Posted by Duane Lester on May 2nd, 2009 • Clicks
Here are a few bites from around the Intertubes to keep you busy over the weekend. Enjoy:
- Rep. Jan Schakowsky told a group of leftists that the goal of health care reform wasn’t to preserve the private health insurance system. In fact, she says it will destroy it…and the crowd goes nuts!
- You know that tax credit Obama touted during the campaign, the one tht helped him get elected. The AP says he’s gonna want that back. I guess it was just a loan.
- An audience member at MIT asked the Dalai Lama for an example of a leader we should look up to as a positive influence. His answer? George Bush.
- Saw this one on Daily Pundit. John Hawkins, writing at Pajamas Media, says the right needs to play as dirty as the left does. What do you think?
- When asked about what she was wearing on her feet, the First Lady replied, “They’re shoes.“ They just happen to be $540 sneakers. Why bring this up? This is why.
- For the weekend, the folks at National Review Online give you Zombies and Cavemen.
- 50 Tools Everyone Should Own
- “Two days before Thanksgiving 2008, a group of Soldiers eating at a restaurant in Colombia, S.C., were surprised when they discovered their lunch had been paid for.
Rachel Pertile tried to pay the bill anonymously, but was caught and thanked by the Soldiers before she could leave the restaurant. The day after Thanksgiving, Pertile’s 5-year-old son, Evan, was diagnosed with brain cancer.“
- Bill Ayers draws a crowd at Brandeis University, both inside and outside of where he was talking about the good ole days.
- I think the University of Oregon is in the right when they tell the school’s Ultimate Frisbee team that the season will be over if they can’t keep their pants and underwear on when they play.
- Look at the new 2010 Chevy Camaro. Bumblebee is looking good!
- The Army is looking for a few good men…on Facebook and Twitter.
- Chicago Public Schools has a new director of security. His name is Michael Shields. He is the cousin of Michelle Obama.
- Pancake eaters see the Virgin Mary on the griddle. No, really. Bonus: Lucha Libre.
- Yes, you will join your brother in jail if you shove a cop, even in Alaska.
- Video: Here is a two year-old British girl who became the youngest member of Mensa. Her IQ is 156.
- Another snakes on a plane story, this on involving one of the deadliest snakes in the world.
- Unhappy with your car’s gas mileage? CNN tells us how to get 100 miles per gallon.
- Divorce can be ugly, especially in Saudi Arabia, where a woman has left her husband. Ok, call her a woman might be a bit, um, premature. She’s 8 years old. He’s 50.
- Three Ways to Make Extra Money
- The Sear Tower in Chicago, standing at 1,450 feet, is putting in glass bottom skydecks.
- Why in the world is the House of Representatives even talking about the BCS? Why is Rep. Joe Barton comparing it to communism?
- Jimmy Kimmel has the new solution for the swine flu: Swinewow!
- Video: This is a really bad day on the job as a window washer.
- How about this for a populist headline:
NYC mayor lays off workers, won’t tax rich
- There are those of us who knew that politicians were using Twitter (or at least have aides tweeting for them) and then there is the Associated Press.
- Remember how Joe Biden said he wouldn’t go anywhere near public transportation now, or ride in a plane or go around anyone who wasn’t in a bubble? Oh, the terror of the swine flu! By the way, Mexican officials say the flu’s ability to spread is low. RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!
- I’m sure this has nothing to do with the weak foreign policy of the United States: April Deadliest Month for US in Iraq in 7 Months
- There’s probably no reason to beef up border security. I mean, I’m sure the folks in this New Mexico town welcome their new drug lord neighbors.
- A 15 year old girl in Rhode Island was hit by a bus while she crossed the streets listening to music on her headphones. Parents, show this to your kids and talk with them about it.
- Danny Gans, dead at 52. The only reason I added this is because of the number of times Andrew said to me, “Hey look everybody! I’m Danny Gans!” while driving around Vegas.
- Unless you are looking for a one way ticket to jail, it is unadvisable to have sex on the Queen of England’s lawn. Just sayin’.
- In Washington DC, you can be ticketed for parking in your driveway.
- Six of the world’s most powerful Mafia bosses are due to be paroled within months of each other. That’ sounds like a great beginning to a movie.
Finally, Crowder’s Epic Journey:
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