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Comparing what Dick Clark said about ABS and race vs the truth . The kids maybe alright probably . Can't say that Essence Magazine didn't try to branch out . Mitt's just like you and me . Two Independent Black Films you probably won't here much of .  School lunches from around the world . I don't think they'll be movies about these comic book characters (unless Tarantino gets involved).  Debunking Social Security myths .

Unfortunately some people (including the media) refuse to except the truth .

It's not that impressive .

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Heh .

Wonder why he didn't want to talk about his time as Governor of Massachusetts ?

The funny thing is most of these villains rarely do anything that's financially criminal; so where did they get the cash?

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You would think .

The GOP & conservatives started President Obama's term by saying they hope he fails. Congressional Republicans did whatever they could to make President Obama's initiatives failed. In the end, Obama's initiatives were watered down versions of what he originally wanted. They were not really failures, but they weren't all shinning triumphs either. Now that Mitt Romney is essentially the GOP presidential candidate for the 2012 election, he has decided to campaign on the message that President Obama has failed. His examples range from vague to non-existent, and the tenuous ones he makes are more or less the results of the Bush Presidency. In short: the GOP is planning on blaming the failures of G.W. Bush on Barack Obama, aka, "He didn't clean up our mess!"

I don't think this story will be the plot to the movie sequel.

When GWB was president and the GOP controlled both Houses, the rationale was "Hey, we're in power, we deserve more representation." When Obama became president and Democrats hold (a tenuous) control of one or both Houses, the rationale is, "Hey, our voices need to be heard too! We deserve more representation." See the difference?

This POS law does not work for everyone, especially the ones it should work for .

( pic via ) Now there's the inflated sense of self-esteem . The GOP's POV on SAHM . Glad they were able to squash the beef and get back together . Let's hope she takes her rehab seriously this time . " Eat more, weight less ." I'm surprised that there aren't more website like this one .  Gender Pay Gap in the US . Best served cold .  " Why we need to keep talking about the white girls on 'Girls.' "  We are not as healthy as we think we are .

Jon Stewart explains .

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Republicans and Conservatives still dominate the Sunday Shows , aka, "the liberal media." Shouldn't these guys be in church?

I was shocked at first because I thought it was about a girl who cloned herself to have four times as much fun.

Cool but creepy.

British Prison Cell: French Prison Cell: Japanese Prison Cell: Canadian Prison Cell: Inspired by the commenters in this Gawker post .

Case in Point: Tony Perkins on the Secret Service's Prostitute-a-palooza .

And by " subsidiary ," I mean a group that came out like gangbusters protesting " wasteful government spending " than slowly but surely got the message that one of the richest people to run for president was going to be the nominee for the political party they align with , and despite his previous moderate leanings, they not only defend this candidate's crazy accusations , but have revealed that the supposed outrage and source of their vigor was a lie .

The Daily Show goes over GOP math . Obama and Romney are tied... ...but Romney still has work to do . The Buff's got the Big C . Never count the Spurs out . Still dealing with gas prices . Shut 'em down .

If you haven't listened to this whole exchange, please do so. This is what passes for philosophy on the far right these days. Sam is correct: There is not a single example of free-market libertarianism anywhere in the history of man -- or anything even remotely approaching it -- because the libertarian utopia fall flat on (at least) two fundamental questions: 1) How does a libertarian society protect itself from invasion from an external force? And 2) How does a libertarian society protect itself from the over-consumption of natural resources? On the second question, I have moral dilemma that I pose to my libertarian friends that NONE have been able to answer yet without admitting that some form of "governmental coercion" is necessary. It goes like this: In a large bay shared by thousands of families, there is a long tradition of oyster fishermen stretching back for generations. The people around the bay love oysters, and so the oyster fishermen ...

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Why has there been more women guests on the political cable shows talking about being moms than talking about contraception/birth control or being paid as much for men for equal work ?

A fan convention in London will have all five TV-Enterprise captains together for the first time since, well, ever.

The Tea Party ain't what it used to be . The Taliban is still around . The Lakers come through . Obama frames the 2012 election . Kim and Kanye are together and there's nothing we can do about it . Mars ! Eric Cantor isn't making any friends in his party right now .

Thomas Friedman ad libs . Avenger characters that wouldn't appear in the actual cartoon . Calling Alan Simpson out on his Social Security babble . This woman could be a Senator someday . Parenting check . I'm actually taking Kelly Osbourne's side in this . Wanna go to a college that will actually help you graduate ?  The Heritage Foundation probably don't want you to know about this .

Think Progress has a post about a bill from the Tennessee Senate that sees a link between holding hands and doing the naked pretzel . To which I say:

I'm a stay-at-home-mom...and I could write a book. I live in a middle-upper/middle class suburb--and there are many SAHMs around here. All I can say is that there are a quite a few SAHMs who don't "stay at home" a lot! They hire babysitters and are out getting mani/pedis and shopping for strappy sandals. Their kids are often watched by nannies, and their homes are cleaned by housekeepers. I'm sure this is politically incorrect to even say these things--but there are two kinds of SAHMs and anyone inside these circles knows that. The first group--actually stays home with their children; the second kind doesn't have a job because she doesn't need a job as the family is wealthy. These women really aren't SAHMs. True, they don't work. Also true, that they have kids. However, they aren't working at home because they have people to do that for them. Having a nanny, a housekeeper, a gardener and someone to run your kids to all of their ...

"The Office"... Begins ? "There's Something About Mary" comes to life , kinda. North Korea's crash and burn .

That would be Newark Mayor Cory Booker .

As much as we harp on Lucas for his story/plot/character decisions, the guy knows visuals and special effects. ( pic via )

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After finally realizing that he has no chance of winning the GOP nomination, the former Speaker of the House decides to attack Fox News . He really should have been paying attention .

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Because the states are barely keeping track of the outcome, that's why ! CHAMPAIGN, Ill. --  Most states are doing a poor job tracking whether their tax breaks for businesses are actually spurring job growth, including some that have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into corporate incentive programs even while grappling with record deficits, according to a new report. The report released Thursday by the Pew Center on the States found that no state regularly takes a hard look at the effectiveness of all of its tax breaks. Twenty-five states and Washington, D.C., do little if any evaluation, including Illinois, which is among the states facing major budget struggles. Only 13 were found to be doing enough, the study found.  13 out of 50 states is 26% of the country, people. 26% of the nation is "doing enough" to evaluate whether tax breaks are resulting in job growth. That is a problem, and the media should be talking about this a bit more (I only c...

All across America, there is a rising ground swell of indifference for Willard Romney! -- ORAXX1, on a TPM story regarding the latest Romney vs. Obama battle . 

Not your daddy's ice cream . Remembering Adam Clayton Powell's remarkable win . Jesus Tomb ?

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( Pic via ) Possibly the most legitimate basketball-related criticism you can lay on Michael Jordan.  Well, Zimmerman can out his new legal fund website to work now . He'll have plenty of time to work on his finishing move now. He didn't want to get an ass-kicking in his home state, that's why . Old Team beats Ego Team . A peak inside the "Community."

I thinks it's mostly a two fold problem.   First of all, they can't look any more foreward than the 24 hour newscycle topic du jour.   They also tend to put far more weight on the narrative than the data/facts.   When the polling came out that overwhelmingly showed the public was on Obama's side, the politicos still couldn't give up the ghost because the polling came from "those number crunchers and nerds".  Second of all, they still desperately cling to romantic narratives about the "silent majority" out in the rural heartland of America.   God fearin' folks doing an honest day's work  for an honest day's pay, working the land with the sweat off their brow, blah, blah, blah, one cliche after another.    They just can't bring themselves to admit that the romantic American Gothic narrative no longer exists.   Those people they romanticize are largely fear mongering mean spirited bigots, and now compl...

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Waiting for China to come back down to earth . What JLH will not do . It's easier to do this when you are a celebrity. This really shouldn't be news , especially considering that it was Easter. R.I.P., Mike Wallace . We'll see how this works out.

Well, don't expect them to do that again any time soon .

"Jesus, when your kid starts fantasizing about suicide-bombing the local bully, don't run to the crayon box to turn it into a heartfelt children's book ; call the therapist and start putting locks on the scissors." "I guess we better unzip him and let the real Mitt Romney out because he is not!" "He couldn’t get up (erection). Well he got up, but he couldn’t get up ." "When Ronnie Reagan spoke code in 1981 I knew exactly what he meant. He said we would have a service economy ."  "Essentially, what he was saying was, "The idiot cocksuckers on the right have been huffing on the bone of 'unelected judges' outrage for years now whenever their shit was at stake, like, say, DOMA. Now that someone else's shit is at stake, all of a sudden 'unelected judges' are good shepherds of the Constitution. You're a bunch of hypocritical fucks. Go fuck yourselves." That last part might be a bit of a stretc...

He can be removed from one place, yet show up in another.

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One reason why waiting for racists to just shout the "N-word" repeatedly is a fruitless endeavor.

They aren't just through the Looking Glass; they're fucking it with a condom made from unwanted orphans .

Rep. Steve King (R-Naturally) would like to expose you .

Yesterday: Ashton Kutcher kicks Rihanna to the curb . Not Too Long After: Rihanna comes clean about her revised relationship with Chris Brown .

There's this wonderful dating site .

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Ever wonder why it seems to be an unofficial "one woman limit" when it comes to having conservative pundits? This may be the answer .

The Bad Opinion Generator is awesome.

The shirt answer is, " yes ."

Introducing divorce rings !

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When female contraception was the issue, old men were brought in to discuss (Congress brought in old religious men to testify). With Trayvon Martin, old white men were brought in ( with one exception ).

5 Ways Modern Men Are Trained to Hate Women . Michelle Obama wants to reward Taylor Swift for doing nice things (cue conservative outrage). I actually agree with some of this advice, even if it does come off as being a little cruel . Mitt Romney is a liar . Before President Obama made his comments, the conservative media was strangely silent on the Trayvon Martin killing .   If you want to stay employed, watch what you say . There are, apparently , exceptions.