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    Obama's latest 2008 promise that was kept

    is "throw[ing] his weight around" to lobby for a college football playoff season, a promise he made at the end of a November 2008 60 Minutes interview. And sure enough, Bowl Championship Series presidents approved a playoff season this week...
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    Bill O'Reilly

    “Ms. Fredrickson, you’re going to lose and your arguments are specious,” he added. “It’s absolutely police powers from the federal government and it’s going to be 5 to 4. And if I’m wrong, I will come on and I will play your clip and I will apologize for being an idiot.” O'Reilly Says He'll...
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    Green Lantern is gay

    As in the DC Comics superhero. Execs at DC have been hinting for a while that an established hero would come out of the closet. And here's the end to the speculation. Green Lantern relaunched as brave, mighty and gay By MATT MOORE, Associated Press – 2 hours ago PHILADELPHIA (AP) —...
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    Karl Rove gives Obama 284 Electoral College votes

    That's Karl Rove, the veteran former political analyst for Republican George W. Bush. And, of course, Obama only needs 270 Electoral votes to win. Karl Rove's Election Map: South Carolina's a Swing State? UPDATE: Rove Responds | Tim Dickinson | Politics News | Rolling Stone
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    "I don't care what the unemployment rate's gonna be. Doesn't matter to me."

    Rick Santorum: Unemployment 'doesn't matter' - YouTube
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    Who said it? Mitt Romney or Mr. Burns

    I got a few guesses right. Mad: The Idiotical » Blog Archive » Who Said It? Mitt Romney or Mr. Burns?
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    Enjoy Barack Obama's Spotify playlist

    Yep, his official one. http://open.spotify.com/user/barackobama/playlist/6J9kgSvipjimfDL YTsCOAv Mitt Romney also has one, but I'm pretty sure it's not official since every song is about money.
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    Osombie: The Axis of Evil Dead

    Behold. It's a real thing. Osombie - Teaser [HD] 2012 (Horror) - YouTube
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    "The GOP Deserves to Lose"

    So says conservative Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens. All in all, it's a delicious column from a U.S. conservative coming to grips with the reality that Barack Obama is likely to be reelected this year. What about the Republican primaries, where the choice is now between Newt...
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    Best Picture of 2011 Oscar nominees

    They were just announced. The Artist The Descendants Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close The Help Hugo Midnight in Paris Moneyball The Tree of Life War Horse I look forward to finding out what any of them are about since I haven't been paying attention to them.
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    Was Mitt Romney a director of a company that derfrauded Medicare?

    Yes he was, according to fact-checking website PolitiFact.com http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2012/jan/23/afscme/w as-mitt-romney-director-company-cha... You really knew how to pick 'em this year, Republican Party.
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    Herman Cain and Pokemon

    He admits that that's what he quoted. Herman Cain cites Pokemon in concession - Alexander Burns - POLITICO.com Presidential Candidate Herman Cain quotes pokemon - YouTube I didn't believe it before, but Yay Mr. Cain! I'm gonna miss that guy.
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    The right way to handle Occupy protests

    It's easy. Do what Washington, DC would do, and let them stay for as long as they like. Take as an example Concepcion Picciotto, a veteran activist who has been camped out in Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House, since 1981. Concepcion Picciotto - Wikipedia, the free...
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    Intense Occupy protest at University of California-Davis

    I am not talking about the protest on Friday that led to a bunch of passive, seated college students getting pepper sprayed. Rather, I am talking about what happened the next day, when the chancellor of UC-Davis, Linda Katehi, gave a press conference to address the situation. The building where...
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    Look what a technical activist did to a NYC skyscraper as OWS crossed Brooklyn Bridge

    Occupy Wall Street 99% Spotlight Signal #N17 #OWS #OccupyEverything - YouTube
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    Oh Newt Gingrich...

    Gingrich: Politicians who are close to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should go to jail. Newt: Jail Chris Dodd And Barney Frank - YouTube Gingrich: It wasn't exactly lobbying I did for Freddie Mac. Campaign In 100 Seconds: Why Newt Gingrich Is Always Right - YouTube
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    Musician occupies APEC Summit

    The U.S. is the host nation of the 2011 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit. Hawaiian guitarist Makana was the performer at the World Leaders Dinner where he unexpectedly broke into protest songs. Occupy With Aloha - YouTube Singer crashes Obama summit with 'Occupy' song - YouTube
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    Something good Obama's stimulus package did

    As in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed into law by President Obama in February 2009. Money from it helped to restore the District of Columbia War Memorial, the memorial to D.C. WWI veterans. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/wwi-memorial-reopens/2011/11/...
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    Shameless U.S. liberalism/progressivism thread

    The Occupy Wall Street movement has higher favorability ratings among Americans than the Republican Party, the Tea Party movement, and 2012 Republican candidates Mitt Romney, Herman Cain, Rick Perry, and Ron Paul, according to a Nov. 2-5, 2011 NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. "Now I'm going...
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    Who I suspect is going to be the Republican Presidental nominee:

    Herman Cain. This gets a little wonkish, so read if it doesn't bore you. Cain would be my educated guess. It's becoming more clear that the "anti-Romney" candidate is going to win the first primary contest, Iowa. That state has a total 28 delegates, which I'm assuming the anti-Romney/Cain...