One of the world's hairiest men, who nicknames himself "King Kong", has launched a campaign to carry the Olympic Torch during the relay ahead of next year's Beijing Games. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

It doesn't matter if your for the war or against it. Our troops need to know that we're thankful for what they do. It's not about politics, it's about service. picked by icepigs 2 years ago

The Absolut vodka company apologized Saturday for an ad campaign depicting the southwestern U.S. as part of Mexico amid angry calls for a boycott by U.S. consumers. Update on this post. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A man has launched a campaign in Japan to legally allow comic book-loving humans to marry their favourite fictitious characters.
More than 1,000 people have signed Taichi Takas**ta's on-line petition to establish a law permitting marriage to comic characters, according to The Daily Telegraph.

(picture is not him!) picked by davethefish 1 year ago

Once a Democrat, now no longer a Republican, NYC Mayor Mike switches to independent. Do we smell a presidential campaign run here? picked by suebe 2 years ago

The mysterious enigma that is Mitt Romney has just become more confusing. he has made adoption promotion a part of his presidential campaign, but does he really care about adoption? picked by gammerus 2 years ago

President George W. Bush commented on Sen. Hillary Clinton's controversial "red phone" campaign ads at the White House today, telling reporters, "When that red phone rings, I just let it go straight to voicemail."

***HE WAS NOT JOKING BOYS AND GIRLS picked by badbud 2 years ago

At least when it comes to spending on campaign advertising. And how can he afford to have four times the advertising as McCain? By reneging on his promise to participate in the federal campaign finance system, which caps spending at $84 million. picked by heymrp 1 year ago

Blizzard notched another victory in its legal campaign against World of Warcraft bots when a judge on Wednesday ruled that a leading bot violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. picked by bingo 10 months ago

NEW York authorities unfurled a new official city condom Wednesday in time for Valentine's Day with a "Get Some" tagline, a new colorful wrapper and a campaign unfortunately described as cutting-edge. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

It’s almost hard to believe that we are, at long last, in the final stretches of the 2008 presidential campaign. In a pop culture loving culture such as ours, it’s hard sometimes not to hold up a mirror to those icons of celluloid and cathode that have enthralled us and, yes, sometimes freaked us right the hell out. Here is a sampling of some of the greatest and most dubious moments fr... read full post picked by alexandria 1 year ago

NSFW. picked by suckersklub 2 years ago

An atheist subjected a devout Christian woman to a “relentless” campaign of harassment in which he smeared dog feces on her car and urinated on her doorstep. picked by kissmenow 1 year ago

The fiance of a young woman who was raped after a night out in Manchester has set up a group on Facebook in an attempt to catch her attacker. picked by Ankabout 8 months ago

Without getting the parents (or family's) permission. picked by tlovesd 3 years ago

Reverend Al Sharpton and his National Action Network will hold a 20-city tour to protest the word "ho" in popular culture. [Greatest true headline...ever] picked by sholom22 2 years ago

Conservatives have been trying to frighten investors about the prospects of a Barack Obama presidency.

Wall Street however, disagrees, and is donating more to Obama’s campaign than to the campaign of Sen. John McCain picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

Rudeness could land New York City transit riders in jail.

A new campaign reminds subway and bus riders to give up reserved seats to the elderly or disabled.

Those who refuse could be fined $25 to $50 -- or even face up to 10 days in jail. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

A pensioner's election campaign got off to a spicy start when he printed a pile of leaflets containing the phrase 'Vote For Sex'. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Apparently, accusing someone of compensating makes them angry. Here's the ad picked by ArchAngel 2 years ago