The Divided States of Embarrassment

Bald Men vote for Donald Trump (by Datemetonight )

Mon, 02 May 2011 22:53:44 -0400

Bald Men vote for Donald Trump (by Datemetonight

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itmakesnosense: IMNS Exclusive: This is rumored to be a photo...

Mon, 02 May 2011 18:28:06 -0400

IMNS Exclusive: This is rumored to be a photo taken from inside the Bin Laden compound shortly after yesterday’s raid.

9gag: Excuse me, madam…

Mon, 02 May 2011 16:45:56 -0400

9gag:

Excuse me, madam…

hailsatin: Apologizes to no man.

Mon, 02 May 2011 16:07:34 -0400

hailsatin:

Apologizes to no man.

(via mikemirror)

Mon, 02 May 2011 16:06:18 -0400

(via mikemirror)

Photo

Mon, 02 May 2011 16:03:43 -0400

Study: Most Americans Want Wealth Distribution Similar to Sweden

Sun, 01 May 2011 22:58:57 -0400

Study: Most Americans Want Wealth Distribution Similar to Sweden:

solemnhypnotik:

For decades, polls have shown that a plurality of Americans — around 40 percent — consider themselves conservative, while only around 20 percent self-identify as liberals. But a new study from two noted economists casts doubt on what values lie beneath those political labels.

According to research (PDF) carried out by Michael I. Norton of Harvard Business School and Dan Ariely of Duke University, and flagged by Paul Kedrosky at the Infectious Greed blog, 92 percent of Americans would choose to live in a society with far less income disparity than the US, choosing Sweden’s model over that of the US.

What’s more, the study’s authors say that this applies to people of all income levels and all political leanings: The poor and the rich, Democrats and Republicans are all equally likely to choose the Swedish model.

I pledge disloyalty to the flag of the Divided States of...

Sun, 01 May 2011 21:46:00 -0400

I pledge disloyalty to the flag of the Divided States of Embarrassment. And to the Greed for which it stands. One Nation, under arrest, in denial, with pain and suffering for all.