Tweet by eavesdropper at tech event gets two fired, including eavesdropper

http://twitter.com/#!/ForbesTech/status/315675147153580032 Lesson of the day: Think before you tweet. Last week, social media developer/coder Adria Richards snapped a photo of two strangers whom she accused of inappropriate, sexist conduct. Except she didn’t confront the men themselves. She just tweeted it publicly. To the rest of the world. Not cool.Jokes about forking repo’s in a sexual […]

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Cruz recognizes creator of huge ‘more Republicans like Ted Cruz’ sign [pics]

http://twitter.com/#!/kennyomalley85/status/371722473978347520 Bruce Labay runs an oilfield services company in El Campo, Texas, and he loves him some Ted Cruz. http://twitter.com/#!/MKelliTx/status/386939727896518656 He’s not feeling much love for “candy-ass Republicans” (or as the New York Times reported, “softhearted Republicans“). http://twitter.com/#!/amandacarpenter/status/391386951435042816 Via the New York Times: Mr. Labay, 55, made his signs by sticking 1,200 plastic foam cups, […]

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Want to donate to Obama? Just visit KeithJudd.com

http://twitter.com/#!/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/200273713613127680 It was only a matter of time before someone tried to turn the popularity of Obama’s primary challenger Keith Judd to the campaign’s advantage. So who’s squatting on the prime piece of Internet real estate that bears the felon’s name? For WV watchers: http://t.co/n44Kv6Hw goes to Obama's donation page after being bought by former […]

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Roses and tears: Touching memorial to the 19 fallen Arizona firefighters [pics]

http://twitter.com/#!/lefrench/status/351650077217021952 Heartbreaking. As Twitchy reported, 19 firefighters were killed Sunday while battling the deadly Yarnell Fire southwest of Prescott, Arizona. http://twitter.com/#!/RebekahLSanders/status/351588283341479937 Twitter was flooded with tributes honoring the brave Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew and that continues Monday morning. http://twitter.com/#!/ASPSmith/status/351654345957322752 http://twitter.com/#!/Photosphere5/status/351651019467403264 The community comes together: http://twitter.com/#!/Stacey12News/status/351643931190112256 http://twitter.com/#!/emmajade12news/status/351645876055314432 http://twitter.com/#!/emmajade12news/status/351648108456861696 Tears. God bless our fallen heroes. Our thoughts and prayers continue […]

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Buffett Rule falls, progs keep recycling failed class warfare rhetoric

http://twitter.com/#!/seungminkim/status/192026165186265090 The Buffett Rule went down in flames in the Senate tonight as it failed to meet the 60-vote threshold needed to pass. Twitter users, as usual, had plenty to say about Obama’s tax hike attempt. Most tweeps were pretty happy to hear about the failure and still think the Buffett Rule is a joke […]

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‘Best ad ever?’ Semi-nude candidate won’t go to strip clubs ‘anymore’ [video]

http://twitter.com/#!/modernrocktc/status/377251948707471360 Jeffrey Alan Wagner is reportedly a Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate in the race to replace the Minneapolis mayor. And he has an ad … an ad in which he promises to “not even go to the strip clubs anymore.” If that isn’t hawt, we don’t know what is. This can’t be real, can it? http://twitter.com/#!/kurtluidhardt/status/378536741289734144 He’s also […]

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TMZ: Sarah Palin using veterans as pawns for her own political agenda

http://twitter.com/#!/harrygato/status/389873448035446784 Yes, you read that right: today it’s celebrity gossip site TMZ weighing in on the Million Vet March this weekend, and singling out Sarah Palin for using the veterans as pawns for her political gain. https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/389872061541142528 Says TMZ: Sarah Palin needs a lesson in irony … she’s slamming government douchebags in DC for using American war […]

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#AROD: Alex Rodriguez radio interview provokes disgust, sympathy

http://twitter.com/#!/WFAN660/status/403269334211899392 Beleaguered Alex Rodriguez gave a doozy of a surprise radio interview to WFAN sports host Mike Francesca this afternoon. #AROD was trending nationwide on Twitter and the animated conversation had baseball fans buzzing. http://twitter.com/#!/JohnnyCrashMLB/status/403273822695997440 Rodriguez denied using performance-enhancing drugs again. http://twitter.com/#!/WhipperSnacker/status/403278173942460416 He repeatedly invoked his family. http://twitter.com/#!/SChach17/status/403269338771095552 Many listeners heard a trainwreck: http://twitter.com/#!/DraftRyan2016/status/403279120689528832 http://twitter.com/#!/snapper1978/status/403268847500656640 […]

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This Baby Can Riverdance And Will Give You Life

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This baby is lord of the dance. 1. Kali loves dancing around in her Jolly Jumper, and has some pretty impressive moves. Video available at: http://www.youtube.com/v/tuQknrmMj54. youtube.com / Via youtube.com This video is from August, but only recently started trending. 2. Twinkletoes! View this image › Via youtube.com 3. What a star! View this image […]

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NBC blasted for scrubbing Olympics anti-discrimination statement

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http://twitter.com/#!/sunnyright/status/432149036775510016 Because that’s how NBC rolls. Last night Twitchy told you about some of the idiocy that sent #NBCFail trending once again. But this one deserves its own post. An NBC exec said the network aired the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics on tape-delay to give the event the “context” and “pageantry it […]

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