Scott Brown Struggles To Explain His Position On Wall Street Reform

He sounds like Sarah Palin.

Surprised? The guy rambles on in unsubstantiated rhetoric, and just flat out shows that he doesn't know what he's talking about.

And he's the guy that the Republicans are dubbing as the star.
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Are YOU The Source of Our Nation's Growing Intolerance?

Can one attribute intolerance to human nature? If so, then the question becomes whether or not human nature is inherently so-and-so, or if our characteristics are constituted throughout our lives (nurture over nature).

I tend to believe in the latter, that human nature isn't inherently good or evil, that it is composed by various processes of socialization, often in the form of education.

Based on this view, I'd say that intolerance (as well as other arguably negative notions such as apathy) can be changed with a change in socialization and education. This comes from two major influences: parenting and schooling.

Everything that parents says in front of their kids have enormous impacts, whether if it's the tone of voice they use to reject something the child proposes, or flat out ignoring the kid's remarks. Parents often treat their children with an air of disrespect, often disregarding their comments without reason.

Not to mention intolerance is something that also spawns ignorance, arrogance, and obnoxiousness.

These notions all contribute to a generation of intolerance; when children are constantly bombarded by intolerant rhetoric, whether at home, at school, or on TV, they naturally become intolerant.

It is not impossible to change the intolerant character of our generation, but it will take time and a lot of effort.
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Tiger Woods Interview VIDEO: ESPN, Golf Channel Talk With Golfer

How can we be mad at you when you don't even tell us specifically what you've done?

Tiger has taken the middle road, in the sense that he's told only parts of his story but not all of it. His reason for doing so is that those a 'private' matters. However, it seems that without being overly specific, Tiger has made clear about his infidelity, and has shown genuine remorse for it.

Alright, well I know as a golf fan I have forgiven you. You will be back to and more popular than ever, Tiger. Just look at Bill Clinton!

Tiger also provides another example of my skepticism of marriage. If he was being sincere when he said that he loved Elin with all his heart when he married her, what prompted him to cheat? Most would discuss this in relation to him being Tiger Woods, a man of immense popularity and influence. His infidelity can be compared to the likes of John Edwards, Marc Sanford, and Eliot Spitzer, all of whom believed they could get away with cheating likely because they held positions of power.

But why cheat? And why are there such high divorce rates? Are human beings NOT genetically programmed to spend the rest of their lives with one companion, or maybe only a portion of us do?
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What's In, What's Out in Health Care Reform Bill

JUST PASS THE DAMN BILL ALREADY!

As outlined by the guys at Huff, this 'final' bill holds provision expanding Medicaid as well as providing extra aid towards specific states. It also spends money on nation-wide policies.

Also in the bill are education reforms, most notably the proposal to make Student Loan a Federal jurisdiction. I personally cannot believe this has not been implemented long ago; tons of money can be saved if students were to deal directly (through one bank) with the government, rather than through the state governments, and multiple banks, if anything, because of convenience and a reduction in procedural matters.

By the way, the final bill came to 153 pages. I can read that in a few hours. Weren't the Republicans complaining that it's too long?
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Obama On Fox News: Accuses Bret Baier Of Interrupting, Two 'Going At Each Other'

I'm not entirely sure why Bret Baier believed he had the right to repeatedly interrupt the President of the United States. Even if your (personal) political beliefs are different from his, he nevertheless holds one of the most respected political positions in the entire world. Sure, you want him to answer your questions, but why not let him finish, and then ask him again?

And if he thought that Obama was just going to repeat himself, shouldn't he have been trying to frame the question another way in order to get more answers out of him? What Baier did was just rude.

And, remember, because of this little stint on Baier interrupting the President, the content of the rest of the interview was drowned out and flushed down the toilet. Who's fault is this? Baier's? Obama's? FOX's?
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Jon Stewart-Glenn Beck Parody: Daily Show Host Goes After Fox News Host (VIDEO)

In the midst of all this hilarity, Jon Stewart implicitly calls out the dangerously ignorant populace that watches Glenn Beck's show. The regular viewers of Beck repeatedly buys into his nonsense, elevated Beck's status to one of the most popular television figures on television and a strong voice amongst 'Conservatives'.

I suspect the reason that Jon Stewart has not risen to the popularity level of Beck is primarily because of the channel through which his show is televised. After all, many more people have access to Fox News than they do Comedy Central.

But if it just so happens that humor (not cynicism) is the best way to fight these outrageous so-called Conservative movements, I advocate the moving of the Daily Show to a network TV station or at least a cable news channel.

With Jon Stewart AND Stephen Colbert opening fire on Beck on the same night, I guess they've both just about had it enough with Beck's antics. I expects more to come from them, much to my liking.
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Ahmadinejad the 'Truther'

Who knew that this movement still exists? Well, it does, and recently we are reminded by none other than the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has claimed that the 9/11 attacks were a lie:

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"September 11 was a big lie and a pretext for the war on terror and a prelude to invading Afghanistan," Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying by state TV. He called the attacks a "complicated intelligence scenario and act."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/06/ahmadinejad-911-attacks-a_0_n_488789.html

Okay, I get it. There are still skeptics out there who believed that the 9/11 attacks were fabricated by the Bush administration so that they could put their military to work by going to Afghanistan, and then Iraq.

I mean, granted that these 'Truthers' have found scientific 'proof' that this happened, the implications of this would be so devastating that it is inconceivable that any substantial amount of the population would buy the theory. It would shake the foundation of American government to the core, to the point where the country will fall apart.

So, having said that, we have Ahmadinejad, joining these nutcase conspiracy theorists, in that claiming 9/11 was a big lie.

Remember that Mahmoud only controversially re-elected. By the way, do we still really know for sure that he won with the majority of the votes? Why is he even bringing this unwanted attention onto himself? And he is disrespecting Americans in the process; not that he's never done this before, but does he really need this?