The New York Times, always on the lookout for a body count: Two weeks ago in North Lauderdale, Fla., funeral services were held for Russell Shaw, a prolific blogger on technology subjects who died at 60 of a heart attack. In December, another tech blogger, Marc Orchant, died at 50 of a massive coronary. A third, Om Malik, 41, survived a heart attack in December. Other bloggers complain of weight

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Clinton Calls for ‘Poverty Czar’ History has shown that Czars are excellent at perpetuating poverty. The number of Czars (or “Caesars,” “Tsars,” “Koses” or “Kaisers”) a country can support has been shown to be proportional to the potency of its economy.

This is an outrageous calumny! We give all our campaign donations to Ron Paul! Others commenting: Jules Crittenden, McQ, Joyner. I challenge you, Mr. Dogg–if that is your real name–to a duello (Marquise de Sade Rules)! I demand satisfaction!  I nominate Dr. Ric Caric my second.  Choice of weapons is yours.  I expect your reply, Sir, within these 24 hours.

1. He likes teh jokey. 2. 3. 4. Bunnies!

1. I’m sorry. But what on earth would you do that for? 2. 3.

At the so-called Moderate Voice, Shaun Mullen has an interesting concept of terrorism.  Former Sen. Phil Gramm, now an adviser to John McCain’s presidential campaign, is a “terrorist in pinstripes” for his sponsorship of the Financial Services Modernization Act.  Mullen blames the law for the subprime mortgage meltdown… because Barack Obama says so.  You really cannot get more moderate than that. Okay, so maybe Mullen could get more moderate than that.  For example,

Gail Collins — once the editor of the New York Times editorial page — is vexed that white men are the swing vote in the Democrats’ presidential primary: “It’s got to be irking women and blacks. This was supposed to be all about us!” The presumption of entitlement nearly oozes off the screen, as does the stereotyping of white men that accompanies it in her column.  In reality, the white

Ran into this at memeorandum: Silicon Insider: Should Drudge and Huffington Get Pulitzers? I think they’re crappy enough. You?