Archive
June 8, 2012
Wires Win Romney Pool Fight
All three will cover funders.
Romney Visits Iowa Restaurant, Owners Feel Dissed
They didn't even get to meet the candidate. UPDATED: When Romney found out they felt snubbed, he called to apologize.
Imagining Life After A Total Hack
LinkedIn, eHarmony and Last.fm were all hacked wide open this week. Author Jon Methven imagines what life might be like after an increasingly realistic mega-hack — a breach to end all breaches.
Terrifying Sea Species Hitch A Ride On Tsunami Debris
Anyone else feeling queasy? The Oregon Parks and Rec employees have a stronger stomach than I.
The Most Overblown Reactions To Rand Paul's Mitt Romney Endorsement
Paulites feel abandoned by the Kentucky senator and son of their dear leader, who is publicly supporting Romney for president. This actually may not bode well for bringing them into the Republican coalition. "WHY RAND WHY?!"
The One Movie You Should Watch On Netflix Before "Prometheus"
You could get ready for Prometheus by watching Ridley Scott's original Alien. Or you could watch star Michael Fassbender be a total badass Roman centurion instead.
Video Game Logic Is Seriously Flawed And Other Links
This just doesn't seem right. Plus a woman is charged with malicious castration and middle school pranks aren't limited to the student body.
Scholastic Books Sends Girls Misogynistic Message
Survive Anything! series sure thinks boys and girls need different life skills. Boys get to survive shark attacks while girls get to "survive" teaching their cat to sit.
The App That's Taking On The New York Police
The ACLU's new "Stop-and-Frisk Watch" app aims to help observers report and quantify stop-and-frisks. But can an app really change the police?
Obama's "Fundamentals Of The Economy" Moment
The Obama campaign wasn't troubled by the nuance in 2008. Schadenfreude from a former McCain aide.
Lawyer Barack Obama In Court In 1994
In this little heard clip from 1994, accessed online via the Web Archive, Barack Obama, as a civil rights lawyer for Miner Barnhill, delivered oral arguments before Seventh Circuit court Judge Richard Posner. Obama was defending a whistleblower who had allegedly been blacklisted by his bosses after he had reported them for fraud. The hearing was to decide whether Obama's client was entitled to punitive damages, which Obama won.
Romney Mocks Obama's To-Do List
Among the items the Republican imagines on the incumbent's list: "Divide the American people." More red meat for the right.
How To Hit On Girls If You're A Starbucks Barista
Cute or creepy? We report, you decide.
Mitt Romney Struggles To Identify A Donut
"Can you see that one of those chocolate, um, uh, chocolate goodies finds its way to our ride?"
Famous Evil Villain Tries To Buy Machine Guns From A Weapons Factory
New video from Amnesty International.
Mordor Recruitment Video
Join today and stop the invading Hobbit forces! Lord of the Rings looks really different through the eyes of Mordor natives.
The Great Twitter/Facebook Logo Conspiracy
WHOA WHOA WHOA. I don't know whether to tweet about this or post it on Facebook.
The Health Care Promise Obama Broke
It's a policy the President supported as a Senator, as well as when campaigning for President as part of his health care plan: allowing cheap drug imports from Canada But according to emails mined by House Republicans as part of their investigation into Obama's deal marking with the pharmaceutical industry to get health care reform passed, the President promised to protect the drug industry from such cheap imports.
New RNC Video: Obama Says Headwinds A Lot
A new video from the Republican National Committee today mocks the President for his repeated use of the word "headwinds" over his tenure in office to define the struggles facing the economy.
New Romney Campaign Ad Hits Back On Massachusetts Record
A new ad from the Romney campaign today hits back at the Obama campaign on Romney's record in Massachusetts saying he worked with the opposing party and balanced the budget without raising taxes.
Obama And The New Party
He claimed he didn't seek the endorsement of the forgotten left-wing group, but minutes suggest otherwise. Rogers says they didn't have members.
A Celtics Fan Threw The Ball At Dwyane Wade's Head
HE DIDN'T MEAN TO, PROMISE.
Nine Unfortunate Choices In Political Body Art
It's easy to make a long-term bet on the wrong candidate. But really, when is it ever a good idea to get Jimmy Carter tattooed on your ass?