politics

I didn’t know it was possible to candidate-stuff a ballot.

June 11, 2010

Greene, an unemployed 32-year-old who lives with his parents in Manning, was hardly visible on the campaign trail, even ignoring a stump rally in his hometown. Still, he trounced Rawl, a former judge and state lawmaker who serves on Charleston County Council. Greene spent no money campaigning and did not have a website, but improbably [...]

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Murder in his heart and poetry on his lips

March 30, 2010

You can take a Pashtun, and he’s a very, very complicated kind of a person, with murder in his heart and poetry on his lips. – Maj. Gen. Tariq Khan I heard this on the radio on my way to work yesterday, it’s a little surprising how barbarous this General is. via Pakistan’s Militia Mixes [...]

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Effectively Yelp for people

March 28, 2010

And it’s about to get a lot worse. Next week a startup is launching that’s effectively Yelp for people (look for our coverage in a few days). If someone has something good or bad to say about you, they’ll be able to do it anonymously and with very little potential legal or social fallout. Really [...]

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Anti-healthcare reform libertarian lives off of government disability checks.

March 26, 2010

Vanderboegh said he once worked as a warehouse manager but now lives on government disability checks. He said he receives $1,300 a month because of his congestive heart failure, diabetes and hypertension. He has private health insurance through his wife, who works for a company that sells forklift products. Man oh man, there is nothing [...]

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Very Gradual Change We Can Believe In

December 25, 2009

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