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This is the dude's last hurrah. He's 68 next month, which would make him a nearly 70-year-old first term president. So this is the guy's last shot. But, does he have a shot? I think he's a selfish prick for running, frankly. He can't...
So, there are seven days left until the first caucus in Iowa state and all of the Candidates are there trying to drum up support. It is the first stop on the long road to win the nomination for the Republican candidate to take on the Democrats...
So it's Romney/Ryan v. Obama/Biden. My money's on the latter, but it'll definitely be closer than four years ago.
This is everywhere at the moment, but there aren't any particularly good articles on it yet (little surprise) so I'll just toss this CNN link here for now. From what I understand they verified it was Bin Laden via DNA from his sister who died in the...
France has now officialy voted in the ban on the wearing of the face covering veils. Barring a left-field challenge it will become law next spring. This goes further than just the original idea which was to ban them in places of public service. This...
So we have large protests held by people with no specific goals and vague politics on a far end of the spectrum. No, it's not the Tea Party again. It's Occupy Wall Street. What are people's thoughts on this one? I'm sympathetic to their anger,...
A clever team from Britain has come up with a novel way of preventing Global Warming by mimicing volcanoes. The idea is to launch a giant balloon in to the upper atmosphere that can release millions of tiny chemical particles which can then float...
I mean seriously, it was apparently 4 miles of course, and it looks like it's no farther than an easy swim from shore. WTF happened? I hate to speculate unfairly, but I wonder if whoever was in charge of navigating last night was drunk or...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/20/two-suns-twin-stars_n_811864.html This is crazy! I have never taken a neutrino shower.
This feels like a pretty big deal. Anyone else feel like this? I don't mean the reform itself, but the process, the incredible politicing, and the boost Obama (or the right, who knows?) may get from this. The media coverage has been insane. ...
I've been reading all kinds of outrage on the internet over this story. A brief summation: Guy lives in a county where they have no fire service. A nearby municipality offers fire protection to individuals who live outside of their jurisdiction,...
Chilean president: Looking forward to imminent mine rescue Yes, the Chilean president is looking forward to it. I'm sure the guys in the mine are, too. Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne told reporters Monday outside the mine that...
Story here. Okay, love, we get it; you don't like cats. But does that mean you should go out of your way to deliberately try and harm somebody else's cat? Well, thanks to the internet, you fucking witch, your life is going to be made as miserable...
I'm happy to see this is being addressed in a New York Times editorial, as this is a wall I've beaten my head into many times. Frankly, no, junk food is not cheaper. The alternative to soda is water, and the alternative to junk food is not...
Marriage, vows, royalty, yadda yadda yadda... WTF IS UP WITH THESE HATS And what is wrong with everyone not gouging out their eyes over that?
Dear God, how do people in St. Louis and Atlanta deal with this? I know it gets like this every year, but now it's hear. Temps just under 100 and high humidity. I hate this crap! I recall watching the evening news some years ago during...
So Wikileaks has decided to release a lot of detail about USA communications from its embassies and people in the field. It was supposed to be a lot of dirty laundry being aired for all to see, but as far as I can see most of it was pretty much...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/22/AR2011022205740.html This is how we know the "mainstream media" isn't really all that left. How? Because the media is (can't use are here, sorry) covering this at all. ...
In these difficult economic times, we're all looking to get a little extra money coming in. Those of us who are lucky enough to have a job still want to be making the most of it. We want to be sure our bosses know that we are good, valuable...
Does your man only feign interest in his spiritual life? Does he go out of his way to keep company with young men? Is he just too clean? Don't deny you haven't suspected, ladies. Well, live in secret shame no more because help is on its way! ...
Chicago's bracing for what is may be the 2nd worst storm ever to hit the Great Lakes, due to come around rush hour tomorrow morning. Yikes.
Just asking.
At a dig in the grounds of a Leicester car park, it is likely they have found the remains of Richard III, once King of England. A set of bones have been discovered in the remains of a church and sent away for further DNA testing. His resting...
Following her last statement about women no longer requiring men, you would think she would be be slightly more careful about what she was going to say live on TV. Nope, she decides to offend people by calling herself a retard. Although it seems...
For those who missed it, up to 5,000 red-winged blackbirds and starlings fell from the sky just before midnight on New Year's Eve in a one-mile area over Beebe, Arkansas. Arkansas game officials probe mystery of falling birds Unfortunately, it...
Google's plans to digitise as many of the world's books as possible and create the biggest online library have been quashed in a ruling by a US Judge. In a ruling, the proposal put forward by Google was mentioned as going too far and giving...
This is the latest prediction of leading scientist Raymond Kurzweil, that within the next two decades you will be able to back and store all your thoughts and memories electronically. All your thoughts, dreams, experiences, everything that makes...
This is silly. Real non-primary votes will not be cast for 15 months. How can anyone elect someone who is wiling to spend two years running for office? All the being said, what do you think at this point? ------GOP---- I can't vote for Bush....
On Monday afternoon, this video was posted to a thread on /b/ with the words, "Find this dumb little bitch and throw her into a river." This is a much worse situation than the lady tossing the cat in the garbage can for a couple of reasons. The...
We've discussed the concept here before, but now New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is seeking federal permission to stop recipients of food stamps from using them to buy soda. New York Times story here. The request, made to the United...
I feel like more people should be stunned by this. A comic that pretends to be a yahoo in order to entertain yahoos was courted by a serious presidential candidate to drum up interest in his campaign. I am appalled that: Southerners are...
Elton John and his husband http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1654959/20101228/john_elton.jhtml, a Christmas baby, delivered by a surrogate. My first thought was, holy cow, how old is Elton, anyway?! Turns out he's 63, which is actually a bit...
and it's a scandal for quite a few reasons. Dominique Strauss-Kahn is the head of the IMF and has spent the last few years running around the globe trying to prevent the banking structure from imploding. He was also due to run for the French...
Well, it looks as though both parties have taken each other over the fiscal cliff and not signed through any spending plans for the US Government forcing it to send all non-essential personnel on unpaid leave. Yet again, the sticking point was...
Some say "Frankenfish", others call it a sollution Genetic engineering introduces desirable traits of one living being into another, using recombinant DNA , or rDNA technology. In the case of AquAdvantage® Salmon, scientists have injected the...
Who didn't see this coming? http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Yum-puts-AampW-Long-John-apf-3858851127.html?x=0 I always thought LJS was a strange, semi-obscure brand, and tossing it into the Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut mix seemed bizarre. I...
I see a lot of articles that catch my eye, but don't seem to have enough meat behind them for a full thread. So I'm going to experiment with a thread for those sorts of interesting snippets. Feel free to share links of your own. Army’s Virtual...
Bishop Blames Jews for Child Molestation Scandal. As soon as I saw the headline, I knew I was going to compose a Dome thread for the topic. As I continued to read, I realized that I was struck dumb by what I saw and so must rely on smilies. ...
Why is 'food security' sparking unrest? "The most urgent issue confronting humanity in the next 50 years is not climate change or the financial crisis, it is whether we can achieve and sustain such a harvest," said Julian Cribb, scientist and...
The press conference is still around two hours away, but it's been allegedly leaked to a Dutch news site that NASA will be announcing the discovery of a bacteria found in Mono Lake that utilizes arsenic instead of phosphorous and is thus different...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/08/gabrielle-giffords-shot-c_n_806211.html
"There are too many redheads in relation to demand," he told Danish newspaper Ekstrabladet. "I do not think you chose a redhead, unless the partner - for example, the sterile male - has red hair, or because the lone woman has a preference for...
The Olympics 2012 logo has been described as many things, but now there is a new interpretation. Iran has declared that the logo can be used to spell out the word "Zion" and so is part of a Pro-Israeli western conspiracy. If the logo is not...
Story here. WASHINGTON — Federal drug regulators on Friday approved a new form of emergency contraceptive pill that prevents pregnancies if taken as many as five days after unprotected intercourse. The pill, called ella, will be available by...
Well, now we know where Dr Evil is located, it's somewhere near the California Coast. An Object was seen shooting across the sky about 35 miles west of Los Angeles leaving behind a contrail for all to see. The Pentagon and Military are...
Law enforcement has been called to look for them and the governor is threatening to bring in the National Guard. In a drama drawing national attention, law enforcement officers are searching for Democratic senators boycotting a Senate vote on...
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/20/us/colorado-theater-scene/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 For those who'd like to discuss it, as suggested in Orual's big summer movie thread. Yet another example of random, senseless gun violence in this land I love. My...
Well, the time is finally here, tomorrow Scotland gets to choose its future. Does it stay with the Union, as it has been for the last 300 years or so and head towards something akin to Home Rule or does it take the step of independence splitting the...
Oh, Gawker. Up to your usual standards of journalistic integrity, I see. We drew up the census in such a way that "Hispanic" people were almost forced to join the dark side—or should I say The White Side? High five, white devils! All of your...
http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/mysterious-booms-trembles-plague-wisconsin-town-baffle-scientists-060707562--abc-news.html I'm voting for early warm weather causing unusual ground expansion. Anyone?
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