Thursday, December 18, 2014

Sony hack: Attack threat leads Sony to cancel 'The Interview' release






When those who hacked Sony Pictures Entertainment then threatened a 9/11-type attack if 'The Interview' was released, major theater groups said they wouldn't show the film. Sony then canceled its Christmas Day release.




So effective immediately Hollywood will pitch all movie ideas to Kim Jong-Un! Sad.- justirish tweet









The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam





That awkward moment when Republicans are defending torture, and then start complaining about Cuba's human rights violations.- Top Conservative Cat









You Don't See This In The USA
Australians are showing solidarity with Muslims on Twitter, using the hashtag #illridewithyou in a preemptive bid to curb Islamophobia after a gunman demanded hostages inside a Sydney café display an Islamic flag.





BREAKING: Sony canceled the Christmas release of "The Interview". Lindsey Graham outraged, demands Obama invade North Korea immediately.- Top Conservative Cat









Meanwhile, Back To The USA Torturing People
A Top al Qaeda expert who remains in a senior position at the CIA was a key architect of the agency's defense of its detention and "enhanced interrogation" program for suspected terrorists, developing oft-repeated talking points that misrepresented and overstated its effectiveness, according to the Senate Intelligence Committee's report released last week.




I'll believe there's a War on Christmas when I see footage of Dick Cheney rectally feeding Santa Claus.- Rob Delaney tweet









WHY IS CUOMO BANNING FRACKING??? He’s denying New Yorkers the joy of flaming tap water!- LOLGOP









Republican Shenanigans





Well, I think every member of Congress deserves credit for the release of Alan Gross. If they impeached Obama, it never would've happened.- Top Conservative Cat








I would canvass door to door for Jeb Bush if his campaign slogan was 'Fool Me Three Times.'- John Fugelsang




Rock The Voter News











GOP: Obama is a weak ruthless dictator who hates free markets so much that he's trying to bring them to Cuba.- LOLGOP










Just When You Thought Fox Couldn't Go Any Lower. They Do.
Bill O'Reilly advised black Americans to wear t-shirts that say "Don't Get Pregnant At 14" and "Don't Abandon Your Children" during a segment with Martin Luther King Jr.'s son on Wednesday night.





The Cuban embargo would have started working suddenly in its 56th year, just like the Bush tax breaks.- LOLGOP




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Despite Russia's move to raise interest rates this week, the value of the ruble has continued to crash. Russia's economy is so bad, Edward Snowden had to put government secrets on Craigslist.- Jimmy Fallon










Business/Tech News





Sony Cancels Theatrical Release for ‘The Interview’ thereby guaranteeing blockbuster opening day sales whenever they want.- John Fugelsang









George W Bush's Old Company Loses Lawsuit
December 17th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) After more than nine years, the Administrative Disputes Tribunal has dismissed a lawsuit against Costa Rica brought by Texas oil firm, Harken Energy.

The company, which at the time was closely linked to former U.S. president, George W. Bush, had obtained a 1998 concession to search for crude off Costa Rica’s coast by purchasing the assets of a little known Louisiana-based company named MKJ Xploration....




That awkward moment when Obama forces Republicans to argue AGAINST Wall Street fat cats smoking Cuban cigars... - Top Conservative Cat








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