Crack Van Tonight
Be here. 5-ish, Central. A. Continue reading Crack Van Tonight
Month: May 2008
I Always Have Time For Ponies
We switched to Vista at work three weeks ago, and it’s EATING MY ASS!!! But I still have time for theponies. Public disgruntlement neared a record high and President Bush slipped to his career low in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll. Eighty-two percent of Americans now say the country’s seriously off on the wrong track, up 10 points in the last year to a point from its record high in polls since 1973. And 31 percent approve of Bush’s job performance overall, while 66 percent disapprove. Continue reading I Always Have Time For Ponies
‘People who stand up for others are very rare’
Irena Sendler: Using her position as a social worker, Sendler regularly entered the ghetto, smuggling around 2,500 children out in boxes, suitcases or hidden in trolleys. The children were then placed with Polish families outside the ghetto, created by Nazi Germany in 1940 for the city’s half a million strong Jewish population, and given new identities. But in 1943 Sendler, who led the children’ section of the Zegota organization which helped Jews during the war, was arrested and tortured by the Gestapo. She only escaped execution when Zegota managed to bribe some Nazi officials, who left her unconscious but alive … Continue reading ‘People who stand up for others are very rare’
Chapel at Memorial Medical Center, New Orleans
From Holden: AP Photo/ChristianityToday, Tony Carnes Continue reading Chapel at Memorial Medical Center, New Orleans
The Hip New Phrase That’s Sweeping The Nation!*
Sweet baby jesus with carmelized apple sections. I went looking for this interview because as a fangirl, I wanted to see whatHeather sounded like in real life. As I watched, though (and envied her haircut), I was overwhelmed with fury and despair at the absolute bottom-feeding shit journalism I was witnessing, and don’t talk me down by saying this was a talk show for ladies who eat bonbons in the daytime or some shit, I am embarrassed for the entire medium, no, forget it, for the species, by the question of “Who is on your blogosphere?” Because … WHAT? What … Continue reading The Hip New Phrase That’s Sweeping The Nation!*
Every Day
I thank God for the Internet: The internet is a funny, wonderful place sometimes. For example, if you search for “wooh potato hairless cat magical party” on youtube, it comes up with an exact match to a video. Yes. Yes it does: A. Continue reading Every Day
Ron Paul’s Supporters FTW
The enemy of my enemy is amusing as all hell: Just take a look at recent Republican primary results, largely overlooked because McCain locked up the necessary 1,191 delegates long ago. In Indiana, McCain got 77% of the recent Republican primary vote, Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney, who’ve each long ago quit and endorsed McCain, still got 10% and 5% respectively, while Paul took 8%. On the same May 6 in North Carolina, McCain received less than three-quarters of Republican votes (74%), while Huckabee got 12%, Paul 7% and Alan Keyes and No Preference took a total of 7%. Pennsylvania … Continue reading Ron Paul’s Supporters FTW
Sad
I was thinking she would find a graceful exit strategy.This isn’t it. It’s disgraceful, disgusting, disappointing and just sad. Continue reading Sad
Speaking of People I Plan to Refer to My Excellent Psychiatrist
Mike Huckabee’s MySpace friends! (Warning: It plays Journey. Yes, of course it does. Don’t act like you’re surprised.) I beleive that in much the same way that God commanded Moses to climb Mt Sinai, Mike is likewise destined to receive a similar climbing assignment (so to speak) of his own. I beleive that it’s more a matter of “when” than “if.” I’m glad he added that “so to speak,” lest Huckabee read this and set off on an international trek. The only way I’m voting for McCain is if your on the tickit!!!!!!!! *flails* Huckabee!! The conservative corner of my … Continue reading Speaking of People I Plan to Refer to My Excellent Psychiatrist
Happy Mother’s Day
Column: TEGWAR
Link: And one of the more odious sounds emerging from the campaign cacophony is the whine of former and current Obama supporters: Why did he stay a member of Wright’s church? Why didn’t he denounce Wright more strongly? Why didn’t he denounce him sooner? Why did Obama remain friends with former Weatherman Bill Ayers? Why didn’t he see that any of this would hurt him, and by extension, us? Why? Why? Because there is simply no way he could have known it would be this bad. And I say that as someone who gives Obama credit for uncommon intelligence and … Continue reading Column: TEGWAR
A Highway of Diamonds With Nobody On It: Galactica Thread
And you can’t ever be sure. There are some fucked-up retarded bumper stickers in the world that will tell you idiosyncrasy and acting like a freak are personal imperatives. Those are not the daemon speaking, but low self-esteem selling itself a pass, and the way that I know that is: you can’t buy God on a bumper sticker. But from the outside, the merely insane or annoying are identical to the annoying insanity of genius. The fact that you can’t ever be sure is a safety measure against letting it drive you actually crazy.
Spoilers inside. Grab your gun and bring in the cat.
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You Got Served!
House subpeonas, baby! Continue reading You Got Served!
On His Watch
McStain. NEW ORLEANS – John McCain toured still hurricane-damaged areas of New Orleans and declared that if the disaster had happened on his watch, he would have immediately landed his plane at the nearest Air Force base. Um, John. It did happen on you watch as a US Senator. Here’s what McCain did on August 29, 2005 — the day Katrina wiped out the levies along the Gulf Coast. Continue reading On His Watch
Saturday Blogwhoring Thread
Now you know. So what’s on your minds and blogs today? Post away! Continue reading Saturday Blogwhoring Thread
Just a Thought
One of the really, really nice things about living in Madison, Wisconsin, is that you almost never see an asshole with Confederate flag shit on. I like that. Continue reading Just a Thought
Friday Ferretblogging
We got a little basket to hold all Puck and Riot’s toys when, you know, company comes over or we need to use part of the floor to walk on ourselves. As with most things we bring into the house, it was claimed and then repurposed: A. Continue reading Friday Ferretblogging
Today On Holden’s Obsession With The Gaggle
Ah, Yes, The Chopping Of The Cedar Q Is he going to be doing his normal activities down at the ranch this weekend, since there’s this big affair — like, is he going to go — probably do the exercise and the chopping of the cedar and all that stuff, or is that pretty much on hold this weekend? MR. JOHNDROE: No, I think this weekend he’ll receive his normal intelligence briefings. I expect he’ll work on the ranch, try and get a bike ride in. He does have a lot of other obligations this weekend, but I think he’ll … Continue reading Today On Holden’s Obsession With The Gaggle
What This Has Been About
With all the speculation about if/when Hillary will drop out, and who Obama’s VP is going to be, and what’s going to happen with her supporters, and how she’ll campaign with him or not, it will be very easy to get swept up in the immediate future and forget the immediate past. We shouldn’t forget it, though: Let’s not kid ourselves in hindsight, okay? Whatever she’s done that you hate (hell, that I hate), this is what’s been done TO her, and it’s not okay. The above isn’t okay. This isn’t okay: This isn’t okay: And this isn’t okay: And … Continue reading What This Has Been About
Debunking Douglas Feith: 60 Minutes Liveblogging
First of all, the tags on his book are priceless: dumbest f_cking guy on the planet (34) idiot (16) wingnut welfare (15) treason (12) high crimes (11) hubris (8) corruption (7) fiasco (7) immoral (7) benedict arnold (4) ignorance (4) Me: So how strong a drink should I watch Feith on 60 Minutes with? Mr. A: Not very strong. Me: Quoi? Mr. A: If you want to throw things, you’ll need to be able to aim. Story produced by L. Franklin Devine and Michael Rosenbaum. It would have killed you both to have dirty hippies on this show talking about … Continue reading Debunking Douglas Feith: 60 Minutes Liveblogging
Early catblogging
An oldie of Willie B Continue reading Early catblogging
Electability
FromAtrios:
Let me make it a bit more clear. There’s nothing wrong with
acknowledging the reality of race and politics, and there’s nothing
wrong with politicians targeting their campaigns and messaging towards
various subgroups.What the Clinton campaign is doing is saying
that Obama has electability problems, and using their support from
white voters as evidence of that.
Someone, someday, will have to explain this electability thing to me, specifically how come I’m not hearing much on electability in regard to Hillary. Because in my experience there is a problem there coming from the subgroup I’ll call the “I’ve-pretty-much-STFU-and-lost-interest-because-
Bush-sucktitude-embarrasses-me-
but-if-Hillary-is-running-
I’ll-be-balls-to-the-wall-to-kick-that-b%&*h-in-her-nuts” subgroup. I didn’t have to go looking for them because they reared their ugly sleepy head in my own family (again) recently. Yeah the conservative Repub wing of the clan pretty much STFU around 2006 making holiday meals palatable. But last Christmas one word woke the sleeping giant…Hillary. And all sort of nonsense and vitriol came spewing forth. I’d almost forgotten what this conversation was like.
Your President Speaks!
Yesterday, at theWhite House. The Global War On Plurals Continues What they should do is allow for the construction of refinery and for environmentally friendly domestic exploration. If The Truth Of The Matter And if the truth of the matter is Congress were that concerned about the consumers, they ought to make sure that they make the tax relief we passed a permanent part of the tax code. What You Got To Recognize If you’re worried about the economy, then you got to recognize that opening markets for U.S. goods and services will help strengthen the economy. Continue reading Your President Speaks!
Today on Athenae’s Obsession with the Freepi: Who Do We Hate?
“Obama!” “McCain!” “Hitlery!” “Saddam!” “What?” Poor dears. They’re completely confused. Your stupid, you should have voted for Hitlery. We WANT her to fight all the way to the DNC convention. What is so hard to understand? That you can’t see what is SO obvious, that Obama will mean a sure Republican landslide. Obama can’t beat McCain. Hitlary can. I want the beast to win. I don’t care anymore. I think we deserve it. Its a lose-lose election. Republicans have no testicles and the support for McCain proves it out. I already have plans to leave the country if it gets … Continue reading Today on Athenae’s Obsession with the Freepi: Who Do We Hate?
I Hate This Year
Steve Gilliard has died. His voice was one of the most prominent influences on my own blogging, and it was a really fantastic example of what I loved about this medium: Its brashness, honesty, creativity and life. I knew if I went to his site there’d be something to make me angry, something to make me happy (a koala picture with a caption: “Mark Foley tries to fuck me, I’ll claw his fucking eyes out”), something to tell me something new. Military history, race, lifestyle commentary, cooking, hands down, one of the best writers out there. Steve was incredibly supportive … Continue reading I Hate This Year
Post-Primary Day
My crane style. Let me show you it. Any post-primary hangover thoughts? Has anyone checked on Jeralyn at Talk Left? Continue reading Post-Primary Day
Indy/NC Crack Van
Posts in the van belong to their posters. NO VIOLENCE. Try to stay off the sidewalks. Try. Update: Van closed! Thanks for stopping by! Here’s Obama’s speech, in case you missed it, because it was a tasty piece of kickass: A. Continue reading Indy/NC Crack Van
The Born-Again President
Right, whatever. As Stephen Mansfield reported in “The Faith of George W. Bush,” when a Midland pastor asked his congregation what a “prophet” was, Bush replied, “That’s when revenues exceed expenditures.” Obvious quips were more important to Bush than spiritual quest. Continue reading The Born-Again President
Dear Internet Scammers:
You can do better than this. Really. Dear Scammers: Please try harder. You are insulting my intelligence. And that’s not exactly an easy thing to do. But I do appreciate the laugh. Best wishes from deposed Nigerian royalty, Jude Continue reading Dear Internet Scammers:
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NYT: Some people — as demonstrated by responses to blogs and other forums — believe the Edwardses are stealing time from each other and their children, while others see a couple that has weathered the tribulations and assaults life brings to most families, and could set a national example of coping. Mr. Edwards characterized both points of view as “fair” ones. “I want the country to understand that people are completely entitled to their opinions on this,” Mr. Edwards said in a 30-minute interview largely dominated by Mrs. Edwards. During the interview, the candidate carefully kept looking at his wife, … Continue reading One