Happy Tax Day! Hope you all managed to get your paperwork in by now. Given all the protesting and what-not today, it’s been a pretty interesting mix.
On to the links for today:
Fiat may walk if there are no union concessions
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123980114206020883.html#mod=rss_whats_news_us
Come on now. This is news? Who doesn’t realize that when a company is looking to get involved with another, the more stable one will always want the weaker one to cut costs?
Congressman likes cocaine
http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/politicsunseriously/2009/04/ny-congressman-likes-cocaine-b.html
Ok, congressman’s evil twin does, but only in Colbert world. Still funny.
Was Amazon De-listing a glitch or a hack?
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/14/0057203
Ummmmm…. Who cares?!?!?! Does anyone honestly think that Amazon is going to open their servers up to scrutiny by outsiders to verify what they claim one way or the other? Does it really matter since they’ve solved the issue anyway?
China denies involvement in infrastructure hacks
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/14/1214259
Again, they won’t let anyone check, and they have no reason to lie, right?
Limbaugh, Rove and Cheney on the rampage – sights on Obama
http://www.usnews.com/articles/opinion/mashek/2009/04/15/republican-thugs-rove-cheney-limbaugh-try-to-rough-up-obama-with-lies-and-hate.html
Yeah, like no one saw that one coming!!!
NY Times discovers unrest in MN
http://gawker.com/5213052/new-york-times-discovers-political-unrest-in-far+off-minnesota
Can we say old news? And there are people wondering why newspapers are failing?????
Baseball Cuisine
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7338975
Even the ABC folks were getting their giggles on this one.
You Might Be a Radicalized Right-Wing Extremist if…
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/04/15/you-might-be-a-radicalized-rightwing-extremist-if/
…you read Michelle Malkin! (Sorry, couldn’t resist it!)
*Less slanted coverage from Jake Tapper – http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/04/conservatives-d.html
Nevada Governor doesn’t believe in domestic partnerships
http://www.topix.net/news/gay/2009/04/nevada-governor-on-domestic-partnerships-i-dont-believe-in-it
Newsflash: domestic partnerships = civil unions. Does that mean the governor is planning on removing the ability of his judges and magistrates to officiate all marriage-related ceremonies???
TX to secede from Union?
http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2009/04/from-teabags-to-treason-in-texas-beck-perry-call-for-secession/
Seriously, I have no words!
Last and probably least:
Teaparties!!!
http://wonkette.com/407801/get-ready-for-sexy-teabag-parties-round-the-clock-and-coast-to-coast
*no comment needed*
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