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Apparently, You CAN Fool All of the People All of the Time

Brian Ross | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics

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Brian Ross

We are a fear-driven culture. There is a large segment of the population that, no matter how well you document it, will not let a good fact get in the way of their fears about health care reform.

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Occidental College Offers Course In Stupidity

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 09.24.2009 | Comedy

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We honestly don't know what's funnier the class title or the hyper-deconstructionist language used in the course description. Only in the bubble of th...

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Ba(ra)ck to the Word "Stupid"

Karen Kisslinger | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama-Gates-Crowley, "Stupidity, Racial-Tension, Politics News
Karen Kisslinger

One meaning of the word stupid relates to being "stupefied." By its definition, I think Crowley and Gates were probably both stupefied by the situation that escalated in the Professor's home.

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The Stupidity of Crowds

Bart Motes | Posted 07.11.2009 | Media

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Bart Motes

Who knew that NPR listeners and the GOP had so much in common?

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Are Americans Still Stupid?*

Rick Shenkman | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stupidity, Barack Obama, Misinformation, 2008 Election, Politics News
Rick Shenkman

Misinformation is as apt to be swallowed by people as factual information. More troubling, voters don't seem to know where to turn for reliable information.

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Stupid Republican Tricks

Senate Guru | Posted 06.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Stupidity, Richard Burr, Louisiana, Roy Blunt, La-Sen, Bank Run, Fiscal Crisis, Fema, Republicans, Nc-Sen, Missouri, David Vitter, North Carolina, Mo-Sen, Politics News
Senate Guru

We worry that some Republicans are too influenced by greed or fear or hatred. However, some Republicans are just mind-numbingly stupid.

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A Suggestion for Obama: RE: Jets Flying Past NYC Buildings

Jacob Dickerman | Posted 05.29.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Columbine, Bad-Decision-Making, World Trade Center, Stupidity, Jet, Virginia Tech, Barack Obama, Comedy News
Jacob Dickerman

Okay, Barack. That wasn't you. Okay. I'll accept that, because I like you. I'll go along with this not being on your head thing. But here's a little thought you might want to pass along to your staff.

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Bull Dinky From National Geographic

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 01.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Stupidity, Natgeo, Exploitation, Devil's Bible, National Geographic, Religion Code, Christianity, Natgeo Cable Channel, Media Pandering, Humbug, Superstition, Codex Gigas, Living News
Stephen C. Rose

The Religion Code is a little piece I did a while back to flag the shameful pandering of mass media in dealing with Christian themes. Religion in itse...

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Sarah Palin: A Farce To Be Reckoned With

Tina Dupuy | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice Presidential, Todd Palin, Stupidity, Terrorists, Barack Obama, Vice Presidential Debates, Palin Alaska Independence Party, Ron Paul, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Tina Dupuy

In the post-debate, post-partisan, postpartum, postmortem by those that think about stuff, those vilified media types, it was a pretty clear consensus...

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Get Ready, Kids; Time For Musical Chairs

Richard Laermer | Posted 11.05.2008 | Business

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Richard Laermer

A thousand years ago, back in 1999, zillions of young people came to cities like New York and ran around looking for jobs even though they had one waiting for them -- at work. It was so much fun to look and change and jump; to job-hop at will.

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Behar Takes Heat on The View for Calling Palin's Statement Dumb

Caroline Presno | Posted 11.01.2008 | Media

Read More: The View, Election 2008, Joe Biden, Joy Behar, Sarah Palin, Stupidity, Reframing, Psychology, Media News
Caroline Presno

Things like energy and persistence are important, but look at it this way: Would you rather have an energized horse pulling an empty cart or a cart filled with ideas?

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How Stupid Do They Think We Are? I Dunno. How Stupid Are We?

Billy Kimball | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

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Billy Kimball

While "how stupid do they think we are?" may be a rhetorical question, it deserves an actual answer. Let's start by asking the more basic question: "how stupid are we?"

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Malkin And McCain: "You're All Just Stupid"

Earnest Harris | Posted 08.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Townhall.com, Obama Arrogance, Stupidity, Michelle Malkin, New York Post, Barack Obama, Home News
Earnest Harris

Malkin was set off by the Obama People Magazine cover story. Her rant about how stupid all of Obama's supporters are dovetailed perfectly with the latest McCain ad on Obama as mere media personality.

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We're All Populists Now; That's Unfortunate

Rick Shenkman | Posted 06.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Public Opinion, Education, Stupidity, School, Polls, Populism, Iraq, Politics News
Rick Shenkman

Today almost no one wants to get caught openly acknowledging the limits of public opinion. We are all populists now. The voice of The People is our voice of God.

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