September 2009
August 2009
“My guess is that the final bill will enable the Democratic caucus to be fairly...”
– Joe Klein
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michaelmcgee:
theduty:
While You Wait for the...
“Got that? What Obama really ought to do, according to Dick Cheney, is seek out...”
– Washington Monthly’s Political Animal on Dick Cheney’s Hurt Feelings (via shorterexcerpts)
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Barry White - Midnight And You
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-30) →
Ani DiFranco (17)
Big D and the Kids Table (8)
Psychic TV (5)
Beastie Boys (3)
Asleep in the Sea (1)
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Bill Moyers on the health care debate, Democrats,... →
michaelmcgee:
unburyingthelead:
MOYERS: I don’t think the problem is the Republicans … .The problem is the Democratic Party. This is a party that has told its progressives — who are the most outspoken champions of health care reform — to sit down and shut up. That’s what Rahm Emanuel, the Chief of Staff at the White House, in effect told progressives who stood up as a unit in Congress...
The Mac OS X Snow Leopard Applications Blacklist
kevin:
Applications that won’t open in Mac OS X Snow Leopard
• Aperture ver. 2.1.1 and earlier • Keynote ver. 2.0.2 and earlier • AirPort Admin Utility for Graphite and Snow ver. 4.2.5 • Parallels Desktop ver. 3.0 • VirusBarrier X4 ver. 10.4.4 and earlier • SPSS 17 ver. 17.1 • Director MX 2004 ver. 10.2 • EyeTV ver. 3.0.0 to 3.1.0 • Ratatouille ver. 1.1
Applications moved to an...
john:
fuckyeahtomwaits:
hughbot:
Tom Waits-...
“Long before Orrin Hatch, his most durable partner, came along, Mr. Kennedy found...”
– Adam Clymer | NYTimes.com
“This summer I’ve started a new project called Solex Ahoy. With an old...”
– Elisabeth Esselink AKA Solex
Looking forward to hearing this.
“Chris Broughton, the man who brought an assault rifle and a handgun to the Obama...”
– Pastor Of Gun-Toter At Obama Event Prayed For Obama To Die | TPMMuckraker
This took place at Faithful World Baptist Church. Can you imagine the urproar this would have caused had it happened at a non-Christian church?
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Ani DiFranco - Round A Pole
from Red Letter Year
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“Why aren’t more people upgrading to the latest version of Firefox? Simple....”
– Porn Stopping Users From Upgrading to Firefox 3 - AppScout
State law's reference to 'Almighty God' struck... →
notthatkindagay:
A judge on Wednesday struck down a 2006 state law that required the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security to stress “dependence on Almighty God as being vital to the security of the commonwealth.”
Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate ruled that the law violated the First Amendment’s protection against the establishment of a state religion.
Homeland Security officials have...
Watchitsthemusic:
HEALTH: DIE SLOW — Filmed live at Pianos, NYC.
You should also check out John Norris interviewing HEALTH + more really HQ live performances @ Noisemakers on Noisevox
Been meaning to pick up some HEALTH for some time now. Finally grabbed what I could from eMusic. They didn’t have the new record, but I picked up the rest of the catalog.
“When somebody says, “I don’t think women should be raped for wearing short...”
– From the follow-up post to A Few Things To Stop Doing When You Find a Feminist Blog. (via wingsandfins) (via igather) (via amberlrhea)
Watchitsthemusic:
XLR8R TV
At 59, Genesis P-Orridge of Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV and Thee Majesty finally seems to have found peace.
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WatchOne of Ted Kennedy’s final interviews, where he reflects on his his life, love, faith, family, and inspirations.
“Scratch off the appetizers and entrees that are most like dishes you’ve seen in...”
– Frank Bruni, in his last piece as the Times’ food critic, on the best, safest way to navigate a menu. (via whitneymcn)
“Have you no shame, sir? Have you no shame?”
– Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post columnist, addressing Michael Steele.
The GOP's 40-Year Effort to "Pull the Plug" on... →
During the health care fight this summer, the GOP has been warning seniors, in ominous tones, of the danger that Democrats might cut Medicare—conveniently forgetting that this has been the Republican party’s official position for more than a generation. Thankfully, their words have been immortalized.
“Light sensitivity is caused by hops, the dried female flowers of the hop plant...”
– When Light Meets Beer | washingtonpost.com
“To look at this in a larger context, journalists would no doubt say that it...”
– ‘Truth’ vs. ‘facts’ from America’s media — latimes.com (via robot-heart-politics)
Watchitsthr33am:
Wreck & Salvage | Getting stupid with Glenn Beck
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WatchKevin Pollak has put out 20 episodes of his 2+ hour long “Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show” so far. There are still some who will say he’s making his show 115+ minutes longer than any web audience will watch. I didn’t buy that argument three years ago and I certainly don’t buy it now. Of course, in 2006, I could only hope I was correct. In 2009, I can prove it.
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-23) →
Little Boots (5)
A.O.S. (5)
The Beatles (2)
Christian Lunch (2)
Animal Collective (2)
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