08 Sep 2010 20:18

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Politics: Obama launches into personal John Boehner attack in Ohio

What he wanted to say: “So, that John Boehner guy, he’s kind of a dick, isn’t he? Can you believe anyone would buy anything that jerk says?” source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

08 Sep 2010 20:02

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Politics: One former Craigslist sex worker not a fan of the “Adult Services” ban

  • For all the “victims” of the “adult services” section of Craigslist.org, I would venture there are a considerable number of individuals like myself – free thinking, entrepreneurial human beings with choices and responsibilities – whose real-life experiences, not to mention sources of income – are being stifled by our so-called advocates.
  • Former Craigslist sex worker Melissa Petro • Criticizing those who pressured Craigslist to take down the “Adult Services” ads. Petro made the choice on her own accord, and wasn’t forced into anything. When she didn’t want to do it anymore, she stopped. “I found the lifestyle physically demanding, emotionally taxing and spiritually bankrupting, and so I made a decision to desist,” she wrote. source
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08 Sep 2010 14:09

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Politics: Why we ought to take polling numbers with a grain of salt

  • 10%The GOP’s lead over Democrats in a Gallup poll taken last week
  • 0% That same lead, from that same Gallup poll, as of this week source
Posted by Seth Millstein • 0 Comments • Permalink

08 Sep 2010 11:18

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Politics: Pastor Terry Jones: Jesus would burn the Koran, too!

The stupid moron is going to go through with his Koran-burning plan despite the fact that everyone’s telling him he’s a stupid moron. source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 4 Comments • Permalink

07 Sep 2010 21:11

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Politics: Does Obama want to give the wealthy Bush-era tax cuts?

  • NO but that may not matter ’cause he’s dipping in the polls source
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