Culture Buzz She's a dreadlocked, political, independent woman who believes in freedom of speech. Unless of course she disagrees with your speech.
Shouted by revelers in Green Square as Tripoli falls to the rebels, this is apparently a popular nickname among the Libyan people for the soon to be ousted dictator. Ya got burnt, Moammar!
Ready to start an exciting new school year, kids? Yeah, well, neither are your teachers. (via reddit.com)
I had so much freedom yesterday I'm still scraping patriotism off my floor. I don't have any pictures, but J. Jacques' Maximum Freedom cartoon is a close facsimile.
Politics Buzz It's a popular rumor among conservatives. But here's a video I shot in Pueblo, CO of then-candidate Barack Obama addressing the collapse of the housing market back in 2008; two months prior to the Presidential election. Fast forward to 3:10 for the good stuff.
The United States, in concert with European air strikes, launched missiles into Libya today in an effort to enforce the United Nations no-fly zone and protect civilians from the regime of Muammar Gadaffi. Here is President Obama's statement on the strikes, codenamed Operation Odyssey Dawn.
Culture Buzz President Obama makes his first comments following the departure of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, praising the peaceful protests which led to revolution by quoting Martin Luther King: “There’s something in the soul that cries for freedom.” A moving and inspirational speech marking a momentous day in history.
The internet fells another misbehaving politician! For a repressive 82-year-old autocrat, Mubarak sure was fit, fun and classy. Happy Farewell Friday, Egypt!
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It's the literary read of the season, so naturally NPR has an excerpt for you. Upshot: Families suck, because they're made up of people.
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I would've bid more, personally.
Have you ever wished there was a more patriotic way to drink your beer? Well now you can with this 22 machine gun beer glass. You really can't get more American than this.