February 2009
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Personhood Amendment Passes Montana Senate →
Personhood Amendment, SB 406, passed 26 to 24 in the Montana State Senate Feb. 26.
Introduced by Montana State Sen. Dan McGee, SB 406 states “all persons are born free and have certain inalienable rights … person means a human being at all stages of human development of life, including the state of fertilization or conception, regardless of age, health, level of functioning, or...
“Can the right please stop complaining about media bias? You ARE the media.”
– Soup
Media bias, with respect to TV programming, is not determined by the amount of viewers a particular network attracts. Media bias is determined by the number of networks who unanimously lean toward a certain side, leaving the other side at a gross disadvantage. FNC is the lone network that...
The 2% Illusion: Take everything they earn, and it... →
Great, great article. I wanted to quote a paragraph or two but every single one is hard-hitting. Case in point: even robbing the rich won’t be enough to cover the kind of spending Obama has planned. Basic mathematics and some basic grasp of budgetary history point out to the inevitability of the middle class being hit with major tax hikes.
Belle And Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress
Obama Less Popular Than Bush After First Month in... →
Almost exactly eight years ago, then newly-elected President Bush’s numbers were 62 percent approving his performance, 21 percent disapproving, and 17 percent having no opinion (scroll about 3/4 down this Polling Report link).
As such, regardless of how hard media are working to foster this view that this is the most popular president in the modern era, such is not the case.
In fact,...
Watchmakenosound:
Ed Ulbrich shows how Benjamin Button got his face. Pretty impressive stuff, it’s no wonder that they won the Oscar for Visual Effects.
I think I’m going to struggle not to post every single TED talk here. So much goodness.
Atari Teenage Riot - Your Uniform (Does Not...
She Wants Revenge - Tear You Apart
AmEx paying card holders to close their accounts →
American Express Co, battered by mounting credit card losses, is offering $300 to a limited number of U.S. card holders who pay off their balances and close their accounts, the company said on Monday.
“I know, it’s a touchy subject, but someday, we all have to confront the notion...”
– Bill Maher at the Oscars last night
Maher is a total prick, but he’s right about 99% of the time.
(via joemuto)
Maher is a total prick because he used his presenting time to shill for his own shitty movie no one liked. It was incredibly rude to come out and say, “Oh, my documentary wasn’t...
Clinton's mockery of Obama proves true - CNN.com →
(via muppetpants)
WatchBen Stiller as Joaquin Phoenix at the Oscars
Dear, The Oscars.
thadeej:
You suck.
I forgave you for your snubbing of Christopher Nolan and “The Dark Kinght” because I almost understood the implacations of why you did it. I was not, and still am not, happy with it. But, I decided to deal.
I forgave you for snubbing Clint Eastwood and “Gran Torino” and I didn’t even begin to grasp the reasons why. I thought to myself, “here’s a solid film, with a...
The Byrds - Pretty Boy Floyd (Woody Guthrie...
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Blind Blake - Diddie Wa Diddie
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Aretha Franklin - Respect
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Jimmy Martin - On and On
The Hollies - Bus Stop
Cartoonists treading lightly when drawing Obama →
Editorial cartoonists are bending over backwards a lot these days, as they try to satirize the nation’s first black president. And when they don’t, the result is the kind of outcry that erupted this week after a New York Post cartoon featured a bloody chimpanzee—intentionally or unintentionally evoking racist images of the past.
The problem is, cartoonists make their living by...
“On Thursday, the Virgin Megastore in Manhattan’s Times Square, said to be the...”
– ‘World’s Largest Music Store’ Closing Down (via sadbear) (via guysketchy) (via artistspaid)
I’m finally caught up on my sleep and am now relaxing in bed. I didn’t sleep at all last night (can never sleep before a flight) so my sleep schedule is currently all out of sorts.
I swear time goes by a little slower in this cabin. It’s so darn cozy in here.
WatchHere’s that clip I promised of Rufus Wainwright joining LW3 for a song. It was such a neat moment.
LW3
I just came back from what is easily the best show I’ve ever attended. I’ve been a fan of Loudon Wainwright III for a long time and seeing him live made me an even bigger fan. I am still on a cloud. The man is hilarious, thought-provoking, passionate, loud, animated, introspective, and on top of his game.
It couldn’t have been at a better location. Blender Theater is one of...
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Jimmie Rodgers - Waiting For A Train
Disney World's 'The Hall of Presidents' revamps,... →
Under refurbishment since November 2008, the popular tribute to all U.S. presidents is getting a much-needed, 21st century update to its light, sound, mechanical, projection and other systems. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the animatronic George Washington figure will get a speaking part in the new show, and newly sculpted President Barack Obama will make his debut, hopefully speaking in...
"Journalists" take jobs with Obama administration →
In three months since Election Day, at least a half-dozen prominent journalists have taken jobs working for the federal government. Journalists, including some of those who’ve jumped ship, say it’s better to have a solid job in government than a shaky job — or none at all — in an industry that’s fading fast. But conservative critics answer with a question: Would journalists be making the...
Jindal Signals Louisiana May Not Take Stimulus... →
ND House Passes Abortion Ban →
North Dakota’s House of Representatives has passed a bill effectively outlawing abortion. The House voted 51-41 this afternoon to declare that a fertilized egg has all the rights of any person. That means a fetus could not be legally aborted without the procedure being considered murder.
Body scanners replace metal detectors in tryout at... →
An experimental program that begins today at Tulsa International Airport will test whether the $170,000 body scanners could replace $10,000 metal detectors that have screened airline passengers since 1973. Airports in San Francisco, Las Vegas, Miami, Albuquerque and Salt Lake City will join the test in the next two months, TSA spokesman Christopher White said.
The scanners aim to close a loophole...
Watchrhodyram:
My friends were goofing on me about Tumblr and Twitter throughout our recent ski trip. I only caught a few moments, that I bet some of you will likely relate to.
This is hilarious! Sometimes I wish I could completely disconnect from all this web stuff and live in the moment for once.
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Lefty Frizzell - Always Late (With Your Kisses)
Obama OKs about 17,000 more troops for Afghanistan →
President Barack Obama has approved adding about 17,000 U.S. troops for the flagging war in Afghanistan, administration, defense and congressional officials said Tuesday. The Obama administration is expected to announce on Tuesday that it will send one additional Army brigade and an unknown number of Marines to Afghanistan this spring and summer. Officials spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of...
Wal-Mart’s global sales break through $400bn →
The results again underlined the retailer’s ability to generate cash in a recession, and to use the money to invest in its business at a time when most of its rivals are cutting back. Reduced capital spending on new stores in the US last year, operational improvements and inventory management left the retailer with free cash flow of $11.6bn at the end of January, more than double the $5.7bn of a...
Bloomberg Hires McCain '08 Spokeswoman →
Mayor Bloomberg has added yet another recognizable name to his ever-growing stable of campaign staffers: Jill Hazelbaker, who most recently served as the national communications director for John McCain’s presidential campaign. This comes as Bloomberg is pushing very hard to convince the GOP county chairs to give him permission to run on their ballot line a third time this fall.
Governors on Twitter
I was looking for a list of governors who use Twitter. I couldn’t find one so I made my own. There are currently 16 U.S. governors using Twitter.
Arnold Schwarzenegger (California): 16,088 followers
Sarah Palin (Alaska): 7,818 followers
Bobby Jindal (Louisiana): 4,343 followers
Jennifer Granholm (Michigan): 2,090 followers
Deval Patrick (Massachusetts): 949 followers
Mark...