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Palin’s Sweetspot

Here is a clip from one of the 2006 Alaska Gubernatorial Debates. You might want to fast forward to the 4:47 mark. That’s where Palin says that women who are raped (even if it were her own daughter) would not be allowed, if she had her druthers, to have an abortion. Sarah Palin is a [...]

Hypothetical?

Forget who this guy is or what he’s done. This is a heart rending picture. I actually feel badly for him. Arrrr.

Heady Days

The Dow Jones tanked 750 points today and this woman is dangerously close to being the next vice president of the US. Watch the clip. I’ve never seen Jack Cafferty worked into that kind of a dither before. This lady is terrifying. She also managed to contradict virtually every position on the McCain platform.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8__aXxXPVc

Whale Baby Mistakes Yacht for Mother

From cnn.com, so sad.
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Australian media say a lost humpback whale calf has bonded with a yacht it seems to think is its mother.
The 1- to 2-month-old calf was first sighted Sunday in waters off north Sydney, and on Monday tried to suckle from a yacht, which it would not leave.
Rescuers towed [...]

Exxon Mobil Reports Record Profits

“NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Exxon Mobil once again reported the largest quarterly profit in U.S. history Thursday, posting net income of $11.68 billion on revenue of $138 billion in the second quarter.
That profit works out to $1,485.55 a second”

The Saddest Day at Sea World, Ever!

Head-on dolphin collisions kill.
There was an article on CNN.com earlier today about two dolphins that collided during an aerial maneuver performed during their daily dolphin performance at Sea World. Sadly, one of the mammalian chaps didn’t survive.

Courtney E. Martin Fema-Babble

$100 dollars to anyone who can make sense of Courtney E. Martin’s Metro piece, “Violence that doesn’t make the news”
First of all, before I tear down this poor girl for her absolutely nonsensical, bizarre, pseudo-feminist shit piece from the Metro morning paper this past Tuesday let me say that I give her credit. At least [...]

This is a Good Thing–Go Congestion Pricing!

 Council Approves Congestion Pricing Measure on 30-20 Vote
By Sewell Chan
Updated, 9:24 p.m. | Shortly before 7:30 p.m., the New York City Council approved a measure urging state lawmakers to vote in favor of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s congestion pricing proposal.
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