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14 Jun 2010 10:28

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Politics: Is is time for Obama to address the nation on the oil spill?

  • YES only took him two months to pull out the TV card source
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03 Jun 2010 22:30

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Politics: Real or fake? These Twitter accounts claim to be real politicians

  • dubya The ex-president showed up yesterday as @George_WBush, and has 7,897 Twitter followers so far. Make that 7,898. Sadly, it’s fake.
  • blago The shamed ex-governor of Illinois, who just started his corruption trial, has just 97 followers since he launched @Governorrod Monday.
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01 Jun 2010 12:10

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U.S.: Will Obama buddy Artur Davis be Alabama’s first black governor?

On the left: The guy who wants to be Alabama’s first black governor. On the right: The guy who wanted to be, and is, the U.S.’s first black president. source
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29 May 2010 13:10

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Politics: Average day: Glenn Beck says something stupid, apologizes

  • In discussing how President Obama uses children to shield himself from criticism, I broke my own rule about leaving kids out of political debates. The children of public figures should be left on the sidelines. It was a stupid mistake and I apologize–and as a dad I should have known better.
  • Glenn Beck • In an apology posted to his Web site this morning. What was it about? Well … he basically used Obama’s daughter Malia to criticize Obama, playing off a question she asked the president. Using “Did you plug the hole yet, Daddy?” as a starting point, Beck asked a bunch of questions in that style, reaching a head with “Daddy…why do you hate black people so much?” Yeah. Malia’s going to be scarred for life because of this torrent of in-bad-taste commentary from Glenn Beck. Or not. source
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28 May 2010 18:16

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U.S.: Obama’s in Louisiana, willing to help for the long haul

There’s Obama, on his A-game, trying to help. Despite what some apparent lobbyist flack commenters who are trying to influence our posts think, we think this is a good thing. source
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28 May 2010 10:30

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Politics: This is how bad Obama’s response to this spill could ding him

  • Having flown over this disaster, I can tell you it greater than anyone can ever imagine. My constituents are watching a slow-motion tragedy unfold in front of them. Our culture is threatened, our coastal economy is threatened, and everything I know and love is at risk.
  • Rep. Charlie Melancon • In a House Energy subcommittee meeting. After saying this, Melancon excused himself because his emotions got the best of him. Melancon is a Democrat, by the way. Democratic strategist James Carville has also taken Obama to task for a perceived slow federal response to the oil spill. This is why Obama is headed to the Gulf today and is going out of his way to get involved in this mess. Because if he doesn’t, this could be worse for him than Katrina was for Bush.  source
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15 May 2010 23:27

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Politics: Bill Maher makes an astute point about Obama and Apple

  • Barack Obama got all fuddie duddie, and Bill Maher put it into perspective. Simply put, Obama’s point from last week’s Hampton University commencement undercuts his status as the “cool” president, and Apple would probably run the country more efficiently than our current leadership (see the clogged drain that is the Senate). Great clip. source
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14 May 2010 12:13

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Offbeat: Great: The phrase “Buffalo Cougar” has entered the lexicon

  • When he got to us I asked if I could hug him. And when I did I just said, ‘he’s a hottie, with a smokin’ little body’.
  • Luann “Buffalo Cougar” Haley • Regarding her WTF encounter with president Obama yesterday. Haley tried to play it off as a joke that the president was in on, but we all know the truth. She’s the new Monica Lewinsky. Or the new Linda Tripp. We’re still trying to figure that one out. source
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05 May 2010 20:31

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World: Spam your condolences: Nigeria’s president dies after long illness

The soft-spoken Nigerian president, Umaru Yar’Adua, went missing from the public eye for nearly six months before his death due to health issues. source
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25 Apr 2010 20:35

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U.S.: Billy Graham, 91, convinces Obama to hang out with him

“Hey Billy, how you been? I’m what, the seventh, eighth president you’ve met in person? What, twelfth? Wow, you’ve been around the block.” source
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