Sad news: Obama staffer, 29, collapses at campaign HQ, dies

http://twitter.com/#!/BryTupper/status/223920516791152640 Alex Okrent, an Obama staffer since 2004, collapsed this afternoon in Chicago. Okrent worked in the campaign’s paid media department, which handled advertising for Obama’s re-election bid. He was a staffer for Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign and worked on his 2004 race for an Illinois Senate seat. Okrent also worked in a variety of […]

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How This Dog Lost His Jaw Will Make You Sick. But Where There’s Unspeakable Evil, There’s Also This…

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It’s hard to understand how people can be so cruel to animals. They are innocent creatures. Even when animals are dangerous, they don’t have a mean bone in their body, they just do what comes naturally to them. When you see what one person did to this collie, you’ll be sick. Lad (as he’s now […]

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Liberals defend reporter who said Romney only relaxed around whites

http://twitter.com/#!/JillEBond/status/216036551115812864 Hacked! Is the toaster still loyal? Politico has suspended Joe Williams, the White House correspondent who tweeted a vulgar joke about Ann Romney and disgracefully claimed Mitt Romney only feels comfortable around “white folks.” “Regrettably, an unacceptable number of Joe Williams’s public statements on cable and Twitter have called into question his commitment to […]

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#TeamSTXherry: Twitter users keep dying friend in their prayers

“What if God Were the Sun” by John Edward… Sherry will always be right there for us… #TeamSTXherry — Posco Boggy-Hillocks (@gilcarvr) March 24, 2013 2 #TeamSTXherry enjoy as we raise up our voice in praise for @stxherry & the legacy of her life to all of us youtube.com/watch?v=EcxOkh… — CHHR (@CHHR01) March 24, 2013 […]

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This Statistics Professor Adds The Most Hilarious Extra-Credit Questions To Tests

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Everyone has a favorite teacher — someone who inspires them, teaches them, and helps them stay on track. No one can downplay the fact that great professors leave lasting impressions. But this statistics professor is a favorite among his students thanks to his hilarious extra-credit questions (which pretty much have nothing to do with statistics). […]

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‘Fake-ass outrage’: Netroots Nation media director defends racist Ebony editor

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http://twitter.com/#!/OrwellForks/status/449223506371567616 Oh yeah. This guy is a hoot! Earlier today, Ebony editor Jamilah Lemieux took some well-deserved heat for treating RNC deputy press secretary Raffi Williams like dirt because she thought he was just some “white dude.” But Elon James White, media director for progressive conference Netroots Nation, doesn’t think Lemieux did anything wrong. In fact, criticizing […]

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