April 2009
81 posts
Disney joins NBC and News Corp. with Hulu stake →
The Walt Disney Co. is taking a stake in Hulu.com. This means titles from The Walt Disney Studios library of films and full-length episodes of ABC television shows will join the online video site.
FACT CHECK: Obama disowns deficit he helped shape... →
Official White House Flickr Photostream →
“I am staying a Republican because I think I have an important role, a more...”
– Sen. Arlen Specter - March 17, 2009
WatchOldest Man in America Credits Diet for Helping Him Reach 112 (via Breitbart.tv)
He was born during the Cleveland administration and his grandfather was in the, get ready for this, Civil War. This is amazing.
Barney then and Barney now
Barney Frank in 2005: ‘I will continue to push for homeownership’
Hey, remember this? Good ol’ Barney pushing homeownership for everyone and shrugging off any claims of a ‘housing bubble’. What bubble, silly? Everyone is entitled to a house (even if they can’t afford it), amiright? WHAT
Fast-forward to April 20, 2009:
Barney Frank in 2009: ‘The crisis caused by people being...
WatchJohn Rich’s new video for “Shuttin’ Detroit Down” featuring Kris Kristofferson and Mickey Rourke.
“Fighting evil with brute force is not evil. It’s common sense. It’s survival.”
– Complicated Shoes
Shoes is right on point today.
“Why do so many refuse to acknowledge the legitimate objections some people have...”
– Gay Patriot » Name-calling: the supposedly smart set’s preferred means to respond to gay marriage opponents and others offering a politically incorrect point of view
Listen, I purposely rarely ever talk about gay marriage on this blog as I have very mixed feelings about it. I tend to be...
Text posts just look better.
I wanna start writing my posts as ‘text’ and insert any video or pictures in them. A blog post just looks better with a title IMO. The problem is the posts get all messed up on the Tumblr dashboard when you don’t follow the strict ‘video’ or ‘photo’ form. Take, for example, my previous Bill Murray post. It looks great on the actual blog but the video is...
Woman Hit by Bill Murray’s Golf Ball Received...
(via Breitbart.tv)
Only good ol’ Bill can make getting hit by a golf ball a somewhat fun experience.
“GWB sacrificed political popularity for our national security. BHO sacrifices...”
– Thomas J Ashby
Sept. 11 planner waterboarded 183 times →
CIA interrogators used the waterboarding technique on Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the admitted planner of the September 11 attacks, 183 times and 83 times on another al Qaeda suspect, The New York Times said on Sunday.
If only they’d waterboard him many, many more times. Waterboarding does not come anywhere close to the horror, pain, and suffering he caused to those who perished on 9/11 and...
“There seems to be no question that he is really interested in what we are doing...”
– Franklin D. Roosevelt on Benito Mussolini. (via republicanism)
And that worked well, huh? How will it work for O?
Miss. woman gets shot in head, but makes tea →
A Mississippi woman who was shot in the head not only survived but made herself tea and offered an astonished deputy something to drink, authorities said Friday. Tammy Sexton, 47, remained hospitalized three days after being wounded by her husband, who killed himself after he shot his wife. A bullet struck her squarely in the forehead, passed through her skull and exited through the back of her...
Soup
Now I finally understand why some people have such a problem with you. You are as hateful and irascible as they come. I’ve told you before straight-up how I thought you were being hateful. But lately you’ve been crossing the line more and more. I kept on following you because I like to be exposed to a divergent array of opinions. But yours is downright disdain for anything that falls...
Newport folk, jazz festivals returning to roots →
Joan Baez and Pete Seeger, who played the first Newport festival in 1959 and remain vital figures in the folk genre, are scheduled to perform again this year. Judy Collins and Arlo Guthrie also are on the bill, along with more contemporary acts like the Decemberists and Iron and Wine.
“You look at these huge rallies, and I’m not going to mention names of...”
– Joe Scarborough
Leftist blogs throwing around these types of attacks? Predictable. Maddow, Olbermann and that Shuster guy? Typical. But the one that really caught me way, way by surprise was Anderson Cooper. It was a real shame seeing him stoop to that level.
At the end, Fox News had the last...
WatchHere’s some video I took at yesterday’s Tea Party. Nothing fancy but it’s better than uploading the clips separately. The final count by the NYPD was 12,500 attendees, way more than what was expected. I uploaded some pictures as well.
Watch out for the 3:42 mark when I meet Newt Gingrich for the first time and I let out a “nice to meet you!”
dontforgetthecoffee:
Please explain the goal of these demonstrations. All I can gather from the media is that the people at them don’t like taxes, don’t like government spending, and don’t like Obama. Is there more to it? Is there a specific goal to be accomplished? I have a much more clear understanding of the original Boston tea party than I do of the current demonstrations. I am curious,...
What a night, what a night.
Excuse me if this post seems to be a bit all over the place. Just a few minutes ago I returned from the NYC Tea Party. I am still trying to gather all the emotions I am feeling right now. What I experienced tonight was by no means what I was expecting. Whatever I was expecting was exceeded beyond anything I could have ever imagined. Maybe I’ll write about it in more detail later. There were...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-4-12) →
The Carter Family (4)
Blind Boy Fuller (2)
Mississippi John Hurt (1)
Charley Patton (1)
Violent Femmes (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
The Truth About the Tea Parties →
soupsoup:
I agree [that the MSNBC report on tea parties] isn’t funny, but what about it isn’t true?
jeffmiller:
The report repeats the Krugman line that the tea parties have been orchestrated, fake grassroots events, which is simply not true. For example, here’s the story of the genesis of the Cincinnati Tea Party in March, which drew thousands:
Fox, Gingrich, Armey … they have jumped on...
“I believe that our federal government has become oppressive in its size, its...”
– - Gov. Rick Perry, joining state Rep. Brandon Creighton and sponsors of House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 50 in support of states’ rights under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
from DRUDGE REPORT: TEXAS GOV. BACK RESOLUTION AFFIRMING SOVEREIGNTY
(via bellatoris) (via davereed) (via...
NYC Tea Party EMERGENCY! →
Just got this from Kellen Giuda, organizer of the NYC Tea Party.
We have an emergency! The NYC Tea Party will not happen if we do not raise $4,000 before noon on Tuesday, April 14th. If everyone donates just a little we will definitely meet our goal! One of our donors/suppliers backed out and now we are in trouble. Our sponsors have put in a tremendous amount of time and money and just cannot do...
Watch47-Year-Old Susan Boyle Stuns Simon Cowell Into Silence on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ (via Breitbart.tv)
Just watch this. It’s amazing.
US govt tells GM to prepare for bankruptcy filing →
The US Treasury Department has told General Motors to make all necessary preparations for a possible bankruptcy filing by June 1, even though the troubled automaker insists it can restructure its business on its own, The New York Times reported.
Silly companies, you no longer have a say in how your business is run.