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Former health insurance official comes clean on universal healthcare

Rick — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:35:55 PDT

Wendell Potter used to be the vice president of public relations at Cigna, one of the country’s leading health insurance companies. While in charge of PR for Cigna, he wrote many of the...

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When did LaDainian Tomlinson win a championship?

Rick — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:03:56 PDT

I saw this book, LT & Me: What Raising a Champion Taught Me about Life, Faith, and Listening to Your Dreams, sitting in the book store yesterday. It’s written by Loreane Tomlinson, mother...

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Chris “Mad Dog” Russo has an epic melt down

Rick — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:10:21 PDT

I’ve had a unwritten rule here at Bent Corner that I would never post two YouTube videos back to back. What good is a rule (even an unwritten rule) if you cannot break it? On Thursday...

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Jet unplugged on The Opie and Anthony Show

Rick — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:46:58 PDT

Jet stopped by the Opie and Anthony Show (XM Radio channel 202, Sirius Radio channel 197) and did an acoustic version of She’s a Genius, a cut off their new upcoming album, Shaka Rock. It...

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Did President Obama ogle a young woman at the G-8 Summit?

Rick — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:39:28 PDT

Reuters ran this photo taken at the G-8 Summit that appears to show President Barack Obama checking out a young woman’s ass. And when I refer to her as a young woman, I mean to say that she is...

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68th day on Humira and these are the results [pic]

Rick — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:13:36 PDT

As this photo of my left hand illustrates, Humira doesn’t seem to be doing anything for my psoriasis. My last injection was on July 5th. I take my next injection on July 19th. I was...

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Maryland prison guards don’t like to get strip-searched

Rick — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:22:03 PDT

From Hagerstown’s most respected newspaper, the Herald-Mail: Eight people who worked at Maryland Correctional Training Center south of Hagerstown are suing nine colleagues over strip searches...

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Steve McNair’s death ruled a murder-suicide

Rick — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:02:19 PDT

From the Baltimore Sun: Former Ravens quarterback Steve McNair was fatally shot in his sleep last week by a 20-year-old girlfriend distraught about mounting financial problems and her belief that he...

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Rob Liefeld responds to the gayness of Shatterstar

Rick — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:55:30 PDT

In a recent issue of X-Factor, two male characters, Shatterstar and Rictor are seen making out. I’m no expert, but I assume this means that Rictor and Shatterstar are now both officially...

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Goodbye Michael Jackson

Rick — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:00:02 PDT

They held the public memorial for Michael Jackson today in the Staples Center, the home of the 2008/2009 NBA Champions, the Los Angeles Lakers. I listened to it on CNN until I got bored. When I first...

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When did the word ‘midget’ become a slur?

Rick — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:54:07 PDT

From the USA Today: Little people are calling on the Federal Communications Commission to ban the use of the word “midget” on broadcast TV. The group Little People of America said Sunday...

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Sarah Palin exploring legal options against those who try to guess why she is resigning

Rick — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:06:07 PDT

Sarah Palin, the soon-to-be former governor of Alaska, doesn’t appreciate people guessing why she is resigning. From the Associated Press via MSNBC: The abruptness of her announcement and the...

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Steve McNair 1973 – 2009

Rick — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:34:41 PDT

Steve McNair, 36, former four-time Pro Bowl NFL quarterback, was found dead yesterday in his downtown Nashville condominium. He had been shot multiple times including once in the head. Also found...

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More proof that Image Comics just might be the best

Rick — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:55:21 PDT

Rich Johnston over at Bleeding Cool is reporting that the entire first issue of Chew will be included in The Walking Dead #63 which goes on sale July 15. The first printing of Chew #1 sold out...

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Alaska Governor Sarah Palin quits

Rick — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:38:05 PDT

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced today that not only would she not be seeking a second term as governor, she will be stepping down in a few weeks. Huh? This makes no sense and that’s...

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The most obnoxious request I have ever recieved

Rick — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:43:41 PDT

I got an email last night that ranks right up there with some of the strangest that I’ve received. And that says a lot. Here it is: From: Amanda Heckman To: rick@bentcorner.com Subject: Google...

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Judge throws out Lori Drew MySpace cyberbully convictions

Rick — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:51:22 PDT

Lori Drew, the Missouri mother that posed as a teenage boy on MySpace and perpetrated a hoax on a neighbor’s teenage daughter that resulted in the girl committing suicide, is getting her...

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The Harvey Awards are in a bundle of trouble

Rick — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:30:30 PDT

I don’t understand the purpose of the Harvey Awards. Wikipedia says that they are given for achievement in comic books, but I always thought that was what the Eisner Awards was for. The Harvey...

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California declares fiscal emergency

Rick — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:27:05 PDT

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a fiscal emergency to address California’s deficit. Today is the first day of California’s fiscal budget year and it’s...

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Who knew fighting fires in Connecticut could get so racial?

Rick — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:30:48 PDT

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday in a 5-4 ruling that said the city of New Haven, Connecticut was wrong to throw out test scores used to determine promotions in the New Haven Fire Department. ...

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