http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/08/newsweek-poll-republicans-think-obama-probably-wants-to-impose-islamic-law.php?ref=fpa So basically there is a group of people that think President Obama is a muslim and will impose islamic law. Instead of find out the truth, people will cling to an idea that makes them feel ‘better’. So the lack of clarity for some, is better than actually having the facts, seems par for [...]
Infographic: Where Did the Money to Rebuild Iraq Go? http://www.good.is/post/infographic-where-did-the-money-to-rebuild-iraq-go If you really care about “government spending too much” then this should be on the top of the list.
Since there are midterm elections coming up this year, that means the fake rage of tea baggers will come down upon politics. This means lots of conservatives will be out to go vote in California, which will be bad the for the legalization of pot on the ballot. Just like prop 8 got voted down, [...]
“the satellites are capable of calculating your average speed between two points” http://gizmodo.com/5521918/speeding-tickets-now-coming-from-outer-space There was a time where space was a place of wonder, not it’s just another place to screw you over from.
Ex-military leaders: Young adults ‘too fat to fight’ http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/04/20/military.fat.fight/index.html?hpt=C1 Maybe we’ll actually eat ourselves out of a war. High fructose corn syrup might be our ticket to peace.
Marijuana use by seniors goes up as boomers age http://www.salon.com/news/2010/02/22/us_seniors_marijuana/index.html As they have in the last few decades, baby boomers my change how business is done in this country. But the catch this time is it might actually do good. The aging population might actually work to get drug laws reformed or maybe repealed altogether. [...]
“The music industry is in a major state of crisis and some up and coming acts are reluctant to dirty their hands with social networking” http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10460660-261.html?tag=TOCmoreStories.0 So let me get this straight, if the band isn’t doing the job of the record label you want nothing to do with them? The use of “social media” [...]
The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years, a requirement that law enforcement believes could help it in investigations of child pornography and other serious crimes. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10448060-38.html?tag=smallCarouselArea.1 On the one hand, all the conspiracy nuts use this to line their nests. And [...]
Month-to-month fluctuations in rates of collision claims in jurisdictions with bans didn’t change from before to after the laws were enacted. Nor did the patterns change in comparison with trends in jurisdictions that didn’t have such laws. http://gizmodo.com/5459813/handheld-cellphone-bans-dont-reduce-car-crashes-after-all Wow, imagine that, a useless law. Regardless of the situation people will do stupid stuff, a cell [...]
‘In a provocative look at the impact of sedentary behavior on health, a new study links time watching television to an increased risk of death.’ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405… This is another useless attack on TV. I should really go out and talk about how this is false, but 30 Rock is on tonight so I’ll do it [...]
