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Month: July 2010

  • Ben Stein: The Unemployed Are People With 'Unpleasant Personalities…Who Do…

    "The people who have been laid off and cannot find work are generally people with poor work habits and poor personalities. I say "generally" because there are exceptions. But in general- as I survey the ranks of those who are unemployed- I see people who have overbearing and unpleasant personalities and/or who do not know […]

  • Flight Attendant Confesses to Robbing Passengers in Their Sleep

    Flight Attendant Confesses to Robbing Passengers in Their Sleep An Air France flight attendant has confessed to 27 counts of theft after she took cash and jewelry off of passengers while they slept in first and business class. And authorities think that she's responsible for even more mile-high robberies.

  • Mississippi school pays damages to lesbian teen over prom dispute

    Thanks Constance for hanging in there. Mississippi school pays damages to lesbian teen over prom dispute A school district in Mississippi has agreed to pay a recent high school graduate $35-000 in damages and adopt a policy prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation- according to a statement released Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union.

  • My Fault- I'm Female

    For those of us with mom- sisters- wives- daughters- friends and the other awesome women in our lives: A list of awful stories of intimidation- underestimation and downright misogyny. "I went to a (male) gynecologist for a smear test. Second time I was seeing this doctor. While performing the test…G: 'How old are you?' Me: […]

  • Glenn Beck Is Going Blind

    Paging Sophocles. Glenn Beck Is Going Blind Glenn Beck says that he's been diagnosed with macular dystrophy- and could go blind within a year. "I knew that at 3!" Beck said. "You might go blind someday. You might not." [Deseret News/a>]

  • 'Ex-Gay' Life Coach Accused of Sexual Misconduct

    "The clients… alleged that during individual therapy sessions- [he] made them undress in front of a mirror and touch their bodies while the significantly older therapist watched. " 'Ex-Gay' Life Coach Accused of Sexual Misconduct

  • Policing Female Masculinity: Much Ado About Rachel Maddow's Yearbook Photo!

    "But amongst a certain kind of Conservative Human- it's inspired something else altogether: another chance to demonstrate their fundamental unease surrounding female masculinity by praising how "hot" Rachel could be if only she returned to pearls & a blowout. … The panic over a potential shift in our present gender paradigm underlies most homophobia these […]

  • There Will Now Be a War Over the Big Business of Designer Diapers

    Your move- Abercrombie. There Will Now Be a War Over the Big Business of Designer Diapers Incredibly vain parents are actually buying Huggies horrible denim diapers- so much so the brand regained the market share they recently lost to Pampers. This can only mean one thing: diaper war.

  • Chicago cop: 'Scary' growth of gangs in war zones

    Who could have predicted lowering standards for recruits would result in professionally-trained thugs? Chicago cop: 'Scary' growth of gangs in war zones 'Scary' growth of gangs in war zones Chicago cop who served in Afghanistan and Iraq has warning: Gang members are coming home with military training – CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

  • Pew Research Center

    "Only about a third of Americans (34%) know that the government's bailout of banks and financial institutions was enacted under the Bush administration. Nearly half (47%) incorrectly say that the Troubled Asset Relief Program – widely known as TARP – was signed into law by President Obama." Pew Research Center