December 2011
The Importance Given To The Early Primaries Is...
.09% - percent of US population living in Iowa
.04% - percent of US population living in New Hampshire
6% - percent of US population living in New York
8% - percent of US population living in Texas
12% - percent of US population living in California
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Chloe is teething hard core this morning. But I found something that finally calmed her down: U2. Who knew? She is also gnawing on my thumb something fierce.
New Rule: Jon Huntsman must get a sex change. The only way he’s going to get any...
– Bill Maher’s New Rules for the New Year - NYTimes.com
They’re all pretty damn funny.
The reason why Fox News feels so threatened by Jon Stewart is because his...
– Jon Stewart Spanks Fox News in the Year-End Ratings
The average Fox News viewer is 65 years old???
Here’s a prediction: after Roger Ailes retires, Fox News will steadily decline in the ratings, and people will say it’s because of his absence. But in fact it’ll just be a demographic inevitability....
Kimberly-Clark is looking to shake up the toilet-paper accessory category with...
– Toilet Paper Goes Chic With Designer Covers
“Bold, punchy and mood-enhancing” - this is exactly what I’m thinking when I reach for the TP.
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Every barrel of oil that comes out of those sands in Canada is a barrel of oil...
– Rick Perry. Knob (via liberalsarecool)
My new favorite Rick Perry quote.
Romney Will Not Release Tax Returns
Steve Benen sums up why Mitt Romney — unlike every presidential candidate since Watergate — won’t release his tax returns:
1. Mitt Romney is worth $250 million. 2. He got rich by laying off American workers. 3. He pays a lower tax rate than you and the rest of the middle class. 4. He wants to be president so he can keep it this way.
…and Romney still collects seven-figure checks from his...
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Why can’t the Academy Awards (and every other award show) be more like the Kennedy Center Honors?
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I know who Sutton Foster is.
At heart, I am still a happy four-year-old who gets up every morning hoping to...
– Newt Gingrich (via peterfeld)
Wait what?