politics
Times are tough and jobs are hard to come by, so why would someone throw everything they've worked so hard for away just to start anew? Sanity? More money? Or, maybe they’ve already reached the apex of their career and desire a new challenge. Take a look at these guys who were already successful and famous, but decided to get noticed for something different. Ben Affleck: Famous Actor/Writer to Award-Winning Director Ben Affleck is 40 and it seems like he's already done everything in the entertainment biz. He starting acting as a young boy and he's been everything from a student, a prick retail store manager, a ...
Cheerleaders are the eye-candy of our sporting events, as American as apple pie, but they didn't really start out like that. The first cheerleaders were an all-male pep club at Princeton in the 1880s. The first women cheerleaders appeared in 1923 at the University of Minnesota. Then, as men left to fight in World War II, more women were allowed to cheer, and crowds realized they liked watching them more. But either way, it’s no surprise that there is quite an alumnus of cheerleaders. Some names are no-brainers, but many are surprising. Check out a list of people who once donned a cheerleading uniform, but moved on to ...
I think we all sit and imagine that the things said by the Inappropriate Timing Bill Clinton meme have all been said in real life. And I think we'd all be right. ...
It’s said that history repeats itself, and it’s never more true than in the realm of political scandals. But not just ordinary scandals – incendiary sex scandals that catch the indignation of a nation. We’re not even talking old history like Thomas Jefferson allegedly fathering children from Sally Hemings or John F. Kennedy’s notorious exploits. These are relatively recent, and there is a pattern. No, not Republicans versus Democrats (they’re equally culpable); they are all men. So what does it all mean? Are men incapable of being faithful? Does power corrupt? Isn’t narcissism ...
The election is almost upon us, and candidates all over the nation are hustling for our vote. One of the most common ways to win the hearts of Americans is by associating yourself with something they already know and like – a song, for example, or a famous person. Sometimes this works, but other times it can backfire pretty hard. Here’s a quick rundown of ten times when a politician has tried to use a celebrity for political gain only to get shot down in flames. Sarah Palin and Heart, 2008 The selection of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s Vice Presidential running mate was controversial, but it sure did ...
With all the hullabaloo about voter fraud leading up to the election, it’s illuminating to learn that very few people have actually been arrested for it in the United States. Since 2000, we’ve only found ten cases of in-person voter fraud in the whole country, which draconian voter ID laws are supposed to prevent. If you really want to see some serious election fraud, you need to expand your search. In this feature, we’ll delve into ten extremely rigged elections from around the world to show how it's done. Guyana, 1985 The South American nation of Guyana is no stranger to election fraud, as the ...
