Archive for October 7th, 2008
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“that one”
Lotta people seem to be puzzling over the weird moment in tonight’s debate when McCain referred to Obama as “that one.” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed-k1xOCsMs[/youtube] I worked for several years in NYC with a white woman in her 50s, named Marion, from Queens. Marion was intensely racist but never expressed it in any of the usual epithets and [...]
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One guess who won.
Lifehacker sums up a recent survey: Last week we asked you to tell us about the best keyboard you’ve ever used, and the testimonials came pouring in. Today we’ve compiled the most popular keyboards into a handy list for your perusal. Consider yourself warned: reading the list may lead to you staring balefully at your [...]
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more like this, please
Is this where I’m supposed to say violence accomplishes nothing? Screw that. This made my morning. Richard Fuld, the disgraced head of Lehman Brothers, was punched in the face in the office gym amid the bank’s collapse. Mr Fuld, who has been testifying on the financial crisis before the US House Oversight Committee, was attacked [...]
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High-heeled jackboots.
Does Tina Fey have a bodyguard? Because pretty soon she may need one. I have the feeling this month is going to be known in the future as Ugly October. … McCain had said that racially explosive attacks related to Obama’s former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, are off limits. But Palin told New York [...]