The Axis of Christmas: we're only just starting to fight back!

Fri Dec 9, 2011 2:42 PM EST

Well, it's come again like it does every year. We've become acutely aware that there is a "war on christmas." But are we really looking at this struggle from the right angle? When one looks at Christmas throughout history, one can easily see that there is a …

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christmas, world-news, satire, war-on-christmas, saturnalia

Romney lets the truth about his character slip out.

Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:56 AM EDT

I've long been of the opinion that Mitt Romney is, well, full of shi......um, sheesh. Bull sheesh to be precise. Most people are a bit more polite and simply say he'll do whatever and say whatever he needs to in order to get elected. During his heated exchange w …

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politics, gop, mitt-romney

Why you were labeled a racist for opposing President Obama: because of your prejudice.

Mon Sep 26, 2011 2:44 PM EDT

First and foremost, there are some terms that need to be defined here so that all may understand exactly what I'm talking about. Racism: the belief that race determines one's capacity, beliefs, and actions. Belief in the superiority of one race over another. Prejudic …

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conservatives, politics, prejudice, republicans, racism, obama, rush-limbaugh

Welfare recipients on drugs? About 2%. Thanks for proving it's a myth, Florida!

Seeded on Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:27 AM EDT (Voter suppression again at work in Tallahassee)

politics, american-civil-liberties-union, drug-use, substance-abuse, national-drug-control-policy, rick-scotts

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Republicans all want to RUN for president, but nobody wants to BE president.

Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:53 AM EDT

It's gonna be Romney that gets the nod. nobody else on the right actually wants to be president. At least, not now. They all wanna run for president, not a one of them actually wants to be president.

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election, politics, republicans, perry, obama, romney, palin, bachmann

End of the world "to do" list.

Wed May 18, 2011 3:00 AM EDT

Well, it's upon us. The good folks at Family radio have worked out the math, and the world is gonna end Saturday. -it all seems pretty solid to me, now that I read through the reasoning and the mathemati …

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religion, end-fo-the-world

Fox News discovers a nuclear reactor in a Japanese Disco

Seeded on Tue Mar 15, 2011 6:06 PM EDT (Media Matters for America)

Man! those Japanese thow a good party! That club must have one hell of a light show.

fox-news, world-news, nuclear-reactors

American Idol: analysis, snark, and nicknames.

Fri Mar 4, 2011 12:29 PM EST

Ok, so my perennial and eagerly anticipated by all (ok, mostly just by me) analysis and formulation of American Idol contestant nicknames has begun.

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entertainment, music, american-idol

If the reading of the constitution was so important and special, why didn't Boehner and Cantor stay for the whole thing?

Seeded on Thu Jan 6, 2011 1:44 PM EST (Daily Kos)

Total snark on my part, I know. But seriously, Cantor and Boehner skipped out on the reading of the constitution to have a press conference?

politics, gop, united-states, house-of-representatives, john-boehner

Bernie Sanders in old-style filibuster,

Seeded on Fri Dec 10, 2010 1:57 PM EST (NPR)

Bernie is apparently doing as he said he would. Go Bernie!

senate-republicans, senate-democrats, us-news, congressional-record, comments-please, watching-washington

Violence, lefties, righties, THEY do it more that US!

Tue Nov 2, 2010 3:03 PM EDT

Every report of violence lately seems linked to political affiliation.

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violence, politics, partisanship

Ben Quayle, Republican, political legacy, family(ish) man.

Seeded on Wed Aug 4, 2010 3:09 PM EDT ()

Ben Quayle has a beautiful pair of little girls in the picture with him. -they're not his, but apparently he plans on raising a family in Phoenix, not that he has one or anything, although it would be nice if you thought he did.

arizona, politics, republican, potitics

Westboro Baptist Church, Biker outlaws, and double reverse irony.

Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:39 PM EDT

This world is going to hell in a handbasket. And I mean that literally.

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us-news, westboro-baptist-church, justin-bieber, outlaw-biker-gang

World Cup: the perfect time for the non-soccer fan to become a fan.

Mon Jun 7, 2010 1:49 PM EDT

The World Cup finals tournament begins Friday, and I'm planning to watch every game.

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sports, world-cup-soccer

Big tankers could just suck the oil out of the water in the gulf of Mexico.

Seeded on Fri May 28, 2010 12:08 PM EDT (AOL News)

Sorry if someone has seeded this already, I just haven't seen it if so. This seems really pretty common sense to me. Big tankers come, suck up the oil, take it, store it, and figure out how to use it.

middle-east, environment, exxon-valdez, bp-oil-spill, wow-environmental-solutions

Hanging out in dark alleys makes a man more likey to become a rapist.

Tue Apr 13, 2010 2:39 PM EDT

It seems like we frequently read and discuss all of the factors that might cause someone to be the victim of rape. We may as well be discussing all of the factors that lead someone to be a hostage in a bank robbery.

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health

What we're all missing in our rush to blame for the IRS plane bombing

Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:52 AM EST

What EVERYONE is missing about Stack and his plane bombing: Left or right, it's the notion that one is being victimized that leads to radicalization and desperate acts.

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us-news

Politicians really oughta make more money.

Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:46 AM EST

I've been thinking a great deal about the current level of cynicism and mistrust that we as a nation seem to have for our elected officials.

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politics, opinion

conservative darling researcher finds mainstream media bias against Obama

Seeded on Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:36 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)

I did a search, didn't find where anyone had seeded this, it's a couple of weeks old, but kinda puts to rest the ol' "liberal media bias" meme. My apologies again if I'm rehashing.

politics

Johnny Depp and Russel Crowe- most gracious autographers????

Seeded on Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:33 PM EST (CNN)

This surprised me given Depp's contentious relationship with the Paparazzi. The "worst" list also, kinda surprising.

entertainment

Newt Gingrich admits man made global warming

Seeded on Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:16 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)

Fox News is the only one reporting on it that I could find, so I'm sorry about that. I heard the audio, it will come out in the next couple of hours here that Newt Gingrich admits that science proves that C02 is causing global warming.

science

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