If Land Was Money

If land was distributed like wealth, here's what the country would look like. About three million people get the big chunk; 278 million of us are jammed into the little strip - though as one commenter notes, at least we get Disney World.

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You Did This To My Brother

The condition of anti-war veteran Scott Olsen, shot in the head in Oakland, has been upgraded to 'fair,' but rage against the police and actions in response - by IVAW, OccupyMARINES, Occu py Oakland and others - are still building. In More. And today Oakland officials voted to close five schools due to budget shortfalls. We wonder how much they spent on all that weaponry for all those cops? “I see this young man and... I know what he went through to become a Marine, what he ate for breakfast most days and how long he was able to talk to his parents with his $10 phone card in a shack in Iraq. He is my brother." - Marine Jay Gentile

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Jones for President!

Oh Hell At This Point Why Not Dept: Wingnut Terry Jones, last seen burning the Quran, starting a riot and shooting himself in the foot, is running for president. Most alarming part of this news: His (barely literate) p latform sounds pretty much like that of his other Republican, umm, colleagues.

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