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11
Feb
2012
Blokes who notice those bouncing boobies

20 hours ago by Iain Hall

I’m a bloke, so its in my DNA to like looking at the female of the species and I am not ashamed to admit it either. If they were being honest I think most other men would agree that they are precisely the same (well except for our friends on the other team). But we humble blokes have to negotiate a ...

Iain Hall's SANDPIT - iainhall.wordpress.com · Rank: 38,646 · 64 references

The American War on Sex

23 hours ago by Tim

Our culture has a curious relationship with sex. Judging by our television programming, Internet habits, and even news coverage, it would seem we are obsessed with it. Yet judging by our politics, we are terrified anyone is actually doing it. Reruns of Two and a Half Men run almost constantly, and t ...

Tim's Cogitorium - timscogitorium.com/tinblog · Rank: 99,315 · 4 references

PERFECT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE

1 day ago by Fred Stopsky

As our weekly contribution to the cause of public knowledge, we offer our portrayal of the perfect Republican candidate for president of the USA. The candidate is born in Iowa and has a birth certificate to prove it. The candidate is a member of the Christian religion. The candidate found God somewh ...

The Impudent Observer - theimpudentobserver.com · Rank: 35,396 · 91 references

Romney: Drug Testing For Congress! // politics

1 day ago by Fred Stopsky

There are many who claim Mitt Romney is no willing to take a strong stand in defense of any idea. Well, the Mitt man finally proved them wrong. He came out publicly for drug tests for members of Congress, the armed forces, postal workers and all senior citizens. “People who are receiving welfare ben ...

The Impudent Observer - theimpudentobserver.com · Rank: 35,396 · 91 references

Protests Then, Protests Now

1 day ago by Fred Stopsky

About a year ago in Egypt, brave young men and women rushed into the streets of Cairo in order to fight for human rights. They risked life, they risked bodily harm, but the cause for which they struggled was important to the people of their homeland. Today, when the same protesters enter Tahrir Squa ...

The Impudent Observer - theimpudentobserver.com · Rank: 35,396 · 91 references

Fruits Of Terrorism Are Bitter

1 day ago by Fred Stopsky

For years when suicide bombers blasted away in Israel or killed innocent people, millions in Arab nations like Syria cheered at death and destruction. Thousands of Muslims denounce Israel violations of human rights on grounds governments have no right to beat or kill those who oppose a government. A ...

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Hezbollah And Iran

1 day ago by Fred Stopsky

Among the great non-secrets of the Middle East is that Iran funds terrorist groups in the region. Hassan Nasrallah, head of Hezbollah in Lebanon, publicly admitted for the first time that his party was solely funded and equipped by Iran. He also made clear that Iran was not exerting pressure on his ...

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New Word Of The Day: 'Splaining

1 day ago by joreth

Originally "mansplaining" was used to refer to a man telling a woman about something she already knows in a condescending manner as if he just assumes she couldn't possibly know it because she's a woman. Things like giving a female mechanic auto advice from a guy who once changed his own oil. It has ...

The Journal Of The InnKeeper - joreth.livejournal.com · 1 reference

10
Feb
2012
Exploration and Revelation: The Winter 2012 Teacher Seminar

1 day ago by Cass

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This past weekend, we held our Winter Teacher Seminar, a two-day event where participants attend workshops and lectures and see two of the plays of the Actors' Renaissance Season. Thanks in part to a generous grant from the Richard and Caroline T. Gwathmey Memorial Trust, more educators than ever we ...

The American Shakespeare ... - americanshakespearecentereducation.blogspot.com · 4 references

Video: Watch Obama Statement on Contraception Policy

2 days ago by Jon Brooks

President Obama made a statement this morning on the modification to the federal rule on contraception coverage that has caused such a stir. CSPAN has the video here. The new policy states that organizations operated by religious institutions will not have to directly provide their employees with in ...

KQED News Fix - blogs.kqed.org/newsfix · Rank: 9,943 · 85 references

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