December 2011
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“[H]e’s not against war.”
– Ron Paul’s senior adviser.
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The U.S. Leads The World In R&D, But For How Long? →
China already has plans to focus on exciting but vague ideas now — like green energy and bio- and nanotechnology — that will most likely become products in the 2020s. And if U.S. government labs, university departments and corporate researchers aren’t already on top of the next generation of breakthroughs, the country will very likely fall behind in 10 or 20 years when those innovations...
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“I’d prefer to be on Phonedog’s side.”
– An intellectual property lawyer, regarding a lawsuit that claims one blogger’s Twitter followers are the intellectual property of Phonedog, the mobile news site the blogger wrote for. IP authorities say this case could set precedent for corporate ownership of Twitter followers.
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“He is however, most certainly Anti-Israel, and Anti-Israeli in general. He wishes the Israeli state did not exist at all.”
— a former Ron Paul staffer [full story]
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Last week, Bank of America agreed to pay $335m to settle racial discrimination lending charges against Countrywide, a sub-prime lender that it now owns. Some cheered upon hearing there were financial repercussions for breaking the law — though it is alleged Countrywide misrepresented its mortgage origination practice during the sale to BofA — but most complained that the penalty...
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Forced Merriment: The True Spirit of Christmas →
brooklynmutt:
Christopher Hitchens on why the Puritans found the holiday suspect—and we should, too
Mr. Hitchens, who died on Dec. 15, was a columnist for Vanity Fair and the author, most recently, of “Hitch-22: A Memoir” and “Arguably,” a collection of his essays. This is a previously unpublished essay commissioned by the Journal, an abridged version of which appears in the print edition of...
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I agree with Ron Paul supporters on this: I sure am glad the mainstream media is finally paying more attention to Ron Paul.
NPR: Ron Paul Has Support In Iowa, But Old Issues Linger
Huffington Post: The Madness of Ron Paul
CNN: Ron Paul Walks Out of Interview (Video)
Washington Post: Ron Paul’s Investment Strategy: Prepare for Doomsday
International Business Times: Ron Paul Says...
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“Republican colleagues have told [Sen. Harry Reid]... →
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We know there is lots and lots of racism in the newsletters that GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul published in the 80s and 90s, but what else is there? From a 1996 report in the Houston Chronicle:
In later newsletters, Paul aimed criticism at the Israeli government’s U.S. lobbying efforts and reported allegations that President Clinton used cocaine and fathered illegitimate children.
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Anonymous asked: Top 10 Politicians you'd like to see in an electric chair.
“Politifact responds to factual criticisms of its work with ad hominem whining....”
– @daveweigel (via brooklynmutt)
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National Journal: There is a payroll tax extension deal between the House and the Senate.
Politico and Slate: We’ll believe it when we see it.
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climateadaptation replied to your link: The ask box is open, y’all What advice would you give our dear tumblr overlords to become profitable? #worry #howistumblrpossible
Right now, if a company wants to spend, say, $200,000 next year to have a good blog, there isn’t one single provider they can use for that service. That company would have to piece together several service...
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The ask box is open, y'all →
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War breaks out among Republicans as Mitch... →
The best long-term thing to happen to the Democratic party was the 2010 Tea Party midterm. Because, as we know, you can’t negotiate with terrorists, even when the thing they want to destroy is economic instead of cultural.
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“Washington could do more. Mostly, it’s get out of the way.”
– House Speaker John Boehner. Drink that quote in for a moment.
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ubiquitousamericana:
Tim Tebow is not an underdog. It’s important to remind people of that every now and again because the established media narrative for Tebow these days is that no one ever believed in him, that he arrived on the Broncos’ doorstep as an aborted three-month-old fetus and, through the power of SuperJesus, built himself up from scratch into the some kind of magical fourth quarter...
Census: Half of Americans are Poor or Low Income →
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First month of winter basketball league is now...
We play a team called Failed Transactions Jan. 5.
I assume it’s a bunch of back-office bank employees, and I’m looking forward to beating the shit out of them.
Conservative talk show host Michael Savage is... →
shortformblog:
His reasoning: “Regardless of how well [Gingrich] does on television, he will come off badly compared to Obama and look like nothing more than what he is: a fat, old, white man.” We’re betting Gingrich won’t take this bet. We’re also slightly surprised that Michael Savage has $1 million to spare.
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Attention journalists and spot-news photogs: Bank of America will for three days have actual people on hand to listen to homeowners beg to keep their homes. The spectacle runs from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today through Wednesday at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf hotel at 296 State Street.
I’m not saying this would be the ideal time to dedicate resources to some diligent, on-the-ground,...
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By now you’ve probably heard about the curious case of Crystal Cox, a blogger who last week a U.S. district court hit with a $2.5m defamation penalty after she wrote critical posts about a local investment firm on her blog. Mashable ran with the story under the headline: Judge Hits Blogger With $2.5 Million Charge for Not Being a Journalist.
Well, Daily Kos went through the chore of...
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kelsium:
“Fairness to bankers may not seem like the most pressing issue on the justice agenda. But in addition to being unfair, conflating actual crooks and the innocent affluent makes it hard to claim that raising their taxes isn’t punishment for some form of misbehavior. Taxes are not a punishment; they are a source of necessary revenue. But if you tie them to the financial scandal, they...
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Trump May Drop Debate
liberalsarecool:
Donald Trump admitted he might cancel a presidential debate that so far has drawn only Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, the AP reports.
But he was most indignant about Rep. Michele Bachmann skipping out. Said Trump: “She came up to see me four times. She would call me and ask me for advice. She said if she wins, she would like to think about me for the vice...
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What’s that? You’ve never read an Offering Document from a professional sports franchise? Well, here (.pdf) is your chance.
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Erick Erickson's formal endorsement for president:... →
Two more examples of prominent conservatives vocally saying that not only is no one in their field good enough to win, but no one in their field is even good enough to endorse, and someone will have a trend piece to write.
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Hi, new people!
I got a lot of new followers yesterday and this morning, all while I wasn’t paying much attention to the interwebs at all. Where’d you all come from?
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“NPR requested help from numerous Republican congressional offices, including...”
– GOP Objects To ‘Millionaires Surtax’; Millionaires We Found? Not So Much (via Tumble DC 25)
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jakke replied to your post: Want to ruin all media forever? Then, by all… This article is satire, right?
Apparently not. I’m going to try to respond to him in full by the evening.
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Want to ruin all media forever? Then, by all means, “Tear Down the Wall Between Business and Editorial!”
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Mistake allows Yahoo reporter to listen in on... →
“We’re hesitant to jump on board with heavy attacks” personally against President Obama, Nicholas Thompson, the vice president of polling firm the Tarrance Group, said on the call. “There’s a lot of people who feel sorry for him.”
Recent polling data indicates that while the president suffers from significantly low job approval ratings, voters still give...
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“[G]enerally – habitually, institutionally – guys tend to refer guys, and...”
– Rachel Sklar, on changing the ratio.
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Senators who voted against the National Defense... →
squashed:
This act enshrines the practice of indefinitely detaining people who are suspected by a Presidential Administration of terrorist connections without trial. It overwhelmingly passed the Senate. Here are the few senators who still believe that the Constitution prevents you from being locked up indefinitely on a mere suspicion.
Sen. Thomas Coburn (R, OK)
Sen. Thomas Harkin (D, IA)
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