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22 Jun 2010 10:28

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Politics: Stanley McChrystal Rolling Stone excerpts: Joe Biden or “Bite me”?

  • It was a 10-minute photo-op. Obama clearly didn’t know anything about him, who he was. Here’s the guy who’s going to run his f-ing war, but he didn’t seem very engaged. The Boss was pretty disappointed.
  • An adviser to Gen. Stanley McChrystal • Quoted in the Rolling Stone article, which, stupidly, Rolling Stone isn’t milking on their Web site this morning. Instead, we have to go to CNN for excerpts, including one where he and his staff imagine dismissing Vice President Joe Biden with this one-liner: “Did you say ‘bite me’?” If dude doesn’t get fired over this, it’s gonna be a sad day. source
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22 Jun 2010 10:17

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Politics: Twitter’s having a field day with Stanley McChrystal’s plight



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21 Jun 2010 21:20

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Politics: Average day: Sarah Palin and Rahm Emanuel are fighting

  • RahmEmanuel= as shallow / narrowminded / political / irresponsible as they come,to falsely claim Barton’s BP comment is ‘GOP philosophy’ Rahm,u lie.
  • A tweet from @SarahPalinUSA • Criticizing Rahm Emanuel for making a big issue of the Joe Barton thang. The tweet references another Republican Joe – Joe Wilson – who famously shouted “You Lie” at Obama during a speech about health care last year. White House spokesman Bill Burton pointed out that other Republicans agreed with Barton (true) and continued, “We’re satisfied that we’re doing everything we can to take care of the folks in the Gulf region, and if she doesn’t want to own Congressman Barton’s comments, that doesn’t surprise me.” In other news, whatever Sarah Palin says becomes news. source
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19 Jun 2010 14:22

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World: What’s BP CEO Tony Hayward doing this weekend? Riding a yacht

Dude’s gonna get his life back, no matter how terrible the PR disaster is going to be for his company. He wants it back so much it hurts. source
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19 Jun 2010 09:53

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U.S.: Myth busted: Adults more likely than teens to text while driving

  • 47% of adults have sent or read texts while driving
  • 34% of teens have done the same controversial thing source
  • » One thing that’s not clear: Teenagers have been only driving a year or two. Most adults have been driving much longer. Did Pew, who did the study, put a time frame on the study or just leave it vague? That’s a question that hit us when reading it.
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19 Jun 2010 09:46

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Biz: Oil disaster: Fellow oil well owner Andarko throws BP under the bus

  • 65% of the oil well is owned by BP, which has gotten the most attention for the spill so far
  • 25% of the well is owned by Anadarko, which blames BP for “reckless decisions and actions”
  • 10% of the well is owned by Mitsui, which is staying fairly quiet on the situation source
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17 Jun 2010 20:38

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Politics: Protip: If you’re Hillary Clinton, don’t discuss lawsuits in Ecuador

  • President Obama has spoken out against the law because he thinks that the federal government should be determining immigration policy. And the Justice Department, under his direction, will be bringing a lawsuit against the act.
  • Secretary of State Hillary Clinton • During a television interview in Ecuador where she was all like, hey, we’re going to sue Arizona because of this crazy immigration law. For what it’s worth, the Justice Department is still looking through evidence. Still, though, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is PISSED. “To learn of this lawsuit through an Ecuadorean interview with the Secretary of State is just outrageous,” she said. source
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16 Jun 2010 21:07

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U.S.: Seattle police-punching case update: The police back the officer

  • The officer did nothing wrong. We always will review incidents like this, that’s how police officers learn. I am confident that the review will show that the officer was totally justified. He was defending himself.
  • Seattle Police Officer’s Guild president Sgt. Rich O’Neill • Giving some insight into the situation with officer Ian Walsh, who threw a punch after being accosted by two jaywalkers, one of whom was resisting arrest. The incident is under review. If you’ve read online today, you’ll know that the punch is controversial, with some supporting the officer and others supporting the girls arrested. O’Neill makes it clear who he thinks is at fault. “If you watch the entire video, he is trying to de-escalate the situation, first by voice commands, then by taking her by the wrists, and then she reacts by pulling away and swinging,” he notes. He suggests that Walsh could’ve tried other techniques to defuse the situation. Our problem was that he had to throw a punch at all. source
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15 Jun 2010 23:17

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Culture: The saga of Perez Hilton, Miley Cyrus and possible child porn

  • yes Perez Hilton recently posted a non-flattering shot of Miley Cyrus on Twitter.
  • no It did not look like she was wearing any underwear in the photo. *facepalm*
  • yes She’s only 17, which technically makes the saucy image child porn. *wince*
  • no That isn’t legal, and Hilton could be prosecuted for the image. *more wincing*
  • yes Hilton later denied the claims, saying she was in fact wearing underwear. source
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14 Jun 2010 20:47

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Politics: Andrew Breitbart is making politicians look like idiots again

  • I deeply and profoundly regret my reaction and I apologize to all involved. Throughout my many years of service to the people of North Carolina, I have always tried to treat people from all viewpoints with respect. No matter how intrusive and partisan our politics can become, this does not justify a poor response.
  • Rep. Bob Etheridge • Regarding the altercation he had with a couple of “college students” recently. After being asked if he supported the Obama agenda, he got angry, said “who are you?” repeatedly and started hitting the kids. While dude’s reaction wasn’t exactly called for, we argue this statement on BigGovernment.com is just as bad: “Expect more of this. It is going to be a long, hot summer.” Yeah, sure guys. Make more of these stupid fake controversies to draw attention to your crappy site. Play to the worst tendencies of politics. source
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