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Crime and race
Anybody have some reliable figures on race and murder?
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The Gimme Factor
A recent New York Times/CBS Poll was conducted surveying American's attitudes regarding the Affordable Care Act-or what Fox News flogs as Obamacare. The results show marked ambivalence about the law: roughly 36% of Americans approve of the law, while 47% disapprove of it ( Read more... ) -
On ignorance
A recent poll conducted by Public Policy Polling found that 45% of likely Republican voters in Mississippi believe that Barack Obama is Muslim, and another 41% were "not sure" about his religion. Only 14% believe he is Christian.
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Conservative nutball update, again
The conservative nutball vote goes to:- Sarah Palin
- Michele Bachmann
- Ron Paul
- Rick Santorum
- Rick Perry
- Hermann Cain
- Newt Gingrich
- Ron Paul, again
- Newt Gingrich, again
- Rick Santorum, again
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The deciding factor in the presidential election
This election is likely going to be close. The best bet for a Republican candidate right now is to consolidate the conservative support and bring in independents, but the way the primaries are going it's likely to alienate both groups ( Read more... ) -
The parasite economy
If I had a tech blog that had a readership > 2, I'd write:
sycophant |ˈsikəfənt; -ˌfant|
noun
a person who acts obsequiously toward someone in order to gain advantage; a servile flatterer.The domain SYCOPHANCY.COM is aptly registered to one Philip Maher of Denver, Colorado. This domain is squatted-meaning, Mr. Maher has registered the domain with ( Read more... ) -
Keeping up with the phobias
Acrophobia is not fear of acro yoga, but rather the fear of heights. Batophobia is not the fear of bats, but rather the fear of being in the proximity of a building of great height.
Decidophobia, however, is exactly what you think. -
Still going to be Romney, but whoa
Okay, who else* was surprised that Perry bows out and endorses not Santorum, the other religious zealot-but Gingrich, the philandering lout?
* And by "else" I mean, among the precious few of you who bother reading LJ any more. -
Conservative nutball update
The conservative nutball vote goes to:- Sarah Palin
- Michele Bachmann
- Ron Paul
- Rick Santorum
- Rick Perry
- Hermann Cain
- Newt Gingrich
- Ron Paul, again
