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An Ostensibly Funny Commentary* of the Recent News and Events. (* warning! may not actually be funny or a commentary. Also, since I am not quite sure what "ostensibly" means, it might not be "ostensibly" either.) Blogging at listofx.com

10 Ways How TSA Is Making The World A Better Place

The Transportation Security Administration at the US airports is getting their new full-body security scanners and new enhanced patdown process which is only slightly less intrusive than an autopsy, and no wonder that passengers, pilots, and flight attendants are revolting … Continue reading

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10 Reasons Why Barack Obama Could Not Sign A Trade Deal With South Korea

Barack Obama is currently traveling in Asia, where he had unsuccessfully tried to sign the free trade deal with South Korea, and promised to continue hammering out the agreement after returning to Washington.  Here are the 10 reasons why the … Continue reading

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10 Ways How India is Preparing for Barack Obama’s Visit

Barack Obama is scheduled to be visiting India this week, and although it will not cost $200 million per day as originally suggested, it is still expected to be a rather grand affair.  On their side, the Indian officials who … Continue reading

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10 Reactions to the Elections Results

The results of yesterday’s elections were disappointing to some and exciting to others, and few people had exactly the same reaction to the elections outcome.  So here are the reactions to the election results from 10 different people: 1) Christine … Continue reading

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10 Reasons These Elections Were So Damn Expensive

This election season has been called one of the most expensive ever, with estimated 3 to 4 billion dollars spent on campaigning.  Here 10 of the costs that made these elections so expensive. 1) $455,211,521 to pay for grassroots organizing. … Continue reading

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10 Fun Statistical Facts About Glenn Beck’s Rally

Note: The below was originally posted in my Facebook account on 8/30/2010 with Friends Only access and the post on the Rally to Restore Sanity was meant to be a complement to the post below. This weekend, Glenn Beck held … Continue reading

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10 Fun Statistical Facts About Rally to Restore Sanity

1) 3,819,570 people were too sane to actually to cram into the DC metro, buses and national Mall and watched the rally on TV 2) Of 211,131 people attending, only 3,175 people actually saw and heard everything Stewart and Colbert … Continue reading

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10 Most Common Political Sound Bites – Explained

We all constantly hear things like “growing the economy”, “preserving freedom”, “reduce the government”, from every political candidate of every party but some of those things may need a little explanation to a regular person.  So here are the translations … Continue reading

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