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04 Aug 2009 11:15

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Politics: The American Family Association messes with AAA over gay rights

  • Look at that handy form letter! Check out this form letter: “My family and I are deeply shocked and saddened that AAA would alter its Family Membership policy to include recognizing homosexual couples as being ‘married.’ ” Well, American Family Association, MY FAMILY AND I are deeply shocked and saddened that your blatant homophobia gets a pass. They note that in 30 states, it’s not legal. But it is legal in some states. source
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03 Aug 2009 20:27

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Politics: Obama Joker posters take over L.A. because change is so 2008

We have another suggestion to put at the bottom of these posters: Lame. Vitriol didn’t get Obama into office, kids. It won’t get him out. source
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03 Aug 2009 09:20

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Biz, Politics: Columnist: Netflix is killing human interaction, makes you lazy

  • Beyond the mail delays and the botched orders, the lack of human interaction is the big problem with Netflix and its cyber-ilk.
  • Richard Corliss • In an opinion piece on Netflix, and why he doesn’t like it. Despite its huge success (two billion discs served over a decade), it feels hollow and imperfect to him. He specifically brings up the loss of his local video store, Kim’s Video, which closed earlier this year. But more than anything, he criticizes how it makes people shut-ins: “So, O.K., soon there will be no more waiting for DVDs. But it’ll come at a price. You’ll be what the online corporate culture wants you to be: a passive, inert receptacle for its products.” Ouch! • source
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02 Aug 2009 21:46

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Politics: Max Headroom: Crazy people bombard town halls nationwide

  • The crazies We mentioned it earlier in the week, but you need to see it; Republicans freaking out over the health care policy. New York Congressman Tim Bishop probably got it worst; he needed an escort.

  • The crazies We mentioned it earlier in the week, but you need to see it; Republicans freaking out over the health care policy. New York Congressman Tim Bishop probably got it worst; he needed an escort.

  • The convert Don’t expect Arlen Specter, that longtime Republican who defected to the Democrats, to get a pass. Here’s a room full of people shouting over this poor question-asking woman:

  • The crazies We mentioned it earlier in the week, but you need to see it; Republicans freaking out over the health care policy. New York Congressman Tim Bishop probably got it worst; he needed an escort.

  • The convert Don’t expect Arlen Specter, that longtime Republican who defected to the Democrats, to get a pass. Here’s a room full of people shouting over this poor question-asking woman:

  • The soldier Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill heard loudly from this soldier, who uses a strict interpretation of the constitution to demand an apology from her on health care.

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02 Aug 2009 12:09

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Politics: Has anyone else reached a Sarah Palin oversaturation point yet?

  • I say WHO CARES!! I am so tired of this woman and the ‘news’ about her I could scream!!
  • Christian Science Monitor commenter Poolgirl • Regarding the latest spate of Palin chatter. Some of the overcoverage may be Palin-produced, honestly. “Palin effectively guaranteed coverage from the mainstream media that otherwise would not report claims attributed to unnamed sources on an anonymous blog,” said Politico’s Jonathan Martin, who blames her publicist, Meg Stapleton, for making the divorce claim a news story, considering the source was basically anonymous. • source
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02 Aug 2009 12:02

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Politics: A Olbermann & O’Reilly truce? TV’s biggest talking heads cool it

Bill and Keith’s hands were forced by their parent companies, News Corp. and GE. That’s right: The fight had actually started hurting the corporate overlords. source
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30 Jul 2009 17:00

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Politics: David Pogue wants cell companies to suck it up and change

  • These messages are outrageous for two reasons. First, they waste your time. Good heavens: it’s 2009. WE KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THE BEEP.
  • David Pogue • In his blog that’s leading the way in the “Take Back the Beep Campaign.” Pogue argues that those messages that tell you how to leave a voicemail are a “blatant money-grab” and just plain stupid. As you can imagine, not many people disagree with him.  • source
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30 Jul 2009 11:23

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Politics: Wired editor Chris Anderson: Total prick in interviews.

  • Sorry, I don’t use the word media. I don’t use the word news. I don’t think that those words mean anything anymore. They defined publishing in the 20th century. Today, they are a barrier. They are standing in our way, like ‘horseless carriage.’
  • Chris Anderson • Talking to a German Magazine, Spiegel, about his new book, “Free,” which makes this broad argument that information isn’t of value anymore and that everything should be free. Anderson claims not to read traditional media sources anymore and starts out the interview with this gem of a quote: “This is going to be a very annoying interview. I don’t use the word journalism.” Then he goes further, suggesting journalism – and media in general – will be a hobby. Dude, just because you’re a genius and came up with that Long Tail theory doesn’t mean you should act like a child. • source
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30 Jul 2009 10:34

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Politics: Missing from the White House beer thing: The 911 caller

  • Maybe it’s a guy thing. … She doesn’t like beer anyway.
  • Wendy Murphy • Attorney for Lucia Whalen, the woman who made the phone call that started a chain reaction that started with the arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr. and will (hopefully) end today at the White House over (crappy domestic) beer. Murphy notes that her client, the only person who didn’t “overreact” in the situation, will be at work. Whalen, who isn’t white but a first-generation Portuguese-American, didn’t get an invite. • source
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29 Jul 2009 18:48

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Politics: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a Rorschach inkblot…on Wikipedia!

Psychologists are freakin’ out after someone posted the famous inkblots on Wikipedia, saying it defeats the purpose of the test. Others say, dude, it’s the internet. source
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