Salon reports that Rick Perry appointee Barry Smitherman, who runs the panel which regulates the oil industry in Texas, today tweeted an image which apparently calls for hanging the GOP Senators that helped advance the gun control bill. Smitherman is reportedly planning to run for Texas Attorney General in 2014. “Barry Smitherman’s reprehensible action is disturbing, disgusting, and has absolutely …
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Jonathan Winters Dead At 87
Actor and comedian Jonathan Winters has died. Winters died last night of natural causes in Montecito, Calif, around 6:30 p.m., surrounded by friends and family. Winters’ career began when he won a talent contest, which led to radio gigs and appearances at comedy clubs. He was a staple on the late night TV circuit for decades — he was one …
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Saying that they are “between a rock and a hard place,” the BBC announced today that they will only play a five-second snippet of Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead during this weekend’s countdown of the Top 40. Sales of Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead have soared since the former Prime Minister’s death on Monday, aged 87. Mr Cooper …
Read More »Parents Of Driver Killed While Texting Publish His Interrupted Final Message
Copyranter is calling this “more powerful than the usual violent, bloody images created by big fancy ad agencies.” The police report says Heit, a Northern Colorado student, drifted into oncoming traffic, jerked the steering wheel and went off the road, rolling his car. Witnesses told police that Heit appeared to have his head down when he began drifting into the …
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New NOM Video: Gay Marriage Will Be On The Curriculum At Public Schools
Thatcher Funeral To Cost £10M
The funeral for Margaret Thatcher will cost an estimated £10M, a figure which will surely provide fodder for the critics of the Iron Lady’s famed austerity principles. More on the planning: The ceremony will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral in London next Wednesday. The Queen and Prince Philip have already confirmed they will go. The guest list for the …
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Russia Considers Moon Mission
It was 52 years ago today that cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth. According to this Russia Today report, Russia is ramping up their space program and is considering an attempt to establish a lunar base.
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