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Patrick Moberg

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Charmnig Obama Fistbump (You Just Gotta Love This Guy)

Large verz. here.

New Pepsi Logo (Ahem, Brand) Pricetag, Several Hundred Million?!

Hey, I don't want to sh%t where I eat, but several hundred million seems a little steep even to me. Kudos to the Arnell group for landing the con job (Ahem) account. They undoubtedly have a very big thesaurus that has lot's of variations for words like "movement", "action" and "heritage".  In their defense, they did make this cute video about the process of redrawing the Pepsi stripe (originally swiped from Coca Cola) and choosing a more contemporary typeface. Read more about conning hapless corporations with bullshit design speak over at Gawker.

Because Alex Rodriguez, Tony Hawk, Kobe Bryant and Michael Phelps Need MORE Money

OMG! They're all together just hanging out in their underwear and matching pink shirts (?!) They look like they're having so much fun! This is so f-ing cool! I'm gonna run out and buy it right now! (Door closes -- footsteps out in the driveway -- car starting up and driving away -- gun shot in the distance)

Banks Come Out of the Woodwork For a Piece of the Sweet Bailout Action

From the NY times.

At least 15 new banks have signed up for the government’s offer of a cash injection, in addition to the 9 that joined the program initially. The injections are a bid to revive the sector, which has suffered since lending has dried up and many loans have gone bad.

The Treasury Department plans to provide funds for 20 to 22 lenders in the current round of a $250 billion bank recapitalization program.

Nine of the largest banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Company and Citigroup, received the first $125 billion of capital infusions two weeks ago.

The additional 14 banks that have announced they will use the government funds includes: PNC Financial Services Group, $7.7 billion; the Capital One Financial Corporation, $3.55 billion; the Regions Financial Corporation, $3.5 billion; SunTrust Banks, $3.5 billion; Fifth Third Bancorp, $3.4 billion; KeyCorp, $2.5 billion; Comerica, $2.25 billion; the State Street Corporation, $2.0 billion; the Northern Trust Corporation, $1.5 billion; Huntington Bancshares, $1.4 billion; the First Horizon National Corporation, $866 million; the City National Corporation, $395 million; Valley National Bancorp, $330 million; Washington Federal, $200 million; and First Niagara Financial Group, $186 million.

I really cannot believe that this is the way it's going to go down (?!) Capital One is on this list. You know Capital One right? The company that is constantly bombarding you with multi-million dollar television commercials, advertising their product. The company that charges you 14% for the privilege of using their wonderful card. Yeah them. They're taking 3.5 billion of your tax dollars on top of that. You're cool with that, right? Because "whatevs", there's plenty to go around. This is America after all.

These Retarded Americans Will Be Voting, So You Probably Should Too

McCain vs. Obama – Mtv Cribs Edition

Why C-Span is the Best Place to Watch the Debates

Swiped over at boingboiing
The best choice for watching a presidential or vice-presidential debate is C-SPAN. Why? C-SPAN's continuous split-screen lets you see both participants at all times, allowing for all sorts of observations about body language and facial expression.

Ron Paul Says No to the Bailout

For more details and links to contact your representative visit the Campaign For Liberty. UPDATE: Links to senators Clinton and Schumer are currently "busy and unable to connect" Democracy in action! (insert screeching eagle of Liberty SFX)

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