January 2010
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Watchfrangry:
Jon Hamm as Sexy Senator Scott Brown (via mediaite)
Really funny.
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NY Post: Bay what? Guantanamo now eyed for 9/11... →
As it should have been all along.
See also:
Bloomberg Says Security for NYC Terror Trial to Cost $216 Million
INTERVIEW: HARD NUMBERS ON GITMO FROM JAG LAWYER WHO ACTUALLY PROSECUTED THE TRIALS
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Armchair Economist: On Q409 GDP Growth And What... →
As I’ve been saying in various conversations with people for the last 6 months or so, my biggest concern regarding a recovery in job growth is this:
The economy has been able to grow even without adding workers because employers have found ways to accomplish more with fewer workers. Productivity grew at a robust rate of 8.1 percent in the third quarter of 2009, the most recent data...
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“I can’t believe the hype being given to iPhone…I just have to wonder who...”
– Richard Sprague, Microsoft Senior Marketing Director, January 18, 2007
h/t @macdailynews
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Billy Bragg & Wilco - California Stars (Woody...
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“Today might just be the greatest day of your entire life.”
– Carry that attitude around with you every day.
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L-1 Identity Solutions Introduces Self-Service... →
STAMFORD, Conn., Dec 10, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: ID), a leading provider of identity solutions and services, today introduced new automated kiosks for processing driver’s license renewals and replacements. With more than half of all license transactions relating to replacements and renewals, the self-service kiosks streamline Department of Motor...
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Health Insurance Coverage and Reform: Five Reasons... →
Based on the results from last week’s U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts, the future of health reform legislation is increasingly unclear. While the debate continues, those who have delayed getting health insurance while waiting for a government solution may be leaving themselves open to serious risks. To address this, eHealthInsurance today released a list of five reasons why holding off on...
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RE: John Edwards
Imagine if he was President…
Between Berlusconi, the Irish First Lady, and him, it would have been a monster year in “Diplomat Scandal Chicken.”
mbrosen:
America’s Best Comics Tell The NY Post The 50 Funniest Jokes They Know
My fave:
BOB NEWHART
“It’s a shame that the ‘3 a.m. phone call’ issue in the Democratic campaign was resolved after Obama’s nomination, when John...
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“Both leaders said they shared the view that Iran must not be able to build...”
– From May 18, 2009:
mbrosen:
Political Punch: Disagreements for Barack and Bibi
OK.
6 Months.
Next year’s State of the Union Address should be interesting.
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Eric B and Rakim - I Ain’t No Joke
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“With all of that said, I, we, have a request: If you’re not a fan of the...”
– A small but sincere plea from little ole me. (via cajunboy)
Friends Don’t Let Friends Cheer Favre.
(via onefootinthegrave)
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“There are a lot of places I like, but I like New Orleans better. There’s a...”
– Bob Dylan
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The Black Crowes - Nonfiction
I don’t know...
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WatchCongressman Thaddeus McCotter (R - Michigan), August 19, 2009.
Watch the opening anecdote about his father and a drunken encounter with another rival football player in college…
…And the twist in the end on the current healthcare debate.
Prescient.
McCotter’s great. He’s very witty - smart witty, Frasier witty - and erudite…and doesn’t use a tele-prompter.
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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. In the...”
– Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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“I think, if I had to guess right now, I’d say the best shot for Tim Tebow...”
– Peter King
This would be AWESOME.
Then again, Alex Smith was the shit coming out of college, too.
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“By the way, if the Rams had picked Mark Sanchez and left the Jets...”
– Peter King
Interesting.
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“A number I think would be interesting would be eight. And no, that’s not...”
– New York Jets coach Rex Ryan, decrying Green Bay cornerback Charles Woodson beating out his own corner, Darrelle Revis, for the Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year award.
From Peter King’s Monday Morning Quarterback this week.
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“All Jets fans should just donate their Brains to Science…So we can really...”
– My friend, Ray, a staunch Giants fan.
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Haiti earthquake gives Guantanamo new mission →
By BEN FOX The Associated Press Thursday, January 21, 2010; 4:21 PM
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — The Haiti earthquake is giving the American base at Guantanamo Bay a new mission: supplying aid to the devastated island nation and potentially detaining thousands of Haitian migrants captured at sea.
President Barack Obama’s deadline for closing the base prison expires Friday with...
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Hot Mug Shots!
Men, if you’re still looking for that perfect lady, these gals are ready to steal your heart—and your car stereo. But, seriously, we’re sure these young women are now on the straight and narrow and have reformed their felonious ways. Really. Innocent until proven guilty!
Jamie, a “dancer”, was charged with battery and criminal mischief. Hot!
You win, internet.
See the rest...
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Snoop Dogg - I Wanna Rock (The Kings G-Mix feat....
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“A day doesn’t go by where I don’t create something,” says Smith. “Sometimes it’s...”
– Read more:
Patti Smith Recounts Her Life With Robert Mapplethorpe in Her Memoir ‘Just Kids’
(via New York Magazine)
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“It’s the economy, stupid.”
– Token editorial in light of this.
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