Category Archives: Fail
90 Federal Law Enforcement Agencies?
After the Department Of Education shotgun fun, I discovered that there are now 90 Federal law enforcement agencies. Ninety Ninety agencies to enforce (with guns) Federal laws. What are some of the agencies that require armed agents? National Institute of … Continue reading
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An end to withholding?
Could the states’ failure to pay tax refunds end income tax withholding? States from New York to Hawaii that have been hard-hit by the economic downturn say they have either delayed refunds or are considering doing so because of budget … Continue reading
Posted in Fail, Nanny State, Obamanation, politics
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RNC: Fund Raising Fail
I received a letter in the mail from the Republican National Committee the other day. It said “Statement Enclosed” on the outside and appeared to show a balance due. It was a solicitation from the RNC to donate money. I … Continue reading
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Anti-Vaccination movement founder: dishonest and irresponsible
From Bad Astronomy: Continuing a month of skeptical victories, the UK’s General Medical Council has found that Andrew Wakefield — the founder of the modern antivaccination movement — acted “dishonestly and irresponsibly” when doing the research that led him to … Continue reading
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Which was yesterday's bigger fail?
The iPad or Obama’s State of Me speech? On the one hand the anticipated Apple Tablet turned out to be nothing but a bigger iPod touch. On the gripping hand, Obama was a lying tool. Hmmmm…. Well, at least Apple … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Fail, Obamanation
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iPad = Fail
I love my iPhone, Macbook Pro, iMac and Mac Pro so no anti-Apple bias here. The iPad, I don’t like it. The bad: 1. That is a horrible name. “iPad” Really, Apple? 2. It’s ugly. That thick border around the … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Fail
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Forests and Trees
A study reported yesterday claims to rank states by how happy they are. Leaving aside the absurdity of anthropomorphized states, I have a question for the study’s authors: Who cares? This study is useless fodder for smiling talking heads in … Continue reading
From the still not getting it department.
via Joe Huffman Representatives Peter T. King (R – New York), Charles Dent (R – Pennsylvania) and Gus Bilirakis (R – Florida) can kiss my ass. Three Republican lawmakers have asked the Department of Homeland Security what can be done … Continue reading
Posted in Bill Of Rights, Fail, Outrage, Stupid Airport Tricks, TSA
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Silverdome sells for less than a house…
Bought at auction for $583,000 from City of Pontiac. A Toronto-based family-owned company bid $583,000 for the under-used stadium on Monday, which is currently owned by the City of Pontiac, Mich., according to auctioneer Williams & Williams. The company plans … Continue reading
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I have a Google Wave account!
Now what? Seriously Google. Could you do a worse job explaining something? And the invite process, it’s nice but I can’t manage to get invites for people I work with… Let that sink in. I can’t use it with the … Continue reading
