Daily Archives: November 18, 2008

Watch as Paul Krugman laughs in George Will’s face.

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I love Krugman in these roundtable discussions, because it’s usually pretty obvious that he’s the smartest kid in the room, but he’s not all slick like a lot of these guys are so he sometimes lets it show when he … Continue reading →

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Green Gummi Bears

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A video speech from Obama to the Governors Global Climate Summit in Los Angeles today: Yes. More like this.

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Please… someone stop ESPN…

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Turns out that ESPN has been broadcasting their “College Basketball Tip-off Marathon” since midnight last night. They’ve been showing live college basketball games more or less non-stop for the last 22 hours (there were a couple of hours there where … Continue reading →

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Begich? Begich!

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The AP has just called the Alaska Senate race in favor of Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, effectively ending the career of six-term Senator and convicted felon Ted “Series of Tubes” Stevens. From what I hear, the current 3,724-vote difference is … Continue reading →

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