CNN: Birther Conspiracy Not As Great As Van Buren’s Corset Problems
CNN has published a short piece on the apparently time-honored political tradition of trying to defame sitting presidents with outlandish accusations. Given what some past presidents have had to put up with, the “birthers” are a comparatively tame lot.
Awkward Alert: Sen. McCain Thinks Snooki Is “Too Good Looking To Go to Jail”
The latest in awkward McCain-Snooki interactions came yesterday afternoon on KMLE radio in Phoenix when the Arizona Senator weighed in on Snooki’s recent arrest for disorderly conduct. Even though Snooki is unlikely to face any jail time for her drunken tirade against the cops, Sen. McCain rose to her defense.
Trade Martin Protests Ground Zero Mosque Through Song. Badly.
Musician Trade Martin tries (and mostly fails) to to reconcile the promises of our nation's constitution with the emotional duty of honoring the victims of a national tragedy through a really bad country song.
Libertarian Rand Paul Doesn’t Like Libertarian Label
In a USA Today column, Rand Paul sets out to distance himself from the Libertarian label. Ironically, he winds up spending the majority of his time articulating his libertarian philosophy rather than making a case for a philosophical alternative.
Conservative “Tea Party Casualty” Bob Inglis: Calling Obama “A Socialist” Hurts The Country
Rep. Bob Inglis has served nearly 12 years in Congress, and yet, despite a 93% lifetime rating from the American Conservative Union, he lost his most recent primary because, as he explains it in an interview with Mother Jones, he wasn’t conservative enough to appeal to an increasingly extreme Republican base. As Mother Jones paints...
David Klinghoffer: “What Has Become of Conservatism?”
David Klinghoffer’s recent column in the LA Times has garnered a significant amount of attention from the blogosphere and even cable news. As a staunch conservative, Klinghoffer is turning heads for critiquing the state of conservatism in today’s society, namely the degree to which radical pundits have become the face of the conservative movement....
Chill Out, Twitterverse. Bill Cosby Isn’t Dead (The Sequel)
Despite today's online flurry over rumors that the iconic actor had died, GossipCop spoke with Mr. Cosby's representative this afternoon to confirm that Mr. Cosby is, in fact, just fine.
Straight Outta Minority Report: New “Recorded Future” Product Predicts Future Events?
On Wednesday, The Danger Room blogger Noah Shachtman profiled a young information services company called Recorded Future, which monitors the web in real time and, to be perfectly honest, sounds like something straight out of a sci-fi film. Recorded Future uses a collection of futuristic-sounding analytical tools like a “temporal analytics engine” and “sentiment analysis”...
Cutest Ever Animation Explains Origins Of NBC’s Iconic Logo
Nathan Love animation studios, in collaboration with NBCArtWorks, has produced quite possibly the most adorable take on the origins of NBC’s peacock logo.
Report: Sandra Bullock Withdraws Support of BP-Backed Oil Spill PSA
Sandra Bullock is backpedaling to condemn a PSA she made as part of the Restore the Gulf campaign. The PSA, called “Be the One,” features Bullock and other celebrities asking viewers to sign a petition to Congress demanding a fully funded restoration plan for the Gulf. Turns out, though, that the campaign is sponsored by...
This Exists: End of Days Timeshares in Booming Underground Shelter Industry!
USA Today is reporting that Cold War era paranoia is alive and well in today’s society (albeit modified to accommodate the more ambiguous range of threats we face today) in the form of a booming underground bunker industry. But these aren’t your average hole-in-the-desert bunkers, mind you. These are bona fide luxury comfort subterranean shelters....
Facebook Filter Blocks Creating Pages With “Palestinian” In The Title
Lately, Facebook seems to be having a bit of trouble with its automated censoring program. After inadvertently deleting a note by Sarah Palin last week, Facebook is now blocking users from creating pages with the word “Palestinian” in the page title.
