http://twitter.com/#!/mtraeg/status/215190516642480128 This past Saturday, comedian Adam Carolla was interviewed in the New York Post, where he said, among other things, that “dudes are funnier than chicks.” The story seemed to go largely unnoticed until today, when The Onion’s A.V. Club published a story about Carolla’s statement: Nearly five years after Christopher Hitchens’ now-infamous story in Vanity Fair and 14 years […]
Let these #longreads keep you company while the blizzard hits. 1. Empire of Ice — GQ View this image › Lucas Jackson / Reuters / Reuters Jeanne-Marie Laskas reports from a $500 million man-made island off the coast of Alaska, where oil workers toil in round-the-clock darkness and temperatures around 45 below. Read it at […]
http://twitter.com/#!/RealJamesWoods/status/358918852605775872 Amen! Actor James Woods has discovered the power of Twitter. But that’s not all: He is continuing to speak real truth to power. https://twitter.com/KurtSchlichter/status/358736801113964544 As Twitchy reported, the actor took on the despicable terror-glamorizing mag Rolling Stone and publisher Jann Wenner with an epic rant. He also slammed Obama as only he can. Woods […]
http://twitter.com/#!/andyroddick/status/371828536669372416 Miley Cyrus’ remarkable performance at the MTV VMAs got quite a reaction last night. Retired tennis player Andrew Roddick asked the question many were thinking: How is Billy Ray Cyrus doing right now? At least one person thought he should be proud: http://twitter.com/#!/jonnydicus/status/371829290109005824 But comedian Kevin Hart voiced what must be the most embarrassing observation […]
http://twitter.com/#!/maggiejaehnig/status/309750799142121472 The Obama administration’s sequestration scare campaign fizzled out early and even backfired Tuesday, as the president took a solid PR hit for closing down White House tours and blaming budget cuts (and then reportedly scheduling another Martha’s Vineyard getaway for the family). Cancelling White House Tours Saves Less than Cost of One of Obama’s Vacationsnationalreview.com/corner/342467/… via […]
http://twitter.com/#!/PrishaeWilson/status/434528963688693760 That was an earthquake people were feeling in South Carolina and Georgia Friday night. Initial reports pegged the quake at a magnitude of 5.4, although that number was quickly revised downward. http://twitter.com/#!/NBC2/status/434541418745311232 http://twitter.com/#!/AnotherBenStein/status/434541558306967552 http://twitter.com/#!/MollyGrantham/status/434541072329367552 http://twitter.com/#!/RadiNabulsi/status/434533557646532609 Time line went from: earthquake Earthquake Earth quake EARTHQUAKE To: #earthquake Edgefield is trending Edgefield,sc We are famous— Ben […]
http://twitter.com/#!/Kelly_Slayer/status/180262412258246656 A nice Irish fellow by the name Donatelli has a trial transcript containing 200 ways of saying, “I’m drunk,” at Guyism: With St. Patrick’s Day almost upon us we thought it would be nice to share a little story where, if you pay attention, you can learn 200 ways to say “I’m drunk.” See […]
http://twitter.com/#!/DoItForGabby/status/290629715843219456 Earlier this evening, lefties got the hashtag #DoItForGabby trending. “Gabby” is Gabby Giffords, the former congresswoman who was shot in the head in Tucson, Ariz., two years ago. Earlier this week, Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly founded a gun control organization that aims to “[b]an assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, limit guns per individual, […]
http://twitter.com/#!/AceofSpadesHQ/status/365174350405582848 How ’bout that? The beloved (D) is quickly dispensed with when it can’t be used by the lapdog media to provide cover for an increasingly disturbing record of sexual harassment. Who could’ve predicted that would happen in coverage of San Diego Mayor Bob Filner? After the indefatigable Ace of Spades pointed out CNN’s glaring omission on […]
http://twitter.com/#!/xsleuth/status/477309584588013568 Iraq War vet and Wounded Warrior J.R. Salzman isn’t mincing words when it comes to President Barack Obama’s foreign policy (or lack thereof). Salzman’s devastating takedown, documented at Progressives Today and on his Twitter feed, is required reading for anyone wondering just what’s going on and what the White House is doing about it. http://twitter.com/#!/jrsalzman/status/477282867781713920 […]