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The Only Good Thing to Come Out of the Penn State Scandal
Adrian Chen · 11/10/11 12:34PMWatch James O'Keefe Get Laughed at by His Ambush Victims
John Cook · 11/10/11 11:05AMJames O'Keefe has been lurking in journalism school hallways across the country in pursuit of his latest bombshell series "To Catch a Journalist." So far, he's blown the lid off the story that some college professors like Barack Obama and that sometimes journalists drink alcohol and use bad words. When O'Keefe attempted to confront Columbia University j-school's dean of students Sree Sreenivasan with these shocking revelations in a pantomime of Mike Wallace, Sreenivasan just laughed at the poor guy.
'Lean Stupid': MSNBC Hires Meghan McCain
John Cook · 11/02/11 03:20PMMeghan McCain to Occupy Wall Street: I Totally Know Where You're Coming From
John Cook · 10/25/11 10:49AMHerman Cain Produces Best/Worst Campaign Ad Ever
Max Read · 10/24/11 08:06PMHere's a brand new Herman Cain campaign ad, starring chief of staff Mark Block, that was just posted, unlisted, to his official YouTube channel. As far as we can tell, Block is drunk, and outside an Olive Garden? And the cameraman is some guy with an iPhone, also drunk, whom Block met at the bar? But, really, the horrible panning and cheap tilt-shift filter are nothing compared to what happens at the 40-second mark. Just trust us on this one, okay? We told you the guy was stupid! [via @pourmecoffee]
Herman Cain Is a Stupid, Stupid Man
John Cook · 10/24/11 05:13PMWhen Punching Yourself in the Face is Dumb
Lauri Apple · 10/15/11 11:13AMThere's no concrete "right" or "wrong" time or place for punching yourself in the face, it's said. Everyone has different preferences. But doing so while sitting in the back of a cop car in order to fake a police brutality claim, while a camera's filming your whole scheme, probably qualifies as a "wrong time." In this video, a man from one of those consonant-saturated European countries punching himself in the face to get out of a speeding ticket. The cop's nonchalance is endearing:
This New York Subway Rider Has a Death Wish
Matt Cherette · 10/11/11 07:25PMDo Not Forbid the Stutterer in Your Class From Speaking
Hamilton Nolan · 10/11/11 08:21AMPR Firm Calls Blogger 'Bitch,' Then Lectures Her About Manners
Hamilton Nolan · 10/07/11 01:16PMTea Party Debate Crowd on Uninsured Sick Americans: Let Them Die!
Matt Cherette · 09/12/11 08:41PMWolf Blitzer is "watching very closely" in Tampa, Florida tonight as he moderates a CNN/Tea Party debate between the remaining Republican presidential candidates. On the topic of healthcare, Blitzer asked Congressman Ron Paul what he'd do if an otherwise healthy 30-year-old man without health insurance needed six months of intensive care to survive: "Are you saying that society should just let him die?"
The Most Nerve-Wracking Moment of George W. Bush's Presidency Was When He Threw a Ball
John Cook · 09/12/11 12:19PMBy George W. Bush's own account, "the most nervous moment" of his presidency—indeed, of his entire life—was throwing the first pitch at the 2001 World Series.
Ridiculous Stick Figure Sex Doodle Ad Rejected by Newspaper
Maureen O'Connor · 09/08/11 01:58PMAd hominem adultery harassment site Cheaterville.com is incensed. They wanted to run the above advertisement in the Toronto Sun during the Toronto Film Festival, but the Sun rejected them. Why ever would a newspaper reject a crude doodle of a stick-man butt-fucking a startled stick-lady atop a rectangular void with his giant club-shaped dick?
Worst Babysitter Ever Takes Infant for a Ride in Bed of Pickup Truck
Matt Cherette · 08/19/11 03:31AMFor most babysitters, taking an infant for a ride in the stroller means securing the baby in one and then gently pushing the child down the sidewalk. For Florida resident Keyona Davis, it apparently means putting the baby and stroller into a truck bed and then taking the kid for a drive on some of Daytona Beach's busiest roadways. Davis was arrested and charged with child neglect on Wednesday. Video of her bad babysitting behavior is above. [WESH]
American Diplomat in India: Without Baths, I Get 'Dirty and Dark' Like You
Maureen O'Connor · 08/15/11 03:43PMAmong the myriad things an American diplomat in a nation with a long history of colonialism and racial tension should avoid, characterizing the the locals' skin as "dirty," "dark," and like an unwashed caucasian is among the least advisable. And yet a consulate official in India made the ol' "you look dirty" joke during a visit to a Chennai school last week: