Stupid

The Top Ten "Stupid Stoner Stories" of 2011

Russ Belville | Posted 03.04.2012

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In many of these stories, the stupid is someone simply wanting police help and wouldn't even merit a ticket if pot weren't illegal... so don't forget that the biggest stupid is prohibiting adult use of marijuana in the first place.

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CES 2011: The 19 Wackiest Products

Jim Louderback | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Funny, Ces, Iphone, Fail, Mattel, Verizon, Igrill, Dumb, Rovi, Weird, Stupid, Consumer Electronics Show, Angry Birds, Wacky, Shake Weight, Video, Technology News

We've wrapped up the wackiest, weirdest, most bizarre and biggest FAIL products from the CES show floor this year.

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Mean Republicans, Wimpy Democrats

Sally Kohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Unemployment, Boehner, Mean, Unemployment Benefits, Bush Tax Cuts, Tax Cuts, Stupid, Compromise, Jobs, Growth, Democrats, Stimulus, Recession, Republicans, Politics News

It's astonishing that Republicans have the audacity to oppose $33 billion in unemployment benefits while supporting $700 billion in tax breaks for the rich. But as far as I'm concerned, the Democrats are their spineless accomplices.

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Is Barack Obama Stupid?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cenk Uygur, Weak, Anzalone Liszt Research, CBS News Poll, Tax Cuts, Stupid, Complicit, The Young Turks, Barack Obama, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News

A new CBS News poll out confirms every other poll we've seen on the topic -- the American people are solidly against tax cuts for the rich. Now, as a politician, why would you be on the other side of this issue?

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Does Chevron Think We're All Stupid?

Rebecca Tarbotton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Have you seen the way big oil has tried to rebrand itself since the BP oil disaster started six months ago? Each company wants us to believe it is the...

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Tea Party Animals

Ellis Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stupid, Victoria Jackson, Tea Party Movement, Stupidity, Teabaggers, Tea Party, Politics News

Time and again we get variations on one of two themes: Indignation about things that are demonstrably not true, or open and defiant disbelief at things that demonstrably are true.

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Stupid Crook Tricks

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.26.2011

Read More: Crooks, Historical, Marijuana, Police, Crime, Humor, Case, Connecticut, Hometown, Burglar, Stupid, Drugs, Headquarters, Fairfield, Liquor, Bank, Narcotics, Stamford, Arrest, Comedy News

"We always say thank goodness for stupid crooks," Captain Richard Conklin said. "They make our jobs a lot easier."

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Dumb Things Celebrites Say: Ashton Kutcher

Mark Joseph | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Love Scene, Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, To Have & Have Not, Angelina Jolie, Sex, Lauren Bacall, Stupid, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Hollywood, Entertainment News

Kutcher lives in a reality-free zone wherein human beings are unemotional creatures who can perform sex scenes without any emotional attachment.

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The Irrefutable Stupidity of Sarah Palin

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.25.2011

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Why don't we call Newt Gingrich or Dick Cheney stupid? We don't make those charges against those people, because as much as we might not agree with them or like them, we know that they are not dullards.

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The S Word

Ben Stoddard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Glenn Beck, Teabaggers, Stupid, Politics News

So far, on this health care debate, the Left has been approaching it the same way it always does. Sure, a little aloof, but trying to have reasonable discourse. But our usual weapons are useless here.

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Curse Words from an Old Manse

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Winston Churchill, Theodore Roosevelt, Napoleon, Slaves, Free Speech, Stupid, Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, Henry Louis Gates, Cursing, Benjamin Franklin, Barack Obama, Politics News

I strongly disagree with anyone caring about this "stupidly" business. Politics is serious, and sometimes people get fired up. Diplomatic speaking is for diplomats.

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Beer Metaphor Becomes Frosty-Cold Reality

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama is the first president to not just accept the premise of the "having a beer" test, but to embrace it and turn it into reality.

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The Stupid Campaign

James Love | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is this it? The best McCain and the GOP can muster in 2008? The low road/low IQ campaign?

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How Are Lawyers Like Politicians?

Rick Shenkman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ignorance, Politics, Stupid, Lawyers, Myths, Attorneys, Misinformation, Voter Disenfranchisement, Voters, Democracy, Politics News

Lawyers have to appeal to juries the way pols have to appeal to voters. But there's one difference: you can't squeeze all of America's voters into a jury box to hear your opening and closing statements.

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