In this column, Burt Prelutsky discusses academia's latest offering upon the altar of Almighty Diversity. While reviewing the representation with America's collegiate student body of various demographic groups, someone has noticed that a particular segment of society was underrepresented -- specifically, poor people. » read more »

Ben Shapiro writes:

If conservatives hope to compete in future elections, they must infiltrate the comic world. They must attack the left with irreverent wit rather than sincere protestation. They must target the president-elect's Hindenburg-sized ego, his sincere belief in political tooth fairies and his monumentally empty slogans. They must target liberalism with humor rather than anger. » read more »

When Rick Wagoner, CEO of General Motors, went to Washington recently to ask for federal aid, he flew there in a corporate jet. Some of the members of Congress confronted him about this. However, GM has made it clear that they understand that the current economic climate means cutbacks for everyone, even their own executives. So, even as they petition Congress for hundreds of millions of freshly printed dollars, they are returning two of the company's leased jets. » read more »

Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side. With a 5-lb potato bag in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, and then relax. Each day you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer. » read more »

Just saw a good comment from Vox Day's blog:

"Is it time to water the tree of liberty yet?"

Of course, considering the original quote, that is a double-edged sword.

A Somalian arrives in Minneapolis as a new immigrant to the United States. He stops the first person he sees walking down the street and says, 'Thank you Mr. American for letting me in this country, giving me housing, food stamps, free medical care, and free education!'

The passerby says, 'You are mistaken, I am Mexican.'

The man goes on and encounters another passerby. 'Thank you for having such a beautiful country here in America!'

The person says, 'I not American, I Vietnamese.' » read more »

Unverified, but easily believable: » read more »

I ran across this blog post a while back (Vox linked to it), and I wanted to pass it along. Too funny.

Why did the chicken cross the road?

BARACK OBAMA: The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a
CHANGE! The chicken wanted CHANGE!

JOHN MC CAIN: My friends, that chicken crossed the road because he
recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the
chickens on the other side of the road.

HILLARY CLINTON: When I was First Lady, I personally helped that little
chicken to cross the road. This experience makes me uniquely qualified
to ensure -- right from Day One! -- that every chicken in this country » read more »