No problem can be solved from the same consciousness that created it - Albert Einstein

Drunkest Guy EVER Goes on a Beer Run (Video)

Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:01 AM EDT ()

I don't believe I've ever seen anyone have such a hard time sitting down...

fun, beer, drunk

Kathy Griffin Conducts Creepiest Interview Ever

Seeded on Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:52 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

In between Kathy calling Levi "Tiger" and talking about "making sweet love" to him, she talked about moving to Wasilla, his chew habit, hunting and had Levi read aloud a random fan letter to Miley Cyrus.

palin, sarah, miley-cyrus, larry-king, wasilla, griffin, levi

The Destruction of the Black Middle Class

Seeded on Wed Aug 5, 2009 6:52 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

But one thing is certain: The longstanding racial "wealth gap" makes African Americans particularly vulnerable to poverty when job loss strikes. In 1998, the net worth of white households on average was $100,700 higher than that of African Americans.

recession, depression, poverty, crisis, wealth, gates, crowley

Boston Cop Suspended for Calling Professor Gates a "Jungle Monkey"

Seeded on Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:37 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

After learning of the slur, Commissioner Edward Davis put 36-year-old Justin Barrett on administrative leave pending a termination hearing.

obama, racism, hate, gates, boston, bigotry

Lou Dobbs Demands Proof of Obama Conception

Seeded on Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:23 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Saying, "we need some real solid proof other than these 'documents.' A photo or footage of some kind, clearly depicting Obama's alleged parents engaging in some kind of unprotected intercourse or sexual congress while holding up an American newspaper with a date corresponding to …

obama, president, kenya, birth, lou-dobbs, potus, birther

WSJ Writes Wall $treet's Obituary (Video)

Seeded on Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:14 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

It was the Banker in the Sausage Factory with a derivative.

wall-street, finance, bank, crisis

America's NEW Most Trusted Newsman!

Seeded on Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:09 PM EDT ()

Well, in a result that he will probably accept as downright apocalyptic for America, The Daily Show's Jon Stewart has been selected, in an online poll conducted by Time Magazine, as America's Most Trusted Newscaster, post-Cronkite.

politics, news, jon-stewart, cronkite

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It Wasn't the Sub-Primers After All… Who Would Have Thunk It?

Sun Jul 5, 2009 5:32 PM EDT

By Mandelman (Clipped by ABD3)

Have you ever waited for a day to come? A special day. A day when all would begin to look right in the world once again. My first such day was April 10, 2000… the day the dot-com bubble went pop.

Continue reading this entry ...

politics, economy, msnbc, mortgages, foreclosures, wall-street-journal, mandelman, martin-andelman, subprime-loans, stan-leibowitz

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Gay Marriage

Thu Jul 2, 2009 6:16 AM EDT

By Tom Carter (Clipped by ABD3)

Against gay marriage, are you? Why? Is it because of your religious beliefs? Because you think marriage is supposed to be the union of a man and a woman for the primary purpose of having children? Because you think same-sex marriage will fundamentally alter our society for th …

Continue reading this entry ...

politics, rights, gay-marriage

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Worst Damage Control...Ever!

Seeded on Sun Jun 21, 2009 11:54 PM EDT (FiveThirtyEight.com)

I've generally tended to take the position that while the people running Iran are a bunch of reactionary thugs, they're at least a fairly intelligent bunch of reactionary thugs. After this revelation on Iranian Press TV, however, I'm not so certain:

world-news, iran, election, protest, vote, mullah, rigged-vote

How Would You Wake Up to This?

Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:13 AM EDT

Not "How Would You Like It?". Not "Do You Think You Would Ever?"

Continue reading this entry ...

world-news, obama, iran, middle-east, protest, home-invasion

Can a Homophobe Come Out of the Closet?

Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:11 AM EDT

I know what you're thinking; another "personal" conversion, another loved one or family member coming out of the closet. We've all heard the scenario where a personal confrontation forces an individual to rethink their personal beliefs and choose that relationship over dogma.

Continue reading this entry ...

politics, gay, gay-marriage, homosexual, lgbt, agenda, civil-union

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Reagan Did It

Seeded on Mon Jun 1, 2009 4:18 AM EDT (The New York Times)

All this, we were assured, was a good thing: sure, Americans were piling up debt, and they weren't putting aside any of their income, but their finances looked fine once you took into account the rising values of their houses and their stock portfolios. Oops.

economy, wall-street, financial, housing, crisis, meltdown, reagan, krugman, regulator

Grey Poupon Petitions Presidential Pardon

Seeded on Fri May 15, 2009 3:52 AM EDT (Grey Poupon)

The right to choose condiments freely is quintessentially American and embodies the spirit of our democracy.

obama, presidential, pardon, burger, mustard, grey-poupon

Glenn Beck in a Minute (Video)

Seeded on Fri May 8, 2009 1:54 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Glenn Beck, a man Jon Stewart praised as, "a guy who says what people who aren't thinking are thinking," that "GQ" begged the question "Is this the most annoying man in America?" about, that coworker Shep Smith doesn't even understand, has seeped into our national consciousness o …

politics, fox, right, beck, talk-radio, host, glenn, looney

Got Game? POTUS Dusts off the National Champs!

Seeded on Fri May 1, 2009 10:26 PM EDT (Welcome to the White House)

President Obama takes on the National Champion University of Connecticut Huskies in a friendly game of P-I-G. (No lipstick jokes, please)

us-news, obama, basketball, potus, uconn, huskies

Flawed Credit Raters Reap Profits as Regulators Fail

Seeded on Fri May 1, 2009 10:27 AM EDT (Bloomberg.com)

"Even though few people respect the credit raters, most continue to rely on them," Partnoy says. "We've become addicted to them like a drug, and we have to figure out a way to wean regulators and investors off of them."

stimulus, credit, debt, banking, moodys

The Absolute Worst Boxing Match Ever!

Seeded on Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:26 AM EDT (Break)

"This fighter develops a controversial new boxing technique where you call your husband first and have him fight for you."

boxing, fight, technique, wimp, wuss

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Was Waterboarded 183 Times in One Month

Seeded on Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:15 AM EDT (Firedoglake)

The CIA used the waterboard "at least 83 times during August 2002" in the interrogation of Zubaydah. IG Report at 90, and 183 times during March 2003 in the interrogation of KSM, see id. at 91.

torture, cia, waterboarding, khalid, ig-report

Obama would regulate new 'bubbles'

Seeded on Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:59 AM EDT (Politico)

As he battles the economic downturn, President Barack Obama is bracing Americans for a recovery different than any in recent memory – not a go-go return to prosperity like the 1990s but a slow, steady climb to stability.

obama, economy, wall-street, tech, fed, recovery, bubble

Designing Small Fuel Cells for Homes

Seeded on Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:45 PM EDT (Design World)

Fuel cells offer many advantages, like cheap electricity, heat, and environmental cleanliness. Here's how one company designed them small enough to use in a home.

energy, green, hydrogen, efficiency, fuel-cell

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Cities Turn to Fees to Fill Budget Gaps

Seeded on Sat Apr 11, 2009 5:25 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Politicians tend to regard fees as more palatable than taxes, and more focused too.

government, budget, tax, public, fee

The Next Hit: Quick Defaults. More FHA-Backed Mortgages Go Bad Without a Single Payment

Seeded on Sun Mar 8, 2009 6:17 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

This decade's housing boom rendered the agency irrelevant. Americans raced to aggressive lenders, seduced by easy credit and loans with no upfront costs.

mortgage, credit, market, housing, crisis, sub-prime, realty, hud, fha, default

Anyone Catch the Columbia Business School Economic Forum Webcast?

Seeded on Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:10 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

Columbia Business School will host a Community Forum on the Economy with Nobel Prize Winner and Columbia Professor Joseph Stiglitz this afternoon at 5:45 PM Eastern Time.

economy, crisis, columbia, us-stimulus

Dick Armey To Joan Walsh: "I'm So Glad You Can Never Be My Wife" (VIDEO)

Seeded on Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:32 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

In a heated debate over the state of politics and the economy on Wednesday night, former House Majority Leader Dick Armey almost certainly crossed the line of acceptable banter, telling his fellow panelist Joan Walsh that he was glad she could never be his wife because of her "pr …

politics, salon, hardball, walsh, armey, joan

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