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29 Nov 2009 10:30

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Politics: S.C. Republicans give Lindsey Graham crap ’cause he’s agreeable

  • I believe in the Constitution 100 percent – Mr. Graham does not. He voted for Sotomayor, that’s the first thing. She is a liberal, she is a racist, and you support her? Wrong, absolutely wrong.
  • Rock Hill, S.C. auto mechanic Terry Hutchinson • On his hatred for Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina senator who actually tries to compromise on key issues. His Senate counterpart, Jim DeMint, actively fights against this conciliatory approach. Graham, who was recently censured by the Charleston County Republican Party, is nearly as conservative as DeMint, according to the American Conservative Union. In other words, uninformed conservatives like Hutchinson need to stop listening to Fox News and talk radio and actually research who they’re vilifying so they actually know what they’re talking about. source
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29 Nov 2009 09:41

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Politics: Here’s what one jerk says about the Swiss minaret ban referendum

  • Forced marriages and other things like cemeteries separating the pure and impure – we don’t have that in Switzerland, and we do not want to introduce it. Therefore, there’s no room for minarets in Switzerland.
  • Ulrich Schlueer • Co-president of the Initiative Committee to ban minarets in Switzerland. Nothing like the small of racism in the morning, or at the very least, a wedge issue to emphasize our differences in an ugly way. source
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27 Nov 2009 19:47

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Politics: The latest in awful hip-hop: Hi Caliber, a tea-partying rapper

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27 Nov 2009 16:12

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Politics: Is the Tiger Woods story an example of Twitter’s real-time superiority?

  • That apparently took 45 minutes to get up. They could have called anyone on Twitter 30 minutes ago to get those details from what officials were saying based on what they had already read thanks to Twitter and Google.
  • TechCrunch columnist MG Siegler • Commenting on the breaking nature of the Tiger Woods crash. @BreakingNews had it 45 minutes before any mainstream news source. When CNN had it, they had zero information. This is because they needed to source it, whereas @BreakingNews didn’t. Another interesting note from the story – BNO News, which currently runs @BreakingNews, will let MSNBC run the feed starting next month. Expect it to start sucking at that point. source
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27 Nov 2009 10:47

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Politics: Sarah Palin puts a little too much trust in Canadian conservatives

  • Dear Sarah Palin: If you see a woman who vaguely looks like you shouting questions about Canadian health care, do yourself a favor and don’t answer. The woman, Mary Walsh of “Daily Show” to the North “This Hour has 22 Minutes,” was in character as ultraconservative Marg Delahunty, and she was trying to bait Palin into saying something really stupid. It took her a couple tries, but Walsh succeeded. source
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25 Nov 2009 22:21

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Politics: Sean Hannity’s cold on how hot our planet is this year

  • You can also look it up, this is one of the coldest years in history, this past year.
  • Sean Hannity • Completely getting his facts wrong on how warm it is this year. Media Matters (which is admittedly a liberal site, BTW) points out that Hannity has repeatedly said that this is one of the coldest years on record – facts not backed up at all by the NOAA, NASA and Britain’s Met Office. Data from all three says that it’s one of the warmest years on record. We wonder what crow tastes like. source
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25 Nov 2009 19:56

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Politics: Sarah Palin’s “Going Rogue” less like Bill Clinton, more like Hillary

  • How Sarah Palin’s book did:
  • 469,000 people went “Rogue”
  • How it compares to other political books:
  • 606,000 copies of Bill Clinton’s “My Life” sold in its first week
  • 440,000 copies of Hillary Clinton’s “Living History” sold in its first week source
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25 Nov 2009 18:25

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Politics: PETA’s latest ploy: An anti-factory-farming Thanksgiving ad

  • If PETA is trying to convince us that we shouldn’t eat turkeys, this video kinda sorta does it. But man, is it ever harsh. NBC said they’d be willing to air the ad in late-night time slots, but PETA wanted it to air during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, where tons of families – clearly, the target audience – could see it. Not so much, guys. source
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25 Nov 2009 11:20

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Politics: Swag report: This Black Friday, buy G.O.P. crap from the G.O.P.!

The Republican Party just relaunched its store, where you can buy this GOP elephant. It’s only 5″ tall but costs $35. Perfect for your Young Republican! source
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24 Nov 2009 19:45

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Politics: Could John McCain lose his Senate seat next year?

  • 45% of respondents in a recent poll said they’d vote for John McCain in next year’s Arizona senate election
  • 43% of respondents said they’d vote for radio host J.D. Hayworth, who used to be a congressman source
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