Monthly Archives: October 2008

Religulous

I saw it yesterday and loved it. Not only is it hilarious, but it has an important message. I think we need a movie like this right now, when people like Sarah Palin are wearing their ignorance like a badge and evangelicals have so much influence on our government.
I went to see this movie with [...]

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School is keeping me busy

I’m taking a short break from blogging.

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Blog Action Day: Poverty in America

I was talking to a libertarian friend of mine after class a few days ago about health care and welfare. He was of the opinion that the government should not provide either, and upon further prodding he explained that he thought poor people didn’t deserve them. My friend, of course, “earned” the right to be [...]

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John McCain was the keynote speaker for ACORN in 2006

Remember that attack ad McCain put out linking Obama to the “radical” ACORN organization? Turns out McCain was the keynote speaker for ACORN during a rally in ‘06.
I don’t really have much of a problem with ACORN — the allegations of voter registration fraud coming out of Fox News are just ridiculous (by law, they [...]

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Financial tips for new college students

These tips are aimed at new college students like myself, as well as students planning on attending college next year.

Drive as little as possible. Paying for gas can easily become your largest expense, even if the only times you drive your car are to and from campus.
Buy your textbooks used. They’re way overpriced even if [...]

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Do people actually think Obama is a terrorist?

I’m asking this question because I genuinely want to know the answer. Are there actually people out there who think Obama is a terrorist?
In case you haven’t heard, that McCain ad trying to play up a relationship between Obama and Ayers is completely misleading. Ayers was a member of the radical anti-war group the Weather [...]

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Updog

Found this baby on 4chan. I’ve been a lazy blogger recently, haven’t I?

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