December 2011
Michele Bachmann says that, if elected president,... →
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evangotlib:
Amazingly low bar we have for members of Congress, huh?
The worst par?: This is one of the less stupid things she’s said in the past few months.
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“But it won’t be funny when the [housing] bubble bursts and people start...”
– Bill Maher, 2005 - NPR
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November 2011
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“In the newly revealed 20-page memo from FDR’s declassified FBI file, the...”
– Declassified Memo Hinted of 1941 Hawaii Attack
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Watchnewsweek:
futurejournalismproject:
Stephen Colbert on CNN’s firing of approximately 50 journalists after the network completed a study on the quality of user generated content it was receiving via platforms such as iReport.
Colbert nails it. You savvy kids and your social tumblin’ are gonna be the death of us all.
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“(The dog) did something to make the gun discharge,” Potter said. “I...”
– Deputy Kevin Potter - Dog shoots man - ksl
After the man got out of the boat, a dog inside the vessel jumped up on the bow and stepped on the gun. The gun fired and shot the man in the buttocks.
“Herman Cain says his opponents are trying to foil his campaign because his “star...”
– TPM
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“I don’t read newspapers in Ohio”
– Ohio Governor John Kasich (via manicchill)
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“Kip Carter, [Newt’s former campaign treasurer] who lived a few doors down...”
– by Gail Sheehy Vanity Fair September 1995 - The Inner Quest Of Newt Gingrich - The Long March Of Newt Gingrich - FRONTLINE
“Remember, this is the guy, who when he was running for office, thought it was cool to have oral sex with another man’s wife in a suburban driveway while his kids were walking...
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“People have sex for a lot of different reasons, and one of them is to be soothed...”
– Jill Di Donato: ‘Comfort Sex’: Is It A Bad Thing? (via huffingtonpost)
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“For a couple of years, the left has joined the right in making Obama a piñata…...”
– Nicholas Kristof, President as Piñata - NYTimes
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“Protesters singing melody of Europe’s “The Final Countdown” to...”
– @taramurtha, Writer at Philadelphia Weekly
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“Cain’s campaign rocked again? “When the campaign’s...”
– Stephen Colbert - @MelindaDC
laminatedbandit asked: I just love your blog
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“No way he’s dropping out.”
– Herman Cain’s campaign manager Mark Block tells ABC
@michaelpfalcone
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“There is a reason the iPad is the most desired U.S. holiday gift item,...”
– The Great Tablet Debate: Fads or Here to Stay? | Techland | TIME.com
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“Obama is ‘afraid of facing me.’”
– Mitt Romney - The Washington Post
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Thanks to Poynter, and Some Notes
markcoatney:
Thanks to everyone who stopped by today’s Poynter chat about Tumblr for journalists (and more thanks to Mallary and Joe for having me!)
BEST PRACTICES The Tumblr community very much rewards authenticity, originality and social graces. I always reduce this to:
Be Engaging: Have interesting things to say, and don’t talk simply about yourself. Respond to other Tumblr users, ask...
“Those who are going to be over 21 on November 12th, I ask for your support.”
– GOP presidential contender Rick Perry, misstating the U.S. voting age, which is 18. (via officialssay)
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“I had been under contract since I was 22,” he says. “I’d been...”
– Michael Stipe Is Finally Free of the Shackles of R.E.M. — Vulture
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“When I was 16 years old, I assembled a 2.3 million electron volt beta particle...”
– Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his garage in high school (via nprfreshair)
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Tumblr Crushes:
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Federal Judge Pimp-Slaps the SEC Over Citigroup... →