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Tag: stupid stuff

  • 1/4 of Americans Still Idiots

    25% of Americans have doubts Obama was born in America. The baseline percentage of idiots in America has always been around 25% or so (number of people who think 9/11 was an inside job, believe they’ve made contact with aliens etc.) Glad to see we don’t have any more idiots than we normally do. I…

  • The Race is Done

    We have another poll showing the Democratic primary for governor is done. Roy has 64% of the primary vote, with an MOE of +/- 5%. I am inherently dubious of InsiderAdvantage polls and a 5% MOE is huge. However, these results jibe with everything else we’ve seen. That said I doubt Roy has 64% of…

  • The Cream of the Crop

    Dammit Mike. Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond… hasn’t disclosed anything whatsoever since 2007. Thurmond, who’s running for the U.S. Senate, filed no financial disclosure forms with the State Ethics Commission in 2008 or 2009, a check of the commission’s online look-up shows. Elected officials in Georgia are required to report on basic details of their personal…

  • How Are they to Know?

    Another day another dollar. You think? The APD, Atlanta’s finest. Apparently the DPG Convention will be in Athens. This is a dumb idea but not for the reason others are citing. A topic for later. Eric Massa is a really weird dude. Mike Brown should also be considered. “What’s happened to the political center? Without…

  • Blah Blah Open Thread

    Trying to keep this thing short. “Elena Kagan Tapped”, can we have a less–evocative–headline? Thanks. How did you celebrate Mothers’ Day? I showed up four hours late to my parents’ and had a good dinner/did laundry. It was a great day for all. Really good news for Grady. Still a long way to go. Nothing…