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Yeah, but it’s like an unwitting parody of douchebaggery. Which is... more hilarious? I think?

NICKI.

well, i’d say the reverse logic could be applied to islam—which would be wrong. i think it’s better to say the uneducated within most of the world’s major religions are the primary sources of extremism. (and the burmese monks in question are certainly undereducated.) ignorance coupled with magical thinking never bodes

I genuinely don’t think it’s a respect issue, for most. It is hella disconcerting for a 6-year-old to saunter up to you and be like, “What’s up, Robert?” “How’s it going, Cathy?” “Happy Monday, Tom.”

Hmm... so let me get this straight: Bristol Palin can dictate the behavior of the President of the United States of America, but we can’t tell her to “STFU”? That’s some mighty-fine brain magic you’re doin’ there, partner.

1980 presidential election.

Yeah, but the way women are treated in Iran is pretty intricately tied up in the idea of the Islamic Republic. They go hand in hand. Islamist fundamentalism is what keeps Iran from being the dynamic, cosmopolitan global participant it could be. It was actually a rather decent place to live prior to the ‘79 revolution

Agreed. I often think about the Iran (and for that matter, Afghanistan) that “could have been.” Prior to the ‘79 revolution, it was on its way to being a dynamic economy and progressively cosmopolitan society. Of course, the Shah wasn’t great—but the initial intentions of the revolution were to install a socialist

She’s Kosovar Albanian.

I do NOT like Carly Fiorina. But I would rather have her face painted on the inside of my eyelids than have to look at Donald’s spray-tanned beef-jerky complexion for more than 30 seconds straight.

“He says what he means, not like politicians, not like Obama,” said Louie Liu of Hurst, Tex.

And Beyoncé: I mean she was cool in 2003. I feel like people, white girls in particular, have tried really hard to keep her alive.

instead of jumping on that silly old bandwagon.

fuck off, hungary. ain’t nobody trying to stay in your bleak ass country anyway. it’s just a stopover on the way to germany.

“Luh’-vull.”

“Shop Jeen has gone through pretty standard restructuring which has included a new, streamlined accounting framework, new priorities with regards to staffing our team and a new geographic location.”

the moment i see someone has typed “libs,” everything after is the textual equivalent of a wet fart.

i’m sorry is he reading a script on camera?