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Mitt Romney Blames Election Loss on Obama's 'Gifts' to Impoverished Young Minorities
Neetzan Zimmerman · 11/14/12 06:26PMIsrael Names Its New War After Biblical Story About God Terrorizing Egyptians
John Cook · 11/14/12 01:35PM
If you speak Hebrew, the Israeli Defense Forces would like you to refer to the wave of assassination strikes it commenced in Gaza today as "Pillar of Cloud," a Biblical reference to the form God adopted in order to protect the Children of Israel and strike terror into the heart of Egyptians. If you speak English, it would prefer you to use the less fanatical "Pillar of Defense."
Jon Bon Jovi's Teenaged Daughter Was Arrested for Heroin Possession (After an Alleged Dorm Room Overdose)
Caity Weaver · 11/14/12 01:28PMIsrael Kills Hamas Military Chief in Opening Salvo of Widespread Campaign; Hamas: Israel Has 'Opened the Gates of Hell' [UPDATE x2]
Neetzan Zimmerman · 11/14/12 12:15PM
Following four days of intensive rocket strikes from the Gaza Strip on neighboring towns and villages, and just hours after an Egypt-mediated truce, Israel announced it was launching a "widespread campaign" to root out "terror sites and operatives in the Gaza Strip, chief among them Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets."
Florida Man Angry Over Election Results Writes 'Fuck Obama' on His Will Before Taking His Own Life
Neetzan Zimmerman · 11/14/12 09:52AMPapa John's Is Being Sued for $250 Million for Sending Too Many Text Messages
Taylor Berman · 11/14/12 12:08AM
Papa John's is facing the wrath of their customers, and not just because their Obama-fearing CEO is threatening to cut employer's hours; it turns out the company sent customers over 500,000 unwanted text messages in early 2010. According to the the attorney representing the victimized fans of crap pizza, some customers received 15 or 16 texts in a row, often in the middle of the night.
Here Are Some of the Better Lines From the New York Times' Sort of Funny Review of Guy Fieri's New Restaurant
Taylor Berman · 11/13/12 10:41PM
As you may have heard, noted food expert Guy Fieri opened a restaurant, the appropriately titled Guy's American Kitchen & Bar, in Times Square in September. From other reviews/common sense, we already know it's terrible. Nonetheless, Pete Wells, The New York Times' restaurant critic, decided to review it so we could learn the Times' Official Opinion. Consisting entirely of rhetorical questions directed at Fieri, the review is sort of funny. Here are some of the better lines/questions:
'I Felt That It Was My Duty': Dick Morris Speaks Openly About Why He Predicted a Romney Landslide
Cord Jefferson · 11/13/12 08:30PM
At the end of October, disgraced former Clinton adviser turned Fox News contributor Dick Morris predicted Mitt Romney was going to win in a landslide. "Pollster John McLaughlin and I went through the actual results of the last four elections and on average, the Republicans had 1 percent more than the Democrats," Morris said in an interview with Bill O'Reilly about the New York Times' poll. "So that poll is off by a factor of 8. So instead of Obama winning by 1, Romney would win Florida by 7."
Petraeus' Pal Jill Kelley Loaned $800,000 to Her 'Unstable' Twin Sister
John Cook · 11/13/12 06:38PM
Well, it looks like David Petraeus got himself wrapped up with some real fine folks when he befriended the Khawam family. Jill Kelley (nee Khawam) is the financially troubled Tampa socialite who went to the feds complaining of harassing emails from an anonymous tormentor who turned out to by Paula Broadwell. Her twin sister, Natalie Khawam, is the bankrupt lawyer that a D.C judge has called "unstable," who has been repeatedly accused of lying to state and federal courts, and who, with her sister, regularly took Petraeus' wife on shopping trips. Just a couple regular gals!
The Accuser in the Elmo Sex Scandal Has Recanted His Statements; Elmo Is a Free Man
Caity Weaver · 11/13/12 05:36PMElmo Sex Scandal Burps Up First Email; Read It To Your Children in Elmo's Voice [UPDATE]
Caity Weaver · 11/13/12 02:10PMJames Dolan Continues Screwing Over Hurricane Sandy Victims, for Money (UPDATE)
Cord Jefferson · 11/13/12 01:50PM
Earlier this month, James Dolan's Madison Square Garden Company drew fire when we revealed it was demanding all its New York City-area employees, many of whom were still suffering the damages of Hurricane Sandy, to either report to work or use their vacation time. Today, Dolan's other company, Cablevision, is taking a similar tack when it comes to having sympathy for Sandy's victims.
Why Cities Go Bankrupt
Hamilton Nolan · 11/13/12 12:30PMRick Perry Won't Join Petitioners Calling for Texas to Secede, Says Union is Fine As Is
Neetzan Zimmerman · 11/13/12 11:25AMWorld-Famous 'Cat Man' Dennis Avner May Have Taken His Own Life
Neetzan Zimmerman · 11/13/12 10:45AMNearly Half a Million Sign Petition Urging Macy's to 'Dump Donald Trump' [UPDATE]
Neetzan Zimmerman · 11/13/12 09:21AMGeneral John R. Allen Reportedly Exchanged 20,000 to 30,000 Pages of 'Potentially Inappropriate' Emails With Jill Kelley
Taylor Berman · 11/13/12 01:54AM
This scandal just won't quit, will it? The Petraeus affair, which already took a turn for the weird earlier tonight when news broke that an FBI agent was emailing shirtless pictures of himself to Jill Kelley, has now expanded to include another high-ranking military official, General John R. Allen, the commander of U.S. And NATO troops in Afghanistan. According to a senior U.S. defense official, the FBI had uncovered between 20,000 and 30,000 "potentially inappropriate" pages of communication between Allen and Kelley, Petraeus's alleged other other woman and the subject of the shirtless FBI agent's affection.
Victoria's Secret Is Sincerely Sorry for Using A Native American Headdress in Their Fashion Show
Taylor Berman · 11/12/12 11:41PM
For whatever reason, people continue to think it's okay to wear headdresses and other Native American clothing as part of their cool new video or Halloween costume or whatever. Two weeks ago, No Doubt learned the hard way that it's racist and dumb to make a video that's basically a "hot" version of Cowboys & Indians; last week, it was Victoria's Secrets turn to offend.
An FBI Agent Sent Shirtless Photos of Himself to Jill Kelley, and Other Ridiculous New Details About the Petraeus Investigation (UPDATE)
Taylor Berman · 11/12/12 10:03PM
In a new, strange twist to the ongoing Petraeus scandal, it turns out the FBI agent who started the investigation sent topless photos of himself to Jill Kelley, Petraeus's alleged other other woman. The agent in question was apparently a friend of Kelley's and the person she turned turned to after she received the "threatening" emails from Paula Broadwell, Petraeus's first mistress.