If you watched Sarah Palin’s resignation speech, you know one thing: her high-priced speechwriters moved back to the Beltway long ago. Just how poorly constructed was the governor’s holiday-weekend address?
*this is too easy* picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

A man who makes his living posing for pictures with tourists as "The Naked Cowboy" in New York's Times Square plans to run for mayor on a platform of "bringing transparency to a whole new level." picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

The ongoing troubled state of the economy was clearly and instantly on display at the annual summer gathering of the non-partisan National Governors Association which is taking place on the Mississippi Gulf Coast this year. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

"At this point, dude, seriously, let's just face the fact that everybody is smoking," said Jaime Galindo, who gave a reporter a tour of Club Z. "Bus drivers, cops - your grandma." picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

This web site is designed to spread the vicious truth about the Bible. For far too long priests and preachers have completely ignored the vicious criminal acts that the Bible promotes. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

President Barack Obama had a tough-love message for fellow African-Americans on Thursday, urging black parents to push their children to think beyond dreams of being sports stars or rap music performers. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Claiming they needed to learn how to reduce stress because of a growing number of death threats being made against them, nearly 700 executives from the Social Security Administration (SSA) gathered for a lavish three-day conference in Phoenix, AZ last week, costing taxpayers about $700,000. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

A U.S. Army Reserve major from Florida scheduled to report for deployment
to Afghanistan within days has had his military orders revoked after arguing he should not be required to serve under a president who has not proven his eligibility for office.

*Update to THIS post. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Last week, we continued trying to figure out why Sarah Palin quit her job. We could think of a couple reasons! And today, the New York Times seems to throw its weight behind one of those reasons. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

A video from President Obama's recent trip to Moscow shows clearly that a number of Russians who were offered President Obama's hand refused to shake it. Though Russian President Medvedev extended his own hand as cover to shake hands with those who refused to shake Obama's, the President's frustration is clearly evident after the second snub. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Vito Congine Jr. was upset about a liquor license dispute so he flew an American flag on his property upside down - a symbol of distress. Because this was done on the 4th of July, people complained about the exercise of Mr. Congine's rights. The police confiscated it and returned it to him the next day. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

The IG report said an unnamed White House official inserted a paragraph into the first threat assessment prepared by the CIA after the Sept. 11 attacks, which was used to justify the extraordinary intelligence measures. picked by jLoSsDh 5 months ago

Levi Johnston, 19, whose wedding to Bristol Palin was called off earlier this year, said Thursday he lived with the Palin family from early December to the second week in January. He claimed he heard the governor several times say how nice it would be to take advantage of the lucrative deals that were being offered, including a reality show and a book. picked by DerAlt 5 months ago

Diane Ablonczy thought she should have been praised for giving money to an organization that brings in a million visitors every June. She thought giving less than $400k to make 100's of millions of dollars. The problem? The organization in question was one that promotes gay rights including same sex marriages. Conservatives were in a tizzy over such ideas being promoted. picked by bernardblack 5 months ago

Some doctors who oppose abortion say they’ll quit their jobs if President Obama repeals Bush regulations that allow health care professionals to refuse to perform operations that are in opposition with their beliefs, NPR reports. A Christian Medical Association report found that “90% of those surveyed said they will quit their practices before violating their conscience.” picked by Bingo 5 months ago

"Operation Midnight Climax was a CIA mind-control research program that began in the 1950's. The project consisted of CIA-run safehouses in San Francisco, Marin and New York. It was established in order to study the effects of LSD on unconsenting individuals. Prostitutes on the CIA payroll were instructed to lure clients back to the safehouses, where they were given a wide range of substances... read full post picked by bornbad 5 months ago

The Obama administration "misread" the depth of the economic troubles it inherited and still expects more new jobs in the long term as the spending pace from the $787 billion stimulus plan quickens, Vice President Joe Biden said. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Black republicans question why so many blacks blindly give their votes to democrats. Here they formerly ask democrats to apologize for the history of racism shown by the democratic party and its politicians. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

A new specimen from Ethan Persoff's "Comics with Problems" archives: Early NAACP Comic Book History - Your Future Rests In Your Hands and The Street Where You Live (1960 and 1964) picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Will he go? Won't he go? As Govenor Sanford's political future hangs in the balance, 10 politicians who survived a public airing of their dirty laundry. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will resign from office July 26.

Her spokesman wouldn't say why Palin decided to step down picked by IcePigs 5 months ago

Cynthia Davis has been taken to task by both Keith Olbermann and Stephen Colbert for writing in a press release that "hunger can be a positive motivator," suggesting that instead of using the state's nutrition program, poor teens should just go out and get a job.

*Yeah. Because unemployment rates in Missouri are so low that they're giving fabulous jobs to anyone who asks!* picked by Aluna 5 months ago

For more than 200 years, buried deep within Thomas Jefferson's correspondence and papers, there lay a mysterious cipher -- a coded message that appears to have remained unsolved. Until now. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

Pennsylvania State Sen. John Eichelberger (R) outraged the gay community as well as others when in defense of his fight to deny same sex marriages, he said that homosexuals weren't being punished, that "We’re allowing them to exist".
He then outright refused to apologize for such an offensive statement. picked by bernardblack 5 months ago

Expect the government to remove the lid soon on a secret it has held religiously more than half a century: Unidentified Flying Objects are real and come from outer space. picked by bornbad 5 months ago