On the off chance that anyone reads Angrybearblog but doesn’t read The Daily Kos I am posting the absolutely must not be missed youtube video of Mitt Romney debating Mitt Romney edited by Jed Lewison at The Daily Kos

Via Salon, here is a short note on an art history textbook students apparently were forced to buy: Kyle Chayka, Hyperallergenic What is this, October!? According to a blog post published by a disgruntled parent of a student, the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) is forcing students to buy an art history book […]

Lynn Parramore notes the part of Social /security in the debates: Watching Wednesday night’s presidential debate, you’d have to be a crack political code reader to know what Obama was really saying about Social Security. It was quick. It was subtle. But it was one of the most telling moments of the debate. First, let’s get […]

Big Bird Was Born to Tweet! Yesterday, we heard from an 8’2″ affable, yellow bird, who just realized he may not have a job come January. This job seeker has a varied background including Linguist and Mathematics Coach, Skating Carhop, Singer, Dancer, Actor and, most recently, Social Media Maven. (hat tip Bright.com)

Steep drop in unemployment rate spawns conspiracy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and SCOTT MAYEROWITZPublished: Today FILE – In this Sept. 27, 2006 file photo, former General Electric CEO Jack Welch addresses students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Mass. Conspiracy theorists came out in force Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, after the government reported a […]

I leaned more than usual from this better than usual Ezra Klein post.  I knew that Romneycare was largely financed by the Federal Government, but I didn’t know how. The key question for any health-care plan is how are you going to pay for it? The Massachusetts plan used three funding sources. The first — and, […]

Slate’s William Saletan has a terrific article there today, with a terrific title: Tax Evasion: Romney’s preposterous arguments for not telling you which tax breaks he’d abolish.  And, yes, elsewhere, too, mainstream-media folks are showing some morning-after queasiness about their debate verdict, by getting into the “um … huh?” stuff now. But in pointing out that […]

Jim Lehrer parody… Lehrer has defended his approach today. Of course, the debate format incentivizes particular behaviors for both men and their teams. Eyewitnesses tell their stories all over the web.  What is yours?

The employment situation was mixed with the headline number, payroll employment adding 114,000 and the household report showing a gain of 873,000. To a great extent the very large increase in the household survey appears to be just a make up for earlier weakness when the payroll report was showing larger gains than the household […]

It is generally agreed that it was generally perceived that Mitt Romney won the first 2012 Presidential Debate.  One datum (two data ?) stood out however.  The CNN/ORC instant poll (pdf warning) in which respondents judged Romney the winner 67% to 25%.  This contrasts with a CBS instant poll (warning video) which offered the option […]