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31st
The GOP wanted “Do you feel lucky, punk?” Clint Eastwood at their convention but got “Get off my lawn!” Clint Eastwood.
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Aug
31st
31st
Peter Weyland of Prometheus gives a TED talk in year 2023 about technology.
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Aug
30th
30th
Want to understand introverts? Read this cartoon: Dr. Carmellas Guide to Understanding the Introverted!
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Aug
29th
29th
“We Built It!” Ayn Rand couldn’t have come up with a better tagline. Just wish “we built it” was true.
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Aug
29th
29th
“Trust me” The Romney campaign says. Problem is Mitt’s proving he doesn’t seem to trust the public.
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Aug
28th
28th
LIke Father. Not like Son. Mitt Romney is living up to what George Romney didn’t like about politics.
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- The CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch's discriminatory marketing strategy is so right, yet oh so wrong.
- When internships are abused to acquire skills, not teach them.
- Stephen Colbert's commencement speech hits UVA students hard, in the funny bone.
- The IRS Tea Party scandal is dead. Long live the IRS Tea Party scandal!
- College graduates, your first day at your new job explained in just one picture.
- How Facebook settings updates work (I mean, annoy) in real life. [Video]
- Start the clock: “Your boy Obama” is a phrase that will be laughed at as racist in about 20 years.
- “The NFL isn't ready for gay players,” say players who must be ready when QB calls a play into motion.
- The media’s double standard in religious extremist coverage.
- Why Oblivion Why? Top 10 plot holes in the Tom Cruise movie Oblivion.
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- Xavier Becerra:
"We have a tax code that allows groups to use their political operations within the tax code, under the guise of a charity, to use undisclosed millions of dollars to do political campaigns."The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Tax code allows groups to spend on undisclosed donations on political campaigns, says Xavier Becerra The fallout from the Internal Revenue Service’s tougher scrutiny of tea party groups continues with former IRS officials testifying that they never tried to mislead Congress about IRS practices. Republican senators like O […]
- Randy Forbes:
"The IRS doesn't have to prove something against you ... you've got the burden of proof."The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Randy Forbes says taxpayers have burden of proof when facing IRS The Internal Revenue Service has been on the defensive since the news broke that the agency has been giving extra scrutiny to conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. Among the lawmakers expressing concern about the IRS was Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va. In […]