“Given the relative stasis in the presidential and Congressional election results, perhaps the most exciting news last night was at the level of state ballot initiatives. They ran the gamut from allowing same-sex marriage to banning same-sex marriage, from raising taxes to banning tax increases, etc. Here’s what won, what …
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Victoria Jackson’s Election Meltdown on Twitter
“Victoria Jackson hasn’t exactly been a beacon of rational political analysis, but her post-election meltdown on Twitter may take the cake. After Barack Obama was declared the winner, the former “SNL” castmember proclaimed that America had “died.” For context, Jackson is the actress who proclaimed that she would have a …
Read More »Latino Voters Slam GOP, O’Reilly & Limbaugh Pull Race Card
“On his syndicated radio show Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Limbaugh complained the Republican Party doesn’t “get credit” for the visible minorities and women it has elevated to prominent roles. “Putting it somewhat coarsely — why doesn’t the Republican Party get credit for Condoleezza Rice? Why doesn’t the Republican Party get credit …
Read More »Wrong! Dick Morris ‘Landslide’ Prediction, Weak Explanation
“Behold political analyst Dick Morris the day after his absurd Election 2012 predictions were discredited by reality. “I’ve got egg on my face,” he admitted on his Web site, and I normally wouldn’t revel in another man’s chagrin, but the next sentence is so breathtakingly shameless that I can’t resist. …
Read More »Progressives Win Big in Elections
“A country reeling from one disaster has dodged another. While President Obama’s re-election inspires varying degrees of hope among progressives, it has evoked one common sentiment: relief. Democracy may not be reborn, but a living symbol of plutocracy was defeated by the voters on November 6. It’s worth remembering, before …
Read More »Election Math Is Real – Take Note, Mainstream Media
“The 2012 presidential election will be remembered as a fierce political contest. But the media landscape was also a battleground, featuring a fight for relevance between pundits and a new breed of anti-pundit: the nerdy, bluster-averse statisticians who eschewed gut calls for poll-crunching predictive algorithms. Well before midnight Tuesday, the …
Read More »The Verge Mobile Show 024 – November 7th, 2012
Urban Dictionary defines hanging out as: “To socialize with your friends, whether it is of your choosing or not; most of the time the term is used to refer to a type of fun.” On this week’s Verge Mobile Show Dieter, Chris, and Dan take some much needed time to …
Read More »Obama, Wii U, Microsoft Office… and Polygon – 90 Seconds on The Verge
“Imagine a vast sheet of paper on which straight Lines, Triangles, Squares, Pentagons, Hexagons, and other figures, instead of remaining fixed in their places, move freely about, on or in the surface, but without the power of rising above or sinking below it, very much like shadows — only hard …
Read More »The World’s Fastest Robot! It’s Totally Lame! | NTD China Uncensored
China has developed the world’s fastest robot! Unfortunately, it’s pretty lame. The Dragon is a robotic arm that makes computer mice. But there were some other interesting robots at the China International Industry Fair in Shanghai, including robots with light saber and another that’s the stuff of nightmares! On this …
Read More »Hurricane Sandy Aftermath | NTD China Uncensored | NTDonChina
On this episode of China Uncensored, Chris Chappell is live from the devastation that Hurricane Sandy left behind in New Jersey. My poor neighborhood… Subscribe for more China Uncensored: http://www.youtube.com/ntdchinauncensored Make sure to share with your friends! ______________________________ Want more China Uncensored? http://e.ntd.tv/NTDChinaUncensored Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChinaUncensored Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ChinaUncensored Main Channel: http://www.youtube.com/ntdonchina …
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