February 2012
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Ann Coulter to Fundraise for Randall Terry →
As we’ve noted before, anti-abortion zealot Randall Terry is currently running a Potemkin presidential campaign for the sole purpose of exploiting a loophole that allows him to air graphic anti-abortion ads on television under the guise that they are campaign ads.
Terry’s quixotic campaign has been relegated to the fringes as he’s constantly struggled to even raise the money needed to run many...
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“We shouldn’t teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.”
– B. F. Skinner
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“Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.”
– Mark Twain
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What's the real tragedy behind "Teen Mom 2"?. . .
One of my favorite arguments for people speaking ill of “Teen Mom” and the like comes into play when naysayers begin with statements that fall under the realm of, “Well! They have an iPhone [iPad, nice-ish vehicle, etc.]!… They’re obviously doing fine!”
<pause>
If a person truly can’t grasp that material possessions (even those created by Apple)...
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Timeline of the Affordable Care Act →
<grumble, grumble> Obamacare <grumble, grumble>
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“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must...”
– Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
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“Miss a meal if you have to, but don’t miss a book.”
– Jim Rohn
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"Tanya Ditty, Georgia Teacher, Compares... →
“There are 23 sexual orientations that fit under this definition and if this bill became law, then what we would be protecting for public employees is not only heterosexuality, bisexuality, pedophilia, transsexuality, transvestitism, I’m not going to read them all. Voyeurism, exhibitionism, feetism, zoophilia, necrophilia, klismaphilia and the list goes on. I teach in the public school...
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The streams have been crossed
I love how certain HP fans are entirely up in arms over the fact that JKR would deign to work with Little, Brown — the very same publisher as their (seemingly) mortal enemy, Stephenie Meyer. <eye roll>
Could it be that their Queen Rowling does not, in fact, support their ridiculously illogical Twilight hate movement?…
Shocking.
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“No one says a novel has to be one thing. It can be anything it wants to be, a...”
– Ishmael Reed, Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down
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“Professor McGonagall was leading a long line of first years up to the top of the...”
– (Rowling, JK. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. New York: Scholastic Press, 2000. 176. Print.)
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forgive&forget: how-the-misery-begins:... →
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I recently saw a side-by-side comparison of President Obama and Ron Paul on here, where their beliefs on various issues were juxtapositioned within an image.
On the topic of gay marriage, the image shared that the…
I fear you’ve missed my point… I don’t want him to “ban” gay marriage (far from it) — or...
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"Book-Stealing Lady Makes LeVar Burton Weep...
“A woman in California has been slapped with $7,600 in fines and ordered to stay away from public libraries after it was discovered that she had stolen thousands of library books and was attempting to sell them online. For shame, California book stealer.
Forty-five-year-old Maria Nater pleaded guilty to one count of felony burglary after she was apprehended trying to sell books she stole...
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When did the words feminist and liberal become...
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What’s wrong with believing that men and women should be treated equally, not only under the law, but in society in general?
What’s wrong with believing that marriage equality shouldn’t be an issue? That a woman’s right to choose should not be decided by a group of middle-aged men? That the working poor and unemployed shouldn’t be paying taxes at 25% ?
I’m proud to be a...
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“It’s too bad that stupidity isn’t painful.”
– Anton LaVey
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I recently saw a side-by-side comparison of President Obama and Ron Paul on here, where their beliefs on various issues were juxtapositioned within an image.
On the topic of gay marriage, the image shared that the…
I fear you’ve missed my point… I don’t want him to “ban” gay marriage (far from...
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I recently saw a side-by-side comparison of President Obama and Ron Paul on here, where their beliefs on various issues were juxtapositioned within an image.
On the topic of gay marriage, the image shared that the President believes “the government should be allowed to say who gets married,” whereas Paul would “leave it up to individuals.”
Newsflash, Ron Paul fans: This...
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“The defense mechanisms of The Imposter are: sarcasm, name-dropping,...”
– Manning Brennan
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You know what my immediate thought is when I see...
“Overcompensation.”
Five Laws of Library Science (S. R. Ranganathan)
These laws are:
Books are for use.
Every reader his [or her] book.
Every book its reader.
Save the time of the reader.
The library is a growing organism.
Evolve already.
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"2. Vacuum erection devices: Famously covered by... →
“5 sexual health services insurance will cover…for men”
By Megan Carpentier
Monday, February 20, 2012 11:59EST
The Raw Story
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