May 2010
April 2010
So There's That, Anyway
newsweek:
Turns out DHS may not cooperate with the Arizona law. Hosenball reports:
Amid the outrage about Arizona’s strict new immigration law, a pivotal question remains: how will the Obama administration respond? Only the feds can deport a person, which means that Arizona will need Department of Homeland Security cooperation to carry out local law. But don’t bet on the state getting it....
“Student-loan debt collectors have power that would make a mobster envious.”
– Harvard Law Prof. Elizabeth Warren, quoted in Zac Bissonnette’s must-read story on student-loan debt in HuffPo: Why College Is a Terrible Investment to Finance With Loans (via bellcurved) (via newsweek)
Economix: College Enrollment Rate at Record High →
bellcurved:
More than 70 percent of last year’s high school graduates were enrolled in college in October, a government report finds … The rate has been trending upward for decades — it was just 45.1 percent 40 years ago — but the poor job market also probably played a role in encouraging more young people to pursue higher education.
The study also shows that a greater percentage of girls...
trixietreats:
M ~ Pop Muzik
“Activists for Latino and immigrant rights — and supporters of sane governance —...”
– Eugene Robinson - Arizona’s new immigration law is an act of vengeance (via peterwknox) (via evangotlib) (via ericmortensen)
bebelestrange:
Rolling Stones - Under My Thumb
Where Fun Goes to Die: 10 Anti-Party Schools (Via... →
bellcurved:
Meant to be the opposite of this.
“Andy Cohen’s Things Not to Say, No. 9 in a Series: You know, you shouldn’t go in...”
– Swimma, please! Do I even have to address this one? The only potential danger is if you combine a full stomach, strenuous swimming, and very cold water. That can perhaps lead to a stomach cramp. On the other hand, while almost no drowning deaths can be attributed to food, a larger percentage (up...
nedhepburn:
The Nerves ‘Hanging On The...
“Stop! You’re prison-tickling me!”
– My son, Jack
Lab Rats! 2 Punks Charged in UC-Davis Hamster-Slay... →
(via bellcurved)
'Shut Up, Weirdo' will not be aired tonight so...
shutupweirdo:
Chris T fills in tonight for Andy & Frangry. But we’ll be back next week.
Bell Curved: This Is Embarassing, But ... →
I have this friend, he’s a college president like me, and one of his tenured econ professors has this website, bigbabykenny.com, that’s like all about how to be a sex tourist in Thailand. Embarassing, right? So I don’t know what to do. Everyone is all mad about this even though he does it…
“I just played an archive episode of “Shut Up, Weirdo” for a telemarketer; she...”
– Listener Jil, on Facebook (via shutupweirdo)
“Andy Cohen’s Things Not to Say, No. 8 in a Series: You know, that begs the...”
– Don’t say “that begs the question” when you mean “that raises the question.” If you’re asking for something to be addressed, that’s not begging the question, that’s raising the question. Although, you might one day face a situation so dire that it begs one to ask the question—but that’s still...
Sorry, 'SUW' Boos
shutupweirdo:
Frangry has to be out of town this Friday, and that means no new Shut Up, Weirdo for this week. Station Manager Ken is going to run a repeat or perhaps find someone else to fill our shoes (!), and I want you to treat our substitute with all the respect you would give us. But fret nyet, we expect to be back on the air with a funky-fresh new dose of fantastalarity on Friday, April...
“To say that comedians have to decide if they’re comedians or social commentators...”
– Jon Stewart (via savingpaper) (via molls)
Grrrr. People are reblogging this not because Stewart’s words are so wise but because Bernie Goldberg’s view is so idiotic