Perhaps inspired by the President’s use of “weapons of mass destruction-related program activities” in the State of the Union, the Georgia state school superintendent has proposed replacing the word “evolution” with “biological changes over time”.
No, really. We aren’t making this up.
Note that the proposal only replaces the word “evolution”; it doesn’t stop teachers from […]
Over the course of the Bush Presidency, the administration has shown a remarkable ability in getting its agenda passed no matter what it takes. With the recently-passed Medicare overhaul, the administration had more than a bunch of spoilsport Democrats to deal with�many conservatives also balked at the bill after seeing the ten-year $395 billion price […]
Math. Brought to you by the education President.
From whitehouse.gov:
PRESIDENT: The HSA and the lower premiums that he pays to cover catastrophic care saves George about $5,500 a month.
MR. AKERS: No, a year.
PRESIDENT: A year — (laughter) — $5,500 a year. I meant to say $550 a month. Five thousand, five hundred dollars a year. Think […]
It’s like school in the summer: no class.
Joe Trippi took Howard Dean from a total unknown to frontrunner in a matter of months. Had Dean been able to avoid saying stupid things (gun racks, religion, screaming names of states) he would still be the frontrunner. Trippi has revolutionized the way money was raised […]
In the history of dieting in America, there seem to be three main truths. The first truth is that many Americans are gullible enough to jump onto any diet fad that floats by without doing any research. The second truth is that, with enough marketing muscle, any ridiculous idea can be turned into wads of […]
New Rule: If your blog needs an FAQ on the main page to explain what a blog is, just skip it. You don’t have to do everything the cool kids do.
But then again, the official blog of Joementum did provide me with minutes of entertainment.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — The Hugo Daily News, the largest […]
As a follow up to my top 10 MCs piece, I offer up the proof.
Right click, save as, act like you know.
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Bahamadia - Spontaneity
At present I speak the new beginning when every other trend fell short
so who’ll be the shareholder of my kinda thoughts besides the studious
What makes […]
I don’t know what we did to deserve this, but Joe Lieberman is not dropping out of the race for the Democratic nomination. He was quoted as thanking the people of NH for putting him in a three-way tie for third place. Third…fifth, who can tell the difference.
In his speech following the NH […]
Separated at birth?
“Board Member” in The Hudsucker Proxy and corrupt, inept U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow
So other than the funny eyebrows, bald domes, requisite curmudgeonly demeanor, and lack of aptitude for the job of Treasury Secretary, what do these men have in common?
The fictional board member watched Waring Hudsucker (Charles Durning) free fall after jumping […]
Even though I didn’t post last week to make way for your (and our) Guilty Pleasures, I feel like I have been monopolizing this hot topic so this Tuesday I have called in a special guest. Today I will be interviewing Jamie’s fianc�, Sam Schindler.
Poopy McGee: Sam, thanks for coming by.
Sam Schindler: Pleasure to […]
