Water Cooler Archive: October 2009
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Off the beaten path online: President Obama faces massive tea party protest in San Francisco
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: President Obama faces tea party protesters in liberal San Franciso, CNN's Rick Sanchez retracts Limbaugh smear on Twitter, and source of Limbaugh smear traced to New York law firm. Published October 16 2009
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Video: Juan Williams responds to racial insult
Fox News political commentator Juan Williams responded tonight after being insulted with a racial slur by talk radio host Warren Ballentine on last night's O'Reilly Factor. Published October 16 2009
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Oops! Heterosexual couple sues cruise line after being put on gay cruise
A middle-aged couple was in for a big surprise when they found out the cruise they booked for themselves turned out to be Italy's first gay cruise last month. However, the astonished husband and wife are heterosexual. Published October 15 2009
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CAIR strikes back at accusations of infiltrations on the hill
Rep. Sue Myrick (R-N.C.) along with other GOP house members held a news conference yesterday to announce a request tothe U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Council on American-Islam Relations for possible attempts to illegally lobby Congress. Published October 15 2009
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Old Glory Aloft Again in Oregon
Oaks Apartments rescinds flag ban Published October 15 2009
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Local news blogging: NY-Dem senator convicted in slashing
New York state Sen. Hiram Monserrate, a Democrat, was found guilty Thursday of misdemeanor assault against his girlfriend for a slashing and dragging incident dating to last December. Published October 15 2009
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Video: Did balloon boy accidentally spill the beans?
Could the story of an empty hot air balloon chased by national media turn out to be more hot-air than just a simple misunderstanding? Published October 15 2009
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UPDATE: Balloon boy found
An unusual rescue effort is playing out near Denver. A six-year-old-boy has accidentally lifted off in an air balloon crafted homemade by his Fort Collins family. Published October 15 2009
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Entertainment Industry Foundation's Obamaganda
This isn't the first time the Entertainment Industry Foundation has been a Democratic tool. Published October 15 2009
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Off the beaten path online: The rise and fall of ObamaMarketing...
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: The rise and fall of ObamaMarketing, Will Obama give credit to Bush for Dow 10k since the administration keeps passing the buck on the poor economy?, Lindsay Graham gets tagged a "traitor" for supporting climate change legislation. Published October 15 2009
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Tie one on to stop child sex predators
A happy hour fundraiser to fight sex predators? Really? Published October 14 2009
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The Cola Jihad
Pepsi = "Pay Every Penny Save Israel" Published October 14 2009
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Eagle Scout Whalen and Cub Scout Christie get some good news
Matthew Whalen, the Eagle Scout in upstate New York who was suspended for having a pocket knife in his car received reassuring news from West Point today. Cub Scout Published October 14 2009
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Local news blogging: Rush Rammed in St. Louis
Rush Limbaugh's bid to become part-owner of the St. Louis Rams appears blocked. Published October 14 2009
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Off the beaten path online: MSNBC guest compares Limbaugh to plantation owner...
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: An MSNBC guest equates Rush Limbaugh having a stake in an NFL team to be being a plantation owner, the dirty secret of grade inflation at prestigious colleges, and more attacks on Rush Limbaugh from cable anchors. Published October 14 2009
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1998 Jennings "killing" column debated among bloggers
It seems the Water Cooler is taking criticism for a recent post regarding Safe School's czar Kevin Jennings 1998 essay in the Advocate magazine, but what about the 1998 essay itself? A conservative response from gaypatriot.net provides an interesting point of view missing from the debate. Published October 13 2009
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What About Us
So the White House declared war on Fox News for its editorial content and not our editorial page? Why not us? Published October 13 2009
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Local news blogging: Branstad Iowa re-run
Former four-term Iowa Governor, Terry Branstad, filed papers last week initiating what appears to be a run for Governor in 2010. Published October 13 2009
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Off the beaten path online: Challenging a study claiming gun owner are more likely to be shot...
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: An odd study says gun owners are more likely to be shot themselves, Why President Obama is actually worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize, Has the National Endowment for the Humanities flew under the radar too long? Published October 13 2009
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Video: FCC Commisssioner Robert McDowell talks Mark Lloyd and diversity issues
The Washington Times spoke with Federal Communications Commissioner Robert McDowell about past controversial statements made by FCC diversity czar Mark LLoyd. Published October 13 2009
