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Glenn Beck, who always seems one moment away from imploding into a black hole of stupidity, one-upped himself on Fox & Friends (the morning show for Mensa members)

Gawker breaks down the madness:

With Glenn Beck running loose spouting all sorts of crazy-talk, you just knew at some point he’d say something to cause enough of an uproar that the Fox News brass would have to address it. Beck finally did that today.

The incident in question occurred this morning on Fox & Friends when Beck made his weekly drop-in on the folksy vegetables who host that show. In the course of discussing the controversy surrounding the arrest of Henry Louis Gates and Barack Obama’s subsequent comments on the matter, Beck said that Obama has a “deep-seeded hatred for white people and white culture…I’m not saying he doesn’t like white people…this guy is, I believe, a racist.”

Fox News then released this statement:

During Fox & Friends this morning, Glenn Beck expressed a personal opinion which represented his own views, not those of the Fox News Channel. And as with all commentators in the cable news arena, he is given the freedom to express his opinions.

Gawker cut to the heart of the lunacy: “So in other words, Fox News said this: Glenn Beck is free to use our airwaves to say whatever the hell he wants, no matter how baseless and irresponsible the things he says may be, and will you now please leave us the hell alone.”

Original Super Mario Brothers + Michael Jackson Moonwalking = Best Mashup Ever?

Coed Magazine keeps it classy with their description:

Based upon this video, it would seem the late Michael Jackson has been reincarnated in the form of a 1980’s Nintendo video game character, where his dancing and moonwalking skills come in surprisingly handy. Plus, it appears he did make it into heaven – now kids can play with him all day long. (Too soon? Nope!)

Presented without comment:

Google’s search suggestions are always good for a laugh. Sometimes they reveal the nasty thoughts of your fellow man. Other times, well…who knows:

Seriously! I need to make a fruit salad!

Pepsi-Cola & Coca-Cola have been going at it for over 100 years. In that time, Pepsi has, um, embraced change, a lot of change. Coca-Cola? Not so much. There’s an important marketing lesson in here. And also a pretty chart.

And that last logo, which clearly is a rip off of the Obama campaign logo…they paid some firm a couple hundred million dollars to pull out the tracing paper.

Photographer Noah Kalina caused an internet sensation with his Everyday video (13 million views and counting). If you never saw it, do so now. Otherwise, here is the info:

Kalina began taking a photo of himself every day on January 11, 2000, at age 19. The video everyday shows the photos chronologically, six per second, with an original piano score by musician Carly Comando. Throughout the compilation, Kalina’s face remains emotionless in the center of the frame. Kalina uploaded the video to Vimeo on August 8, 2006 and YouTube on August 27, 2006. Everyday was featured on an episode of VH1′s Web Junk 20 and on commercials for Time Warner Cable’s Roadrunner service. In a New York Times article, William A. Ewing, director of the Musée de l’Elysée, was quoted as saying, “Noah’s video represents a phenomenal amplification not just in what he produced and how he did it, but how many people the piece touched in such a short period of time.

Well now Red Label Films has gone and done the same thing for the reddit alien:

Huff Post sums this mess up well:

Is Sarah Palin secretly a beat poet? Do her words make little to no sense because she is so immersed in language and lyrics that she operates on a plane we cannot grasp? We sincerely doubt it, but that was the implication last night as William Shatner appeared on the “Tonight Show” and read Sarah’s resignation speech in his typical Shatner way, with all the lilting and soft drum beats we’ve come to expect. It was quite magical.