“Fox News contributor Liz Trotta says that media coverage of Ann Romney has not been fair because “the ladies of the press” envy Gov. Mitt Romney’s wife for marrying a “good, preferably rich man” like “their mothers told them.” Trotta on Sunday said female journalists resented Ann Romney because like …
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Obama Compared To Hitler, Stalin, & Mao By GOP Candidate
“In a controversial tweet on Sunday, a Republican congressional candidate from Ohio likened President Barack Obama to murderous dictators like Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. “History has a way of repeating itself: Stalin, Hitler, Mao Tse Tung and now Obama!!!” wrote Dr. Marisha Agana, the Republican candidate for Ohio’s 13th …
Read More »Planned Parenthood Is ‘Murder For Hire’ – N.C. Rep. Pittman
“According to one North Carolina Republican, Planned Parenthood’s health clinics — which provide critical health services for thousands of women at their nine locations throughout the state — are doing nothing more than “getting wealthy on murder for hire.” State Rep. Larry Pittman (R) had a strong reaction to a …
Read More »Flash Mob Theft (Video)
“A Chicago clothing store is out about $2,000 worth of merchandise after being hit by a “flash mob”-styled robbery. The robbery, captured by surveillance cameras at Mildblend Supply Co. and posted on YouTube, took place during the Wicker Park Fest street festival…”.* Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur breaks it down …
Read More »What If Trayvon Had Died In A Drone Strike?
“Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric who was placed on a CIA “kill list” last year, died in a targeted strike in Yemen on 30 September that also killed Samir Khan, an alleged propagandist for al-Qaida, in the Arabian Pensinsula. Al-Awlaki’s teenage son, Abdulrahman, was killed in a separate strike …
Read More »Olympics Results: US Women’s Soccer Edges Canada in one of Greatest Games of All Time
The United States’ women soccer team pulled off one of the greatest victories in Olympics history when they overcame a late deficit to force overtime, and then take down the Canadian women, 4-3, in scintillating Monday evening action. Matt Ufford of SB Nation breaks it all down. The Americans will …
Read More »Olympic Medal Count: Damn Yangtzes!
So, today everyone was flipping the heck out at that women’s soccer game. I don’t know what happened, but there were definitely some machismo/sexist vibes in the air. Some track stuff happened, the USA is kind of tight at that shiz, Jennifer Suhr won a gold in pole vault. China …
Read More »Mars, iOS drops YouTube, and more – 90 Seconds on The Verge: Monday, August 6, 2012
Guys, remember that time when we landed on Mars? That was pretty awesome, right? You stayed up until 3 AM watching it, right? Since you did, and subsequently slept through this balmy Monday, we’ve tracked down all the news (on this world and every other) and boiled it down to …
Read More »ASUS Maximus V Formula, Xonar Phoebus & Vulcan ANC Headset (UGPC)
Join the UGPC project here – http://indiegogo.com/unboxtherapy ASUS Maximus V Formula – http://amzn.to/TbzzD9 Xonar Phoebus – http://amzn.to/RufFor Vulcan ANC Headset – http://amzn.to/OZWMci Get your free Audiobook here – http://audiblepodcast.com/therapy This is the final update in the Ultimate Gaming PC project. Hardware has started to arrive including the ASUS Maximus V …
Read More »Fear Mongering Over Defense Budget Cuts
“In their current campaign against automatic military spending cuts, Republican Senators John McCain (AZ), Lindsey Graham (SC) and Kelly Ayotte (NH) claim the reductions will be “devastating” to the U.S. military. But when asked to provide specifics on that claim on CNN…McCain came up empty…”.* The Young Turks host Cenk …
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