Shapely Prose: With advocates like this, who needs hate radio?

Sarah Palin, who claims to want her son Trig to grow up free from gratuitous insults of people who are ostensibly smart enough to know better, thinks it’s somehow not unacceptable or heartbreaking to call someone a “retard” if you don’t actually do it to their face.

New York Times: Toyota Has Pattern of Slow Response on Safety Issues

…the automaker has often reacted slowly to safety concerns, in some instances making design changes without telling customers about problems with vehicles already on the road, an examination of its record shows.

The Age: Indians slam Overland’s advice to ‘look poor’ to avoid being bashed

“…Every workplace should be safe. I think it’s a ridiculous idea. It is blaming the worker. It is blaming the victim.”

Seven Days: Vermont Legislators Admit to Cheating the System. Are They Justified?

The 38-year-old farmer justifies collecting more for mileage and food than he actually spends by considering it as part of his overall compensation.

New York Times: Sinatra Song Often Strikes Deadly Chord

But the news media have recorded at least half a dozen victims in the past decade and includes them in a subcategory of crime dubbed the “My Way Killings.”

NOW Magazine: Yes Man, no guff

He makes culture jamming seem effortless, and obviously downplays the nerves of steel required to deceive on a mass scale.

The Onion: Bald Eagle Tired Of Everyone Just Assuming It Supports War

“You step out of the nest to clear your head with a few minutes of soaring, and people automatically peg you as some kind of embodiment of American freedom worth killing and dying for.”