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• Texas jail closes after recliners found in cells

  Fri Jan 2, 2009
  • erm - I don't think "for profit" prisons typically equates with cushy conditions for the prisoners.  After all, cushiness eats into a profit.  It's more likely that for-profit or not, the place was generally corrupt.  The recliners might mean that certain prisoners making …

• Sarah Vowell on Fred Thompson, George Bush, Tom Sawyer and President Grant

  Sun Sep 7, 2008
  • "Sarah, could you talk a little about the special affection inspired by flawed places and people?" -Michelle

• Iowa college apologizes for offensive typo

  Thu Sep 25, 2008
  • Did anyone read the article? Where did you see anything about "the blacks" getting offended? While being annoyed with MSNBC for bothering to post a non-story is reasonable, I don't understand the extrapolation to some sort of imagined hissy fit.

• 500,000 women die in pregnancy, childbirth

  Fri Sep 19, 2008
  • @ilivewithretards and this story is suppose to do what? get us to feel bad for ppl who do this to themselves? the first poster is right, they took the wrong choice and paid for it, not my prob and i could care less. Here's a few questions:

• Instead of Eating to Diet, They’re Eating to Enjoy

  Thu Sep 18, 2008
  • This is great news - just poor reporting. In describing the human interest part of the story (Rina Gonzalez-Echandi), they talk about some seriously disordered eating.

• ABC News Edited Out Key Parts of Sarah Palin Interview

  Sun Sep 14, 2008
  • Here is a dem yelling that it's trash and propaganda. "TRASH AND PROPAGANDA!" I'm still not voting for the woman, but this is ridiculous. To be clear, the edited out portions definitely make her look better, but I'm still not particularly impressed.

• Pirates - NYTimes.com

  Wed Sep 10, 2008
  • I don't know that that's sad. Anytime people die violently, the world should be concerned. If these pirates massacred Korean sailors, we should be concerned. If the American Navy sinks a ship full of pirates, we should be concerned.

• Why Guys Marry Some Girls (but Not Others) - Page2 -  MSN Relationships

  Sat Sep 6, 2008
  • Hiya newdoc - My impression is that it's typical to put a synopsis in the post and then to insert your commentary in the comments. This a) gives people a taste of the article where they expect it and b) gives your article a little boost in the rankings to get things rolling.

• Fighting the fat gene takes 3-4 hours a day

  Mon Sep 8, 2008
  • Symptoms: weak, presumptive, ad hominem attack Diagnosis: logic deficiency

• What's the difference between Palin and Muslim fundamentalists? Lipstick | Salon

  Tue Sep 9, 2008
  • Apt comparison.