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Vile Rat was a major player in the EVE Online space-fantasy videogame. A six-year veteran, he had been elected to the game’s virtual government by its 400,000 players. He belonged to “Goon Swarm”, one of the game’s player guilds.

His family and colleagues knew him as Sean Smith. Sean Smith was an information management officer at the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya. He was murdered Tuesday night.

Libya consulate attack victim remembered online for contributions to ‘EVE Online’ video game [WaPo]

The Man Romney Used [Sully]

“There’s a broader lesson to be learned here: Gov. Romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later and as president one of the things I’ve learned is you can’t do that,” Obama told CBS News Wednesday. “It’s important for you to make sure that the statements that you make are backed up by the facts and that you’ve thought through the ramifications before you make them.” [TPM]

There was a moment last election when you just knew it, knew it in your gut, that the Straight Talk Express was headed down a ravine: The moment John McCain “suspended” his campaign to “deal with” the bank crisis — something he was powerless to do anything about.

In that moment, McCain had proven, in the sight of all, that he had no business running the country. The desperation was palpable.

Tuesday night, we felt that moment in our gut again:

“I’m outraged by the attacks on American diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt and by the death of an American consulate worker in Benghazi,” [Romney] said. “It’s disgraceful that the Obama administration’s first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks.”

Mitt’s lying, but never mind that — the lying is the least of it.

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NBC Airs Kardashian Interview on Breast Implants Instead of 9/11 Moment of Silence [New York]

“If President Obama were participating in his intelligence briefings on a regular basis then perhaps he would understand why people are so offended at his efforts to take sole credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden.” —Dick Cheney, who neither prevented the 9/11 attack nor avenged it. [Daily Caller, NYT]

Selected Yelp reviews for Big Apple Pizza, of Fort Pierce, Florida. Of the restaurant’s 1,921 reviews, all but two were posted Monday.

“support marxist president.. go down in flames” —Blue C., Beverly Hills, CA

“Liberal OWS urine on floor, Obama left the place smelling like a monkey” —Randy K., Jacksonville, FL

“I will not eat from traitor’s hands and I’ll never take food from man who DIDN’T BUILD his business.” —Ib G., Las Vegas, NV

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We’re supposed to laugh at Joe Biden because he’s Comically Awkward — as opposed to, oh, we dunno, Fundamentally Evil — but what is it we’re laughing at here?

Are we laughing at Biden demeaning the Office of Vice President — which is famously the most demeaning office in American politics, including Dog Catcher? Are we laughing at the Biker Chick, and shame on us for hating America if we do? Or are we laughing in abject fear of our own untrustworthy instincts?

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