Tag Archives: ‘Merica

Lallian Economics, 101

June 22, 2010 – 1:57 pm

Because LEO was founded by heathen liberal/Louisville Democratic Rep. John Yarmuth, there will always be some modicum of suspicion (perhaps rightfully so) whenever we have an occasion to praise his name in print, online or via artfully tagged underpass graffiti. Despite the fact that Yarmuth sold the paper prior to his ’06 congressional bid, or [...]

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BREAKING: Can hot dogs… kill you?

June 8, 2010 – 4:35 pm

In a stunning expose on the dangers of mechanically separated-and-tubed meat products, McClatchy Newspapers ask the question that’s on everyone’s mind: How much will cleaning up BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico cost? Will Israel be held accountable for its attack of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla? Will Congress actually pass financial reform that [...]

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Kulture Warz: Texas Conservatives Erase Jefferson from History Books

March 16, 2010 – 3:01 pm

AUSTIN, Tex. — After three days of turbulent meetings, the Texas Board of Education on Friday approved a social studies curriculum that will put a conservative stamp on history and economics textbooks, stressing the superiority of American capitalism, questioning the Founding Fathers’ commitment to a purely secular government and presenting Republican political philosophies in a [...]

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Horrific SEC Gluttony On Display

March 12, 2010 – 1:54 pm

If you still have a hard time fathoming why al-Qaeda hates us so much, take a gander at this, from The Courier-Journal: Dressed in Kentucky blue, Duane McCuddy and Paul Adams started the heavy eating early. By 10:30 a.m., they chowed down on Swiss cheese hamburgers, potato chips and coleslaw. “I think about what’s gonna [...]

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Shitting In The Wind

February 25, 2010 – 6:57 pm

That’s basically the only metaphor I could think of while watching today’s mega-hyped health care summit: You’re walking down the street, somebody yells at you from their window, “Hey, look at this!” and then proceeds to stick their ass into the frame and, from a decent height, defecate onto the sidewalk below. You can’t deny that the [...]

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Unemployment: The Movie

February 23, 2010 – 2:55 pm

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Lions Gate Films have just released the latest teaser trailer for their upcoming “Unemployment: The Movie” starring Paul Giamatti and Mos Def, each of whom play laid off workers who slowly starve to death in the course of the film’s 586 minutes. According to TMZ, rumor has it [...]

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Recovery Bubble Bursting

February 18, 2010 – 12:17 pm

We’ve been hearing for a while now that the recession is over, that the world is getting back to “normal” in the wake of Wall St.’s Great Train Robbery and that we should just wait for the jobs to rain down like free market manna. A tiny AP story, however, suggests that the opposite is [...]

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According to Judge, Hell Isn’t Real Enough

February 16, 2010 – 3:07 pm

Those of you who’ve ever driven down that lovely stretch of I-65 in central Kentucky have no doubt encountered a lovely, black and white billboard proclaiming to all, sinner and saint alike, that “Hell is real.”(Seasoned interstate veterans will also recall the adult bookstore located directly across the highway… not that I’ve ever shopped there…) [...]

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell & Please Try Not To Rape

January 26, 2010 – 4:37 pm

Today, it seems, is just not a good day to be a woman in ‘Merica. Adding to the sadness pile is this latest report, which reveals that approximately one-third of active duty female soldiers in the United States armed forces have been raped while in the service. Furthermore, upwards of 71 percent report being sexually [...]

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First Transgender Fed. Official Named

January 6, 2010 – 1:11 pm

Earlier this week President Obama named the first transgendered person to a cabinet level position, which is a move sure to anger many of his opponents because [1] Obama did it, and [2] old white men have a hard time with most things these days. While certain swaths of the public will take umbrage at [...]

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