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Follow Friday: 5 news stories more important than Weiner's weiner

I'm not sure about anyone else, but I know that I'm suffering from penis fatigue. It's a sad day when the lead stories on the national news all seem to involve men and their  sexual escapades (DSK...Weiner...Edwards....Schwarzenegger...you get the drift).  Surely, there must be something else to talk about. It's hard to believe, considering the coverage that CNN (and other news organizations) gave to the Weiner story just yesterday. I was sitting in a diner with cable news playing in the background and I am pretty sure that 90% of the screen time during my hour (or so) at lunch revolved around the build-up of the lead-up to the announcement that Weiner was going to announce that he was planning to decide that he was announcing that his next big decision was to decide THAT HE WOULD RESIGN his office.* (* yes, that sentence was purposely rambling. No, I have not completely lost my ability to write a coherent sentence.) So in case you are finding it difficult stay...

Follow Friday: Guys That Make Me Laugh

For this week's Follow Friday I would like to feature some of the men in my life.  Specifically, the men who make me laugh.  In no particular order, I give you:   Andy Borowitz: (@BorowitzReport) One of the funnier political humorists in the blogosphere these days. His tweets have me in stitches on a daily basis. A few of my faves:  To beat #Gaddafi at his own game, Pentagon says it will spell Odyssey three different ways. #Oddicy #Ahdassy #Qaghhikhy Glenn Beck moves to SciFi Channel. No format change necessary. FACT: A shutdown will close the USDA, halting all shipment of beef. But you will still be able to eat at Taco Bell. Of course, my prime source for political news and humor is none other than the dynamic duo of Jon Stewart at The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) and Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report (@StephenAtHome).  I was so excited to attend the Rally to Restore Sanity in DC last year, even if the closest I got to the madness was a jumbotr...