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Rad Getty Images ad of the day: It’s not all cheesy illustrations of Facebook in the Getty database. Ad firm Almap BBDO had image researchers look through thousands of Getty Images files to find the right 873 that told a consistent story in a single minute. The flow of the images is perfect. Pretty amazing. (note: ad is safe for work, but there’s a little sexy time at the beginning)

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theatlantic: More From the Inequality Speech That Was Too Hot for TED

theatlantic:

More From the Inequality Speech That Was Too Hot for TED

The Atlantic

This isn’t a wedge issue for blacks with Obama, no matter how much the media would like it to be,’’ Petersen adds. “At the end of the day, blacks aren’t confused about what candidate is best for them. I think many blacks knew he was leaning this way anyway and weren’t particularly surprised.’’

African-Americans Support Obama’s Same-Sex Marriage Stance - The Daily Beast

This shouldn’t be a wedge issue for anybody. They are citizens, thus entitled to the rights and privileges afforded all citizens. End of story. Don’t care if they’re gay, straight, black, white, or anything else, we are citizens first.

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ked1957

This is the problem with entitlements, they’re really only entitlements when they’re something other people want. When it’s something you want, they’re a hallmark of a society and foundation of a great people. —John Stewart
Normally, I hate quotes.  More often than not, they taken out of any context that informs the reader as to the real point of the discussion. That being said, I found this to be a particularly salient explanation of the Conservative pathos at the moment.