You might think that anyone who coaxes an endorsement out of Chuck Norris is nothing short of the greatest world leader of all time. Don’t let the celebrity affiliation fool you, though – Huckabee is a total whack job. Why? Glad you asked! Here are five reasons not to heart Huckabee.
[+1568] Braindead Designer: Making the City Work Together [PIC]
Or ripping it apart.
[+1733] Why is Marijuana Illegal?
Many people assume that marijuana was made illegal through some kind of process involving scientific, medical, and government hearings; that it was to protect the citizens from what was determined to be a dangerous drug.
[+1607] Record Year: Shell Posts $27,500,000,000 Profit
Shell smashed all-time British company profit records today, posting 2007 earnings of $27.5billion (£13.9billion), and immediately ran into a storm with union leaders, who are demanding the Government hits the oil giant with a windfall tax.
[+1427] Star Trek Explains Expendability
Guess who’s not coming back.
[+1483] REALLY Bad News Day for Hillary Clinton
Start with Hillary Clinton’s inaction during her tenure with Wal-Mart, throw in her willingness to behave no differently than her Whitewater accusers if she can gain politically, a dash of Bill Clinton’s quid pro quo favors and top it all off with Barack Obama raising a stunning $32 million in January.
[+1682] ESPN’s Chris Berman goes crazy, tears into TV staff
(Language NSFW) … and he could go … all … the … way… and he does! Plus some!
[+1790] Bush gives away Alaska forest
Despite logging representing only 1 % of Alaska’s economy, Bush is giving away 3 million acres of forest for mining, logging, and new roads, of which 2.7 million acres is pristine, and containing rare species. Under current law, they are also protected areas – but the Bush administration wants to change that.
[+1627] Cheney: ‘We Haven’t Violated Anybody’s Civil Liberties’
Yesterday, Cheney appeared as a guest on Rush Limbaugh and stumped for retroactive immunity for telecom companies that illegally spied on American citizens: “It’s a program that’s been very well managed. We haven’t violated anybody’s civil liberties.”
[+1517] NY Times – A Crooked Deal – Is this what “Experience” means?
The NY Times did an extensive investigative report of a crooked deal that Bill Clinton conducted in human rights abusing country Khazakstan that netted him and his foundation over $100M. This is front page on the NY Times. I guess this is what Hillary means by “experience.”
[+1629] Breaking: Large Internet failure hits Africa and Asia
Large swathes of Asia, the Middle East and north Africa had their high-technology services crippled Thursday following a widespread Internet failure which brought many businesses to a standstill and left others struggling to cope.
[+1626] Hillary Remained Silent As Wal-Mart Fought Unions
In six years as a member of the Wal-Mart board of directors, between 1986 and 1992, Hillary Clinton remained silent as the world’s largest retailer waged a major campaign against labor unions seeking to represent store workers.
[+1489] Males irrelevant to the survival of the human race
Scientists at the University of Newcastle successfully created human sperm cells using a female embryonic stem cell.
