Tuesday
Jan042011
12 Days of Christmas: Government Spending Edition
In the midst of the season of giving, it’s a good time to recognize just how generous the government has been. As it turns out, it has been much too generous. We have a serious spending problem that requires serious spending reform. To provide a glance at just how severe the problem is, check out our take on the classic holiday song, The Twelve Days of Christmas.
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http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=175337
Festivus may only come around once a year – more often if you watch Seinfeld reruns – but longtime county inmate Malcolm Alarmo King was able to celebrate it three times a day while locked up at the Theo Lacy jail in Orange.
King’s quest for a healthier eating option while behind bars ended with a county lawyer forced to research the origin of Festivus and its traditions and a Superior Court judge recognizing the holiday – which lodged its place in pop culture on an episode of Seinfeld – as a legitimate religion.
http://www.mediaite.com/online/bill-mahers-christmas-message-oprah-tell-your-audience-stop-losing-your-sht-over-material-stuff/
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/a1b7018f17/drunk-santa-caught-on-tape