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Please Vote for the Guy Doing a Bad Adam Sandler Impression

June 19, 2009 – 10:44 am

The poster declares 「生活を守り抜く。」 (defend their lives), but his pose says, I love the part in Billy Madison where Billy acts out Shakespeare.
How could anyone take a man seriously when he has a poster printed that makes it look like someone is dangling a doughnut in front of him? Is he going to defend our [...]

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What is a Reverse Racist?

June 3, 2009 – 8:44 pm

Rac•ism ˈrāˌsizəm
The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities…
Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on such a belief. (New Oxford American Dictionary)
I’ve heard the term “reverse racist/racism” thrown around from time to time (most recently by Rush Limbaugh) and it has always confused me. [...]

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Sequel to That Silly “Fixing the Fence” Chain Letter

March 18, 2009 – 8:23 am

Three contractors are bidding to fix a fence at the White House. One is from a city place and therefore must be evil. The other two are honest Americans, from honest American places.
The first honest one says, “I don’t want the money, give it to people who are already wealthy because they know so much [...]

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Israel’s Actions Through the Eyes of Sir Gerald Kaufman

January 18, 2009 – 6:44 am

I can’t speak with any authority whatsoever on the subject of Israel and Palestine, but I’m trying to learn more. What I’ve learned so far has mostly shown me that I have a lot to learn and that it is a problem without an easy answer. A situation where it seems everyone involved is culpable, [...]

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