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Entries for March, 2010

“Learn to Speak Tea Bag:” Mark Fiore’s hilarious cartoon

This was on the NPR website, got hundred of complaints from tea bag supporters. Despite the NPR ombuds-person’s negative review it stayed on the site.
 

The Demon Deemed… or not

There’s been much heat and not much light on this “deemed passed” strategy now in play to get health care done in the House. It’s the arrival of the anti-Christ for some, and a rather ordinary, often-used House rule by others.
Here’ the most reasonable discussion I’ve read, by Mike Dorf in his blog Dorf on [...]

Man Gives Cop the finger, lives to sue

In other news, a Clackamas county, Oregon man is going to the Supreme Court to fight for his right to give cops the finger. Here’s the whole story:
Man gives finger to cops