Ouch! My ass! Stop it Barack!

So I was busy all day, and hadn't had. Chance to look at the market today. Until now, after a beer on the train.



My first reaction was WTF!



My second reaction was FML.



I know he hasn't been president for very long, but does it seem that - despite his "eloquence" - every time Obama opens his mouth the markets crash? I mean is today's rout (S&P below 790!) somehow Bush's fault?



When he promised "change" is this what he meant?

Octuplets could be costly for taxpayers

To be clear, I think this woman is a pretty horrible person with a poor grasp of reality. She's horrible because she's condemning these 14 kids to a life of hardship. Planning on supporting them by landing a reality-show gig is akin to planning to support them by hitting the lotto, or becoming a rock star. And yet, despite my seething disgust for this selfish imbecile, the main thing i keep thinking is "those poor kids". It's really the kids who will suffer, for both material things and for attention and emotional nourishment. I don't care how loving you think you are, there's only 24 hours in a day, and 14 babies. You just - physically - can't care for each of them in a day. How'd you like to be kid #9 of 14, growing up on foodstamps and seeing mom for 20 minutes a day? Plus now the taxpayers have to foot the bill!

Oh wait, she's going into the lucrative profession of "counseling".

Octuplets could be costly for taxpayers

As a single parent with no income, Nadya Suleman could receive thousands of dollars a month in government assistance. And the Medi-Cal bill for her newborns is mounting.

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Proof: Country, Vodka and Sour Cream

I'm drawn to any mention of pelmeni and vodka in media. This article from the NYT has both.

An emigre from St. Petersburg in search of authentic Russian drinking finds
himself in the cafes of Brighton Beach, where vodka and food are
inseparable.

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'Vampire' arrested for threatening teenage 'slayer'

A self-described "vampire" and former fringe political candidate is facing charges for threatening a teenage girl who tried to break off their online relationship by telling him she was a vampire hunter.

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More glory for the god-fearing state of Kansas

Are you kidding me? No really, are you fucking kidding?? Hey Kansas people, while you're out there trying to strip science out of schools to teach more Jesus and sticking yourselves to crappers, maybe you can also teach people that ass-fucking a pooch to death is not a nice thing to do. What happened, did Pastor Ted tell the flock that bashing gays isn't enough, and that y'all have to one-up the Catholics - who only fuck boys in the ass - by sodomizing a doggy?

From kansascity.com
Posted on Fri, Feb. 06, 2009 02:45 PM
*Man accused of sodomizing, killing dog*
A 19-year-old Lawrence man has a first court appearance scheduled this afternoon on charges of animal cruelty and sodomy related to a fatal attack on a dog, police said.

A maintenance crew called police Wednesday after finding blood in an apartment on the 2100 block of Heatherwood Drive, and police arrested the man that day after an investigation, they said. That investigation continues and may involve other animals, they said.
Check www.kansascity.com later for more details. | Joe Lambe