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Why Are All the Females at Fox News Blonde?

By: inoljt, http://mypolitikal.com/

Fox News is the most popular cable news channel in America, and it’s quite unique. Most obviously, there’s Fox’s conservatism. Other differences are more stylistic. A lot of Fox News programs are fairly similar to talk radio, for instance. Indeed, shows such as Hannity actually star on conservative talk radio stations.

Then there are the women on Fox News:

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More below.

The Daily F Bomb, Wednesday 8/28/13

Interrogatories

Do any of the keys on your keyboard have that telltale crunch from food crumbs you’ve gotten in it? What food is the culprit?

Do you use the words ‘Sir’ and ‘Ma’am’? Do you like the words being used on you?

Did you ever make yourself dizzy on purpose?

What expressions, exclamations, and cliches do you find annoying?

Were you or anyone you know present at the March on Washington?

The Twitter Emitter

Wednesday Watering Hole: Check In & Hangout for the Herd

Good morning, Moosekind. Don’t forget to let your peeps know where to find you.


  PLEASE Do Not Recommend the check-in diary! 

        Recs on the weather jar comment are still welcome.

The common Moose, Alces alces, unlike other members of the deer family, is a solitary animal that doesn’t form herds. Not so its rarer but nearest relative, Alces purplius, the Motley Moose. Though sometimes solitary, the Motley Moose herds in ever shifting groups at the local watering hole to exchange news and just pass the time.

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Remembering the Past: “I Have a Dream” (with Video and Transcript)

Past meets present: where the dream has not yet been realized but is closer than it was 50 years ago.

Rarely seen footage from the March on Washington from “Nobody Turn Me Around: A People’s History of the 1963 March on Washington” by Charles Euchner (h/t DeniseVelez)

From senior White House advisor, Valerie Jarrett:

This Wednesday will mark 50 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech at the base of the Lincoln Memorial; a moment which served to punctuate a movement that changed America.

To honor this occasion, President Obama will be joined Wednesday, August 28th, by President Jimmy Carter and President Bill Clinton, members of the King family and other civil rights leaders and luminaries at the Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action event at the Lincoln Memorial, to commemorate Dr. King’s soaring speech and the 1963 March on Washington.  

As we mark this important anniversary, we reflect on what the Civil Rights Movement has meant for the country, and perhaps most importantly, the hard work that lies ahead as we continue to pursue the ideals laid out by Dr. King, and sought by the hundreds of thousands of Americans who marched through our nation’s capital fifty years ago.

For more information on the 50th Anniversary Let Freedom Ring Ceremony and Call to Action Event at the Lincoln Memorial please visit http://officialmlkdream50.com/august-28/.

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UPDATED: From the White House, President Obama’s speech at the Let Freedom Ring rally. (Transcript).

The Daily F Bomb, Tuesday 8/27/13

Interrogatories

Is there any kind of shopping you enjoy? If so, what? What is the worst kind?

Do you enjoy puzzles? What’s your favorite kind of puzzle?

What is the most pain you have felt?

What’s the best advice you were ever given? Did you take it?

Is there anyone you need to forgive? Do you think you will?

The Twitter Emitter

“The River Won”: Building the future upon our progressive past

People who care deeply about Wisconsin have had every reason to feel despair about what has happened to our great state over the past three years.  But on Thursday, a river won an important battle and that win can lead the way for a return to the values from our past.



This is what a winning river looks like

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