Monthly Archives: January 2009

Black Change

Republican leaders from across the country on Friday chose former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele as the party’s first black national chairman in what many said was a necessary response to President Barack Obama’s historic election. If you are one of said many, please reveal yourself so I can punch you in the crotch.

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The Price and Promise of Citizenship

Evidently the idea of using the state to impose “permanent cultural change” (a cultural revolution, as it were), instill a “permanent service mind-set,” and enforce “shared responsibility” gives some people a warm feeling. I will never really understand that, just as they will never understand why such rhetoric sends a chill down my spine. Obama [...]

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Equal Pay Law

What if I did as much work as three of my counterparts and got paid the same as each? Could I sue for that?

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Surprise, Assholes

Congress sees this crisis as an opportunity to enact a whole variety of programs that they’ve wanted to pass for years. . . . Just as the Patriot Act was a bunch of laws waiting for a political “crisis,” so is much of the stimulus package a bunch of programs waiting for an economic “crisis.” [...]

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That Was Close

Good news for procrastinating TV zombies. The deadline to convert from analog to digital has been postponed by… our federal government? President Obama earlier this month urged Congress to postpone the transition, citing evidence that many consumers are not ready. The Nielsen Co. said last week that more than 6.5 million U.S. households are not [...]

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Pope’s YouTube Channel

No fun at all if comments are disabled.

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It’s for Their Own Good

Apparently, this is real news, not The Onion. Hey, my brother’s a food champion, maybe he could get a job over there.

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Representation

Hillary confirmed by a 94-2 Senate vote today. Could that possibly be an accurate representation of the voters who elected these people?

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Yesterday’s Headlines

And I thought I was sick of hearing about him two months ago. Today’s headlines are no better. His name is mentioned in nearly every story. And why is her fucking dress still taking up space on my top news page? Fuck!

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Meet the New Boss

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