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President Obama admonishing those who “blow a bunch of cash” in Las Vegas

Aside from being good advice (though that doesn’t mean this editor will necessarily heed it when he turns 21), he now has Vegas politicians and business leaders down his throat for threatening the very fragile Vegas ecosystem, which consists of starry-eyed tourists wasting thousands of dollars at the blackjack tables. Plus, without Vegas, “The Hangover” would not exist!

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The reputed John Edwards sex tape

Really, John Edwards? It wasn’t enough that during your campaign for the presidency, when people are watching your every move, you cheated on your cancer-stricken wife. You had to make a sex tape? A SEX TAPE?! Not even “Slick Willy” did that (as far as we know). One can only hope this never, ever, EVER comes out.

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Colbert grilling Ford

MSNBC analyst and New York carpetbagger Harold Ford, Jr. is the consummate politician, and not in a good way. He flips and flops on nearly every issue, trying to gain political points with certain constituents. Thankfully, we have Stephen Colbert ready to come to the rescue. Question: why does it take comedians that host late night shows on Comedy Central to get politicians to answer tough questions? If only the mainstream media followed their example.

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Rahm Emanuel calling liberal activists “retarded”

President Obama’s Chief of Staff is known for slips of the tongue, but he may have gone too far on this one. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has already called for his ouster over the comment. He was quick to apologize to the chairman of the Special Olympics, as politicians often are, but how about one to the offended groups?