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  • What does ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ have to do with Obamacare? Ask Ted Cruz.

    06/25/2015 6:44:02 PM PDT · by Isara · 25 replies
    Washington Post ^ | June 25, 2015 | Katie Zezima
    In a speech on the Senate floor and written statement, Ted Cruz used some interesting language to describe his opposition to the Supreme Court's ruling that upheld a key provision of the Affordable Care Act. "Robed Houdinis" to describe the justices, who "hide their prevarication in legalese." The cloaked illusionists, as Cruz called them, "transmogrified a ‘federal exchange’ into an exchange ‘established by the State.' " Cruz chose the word transmogrified for two reasons -- its meaning, which is to change, and because it is a sly shout-out to one of his favorite comic strips, "Calvin and Hobbes." In the...
  • ‘Allah turned girl into dog’

    06/12/2005 8:52:09 AM PDT · by Alouette · 177 replies · 4,429+ views
    Ynet ^ | June 12, 2005
    Punishment meted out after girl mishandles Quran, according to rumor circulating at Arab-Israeli town TAIBEH – Harsh punishment? A Muslim girl from Taibeh was punished by Allah and turned into a dog, according to rumors that have been circulating in the Arab-Israeli town this week, Arab-language newspaper Panorama reported. According to the rumors, the harsh punishment was meted out after the girl, upset by her mother’s request to bring her the Quran as she was watching television, threw the holy Muslim book at the mother with disdain. The newspaper decided to look into the rumors and sent a reporter to...