Saturday, January 29, 2011
New Aaron Sorkin Cable News Show on HBO
Maybe Keith Olbermann can play himself. (Zap2It)
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television
Bill Maher: The NFL is Socialist
And that's why Americans love it. (HuffingtonPost)
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Bill Maher,
NFL
Michele Bachmann: Village Idiot
But in today's world, the village idiot gets the attention. (NYTimes)
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Michele Bachmann
Friday, January 28, 2011
Why It's Called the Super Bowl
The first three weren't even called the Super Bowl. (TheAtlantic)
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NFL
38-31 Triple Overtime Game
Probably the first game to ever be described as both triple overtime and really boring. (YahooSports)
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sports
College Basketball Power Rankings
BYU jumps to #6 after their big win over SDSU. (SI)
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college basketball
The Troy Polamalu Effect
In their last 33 games, the Steelers are 6-7 without him, 16-4 with him. (ESPN)
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NFL
Fact Checking Michele Bachmann
If proving that she's a liar and/or idiot doesn't get through to her supporters and the media keeps inviting her on as a pundit, what's the point? (LATimes)
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politics
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Top 10 Super Bowl Commercials of the Decade
I don't even remember some of these. (MSNBC)
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commercials,
NFL
Rachel Maddow 1/26: Finding and Shifting the Center
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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politics,
Rachel Maddow
O Book Mystery Solved: Mark Salter
What a surprise an anonymous book about Obama that got terrible reviews was written by a McCain insider. (ThePage)
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politics
Cory Booker: Snow Inspiration
The mayor of Newark inspires people to help each other in the latest snowstorm. (Newsweek)
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Cory Booker
Killing Campaign Finance
The partisan split on the 6 member panel prevents anything from getting done (sound familiar?). (Slate)
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politics
Sodium Thiopental Shortage
Europe seems to be taking a moral stand against the death penalty in the US. (LATimes)
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law
The Corporate Tax Code
As much as politicians try, they can't please everyone all the time. (NYTimes)
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money
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Kucinich Sues House Cafeteria Over Olive
I guess as a man of peace, Kucinich resorts to litigation over self-help. (Politico)
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weird news
State of the Union 2011 Word Clouds
Obama: American, people, new, jobs; Ryan: debt, spending, government; Bachmann: President, government, unemployment, spending. (AmericaBlog)
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politics
Colbert Report: Naziometer
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Stephen Colbert
Alec Baldwin Replacing Keith Olbermann?
He's allegedly at the top of their wishlist. (PopEater)
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media
The Real State of the Union
Why do we ignore all the horrible things that need to be changed? (AndrewSullivan)
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politics
Debunking Paul Ryan
Just a few debatable if not false claims in his Republican response. (HuffingtonPost)
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Paul Ryan
US Video Game Linked to Russian Airport Terrorist Attack
Modern Warfare 2 had a Russian airport terrorist attack scene. (ForeignPolicy)
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Russia
Super Bowl Ticket Costs
Is it really worth $2,500 to $22,000 to go to a football game, even if it's the Super Bowl? For $1,000, you can buy a giant LCD TV to watch the game and years worth of other stuff. (LATimes)
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NFL
State of the Union 2011 Seating Chart
With the bipartisan dates, it was an interesting seating chart for once. (NYTimes)
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politics
State of the Union 2011 Interactive Video and Transcript
The annual searchable transcript. (NYTimes)
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politics
Rand Paul Proposes $500 Billion in Cuts
Paul Ryan should take a lesson from Rand Paul on what it means to put your money where your mouth is. (Politico)
Colbert Report: Sarah Palin is Qualified to Control Our Nuclear Arsenal
"For the record, I believe Sarah Palin is a true statesman, whose experience as a failed vice-presidential candidate, half-term governor, and eight episode reality show star has fully prepared her to take control of our nuclear arsenal."- Stephen Colbert
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Sarah Palin,
Stephen Colbert
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
State of the Union Republican Response: Paul Ryan Transcript
Cut spending, cut spending, cut spending. (CNN)
The 3 Jokes in the State of the Union: Pat-Downs, Healthcare, and Smoked Salmon
Bits of humor inserted into the serious speech. (Politico)
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politics
State of the Union 2011 Speech Transcript
Jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, innovation, innovation, innovation, innovation, win the future. (NYTimes)
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Barack Obama,
politics
UNC vs. Michigan State on Aircraft Carrier?
Best thing to happen on an aircraft carrier since Mission Accomplished? (SI)
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college basketball
The State of the Internet Address
The state of the internet is strong. (Buzzfeed)
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technology
Courage to Stand: Tim Pawlenty Political Ad
Great ad but a terrible and bland candidate who's becoming more shameless by the day as he focuses solely on becoming President. He's like the 2012 version of Mitt Romney.
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Tim Pawlenty
Campaign 2012: Mitt Romney 2.0
What strategy will he employ this time? Probably not honesty. (Time)
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Mitt Romney
Amazon Tote: Free Delivery Service
Pretty soon you may never have to leave your house again. (HuffingtonPost)
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technology
Chicago Man Fired for Wearing Packers Tie
Taking things a little too seriously. (YahooSports)
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NFL,
weird news
Derek Jeter Might Move to Center Field?
Brian Cashman floats the idea for the future. (ESPN)
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MLB
Partisanship is the New Racism
Sitting together isn't the same as taking real action. (Slate)
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politics
State of the Union Date Night
Democrats and Republicans pair off for Congress Prom. (LATimes)
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politics
Protecting Public Financing of Campaigns
Republicans are rushing to repeal. (LATimes)
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politics
Six Supreme Court Justices to Attend State of the Union
Samuel Alito will not have his decisions questioned in his presence. (NYTimes)
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Supreme Court
State of the Union Drinking Games
Tune in at 9 PM EST tonight for the State of the Union.
1 Drink: Republican(s) applaud, close-up of a member of the Supreme Court, every mention of the words "spending", "taxes", "bipartisan(ship)", and "jobs", every time Michelle Obama is shown
2 Drinks: Republican(s) stand and applaud, Obama says "Let me be clear", every mention of George W Bush or Ronald Reagan
3 Drinks: Someone screams out something inappropriate (like You Lie), John Boehner tears up, 1st close-up of a prominent Democrat and Republican sitting together
Also, Foreign Policy has one of their own (ForeignPolicy) and so does Esquire. (Esquire)
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politics
Monday, January 24, 2011
If US States Were Countries
Finding US state equivalents. Is it any surprise West Virginia is Iraq? (Economist)
Surprise Rising Senate Star: Kirsten Gillibrand
Obama's pick to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate is following in the footsteps of her predecessor. (Newsweek)
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Senate
Once Spineless, Always Spineless
As usual, Democrats are watering down their proposals, this time on filibuster reform. (HuffingtonPost)
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Senate
The Day the NFL Called Jay Cutler a Wuss
Sitting out the 2nd half of the conference championship game? Really? (Slate)
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NFL
Super Bowl Early Preview: Steelers vs. Packers
A showdown between two teams with a lot of history. (SI)
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NFL
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Challenge: Do Nothing for 2 Minutes
Not quite as addictive as angry birds but maybe better for you. (HuffingtonPost)
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games
Cold Weather At Heinz Field Tonight for Jets vs. Steelers
Wind chill of 6 degrees for gametime. There will still be a few idiots out there without shirts on I bet. (ESPN)
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NFL
Today's NFL TV Schedule
Packers @ Bears, 3 PM EST (FOX)
Jets @ Steelers, 6:30 PM EST (CBS)
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NFL
Testing The Jets Defensive Strategy
It's worked against the Colts and Pats, but can it stop the Steelers? (NYTimes)
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NFL
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