Monthly Archives: June 2013

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Paula Deen and the Cooked Goose of American Culture

Paula Deen officially launched her Apology Tour re-boot on the Today Show. A serious-looking Matt Lauer asked serious-sounding questions to a thrice warmed-over celebrity chef. He probed and prodded her about her character, her life and her use of “hurtful” language—also known as “the N-Word.” The beleaguered belle was much obliged. Ms. Deen offered up…

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The Frankendata Monster

So far, the biggest revelation of the NSA spying story is…that anyone actually thinks this story is a big revelation. A look back to 2006 reveals a story in the USA Today that sounds a lot like the whistle blown by Edward Snowden. In fact, the massive, technologically-driven surveillance state got its biggest push over…

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Jim Bakker’s Supermarket of Doom

The end of the world is coming. And you’re gonna need food. A lot of food. That’s where Jim Bakker comes in. Yes, that Jim Bakker—as in Jim and Tammy Faye and “The PTL Club” television empire. Yes, the selfsame Jim Bakker who, at the time of his epic fall from grace, seemed to embody…