BuzzFeed reporter: ‘Romney passed confederate flag’; Ace of Spades pounds

http://twitter.com/#!/ZekeJMiller/status/254238218126503936

ZOMG! Romney’s racist motorcade!

Well, that settles it. Not only is Mitt Romney racist for referring to his sons, but Romney’s motorcade has nefarious ties to white supremacist groups. And likely has a white hooded tarp stashed in its trunk.

Ace of Spades calls out Zeke Miller at BuzzFeed and the result is glorious.

Oh God, right. Zeke had a Tweet that Romney's motorcade *passed a house where the Confederate flag was flying*

— iLoveScienceSexually (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 5, 2012

Now that wasn't published in BuzzFeed, as far as I know, but that kind of shows how desperate "Zeke" is for his little "stories."

— iLoveScienceSexually (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 5, 2012

I think that's what had me primed– "ROMNEY JUST PASSED A HOUSE FLYING THE CONFEDERATE FLAG!1!1!!eleventy!!"

— iLoveScienceSexually (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 5, 2012

Really? He passed that house, huh? He didn't burn it to the ground, huh? Thanks.

— iLoveScienceSexually (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 5, 2012

SCOOP — must credit @buzzfeedzekemiller : ROMNEY VEHICLE IN SUSPECTED LIASON WITH DILAPIDATED KLAN RV

— iLoveScienceSexually (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 5, 2012

Must credit @zekejmiller: ROMNEY SUV MAY HAVE NEO-CONFEDERATE SYMPATHIES, SALT DAMAGE

— iLoveScienceSexually (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 5, 2012

Must credit @zekeJmiller : MULTIPLE ROMNEY VEHICLES SPOTTED IN STATES OF THE OLD CONFEDERACY

— iLoveScienceSexually (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 5, 2012

Must credit @zekejmiller: QUESTIONS LINGER: IF TENNESSEE DECLARED WAR ON THE U.S., WHOSE SIDE WOULD ROMNEY'S SUV FIGHT FOR?

— iLoveScienceSexually (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 5, 2012

Must credit @zekejmiller CONTROVERSY SWIRLS: MAIN ROMNEY MOTORCADE VEHICLE, NOW DUBBED "THE GENERAL LEE," REFUSES COMMENT

— iLoveScienceSexually (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 5, 2012

must credit @zekeJMiller: ROMNEY CONFEDOMOBILE, "THE GENERAL LEE," SEEN IN VICINITY OF CIVIL WAR GRAVEYARD, ARBY'S

— iLoveScienceSexually (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 5, 2012

must credit @zekejmiller: RUMORS SWIRL THAT ROMNEY SUV, "THE GENERAL LEE," IS CIVIL WAR REENACTOR; Portrayed a Connestoga Wagon?

— iLoveScienceSexually (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 5, 2012

Must credit @zekejmiller: *SECOND* ROMNEY SUV, DUBBED "THE BULL CONNOR," SPOTTED AT SKETCHY RIB SHACK

— iLoveScienceSexually (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 5, 2012

must credit @zekejmiller MITT ROMNEY PUBLICLY SHAKES HAND OF MAN WHOSE GRANDMOTHER HAD RACIST TENDENCIES LIKE A "TYPICAL WHITE PERSON"

— iLoveScienceSexually (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 5, 2012

neither of you guys have ever seen this, right? @buzzfeedben @zekejmiller http://t.co/tYeRt5FB

— iLoveScienceSexually (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 5, 2012

When bloggers play Boy Reporter… http://t.co/5w52HSSD @buzzfeedben @zekejmiller

— iLoveScienceSexually (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 5, 2012

He demolishes him further:

Awww. Obama loves his wife so much he seeks out baked goods bearing her name.

Meanwhile Romney’s motorcade has its GPS set to KLAN MODE, taking sketchy back-routes and by-ways once used by Quantrill’s Raiders.

You must read the whole thing. But, fair warning: People might give you funny looks.

@jaycaruso @AceofSpadesHQ The small-type "Update 1"? Yeah, that's where I lost it. People looking at me like I'm nuts now.

— SunnyRight (@sunnyright) October 5, 2012

“Real reporter”: 0

“Just a blogger” Ace of Spades: 1,783

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/10/05/lapdog-at-buzzfeed-reports-romney-just-passed-a-confederate-flag-ace-of-spades-pounds/

How Does Someone Do This For 20 Years And No One Noticed Til Now? My Heart Shattered.

For the past 20 years, a man named Roque “Rocky” Abalsamo did something every day that is simply heartbreaking. In 1993, his wife of 35 years, Julia “Julita” Echeverria Abalsamo, passed away. Ever since that day, he diligently sat by her grave in St. Joseph Cemetery in Boston, MA. He didn’t eat. He didn’t drink. All Rocky did was brave the heat, rain, cold and snow to be by his wife’s side.

Rocky had been with Julita since 1937, and he never wanted to experience day without her.

The couple met in the 1930s in their native Buenos Aires. Rocky simply heard Julita talking to her friends and realized that he needed to know the person he heard, a woman full of so much love and goodness. Basically, since that moment, the two had been together. They lived a happy life together, marrying the spring after they had met. They had two children, who they eventually followed to the United States. Rocky and Julita had been married for 55 years when Julita needed heart surgery. She died due to complications after the procedure. Rocky was so distraught without her and needed to be close to his wife. That’s why he began his daily vigil next to her grave that would last more than two decades. In Boston, he was a local celebrity. He had visitors at the cemetery who would bring him clothes or food. Sometimes, they would just stop to talk. No matter how long the visit was, everyone who met him was moved by the love he had for his wife. Tragically, Rocky died on January 22nd at Stonehedge Health Care Center. He was 97 years-old and had been experiencing failing health for a while. Although his family will miss him, one thing is entirely clear: he and Julita are now reunited. Source: The Boston Globe Share this moving story of Rocky’s eternal love with others (but you might want to give them a tissue).

Read more: http://viralnova.com/man-sits-by-wifes-grave/

Data Show The Patriots Have Fumbled The Ball Far Less Than Any Other NFL Team

A data analyst crunched the numbers for games dating back to 2000.

1. Warren Sharp at Sharp Football Analysis spent a generous amount of time digging into the the Patriots’ records of fumbles and ball security.


He analyzed each team in the league, then plotted them in a chart.

The results are, to say the least, interesting:

Warren Sharp / Via sharpfootballanalysis.com

The orange line shows the average number of plays teams run between fumbles: The Eagles anchor the league with one fumble every 76 plays, the Patriots lead with one fumble every 187 plays. Their nearest competitor, the Houston Texans, fumble once every 140 plays.

The blue plots show the total number of fumbles made by each team since 2010. The Broncos have fumbled the most, with 73 offensive fumbles, and the Eagles trail behind with 72. The Patriots again anchor the other end of the spectrum, with a total of 33 offensive fumbles since 2010. The Texans are once again just behind the Patriots, with 40 total offensive fumbles in that time.

3. Sharp also analyzed when the Patriots began to record such low rates of offensive fumbles:

Warren Sharp / Via sharpfootballanalysis.com

Warren cross-referenced these numbers with data he culled yesterday about how the Patriots perform in inclement weather:

“The Patriots went 14-1 (93%) in Tom Brady’s home games played in wet weather since 2007.”

4. The Patriots are currently being investigated for using footballs that were inflated well below the league mandate.

Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/lindseyadler/data-shows-the-patriots-have-fumbled-the-ball-far-less-than

If You’ve Ever Played With LEGO (And Who Hasn’t?), You’re Going To Love What This Guy Did.

When playing with LEGO men as a kid I often wondered what this large world of ours would look like from their perspective. Clearly I wasn’t alone in wondering that, as British photographer Andrew Whyte has a fun series of photos which he calls ‘Legography’. Legography is all about the adventures of a lone LEGO photographer, which Whyte carries around in his pocket as he travels the United Kingdom, placing the tiny LEGO photographer in all kinds of situations then snapping a picture of him in action using his iPhone. Check out some of  these super fun photos below, which Whyte has shared with his thousands of Facebook fans:

Every photographer needs his own shot of a London double-decker bus.

He was up early for this shot.

A bit of rain won’t stop him getting that nature shot.

Trainspotting.

Ssshhhh, don’t scare it away.

An eye for London.

Yell…Ow!

I hope he sent them the tiny photo memento afterwards.

Run! Getting that action shot isn’t worth it!

Now there’s an unusual tree.

Portsmouth pier in the sunset.

All those pretty lights are worth a photo.

I could really go for a Coca Cola now.

HMS Warrior.

Colorful beach huts.

Seems he’s found an oil spill that needs documenting.

Caught in the moment.

Choo choo!

If I’d ever see mushrooms my size, I’d stop to take a picture too.

One of the docks.

Sometimes the simplest of objects make the best pictures.

How fun is that? I like the fact that he even changed his shirt, made him seem just a little more human. Source: Andrew Whyte Photography / You can Like Andrew on Facebook Here Share this “Leg O’Grapher” with your friends below.

Read more: http://viralnova.com/legographer-travels/

Oliver Willis accuses ‘dumb’ conservatives of feigning concern about First Amendment abuses

http://twitter.com/#!/owillis/status/247201022177583105

Willis, a research fellow at Media Matters for America. explains the First Amendment to conservatives:

[W]e’ve got no government actions here to squelch speech. We don’t have a rehash of the Alien & Sedition Acts, or past U.S. government offenses that were in retrospect actual violations of the Constitution.

You have – to varying degrees – representatives of the government voicing their disagreement with some speech. But both President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton have made quite clear that in America we don’t have the power nor interest in using the government to censor speech.

It’s just not what we do.

So why the conservative freak out? In addition to America having a black, Democratic president, there’s a good chance now that America will re-elect that black, Democratic president. In large part this is thanks to the dud of a candidate the Republican party has selected yet again.

Get it? Conservatives are freaking out over First Amendment abuses not because we’re actually worried about the First Amendment but because we don’t like having a black President.

To underscore the point, Willis includes this image:

But because we’re so stupid, it’s hard for us to understand Willis’s brilliant argument:

Assuming they understand words… RT @owillis Explaining The 1st Amendment To Conservatives Like They’re Dumb http://t.co/tsVgw0KJ #p2

— Marie G (@GreenMarie99) September 16, 2012

In related news, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the California filmmaker who made a crappy movie that upset some Muslims, may face jail time. Hey, it’s just an ordinary probation case!

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/09/16/oliver-willis-turns-blind-eye-to-possible-imprisonment-of-nakoula-basseley-nakoula-accuses-dumb-conservatives-of-feigning-concern-about-first-amendment-abuses/

Sikh temple shooting victims identified; Satwant Singh Kaleka fought gunman

http://twitter.com/#!/LaceyCrisp/status/232504704528183297

As Twitchy reported earlier, the 6 people killed by the Sikh temple shooter have been identified. The community is rallying around the families of the victims and a fund has been established.

Richmond Hill has one of the largest Sikh communities in US, many knew victims in Wis. Head of gurdwara here lost an uncle. #templeshooting

— Nick Rafter (@NRafter) August 6, 2012

https://twitter.com/MarylueTucker/status/232506339174252544

One victim, Satwant Singh Kaleka, died valiantly trying to fight off the gunman. He put his life on the line to try to save others. Twitter users honor him as the hero he was.

Constantly reduced to tears reading about the defiance of Satwant Singh Kaleka. Gave his life defending Gurdwara and Sangat #Sikh #Wisconsin

— Ser Kal (@KhalSir) August 6, 2012

RIP Satwant Singh Kaleka. He was a great man with a brave soul who fought for his people and his temple until the very end. #templeshooting

— Mandee Banga (@MissBanga) August 6, 2012

https://twitter.com/StartingPtCNN/status/232446503560572928

Satwant Singh Kaleka,you are a hero. #RIP pic.twitter.com/FaIKpGRx

— antonnewcombe (@antonnewcombe) August 6, 2012

Satwant Singh Kaleka, always been a hero. Today was no different. http://t.co/MOXvvkFz

— Amardeep Kaleka (@armkaleka) August 6, 2012

Five others died at the hands of the gunman.

Bhai Seeta Singh, age 41.

RIP #templeshooting Bhai Seeta Singh (Granthi/Gurdwara Priest)

— CHAZ BOY (@nusoundradio) August 6, 2012

Bhai Parkash Singh, age 49.

RIP #templeshooting Bhai Parkash Singh (Granthi/Gurdwara Priest

— CHAZ BOY (@nusoundradio) August 6, 2012

Bhai Ranjit Singh, age 39.

RIP #templeshooting Bhai Ranjit Singh (Raagee)

— CHAZ BOY (@nusoundradio) August 6, 2012

The oldest victim, Subegh Singh, age 84.

RIP #templeshooting Subegh Singh – Sangat member

— CHAZ BOY (@nusoundradio) August 6, 2012

And Parmjit Kaur Toor, a woman, age 41.

RIP #templeshooting Parmjit Kaur Toor – Sangat member

— CHAZ BOY (@nusoundradio) August 6, 2012

May God bless the souls of Seeta Singh. Parkash Singh. Ranjeet Singh. Satwant Singh. Subegh Singh. Parmjit Kaur. #wisconsinshooting

— Global Sikh Youth (@Sikh_Youth) August 6, 2012

Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the victims and their families.

Rest in peace.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/08/06/the-6-sikh-temple-shooting-victims-identified-satwant-singh-kaleka-died-trying-to-fight-off-shooter/