Reddit on December 30, 2009: Top Posts and Discussions

Wednesday, Dec. 30th 2009

News on 12/30/09

Jerusalem Post asks the Taboo Question
r/worldnews · rtb · 1598 pts
Obama declares 'systemic failure' of security as CIA confirms it was warned
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 580 pts
US Rep. Brian Baird [D-WA] to call for cutting US aid to Israel unless the blockade on Gaza is lifted
r/news · milligram · 424 pts
Rush Limbaugh rushed to hospital in Honolulu
r/worldnews · forsalebypwner · 212 pts
5 Canadians killed in Afghanistan today.
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 113 pts
LAPD goes the entire year with zero officers killed in the line of duty
r/news · andhelostthem · 97 pts
What Every U.S. Citizen Should Know About Iran
r/worldnews · whitem0nkey · 85 pts
The 'Israelification' of airports: High security, little bother
r/worldnews · Bemuzed · 81 pts

Politics on 12/30/09

Sports on 12/30/09

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Hi, Reddit. I made a wallpaper for you. I hope you like it. (1920 x 1200)

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Give-A-Fuck-O-Meter (gif)

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This is why you don't trust the legions of Twitter to promote your product.

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a petabyte is a lot of data

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Hey reddit, what do you look like right now?!

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My girlfriends attempt to stop me using Reddit for a day. It worked. [Kinda NSFW]

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My 17 year old brother did this. Help me convince him to go to an art school.

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I want to take this moment to remember one of the greatest web comics ever: The Perry Bible Fellowship

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Reddit on December 30, 2009

Wednesday, Dec. 30th 2009

News on 12/30/09

Jerusalem Post asks the Taboo Question

Obama declares 'systemic failure' of security as CIA confirms it was warned

US Rep. Brian Baird [D-WA] to call for cutting US aid to Israel unless the blockade on Gaza is lifted

Rush Limbaugh rushed to hospital in Honolulu

5 Canadians killed in Afghanistan today.

LAPD goes the entire year with zero officers killed in the line of duty

What Every U.S. Citizen Should Know About Iran

The 'Israelification' of airports: High security, little bother

Politics on 12/30/09

If we can't catch a Nigerian with explosives in feminine underpants, whose father alerted the U.S. embassy, whose ticket was bought in cash, who didn’t check bags, whose visa was denied by the UK, who studied in Yemen, whose name was on a watch list, who can we catch?

I know it's not cool to respect Obama anymore. But I'm just glad I live in a country where the President is honorable enough to take responsibility for failing. You may now go back to conflating Democrats and Republicans and forgetting what eight years of Bush/Cheney insanity was actually like.

Limbaugh has heart attack in Hawaii. (Must have found Obama's birth certificate.)

"The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door. That's the only difference." - Ralph Nader

'Dick Cheney is a coward and a disgrace.' A-freakin'-men

Sports on 12/30/09

Mike Leach Fired by Texas Tech!

Steve Nash imitating Derek Zoolander: I'm just like you...but 10 times better.

"Once the Colts saw the Jets got their miracle and all the teams lost they needed to on Sunday, that the Colts threw the Jets a bone and lost on purpose? The rationale is it stops two very dangerous teams, the Ravens and Steelers, from entering the playoffs."

See it for yourself. The "closet" Texas Tech's Adam James was locked in (video)

Tyrus Thomas Filthy Putback Dunk (Video)

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