Wondering what the whole subprime mortgage crisis is about? This American Life does a great job of explaining it in a 60-minute podcast. [via Brijit]
From the CBC: Einstein letter dismissing God sells for $330,000 US. This letter was initially expected to fetch between $12,000 and $16,000. Apparently Atheists have some disposable cash. [duh…see yesterday’s post]
West Virginia…I don’t even know what to say here. Watch this clip (or this clip if you’re in the US). The insanity starts around the 2:30 mark.
[tags]this american life, subprime mortgage crisis, einstein letter, west virginia primary, racism[/tags]
Skirl | Dan Dickinson 
That should be “or this clip if you’re anywhere outside Canada”. But it’s still reeeeeally funny.
Until I saw that clip yesterday, I honestly didn’t think that the “Obama’s middle name is Hussein” and “Obama might be muslim” FUD would actually fool anybody. I didn’t think that something so ridiculous would actually stick with somebody.
The lesson here, as always: never underestimate the stupidity of the American general populace.