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What about those Latino and African American voters that polls show voting against the GOP by record margins? Republican have found a great way to “recruit” more of them than usual — or at least keep them away from the polls. It’s called the economy.

“This election is about economics,” Boehner said. “These groups have been hit the hardest. They may not show up and vote for our candidate but I’d suggest to you they won’t show up and vote for the president either.”

via John Boehner: The Economy Trumps All, Period, No Matter What, End Of Story | TPM2012.

Facebook keeps “improving” their design so that more of us will add apps on Facebook without realizing we’re granting those apps and their creators access to our personal information. After all, this access to our information and identity is the currency Facebook is trading in and what is driving its stock up or down.It should be no surprise that in the new App Center Facebook made another leap forward in their efforts to get you to expose your personal info without realizing you’re doing so.

via 5 Design Tricks Facebook Uses To Affect Your Privacy Decisions | TechCrunch.

When they convene in Tampa to nominate Mitt Romney for president next week, Republicans will not hear a note from the city’s most notable musical exports: death-metal bands such as Deicide and Obituary.

The South Bronx hatched hip-hop and Seattle birthed grunge rock. Tampa gave the world death metal, a boundary-pushing style of heavy rock that features lyrics that can be decidedly anti-Christian.

Some say it’s ironic that a party that includes large numbers of religious conservatives would hold its convention in the city that fostered a musical genre known for album titles like “To Hell With God” and “Butchered At Birth.”

“It’s kind of like having a group called Abstinence for the Sexually Anxious holding its convention in San Francisco,” said Steve Huey, a critic at AllMusic.com. “Or a group called Society for the Hatred of Corn deciding to meet up in Iowa.”

via Death metal, the sound of Tampa, won’t be heard at Republican convention | Reuters.

Transformers star Shia LaBeouf isnt just walking away from the Hollywood studio system that raised him — hes bolting. “Im done,” says the 26-year-old actor, who is devoting his career to indie film and soon starts shooting Lars von Triers Nymphomaniac. “Theres no room for being a visionary in the studio system. It literally cannot exist,” he says. “You give Terrence Malick a movie like Transformers, and hes f–ed. Theres no way for him to exist in that world.”

via Shia LeBoeuf: Movie Studios Stick A Finger Up Your Ass – The Hollywood Reporter.

What’s wrong at CNN – Dylan Byers – POLITICO.com.

Suffering its worst ratings in 20 years, CNN is going Hollywood.In the past few weeks, the No. 3 cable news channel has started seeking out reality-show ideas and big-name stars not afraid to talk politics. They have even begun working on a late-night talk show, The Post has learned.Convinced that its current programming badly needs updating, CNN execs have been making the rounds of Hollywood’s top talent agencies — something entertainment networks do several times a year but a first for the old-line news channel.In a series of conference calls, the network has also been soliciting ideas from the same producers who supply reality shows to channels like Bravo, Discovery and History, according to sources.

via Saving CNN – NYPOST.com.

Adam Davidson’s Journalistic Corruption: NPR Host Boosts for Wall Street, While Taking Undisclosed Banking Money.

Paul Ryan veep prospects split GOP – Jonathan Martin and Jake Sherman and Maggie Haberman – POLITICO.com.

Whether Fox’s on-air talent is going rogue or the mandate is coming from on high, some of the network’s most prominent names have started to speak louder and more favorably in support of a cherished liberal cause — winning grudging praise from the left and outrage from the right.

via The Gay Rights Revolution Arrives At Fox News.

When politicians face a deadlocked election, an indictment or an arrest warrant – who do they call?.