May 2012
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“You can chant down speakers, my friend, but it’s hard to Etch-A-Sketch the truth...”
– David Axelrod, quoted by National Journal, on being shouted down by Mitt Romney supporters at a rally in Boston. (via liberalsarecool)
May 31st
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“A court in New York says it’s no longer slander to falsely call someone...”
– NY court rules calling someone gay isn’t slander - Yahoo! News
May 31st
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“Just so you know, I have Monday in the office pool for Kathie Lee Gifford asking...”
– @billscheft
May 31st
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WatchWatch
tpmmedia: Politics took a backseat at the White House Thursday as President George W. Bush and Laura Bush returned to witness the unveiling of their official portraits — and to trade zingers with the current occupants of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, nicely summarized in this reel.
May 31st
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“I put my brother’s blood all over me and acted like I was dead.”
– Syrian boy, 11, played dead to survive massacre  of his family
May 31st
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May 31st
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Rumor: Jury as hung as John Edwards
May 31st
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May 31st
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“I’m not saying I have to struggle to pay the rent like Lena Dunham’s...”
– James Franco: A Dude’s Take on Girls
May 31st
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May 31st
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VoteforEddie.com: Florida candidate legally... →
May 30th
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Sources close to former Secretary of State...
May 30th
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Oops! Now You Can Track the Tweets Politicians... →
May 30th
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May 30th
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“After Sununu said “Donald Trump is wrong” about Obama’s being...”
– Sununu accuses CNN of birther obsession - POLITICO.com
May 30th
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May 29th
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“I only found out when doing this book that Megan Mullally and Rosie O’Donnell...”
– Warren Littlefield, Former NBC honcho offered Jerry Seinfeld over $100 million for one more ‘Seinfeld’ season - Fox News
May 29th
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May 29th
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“On Sunday, in discussing the uses of the word “hero” to describe those members...”
– Chris Hayes Apologizes For Memorial Day Remarks About The Word ‘Heroes’ - Mediaite
May 28th
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May 28th
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“But let us get one thing straight: the best years of our lives are not behind...”
– Yale Daily News column on how we have time to do what we dream of. The writer, 22, died a few days later in a car crash. Read: The Opposite of Loneliness
May 28th
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May 28th
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“I guess I’m known as a RINO now, which means a Republican in name only, because,...”
– Alan Simpson on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS.” (via frothyparadise)
May 28th
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May 27th
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“I do not understand the cost benefit here. The costs are clear. The benefit —...”
– George Will on Mitt Romney paling around with celebrity birther Donald Trump - ABC News
May 27th
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“We have a ritual where he tucks me in, because I’m usually in bed before...”
– Michelle Obama: President Obama tucks me in every night - NY Daily News
May 27th
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Miami police shoot, kill naked man who was eating... →
May 27th
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Help one of my students pay for their AP exam! ...
inothernews: Fellow Tumblrers — please feel free to help Ray and his students out, if you can! detroitsomething: Dear followers, teachers, and the Tumblr #education community, My name is Ray Stoeser and I am a second year English teacher at Crockett Technical High School in Detroit, MI.  This year I had the amazing opportunity to be the AP Language and Composition instructor for our school.  I...
May 27th
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“No one is [immune]. And this slow suicide — as the great Molly Ivins called it —...”
– David Simon on the news that the Times-Picayune will no longer be a daily paper (Source). Mr Simon, while I appreciate your work on The Wire, I can’t disagree more. Putting content behind a paywall isn’t going to save newspapers, but only further their decline and death. The salvation of the...
May 27th
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“And to those who joked that with her values and sports prowess, she should be...”
– Track star Lolo Jones bashes critics after HBO virginity interview - LA Times
May 26th
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“I would say I’m more of a socialist or an independent.”
– Jon Stewart In 2000 Interview - Mediaite
May 26th
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“Sam Lesser isn’t old enough to go on Facebook without his parents’ help. But he...”
– Read: 11 Year Old Sam Lesser Files A Dispute To Cancel His Facebook Shares - TIME
May 26th
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May 26th
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“I dressed up as Boccassini with a toga to make him laugh, and also as Obama.”
– Berlusconi party girl says masqueraded as Obama - Reuters
May 25th
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May 25th
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Grown Woman Watches 'Star Wars' for the First Time... →
May 25th
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May 25th
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An Open Letter to Jay Leno About Stealing My Video... →
May 24th
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