{"id":1294,"date":"2007-06-28T13:58:41","date_gmt":"2007-06-28T18:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/blog-roundup\/06\/28\/sad-statz-and-pbhs-new-internet-celebrity\/"},"modified":"2012-12-26T19:00:56","modified_gmt":"2012-12-27T00:00:56","slug":"sad-statz-and-pbhs-new-internet-celebrity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/blog-roundup\/06\/28\/sad-statz-and-pbhs-new-internet-celebrity\/","title":{"rendered":"Sad Statz and PBH&#8217;s New Internet Celebrity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tinyrevolution.com\/mt\/archives\/001586.html\">TinyRevolution says it best<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s Mark Twain:<\/p>\n<p>    Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.<\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s George Orwell:<\/p>\n<p>    Whether the British ruling class are wicked or merely stupid is one of the most difficult questions of our time.<\/p>\n<p>Some stats that should make you throw up in your mouth: <a href=\"http:\/\/atlanticreview.org\/archives\/726-More-Americans-Believe-that-Saddam-Was-Directly-Involved-in-911.html\">41 percent of Americans think Saddam was directly involved in September 11th<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/groovygreen.com\/groove\/?p=1522\">71 percent Think Global Warming Has Nothing to do With Man\u2019s Actions<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/weaselzippers.typepad.com\/blog\/2007\/06\/56_of_atheists_.html\">56% of Atheists Believe Christianity is Just as Dangerous to America as Islam<\/a> (gee, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/word-of-the-day\/06\/28\/pat-robertsons-greatest-hits\/\">I wonder why<\/a>).  Likewise, <a href=\"http:\/\/atlanticreview.org\/archives\/299-Poll-45-of-Germans-consider-U.S.-more-dangerous-than-Iran.html\">45 percent of Germans consider America more dangerous than Iran<\/a>. Imagine that.<\/p>\n<p>Others worth checking out: <a href=\"http:\/\/themoderatevoice.com\/politics\/liberals\/13754\/notes-by-%e2%80%9creclaiming-control-of-us-security-in-the-middle-east\/\">Notes on Reclaiming Control of U.S. Security in the Middle East<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/vander25.wordpress.com\/2007\/06\/25\/which-one-is\/\">Which one is&#8230;<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.passiveaggressivenotes.com\/2007\/06\/03\/when-phds-get-frustrated\/\">When PHD&#8217;s get frustrated<\/a>, Coming Anarchy with a <a href=\"http:\/\/cominganarchy.com\/2007\/06\/27\/mapping-piracy\/\">cool post on mapping piracy<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.registan.net\/index.php\/2007\/03\/26\/the-dumbing-down-of-america\/\">The Dumbing Down of America<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.losteyeball.com\/index.php\/2007\/05\/29\/top-14-marion-barry-quotes\/\">Top 14 Marion Barry Quotes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And oh yah, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/kit\/06\/22\/inster\/\">we were<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/gawker.com\/news\/the-new-notness\/inster-post+hipster-fashion-trend-makes-us-miss-hipsters-272689.php\">Gawker<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/onegoodmove.org\/1gm\/1gmarchive\/2007\/06\/links_for_20070_170.html\">One Good Move<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tinyrevolution.com\/mt\/archives\/001582.html\">Tiny Revolution<\/a>, and Crooks and Liars, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/government_employee\/06\/22\/civilian-death-statistics-in-iraq-afghanistan-compared\/\">booyah<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TinyRevolution says it best: Here&#8217;s Mark Twain: Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it. And here&#8217;s George Orwell: Whether the British ruling class are wicked or merely stupid is one of the most difficult questions of our time. 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