Category Archives: Fail

Monetary Policy Fail

“…the government is different from financial institutions because it can print money,” –one of the president’s senior economic advisers So many levels of fail I don’t even know where to start. The fact that a senior economic adviser can say … Continue reading

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Why Secure Borders Matter

It’s not just Mexicans looking for work that come across the Southern Border. Fox News: The Department of Homeland Security is alerting Texas authorities to be on the lookout for a suspected member of the Somalia-based Al Shabaab terrorist group … Continue reading

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Why schools are failing

Because they have idiots like this teaching: New Jersey GOP Gov. Chris Christie told a disgruntled teacher that if she doesn’t like the pay, she doesn’t “have to do it.” Christie was speaking to a small crowd in a church … Continue reading

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Tell me again how Islam is a religion of peace?

The Indian Express: Demanding a permanent ban on Facebook, over two dozen Pakistani religious groups working under the umbrella of the JuD have decided to contact the UN for enacting a global law “against blasphemy of prophets and awarding death … Continue reading

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Philip J Crowley: Spineless Pussy

From the Daily Times in Pakistan: The US has deplored blasphemous images of Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) on Facebook as “deeply offensive to both Muslims and non-Muslims alike”, saying America does not condone expressions that lead to violence or hatred. The … Continue reading

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More lies from AT&T Wireless

AT&T is raising their early termination fee on iPhones from $175 to $325. The iPhone is AT&T’s biggest wireless growth driver; however, the company’s contract as Apple’s sole U.S. partner is expected to end over the next year. The loss … Continue reading

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Social networks caught lying about shared data.

I can’t muster much outrage at the latest discovery that social networking sites have been sharing data with advertisers. Facebook, MySpace and several other social-networking sites have been sending data to advertising companies that could be used to find consumers’ … Continue reading

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AT&T wireless CEO Ralph de la Vega must be an idiot.

Or he must think I’m a moron because he expects me to believe several blatantly false things. From Business Insider: So how will AT&T, the iPhone’s exclusive carrier for the last three years, deal with that when it happens? Will … Continue reading

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Delusions of Grandeur

When I think of a rail gun, I think of this: Not this: Following the hot fashion and uglying up a gun with some rails does not make it a “rail gun” despite what the Colt marketing drones might think.

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Trust Fail

Funny how there were no problems at all with thousands of people carrying concealed or openly at last year’s convention in Phoenix but this year the State of North Carolina doesn’t trust those same people to carry at the convention … Continue reading

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