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Former President Bush Discusses Past Drunken Hijinks With Matt Lauer

Turn your minds way, way back to October 2000. Bush and Gore were racing toward the finish line when beer company Sam Adams polled the American people about which candidate they'd prefer to have a beer with. Teetotaler George W beat Gore 40% to 37%. Regardless of how you feel about...

Book Battle: Glenn Beck Versus The Machine

In a shocking turn of events, Glenn Beck got a little angry on his Wednesday night show. His enemies for the evening? A self-published sci-fi anthology called Machine of Death Keith Richards and what Beck labeled as our "culture of death." It seems that Beck's newest book Broke raced up the Amazon.com charts when...

Report: Scientists Claim To Have Discovered “Liberal Gene”

Scientists from Harvard and the University of California San Diego have discovered what they're calling the "Liberal gene." Of course, the science behind the finding is more complicated than discovering a tiny vegan gene driving a hybrid with a "Coexist" bumper sticker.

Report: Scientists Claim To Have Discovered “Liberal Gene”

Scientists from Harvard and the University of California San Diego have discovered what they're calling the "Liberal gene." Of course, the science behind the finding is more complicated than discovering a tiny vegan gene driving a hybrid with a "Coexist" bumper sticker.

Fear China, Screams Memorable Attack Ad

James Fallows of the Atlantic and Ben Smith of Politico are both covering the "Chinese Professor" attack ad from Citizens Against Government Waste (video below).

Falling In Love? Woman Found Guilty of Murdering Her Romantic Rival Via Skydiving Sabotage

Yesterday a Belgium court sentenced schoolteacher Els Clottemans to 30 years for murdering her romantic rival by sabotaging her parachute, ending a bizarre and fascinating saga of love, murder, and skydiving.Clottemans, who was diagnosed by a court psychiatrist as psychopathic, narcissistic and manipulative, had been dating Marcel Somers, a Dutch skydiving teacher. Somers was...

Virgina Beach GOP Chairman Resigns After Sending Email Comparing Black Welfare Recipients To Dogs

Talking Points Memo is reporting that on March 15th 2010 that Virgina Beach GOP Chairman David Bartholomew sent an email with the subject line "my dog." The email went public on Tuesday and Bartholomew resigned his post on Wednesday. The contents of the email were as follows:

Canadian Attack Ad Shows Mayoral Candidate Kicking A Child In The Face

Are you one of those people who are always threatening to move to Canada, home of universal healthcare, relaxed drug laws, and adorable vowel sounds? Do you also hate children? Then Winnipeg is the city for you! (At least according to the following political ad.)

Woman Mistakes Superglue for Eye Drops, Glues Eye Shut

Meet Phoenix resident Irmgard Holm. She had cataract surgery last year and needs medicated eye drops. For some reason, she keeps a small squeeze bottle of superglue next to the eye drops. You can see where this is going.

American Family Association Suggests Jesus Would Have Let Tennessee Home Burn

A Tennessee fire department's decision to let a house burn after the homeowner failed to pay a $75 firefighting fee has inspired an intense debate about the intersection of governmental and personal responsibility. Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association weighs in with a perspective that has thus far been missing...

International Incident! New Zealand News Presenter Laughs At Indian Official Named “Dikshit”

In the clip below, New Zealand TV presenter and caterwauling moron Paul Henry has a bit of a laugh over the name of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. "What's her name? Dick- shit?" Henry howls. "And it's so appropriate because she's Indian so it should be dick-in-shit, wouldn't it?"

Environmental Interest Group Makes Snuff Film, For The Planet

Pretend for a minute that you are an environmental interest group. You want to create an ad campaign expressing the importance of global stewardship, of conversation and preservation for future generations. How do you do this? Blow up some children.