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The Offending Tweet From An 18-Year-Old Which Required Full Mobilization From The Kansas Governor's Office

She actually made no such comments. “Joking around,” Sullivan says of the incident.

“That wasn’t respectful,” responded Sherriene Jones-Sontag, director of communications for Brownback. “In order to really have a constructive dialogue, there has to be mutual respect. It was important for the organization to be aware of the comments their students were making. It’s also important for students to recognize the power of social media, how lasting it is. It is on the Internet.”

Source: @emmakate988  /  via: kansascity.com

The Meany Pants Who Hurt Sam Brownback's Feelings

“I don’t regret sending the tweet,” says the unrepentant Sullivan. “It was harmless. It’s not like I was really fired up about anything he said. I’m just an 18-year-old girl who knows what I believe, and I know what he believes, and we disagree. That is not going to change.”

Source: kansascity.com

The Head Of State Who Turns Into A Blubbering Puddle Of Tears And Snot Over A Tweet

“I think it is embarrassing to the governor and to the administration of the school and the school district to waste time and taxpayer money on something so petty," says Amy's older sister, Olivia Sullivan. "And it’s discouraging to children when they are told they can’t speak their mind."

"But I’m sure the governor gets a lot of hate mail on Twitter and Facebook, so I don’t know why his office would pick on an 18-year-old high school girl just horsing around with her friends," says Olivia. "I was shocked. I’m still shocked.”

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1. Rufus Wainwright

   

   "It might have been one of those Lisa Loeb shows. I think it was in Tuscon, Arizona, and I just stopped in the middle and said, 'Good night, fuckers!' and walked offstage. They wouldn't stop talking and were very much into screaming--grunting I should say--'Lisa, Lisa, Lisa.' I think it was because the boyfriends had gone to the show with their girlfriends, who had thus promised certain sexual favors if they would go to this show. They just weren't into it. And they weren't into an opening act--especially a little gay boy from Canada." -- Rufus Wainright

2. Jane's Addiction

   

   "One time in Chicago I was kicking (heroin) really hard. So as opposed to just giving up, I faked a heart attack. I faked a heart attack and then I faked that it was a fake. The truth of the matter is that I couldn't really stand up that well. It might have been dramatic, but it couldn't have sounded very good. Honestly, in the day, you could get away with a lot of the drama thing." -- Perry Farrell, Jane's Addiction

3. Cross Canadian Ragweed

   

   "It was Gordon, Nebraska. We got there and it was in an outside rodeo arena. The trailer we played on had a particle board sides and roof, and they had gotten it stuck in all the cow shit and horse shit earlier that day. They were trying to pull the stage out, so they swung shit all over, so it was green, dried crap. They asked us to have a bite to eat because they were cooking steaks. We were sitting in the horse stall area, and there were flies buzzing all over the food. People were actually sitting in piles of horse shit." -- Cody Canada, Cross Canadian Ragweed

4. Juliana Hatfield

   

   "Clemson, South Carolina. ... We had all cut our hair in a video, then we all shaved our heads just to even it out. We played down in Clemson, and the crowd was giving us so much hell. It was packed with frat guys and drunk people. They were so obnoxious and rude, yelling 'dykes' at us. It was just constant antagonism. But there's something invigorating about fighting against injustice. I think I dumped a beer on some guy's head." -- Juliana Hatfield

5. Kansas

   

   "One of the most memorable ones we played was up in Wisconsin called Nudestock. It was a nudist colony. Foreigner was on the bill and Alan Parsons. But you expect up in Wisconsin there'd be all these beautiful blonde women. But the reality is never what you imagine. You get there and it looks like you walked into a Piggly Wiggly grocery store and suddenly everybody was naked. And you're standing there playing and there's some guy with a baseball hat and tennis shoes standing in front of you, wiggling around and playing air guitar with his pecker swirling around. It bothers you." -- Rich Williams, Kansas

6. Drowning Pool

   

   "Salt Lake City, Utah. Prior to the last song, Dave (Williams) had the audience fired up. 'Give it up for heavy metal!' he screamed. The crowd roared back! 'Give it up for alcohol!' The crowd roared louder! Dave had them right where he wanted them. With his final anthem, he cried, 'Give it up for Satan!' Not a peep from the crowd. It was one of those classic moments when you hear crickets chirp. We played the last song and walked off the stage in silence." -- Stevie Benton, Drowning Pool

7. Garbage

   

   "Upstate New York at a ski lodge in front of 20,000 kids. It was absolutely freezing out. So we went on, and we couldn't keep the guitar strings in tune. I was wearing a parka and gloves. You can't really play drums. Shirley had a complete face mask. It could have been anybody singing. You wouldn't even know it was her until you heard her voice. It sounded so bad that after two or three songs the kids were getting impatient, because they wanted to rock out and we kept stopping and changing guitars. Finally, we just played a couple punk covers and after 15 minutes onstage we bailed. Then the kids started throwing snowballs. It was an absolute disaster." -- Butch Vig, Garbage

8. Blue Man Group

   

   "I had chugged a pint of Gatorade when I got a chance to go behind the instruments. I came out with my fiberglass boat antenna and swished it around. At the end of the show we jump up and down to the beat for about a minute. So I'm jumping and I feel the Gatorade. I turn around and motion to the band to acknowledge them, then my stomach twisted and all this Gatorade just flew out of my mouth. The band just sort of looked at me. They didn't know if I was holding it in my mouth and just playing a joke. I was like, that's pretty rock and roll. It was some ridiculous flavor like kiwi-watermelon something." -- Tom Galassi, Blue Man Group

Spotted outside of Topeka, KS. Pony up for gas? That car's got plenty of horsepower? Is that a Ford Bronco or Mustang? Hay ride? Eh, you get the idea.

2. The E-Mail In Question (WARNING: Highly douchey)

   Subject: Fwd: Can Muslims be good Americans and still good Muslims?

3. Can a good Muslim be a good American?

4. This question was forwarded to a friend who worked in Saudi Arabia for 20 years.

5. The following is his reply:

6. Theologically - no... Because his allegiance is to Allah, The moon God of Arabia

7. Religiously - no... Because no other religion is accepted by His Allah - Except Islam (Quran, 2:256) (Koran)

8. Scripturally - no... Because his allegiance is to the five Pillars of Islam and the Quran.

9. Geographically - no... Because his allegiance is to Mecca , to which he turns in prayer five times a day.

10. Socially - no... Because his allegiance to Islam forbids him to make friends with Christians or Jews.

11. Politically - no.... Because he must submit to the mullahs (spiritual leaders), who teach annihilation of Israel and destruction of America, The great Satan

12. Domestically - no.... Because he is instructed to marry four Women and Beat and scourge his wife when she disobeys him (Quran 4:34 )

13. Intellectually - no... Because he cannot accept the American Constitution since it is based on Biblical principles and he believes the Bible to be corrupt.

14. Philosophically - no.... Because Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran does not allow freedom of religion and expression. Democracy and Islam cannot Co-exist. Every Muslim government is either dictatorial or autocratic.

15. Spiritually - no.... Because when we declare 'one nation under God,' The Christian's God is loving and kind, while Allah is NEVER referred to As Heavenly father, nor is he ever called love in the Quran's 99 Excellent names.

16. Therefore, after much study and deliberation.... Perhaps we should be very suspicious of ALL MUSLIMS in this country. They obviously cannot be both 'good' Muslims and good Americans. Call it what you wish it's still the truth. You had better believe it. The more who understand this, the better it will be for our country and our future.

17. The religious war is bigger than we know or understand. ....

18. Footnote: The Muslims have said they will destroy us from within. SO FREEDOM IS NOT FREE. THE MARINES WANT THIS TO ROLL ALL OVER THE U.S. Please don't delete this until you send it on.

Barack Obama, the son of a a black man from Kenya and a white man from Kansas, really is a moment for the history books.

An information architect is running against an incumbent as a Kansas State Representative. Here is his story.

The Best Links:

1. The First True Internet Candidate?
2. “I feel it’s my duty to help him get the word out to his fellow Kansans”
3. Sean Tevis’ State Rep. Site
4. Running for Office: It’s Like A Flamewar with a Forum Troll, but with an Eventual Winner
5. Twitter Loves Sean Tevis’ Site: “This is the best political campaign site I’ve ever seen”

The Governor of Kansas, Kathleen Sebelius, is receiving a lot of mentions as a possible running mate for Barack Obama.

The Best Links:

1. “The Case for Kathleen Sebelius”
2. Along With Other Possibles, She is Raising Her Profile
3. The Official Biography
4. She Signed an Executive Order Banning Descrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
5. Sebelius on Wikipedia
6. She Would Complete the “Obama Puzzle”
7. “… Kathleen Sebelius is Obama’s best bet.”
8. She Endorsed Obama Before It Was Cool
9. She Gave the Democratic Response to the 2007 State of the Union Speech