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    Louie Psihoyos: Oscar for 'The Cove' could save lives of dolphins

    By William K. Wolfrum on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 10:02am | Arts & Entertainment, World Affairs

    Louie Psihoyos wants to win an Academy Award. For the Director of the Oscar-nominated documentary “The Cove,” being nominated is great, but when the envelope is opened, he wants to hear his film called out. Mind you, Psihoyos doesn’t much care about the award itself (“I’d probably give it to the crew,” he said.), but he wants what he sees as the biggest benefit an Oscar offers – a massive audience.

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    Tea Partiers: Feel like you've lost your country? I just bought you a new one in Latvia

    By William K. Wolfrum on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 8:30pm | Politics, Humor & Satire

    Dear Tea Partiers,

    For a long, long time now, I’ve been hearing American Patriots going on and on about how they’ve lost their country. And by “long, long time” I mean “since Barack Obama was elected President.” And by “going on and on” I mean, “freaking out about Barack Obama being elected President.” But this is neither here nor there.

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    Pedestrian accidentally filibusters all bills in Senate, blocks all Obama appointments

    By William K. Wolfrum on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 2:35pm | Politics, Humor & Satire

    WASHINGTON – Timothy Johnson was taking a walk near his home in Washington, D.C., when he walked near Capitol Hill. Noticing his shoe was untied, Johnson bent to tie it. Then all hell broke loose, as his actions somehow filibustered every bill currently in Congress, as well as placed holds all of President Barack Obama’s nominations for government positions.

    “That was me?” said Johnson. “Eek. I’m really sorry about that.”

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    A Jack Johnson pardon awaits only a signature from Barack Obama

    By William K. Wolfrum on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 7:16am | Politics, Sports, Social Justice

    It seems the moment that Barack Obama took over the Presidency of the United States, his overall message changed. “Change We Can Believe in” morphed into “Bipartisanship: Now and Forever.” Like Bill Clinton before him, the need for Republican acceptance has become a an almost fetish for Obama, with the results thus far quite predictable – the U.S. government is now radically partisan.

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    E-mails reveal Piper Palin ran Alaska in 2008

    By William K. Wolfrum on Fri, 02/05/2010 - 3:36pm | Politics, Humor & Satire

    ANCHORAGE - Recently released e-mails by the Alaska State Government showed that Sarah Palin’s youngest daughter Piper, then 7, handled most of Alaska’s State business in 2008.

    “If I don’t get a happy meal, heads are going to roll,” thundered Piper in an e-mail to then-Lt. Governor Sean Parnell in March. “And the toy better not be doodie!”

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    Karl Rove to star in “The Bachelor”

    By William K. Wolfrum on Fri, 02/05/2010 - 12:11pm | Politics, Arts & Entertainment, Humor & Satire
    Karl Rove Bachelor

    59-year-old Karl Rove is out to prove to the world that nice guys finish last and that evil douchebags finish in love. Tighten your security and prepare to be politically mauled as this Republican Political Operative is ready to trash reputations and destroy lives as the Bachelor.

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