C.K.: November 22, 1999 – January 7, 2012

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I lost my best friend today. C.K. was in my life for exactly 12 years, 2 weeks and a day. We first brought him home on December 23, 1999. He was so small, he fit in the palm of my hand. As a miniature dachshund, he never got really big, but at 15lbs now he … Read more

Rush Limbaugh Is Really A Sick Person

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VIDEO: LRA Survivor Responds To Limbaugh: “My Heart Breaks” Evelyn Apoko, a survivor of atrocities committed by the Lord’s Resistance Army, has recorded a video appeal to Limbaugh.

Vincent Lowe, My Grandfather. 1921-2011

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My grandfather died Monday night, around 11pm in Georgia. My aunt and I were on our way to see him for the last time, but we were about half an hour too late. My grandfather’s name is Vincent Lowe, but I know him as “Nice Daddy.” My grandfather was born in Jamaica in 1921. He … Read more

Maureen Chao Should Be Fired

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This is unacceptable. The United States has apologised for controversial remarks made by a US diplomat who spoke of “dark and dirty” Indians, calling the comments “inappropriate”. US Vice-Consul Maureen Chao told Indian students on Friday that her “skin became dirty and dark like the Tamilians” after a long train journey, according to Indian media … Read more

Arguing With Madmen

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This is just one more example of why we simply lose when we engage the right one-to-one on issues of policy. These are people who believe the modest benefits people receive from social security are “lavish.” These people are the descendants intellectually of those who opposed the reforms of the turn of the century in … Read more

Rush Limbaugh Is Racist, Here Are 46 Examples

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Conservatives have claimed for a long time that Rush Limbaugh isn’t a racist, that this image of the conservative thought leader is an invention of the so-called “liberal media.” This list exposes that for the lie that it is. It is a selection of Limbaugh comments, largely from the last 5-6 years (Limbaugh has been … Read more

BERLUSCONI “BUNGA BUNGA” PICTURES REVEALED

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“The pictures were discovered on laptops and cameras seized by prosecutors from dozens of female guests as part of their investigation into the Italian prime minister. The 74-year-old is alleged to have paid for sex with a 17-year-old belly dancer called Karima El Mahroug – as well as 32 other women – giving them cash … Read more

Bill Gates: Anti-Vaccine People “Kill Children”

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One of the upsides of being the richest man in the world and one of history’s biggest philanthropists is that you get to say exactly what you think about issues. In this case, Gates is discussing Andrew Wakefield and the entire anti-vaccine scam: Gupta: There has been a lot of scrutiny of vaccines recently — … Read more

Obama Secures Peace For Our Time

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I see President Obama has returned from his meetings with the GOP leadership and has come back waving and bragging of the agreement that cedes the Sudentenland (background) to the Republican party on taxes. President Barack Obama announced the parameters of a tentative deal with Republicans on extending the Bush tax cuts, acknowledging that he … Read more