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Letterman’s Top 10 Bush Moments…

Some old, some new…and all equal parts sad and funny…

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Plumbing needs to become cool…

As someone that enjoys healthy debate, I am typically more than happy to spend minutes if not hours discussing a myriad of topics.  Having said that, I have to admit that I tend to get annoyed when conversations about serious topics remain superficial and simple.  Serious issues deserve serious thought and effort.  While I can understand that [...]

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A Political Mexican Standoff…in Canada?

In the Blue corner:  There are those that see the recent formation of a coalition by the Liberals and NDP (backed by the Bloq) as opportunistic, undemocratic and costly.  Additionally, some view this as precisely the opposite of what Canada needs in this current economic climate.  While not technically illegal (as suggested by the PM: [...]

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A true test of being able to see both sides…

In this engaging and controversial Talk, Samantha Power challenges us all to see the hero in an unconventional person…

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Chilling video essay depicting the reality of foreclosures…

For some of us, understanding the true impact of the housing and credit crisis(s) in the US is challenging to say the least.  This new video essay from Slate shares what some people are dealing with in the hopes that a human face can be attached to this talk of $700 billion bailouts, multi-million dollar [...]

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Apparently you can’t see Africa from Palin’s house…

You know it’s REALLY bad, when you’re a Republican and FOX News is bashing you… Here is a little FOX News clip talking about the lack of Palin’s general knowledge.  Before watching the video, can you answer these breathtakingly difficult questions: Which countries are part of NAFTA? Is Africa a country or a continent?  Enjoy…

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Bob Novak behind the times?

Shortly after Barrack Obama won the election, Bob Novak offered up this comedic gem:
“[Obama] may have opened the door to enactment of the long-deferred liberal agenda, but he neither received a broad mandate from the public nor the needed large congressional majorities. ” Source
So let’s review the facts… Bush in 2004 declaredthat he had earned [...]

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Great mashup of MLK Jr and Barrack Obama

Thanks to Buzz for this great mashup of Martin Luther King Jr and Barrack Obama…

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Real-time US election results with Twitter content

For those of you that want realtime results and some Twitter content mashed in together…

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Another wee book review: The Halo Effect, Phil Rosenzweig

Have you recently been wondering how the economy has gotten so bad in such a short time; or how business leaders go from being demigods to demons in less than a year; or how about those fluctuations on a stock from external forces that make little to no sense (i.e. a cotton farm in Bangalore [...]

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