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Archive for January, 2010
Jan 29
The President
Jan 28
Understanding the deficit pt: 13
The Center for american progress breaks down the budget. Today, James Inhofe, crack addict of Oklahoma (is Oklahoma the stupidest place on the planet?) claimed that the president’s comments about the Bush administration’s contribution to the deficit “disingenuous” and “just not true.” I’ve discussed that enough – Obama’s comments are fact. I do understand the [...]
Jan 27
Constructing a trillion dollar deficit
As stupidity gets repeated, often stupid people believe it. If you really have an interest in the deficit, look at the last two budgets before you make a remark. I keep discovering that people who I previously assumed had functioning mental synapses, are actually vegetables. Makes me wonder what the percentage of vegetables vs. informed [...]
Jan 25
Rachel Maddow catches what Ed has
Ed Schultz has a hard-on for the term ‘public-option’. Tonight Rachel showcased her dislike of the term “spending freeze”, without being able to notice that all spending freezes are not equal. Her guest, vice president Biden’s economic advisor gave it a good shot, but she was stuck. First time I’ve been less than thrilled with [...]
Jan 25
Ed Schultz and the art of misunderstanding
The host of the Ed Show has been a ranting machine throughout the health care debate. He’s hard to watch. And its clear he’s had his hopes set squarely on having a public option. Which isn’t a bad position, considering the majority of the country wants a public option (according to recent polls and polls [...]
Jan 25
Another fine example of dishonest republicans
This comes from repeat offender, Chairman Michaele Steele, who attached A Census to his push-polling questionaire. And look at how the republicans try to dodge all responsibility for the deficit (they are responsible for the majority). Politico (Dick Cheney’s internet mouthpiece) doesn’t discuss the details. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0110/31956.html But take a look at one of my previous [...]
Jan 24
Our dysfunctional senate and minority abuse of the filibuster
I’ve had the impression that nearly every piece of legislation over this last year has required 60 votes (Every democrat before they recently lost their supermajority). That is NOT how the senate is supposed to work. Then we’ll have republican agents complaining that things didn’t get done (a lie, talking point) and try to lay [...]
Jan 24
Sad Revelations & Transparency added more to the deficit than obama
Even our brightest* have ZERO CLUE about politics. But they’ll make decisions about politics based on a limited, skewed version of reality. Might as well watch Fox, for all the difference that makes. These people regurgitate headlines. They don’t read or understand the article. And they likely don’t separate out an article’s author’s impression from [...]
Jan 24
Pippin’s Song
This minute section of the 3rd movie was one of my favorite scenes. Apparently, the song was put together almost last minute by the actor playing Pippin. This girl has a great voice. And even better. Guy this time. Reverb, but sounds good
Jan 23
Outlaw Global Warming?
Great idea! If only the planet would play along. Bah-dump-bump. Actually this is a reference to a post at thinkprogress, entitled “After hottest decade in history, senators attempt to outlaw science of global warming.” As scientists announce that the 2000s were the hottest decade in recorded history, U.S. senators are working to outlaw the reality [...]
Jan 23
Funny weatherman moments.
This guy is labeled a child molester. And this fan of the local weatherman is just a bit creepy. Huffington Post has more, but these two are my favorites.
Jan 22
Supreme Fck Up
Today the supreme court ruled in favor of big business. Our newest supreme court justice Sonia Sotomoyer, for the record voted against. Thank you, Sonia. The decision was 5-4, with conservative justices prevailing (not so hard when you have the numbers advantage). The decision allows corporate entities to spend unlimited amounts of money lobbying and [...]
Jan 21
An unexpected visitor
This little guy showed up to play on my porch. Probably spent the afternoon digging up my plants or eating the seeds before I noticed it. Timmy, rather than chase the rodent off- was busy sleeping. Saving up energy so he can tear around the apartment as if he’s on fire. But of course, he [...]
Jan 21
Jose Gonzalez – Heartbeats
Its a cover, apparently. I dig it – although at this point I’ve completely ignored the words. I found this while searching for a javascript solution – a computer geek somewhere out in internet-land had this embedded into their webpage. Lyrics came from this link. One night to be confused One night to speed up [...]
Jan 19
American Stupidity – Electing Scott Brown
Check this out. Massachusetts elected scott brown senator today. The reasoning? “I voted for Obama because I wanted change. … I thought he’d bring it to us, but I just don’t like the direction that he’s heading,” This dufus wanted change. Well, interestingly enough, Obama made over 500 campaign promises detailing exactly what he meant [...]
Jan 19
Lovemakers
A San Francisco original. The song is “Shake that ass”. Falling Apart Prepare for the fight
Jan 19
Working from Home: Quality Time with Timmy
Timmy may not have been sober. He’s been hitting the catnip a lot lately. My mother’s fault for being his pusher.
Jan 19
Palau and Global Warming
A friend* recently spent some time in Palau. Please enjoy browsing through these images, as Palau’s and other low-lying island nation’s existence is threatened as sea levels rise. The great barrier reef may not last long, additionally. More related reading: Global Warming Ten Most Affected Areas President Tommy E. Remengesau, Jr., aptly spoke to the [...]
Jan 19
A Haitian Rescue
These rescue workers make me proud. Meanwhile, while people are donating money to get food and water to the people of Haiti – a religious group is sending solar-powered audible bibles. Nothing like pushing an agenda during a tragedy, eh? Bible pushers should get a real job. Added: Three days later, another rescue against the [...]
Jan 13
Colbert: Why aren’t I f#$%ing a robot?
Colbert was on a roll last night. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
