Monthly Archives: April 2011

Kal-El: Illegal immigrant

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

The guy on the right renouncing his American citizenship: Superman. Some folks are going to be upset, saying comic books are influencing younger readers with anti-American messages (after all, we already know Batman hangs out with Muslims). But to those … Continue reading →

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Songs for the folks in charge of everything

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

At the above point of the royal wedding, when everyone in the church was singing “God Save the Queen,”  I wondered what the Queen was thinking. Here’s a song Queen Elizabeth II has never had to sing in her life. … Continue reading →

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The Royal Wedding: Will and Kate Mountbatten

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

Yeah, I watched the whole thing. Got up at 3 in the morning Eastern time, and was in front of a television and a computer monitor at 4 a.m., watching David and Posh Spice, Elton and Mr. John, PM Cameron … Continue reading →

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The Deathly Hallows, Part 2

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

Wow! Well, I know where I’m going to be July 15. Related Articles Warner Bros release Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Part 2 trailer- Watch Here (chatootsboots.wordpress.com) First Look: Official Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Trailer! (thehollywoodgossip.com) Harry … Continue reading →

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The last word on birthers

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

Where were the Republican Donald Trump and his Tea Party lemmings back in 2008 when this was an issue? In the most detailed examination yet of Senator John McCain’s eligibility to be president, a law professor at the University of … Continue reading →

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Enough, already! Here’s Obama’s birth certificate

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

President Obama released his birth certificate today: long-form-of-president-obamas-birth-certificate Now you’d think that would put an end to the Tea Bagger nonsense about Obama not being born in the U.S. But no! Orly Taitz, a prominent Obama critic who has questioned … Continue reading →

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Krugman, up close

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

New York magazine has a pretty good profile on Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize winning economist and columnist for the New York Times. A lot of Krugman haters are conservatives who bristled when he constantly tore the Bush administration apart. … Continue reading →

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Royal wedding bells are ringing

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

Word is they’re having some kind of wedding across the pond this week. Anyone hear anything about it? What are those names again? Bill and Kate? Bill’s dad is Chuck or something like that. Inviting 1,900 of their closest friends. … Continue reading →

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The story of Stanley Dunham

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

The New York Times last Wednesday had a long story on Obama’s mother online (it appeared in the Sunday Magazine) and how she raised her son abroad. An interesting piece that does explain a lot about the president’s character and … Continue reading →

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Motivation

Posted on April 24, 2011 by

Another video from RSA. This one talks about motivating workers. When I saw this, I thought of Huffington Post. A group that got people to work happily for nothing. But the premise here is that people work free and the … Continue reading →

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