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Monthly Archives: April 2011

He’s a pirate!

Posted on 2011-04-25 by GaryApril 25, 2011
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The New York Times published an interesting article on Barack Obama’s late mother, including this amusing photograph of her with her young son dressed as a pirate. The occasion isn’t mentioned in the article (Halloween or something, I suspect), but … Continue reading →

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Today’s rich pay far less tax than in 1992

Posted on 2011-04-17 by GaryApril 17, 2011
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The top 400 U.S. income tax returns for 2007 (the most recent year for which numbers are available) paid an average tax rate of just 17% on income averaging nearly $345 billion (in that one year alone). For comparison, in … Continue reading →

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T. rex visits elementary school

Posted on 2011-04-16 by GaryMarch 28, 2015
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A remarkable 2-meter-long, strikingly lifelike dinosaur puppet visits Bondi elementary school in New South Wales near Sydney to promote the live “Walking with Dinosaurs” show:     The only thing keeping it from looking entirely real is the pair of … Continue reading →

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Naive news anchor

Posted on 2011-04-10 by GaryApril 10, 2011
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A useful lesson for people on television: Do not trust your fellow news anchor not to subject you to public ridicule.   by … Continue reading →

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When Harry Met Sally II

Posted on 2011-04-08 by GaryApril 8, 2011
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Don’t wait to watch this. Do it now.   When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren from Billy Crystal by … Continue reading →

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Jon Stewart skewers Obama’s reversal on White House transparency

Posted on 2011-04-06 by GaryApril 8, 2011
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Amusing  but on the mark: The Daily Show – Victory Lapse – Obama Transparency AwardTags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook by … Continue reading →

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Pseudohistory

Posted on 2011-04-05 by GaryApril 5, 2011
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Some on the far right have become very enamored of a fellow named David Barton. For one example of his influence, when the current right-wing majority on the Texas state board of education set out to rewrite the standards for … Continue reading →

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U.S. budget misconceptions

Posted on 2011-04-05 by GaryMay 29, 2015
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A recent CNN poll summarized here found that Americans tend to be wildly misinformed about federal spending. For example, what percentage of federal spending goes to pay for public broadcasting? Half of those polled thought it was at least 5 … Continue reading →

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