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Saturday, February 5, 2011
Post-Signing Day Way Too Early 2011 College Football Rankings
FSU becomes the dark horse for 2011. (ESPN)
The Onion: Obama Gives Whispered Untelevised Gun Control Speech
Gun control: one of many third rails. (TheOnion)
The Steelers Have Already Lost
Even if they win the game, they've become the villain. (HuffingtonPost)
Ronald Reagan: Not So Great
A dissenting from the conventional wisdom that Reagan was great. (LATimes)
Friday, February 4, 2011
Jon Huntsman's Target Demographic
Sane pro-Mormon Republicans...pretty sure that's a small group. (TNR)
Community: Dungeons and Dragons With Fat Neil
Great episode up there with Paintball and Halloween...
Colbert Report: Bill O'Reilly: How'd the Moon Get There? How Come Mars Doesn't Have It?
Bill O'Reilly doubles down on "tide comes in, tide goes out" and Stephen Colbert nails him again.
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Thursday, February 3, 2011
Will the Supreme Court Overturn Healthcare Reform?
Flip a coin on Justice Kennedy. (Slate)
Obama Rooting for Steelers Over Packers in Super Bowl?
Can't be surprised a bitter Bears fan would go Pittsburgh. (NYTimes)
Colbert Report: Psychic Cat Christiane Amanpurr
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Skin Cell Spray Gun Heals Burns
Pretty cool scientific breakthrough, warning: graphic images. (Gawker)
Obamacare: Judicial Activism on the Right?
Judicial activism: when a judge does something you don't like. (AndrewSullivan)
2012 Senate Preview
With the Democrats trying to hold so many seats from 2006, it might be tough to hold control of the Senate. (Time)
Tea Party Democrats
The deficit isn't only a Republican issue. (Slate)
National Signing Day Major Decision Times
10 a.m.: Tony Steward, LB, St. Augustine (Fla.) Pedro Menendez (Considering Florida State and Clemson)
11 a.m.: Tim Jernigan, DT Lake City (Fla.) Columbia (Considering Alabama, Florida State, LSU, Tennessee)
11:30 a.m.: Stephone Anthony, LB, Wadesboro (N.C.) Anson (Considering Clemson, Florida, North Carolina, NC State and Virginia Tech); Christian Heyward, DT, San Diego Point Loma (Considering Oregon, San Diego State, USC)
Noon: Cyrus Kouandjio, OT, Hyattsville (Md.) DeMatha Catholic (Considering Alabama, Auburn, New Mexico)
1:30 p.m.: Curtis Grant, LB, Richmond (Va.) Hermitage (Considering Florida, North Carolina, Ohio State, Virginia); Isaiah Crowell, RB, Columbus (Ga.) Carver (Considering Alabama, Auburn, Georgia)
3 p.m.: Marqise Lee, ATH, Gardena (Calif.) Juipero Serra (Considering Cal, Miami, Oregon, USC)
8 p.m.: De'Anthony Thomas, ATH, Los Angeles Crenshaw (Considering Oregon and USC)
(Source: SI)
11 a.m.: Tim Jernigan, DT Lake City (Fla.) Columbia (Considering Alabama, Florida State, LSU, Tennessee)
11:30 a.m.: Stephone Anthony, LB, Wadesboro (N.C.) Anson (Considering Clemson, Florida, North Carolina, NC State and Virginia Tech); Christian Heyward, DT, San Diego Point Loma (Considering Oregon, San Diego State, USC)
Noon: Cyrus Kouandjio, OT, Hyattsville (Md.) DeMatha Catholic (Considering Alabama, Auburn, New Mexico)
1:30 p.m.: Curtis Grant, LB, Richmond (Va.) Hermitage (Considering Florida, North Carolina, Ohio State, Virginia); Isaiah Crowell, RB, Columbus (Ga.) Carver (Considering Alabama, Auburn, Georgia)
3 p.m.: Marqise Lee, ATH, Gardena (Calif.) Juipero Serra (Considering Cal, Miami, Oregon, USC)
8 p.m.: De'Anthony Thomas, ATH, Los Angeles Crenshaw (Considering Oregon and USC)
(Source: SI)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Glenn Beck: The Dumbest Thing Ever Broadcast on Television
Unfortunately Glenn Beck's viewers aren't in on the joke. (AndrewSullivan)
Jon Huntsman: Right Man, Wrong Time
Jon Huntsman is running for president 4 years too early. (HuffingtonPost)
Going on Offense: Democratic Convention 2012 in Charlotte
Obama won North Carolina in 2008 and is looking for a repeat performance. (NYTimes)
Debt Limit Follies
The debt limit is just a sum of all the spending the government does. If you really want to stop raising the debt limit, stop raising spending. (NYTimes)
Monday, January 31, 2011
Jon Huntsman 2012: To Run or Not to Run?
The only current employee of the Obama administration mulling a run for president. (TheAtlantic)(Politico)
Pro Bowl: AFC Alex Mack Lateral TD
The Stanford Band play only nobody on defense was really trying. (YahooSports)
Avoiding the Tea Party Caucus
New senators like Rubio and Johnson that rode the Tea Party wave into office suddenly aren't so willing to reciprocate. (CSMonitor)
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Bristol Palin Almost Got $20,000 to Speak at WUSTL
Are these universities insane? They shouldn't pay a former president $20,000 let alone someone who has done nothing of any value in her life but be Sarah Palin's daughter and appear on Dancing with the Stars. (Alternet)
Thomas Paine: Collective Good Over Private Profit
Patriotism is more than a flag pin and Support the Troops bumper sticker. (LATimes)
SAG Awards Preview
Tonight at 8 PM EST on TBS and TNT. (LATimes)
Learning the Wrong Lesson
The Tea Party is back for 2012 and is ready to ignore the fact that their insistence on hard right candidates cost them elections in Delaware, Colorado, Alaska, and Nevada. (NYTimes)
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