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Charlotte Rampling Says Fuss Over Cam Newton Is Racist to White QBs

Biff Scuzzy 448 Views 2 min read

CANCUN—Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling said yesterday that “all this codswallop” about Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, who is African American, “is racist to white quarterbacks.” Speaking on Telemundo’s “Centro de Deportes” in fluent Spanish, Ms. Rampling, 69, observed, “To my knowledge there have been only two black quarterbacks to win the Super Bowl. Doug Williams Read More

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Slap Hillary and Ten Other Women that Need Slapping

Biff Scuzzy 427 Views 4 min read

WEST CHESTER, Pa.–Ultra Violet, a group that wages a self-righteous holy war against perceived sexism, has its white cotton panties in a bunch over the Slap Hillary game currently available on the web at Slap Hillary. Promoted by a Republican super PAC (thank Sweet Baby Jesus that some Republicans have a sense of humor), Slap Hillary allows everyone Read More

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President Obama Restores the Serial Comma to Federal Stylebook

philmaggitti 384 Views 3 min read

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Barack Obama is expected to sign an executive order today that will reinstate the rules regarding the use of the serial comma to the Federal Elements of Style, the official guidebook for matters of grammar and usage in federal documents. The signing, accompanied by virtually no fanfare, is typical of the low-key Read More

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President Bush Commutes Harry Potter Death Sentence

Biff Scuzzy 407 Views 1 min read

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President George W. Bush announced yesterday that he is prepared to commute Harry Potter’s death sentence should he die in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final book in the grossly popular series. “I respect J.R. Rowling and her decisions as an author,” said Mr. Bush in a written statement, Read More