Summer of Sequels: August of Crazy

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Monday May 30, 2011 · 4:41 PM PDT

2011/05/30 · 16:41

It seems that we're in a pattern. Every summer, it's another sequel. No, I'm not talking about Harry Potter 8 or Hangover Part 2, but a form of "entertainment" otherwise known as "the August of Crazy." From Gary Condit to Ground Zero Mosques. This is a pattern that we can expect yet again this August. What can we do to mitigate the damage? Better yet, what can we do to help craft the Crazy to be about a topic we care about.

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Monday November 15, 2010 · 3:18 PM PST

2010/11/15 · 15:18

Some thoughts about backscatter machines, Drudge-lovin' Rand Paulites, black helicopter worriers, the Free Mumians, the anti-vaccine crowd, and those that think that the TSA needs to be taken down a notch or two.

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And the verdict is...?

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And the verdict is...?

Funny, but valid points.

5 votes

You're being a dick, pal, and this backscatter image proves it.

41 votes

You know, the TSA does a pretty good job and -- isolated instances aside - deserves a little bit of props.

13 votes

Fuck that. In this case I agree with Drudge. The TSA needs to be taken down a notch or two.

106 votes

I don't fly.

27 votes

I Am an American ?

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Thursday August 05, 2010 · 2:32 PM PDT

2010/08/05 · 14:32

I am an American. Or am I?

The recent Right Wing movement to revoke the natural-born clause of the 14th Amendment led me to think about my own heritage... and citizenship.

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29 votes Show Results

Are You An American?

29 votes Vote Now!

Are You An American?

You betcha!

9 votes

Um, now that you put it that way... who really is?

11 votes

Shhh. No...

3 votes

DADT

6 votes

Dear Pres. Obama -- A Strategy for Recess Appointments

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Friday July 09, 2010 · 11:55 AM PDT

2010/07/09 · 11:55

Obama's recent recess appointments in the face of Republican's political strategy of obstructionism. There are more nominees held up by Republicans now than for any other president in history.

Here's a strategy to take control of the situation and make it work for us.

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26 votes Show Results

Sound Like a Plan?

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Sound Like a Plan?

Yes He Can!

16 votes

Yeah, but...

1 vote

Eh, Seems a Tad Aggressive

1 vote

I Think it Will Just Make The Right Madder, and That Scares Me

1 vote

No. We Have a Senatorial Process for These Things for a Reason

7 votes

The Thing About Issa

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Thursday June 03, 2010 · 9:36 AM PDT

2010/06/03 · 09:36

Know what motivates Darryl Issa.

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Wednesday March 24, 2010 · 4:33 PM PDT

2010/03/24 · 16:33

What to say to Conservative friends and family.

Whether by Facebook, email, phone, fax, carrier pigeon, or newspaper letter to the editor.

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122 votes Show Results

Have you had similar converstaions with friends and family?

122 votes Vote Now!

Have you had similar converstaions with friends and family?

Dear God, Yes

26 votes

I avoid them.

48 votes

Not really / I don't know any

10 votes

Not yet - but I'll forward this to them on Facebook / Email / Fax / Carrier Pigeon / Newspaper Letter to Editor

7 votes

Meh. Why Bother, really.

31 votes

Breaking: CNN's Stunning One-Sided Coverage of Health Care Summit

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Thursday February 25, 2010 · 10:30 AM PST

2010/02/25 · 10:30

In a stunning display of one-sided coverage, during the first three hours of coverage of the Health Care Summit televised so far, CNN only interrupted, whether for commercial or comment, Democratic speakers.

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Tuesday February 02, 2010 · 1:48 PM PST

2010/02/02 · 13:48

The Minnesota Caucuses are about to begin!

How will the tea leaves be read tomorrow?

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Saturday November 07, 2009 · 8:59 PM PST

2009/11/07 · 20:59

What did Drudge have to say about the Healthcare Reform Bill passage in the House? And what does it say about the state of Right-Wing Media?

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Tuesday August 18, 2009 · 11:44 AM PDT

2009/08/18 · 11:44

It was early April, 1991. The Gulf War had just ended. Then-President George Herbert Walker Bush was visiting the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX in order to attend the funeral of former Senator John Tower, who had been defeated as Bush's choice for Secretary of Defense. I was a student at the university, and as part of a "candid portrait" assignment in photography class I decided that getting a miracle shot of President Bush would be an easy A.

The hard part would be hiding, avoiding the Secret Service, and getting a good, clear angle on the President.

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Friday July 24, 2009 · 5:50 PM PDT

2009/07/24 · 17:50

Dear Various CNN Execs:

If you want to put in a show that highlights opinions, then perhaps you could put in a show that just highlights the major Political blog posts of the day; or co-brand something with DailyKos or TalkingPointsMemo. Something. Anything. Lou Dobbs is beginning to sound alot like Nancy Grace -- and he's taking CNN down with him.

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Sunday May 31, 2009 · 8:32 PM PDT

2009/05/31 · 20:32

The website of Operation Rescue possibly released a statement condemning the assassination of Dr. George Tiller before the news was actually broken nationally. This suspicious timing brings up many questions.

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Summer of Sequels: August of Crazy

Regarding the TSA and the "Doesn't Apply To Me" Mentality

I Am an American ?

Dear Pres. Obama -- A Strategy for Recess Appointments

The Thing About Issa

Dear Very Conservative Friends and Family

Breaking: CNN's Stunning One-Sided Coverage of Health Care Summit

The Minnesota Caucuses Tonight

Drudge on the House HCR Vote Passage...

On Finding a Good Angle in Which to Shoot Bush 41

Dear Various CNN Execs

Operation Rescue Denounces Dr. Tiller Assassination Before the News of Killing Was Broken