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Friday Round-Ups? And--Totally Unrelated--Fandomy Things?

I was wondering how y'all felt about the idea of someone doing a weekly news round-up post? I don't have anything for this week, but I wouldn't mind putting together something, if y'all were interested. Although, I should say, ending abortion is a cause I'm very passionate about so I will probably include at least something on that in each post.

On the fandomy things, I'm just curious what everyone's fandoms are and whether you write fic that you desperately want to pimp out or what your obsession of the moment is and so on. I know this comm seems to mostly focus on politics, but I'm curious about everyone's fandom-selves as well.

Obama Goes Off on Rant at Daley After Netanyahu Visit

Hat tip to Jim Hoft by way of Adam Baldwin on Twitter. (Yes, that Adam Baldwin she said, seizing the excuse to post a picture :).

Remember how we were all appalled at Obama's moronic "plan" for Israel to go back to its 1967 borders? And the Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu very correctly told Obama off for even suggesting it? This article tells the story of Obama throwing a temper tantrum afterwards at not getting his way, apparently yelling loudly enough to be heard up and down the hallway. However, my favorite part is that Richard Daley, afterwards, was reportedly not even in a bad mood. Perhaps such explosive outbursts are not uncommon from the Five-Year-Old-In-Chief?

Anyway, it's a lulzy article and I recommend it for a laugh.
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Mobile News & Fandom

I was given a Kindle for my birthday and I love it. It's just fantastic in so many, many ways. And since Kindles have a built-in browser with Amazon providing free wireless internet, I've been adding bookmarks.

I would love y'all's suggestions for good sites to add. I'm especially interested in conservative news or fandom websites with good mobile versions. (And yes, I've already got FOX and Drudge. :)
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Little Governor

So this kid 2 years ago was turned away at the voting booth because he was too young to vote. This is the meltdown that ensued afterwards:




Now 2 years later NJ governor Chris Christie makes him honorary governor for a day.



Can Chris Christie PLEASE be president??? PLLLLEEAAASSSEEE?????
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So Long to Ya, 2010 Released — December 19, 2010

I love JibJab!!! I haven't seen them since the 2004 election!

Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!
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And now, a PC Holiday Message...

One of my church friends sent this to me. I lol'ed, and now share the message and its sentiments with y'all!

To My Democrat Friends:

Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable tradition of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2011, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere.

Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.

To My Republican (and Libertarian!) Friends:

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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when they say "left wing extremist" ...

is used no more than "right wing extremist," show them this, from the wonderful http://ngrams.googlelabs.com/:



try running these - for some reason i can only post up a single graph:

in an interesting shift, with the beginning stir of right-wing opposition to left-wing bias:
left%20wing%20extremism,right%20wing%20extremism

very interesting:
left%20wing,right%20wing

progressive spikes:
greedy%20capitalist

run your own and show the results!
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