Archive for January, 2009
Does Chris Matthews Also Think Stem Cell Research Is Comparable To The Holocaust?
Posted on January 31, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under 2006 midterm elections, Chris Matthews, Michael Steele | Leave a Comment
It seems like a valid question if he voted for a guy who made that exact comparison in front of a Jewish audience.
Carol’s Critter Corner: Runaway Snack Edition
Posted on January 30, 2009 by Carol- Filed Under Carol's Critter Corner | Leave a Comment
As PuppyWatch 2009 continues, the Winnipeg Humane Society has offered the First Family a very cute labradoodle puppy, recently born of a mom rescued from a puppy mill. I think the Obamas should go for it. In related news, the Ringling Brothers have a new baby elephant, and they’ve named him Barack.
It appears that the Turritopsis [...]
Funnier Than A Daily Show Segment
Posted on January 30, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Katon Dawson, Michael Steele, RNC, Republican party | Leave a Comment
The competition for RNC chairman is now between a black guy whose proudest accomplishment is coining the “Drill, Baby, Drill!” slogan and a white guy who proudly declares that he got into politics because he was angry when the government ended segregation.
Republicans are hilarious.
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That’s Change We Can Believe In
Posted on January 29, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Barack Obama, Lily Ledbetter legislation, gender | Leave a Comment
President Obama has signed his first law, and it’s The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act.
He’s Undeniably Right, By The Way
Posted on January 28, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Barack Obama, DC | Leave a Comment
Holy crap, the president is actually paying attention to what’s happening in Washington, DC, outside of his own house. I’ll never get over how cool it is to have a president who seems to notice us, let alone care about us.
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Very Quick Review: Franz Ferdinand
Posted on January 28, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Animal Collective, Franz Ferdinand, music | Leave a Comment
I keep seeing reviews of the new Franz Ferdinand album in which the reviewer suggests that fans of the band’s first two albums might not like this new one, because it’s a bit of a departure. Allow me to say that this criticism makes no sense. The new album fits in perfectly with the old [...]
How Is Richard Cohen The Worst Columnist In The Washington Post? Let Me Count The Ways
Posted on January 27, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Bush administration, Richard Cohen, the media, torture | 1 Comment
Today’s atrocity requires a full breakdown. This will get lengthy (ETA: As it turns out, I spent a good chunk of my day on it), so I’m going to stick it below the jump.
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The Terrorists Have Wasted No Time
Posted on January 26, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Bush nostalgia | Leave a Comment
See? They warned us what would happen if we tried to close Gitmo. Now our emailtubes are under attack!!!
The terrorists never tried to pull a stunt like this when Bush was in charge. Back then they only flew planes into our towers.
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I’m Sure They Feel Appropriately Shamed
Posted on January 26, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Robert Reich, wingnuts | Leave a Comment
It’s almost like former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich has no idea who Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Michelle Malkin are. Good luck with that one, Bob.
Former Hitler Youth Supports Holocaust Denier, World Reacts In Shock
Posted on January 26, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Holocaust, Pope Benedict XVI, religion | Leave a Comment
Seriously, am I supposed to be shocked and appalled to see the Pope end the excommunication of a Holocaust denying bishop? I’ve been calling this guy “Pope Goebbels” since the cardinals elected him a few years ago. He was in the Hitler Youth!
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Carol’s Critter Corner: Late Edition
Posted on January 24, 2009 by Carol- Filed Under Carol's Critter Corner | Leave a Comment
A thousand pardons, animal fans. Due entirely to my own poor time management, I was super busy at work yesterday, and the critters fell by the wayside. Here they are now.
A cold snap in southern Florida caused the region’s iguanas to fall out of trees. When the temperature gets below 40 degrees, iguanas go into [...]
Just Saying…
Posted on January 24, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under University of Maryland, basketball | Leave a Comment
If the Maryland students still like to “riot” and burn shit, well, this time I don’t think I could blame them.
That Didn’t Take Long
Posted on January 23, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under John McCain, The Washington Post, the media | Leave a Comment
Washington Post, front page, above the fold:
McCain the Maverick Is Back
No one could have seen that one coming.
Human Rights Return To America
Posted on January 22, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Guantanamo Bay, Obama administration, detainee abuse | Leave a Comment
Sorry, I’m not at my best today (see below), but I couldn’t allow this to go unremarked:
President Obama has ordered the closure of our Guantanamo Bay detention facility. In addition:
Obama also signed an order that he said was designed to improve intelligence gathering and “promote the safe, lawful and human treatment” of people in U.S. [...]
Pretty Bird
Posted on January 21, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under obituaries | 2 Comments
Pretty bird, pretty bird
Why you so still?
Pretty bird, pretty bird
We’ve been waiting on you
You go west for the black setting sun
You go south to the white spirit world
You go east for those real green eyes
You go north, walk the good red road
Pretty bird
There’s a mirror in heaven
Pretty bird, pretty bird
There’s a window on earth
-Jenny Lewis
Goodbye, [...]
Secret Muslims Hate Formal Wear
Posted on January 21, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Barack Obama | Leave a Comment
Taegan Goddard:
A photo of President Obama in the Oval Office this morning is especially interesting because it’s clear he’s instituted a new dress code: The new president is not wearing a suit jacket.
It was a rule during the Bush administration that no one ever enter the Oval Office without a jacket.
Oh noes! How can President [...]
When It Rains It Pours And When It’s Sunny, It’s… Really Sunny?
Posted on January 21, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Israel, Middle East | Leave a Comment
The entire world is looking better today. First Israel removed its troops from Gaza, and now I see that the Israeli Supreme Court has reversed the country’s misguided attempt to ban Arab parties from its upcoming elections.
(The latter decision has absolutely nothing to do with President Obama, of course. I’m just happy to be reading [...]
I Survived The Obamacolypse And All I Got Was This Lousy Blog Post
Posted on January 21, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Inauguration '09 | Leave a Comment
Yesterday was a great day for our country, for this city, and for seemingly everyone I spoke to who was there. Watching from the Mall as one of America’s worst periods officially ended and a future full of incredible possibility began was easily worth the six hours of bitter cold. I’m so pleased to have [...]
Crowd Control
Posted on January 19, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Inauguration '09 | 1 Comment
My brother and sister are on their way from Columbia to stay with me tonight, and my sister just called to tell me there’s a roughly half hour wait at the farecard machines in the Greenbelt Metro station. Tomorrow is going to be nuts.
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Speechless
Posted on January 19, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Barack Obama, Inauguration '09, John F Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr | Leave a Comment
Woodrow Wilson’s New Freedom promised our nation a new political and economic framework. Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal promised security and succor to those in need. But the New Frontier of which I speak is not a set of promises. It is a set of challenges.
It sums up not what I intend to offer to the [...]
