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Saturday, February 6, 2010

News The Morning News: Special Election, Olympics, Coffee, NAMBLA

Posted by Unpaid Intern on Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 8:15 AM

Posted by news intern Jon Brock

Reminder: Don't forget to mail in or drop off your ballot for Tuesday's special election. It's for the children.

The Olympics are almost here: The flame will be at the Washington border Tuesday morning.

Also in Olympics: Mass protests are going to be held in opposition to the Games' "corporate culture".

He was in the bushes: A bank heist suspect eluded police for 12 hours by hiding in the nearby bushes, and then returned to the bank to find his car keys.

I just want my latte: A coffee stand in Bonney Lake is now offering a subscription service to view live webcam footage of the "scantily clad" baristas while they work.

Oliver North speaks crazy-talk: He thinks that NAMBLA members will enlist in the military as soon as DADT goes.

Fox News: Paying for and building a television studio in Sarah Palin's living room.

Gay Marriage: Even when it will soon be legal, the controversy of it is not over (in Mexico City).

We should do this in Seattle: A North Oakland cafe is asking patrons to leave their electronics at home and actually chat with each other this weekend.

The West still skeptical: Iran continues to give us all the run-around.

I wouldn't exactly call him Batman (best parts at 0:35 and 1:40):

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My day will be better because of Batman.
Thank you.

Posted by SoundersNerd on February 6, 2010 at 8:27 AM

There's a NMBLA. What is NAMBLA?

Posted by Sargon Bighorn on February 6, 2010 at 8:30 AM

Someone did do that in Seattle... in 2005. Pretty much exactly that:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/13/techno…

Posted by Dan Savage on February 6, 2010 at 8:45 AM

The National Association of Man/Boy Love.
http://www.nambla.org/

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on February 6, 2010 at 8:45 AM

i love how the macho men in the military are able to "defend our freedom" and other such horseshit but are scared to death of being raped Teh Gaez, something the wimpiest straight man who "has never served" has known isn't a threat since they were 18.

Posted by Max Solomon on February 6, 2010 at 8:50 AM

Some dope in a bat costume approaches people in the dark and rushes them??? Doesn't he know about guns being hidden on people until they feel threatened? What an asshole....

Posted by hartiepie on February 6, 2010 at 9:08 AM

He did raise a very important question, no matter how much focus other things get. "Do they get government housing?"

Posted by Loveschild

on February 6, 2010 at 9:17 AM

Yeah, man, like it's all about the love and the people and like people getting together and just like talking and stuff....

Part of the rationale is to discourage patrons from buying a $2 cup of coffee and spending all day using a table that could be taken by a customer purchasing lunch, visiting with friends or otherwise spending money and then leaving.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg…

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on February 6, 2010 at 10:25 AM

@3 - My first reaction was "Okay, douche, you're smart and you can recall NYT articles from five years ago. Whatever." Then I noticed it was you, Savage. Oops.

Posted by Unpaid Intern on February 6, 2010 at 11:34 AM

i feel a little guilty for laughing at the bat guy, because that's a pretty fucked up thing to do to someone.

Posted by douglas on February 6, 2010 at 1:08 PM

yeah...because turning off our electronic devices and sipping lattes will make us less like the seattlesque assholes we are and more like warm real humans. aren't we wonderful. fuck victrola.

Posted by seven on February 6, 2010 at 4:58 PM