Posts Tagged ‘ CNN ’

My 13 year-old brother supports Obama. To parse the logic of his justification: 1) If we elect John McCain, then Sarah Palin will be our Vice President.2) We chose not to nominate Hillary Clinton because we didn’t want to elect a woman.3) Therefore, we should elect Barack Obama. Electing McCain and Palin would be...
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CNN-U (“A feature that provides student perspectives on news and trends from colleges across the United States”) has the scoop. Apparently, lots of students list their relationships on teh intartubez through The Facebook. Observe: Thanks to the main page’s “news feed,” which keeps tabs on everyone a user has listed as a friend, users...
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It’s finally here. CNN reports: “One day, people will look back at this moment in history and say, ‘Thank God there were courageous people willing to serve, because they laid the foundations for peace for generations to come,’ ” Bush told reporters after a meeting at the State Department. In other news from the...
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From CNN: Jailed Saudi blogger is a Net phenomenon. And, of course, let us not forget about Kareem. Nothing seems to frighten authoritarian governments more than Web 2.0.
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A quick note to all six ( I think it’s closer to seven) of our loyal readers. We are not a news source. If you want news, go to Drudge, CNN, The Hatchet, The Daily Colonial (if it still exists) or whatever source you go to get your news. We are here to provide...
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That was Dennis Kucinich’s DOA Presidential campaign, quitting the race (according to CNN’s breaking news, which hasn’t tapped out an article on the subject quite yet). In related news, Kucinich’s wife (er…”life partner”) Elizabeth is still smoking hot.
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In a vote that ( one hopes) will ultimately mean nothing to the great outlook of the race, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee beat up on the his fellow Republicans, taking 35% of the vote. CNN only has him at 31%, but everyone else has him at 35% and CNN as we all know...
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I’m not watching another debate until Primary season.I’ve decided that this CNN/YouTube debate non-sense is a waste of the candidates and more importantly, my time. We aren’t even a year away from the election (seven months from the first primary) and there is already talk of “Debate Fatigue”.. well not Sh*t, if CNN keeps...
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A friend and I were supposed to watch the GOP debate last night together, but alas she was called away at the last moment. She asked me to give her a full recap so I took small notes (oh GW students) and I thought that I would share them here before I forget what...
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I have had several friends and family members I have spoken with over the last few days express utter befuddlement over the Imus fracas. I share their confusion, yet am not surprised. By the first afternoon, he already had his own graphic on CNN and the same day there was a horrible bombing at...
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