[News] Syria: Revolution Quelled at the end of the Barrel of a Gun?

Absolutely terrifying and disgusting. There is hope though (see the final video…)

[via We are all Khaled Said]

BREAKING: PRESIDENT OBAMA ANNOUNCES THE KILLING OF OSAMA BIN LADEN.

The announcement of Osama Bin Laden’s death by Barack Obama comes eight years to the day after Bush’s Mission Accomplished speech on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier. (#genius…)

Looks like 2012 is a lock now? Like Dream Hampton said, “Obama is having best week ever EVER in the history of best week evers….”

Fox News still acting a fool though (or is that screenshot a photoshop fake??)

[Video] President Obama at the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

“”No one is prouder to put this birth certificate issue to rest than Donald, and that’s because he can get back to the issues that matter, like, did we fake the moon landing? What really happened in Roswell? And where are Biggie and Tupac?“”

[Video] Seth Meyers remarks at the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Choice quotes (as curated by homegirl Tyesh):

“Donald Trump owns the Miss USA pageant, which is great for Republicans because it will streamline their search for a vice president.”

“Donald Trump has said he’s running for president as a Republican — which is surprising because I thought he was running as a joke.”

To President Obama: “I’ll tell you who could beat you: 2008 Barack Obama. You would have loved him.”

[Music Video] Fight of the Century: Keynes vs. Hayek Round Two

Another rap take on current affairs and the economy – for my fellow Econ. major nerds only (probably….):

According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the Great Recession ended almost two years ago, in the summer of 2009. But we’re all uneasy. Job growth has been disappointing. The recovery seems fragile. Where should we head from here? Is that question even meaningful? Can the government steer the economy or have past attempts helped create the mess we’re still in.

John Maynard Keynes and F. A. Hayek never agreed on the answers to these questions and they still don’t. Let’s listen to the greats. See Keynes and Hayek throwing down in “Fight of the Century”.

[Econ Stories via Fareed Zakaria GPS on CNN]