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Archive for May, 2010

Guess Who’s Becoming More Capitalist ? Sweden

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, May 16th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Economics, Europe, Foreign Affairs, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

As America moves down a path toward European style social democracy, one of the iconic social democratic states in Europe is moving in the opposite direction:

Unfortunately Obligatory “Little Girls Dancing To Beyonce” Post

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, May 16th, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, In The News

Over the past couple weeks, this video of a group of grammar-school girls dancing to Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” has been causing some degree of controversy:

After an initial report on Good Morning America, the parents of the children said the video was taken out of context:

Out of context ? I’ve got to agree with Ed Morrissey:
It’s [...]

Texas Conservatives Attack American History, Again

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, May 16th, 2010. Filed under Education, History

A few months ago, textbook changes by the Texas Board of Education made national news for the extent that they appeared to be promoting a very conservative view of American history.
Now, it appears that the forces behind those changes have a whole new list of stuff they want to change:
Don McLeroy, a Republican board member [...]

Wayne Allyn Root Is Poison For The Libertarian Party

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, May 16th, 2010. Filed under Libertarians, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Wayne Allyn Root

Wayne Allyn Root, the businessman and online gambling advocate who served as Bob Barr’s running mate on the Libertarian ticket in 2008, is casting his lot in with the birthers. As Radley Balko reports, Root promotes on his Facebook page his participation in a “trial of Barack Obama” that took place last week in New [...]

Another Independent Witness Verifies That, Yes, Barack Obama Was Born In Hawaii

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, May 16th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

In this case, it’s a woman who was in the hospital at the same time as Stanley Ann Dunham when she gave birth to the future President on August 4, 1961:
[Eleanor] Nordyke, 82, of Honolulu, Hawaii, says that on Aug. 4, 1961, she was in labor with her twin daughters Susan and Gretchen at Kapiolani [...]

A Typo In The Constitution

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, May 16th, 2010. Filed under History, Humor, U.S. Constitution

Eugene Volokh tracks down a typographical error in the original draft of the Constitution:
In the Date Clause of article VII (see the high-resolution version of the original), which gives the date as “the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven,” the “Eighty” [...]

Ron Paul: Freedom Is The Answer !

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, May 15th, 2010. Filed under Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Ron Paul

A great speech from last night’s opening of the Campaign For Liberty’s Iowa Conference:

End Of The Road For “Law And Order”

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, May 15th, 2010. Filed under Television

Just one season shy of setting a record for the longest running drama in television history, the plug has been pulled on Law & Order:
NBC confirmed Friday that it had canceled the original “Law & Order,” bringing an end to a 20-year-old television drama that jump-started an era of television production in New York City.
“Law [...]

Repeat After Me, Roman Polanksi Is A Pedophile Rapist

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, May 15th, 2010. Filed under Celebrities, Dumbasses

Another woman has come forward to say that Roman Polanski raped her when she was a teenager:
Los Angeles, California (CNN) — A British actress says she was sexually abused by Roman Polanski when she was 16, after she was cast in a Polanski film in Paris, France.
“He sexually abused me in the worst possible way [...]

How To Fix Your Facebook Privacy Settings In Two Minutes

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, May 15th, 2010. Filed under Facebook, Internet, Technology

There’s been plenty of discussion over the past few weeks about the new privacy settings that Facebook has established.
This video explains everything you need to know about them, and how to change the privacy settings on your account if you want to:

H/T: HuffPo

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