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Sarah Palin’s Reality Show: The Best Thing to Happen in American Politics
When Sarah Palin’s Alaska premiered on November 14 on TLC, groans could be heard all over America from the left and even from some on the right. The general sentiment was, “Oh geez, what is she up to now!?” Since the ’08 election Palin has been on a publicity rampage. Speaking engagements, rallies, talk shows, books, and now reality television. What people didn’t realize is that her doing a reality show was the best thing that could… Read More
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Young Gets It Done: Headcount.org’s PSA Featuring Jay-Z
Headcount.org has put out this pretty sweet PSA featuring Jay-Z sending a message to remind young voters of just how important they are. As he says, our young generation “changed the world” in 2008.
Let’s do it again in 2010!
Jay-Z “Vote Again 2010″ PSA from HeadCount.org from HeadCount on Vimeo.
Hat Tip: Elizabeth
Dear Christine O’Donnell: Let’s Leave Virginity Out of This
The GOP has another gem down the hatch, folks. As if Sarah Palin wasn’t enough, we now have Christine O’Donnell hitting the mainstream. Yes, she and her, “I am you.” campaign is all the latest talk. And, the lady has quite a mouth on her. Witchcraft, sex, virginity, religion — is this all necessary, Ms. O’Donnell? We’d be much more interested in hearing your policy views and why you’re a qualified candidate.
The sex talk and weird… Read More
The Arena’s Peter Fenn Compares GOP Candidates To Star Wars Cantina Scene
And we get a hilarious visual.
“They are beginning to resemble the bar scene from Star Wars,” said Democratic strategist Peter Fenn in POLITICO’s Arena, referring to the GOP candidates this year. “They are purging the conservative voices in their party who have any sort of pragmatic perspective and substituting true kooks.”
This puts a whole new meaning to the scene where that creepy guy says to Luke, “He doesn’t like you…I don’t like you, either!” Though,… Read More
Young Gets It Done: Sal Khan, 33
Never thought that tutoring/education from a Harvard MBA could be free? Think again. Sal Khan and his non-profit, Khan Academy, does just that. Through on-line lectures and tutorials on YouTube, Khan teaches 200,000 students math, science and an array of other subjects, all at no cost:
Khan Academy, with Khan as the only teacher, appears on YouTube and elsewhere and is by any measure the most popular educational site on the web. Khan’s
Numbers Don’t Lie: Honeymoon Definitely Over Between Wall Street and Obama
We already knew this. It’s no secret. Obama and Wall Street have had a very public break-up. Of Tiger/Elin Woods proportions. In fact, anyone who has friends who work in finance–like me–have heard the rants firsthand. Wall Street to Obama is the equivalent to a scorned woman looking to take her ex-husband for all he’s worth. They feel burned by the President and it’s gotten pretty ugly. Losing your biggest (and wealthiest) supporters can only mean one thing: they… Read More
