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On April 24, 2009 11:55 AM in Hezbollah TV Channel Gets S.I. Man Almost 6 Years in Prison, they said:

You have got to be kidding me. If we're going to start throwing people in jail for TV programs, let's just give up this whole War on Terrorism. The terrorists don't have to win, we're destroying ourse...

On March 26, 2009 1:11 PM in Library Becomes Popular Kid During Economic Downturn, they said:

Ironically, the Brooklyn Public Library just told its staff this morning that 250 librarians will get laid-off in June. ...

On March 15, 2009 2:35 AM in Bloomberg Spends Big Bucks on 2009 Campaign So Far, they said:

I love Reverend Billy. He should be the chief *something* officer of New York. Mayor? I don't know. It's a tough, nuts and bolts position and you have to be a brilliant manager and a bit of a hardass ...

On December 22, 2008 9:04 PM in Burger King FLAME Body Spray SOLD OUT!, they said:

Guys. Seriously. If you're getting paid to repeatedly write about BK, you should disclose. ...

On December 8, 2008 4:26 PM in Rookie Cops With Machine Guns Ready for 2009!, they said:

Never understood the point of machine guns in non warfare situations. How many people are you planning to need to kill? If you find a dirty nuke, are you going disarming by blasting it with bullets? I...

On November 25, 2008 11:06 AM in LaGuardia and JFK Airports No Fun, Survey Says, they said:

JFK is hard to put a number on. All the terminals are so different. The new Jetblue terminal is awesome. Laguardia is depressing. It's the Penn Station of airports. Low ceilings, bad lighting, weird ...

On November 14, 2008 4:04 PM in Google Maps Wraps Subway, they said:

The blue train cars actually look really great....

On November 14, 2008 1:07 PM in Bank Ad Taps into the Inner, Whiny New Yorker, they said:

Those ads actually kill me because they mix photos of new-wave, softie, transplant New Yorkers... and then pretend that they talk like a tough, Italian New York cab driver from the 1970s. ...

On November 14, 2008 11:24 AM in Rockefeller Christmas Tree Arrives, they said:

Could they not just plant a tree in Rockafeller Center? Maybe there's no space below the plaza for roots, but man. This always depresses me each Christmas. Let's find the biggest, most majestic tree i...

On November 12, 2008 4:23 PM in Peaceful Demonstration Expected for Tonight's Prop 8 Protest, they said:

What racist rhetoric is he talking about? ...

On October 19, 2008 9:52 AM in Palin on SNL Countdown..., they said:

I think the words do not mean what you think they mean. Neoliberalism is libertarianism. ...

On October 17, 2008 9:32 PM in Tina Fey on Sarah Palin's "Crazy Voice", they said:

*sigh* Can we just make Tina Fey vice president instead. That would be awesome....

On October 16, 2008 1:42 PM in Change for Future Presidential Debates?, they said:

Please no. I watched the Twitter-ified debate on Current TV. Ugh....

On October 13, 2008 6:16 PM in Corrupt NYPD Cops Suspected of Robbing, Torturing Drug Dealers, they said:

This would be a better story if the cops hadn't gone on to resell the drugs....

On October 6, 2008 8:47 PM in Calorie Info Now Following You Down Into the Subway, they said:

Very smart. People always rationalize eating too much by saying "oh, salad is for hippies/rabbits/models/etc". But it's not all or nothing. You can eat things that aren't celery and still not stuff yo...

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