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The Daily Show With Jon Stewart: Mosque-Erade

Posted on August 17, 2010 by SR

  The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Mosque-Erade www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party The great absurdity of theopponents of the community center is is the talk about "sensitivity". The same … Continue reading →

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If he were president — Wyclef announces bid for presidency

Posted on August 4, 2010 by SR

News says that singer Wyclef Jean wants to run for president of Haiti. This is a bad idea. Not only is it a tad egotistical of him, but I'm not under any impression that yet another U.S raised and educated … Continue reading →

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YouTube – Obama Vs. Reagan: Who’s More Conservative?

Posted on July 17, 2010 by SR

YouTube – Obama Vs. Reagan: Who’s More Conservative?.

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New York Post hates soccer, is stupid anyway.

Posted on June 30, 2010 by SR

New York Post “This Sport is Stupid Anyway” You know what, New York Post? Let my peeps in Public Enemy take this one.

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io9 interview with Ken Macleod

Posted on June 17, 2010 by SR

This is an interesting discussion, also given that I just finished reading the Cassini Divison from Macleod. It was a good, if a little short, novel on how fleshy humans cope after the technological singularity. A flashback character in Ken … Continue reading →

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Joke: How to Spot a Republican

Posted on June 17, 2010 by SR

Joke: How to Spot a Republican – Truthdig. A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to him, “Excuse me, can you help … Continue reading →

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links for 2010-05-16

Posted on May 16, 2010 by SR

So You Want to Be an American: 5 Circles of Immigration Hell | Cracked.com …when you make the legal pathway to something long, baffling and infuriating enough, many people are going to skip it in favor of the easy option. … Continue reading →

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Houston’s KPRC on Yao Ming in Perry Attack Ad

Posted on May 7, 2010 by SR

I interpret the use of Yao Ming in the picture as a coded message that touches on perennial media panic about  East Asia’s economic growth. It could also be a reference to the trite Republican talking point “China doesn’t regulate … Continue reading →

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links for 2010-05-03

Posted on May 3, 2010 by SR

Our brains ‘make us empathise with people of the same race’ | Mail Online (tags: race culture social) The lesson here is that kids are born prejudiced, and it’s our duty to teach the next generation how to treat others … Continue reading →

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New M.I.A Single — Born Free

Posted on April 27, 2010 by SR

The video for M.I.A’s latest single, following Space Odyssey, provides police-state indignation porn a la NIN’s Year Zero, South-Park-inspired ginger panic standing in for ethnic discrimination,  and punk music sampling… it’s a riot, so to speak (link NSFW, It’s pretty … Continue reading →

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