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Sunday Funday: War on Christmas Sarah Palin Redux

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Sunday Funday: War on Christmas Sarah Palin Redux

Tis the season… for the War on Christmas, or World War C as The Daily Show‘s Jon Stewart puts it. This year’s version of the annual War on Christmas is lead by Sarah Palin, who recently wrote a book about Christmas.  Palin is supported by long time Christmas warrior Bill O’Reilly.  In an interesting turn, Palin and O’Reilly argue that the consumerism is an integral part of the Christmas. 

Here this how The Daily Show video is described on the Comedy Central website: 

Sarah Palin and Bill O’Reilly rush to Christmas’s defense, despite its not being in any way threatened. 

Sunday Funday: SNL’s Gettysburg Address Review

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Sunday Funday: SNL’s Gettysburg Address Review

Last night,Saturday Night Live‘s Seth Meyers interviewed Jebidiah Atkinson on “Weekend Update.” Atkinson was on SNL to explain his negative review of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.  Atkinson’s appearance corresponds with the decision of The Patriot News, a Pennsylvania newspaper which retracted the review this week after publishing it 150 years ago.

 

For more public policy related video/audio, be sure to check out the SLACE Archive.

 

Sunday Funday: SNL’s Gettysburg Address Review

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Sunday Funday: SNL’s Gettysburg Address Review

Last night,Saturday Night Live‘s Seth Meyers interviewed Jebidiah Atkinson on “Weekend Update.” Atkinson was on SNL to explain his negative review of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.  Atkinson’s appearance corresponds with the decision of The Patriot News, a Pennsylvania newspaper which retracted the review this week after publishing it 150 years ago. 

Sunday Funday: “Britney Spears vs Somali pirates?”

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Sunday Funday: “Britney Spears vs Somali pirates?”

There was a story this week about how Britney Spears’ songs are being played to deter Somali pirates attacks, and two “words” came to mind: Sunday Funday.  CNN’s Fareed Zakaria discussed this important development on his Sunday show Fareed Zakaria GPS. Here is how the segment began:

The U.N. has released a report suggesting that piracy off the coast of Somalia has dropped to the lowest level in seven years. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon credited the decline to improving international policing and prosecution as well as better security and information sharing.

One Scottish merchant Navy officer reported last week that there might be additional reasons for the drop – Britney Spears. The officer told a U.K. paper that blasting songs like Britney Spears’ “Hit Me Baby One More Time” and “Oops, I Did It Again,” is effective in deterring approaching pirates.

For more public policy related video/audio, be sure to check out the SLACE Archive.

Sunday Funday: “Britney Spears vs Somali pirates?”

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Sunday Funday: “Britney Spears vs Somali pirates?”

There was a story this week about how Britney Spears’ songs are being played to deter Somali pirates attacks, and two “words” came to mind: Sunday Funday.  CNN’s Fareed Zakaria discussed this important development on his Sunday show Fareed Zakaria GPS. Here is how the segment began: 

The U.N. has released a report suggesting that piracy off the coast of Somalia has dropped to the lowest level in seven years. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon credited the decline to improving international policing and prosecution as well as better security and information sharing.

One Scottish merchant Navy officer reported last week that there might be additional reasons for the drop – Britney Spears. The officer told a U.K. paper that blasting songs like Britney Spears’ “Hit Me Baby One More Time” and “Oops, I Did It Again,” is effective in deterring approaching pirates.