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  Fridays Mini-Report

  http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/15491.html
  4 days ago in The Carpetbagger Report - Commentary and Analysis on Politics in America by Steve Benen · Authority: 2,240

  Todays edition of quick hits. * Insult to injury: Burmas ruling military junta today impounded United Nations food shipments bound for the storm-ravaged Irrawaddy Delta, forcing a temporary suspension of U.N. aid deliveries. A U.N. official later said
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  Debbie, Please!

  http://www.alandwilliams.com/ee/index.php/weblog/debbie_plea...
  1 day ago in blogging out loud · Authority: 26

  You’re enjoying your day Everything’s going your way Then along comes Debbie Downer. Always there to tell you ‘bout a new disease A car accident or killer bees You’ll beg her to spare you, “Debbie, Please!” But you can’t stop Debbie Downer! I hate to bring you all down after what was most likely a very faboo Mother’s Day, but somebody’s gotta do it. • Think hydrogen power is the next big thing for our gasoline woes? Uh, think again, as it won’t make a damn bit of difference for another 40 years. I’ll be like really old by then. In the meantime, I’m waiting for the 2009 Toyota Prius. Maybe we should be focus on that for the time being. • If anyone believes voter ID laws won’t keep Americans from voting, they better read this. Many older folk who have never had to show proof of their U.S. citizenship can’t even find their birth records. “That’s downright wrong,” proclaimed one 78-year-old from Mississippi. Indeed. • What will it take to undo Bush’s mess? Lots. The next prez is going to need a big shovel and a whole lotta time. • The EPA: what’s it good for? Absolutely nothing. And you thought the “Protection” part of their name stood for something! Suckahs. There is some good news, though. Young evangelical Christians are fleeing the Republicans in record numbers. Maybe it’s because of stupid shit like this. Damn, it’s not even 3 a.m. and I need a drink.
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  The Christian Resistence and Hot Mermaid Action

  http://fitnessfortheoccasion.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/the-ch...
  1 day ago in Fitness for the Occasion · Authority: 88

  Sometimes people are abominably silly: A Christian group called “The Resistance,” having solved all other God-related problems in the world, has turned its considerable ire toward Starbucks, which recently re-introduced its original logo from 1971 as part of an attempt to …. well, I don’t know what, really. I assume it’s to make people nostalgic when they walk in and think they’re not paying $4 for a cup of coffee. Anyway, this guy Mark Dice had this to say about the old logo … “The Starbucks logo has a naked woman on it with her legs spread like a prostitute. Need I say more? It’s extremely poor taste, and the company might as well call themselves Slutbucks.“ In addition, “The Resistance” is apparently calling for a Starbucks boycott Ok…. It appears to me that it’s a topless mermaid, holding the ends of her fins, which look somewhat like fried shrimp (mmmmmmm …..). Does anybody besides Dice look at this and see something that looks like a “prostitute”? I mean, it’s a friggin’ mermaid. The entire point of a mermaid is that she doesn’t, ya know, have legs and, thus, is incapable of spreading them. She also appears to be some sort of queen mermaid, considering that crown on her head. Either that, or she just came from Burger King and is looking for her post-Whopper frappuccino. But can this guy possibly be serious? And is anybody buying it? And does anybody else think the mermaid actually has legs to spread? And does anybody else think the mermaid is hot? For what its worth, I thought I saw pineapples before I saw fried shrimp.
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  HA HA HA!!!

  http://fillup.tumblr.com/post/34554605
  1 day ago in fillup!? · Authority: 1

  HA HA HA!!!: I mean, look, I respect others’ beliefs. I really, really do. But this is just f’ing stupid.
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  Debbie, Please!

  http://www.alandwilliams.com/ee/index.php/weblog/debbie_plea...
  1 day ago in blogging out loud · Authority: 17

  You’re enjoying your day Everything’s going your way Then along comes Debbie Downer. Always there to tell you ‘bout a new disease A car accident or killer bees You’ll beg her to spare you, “Debbie, Please!” But you can’t stop Debbie Downer! I hate to bring you all down after what was most likely a very faboo Mother’s Day, but somebody’s gotta do it. • Think hydrogen power is the next big thing for our gasoline woes? Uh, think again, as it won’t make a damn bit of difference for another 40 years. I’ll be like really old by then. In the meantime, I’m waiting for the 2009 Toyota Prius. Maybe we should be focus on that for the time being. • If anyone believes voter ID laws won’t keep Americans from voting, they better read this. Many older folk who have never had to show proof of their U.S. citizenship can’t even find their birth records. “That’s downright wrong,” proclaimed one 78-year-old from Mississippi. Indeed. • What will it take to undo Bush’s mess? Lots. The next prez is going to need a big shovel and a whole lotta time. • The EPA: what’s it good for? Absolutely nothing. And you thought the “Protection” part of their name stood for something! Suckahs. There is some good news, though. Young evangelical Christians are fleeing the Republicans in record numbers. Maybe it’s because of stupid shit like this. Damn, it’s not even 3 a.m. and I need a drink.
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  Baby Jeebus weeps over Starbucks mermaid slut

  http://atheocracy.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/baby-jeebus-weeps...
  2 days ago in The Atheocracy · Authority: 29

  A Christian group called “The Resistance,” having solved all other God-related problems in the world, has turned its considerable ire toward Starbucks, which recently re-introduced its original logo from 1971 as part of an attempt to …. well, I don’t know what, really. I assume it’s to make people nostalgic when they walk in and think they’re not paying $4 for a cup of coffee. Anyway, this guy Mark Dice had this to say about the old logo … “The Starbucks logo has a naked woman on it with her legs spread like a prostitute. Need I say more? It’s extremely poor taste, and the company might as well call themselves Slutbucks.“ In addition, “The Resistance” is apparently calling for a Starbucks boycott, something I suspect would have considerable caffeine-related consequences across the country. And because I’m all about full disclosure, I thought I’d let you, my faithful reader, decide whether Dice has a point before I tell you why he’s an idiot … It appears to me that it’s a topless mermaid, holding the ends of her fins, which look somewhat like fried shrimp (mmmmmmm …..). Does anybody besides Dice look at this and see something that looks like a “prostitute”? I mean, it’s a friggin’ mermaid. The entire point of a mermaid is that she doesn’t, ya know, have legs and, thus, is incapable of spreading them. She also appears to be some sort of queen mermaid, considering that crown on her head. Either that, or she just came from Burger King and is looking for her post-Whopper frappuccino. But can this guy possibly be serious? And is anybody buying it? And does anybody else think the mermaid actually has legs to spread? And does anybody else think the mermaid is hot?
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  I No Longer Care That It’s The Weekend

  http://www.robertkahne.com/?p=91
  3 days ago in Documenting My Audacity · Authority: 9

  I No Longer Care That It’s The Weekend Posted by Robert under Link Dump, Art, Politics Today, there are a few geeky links. NOT GEEKY LINKS: Christian Group deems Starbucks logo “slutbucks,” calls for a boycott.  My ends are furthered by other’s ignorance.  Hooray! [ThinkProgress] (h/t to What’s Required, but only because he got there first) Many people attended the KDP Fundraiser last night, but I didn’t take a free ticket because I’m stupid.  Luckily, I know everything that happened thanks to a plethora of liveblogs [Barefoot&Progressive] [PageOne] [What’sRequired] The Amazing Jim Pence has a video of my alma mater singing ‘My Old Kentucky Home.’  The choir hasn’t been the same since my sister graduated. Go Manual!  YPAS is cool too! [HillbillyReport] Hey look at that!  Obama WILL campaign in KY.  Unfortunately the day that he chooses to come, I’ll be riding roller coasters at Cedear Point. [PageOne] [PolWatchers] GEEKY LINKS: 101 ways to annoy people with your blog.  I am guilty of so many of these, its not funny. (h/t to Justin Lamb, I didn’t even know he had a blog) [alphaBlogDesigns] 15 people who changed the Internet.  Awesome read, even though Al Gore is absent.  [GradeMoney] Trailer for the new Star Wars: Clone Wars movie.  I got goosebumps.  I haven’t been this hyped for an animated movie since Middle School [StarWars] ADD COMMENTS
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  Debate Du Jour

  http://lightscamerasnead.blogspot.com/2008/05/debate-du-jour...
  4 days ago in Snead: Live and Uncut · Authority: 8

  "The Starbucks logo has a naked woman on it with her legs spread like a prostitute. Need I say more? It's extremely poor taste, and the company might as well call themselves, Slutbucks." -Mark Dice "I'm worried that Dice doesn't seem to understand the Starbucks siren is half-fish. She doesn't have legs to spread, much less a vagina to go between them. The fact that Dice doesn't get the difference between a fin and a foot may be an example of what abstinence-only funding does to education, but it's certainly not the first time spunky Christians have boycotted the multinational company." -Mother Jones Blog Starbucks dubbed "Slutbucks" by Christian group because of new logo (Think Progress) UPDATE: Another sign of the awesomeness of people who talk to God: Kids, mom lived with 90-year-old's corpse for weeks in Wisconsin (AP)
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  Starbucks Labeled “Slutbucks” By Christian Group Due To New Logo

  http://moneynews2u.com/2008/05/09/starbucks-labeled-slutbuck...
  4 days ago in Business News 2 U · Authority: 3

  Starbucks has trotted out a new logo on their coffee cups which has raised the ire of a Christian group known as “The Resistance,” leading them to call for a boycott of the Seattle chain. As Think Progress explains, the logo was part of a campaign by the company to introduce a new roast that could compete with less expensive varieties of coffee. This logo, pictured below, caused the Resistance to issue the following press release: Starbucks has recently introduced a new version of their logo which features a topless mermaid with her legs spread, which has caused outrage from a nation wide Christian media watchdog organization. The Resistance, with has over 3000 members nationwide, is boycotting Starbucks across the country saying their new logo is inappropriate. The Starbucks logo has a naked woman on it with her legs spread like a prostitute, explains Mark Dice, founder of the group. Need I say more? It’s extremely poor taste, and the company might as well call themselves, Slutbucks.

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