Reddit on February 20, 2009: Top Posts and Discussions

Friday, Feb. 20th 2009

News on 2/20/09

Westboro Baptist Curch banned from UK | Westboro Baptist Church leader Fred Phelps and his daughter Shirley Phelps-Roper had planned to picket an upcoming production of the Matthew Shepard play The Laramie Project -- but the United Kingdom will have none of their “extremist” hate.
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 665 pts
Graph of historic financial collapses puts current crisis into perspective
r/worldnews · harshers · 593 pts
Ex-nun writes explosive book alleging sexual abuse of nuns, illicit affairs in an year of suicides in the Catholic Church in India
r/worldnews · socialbanner · 208 pts
A senior United Nations official has called for George W Bush and Donald Rumsfeld to be prosecuted for permitting torture
r/news · UnitedModerate · 148 pts
Whitewashing Roman Polanski - the truth: he drugged a 13-year-old girl with quaaludes and champagne; lured her to pose for naked photographs; ignoring her protests, had sex with her; and then anally raped her and pleaded guilty!
r/news · BlankVerse · 101 pts
By NOT purchasing Israeli products and services, we can each help NOT keep the Israeli economy vibrant and growing.
r/worldnews · VicinSea · 74 pts
Is it a crime to take pictures?
r/worldnews · nandemoari · 60 pts
Binyamin Netanyahu targets Iran after he is appointed Prime Minister
r/worldnews · Nurgle · 53 pts

Politics on 2/20/09

Sports on 2/20/09

Pictures and Memes

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If a single image ever stood for a generation.

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A photo of...

r/pics · 550 pts

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How Star Wars Episode III should have ended

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Steps of Freemasonry [pic]

r/pics · 143 pts

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(Very gradual) Change we can believe in. [PIC]

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The Big Picture: "At work"

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Guess who?

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KK-- Huh? [PIC]

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Reddit on February 20, 2009

Friday, Feb. 20th 2009

News on 2/20/09

Westboro Baptist Curch banned from UK | Westboro Baptist Church leader Fred Phelps and his daughter Shirley Phelps-Roper had planned to picket an upcoming production of the Matthew Shepard play The Laramie Project -- but the United Kingdom will have none of their “extremist” hate.

Graph of historic financial collapses puts current crisis into perspective

Ex-nun writes explosive book alleging sexual abuse of nuns, illicit affairs in an year of suicides in the Catholic Church in India

A senior United Nations official has called for George W Bush and Donald Rumsfeld to be prosecuted for permitting torture

Whitewashing Roman Polanski - the truth: he drugged a 13-year-old girl with quaaludes and champagne; lured her to pose for naked photographs; ignoring her protests, had sex with her; and then anally raped her and pleaded guilty!

By NOT purchasing Israeli products and services, we can each help NOT keep the Israeli economy vibrant and growing.

Is it a crime to take pictures?

Binyamin Netanyahu targets Iran after he is appointed Prime Minister

Politics on 2/20/09

Cop Who Shoved Cyclist Fired by NYPD, Faces 4 Year Sentence Thanks to YouTube Video

Protests widen in US as students barricade themselves at New York university

legalizing marijuana is more popular than the Republican Party, most leading Republicans, and virtually the entire Republican platform

If Obama and McCain had NASCAR uniforms [PIC]

OK, I understand why food prices went up last year when gas prices rose to above $4 - the cost of transportation is part of the cost of food - but now that gas is at below $2, why haven't food prices come down again?

Sports on 2/20/09

a touching display of sportsmanship

Lance got a replacement for his stolen TT bike [PIC]

Woman's soccer goalie nails a fantastic 90 yard goal!! [VID]

The Complete History of the NFL Super Bowl

Charles Barkeley returns to TNT and gives genuine, honest appology.

Pictures and Memes