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Archive for June, 2010

Racial Sensitivity Insanity: NAACP Protests Hallmark Card Because It Mentions “Black Holes”

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, June 9th, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses

Today’s daily dose of insanity comes to us from California:
CULVER CITY, Calif. (KABC) — A graduation card sold at local stores has been pulled from shelves after a civil rights group raised concerns about the content. The group claims the card’s micro-speaker plays a greeting that’s racist.
It is a graduation greeting from Hallmark that says, [...]

Hayekian Triumph

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, June 9th, 2010. Filed under Books, Economics, Individual Liberty

The # 1 book on Amazon is… The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich von Hayek.

Orly Taitz Loses, But Who Are The 370,000 Idiots Who Voted For Her ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, June 9th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Barack Obama, Elections, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans

Despite fears earlier this week that she could sneak through, Orly Taitz lost the Republican nomination for California Secretary Of State quite handily:

Over at Popehat Ken has his own theories as to who the almost 375,000 people willing to put a certifiably insane woman on the November ballot might be:
1. 375,000 Californians don’t give [...]

Rand Paul Talks To Sean Hannity

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, June 9th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Elections, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Rand Paul, Republicans, Sean Hannity

Rand Paul was on Sean Hannity’s radio show yesterday, which was surprising in itself considering Hannity’s bad relationship with Ron Paul supporters back in 2008:
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Part Two:

Where Orwell Got It Wrong

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, June 9th, 2010. Filed under Individual Liberty, Privacy, Technology

Cory Doctrow, author of the new book Little Brother, talks about how George Orwell was wrong about the role of technology in personal liberty:

H/T: United Liberty

Economist Admits That Obama’s Stimulus Didn’t Work

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, June 9th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Credit Crisis, Economics, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

Jeffrey Sachs, a Keynesian economist, now admits that the stimulus didn’t work:

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
H/T: Jason Pye

Virginia Republicans Pick Fimian, Hurt, Rigell To Head Into November Battle

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, June 9th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, 2010 VA-11 Race, Elections, Gerry Connolly, Keith Fimian, Political Parties, Politics, Republicans, Virginia, Virginia Politics

Virginia’s Republicans picked their candidates for the November elections yesterday:
Republicans in Northern Virginia decided Tuesday to create a rerun of 2008, nominating Oakton businessman Keith Fimian to face Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D) for the second straight cycle.
The contest in the 11th District, where Fimian beat Fairfax County Supervisor Pat S. Herrity (Springfield) 56 to [...]

Foolproof Method To Plug The Gulf Oil Leak

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, June 8th, 2010. Filed under Humor, In The News

Rand Paul On Neil Cavuto

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, June 8th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Elections, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Rand Paul, Republicans

Rand Paul continued his return to the airwaves with an appearance yesterday on Neil Cavuto’s show:

Audaciously Hypocritical Quote Of The Day

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, June 8th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Quote Of The Day

From the President Of The United States:
Kalamazoo, Mich. (AP) – Don’t mimic Washington by making excuses, President Barack Obama advises graduating high school students, and take responsibility for failure as well as success.
In remarks to be delivered Monday evening at Kalamazoo Central High School, Obama says it’s easy to blame others when problems arise. “We [...]

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