Mar

10

‘Internet’ in the Running for a Nobel Peace Prize

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Al Gore is determined to win a second Nobel Peace Prize one way or another:
The internet is among a record 237 individuals and organisations nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
The number of nominations surpasses last year’s record of 205 nominations.
The internet’s nomination has been championed by the Italian version of Wired magazine for [...]

Feb

10

Muslim Wedding Disasters, Part XXIV

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Moral of the story: Always check under the niqab before committing:
An Arab ambassador called for an instant divorce after discovering his veil-wearing fiancée had a beard and was cross-eyed, it emerged today.
The would-be bride had hidden her face behind a Muslim niqab throughout their short courtship, meaning the diplomat had no idea what she [...]

Jan

31

Miss Alaska Takes a Shot at Sarah

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At the Miss America competition, Miss Alaska introduced herself by saying, “No, I can’t see Russia from my house.”
Is just another case of Palin Derangement Syndrome that was most likely written by a pageant handler who’s still chuckling about it (contestants write as many of their own lines as Obama does), or just something cutsie [...]

Jan

21

Cindy McCain Goes Rogue

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Sarah Palin stunned a few people by announcing that she’ll campaign for her oft-RINO former running-mate, John McCain.
Palin and McCain are both against gay marriage, but McCain’s wife? Not so much:
John McCain’s staunch opposition to gay marriage was one of the key parts of his presidential campaign. But it has become clear this was not [...]

Dec

30

Gallup: And the Most Admired Woman Is…

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According to a Gallup poll of Americans, Hillary Clinton is the most admired woman — with a full 16% of respondents most admiring a woman who remains in a marriage of political convenience to a man who goes around banging everything that moves except her.
Most interesting is that First Ladies usually finish first or second, [...]

Dec

23

Psst, White House Christmas Tree… Your Mao Balls are Showing

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From Big Government via Hot Air comes this shocker: Decorations featuring pictures of Communist Chinese leader Chairman Mao, as well as a picture of a drag queen, are featured on this year’s White House Christmas tree.
Can you believe it? This is an outrage! A Christmas tree? So much for secular Hope and all-inclusive Change.
What? The [...]

Dec

11

Indonesia Unveils Young-Obama Statue; Boy-Clinton Statue Also Erected

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Kids in Indonesia will now have a little extra inspiration to grow up and spend trillions of dollars of somebody else’s money.
From CNN:
A statue of the U.S. President, who lived in Jakarta, has been unveiled in a park in the Indonesian capital.
The almost life-size statue depicts a 10-year-old Obama, wearing school-boy shorts with his outstretched [...]

Dec

3

The Ecstasy of Hope

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When the natural ecstasy of Hope & Change wears off, an artificial replacement becomes necessary:
There is now a line of Ecstasy pills made in the image of the 44th president of the United States, according to Texas police who have snatched a batch off the streets.
Here’s what they look like — if nobody would have [...]

Nov

19

No Virginia, Due to Pedophile Fears, There Isn’t a Santa Claus

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I’m not a fan of designing our lives around the lowest common denominators — life can’t be made 100% safe no matter how hard we try — but in the super-charged litigious age we live in, I suppose this kind of over-reaction is inevitable:
The U.S. Postal Service, citing security and privacy concerns of children, will [...]

Oct

26

The Obamacare Flu: Preview of Coming Attractions?

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Those in line at one school in Oakland County, Michigan for swine flu vaccinations had a wait of several hours. This story is repeated many times around the country.
I can’t help but wonder how many people are catching an illness just by waiting in the long lines. But this mess has lot of people are [...]

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