Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Wankers of the Week: T ‘n’ A–er, TSA–edition

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Just when you thought life couldn’t suck harder, it started to blow. The above is only a slight exaggeration of the already insane number of hoops we have to jump through just to visit our friends south of the border. … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: Oh, boys…

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A woman whose name ends in Ais said to be quite a good layby those who would know.Does their name end in O?I’m sorry, I can’t rightly say.

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Quotable: Keith Olbermann–oops, BILL MAHER–on left vs. right

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“One side sticks to the facts, and the other side is close to playing with its poop.”—Keitho, Bill Maher to Jon Stewart, the other night(Thanks for the correction, Palingater. Hold yer fire, everyone else!)

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Couldn’t have happened to a nicer Ewok

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Oh my…looks like somebody won something: The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for 2010 was awarded today to the president of Brazil, Luiz Lula da Silva, by way of a decision by an international jury led by the Indian prime minister, … Continue reading →

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See what happens when you sleep through Media Law 101?

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Sabina Becker

You get pantload everywhere:Why do I get the feeling that the above is actually Ezra Levant‘s grade-school days coming back to haunt? (Image shamelessly stolen from Law is Cool.)

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Stupid Sex Tricks: Speak English, please

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Here’s how NOT to do a PSA on safe sex (or abstinence):Anyone have any idea what Bristol Palin and Mike Sorrentino are babbling about here? I’m lost.

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Gorgeous George is ba-ack!

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Sabina Becker

And he looks to be in fine fighting form, too:Got his gloves on and everything. He’s gonna need them…the far right is planning to send in the clowns: But as Canadians flock to hear a British politician who was kicked … Continue reading →

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Heroes for Today: Sully, again

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Hero pilot and airline safety expert Capt. Chesley Sullenberger weighs in on the US-TSA’s infamous “porno-scanners”. He doesn’t like them, feeling that they’re merely “expedient” and don’t help air crews do their job–protecting passengers–at all. There are other reasons to … Continue reading →

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“The grandfather of Cuban blogs” supports terrorism. So does El Nuevo Herald

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

This might come as a surprise to some, but surely not to me. The newspaper, El Nuevo Herald, of Miami, has published an article in which one of its columnists thanks the creators of the video game Call of Duty: … Continue reading →

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Heroes for Today: Graeme Taylor and Larry Skopnik

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

One’s a gay teen, the other’s a paraplegic. But both have something remarkable in common: the way they stand up for others in the face of yahoos trying to take things away from them. Considering how vulnerable both are, their … Continue reading →

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