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Parents Fail. They Fail Hard. - http://failblog.org/2009...
I've threatened my daughter with some outlandish consequences, but I would never actually feed her to raccoons.
- Madsimian
I've threatened my daughter with some outlandish consequences, but I would never actually feed her to raccoons.
- Madsimian
Rachel Maddow:Ridge clarifies quote on politics and terror In... - http://madsimian.tumblr.com/post...
How annoying... They seem to have scrubbed the site of the following two segments! Guess I can't trust MSNBC links to be permanently relevant. Sorry.
- Madsimian
Success Fail - http://failblog.org/2009...
Nothing says success like...never mind.
- Madsimian
Compact Fail - http://failblog.org/2009...
That's, like, 500 douchebag points in one go. Nice!
- Madsimian
Security Fail - http://failblog.org/2009...
Josh, this one's for you.
- Madsimian
Most Inappropriate Logo Design Ever - http://www.inquisitr.com/22376...
Oh dear.
- Madsimian
Condom Fail - http://failblog.org/2009...
Whu?
- Madsimian
Baby Name Fail - http://failblog.org/2009...
No, baby name WIN!
- Madsimian
Breakfast Fail - http://failblog.org/2009...
I don't get it. :)
- Madsimian
Graffiti Fail - http://failblog.org/2009...
Smooth, smooth satin...
- Madsimian
Verizon boots 1938media over previous mistakes, boycott call - http://video.knbc.com/player...
Noah David Simon, Ontario Emperor, Kerem Ozkan and 18 other people liked this
What's not clear: were the videos in question ever on the phone, and second, surely if this was an issue, they would have done due diligence before the deal.
- Duncan Riley
from Bookmarklet
From the news report: "Verizon said the controversial video was never shown on it's vcast service, and was never intended to be made available."
- Ken Sheppardson
The video in question was posted A YEAR AGO! Didn't Verizon see this coming?
- Pat Hawks
Pat, my question exactly. Ken, I heard that bit, but then what were people protesting about? the context doesn't fit, how can you boycott something that wasn't there?
- Duncan Riley
Someone found out about the video, a huge public protest happened, it would become a media circus because someone used a keyword "racism". So Verizon went nuts and said "Ohh we need to make a statement and do something now! Who cares what?"
- Candace
Maybe people are just upset Verizon would do business with Feldman?
- Pat Hawks
Verizon is full of shit. Loren is not a racist... I'm not going to stand for this PC crap!
- Noah David Simon
ok, is it just me or did Channel 4 News spell "activist" wrong? acctivist? just sayin'
- Christine Lu
Now, THAT's funny.
- Michael Markman
It doesn't matter when the videos were made - much like it doesn't matter when a scandal arises over someone else's past behavior - like Obama's pastor & McCain's association w/ Gov. Williams. The behavior may be in the past - but the "guilt by association" is always in the present. Verizon clearly decided not to get behind Loren in this. Sometimes, your past does come back to haunt you. Even if it's not 'fair'.
- Lucretia Pruitt
Lucretia, the thing that doesn't make sense is why Verizon didn't think about this BEFORE making the deal, sense the videos didn't just pop up.
- Pat Hawks
Too bad the social media doesn't have the power of the mainstream media yet. Verizon could get a load of us calling "bs" on the whole thing. Though I doubt that will make them panic as much as this story did. ...It's terrible but, I'm laughing. Because this...this is funny.
- Candace
fuck Verizon. ...bunch of pussies this is for @1938Media ...kiss it http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips...
- Noah David Simon
I like the Rev Wright angle. That's double groovy with one and half twists.
- Oldengrey (Jay)
I think video is racist. Verizon and 1938 is a different story but the video is racist.
- Akshay Dodeja
Verizon is just a bunch of dolts wearing suits. If they didn't see it before it's because they didn't look for it. In other words: they didn't do their job. When they awoke from their slumber they were being pushed around by a bunch of hysterical PC ankle-biters.
- William, CPU Media
Media Circus time-Loren gets to follow the elephants and clean up.
- Mark Forman
this is for @1938Media ...kiss it http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips...
- Noah David Simon
hahaha this is great. I feel like 'internet people' have a much healthier conception of racism. Taking tech nigga out of context could easily make Loren a racist. But it really started a conversation, which is what I think what Loren originally hoped to do.
- Daniel Morgan
"Hello LA Humanity? This is Dave Winer. Did you know..." Have to say, glad to see feldboy getting nailed. Yep I am.
- jeneane sessum
@daniel morgan . I'm sorry but your comment "internet people" I find degrading to those of us who use the internet. I am afraid I am going to have to begin a public boycott of Friend Feed since they are allowing you to be on Friend Feed spouting such degrading stereotypes of people on the internet. ...I guess the internet is serious business after all.
- Candace
It appears things flared up over the weekend. I would just guess that in the wake of the announcement, the public started browsing Loren's back catalog. The video is linked to and/or embedded on a number of sites over the past few days. The earliest references to the boycott by Najee Ali, Project Islamic Hope, that I can find are from yesterday: http://tinyurl.com/5k4bxq and http://tinyurl.com/6s86yh.
- Ken Sheppardson
damn it... time to kiss Jesse Jackson's ass! ...kiss it http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips...
- Noah David Simon
Project Islamic Hope's last protest: June 10 : "Ashanti Should be Ashamed of Herself" http://www.singersroom.com/news...
- Ken Sheppardson
Project Islamic Hope's "Protest Against Pedophiles and Candlelight Vigil" http://www.eurweb.com/story...
- Ken Sheppardson
you are so missing the point. Feldman was being referential...
- Noah David Simon
let he who is without sin cast the first stone. enough of the Jimmy the Greek Witchhunt. long live Geraldine Ferrara
- Noah David Simon
Cordiva says she's the one who called for it ... http://shegeeks.net/i-reque...
- Tom Quinn
While we're at it -- screw YOU for not having some frickin respect.
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
There's a difference between the state quashing free speech and people using free speech to influence the financial dealings of a private actor. Just sayin', 'tain't censorship. Loren owes his success to controversy, but that's a double-edged sword.
- Madsimian
Thanks for sharing this, Duncan, since I wouldn't have seen it otherwise, inasmuch as I'm ignoring Los Angeles local TV news, VCAST, and Najee Ali. Not boycotting, ignoring.
- Ontario Emperor
one more time. can't resist http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips...
- Noah David Simon
http://delicious.com/simonst... information relating to Loren Feldman
- Noah David Simon
Noah just contacted Godaddy by phone. http://noahdavidsimon.com/ is gone
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I win Loren Feldman. http://delicious.com/simonst... I beat 1938Media
- Noah David Simon
Freedom Fail - http://failblog.org/2009...
Ouch.
- Madsimian
Fasting Fail - http://failblog.org/2008...
They're doing it wrong.
- Madsimian
This Space Reserved for Studs Terkel - http://www.mathewgross.com/node...
Reading Studs made a huge impact on me in high school. He was a truly great American.
- Madsimian
Michelle Malkin » Why that McCain volunteer’s “mutilation” story smells awfully weird - http://michellemalkin.com/2008...
DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE, Anthony K. Valley ©, Andrew Trinh and 13 other people liked this
"She refused medical treatment after reporting the incident to police. Why on earth would she do that?"
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
from Bookmarklet
Now, as much as I detest Malkin and anything she says needs to be taken with a grain of salt, if Malkin can't even get behind something that doesn't smell right, hell must have frozen over.
- Admiral Anika
this is going to sound weird, but the "damage" done to her face seems too "perfect" not to mention the weird circumstances surrounding the details of her story
- Cee Bee
I can't understand why they'd go for a "B" anyhow. Wouldn't O for Obama make more sense?
- Nine
An O would of been easier. And not backwards.
- CW™
Wasn't it Morton Downy Jr. that said the Neo-Nazis cut the swastika into his face, but then when people realized it was actually backwards, he was called out for doing it to himself in the mirror?
- cmiper
Weather Report for Hell: High 32F/0C 99% chance of snow. ... I have agreed with Malkin ... *dead*
- tiffany
Conveniently, it happened outside the field of view of the surveillance cameras.
- Victor Ganata
matt -- there doesn't seem to be any
- Cee Bee
fake?!!
- Susan Beebe
So...is this fake or what? Looks pretty fake to me and the story sounds kinda suspect, but I guess we'll never know for sure...unless she recants her story.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
How did she beat herself?
- Tad
Thank you Rahsheen, that's what I was saying on the other related thread. she didn't seek help, that's weird. The police stated a motivation: also weird (as police practice goes). It all screams setup to me. Robbing? Yeah, why not? The weird backwards B? how could she hold still for that, too??? Too bad her Twitter isn't open anymore /atodd
- anna sauce
Seems to be something similar to the Munchausen Syndrome.
- Jens Christian Freund
Until I hear otherwise I think we should all treat this as what it seems to be... If it's a fake we'll hear about it soon enough.
- Tad
I'm with Tad on this one.
- Akiva Moskovitz
what it seems to be is fake
- Cee Bee
@Tad, amen.
- Terence
I have seen people beat themselves, her eye doesn't look beaten...but I'm still going to give her the benefit of the doubt until I hear something different.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Her story reminds me of a story back in the 80's in Boston when a man claimed a black man shot him and killed his wife during a botched robbery.It was weeks later he confessed to making the story up to draw heat about from himself
- Terence
man her skin isn't even broken. looks like it's just irritated. and her eye would've been bloodshot if she caught a real bad one to the socket with that mascara black & blue of hers. pfftt.
- Cee Bee
I've seen a few lacerations to the face caused by a knife before. I would've really expected a lot more blood. I think healthy skepticism is a reasonable position.
- Victor Ganata
The only thing about this story that I find noteworthy is that Michelle Malkin is calling shenanigans. Otherwise, it's utterly irrelevant.
- Chester
See also: http://www.tmz.com/2008.... I think the story smells. Irrelevant in the grand scheme, perhaps, but it's seems emblematic about the tone of this campaign. It saddens me that I suspected the story was false even before I had evidence for that belief.
- Madsimian
Confirmed as hoax: http://gawker.com/5068411...
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
sad
- Igor The Troll יִצְחָק
Someone should beat her up for real. LOL
- DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
McCain volunteer says she was mugged, had 'B' cut into face - http://www.post-gazette.com/pg...
Andrew Trinh, Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah and tiffany liked this
""This is what she's telling police," police spokeswoman Diane Richard said. "We can't substantiate it at this time.""
- Jason Toney
from Bookmarklet
I've come to believe she's lying: http://www.tmz.com/2008.... Sad, sad, sad. I suspected it before I had reason to. How low can all this go?
- Madsimian
Damn..this is some bull
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
More discussion here: http://friendfeed.com/e...
- Cyndy
just so this all shows accurate in search engines: Kids, she made it up.
- Jason Toney
BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Sarah Palin's $150,000 makeover - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1...
Aad 't Hart, David Cook, Sarah Perez and 11 other people liked this
"The life of a vice-presidential candidate may be gruelling, but it can also be glamorous - $150,000 glamorous."
- Kol Tregaskes
from Bookmarklet
"THE BILL: $75,062 spent at Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis. $41,850 spent in St Louis. $4,100 on make-up and hair consulting. $4,902 at Atelier, a men's clothing shop in New York. $92 on a romper suit and hat with ears"
- Kol Tregaskes
I find this disgusting... especially in light of folks watching the foreclosures on $150,000 HOUSES.
- Ladybug Heather
Wow, when everyone in the country is suffering they spend $150,000 on clothes for her, that's an incredibly stupid move.
- Thomas Hawk
I'm not impressed by these 2 and their campaign but in this case i dont get what the fuss is all about - her existing wardrobe was so normal they had to redo it all, if anything it enhances her image as "normal". Their campaign spends millions on tv ads and the like, it seems logical that they spend some money so Palin looks the part in those campaign dinners etc. Hardly a scandal.
- Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)
I agree that some nice professional wear was in order, but Saks and Neiman Marcus? Thanks, but no thanks.
- Steve Lowe
It's definitely not a scandal but is is a completely idiotic move!
- Kol Tregaskes
you know Mervyns is having that huge going out of business sale, they could have saved some dough and I bet she'd look just as good.
- Thomas Hawk
According to their tax returns, the Palins made $166,000 last year so this is a big "gift" to her. I have a problem with the RNC (or even the DNC, if they have) paying for someone's wardrobe. Where does that money come from? Does it come from our contributions? I understand it's for their "image" but they surely can get the same effect for less money elsewhere.
- Oliver Ortega Chua
I'm with Joelle. The money that both campaigns spend on advertising pales in comparison. It's certainly not a scandal.
- Jennifer Van Grove
Well, it didn't all go to HER, either - it was a makeover for the entire family. Guess the kids weren't cute enough already? Sheesh. Agreed, this isn't a scandal, but it certainly wasn't a wise move.
- Ladybug Heather
Sarah Palin would get a better tax break under Obama.... right?
- Chris Hollander
Scandal or not, it's ridiculous. I have a hard time believing that you couldn't replicate that image on AT LEAST half the money.
- Jen (SquirrelGirl)
let's just consider this part of the bail out plan... afterall, that wardrobe included a democratic looking donkey scarf. i'd say it was worth it as long as she doesn't see the oval office
- Enrique Gutierrez
from twhirl
It's a scandal not because of the makeover but because of the cost. $150K for clothes is elistist.
- James Williams
I won't hold my breath waiting for an "investigation" on how much Obama has spent on clothes. He has some pretty sharp looking suits. I'm sure if he spends as much everyone will be just as outraged, right? I mean everyone was saying the 750mil he spent on his campaign would trickle-down and be good for the economy.
- Brian Newman
If you're so upset about $150k, where's the national outcry for Obama 'wasting' what, close to half a billion on campaigning? How many houses would that save? In other words, STFU, noobs. It's called trying to win an election.
- Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
Such anger, Mark...lol
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
I could care less what the RNC spends their money on but if you are trying to craft a "small-town folksy modest you betcha" persona, don't get caught doing stuff that violates that persona.
- James Williams
Well, it's this false sense of holier than thou so many people seem to posess. "I'm better than you because I would be saving houses rather than spending money on campaign expenses." It's complete BS, and as evidenced by the media coverage and some of the comments here, everyone seems to fall for it. Yeah, that's infuriating.
- Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
Obama should cancel his 2 million dollar election night party. Think of how many houses he could save!
- Brian Newman
So if McCain/Palin won, Palin would give all the clothes back to charity and we'd have an underdressed VP?
- Kevin Fox
I don't think it's a big deal. There are so many more substantiative reasons to question her image (palling around with AIP, for instance). I doubt this would even be an issue if it weren't so analogous to the kerfluffle surrounding Edwards' $400 haircut. That wasn't a big deal either; both moves are just a bit tone-deaf.
- Madsimian
See 'How Palin's style compares with other political women': http://friendfeed.com/e...
- Kol Tregaskes
SHOCK: MCCAIN VOLUNTEER ATTACKED AND MUTILATED IN PITTSBURGH
ElijahBailey-Zu of FF <0,, Jessie and Mathew™ one of a kind liked this
'B' CARVED INTO 20-YEAR OLD WOMAN'S FACE... DEVELOPING...
- Akiva Moskovitz
OMG
- Mona Nomura
WTF?
- teh Dork Knight aka Kenny
. . . for the love of all things.
- Steve Spalding
keep us updated!! this is crazy
- Peter Dawson
why are there no news outlets, nat'l. or local, carrying this?
- JA Castillo
I hope they're righting "Batman" and not "Barack"
- James Ferguson
Jesus... websites are falling like dominoes over this story.
- teh Dork Knight aka Kenny
Link to article: http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news...
- Jason Shultz
She wasn't a volunteer according to that article
- Alejandro
and all that for just $60/- .. i wish the perp gets caught and gets life !
- Peter Dawson
JMS, now you are just making stuff up. No one said she deserved it.
- Alejandro
Dude...no one deserves that...
- JA Castillo
No he needs jail for carving B on the womens face 11
- Peter Dawson
:(
- Alix Whitmire
having a bad opinion about McCain supporters is not the same as condoning violence
- Alejandro
Thank you Brian, you're right. This is obviously horrid. Just like the woman who was attacked by an Obama supporter just because she was holding a McCain sign. Yet, McCain and his supporters have been made into evil spawn of the devil for hateful comments about Obama. This is a bit more extreme people.
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http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news... oops I see Jason got it too. Oh well.
- Josh Haley
sick and disgusting.
- AJ Kohn
This is similar to what happened to a man of African ancestry who was provoked and then shot three times over wearing an Obama tee shirt( the media made it out to be that the tee shirt was the catalyst for the psycho's attack,but I feel that the ass was just racist).
- Terence
JMS, I'm sorry you feel bitter about what some folks are saying, but remember, it is some folks. This is disgusting that this was done to her, and it certainly doesn't further any candidate's cause.
- B. Hatin
of course this is an awful happening, but let's not get it twisted as if this is something that is condoned or part of some grand conspiracy on behalf of the "liberal media elite" or even people who support barack obama. trying to make that connection just comes off as foolish and ignores the larger problem of the general atmosphere of intolerance and divisions that have been caused in this country
- Cee Bee
This is sickening and JMS I see where you're going with this, but if you look at this thread you'll notice that while many here have railed against Senator McCain, they are still crying foul. This is insane, and can't be tolerated.
- Steve Spalding
It's on MSNBC, right now.
- teh Dork Knight aka Kenny
True Steve, and I'll admit that. Actually the people here aren't the ones I've noticed to be the worst. The ones that have been are being very quiet (although they'll jump on anything about McCain doing wrong.) I'm hoping that it's just because of the time of day. We should be outraged when an innocent person gets attacked no matter the reason or situation.
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@terence it was a BB gun he was shot with, though. Something kids do to each other. Heck, my brother shot at me with BB gun. This woman had her face carved on with a knife. That seems to be a bit extreme. On a side note, it's interesting that he attacked her and carved her face with a knife AFTER he saw the McCain bumper sticker on her vehicle.
- Jason Shultz
Watch the press dig into this poor woman's background. And lord help us if Mr. B loses.
- Oldengrey (Jay)
OK, now I think she lied about it: http://www.tmz.com/2008.... I'm just disgusted by every possibility. I really hope America gets past all this.
- Madsimian
AP poll puts Obama nearly tied with McCain -- Newsday.com - http://www.newsday.com/news...
Likely voter in this case is defined as: Registered Democrats whose vote is not going to be tabulated electronically, and Republicans.
- Madsimian
YouTube - Wedding ring exchange fail - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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I feel better. It could have been worse. :)
- Madsimian
Best Library Ever - http://errata.wordie.org/2008...
I've never been so jealous about anything in my life.
- Madsimian
Alaskan Independence Party sponsored By Iran - http://www.boingboing.net/2008...
Using facts is fun. You should try it sometime.
- Gregory Pittman
from twhirl
Seems like straight dice to me. There's no doubt that Sarah Palin's supportive of the party his guy founded (she sent a video to their convention last year). Her husband was a member. Iran sponsored the AIP founder's 1993 appearance before the UN. Additionally, Joe Vogler was murdered in a plastic explosives deal gone bad. Facts.
- Madsimian
You don't get it Madsimian... facts have a well known liberal bias. What we are recommended to try are "Facts"(tm).
- Jason B.
Alaskan Independence Party sponsored By Iran - http://www.boingboing.net/2008...
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Amazing -- I'll see your trumped-up Bill Ayers controversy and raise you one Joe Vogler. His wikipedia entry is interesting reading.
- Joshua Heling
Sheeeeeeeiit. Put that in your pipe, Mr. McCain. Bomb-bomb-bomb-bomb-bomb-Alaska!
- Madsimian
Restaurant Website Fail - http://failblog.org/2008...
Now *that's* raw.
- Madsimian
Cow Curiosity Fail - http://failblog.org/2008...
"I ate his liver with some fava beans, and a nice chianti."
- Madsimian
MicroFly: Smallest Flying R/C Device Ever - http://picocool.com/go...
Amit Patel and Jason Wehmhoener liked this
jrh
- Madsimian
Dirty SOAP - http://stuffthathappens.com/blog...
Yeah man...you need some cloud computing...
- Madsimian
from Bookmarklet
What if he'd called it PIGS? - http://www.boingboing.net/2008...
I recall our extensive research into Cops, @netfluvia. From a variety of perspectives...
- Madsimian
Konigi - http://konigi.com/
user experience resource
- Madsimian
How Loss of Privacy May Mean Loss of Security: Scientific American - http://www.sciam.com/article...
Thomas Brox Røst, Rick Powell, Raoul Pop and 2 other people liked this
"This issue of Scientific American focuses mostly on technologies that erode privacy and technologies that preserve it. But to help frame the discussion I’d like to lay out three orthogonal points."
- Jason Wehmhoener
from Bookmarklet
First, in defining some disclosure of information as a breach of privacy, it is useful to distinguish any objective harms arising from the disclosure—fraud, denial of a service, denial of freedom—from any subjective privacy harms, in which the mere knowledge by a second or third party of one’s private information is experienced as an injury. In many cases, what is called a breach of...
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- Jason Wehmhoener
Second, as the borders between private and public are redrawn, people must retain the right to bear witness. When personal privacy is increasingly limited in a friction-free world of trackable data, the right of individuals to track and report on the activities of powerful organizations, whether governments or big businesses, is key to preserving freedom and to balancing the interests of individuals and institutions.
- Jason Wehmhoener
The third point elaborates on the first: in assessing the changes in the expectations people have about privacy, it is important to recognize the granularity of personal control of data. Privacy is not a one-size-fits-all condition: Different people at different times have different preferences about what happens to their personal information and who gets to see it. They may not have...
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- Jason Wehmhoener
great article, clipping it for future reading
- Nathan Rein
The philosopher Alan Westin describes four dimensions of privacy: intimacy, solitude, reserve, and anonymity. I read about Westin's ideas in 'The Transparent Society' by David Brin (on this exact page: http://is.gd/1Jw2). I really recommend that page, Brin's book, and even Westin's book a read. The passage I linked to motivated me to read Westin's whole book.
- Madsimian
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