February 2012
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“I would define Newt’s head space as: ‘Now, this is not the end. It is not even...”
– David Lane • A conservative leader close to Gingrich. This quote is actually from before the primary, and Lane’s prediction was born out in Gingrich’s speech tonight, wherein the former Speaker pledged to plow forward despite having lost Florida tonight. The article’s author,...
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“This country is bankrupt; all great nations go down because they extend...”
– Ron Paul, calling for less foreign military involvement, and a rededication to strict, domestic military defense.
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“This is going to be a working Presidency. I may not get as much golf in as...”
– Newt Gingrich, firing off back-to-back-to-back jibes aimed at President Obama.
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“We are going to contest every place, and we are going to win, and we will be in...”
– Newt Gingrich, in his Florida rally speech. These are words that will likely give some heartburn to every establishment GOP strategist and political analyst — the motto on his signage tonight? “46 States To Go.”
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“I just thank everybody for their prayers … thank God I was home.”
– Rick Santorum • Speaking in his interview with CNN about his daughter Bella, who fell ill over the weekend. He says that Bella will be out of the hospital soon. Santorum’s hanging out in Nevada tonight, feeling he didn’t really have a shot in Florida.
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“Mr. President, you were elected to lead. You chose to follow. Now it’s...”
– Mitt Romney, revving up his crowd at a packed post-primary victory rally in Florida.
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“A competitive primary does not divide us, it prepares us, and we will win.”
– Mitt Romney, in his victory speech in Florida, happening now.
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BuzzFeed calls the Republican race over, says the... →
It’s January 31st and it’s over. Mitt Romney has blown away the field in the Florida primary and is now the de facto Republican 2012 nominee for president.
So what does everyone do? Huge armies of “embeds” and reporters and producers and “analysts” and bloggers and talking heads have been amassed to cover the campaign. They work at cable television networks, broadcast...
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Florida exit polls show evangelicals rare bright...
36% Mitt Romney’s level of support from evangelical voters in today’s Florida GOP primary, exit polls show
40% Newt Gingrich’s level of support — better a cheater than a Mormon for Florida’s evangelicals? source
» Pardon us if that seems reductive, but how evangelical voters relate to Mitt Romney’s faith, and Newt Gingrich’s lack of faithfulness, has been a...
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Fox News reports that exit polls show Romney... →
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Exit polling shows GOP debates played big role
2 of 3Florida voters call debates a big factor source
» The early exit polling tells the tale, and it’s an especially concerning one for Newt Gingrich. The GOP debates held in Florida, particularly the most recent one, were widely thought have been won by Mitt Romney. Gingrich himself never had a worse debate than that, just prior to Florida voters having to make up their minds. That...
January 2012
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BREAKING: Reuters reports that Facebook's planning... →
Your child’s college education could be in Mark Zuckerberg’s hands.
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Wow.Newt Gingrich robocalls in FL say that Romney FORCED Holocaust survivors to eat non-Kosher food.U-N-B-E-L-I-E-V-A-B-L-E
— Cara Taylor (@CaraLTaylor) January 31, 2012
I refuse to listen to 1 more word of Gingrich complaints about Romney attacks.. This is beyond disgusting: huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012…
— AG (@AG_Conservative) January 31, 2012
I keep thinking Newt reached a new low,...
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Petition demands humane work practices in...
35,000 sign petition for an “ethical” iPhone source
» And that’s just the first 24 hours: Apple’s production chain in China has gotten a ton of ink lately, exposing the dire workplace conditions and inhumane treatment that are present in the production of the iPhone (author’s note: in the interests of full disclosure, I’m an iPhone user, and am thus as guilty...
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“Fred Goodwin was the dominant decision-maker at RBS at the time. In reaching...”
– A British Cabinet Office spokesman ⢠Remarking on the decision to strip Fred Goodwin, the former chief of the Royal Bank of Scotland, of the knighthood he received in 2004. Goodwin presided over RBS during its acquisition of the Dutch bank ABN Amro in 2007, during the height of the financial and...
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“With fragmentation, core al-Qaeda will likely be of largely symbolic importance...”
– Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper • Suggesting that the days of al-Qaeda being a relevant centralized group are over, while emphasizing their long-term relevance. Clapper also had some tough words about Iran worth heeding: Citing an attack on a Saudi ambassador to the U.S. last...
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Yahoo! Social: Help Wanted: Yahoo! Hiring Six... →
yahoosocial:
Big news, digital media people: Yahoo! is hiring social editors across its News, Sports, Finance, Entertainment, Lifestyles and Commerce properties. Check out the job descriptions: Y! News Y! Sports Y! Entertainment (Movies, TV, Music and omg!) Y! Commerce (Travel, Shopping, Autos,…
Hey! Need a job? Hop on this, stat! Yahoo’s hiring!
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Journalists complaining of too much spam with...
@romenesko I have to delete so much spam from my Facebook posts that I’m considering turning off commenting. cc @lavrusik
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 31, 2012
Facebook’s “Subscribe” feature — which has taken hold like wildfire amongst journalists — has a really big problem, and it’s one not unique to Facebook. To put it simply, it’s so easy to...
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“The Western draft Security Council resolution on Syria does not lead to a search...”
– Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov • Criticizing a draft United Nations resolution which would ask Bashar al-Assad to step aside in Syria. Gatilov suggests the resolution would lead to military conflict in Syria — much like a similar resolution did in Libya. Russia, Syria’s...
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Colbert's Super PAC raises over $1 million, and...
Dear Sirs and Sirettes,
Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow (ABTT) would like it entered into the record that as of January 30th, 2012, the sum total of our donations was $1,023,121.24.
Stephen Colbert, President of ABTT, has asked that I quote him as saying, ”Yeah! How you like me now, F.E.C? I’m rolling seven digits deep! I got 99 problems but a non-connected independent-expenditure only...
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With some still missing, authorities call off...
17 bodies recovered from the deadly Costa Concordia wreck near Italy earlier this month
15 people are still missing; authorities have notified next-of-kin that they’ve called off the search source
» What’s the punishment? Costa Crociere, the Italian unit of Carnival Cruise Lines, will pay €11,000 ($14,500) for each person on the ship, and will still face civil suits from individual...
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“I meant what I said: if you send me your husband’s resume, I’d be...”
– President Barack Obama • Speaking to a “caller” during his Google+ Hangout today. When Jennifer Wedel mentioned her husband’s lack of employment (he’s a semiconductor engineer), Obama took note. She said that, according to industry reports, her husband “should be able...
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Dentist heading to jail over botched paper clip...
cause In 2005, Massachusetts dentist Dr. Michael Clair performed a root canal. He used sections of a paper clip during the procedure in order to save money, something he had done on multiple occasions. This was not a good idea — it made the patient’s tooth turn black, and the tooth had to be removed.
effect As a result of this, along with allegations of illegal prescriptions and...
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How old does Google think you are? Because, um,...
Google thinks I’m a senior citizen. Based on the websites you visit and the stuff you search for, Google infers your interests, age and gender, in order to show you more relavent ads (digression: It does this, in part, by having partner websites place a cookie on your computer; more on that here). Anyway, head on over to Google’s Ad Preferences page, and you can see what Google has...
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Indiana Democrat foils attempt to mandate drug...
the planIndiana Republican Jud McMillin (yes, just one “d”) introduced a bill in the Indiana General Assembly that would have required random drug testing of welfare recipients.
the sabotageDemocratic legislator Ryan Dvorak added an amendment to also require drug testing for elected officials in the state. McMillin withdrew the bill. source
» The nitty-gritty: ”If we’re...
