Leftovers for 1/13.

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Pat Robertson must be a fan of hyphy, because he stay gettin’ stupid. The controversial evangelist/pillar of the Religious Right said that the massive quake that rocked Haiti was the result of a deal Haiti’s slaves-turned-revolutionaries made with the devil. Yglesias elucidates the history that Robertson is muffing. TNC gets angryAdam quotes Frederick Douglass.

The Justice Department is moving to investigate discrimination in lending to minorities during the housing bubble.

The embattled Harry Reid spits actual facts.

The First Lady gets set to tackle childhood obesity.

Via Eric RauchwayRoger Ebert writes beautifully about about what it’s like to not be able to eat or drink, and rides for the dopeness of making out, sans sex. (Yo, did I tell you about the time I sorta pissed off Robert Ebert through the innanet? Funny story…)

Pants on the ground!

What’d we miss?

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Gene "G.D." Demby is the founder and editor of PostBourgie. In his day job, he blogs and reports on race and ethnicity for NPR's Code Switch team.
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  • Ladyfresh

    Pat is insane. I wish that man would sit down in a corner somewhere.