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A lot of bad guys (and probably some not-so-bad guys) are gonna die .

Here's a pretty decent breakdown of the circus that is currently Halle Berry's love life. And who knew her fiance could box ?

It's been awhile, huh? A big chunk of Massachusetts stands to loose if the "fiscal cliff" isn't addressed. These teachers are just getting naughtier and naughtier . Some people should not be parents . " I'm about $24,000 in the hole for a degree I can't use ."

I wish I was lying .

H/t to Democratic Underground .

Mitt Romney is pumping his own gas now . Wu-Tang's GZA: hip-hop aid to higher-education . Figure out what mortgage works best for you. Traci Lord makes sexy music . No; Obama is not having sex with her (although she is attractive). The Clippers are actually good this season so of course they're having problems . I wanna watch the third Blade movie all over again .

Yep; 2 this Week! One reason why Dwight Eisenhower was probably the last great legitimate Republican president . Gather the kids around because I bet they never heard of these (disturbing) "fairy tale" stories . Robert Reich says the focus should be on jobs .

From TPM: The website that refused to believe in the 2012 presidential election polling data has now spawned a website that refuses to believe in the vote count .

A dead Teddy Roosevelt beats up a bear. Why do you ask?

I don't agree with Cornel West 100% on this, but I don't 100% disagree either . I would add that he's acting more like Malcolm X than MLK in his analogy. RZA on his movie, and how his life brought him to this point .  Sweet Jesus .  Franchise actresses unite .   " The Minority Majority ."  Lose that belly fat . Lee Atwater on tape .   Learn to shake hands properly .  I'm not much of a flirt anyways.  Michael Bay may have ruined some childhood memories, but you can't say he doesn't occasionally look at the bigger picture .

This is a good start .

Bonus : Jon Stewart chimes in .

Well, the possible reasons include : Kobe doesn't want Phil Jackson to coach again. Jackson made too many demands for the Lakers' Top Brass. Mike D'Antoni's style is more fast-paced, which Kobe seems to prefer. While Jackson did deal with the egos, the plays were more or less designed by Tex Winter, who is no longer around.  D'Antoni has more to prove than Jackson. D'Antoni is cheaper than Jackson. The Lakers may have had to undergo a bigger roster change with Jackson, aka, Reason #6. Jackson only likes coming in when a team is on the brink of winning a championship, and the Lakers aren't close.

Keep these election myths handy for the next one . Which sites were they using? These are droids someone was looking for . Super Dorks . Christina Milian on her daughter and parenting.  The science of "love at first sight."  Growing up right before our eyes . Married men make more . Stacey Dash explains herself . Water art . Shell-shocked, huh ?  

The answer may surprise you .

From The Man himself : Even though preliminary estimates suggest that Democrats received somewhat more votes than Republicans in Congressional elections, the G.O.P. retains solid control of the House thanks to extreme gerrymandering by courts and Republican-controlled state governments. And Representative John Boehner, the speaker of the House, wasted no time in declaring that his party remains as intransigent as ever, utterly opposed to any rise in tax rates even as it whines about the size of the deficit. So President Obama has to make a decision, almost immediately, about how to deal with continuing Republican obstruction. How far should he go in accommodating the G.O.P.’s demands? My answer is, not far at all. Mr. Obama should hang tough, declaring himself willing, if necessary, to hold his ground even at the cost of letting his opponents inflict damage on a still-shaky economy. And this is definitely no time to negotiate a “grand bargain” on

"Obviously, we need Ben Affleck to direct a film starring Tom Cruise and Kristen Stewart, with soundtrack by Metallica. See how the world handles that. Jay Cutler can throw wraps to the cast at lunchtime and curse them out when they drop it." -- " Pitt The Elder ," on this Cracked.com post .

Whether they are threatening to fire their blue collar employees for voting in their best interests, or just outright saying that they'll kill the president , their voices need to be heard!

Their private bubble (where t hey had Romney winning by a landslide ) was burst in spectacular fashion . Karl Rove, Mr. " We Won Florida in 2000 Fair & Square So Get Over It Liberals " h ad a political heart attack . Mainly because he took a lot of shady money from rich Republicans and didn't deliver. RedState is reacting like they normally do , TBH. The Romney Campaign was apparently hypnotized . Here is the bottom line, GOP, as this Daily Kos diarist put it : There are not enough angry white men left, have you got that? However there are plenty of young women to keep you out of office for the foreseeable future. I would modify this to say: There are not enough angry heterosexual Christian white men left . Until you start accepting women, gays, Muslims, African-Americans, Latinos, bisexuals, Atheists and others, your tent will get smaller. Your fiscal and social philosophy needs to modify on a state-to-state level. It's not because "you&

Someone who knew Nina Simone speaks up regarding the the movie being made about her . He did try to warn us , and all he got in return was jokes about him inventing the Internet and being paranoid.   Getting Swingy With It .

The common denominator is money .

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