Delicious LiveJournal Links for 9-6-2011

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• 6 Brutal Leaders And Their Ridiculous Secret Hobbies | Cracked.com
  (tags: cracked amusing history)
• 7 Modern Dictators Way Crazier Than You Thought Possible | Cracked.com
  (tags: amusing weird cracked politics interesting)
• The Straight Dope: How are you supposed to spell Muammar Gaddafi/Khadafy/Qadhafi?
  The many ways to spell a name. The Library of Congress alone has 32 variations.
  (tags: amusing dude... wtf weird politics language)
• The Best Dressed Politician in the World
  'Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi aka Colonel Gaddafi aka Brothery Leader and Guide of the Revolution has been the de facto leader of Libya since a coup in 1969. He is the third longest-serving head of state in the world today. He also has really fancy outfits that are pretty awesome. Take a photo tour with us as we examine the best-dressed and most stylish politician in the world.'
  (tags: amusing interesting fashion photos)
• Why does folk music collector Alan Lomax have a copyright interest in “Takeover” by Jay-Z?
  Because he's sampling something which sampled something which covered something which sampled something Lomax owns the rights to. Despite the fact he's not using any of the actual melody or music from the song Lomax owns.
  (tags: dude... wtf intellectualproperty music)
• Goodbye to All That: Reflections of a GOP Operative Who Left the Cult | Truthout
  '…both parties are not rotten in quite the same way. The Democrats have their share of machine politicians, careerists, corporate bagmen, egomaniacs and kooks. Nothing, however, quite matches the modern GOP.'
  (tags: america politics comment interesting republican)