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Why Do the Smartest Women Have the Toughest Time Dating?
Commented Dec 08, 2009 at 16:22:54 in Living
“I think it's more of an Olds thing than a cultural thing.”
Why Do the Smartest Women Have the Toughest Time Dating?
Commented Dec 08, 2009 at 06:22:26 in Living
“A lot of this is generational. The twentysomethings you are dating right now are not going to hit their 40s and suddenly resemble the guys who are your current peers. I mean, your peers weren't dating 40 somethings when *they* were twenty, after all. They weren't comfortable with power differentials then, and they aren't now. The younger guys are just different people entirely. They're going to remain comfortable with and attracted to more significant women.”
Why Do the Smartest Women Have the Toughest Time Dating?
Commented Dec 08, 2009 at 06:17:56 in Living
“Well, I think the math guy/word girl thing is true, but it's less about opposites attracting and more about filling deficits. A guy like that needs social grease, and she can provide that. She's probably also something of a sparkly person, so does not need a guy who is similarly hyperverbal and sparkly because all they'll do is try to out sparkle each other.”
OnTheCusp replied on Dec 08, 2009 at 11:05:41
“You definitely have that right! He can connect the dvd to the tv and she can order pizza! :)”
Girlfriends' Guide: The Blonde Factor
Commented Dec 05, 2009 at 07:10:35 in Living
“I can't even think of more than 3 *famous* ones, and each of them, you'd probably get arguments (Prince Harry, Damian Lewis, Paul Bettany).”
Gelfling replied on Dec 05, 2009 at 11:57:57
“I think Denis Leary is amazingly hot. And he's a redhead.”
chonus replied on Dec 05, 2009 at 11:42:16
“Carrot Top.”
What Was Newsweek Thinking? (updated)
Commented Nov 18, 2009 at 15:22:52 in Media
“Err...she posed for the picture.”
flamflurm replied on Nov 18, 2009 at 15:35:32
“Point is that Newsweek chose it for the cover of their hit-job. The clear subtext is that Palin is a b i m b o which she is clearly not. She simply has different views than the editors there and all two of the readers of Newsweek. That is not political discourse and it would never have been tolerable if there were symmetrical tropes aimed at Obama, say, by an opposition paper.”
LiberalDem replied on Nov 18, 2009 at 15:34:31
“Sarah Palin posed for the photo. She's hardly clueless. But then Palin and her supporters love to play the poor Sarah card”
VIDEO: Scuffle Ensues when Neo-Nazis Unfurl Hitler Flag at Tea Party Rally
Commented Nov 16, 2009 at 09:05:09 in Politics
“Err...I'm sorry, is carrying swastikas and similar only bad when young people with shaved heads do it? Because old fat people have done this at every tea party on record and nobody seemed to mind.”
Choicelady replied on Nov 16, 2009 at 09:21:03
“The people who minded weren't there. Apparently when (your words) old, fat people carried the swastika it did not seem so scary, but my question is why did men and women who lived through WW II suddenly embrace the symbol they had fought against years ago? Very creepy.”
A Muslim Soldier's View from Fort Hood
Commented Nov 07, 2009 at 12:17:50 in World
“Exactly. The guy who shot up the children's play at the UU church in Knoxville last year was acting out of religious and political beliefs, so his religious and political beliefs were relevant. The guy who shot up his office in Orlando yesterday was not, so they were not.”
The Kennedy Assassination: New Details About the Transfer of Power
Commented Nov 02, 2009 at 20:01:52 in Books
“I don't get it.”
instagladiator replied on Nov 02, 2009 at 20:39:28
“Sleep my man, sleep. He does it every night, like most of us.
And Quincy is right, this is sooo trivial.”
And Quincy is right, this is sooo trivial.”
Trick or Treat or Terrify?
Commented Nov 01, 2009 at 06:18:41 in Media
“Yes, but most of us will not go on to work in morgues or otherwise have to deal with decomposing bodies, so I'm not sure that all the corpse porn on television is preparing kids for the real world.”
Keep Going, Republicans! You're Doing Great!
Commented Oct 22, 2009 at 11:10:39 in Politics
“I'm in Brevard county, and man has the number of wildly gesticulating white guys running up on my bumper and then zooming past me angrily cursing my Obama sticker increased over the past few months. It's gone down the last month, though. Maybe they've worn themselves out.
And I'm a mid-30s white lady in an SUV with carseats and kids and stuff. Maybe that's why they feel they can get away with it, which of course they can. Maybe it raises the testosterone that Obama's win stole from them, to challenge such a fierce opponent as me.”
And I'm a mid-30s white lady in an SUV with carseats and kids and stuff. Maybe that's why they feel they can get away with it, which of course they can. Maybe it raises the testosterone that Obama's win stole from them, to challenge such a fierce opponent as me.”
whit4brains replied on Oct 24, 2009 at 12:50:04
“I had a guy cuss me out at a red light the other day because of my Obama bumper sticker. It wasn't the first time it's happened either. Sometimes I think about taking it off because I am scared of these n.utjobs but then I pass some i.diot still driving around with a B.ush/C.he
Murdoch's MySpace Is Probably Pretty Much Worthless
Commented Oct 14, 2009 at 06:17:18 in Media
“It's a combination of aesthetics - only a tiny percentage of humanity really wants their online "presence" to be inescapably hideous and tacky - and the fact that like with the iPhone, folks started designing their own Facebook apps, plus Facebook plays beautifully with Firefox.
I think the first point is overlooked, though. Plenty of people who would never even consider starting a mySpace because it was so ugly jumped right in when Facebook opened up.”
I think the first point is overlooked, though. Plenty of people who would never even consider starting a mySpace because it was so ugly jumped right in when Facebook opened up.”
Is Obama a "Narcissist"?
Commented Oct 13, 2009 at 14:14:11 in Politics
“They're going to be waiting a loooong time. There simply is not going to be any anti-Obama backlash. Ever. That doesn't mean folks won't have their issues. Issues do not equal backlash.”
JShankel replied on Oct 13, 2009 at 16:32:12
“And even if there is a backlash, that's not a basis for reasonable governance.
The GOP needs a positive message.
Right now, their social policy is "God, guns 'n' gays" and their economic policy is "deregulate, privatize and cut taxes."
They've been riding pretty good on that for about 30 years, but the Reagan Era is just plain old over. It is. "Big government" is not the problem they keep selling it as.
And, like everyone else, they keep running smack into the Reality Wall. You can see the derangement in the current "conservative" campaign to frame George Bush as "not being a real conservati
Well, THAT'S a different tune than the one they'd been singing for eight years.
In some ways, the Democrats are victims of this same phenomenon. They owe a great deal of their dominance to the anti-Bush backlash.
But they need more than that. Health care is just the beginning. We need to address gay rights, climate change, education, infrastructure, global leadership (real leadership, not cowboy bullying) and we need to do it with the strength and the confidence that this is now a center-left nation and will be for some time.
Instead, Democrats govern like little kids pretending to drive, always looking over their shoulder for the "grownups" in the GOP to come back into power.”
The GOP needs a positive message.
Right now, their social policy is "God, guns 'n' gays" and their economic policy is "deregulate, privatize and cut taxes."
They've been riding pretty good on that for about 30 years, but the Reagan Era is just plain old over. It is. "Big government" is not the problem they keep selling it as.
And, like everyone else, they keep running smack into the Reality Wall. You can see the derangement in the current "conservative" campaign to frame George Bush as "not being a real conservati
Well, THAT'S a different tune than the one they'd been singing for eight years.
In some ways, the Democrats are victims of this same phenomenon. They owe a great deal of their dominance to the anti-Bush backlash.
But they need more than that. Health care is just the beginning. We need to address gay rights, climate change, education, infrastructure, global leadership (real leadership, not cowboy bullying) and we need to do it with the strength and the confidence that this is now a center-left nation and will be for some time.
Instead, Democrats govern like little kids pretending to drive, always looking over their shoulder for the "grownups" in the GOP to come back into power.”
Limbaugh's Racist Rhetoric Coming Home to Roost
Commented Oct 13, 2009 at 11:55:18 in Media
“I don't care at all about this issue, but by your logic, slave owners weren't racists because they had black slaves working for them.”
MoeB replied on Oct 13, 2009 at 12:37:34
“Thank you!”
He Should Have Turned It Down
Commented Oct 10, 2009 at 07:06:56 in World
“I think the point is that we are at a moment in history where past accomplishments, while lovely to reflect upon, do not need recognition as much as current efforts to interrupt the horrific downward spiral affecting the entire world. The investment in the job that needs to be done was more important than handing out rewards for work already done. The job ahead is quite simply more important than the job behind.”
Nobel Committee, Strategic As Ever, Taps Obama for Peace Prize
Commented Oct 10, 2009 at 07:03:52 in World
“It's irrelevant. The left can't live our lives trying to think ahead to find ways to evade the right, because where they lack cudgels, they invent them. We just have to do what we do without regard to the right.”
The Phantom Recovery and What To Do About Jobs
Commented Oct 06, 2009 at 04:23:40 in Business
“They weren't made for those times either, since they wouldn't have roads, electricity, running water, any modern amenities, police and fire protection, grocery stores, etc. They'd be in poverty almost to a man and wouldn't have any idea how to hunt in an environment that actually included other predators, if they know how to hunt at all. I would love to see these f@t@sses in a real survival of the fittest environment.”
The Phantom Recovery and What To Do About Jobs
Commented Oct 06, 2009 at 04:18:27 in Business
“I don't think the kinds of businesses that fly interviewees in and put them up in hotels qualify as small businesses. That's corporate.
The local tile installation company doesn't spend $3k to put an ad up on Craig's List. That's who this is for.”
The local tile installation company doesn't spend $3k to put an ad up on Craig's List. That's who this is for.”
How Would the Right Know It's Wrong?
Commented Oct 05, 2009 at 14:58:25 in Politics
“Short for post-modern.”
Mothers Of Ethiopia Part II: Escaping Child Marriage
Commented Sep 30, 2009 at 15:30:58 in World
“Actually, respect and tolerance is not at all necessary in multicultural awareness. All that is necessary is awareness of difference. What one does with that awareness is irrelevant. A US corporation that maintains an awareness of difference to make sure its advertising doesn't unintentionally offend potential customers in China is displaying multicultural awareness, but certainly not for fluffy kumbaya reasons.”
Growing Momentum for Public Option
Commented Sep 30, 2009 at 06:04:48 in Politics
“Nothing is more important to the Republicans than demoralizing Democrats. Remember that with every paid t.r.o11 post you read.”
HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff On Senate Dems Reaction To Public Option Loss (VIDEO)
Commented Sep 30, 2009 at 06:02:48 in Politics
“Sigh. He doesn't leave for Europe until the weekend. Just because he's doing that this weekend doesn't mean that's what he's working this week.”
Tea Party Founder Announces: "A Huffington Post Of Our Own"
Commented Sep 27, 2009 at 18:23:54 in Politics
“I'm confused. Don't they have RedState, Drudge, Fox News forums, Free Republic, Stormfront, etc?”
Tea Party Founder Announces: "A Huffington Post Of Our Own"
Commented Sep 27, 2009 at 18:23:06 in Politics
“Oh, I don't know. They don't seem to have to pretend they're not racists anymore. They can say exactly the same things they'd say if they *weren't* pretending to not be racists. It's just that they more brazenly claim that up is down and the racist things they say aren't actually racist, and the only thing that's racist is calling them on their racism. Racial division is spread not by being a racist, but by pointing out racism, you see.”
StillIRise replied on Sep 27, 2009 at 18:42:01
“You are so right on ... and you are so fanned by me :)”
hellinahandcart replied on Sep 27, 2009 at 18:32:19
“Yep. Guess that's the same as Pelosi inciting hatred and violence by pointing it out, eh?”
Health Care: Let's Liberate the Masses
Commented Sep 22, 2009 at 06:30:35 in Politics
“Gretchen, stop trying to make ObamaCare happen. It's not going to happen.”
HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff Discusses Obama's Latest Straddle on Public Option (VIDEO)
Commented Sep 22, 2009 at 06:20:19 in Politics
“I think this is such a ridiculous attitude. It is not inevitable that politicians go this way. The right has cultivated the idea that it is because they take their playbook from abusive spouses. Abusers cultivate the idea in their victims that they can't do any better and that they'd end up in the same situation, regardless. Same thing here.”
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