Category Archives: Opinion

Why are the Birthers getting any attention?

“Morning Joe” Roundtable on why the Birthers gained traction Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy “Being Extreme has a tendency now to help a career.” Boring is bad.  And that’s bad.
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Everyday Food’s Favorite Turkey Burgers

THE GREATEST BURGER EVER And it’s not even beef.  It’s (gasp) Turkey. Had these on the 4th and leftovers yesterday as well.  Don’t care that some will call favoring Turkey over Beef sacrilege.  Those folks are sadly missing out. Recipe is right here And get the book it’s in… here. The key is the Gruyere cheese that you put in [...]
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One of The best: I just want a beer… beer.

Leinenkugel’s Original The Pride of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin.  You’ve got to respect any brewer that prints “brewed by 73 people who care” on the neck of the bottle.  It can be tough to get the Original Leine’s west of the Mississippi.  But if you’ve got friends that get back to the midwest every so often (even [...]
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Public Enemies

It has been a long time since Hollywood has coerced me into paying 9 bucks to see a movie.  It has been even longer since they got me to go and see a movie on an opening weekend.  I’d rather just wait a few weeks and therefore have to deal with far less knuckleheads at [...]
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The Internet is Bad

Why?  Because two minutes ago while sitting right here I said to myself the following: “I need to get off the internet and go watch some TV.” Because that’s such a cerebral upgrade.
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Obama Will Appoint a Latino Woman Supreme Court Justice

Barack Obama will appoint a Latino woman (or is it Latina?) Supreme Court justice.  I guarantee this will happen. Our first African American president cannot follow Bush’s lead and pick a white man.  That’s been done before, and this is change we can believe in. Our first African American president cannot appoint a black justice either.  That [...]
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The Greatest Pandora Station Ever

The Payback Radio how to turn your computer into a funkdafied soul-jiving make you wanna get on the good foot machine — Step 1:  Go to www.pandora.com Step 2:  Click  “Create new station” Step 3:  Enter  “The Payback” James Brown. Commence channeling the spirit of the hardest working man in show business and all those who had the talent to sound [...]
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The Recession Is Over!

The recession is over and has been for some time.  It really wasn’t that big of a deal.  Shit happens, right?  But the caucaphony of modern media blows things out of proportion.  Remember Terry Shiavo?  Did that really matter?  Nope, but it got a lot of press. The democrats are angry and riled up at CEOs.  [...]
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We are NOT being too harsh on AIG

If it’s too good to be true, it probably is. So, I stand just a bit, corrected.  Remember when I wrote this?  Right. I don’t think we’re being too harsh on AIG anymore.  Here’s why: You need to READ THIS ARTICLE.  Got this one sent to me by my great friend Ben, and despite the unnecessarily colorful language [...]
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Should we get off AIG’s Back?

Aren’t we being a bit Harsh on AIG? AIG is an insurance company. And how did they collapse? They were insuring risky investments by selling credit default swaps.  Here’s how this all went down.  But first, a few definitions of some terms in the way that I understand them: Credit Default Swap: Basically Insurance on [...]
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The Golden Rule needs an upgrade.

A Step above the Ethic of Reciprocity (Please excuse the following bit of what might seem slightly cheesy.) Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, not only never happens anymore, but due to its infrequency of execution it has become insufficient. We’ve reached a point where the golden rule should no longer be the [...]
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Political Party Power Rankings

Dems 8.5  |  GOP 1.5  -  Way to go Limbaugh The Republicans are on the ropes.  Politico has an excellent piece as to the main reason why. Way back in October, Democratic Strategists James Carville and Stanley Greenberg took full advantage of the GOP power vacuum and gave the Republican Party a face.  Even though it’s not [...]
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MSNBC sucks

1. MSNBCer says “Oh God” as Gov. Jindal walks up to give Republican Response - After President Obama finished his address the Republicans had their turn to respond, just as if it were a State of the Union.  As Gov. Jindal of Louisiana is walking up to the podium to start speaking, someone at MSNBC [...]
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The Best Non Alcoholic Drink Ever

Drink Club Soda with two slices of lime. Say you’re the designated driver.  Or you’re home from work early and have plans to share a bottle of wine with your favorite member of the fairer sex upon her arrival home.  Either way you might want a drink but not one with alcohol in it.  Here’s your [...]
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Buy Some Stock, Fools. Start the Revolution.

Here’s the strategy: buy low, sell high.  What the fuck are you doing?  You’re selling.  You should have sold already.  That’s what trailing stops are for.  It’s time to buy.  Remember in 1999 when you wished you had bought eBay, Cisco, Qualcomm, and Home Depot stock back in 1997.  Well, now’s your chance — it’s 1997 [...]
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The best leather chair for under $300

Cost Plus | Hawthorne Chair $299.99 I’ve wanted a leather pub/lounge chair for the longest time.  Something that looked straight out of a speakeasy or some club from the 1920s. My wife got me a Sundays & Holidays subscription to our local Newspaper for Valentine’s day.  The very first day we got the paper… there it was [...]
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The argument for NASA.

We’re broke, but leave NASA alone. Yeah, I know… we’re out of money. But we should think twice before we damn NASA to the junkyard. A compelling argument to keep on keepin’ on when it comes to the future of US Space exploration, from Esquire Magazine. (From Esquire’s Chris Jones)
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Ladies: Quit it with the bangs already

Bangs are back.  And that’s bad I’ve noticed the proliferation of bangs over the last few months and could not understand it at all. Now I think I know what’s up. Some columnist at the Vancouver Sun is actually SUGGESTING this look and calling it “bo bangs.”  Short for botox.  It’s a way to hide forehead [...]
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It doesn’t get better, than the classic Pinup.

Thank you Vanity Fair.  Thank you very much. The have never been more beautiful women on this planet, than during the golden age of the pin-up model.  I do not mean to objectify or imply that I believe women are just fun things to look at, no…  quite the opposite.  Sorry Fellas, but usually, they’re smarter [...]
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