July 2008
65 posts
June 2008
47 posts
WatchSo wrong, it’s right.
Miss Piggy sings Fuck the Pain Away
“…To give Obama a pass on his support for such a heinous bill — one...”
– Glenn Greenwald: Keith Olbermann’s reply and Obama’s secret plan to protect the rule of law - Salon.com
Sigh. I’ve been saying this for a while, but his FISA vote just hammers it home: the mentality that Obama can do no wrong is very, very scary. He’s still preferable to...
School locked down after 'ninja' sighted in woods →
Also not a link to The Onion.
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Sens. Larry Craig and David Vitter co-sponsor... →
And the link is not to The Onion.
List of people who died with tortoises on their... →
“The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It...”
– George Carlin (R.I.P.)
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WatchChris Ware — “This American Life”
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“No one seems to seems to question whether the angry white men that swept Newt...”
– The Republic of T. » Ain’t Mad at a Sistah: On Angry Black Women
“Republicans have made hay for decades by portraying Democrats as spendthrift,...”
– Gas prices and offshore drilling - How the World Works - Salon.com
“A national ban on gay, lesbian and bisexual foster care could cost from $87...”
– Urban Institute and the Williams Institute at UCLA: When Father’s Day is a double celebration - Life- msnbc.com
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Watch“I believe marriage is between a man and a woman.”
Ugh. Thanks, Obama, thanks. That’s some real change you’re advocating for there repeating that hateful Religious Right talking point.
via Good as You.
“If you just looked at the magazine stand, for example, you’d think the...”
– Katha Pollitt, Pop culture: empowering women or stereotypes? - Los Angeles Times
“I could not believe that the president of the United States, staged by Karl Rove...”
– Mary Landrieu: Karl Rove, Hurricane Katrina, George W. Bush | Salon Books
Essay - Doctor Recalls Abortion Complications... →
“It is important to remember that Roe v. Wade did not mean that abortions could be performed. They have always been done, dating from ancient Greek days.
What Roe said was that ending a pregnancy could be carried out by medical personnel, in a medically accepted setting, thus conferring on women, finally, the full rights of first-class citizens — and freeing their doctors to treat them as...
“Kick ass! If somebody tries to stop the march to democracy, we will seek them...”
– President George W. Bush: McClellan Recounts Administration’s Missed Chances After ‘04 Election - washingtonpost.com
“I’m all for the female gaze, but, gee, it’s also nice to talk — and listen — to...”
– MANOHLA DARGIS: Sex and the City - Movie - Review - The New York Times Ummm, yeah. Because the heterosexual male viewpoint is totally underrepresented by Hollywood. One day they might decide to even make a movie that has more than one woman in it where the major plot point isn’t about the...
“Soon –- in five, 10 or 30 years -– the yellow creamy fruit as we know it will...”
– Johann Hari: Why bananas are a parable for our times I’m adding this book to my summer reading list for sure.
WatchHoly shit. Is it opposite day or something? Bill O and “family lawyer” guest Don Schweitzer can’t seem to come up with a good, actual, reason to oppose gay marriage. Watch them squirm!