January 2012
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New Years Resolutions for Women
campaignsick:
Great advice for women all over the professional world.
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“If a major earthquake were to strike India’s seismically vulnerable capital,...”
– AP News: AP IMPACT: Delhi ignores own quake peril warnings (via firthofforth)
“One in five men of prime working age did not go to work today.”
– Mitch Daniels • Speaking like a fictional character from a different era. (via shortformblog)
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“A man who assisted in autopsies in a big urban hospital, starting in the...”
– Sunday was the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade (via motherjones)
Campaign Manager's Pet Killed for Being a Liberal
campaignsick:
Important to note that no one is claiming the opposite campaign had anything to do with it.
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Obama and SLC Students on the Millitary
Obama: When you put on that uniform, it doesn’t matter if you’re-
Students: Gay!
Obama: black-
Students: or gay!
Obama: or white-
Students: or gay!
Obama: Asian-
Students: or gay!
Obama: or Latino-
Students: or gay!
Obama: conservative-
Students: or gay!
Obama: or liberal-
Students: or gay!
Obama: rich-
Students: or gay!
Obama: or poor-
Students: or gay!
Obama: gay-
Students: *Raucous cheering obscuring the next five minutes of SOTU.*
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“Twenty-five percent of young American women would rather win America’s Next Top...”
– “How To Talk To Little Girls” by Lisa Bloom (via crookedindifference)
Is this true, or is this a “34% of statistics are made up on the spot” statistic?
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Firth of Forth: Stephen Colbert: A Step Too Far →
politicalprof:
So Stephen Colbert, as part of his mock run for President of the United States of South Carolina (people keep forgetting that last part, which, since there is NO United States of South Carolina, is sort of important), is encouraging Democrats and Independents to vote in the…
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Perhaps More Appropriate for the #OWS Folks than... →
Not that everyone at OWS is a communist. But still. Dirty liberals are all dirty liberals, right?
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Remaining GOP candidates' most hated.
fyeahdemocrats:
Rick’s Santorum - Gays. (Dan Savage).
Newt Gingrich - Blacks. ex-wives.
Ron Paul - Jews/Banks/Gays/Blacks/The Media
Mitt Romney - Himself as Massachusetts Governor.
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"What is more important for a French little girl... →
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“But let’s be honest: We all know Hermione could run this entire universe with...”
– http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2011/07/17/harry-potters-unsung-feminist-heroes/
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The Inadvertent Terrorist →
I don’t know any of the details of this decision, but it seems like something that should be getting attention. Anyone know more than I do?
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Why Huntsman v Obama Might Cause me to have a...
andrewgraham:
Jon Huntsman: ““I was criticized last night by Governor Romney for putting my country first. … He criticized me while he was out raising money for serving my country in China. Yes, under a Democrat. Like my two sons are doing in the United States Navy. They’re not asking what political affiliation the president is. I want to be very clear with the people here in New Hampshire and...
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“Political scientists John Sides of George Washington University and Jack Citrin...”
– Americans Stumble on Math of Big Issues - WSJ.com
Which only goes to prove how out-of-touch political scientists can be. Not only are people naturally innumerate, but more generally you can’t argue people out of positions that they weren’t argued into.
(via felixsalmon)
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“An article on Monday about Jack Robison and Kirsten Lindsmith, two college...”
– This is probably one of the best corrections that has ever run in the New York Times, but please don’t let it overshadow the excellence of the article itself, which makes for compassionate, absorbing reading. (via moorehn)
“Victims of the disease AIDS argue, with no qualms of inconsistency about rights,...”
– Ron Paul on pages 22-23 in Freedom Under Siege
Ron Paul demonstrating that his version of liberty belongs solely to the free market. Oh, and that he’s a heartless asshole that loves making blanket assumptions about people suffering from a debilitating disease. (via sinidentidades)
Court OKs Barring High IQs for Cops →
cognitivedissonance:
This is not The Onion. In New London, Conn., you apparently can be too smart to be a cop:
A man whose bid to become a police officer was rejected after he scored too high on an intelligence test has lost an appeal in his federal lawsuit against the city.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York upheld a lower court’s decision that the city did not discriminate...
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“Santorum wins Iowa and much of the English-speaking world Googles his name. Try...”
– Ryan Lizza, secretly rooting for this scenario. (via liberalsarecool)
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The Cost of a Recession →
