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Personal responsibility hasn't flatlined yet -- but it's close. Thanks, Britain!

Submitted by Doc on Tue, 2008-03-25 08:29
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'Ban potential employers from searching Facebook profiles of job applicants, please.'
This is what a bunch of whiny retards are saying because they've been 'discriminated' against due to the content of their 'totally awesome and showy personal online blog that no one else ever can see ever except my friends. Or something.'

"A coalition including the NSPCC, the Children's Society and the NCH want a new law to prevent employers and colleges searching the internet for "digital dirt" on potential recruits."

Interesting, but I'm not yet convinced that this is a good idea. Tell me more.

"Studies show one in five employers use the internet to check out candidates and two thirds of those admit their final decision has been influenced by what they found.

John Carr, secretary of the Children's Charities' Coalition on Internet Safety which is co-ordinating the campaign, said pictures and gossip posted while someone is a teenager should not be used against them years later.

He told the The Times: "When young people put up their personal profiles they are not thinking about job or university applications. "

Fake Hyperlinks = Real Jailtime

Submitted by Doc on Thu, 2008-03-20 17:16
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The FBI is out there in the tubes creating fake hyperlinks to snare child porn enthusiasts.

This is not really any different than prostitution stings, which employ the sames tactics. It still seems a little off. But it's for our protection, so I'm OK with it. After all, daddy knows best... right?

Where are the Founding Fathers when we need them?

2 years ago this week marked the "Last Chance" Americans had to combat the Real ID, had we wanted to.

Here is an excerpt from the article (linked above) written by current Presidential hopeful, Ron Paul. Sure doesn't sound like a Republican to me.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a spending bill last week that contains provisions establishing a national ID card, and the Senate is poised to approve the measure in the next few days. This week marks the American public's last chance to convince their senators they don't want to live in a nation that demands papers from its citizens as they go about their lives.

Iraqi Ministers loyal to Shi'ite cleric resigning from Iraqi Government

Submitted by Abortions Tickle on Mon, 2007-04-16 21:24

6 Iraqi ministers who were loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moktada al-Sadr quit their posts today.

When I first read this, I was a tad bit confused. This al-Sadr guy isn't in the government. Why does his opinion have sway over 6 Iraqi cabinet members? Well...apparently, his dad was the famous Iraqi cleric Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr, and other Shi'ites in Iraq are loyal to him, and will do what they say. And, so I guess, guys in the Iraqi cabinet belong in this group.
So, they're people that are in the Iraqi Government to represent, not only al-Sadr, but Shi'ites as well.

Okay. So, now we have Iraqi officials quitting their posts because al-Sadr wanted them to. So, that just leaves the question, why did al-Sadr want them to?

Legislators working for Mr. Sadr said that Mr. Sadr was withdrawing his ministers from the 38-member cabinet because the Iraqi government had refused to set a timetable for pulling American troops out of the country.

Hmmm...'Tis a crazy thought. Americans. Out of Iraq.

Former DUBYA Aide has lost faith in Bush

Bush's Ex-Campaign aide says he's FINALLY lost faith in The Lone Ranger all-together.

Looking back, Mr. Dowd now says his faith in Mr. Bush was misplaced.

A bit? YA THINK?!

In a wide-ranging interview here, Mr. Dowd called for a withdrawal from Iraq and expressed his disappointment in Mr. Bush’s leadership.

He criticized the president as failing to call the nation to a shared sense of sacrifice at a time of war, failing to reach across the political divide to build consensus and ignoring the will of the people on Iraq. He said he believed the president had not moved aggressively enough to hold anyone accountable for the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, and that Mr. Bush still approached governing with a “my way or the highway” mentality reinforced by a shrinking circle of trusted aides.

Is that it? What about lying to the American people, ignoring and refusing to apologize or even acknowledge mistakes? Any of that ring a bell?

“I really like him, which is probably why I’m so disappointed in things,” he said. He added, “I think he’s become more, in my view, secluded and bubbled in.”

Why else would we be calling him the "Lone Ranger"? Hmm?
Maybe because he's tried his best to alienate everyone who had ever supported him. What did he expect? To be greeted as a Liberator?

Lone Ranger becoming lonlier

The Lone Ranger becoming lonlier as negligence for the law no longer falling on ignorant, Republican-lead ears.

Republican Senator Chuck Hagel suggests that there are ways to deal with a president who says, "I don't care".

DO WHAT NOW?!?!?
Hold up, Back this HERE Truck up and let's review.

1.)Presidents aren't supposed to send a huge middle finger in the air every time they pass anything? It's been so long when that's all we've seen, it's difficult to recall.
2.)AND, There are ways to reprimand Presidents who do this?! How long has this existed? I MUST KNOW. It obviously couldn't have been before last week, because it would've been stupid not to reprimand a President who signed your bill into law, then sent you a statement saying, "NAH. I WAS JUST KIDDIN' 'BOUT THAT!" They're all just like a big pranks on Congress every single time he signs something. Sooner or later they'll learn to quit askin' him to sign stuff. (And that's not to mention all the rest of this list of stuff he's done. Lied about Iraq, Illegal prisons, Huge Frat party at White House every Friday, etc.)

This is all just too much. I must sit down to let this vast expanse of NEW information to seep in.

17 year old gets 10 years prison time for recieving blowjob from 15 year old

Submitted by Atheinostic on Mon, 2006-12-18 21:01

The Georgia Supreme Court rejected the appeal from 17 year old Genarlow Wilson, who will now serve 10 years in prison and be registered as a sex offender for recieving a blowjob from a 15 year old girl. Good thing I didn't go to high school in Atlanta!

GOP/Fox News depressed about election defeat, attacks Kerry out of desperation

Crooks and Liars has the video clip of incompetent GOP hitman Chris Wallace's "interview" of John Kerry, post-election. Chris seems to have some sort of mental handicap, like conservatism.

Here is a transcript (slightly altered):

John Kerry: "If you don't study hard in school, you can get stuck in Iraq"
John Kerry: "Oops, misspoke."
John Kerry: "If you don't study hard in school, you can get US stuck in Iraq"

GOP News: "WHY DO YOU HATE THE TROOPS? WHY DO YOU THINK EVERYONE IN THE MILITARY IS STUPID?"

John Kerry: "I'm a veteran, douche bag. I was in the goddamned military. Plus, there are minimum IQ levels to join. Why the hell would you think I meant to call the military stupid?"

GOP News: "BUT, BUT, WHY DO YOU HATE THE TROOPS?"

John Kerry: "......"

GOP News: "WHY DO YOU HATE AMERICA?"

John Kerry: "Please die in a car fire, R-tard."

Follow-up: Toys for Tots takes Jesus into its bowels.

Submitted by Doc on Fri, 2006-11-17 09:31
In a surprise move, Toys for Tots decides to accept the donation of 4,000 Jesus dolls... From the Toys for Tots Website: "The talking Jesus doll issue has been resolved. Toys for Tots has found appropriate places for these items. We have notified the donor of our willingness to handle this transaction." Toys for Tots, however, will not discuss what this "appropriate place" is. My guess? City dump. (At least that's where I'd put them) This is outrageous. They can't give these dolls away, as the present giving process is completely random. No one knows who is getting what. Once they're wrapped, they're put aside and sent away.

UCLA Student Tasered by UCLA Police for not showing ID

Submitted by Atheinostic on Fri, 2006-11-17 01:06
The student was leaving when the cops approached him. He did not show an ID. They shocked him repeatedly, demanding he get up (which is pretty damn hard to do after repeated taser hits). When other students asked for the police officers' badge numbers, they were threatened with the taser -