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	<description>Pleading for a bit more common sense.</description>
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		<title>&#8220;One of the dumbest and most inappropriate things&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://zipster.wordpress.com/2007/11/03/one-of-the-dumbest-and-most-inappropriate-things/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time.com attributes the above to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, describing a fake press conference staged by FEMA Vice Adm. Harvey E. Johnson.
I have to agree with Chertoff on this one.
Idiots.
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		<title>Gag Reflex = Powerful Advertising?</title>
		<link>http://zipster.wordpress.com/2007/10/24/gag-reflex-powerful-advertising/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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I don&#8217;t find this ad offensive, just dumb. Does this entice anyone to try an Oreo pizza? Do people actually eat this shit?
I&#8217;d rather eat an apple.
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		<title>Don&#8217;t have balls? Get some for your car.</title>
		<link>http://zipster.wordpress.com/2007/10/24/dont-have-balls-get-some-for-your-car/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another pet peeve of mine nursed along by too much time on the road: SUVs with nuts. I just don&#8217;t get it. By hanging this accessory from your truck, aren&#8217;t you perpetuating the popular wisdom that you&#8217;re compensating for a small penis with a ridiculously oversized vehicle?
 I was surprised to find so much competition in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zipster.wordpress.com&blog=1528924&post=34&subd=zipster&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Really, the idiocy is starting to get to me.</title>
		<link>http://zipster.wordpress.com/2007/10/06/really-the-idiocy-is-starting-to-get-to-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2007 21:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A follow-up to my previous post:
NPR&#8217;s All Things Considered reports that President Bush kept his promise and vetoed the S-CHIP expansion bill.
The reasons he gave make no sense:
&#8220;I don&#8217;t want the federal government making decisions for doctors and customers.&#8221;
The bill would require nothing of the sort. It would just pay for children to have private insurance. In no [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zipster.wordpress.com&blog=1528924&post=33&subd=zipster&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do Lexus vehicles suck, or is it the drivers?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a job last year that required a pretty hefty commute. All that driving led to several observations about Colorado drivers.
A couple of things that really stood out to me was a) almost all Lexus vehicles in Colorado are white, and b) almost no Lexus drivers signal when changing lanes. As soon as I noticed the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zipster.wordpress.com&blog=1528924&post=32&subd=zipster&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MisLEADing Tidbits</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First off, Mattel has apologized to China and taken the blame for the recent recall of millions of toys. ABC News reports that Thomas A. Debrowski, Mattel&#8217;s executive vice president for worldwide operations, told Li Changjang, China&#8217;s product safety chief:
&#8220;Mattel takes full responsibility for these recalls and apologizes personally to you, the Chinese people, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zipster.wordpress.com&blog=1528924&post=31&subd=zipster&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Disturbing: Your tax dollars in Iraq</title>
		<link>http://zipster.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/disturbing-your-tax-dollars-in-iraq/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the mainstream media is covering Blackwater USA, yesterday&#8217;s Morning Edition shared information about British-based Aegis Defense Service. The company&#8217;s CEO, Lt. Col. Tim Spicer, has been involved in two international incidents while at the head of his previous &#8220;private security&#8221; company, Sandline: one which led to the overthrow of the government in Papau New [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zipster.wordpress.com&blog=1528924&post=30&subd=zipster&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Babes with boobs!</title>
		<link>http://zipster.wordpress.com/2007/09/16/babes-with-boobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s right, little hungry babies nursing!
When I see infants receiving the ideal nourishment for their cognitive, physical, and emotional growth, the furthest thing from my mind is &#8220;ewwww! That&#8217;s gross!&#8221;
Unfortunately, it would seem that Facebook feels differently. It would seem it is standing behind its decision to ban users for posting so-called &#8220;obscene&#8221; pictures of breastfeeding. 
Thanks to Mojo of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zipster.wordpress.com&blog=1528924&post=29&subd=zipster&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Alan Greenspan&#8217;s &#8220;Controversial&#8221; new book</title>
		<link>http://zipster.wordpress.com/2007/09/16/alan-greenspans-controversial-new-book/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:51:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Alan Greenspan&#8217;s new book is already sparking controversy. Which of the following statements shocks you?

&#8220;I am saddened that it is politically inconvenient to acknowledge what everyone knows: the Iraq war is largely about oil.&#8221;
&#8220;&#8216;Deficits don&#8217;t matter&#8217;, to my chagrin, became part of Republicans&#8217; rhetoric.&#8221;
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		<title>OJ Simpson: Dumb or Cocky?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 15:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, OJ Simpson gets himself involved in an alleged armed robbery in Las Vegas on the very same day that &#8220;If I Did It&#8221; is published by the Goldman family, who were previously responsible for Simpson not publishing it.
As usual, I don&#8217;t know what Simpson was thinking. First and foremost, why would he write a book like this? [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zipster.wordpress.com&blog=1528924&post=27&subd=zipster&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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