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Sunday, July 13
View Article  The New Yorker Magazine proves they have a sense of humor
by Riley Jones on Sun 13 Jul 2008 07:20 PM EDT


At a press availability Sunday afternoon in San Diego, Senator Obama was asked, according to the diligent Maria Gavrilovic of CBS News: “The upcoming issue of the New Yorker, the July 21st issue, has a picture of you, depicting you and your wife on the cover. Have you seen it? If not, I can show it to you on my computer. It shows your wife Michelle with an Afro and an AK 47 and the two of you doing the fist bump with you in a sort of turban-type thing on top. I wondered if you’ve seen it or if you want to see it or if you have a response to it?”

Obama (shrugs incredulously): “I have no response to that.”

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View Article  Jose Canseco gets beat up by a 5'9" 45 year old man.
by Riley Jones on Sun 13 Jul 2008 01:28 PM EDT


Jose Canseco has a glass jaw. Former Philadelphia Eagle and current sportscaster Vai Sikahema knocked out the controversial former MLB star Jose Canseco in the first round of a celebrity boxing match at Bernie Robbins Stadium.

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View Article  Rock Skiing, from Country Fried Home Videos
by Riley Jones on Sun 13 Jul 2008 12:31 AM EDT
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View Article  Girl With Very Big Gun Busts some Myths
by Riley Jones on Sun 13 Jul 2008 12:24 AM EDT

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View Article  Infamous photo fakes
by Riley Jones on Sun 13 Jul 2008 12:12 AM EDT


The June 1994 photograph of OJ Simpson, that ran in Time magazine shortly after his arrest, was manipulated to look darker than the original police mug shot, making him look "darker" and "menacing". Newsweek ran the same mug shot, but did not digitally alter it.

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