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Mustafa Yakupoglu, Gas Station Clerk, Grabs Robbers' Gun, Chases Them Out Of Long Island Store (VIDEO)

Commented Oct 23, 2009 at 15:53:31 in New York

“Somebody give that man a medal! Or at least a raise...”

Hadron Collider Scientist Arrested, Suspected Of Links To Al-Qaeda

Commented Oct 11, 2009 at 12:59:46 in Media

“OMG, Linkins! Did you cover any of the Tea Party events in person? Somewhere or other you caught the scare-mongering bug!!! Quick--hie thee into a hyperbaric chamber of reason before you go over to the dark side completely.”

Nobel Critics Ignore Obama's Massive Foreign Policy Impact

Commented Oct 09, 2009 at 14:04:15 in Politics

“Thank you! I kept reading articles and wondering why people weren't taking the Nobel Prize committee's words at face value. Sad and troubling that so many Americans, including liberals and progressives, are so myopic.”

GOP Favors Public Option for Property, Not People

Commented Sep 23, 2009 at 17:58:16 in Politics

“Great analysis and great job of presenting it!”

Republicans Aim To Gut Baucus Bill With Amendments

Commented Sep 21, 2009 at 10:46:57 in Politics

“Would have been more accurate to say that Republicans will simply be embalming the already gutless Baucus health insurance non-reform bill.”

dagnome27 replied on Sep 21, 2009 at 11:00:34

“amen - this bill was dead on arrival”

Kanye West Storms Stage, Protests Taylor Swift's Victory Over Beyonce At MTV Awards (VIDEO)

Commented Sep 14, 2009 at 10:43:07 in Entertainment

“I'm into classical music and barely know anything about any of these performers, so my comment has nothing to do with fan-speak.

Beyonce exhibited the only kind of class that counts.”

Larry Gelbart: The Mold Was Just Broken

Commented Sep 12, 2009 at 21:57:43 in Entertainment

“Thank you very much. Tomorrow is the 12th anniversary of my dad's death. He was also a professional writer--reporter and columnist--and also always stuck up for the little guy. He never read anything he wrote in the paper because he couldn't stand to see what editors had done with it. His take was pretty much just the same as the part you closed with. Your piece evoked some of the best of Dad in showing me something of the man Larry Gelbart was.”

Baucus, Conrad Cave To Joe Wilson On Health Care Bill

Commented Sep 11, 2009 at 13:54:20 in Politics

“The Gang of Six caving is very much like a battered woman thinking she can stop the abuse if only she'd do more what the batterer wants.”

The Last Gasp of the Angry White Man

Commented Aug 10, 2009 at 13:14:25 in Politics

“I agree with the other responder to your comment. There's no need for you to take this personally. I'm white, but he's referring to a fading white culture that's not mine, and doesn't sound like yours. There are people of color who ascribe to that fading white culture--like Clarence Thomas. If you fear that white associates of yours are likely to swing right on account of "white" used in this context, you're in a great position to explain that it isn't about them personally.”

The Last Gasp of the Angry White Man

Commented Aug 10, 2009 at 13:06:25 in Politics

“Absolutely brilliantly articulated analysis. Thank you!”

UFO Flies Off Wind Turbine -- What The Heck Is It? (VIDEO)

Commented Jul 17, 2009 at 10:25:16 in Green

“A big swarm of gnats.”

HuffPost Admin replied on Jul 17, 2009 at 13:28:34

“The truth is in here. Some insects are accidentally filmed and it makes it to one of the largest news sites on the internet. God bless you, internets.”

How I (and Other "Pro-Life" Leaders) Contributed to Dr. Tiller's Murder

Commented Jun 01, 2009 at 16:17:33 in Politics

“You would not hear anything Fr. Corapi says as suggesting assassination because, judging from your post, you are not a psychopath. But Fr. Corapi and other speakers in the anti-abortion movement are very well aware that the movement has a significant number of unstable people among their ranks, who can be all too quick to interpret their rhetoric as calling for violence. They know this, yet they don't temper their rhetoric, and they seldom come right out and say DO NOT COMMIT VIOLENCE.”

GNW Paul replied on Jun 01, 2009 at 16:51:41

“How did Fr. Corapi imply in any way what-so-ever that Obama (or any one else) should be assassinated? Or when has Fr. Corapi ever advocated violence of any kind? What did he say that makes you think he's encouraging violence?

He doesn't have to say "Don't commit violence" every 3 minutes during his talks, because there is absolutely nothing about Fr. Corapi or his message that condones violence. Speaking to a Catholic audience you can take for granted that everyone there knows basic morality.”

How I (and Other "Pro-Life" Leaders) Contributed to Dr. Tiller's Murder

Commented Jun 01, 2009 at 13:44:27 in Politics

“A little while ago I happened onto EWTN, the super-conservative Catholic cable network. I thought they might at least dial back the rhetoric following Dr. Tiller's murder, but they have escalated it instead. There was a pre-election episode of Fr. Corapi that fell only a teeny bit short (to my ears) of calling for the assassination of Obama, feeding directly into the "keeping America safe" posture. I would bet that someone had to do a little digging to find that very episode and run it today.

As another Huffposter observed yesterday, we're likely only at the beginning of a major escalation in anti-abortion violence. But please, don't call the right-wingers "animals." Let them be the only ones who engage in de-humanizing their opponents.”

GNW Paul replied on Jun 01, 2009 at 14:38:18

“What? Fr. Corapi has never come close to calling for the assassination of anyone.

Who's inciting misunderstanding anger and a hostile environment here? You.”

Prosecutors Must Be Held Accountable

Commented Apr 13, 2009 at 14:54:00 in Politics

“Thanks much for this. I'm trying to draw attention to the prosecutorial abuses in state administrative courts. There's very much less attention to those than public courts, meaning there's much less accountability--and we see how much misconduct has held sway in the courts. I especially appreciate your assertion that a prosecutor's job is to seek justice, to protect the innocent and guard the rights of the accused. When did such public service jobs start focusing more on wins and less on serving justice?”

Are Social Network Profiles Putting Us at Risk for Business Discrimination?

Commented Feb 24, 2009 at 13:48:47 in Media

“Hear, hear! Another caution: be careful of which email address you use to join up on different sites, especially if you don't want others knowing about it. (Granted, not usually true of those using MOST social networking sites.) A friend was horrified one day when she googled her primary email address to find an, um, esoteric website returned in the search results. She took corrective action immediately, lest her teenage kids stumble across it. Of course, prospective employers could have found it as well.”

Caption Contest! Caption This Photo, Vote For Yesterday's Best, See Monday's Winner

Commented Feb 18, 2009 at 10:55:35 in Comedy

“You freakin' gullible idiots! In 40 years, not a word of it was true!”

Scientologists Blame Psychiatry For 9/11 (VIDEO)

Commented Feb 18, 2009 at 10:31:56 in Home

“All, or at least almost all Scientologists know, deep down, they've let themselves be brainwashed. Their accusation that psychiatry is responsible for brainwashing people to become terrorists is psychological projection on their part.”

Cheney: Chief of Churls

Commented Feb 17, 2009 at 12:15:26 in Politics

“Thank you, thank you. I'm a retired psychologist who spent the majority of my professional life working with survivors of sexual abuse, including sadistic sexual abuse. I've talked and written about organizations, public and private, operating according to the psyches of their directors (a better choice of word here than "leaders," for certain). People really hate to see and hear this--perhaps why comments to your piece are as few as they are. It's important to speak and write about these things. Thank you for doing so.”

roshni replied on Feb 17, 2009 at 12:34:12

“People really hate to see and hear this because the people representing our country did it. So we are complicit, even those of us, like me, who did not vote for Bush either time, unless we seek justice. Torture happened in our name and by people in power in our country.”

Church Threatens to Excommunicate Father Roy Bourgeois, Founder of the School of the Americas Watch

Commented Nov 21, 2008 at 12:31:48 in Living

“Thanks for all of this, Rabbi. I, too, will send it to a lot of people. I can't help but think the timing of this--coming at the tail end of the presidential campaign here in the U.S.--might have been in part a reaction by the right-wing ,fundamentalist arm of the Roman Catholic Church to the threat they feel in an Obama presidency. I also can't help but think that if Jesus were here in the flesh he would use one of his favorite words to describe the Church's actions: hypocrites!”

How Nice Is It to Finally Have a Smart President?

Commented Nov 12, 2008 at 09:12:20 in Politics

“Yes, having a president who knows what Big Words mean and who can pronounce them and use them correctly will be a delight. And the ideas to come out of that atmosphere--the prospects are breathtaking. Thanks for a thoughtful piece of writing, and also for pointing me to the Monbiot column.”

hp blogger Mitchell Bard replied on Nov 12, 2008 at 12:46:48

“Glad you liked Monbiot's column, nlightenup.

It took a foreigner (someone from France, Alexis de Tocqueville) to write the definitive take on 19th century democracy in America. I found it fitting that such a clear-minded expose on the anti-intellectualism of 21st century American politics would come from an English newspaper.”

How Happy Is Your Home? 5 Ways To Stop Snoring

Commented Jul 07, 2008 at 09:36:12 in Living

“You mentioned the "electric shock watch" only at the end and without explanation, but I swear by the thing. I was desperate when I invested in one several years ago. It delivers a mild electric shock to the wrist when you snore--enough of a shock to induce you to change positions, but not enough to really wake you up. I wore one every night for two weeks and haven't needed it in the several years since. But if I ever do, I'll be happy to use it again.”

1will replied on Jul 09, 2008 at 09:48:52

“Do you have a link?
My wife can snore the shingles off of the roof.”

Keith Olbermann Names Katie Couric "Worst Person In The World"

Commented Jun 12, 2008 at 11:55:16 in Media

“Oh, and I had so hoped that Olbermann would turn out to me more than just a somewhat better-looking version of Chris Matthews.

Sigh.”

ratcityreprobate replied on Jun 12, 2008 at 12:12:39

“Agree.”

Why This Fifty-Five Year Old White Lifelong Republican Wants Obama To Win

Commented Jun 05, 2008 at 11:03:00 in Politics

“Something to understand: abortion can never be legislated out of existence. It will disappear when hearts are changed--and the changed heart is what this post is about, and what Obama inspires.”

Hillary's Ignominious Finale

Commented Feb 27, 2008 at 15:39:56 in Home

“The Clinton supporters were watching the same debate as the one reflected in two university polls right after the debate, both of which had Clinton winning the debate by a very comfortable margin. Your guy came across like someone needing direction and prompting for everything he said.”