Archive for January 3rd, 2011

LNV: How Many Guns Do You Own?

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Late Night Video: Apparently how many guns one owns is a prerequisite to become chairperson of the Teapublican Party.

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Evening Read for Monday Night

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Cozy up to your laptop or iPad and enjoy Monday night’s interesting reads which include comedian Patton Oswalt, writer Paul Theroux and a look at Kayne West’s stunning new album.

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Monday Open Thread

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The Monday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Want a Better Informed Public? Start by Not Using Fox and MSNBC in the Same Sentence

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via TVNewser, we find media executive Larry Kramer opining that it is Fox News and MSNBC that are major contributors to a less informed but more opinionated public.

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Hang Up and Drive

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Hang Up and Drive

Yesterday, Delaware began enforcing it’s ban on hand-held cell phones while operating a motor vehicle. Have you or anyone you know gotten a ticket yet?

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Debt Ceiling “Insanity”

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Are there any grown ups left in the Republican Party? Dealing with the debt limit “as adults” doesn’t appear to be going well. This morning, two right-wing lawmakers — Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and Rep.-elect Mike Kelly (R-Minn.) — reiterated their opposition to raising the debt limit on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” Soon after, Sen. […]

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The More Things Change, The More Things Stay The Same

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The More Things Change, The More Things Stay The Same

A U.S. Navy captain made a series of videos using sexual
and homophobic humor and showed it to crew members, even after they
complained.

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Prognosticating the Palin Possibility

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Prognosticating the Palin Possibility

Is Sarah Palin wants the GOP nomination, can she obtain it? Nate Silver at 538 looks at the possibility of Sarah Palin securing the GOP presidential nomination in 2012.

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