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From Fox News ~ South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler sharply attacked Sarah Palin today, saying John McCain had chosen a running mate "whose primary qualification seems to be that she hasn’t had an abortion.” Palin is an opponent of abortion rights and gave birth to her fifth child, Trig, earlier this year after finding out during her pregnancy that the baby had Down syndrome.

Remember how Sharon Stone insulted Chinese earthquake victims? Well, now more than 1,000 victims and a New York lawyer want $1 billion from the actress. Or possibly an apology. Stone was actually served with papers by an attorney who plans to sue her for her words against the Chinese people.

Could this be the year Madden shuts up critics, and takes it to the house? Those who have been following Ripten since its inception just over a year ago, know that I have not been the biggest EA Sports/Madden supporter.

Or optimism, for that matter. Absurdity seems to be the ruling force in the world today. Let's just take a few examples of items found recently on the blogosphere and elsewhere:• Don Young's mother-in-law quote (but then, this is typical Yon Dungism, so what else is new?) • DOT is at it again,

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a little over a month ago, i posted something about cosmo blogger leonora epstein on this here blog. the post was a reaction to something that leonora wrote on cosmo's website in which she lamented the fact that the guy she was dating was essentially a really shitty lay. this is young leonora...

If, like me, you've made the mistake to read one or more of Larry Niven's and Jerry Pournelle's collaborations, you know they got a mighty high opinion of the abilities of science fiction writers. For example, in their alien invasion novel Footfall, they put in thinly disguised versions of themselves