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05 Nov 2010 11:17

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Politics: Obvious from a mile away: Bob Etheridge’s career killed by dirty trick

  • lame A few months back, Rep. Bob Etheridge was caught on camera accosting some kid who had “a question” for him. Liberals suspected it was a dirty trick.
  • lamer This week, after all has been said and done and Etheridge lost his seat, Republican operatives basically admit it was a setup designed to make him lose. source
  • » Best part? His opponent who eventually beat him, Renee Ellmers, used the clip in an attack ad against him, but did not have any prior knowledge that it was a trick. Also, we’d like to note that we correctly called this back in June when one of our regular commenters got us into a huge flamewar over the whole incident. We almost forgot about that.

25 Nov 2009 10:14

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Offbeat: An evil human being callously destroys a huge gingerbread house

  • The people who did this must be full of gingerbread dust, They will smell a long way.
  • Inspector Erik Sveaas • Describing the fate of a gingerbread vandal who destroyed a 650-cookie house town by crushing it, then covering it with paint and fire extinguisher foam. Monster! source

09 Sep 2009 20:27

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U.S.: Time for more cats. Now with more red eye!

Amber Nettles' cats
  • These cats come to us courtesy of Amber Nettles, one of the biggest supporters of the Catstravaganza. She rewarded us by giving us a pair of eyes which will be burned into our souls for life.source

06 Sep 2009 13:28

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Politics: Michael Moore sticks his fat, grubby dagger into capitalism

  • Capitalism is an evil, and you cannot regulate evil. … You have to eliminate it and replace it with something that is good for all people and that something is democracy.
  • Michael Moore • In the ending monologue to his new movie, “Capitalism: A Love Story,” which is hitting the Venice film festival today. His reasoning? Capitalism – at least the form practiced on Wall Street – is damaging to our economy, and bankers and investors are gambling with our money. He has a point in the midst of the rhetoric, but considering that we have a president who regularly gets called a socialist, it’s probably going to be lost on the American public. • source

18 Jun 2009 20:45

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Tech, U.S.: We swear, this RIAA case must’ve had the dumbest jury ever

  • 24 songs Number of MP3s file-sharer Jammie Thomas-Rasset was being sued over by the RIAA source

14 May 2009 21:13

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U.S.: Nancy Pelosi: I knew about waterboarding, but they lied to Congress

  • The House Speaker is informed of harsh interrogation techniques by the C.I.A., including the use of waterboarding, the cruelest form of punishment ever. source
  • Pelosi, on the hot seat about what she knew, admits this much but says they were dishonest about the extent of the interrogation methods to Congress. Hm. source

08 Apr 2009 22:09

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Culture: Fox turns layoffs into a competitive sport with its new show

  • 15-20 number of employees at the tiny companies “Someone’s Gotta Go” will target during each episode of concentrated evil source