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I eat meat, there are leather chairs in my office, Sarah Palin is deranged and The Learning Channel should be ashamed of itself. Aaron Sorkin, playwright and screenwriter, answering Palin’s Facebook...
View ArticleRude Pundit: Hey Right Wing, How’s That Ginning Up the Masses Thing Working...
RELATED Rude Pundit: Hey Right Wing, How’s That Ginning Up the Masses Thing Working for Ya Now? Giffords: Palin Put Crosshairs on District, So Must ‘Realize There Are Consequences to That Action’ Palin...
View ArticleYour Honor, Are You Straight or Gay?
So the question is, “Should only straight judges be allowed to rule on gay rights issues?” …ethicists disagree on whether retired federal judge Vaughn R. Walker, 67, should have disclosed his 10-year...
View ArticleWatch This Film
If you haven’t seen this film yet, you should. It puts the third concept touched on in Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food (“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”) into sharp focus. You will change...
View ArticleRep. Chris Murphy Calls Lowe’s on Its Cowardice
Nailed it: “Lowe’s defends itself by saying they’re pulling these ads because some of their customers have, quote, strong political and social views on this topic. Well congratulations to Lowe’s for...
View ArticleMarriage? Not So Much
51% Of American adults are married, a record low. The numbers are even lower among young people. In 1960, nearly 60% of adults age 18 to 29 were married. Today, the amount is 20%. The Pew Research...
View ArticleEven (Neo) Conservatives are Tired of Low-Information Republicans
Conservative columnist and neocon Bush II speechwriter David Frum wrote recently that he is tired of being surrounded by dumb people. At least, that was basically the point of his article, “When Did...
View ArticleIt’s Not What’s For Dinner
12.2% Amount American consumption of meat has dropped since 2007. While Americans still consume 1/6 of the animal tissue eaten worldwide, the 5-year plunge is significant. The government, however,...
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Many Welcome Romney’s Victory as President of Amercia
Storify is among those chronicling the memes popping up after Mitt Romney’s new iPhone app misspelled the name of the country which Romney wants to run. And while we all wish him well on attaining the...
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It Never Seems to Be the Right Time to Discuss Gun Policy
Here we go again (CNN photo) White House spokesperson Jay Carney on the shooting in Connecticut: “I think it’s important on a day like today to view this as I know the president, as a father does and I...
View ArticleMight as Well Laugh: Indian Comedy Video About Rape
AIB, an Indian sketch comedy group, put together this video that settles once and for all who is responsible for rape. It only hurts when you laugh.
View ArticleWhy Bill de Blasio Doesn’t Care, Is Driving Cadillacs in His Dreams
Much is being made of Bill de Blasio’s recent mayoral win in New York City, with the Washington Post even calling it “historic,” since he will be the first Democrat to serve in that office since David...
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It’s Amazon’s World and We Just Live in It
I wanted to buy a book a few months ago for a relative who was hospitalized in a city about 40 miles north and who wasn’t a TV watcher. I figured I’d stop off at the mall or a shopping center as I...
View ArticleA Great Video We Wish Had Never Been Made
This video is moving and beautiful, and we wish it had never been made because we wish what preceded it had never happened.
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America is Awash in Guns — And Fear of Them
Guns aren’t making us safe, they’re just scaring us. What if we’re missing a bigger issue in our musings about Ferguson and race and unarmed black men being shot by white guys, often police officers?...
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Hank Green Says It’s Not OK for the Mainstream Media to Snipe at YouTube Stars
Bethany Mota’s post-interview selfie If you missed it in the post-game coverage of the recent State of the Union speech, Pres. Obama broke new ground beyond perfecting presidential ad libs. He also...
View ArticleAnonymous Isn’t April Foolin’ About War on Trump
The hacking group Anonymous is again threatening to make life harder on Donald Trump. Having already published his social security and cell phone numbers, along with the names of family members and...
View ArticleJason Isbell Feels Your Pain
Jason Isbell is arguably one of the best things Alabama gave this country, with his extraordinary catalog of music dating back to his days with the Drive-By Truckers. And don’t even get us started on...
View ArticleHow CNN is Making You as Stupid as FOX Made Your Parents
If you don’t already subscribe to VOX on YouTube, you should. In the meantime, take in this well-argued video about CNN is making you stupid. And you thought only FOX News could do that.
View ArticleJimmy Fallon Says We Can’t Go Back
Jimmy Fallon has been criticized for failing to call out Trump and for having him as a guest during the campaign, helping him prove that Trump hair is actually hair. But now Fallon has taken a stand,...
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