the politics

"There’s something about life in the United States that is not conducive to good health across generations"

The Health Toll of Immigration - NYTimes.com

"It is Zimmer’s policy that no employee or interviewee will ever undergo a criminal background check. Conventional retail wisdom says this guarantees petty larceny on a grand scale. In fact, the company loses a mere 0.4 percent of revenue to theft, way less than the typical 1.5 percent loss suffered by big retailers “I don’t trust the U.S. justice system to get it right,” says Zimmer, who is himself a recovering alcoholic. “I’d rather make my own decisions, and I believe in giving people a second chance."

George Zimmer, founder, Men’s Wearhouse

(Source: bananapolisher, via minneapolisatnite)

poptech:

And the highest paid public employee in your state is…

Doug Stanhope - TV Doctors

(Source: youtube.com)

A Very Fox Friday (by tpmtv)

#nottheonion (via Depressing Headline of The Day)

Rick Perry’s super bad ass NRA gun intro video

(Source: youtube.com)

(via Retro Report | The truth now about the big stories then)

Conan O’Brien remarks at 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner (by CSPAN)

House of Cards at 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner (by CSPAN)

President Obama at White House Correspondents Dinner (by whitehouse)

Steven Spielberg’s “Obama” (by whitehouse)

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