May

7

Of Course: Susan ‘Benghazi Was Caused By Anger Over a YouTube Video’ Rice Honored for ‘Work in Advancing U.S. Interests’

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Five days after Benghazi, Susan Rice was still out lying her ass off about the real reason behind the attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others in Libya. Apparently that was enough to qualify Rice for a “Great American Award”: U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice will be honored Tuesday night with [...]

May

5

China Erecting New State Media Headquarters

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The new building in Beijing that will house the Chi-com’s state-owned newspaper “The People’s Daily” was obviously designed by the renowned architectural firm of Harden/Peters: If you think it’s funny now, wait until they build two bio-domes at the base and then launch fireworks from the top to celebrate Chinese New Year.

Apr

8

Margaret Thatcher dies

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Sad news. From the Wall Street Journal: Margaret Thatcher, the former British prime minister who became one of the most influential global leaders of the postwar period, died on Monday, three decades after her championing of free-market economics and individual choice transformed Britain’s economy and her vigorous foreign policy played a key role in the [...]

Mar

13

Alleged N. Korea Propaganda Video: Life in America

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Update: I figured this was too good to be true. Well, mostly. The video is in fact from the NK state-run media about the “failure of Europe’s democracy,” but the narration is fake. It’s pretty close to the kind of stuff they put out though. ***** To sum it up, poverty runs rampant, we all [...]

Mar

13

Vladimir Putin Wants to Revive Stalin-Era Physical Evaluation Program for Students

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Uncle Joe called it GTO, which I think is Russian for “Let’s Move, Comrade!” Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has called for the revival of the Soviet-era physical evaluation program that required all schoolchildren to pass fitness tests. Putin, a judo enthusiast and a regular swimmer, said Wednesday that the restoration of GTO, the Russian acronym [...]

Mar

10

China Choking in Smog; Obama Still Trying to Make the US Just Like Them

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President Obama has in the past couple of years praised China’s “vastly superior” infrastructure and has said the U.S. needs to go “all-in on clean energy” just like the Chi-coms. How’s that working out for China? When China’s environment ministry told attorney Dong Zhengwei he couldn’t have access to two-year old data about soil pollution [...]

Mar

9

Obama’s Brother Loses Big in Kenya Election

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President Obama obviously never taught his older half brother the one key in securing a successful run at public office: Organize a local chapter of ACORN and the rest is gravy. From the New York Observer: President Barack Obama’s half-brother, Abong’o Malik Obama, won’t be the second member of his family to launch a political [...]

Feb

4

Ahmadinejad in SPAAAAACE!

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I have to admit, this would be totally awesome. Too bad he’s lying his ass off: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday he was ready to be the first human sent into orbit by Iran’s fledgling space program, Iranian media reported. Iran declared last week that it had successfully launched a monkey into space and [...]

Jan

30

Zimbabwe Has $217 in the Bank; Considering Transferring Balance to a Different Bank Just for the Free Tote Bag

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Adding even more pressure to the situation, the minimum balance requirement on Zimbabwe’s checking account at the Harare Bank & Distrust is $200. From AFP: After paying public workers’ salaries last week, the balance in cash-strapped Zimbabwe’s government public account stood at just $217, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said Tuesday. “Last week when we paid [...]

Dec

24

Will Obamacare Cover Treatment For Heavy Metal Addiction?

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I couldn’t believe this story wasn’t from the United States, but I’m sure it’ll arrive soon — if it hasn’t already. A man in Sweden is reportedly getting state disability benefits due to a crippling addiction to heavy metal: According to the Global Post, 42-year-old Roger Tullgren said he consulted three psychologists to testify his [...]

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