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Sunday, August 31, 2008
skippy's sunday nite music club
dick plays the old jelly roll morton show off piece.
say what?
Labels: corruption, hurricane, iraq war, republicans
if mccain and the rethugs are heading to nola
crony corruption, they need to call out the profiteering from republiccan friends, family, etc. they need to call for hauling haley barbour, senator mel martinez, halliburton and joe allbaugh up to congress to do some seriously explaining. 3 years to late, but if they are truly "mavericks", the need to do this.
i'm not holding my breath on this happening, however.
pacific views reminds us who was in touring the 9th ward right after katrina and who held a hearing on the destruction....and who didn't.
... "there is not a sense of urgency in this administration to get this done," said [sen. barack obama (d-il)]. "you get a sense that will has been lacking in the last several months."
obama, the senate's only african-american member, was in new orleans for a field hearing on gulf coast rebuilding conducted by the senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee.
... after monday's field hearing, the senate committee took a bus tour of the city's lower 9th ward, a low-income black neighborhood where many ruined homes sit empty and bear the painted x-marks used in the chaotic weeks following the hurricane to show which buildings had been searched for survivors.
... the hearing is one of the first that the homeland security committee has scheduled since the senate passed to democratic control. no republican members attended. ...
Labels: katrina, mccain, palin, republicans
quote of the day
pardon us, but we'll take a nanny state any day
in a statement saturday morning, ramsey county sheriff bob fletcher said the st. paul raid targeted the rnc welcoming committee, a group he described as "a criminal enterprise made up of 35 self-described anarchists...intent on committing criminal acts before and during the republican national convention."…
but the raids drew immediate condemnation from activists and st. paul city councilman dave thune, whose district includes the former theater at 627 smith avenue south, which was rented by activists as a gathering space.
"this is not the way to start things off," thune said saturday morning. "this is sending the wrong message. regardless of how you feel about these people...they had a right to be there."
"i'm really ticked off...the city is perfectly capable of taking care of things," thune said. "if they had found anything that could have been used to commit a crime they would have arrested somebody."...
those arrested could be held through the weekend, [lawyers' guild representative bruce] nestor said. a judge will review their case within 48 hours. nestor said the conspiracy to commit a riot charges are vague.
"this is a charge that police use for preventive detention," he said. "it requires that no actual criminal act be committed and borders on criminalizing political advocacy."...
thune estimates that about 100 people were in the theater and detained. he said deputies knocked down the door using a police battering ram and then deputies went in with guns drawn, forcing people to the ground.
the group says they are now accused of a fire code violation and the theater was boarded shut on orders of fletcher. this last action also upset thune, who said the sheriff had no authority to order city staff to keep people out of a building.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
skippy's saturday nite music club
supertramp - give a little bit - live!
thanks, kevin!
be sure to read him daily. we do! if only to say, "thanks for remembering the little guys, kevin!"
palin by comparison
the ktva channel 11 in anchorage report on gov. palin's admission that her office did indeed pressure walt monegan to fire palin's ex-brother-in-law mike wooten from the state troopers.
the funny part comes at the end, when the anchor gives the result of the phone-in poll which asks "do you believe the governor when she says she knew nothing about these phone calls?" only 12% answered "yes."
the truth "behind" sarah palin
rhebus canneebus
there's no business like cho business
go over and see the embed of the promo featuring joe!
was mcmuffin thinking w/his big head or little head?
addendum: if anyone fears that the choice of
double addendum: take a look at mudflats, an alaskan blog, for an on-the-ground view of troopergate, as well as other details about sarah.
mad about sarah palin
so much for all that talk about experience...
next subject...
Labels: election, it is what it is, mccain, politics
Friday, August 29, 2008
skippy's friday nite music club
cake - i will survive
brilliant cover of gloria gaynor
a whiter shade of palin
mccain picks alaska's gov. sarah palin
mccain's own dan quayle
mccain chooses sacrificial lamb for vp
mccain vp confusion: staff had canadian actress sarah polley in dayton hotel for htree days
q ratings
furthermore, the four-night democratic convention ranks as the most-watched convention of either party, democratic or republican, since nielsen began measuring conventions in 1960.
the four nights of "common coverage" by networks — 10 to 11 p.m. monday through thursday — were viewed by an average of 22.4 million households, nielsen said friday. previously, the highest-rated democratic convention occurred in 1980 with 20.5 million households watching, and the highest-rated republican convention occurred in 1976 with 21.9 million households watching.
woot! woot! wooten!
the biggest concern for the alaskan governor now seems to be the fact that, while her aide frank bailey insists he was acting w/o her knowledge when he called the public safety commission to get palin's ex-brother-in-law, mike wooten, fired from the state troopers, palin has only suspended bailey, with pay, as a result.
now, that's not so bad. but gov. palin has fired the head of the public safety commission who refused to fire trooper wooten.
the anchorage daily news sees this as an ethics conundrum for gov. palin:
a recorded phone call proves that bailey used his official position to try to get the alaska troopers to fire officer mike wooten. bailey made it clear he was acting on the governor's concerns about trooper wooten, who happens to be her estranged former brother-in-law. wooten was suspended but not fired for what his supervisor determined was "a significant pattern of judgment failures" and "a course of conduct totally at odds with the ethics of our profession."…
the facts here are not in dispute. with the behavior documented on the recording, he has discredited her avowed goal of running an ethically responsible administration, and he should be fired…
there's no reason for gov. palin to pussyfoot around with bailey's case. this is not one of those state personnel matters where you have to move heaven and earth to sack the offending employee. bailey, a former campaign aide, is a political appointee and can be fired at will.
public safety commissioner walt monegan also served at the pleasure of the governor, and she got rid of him. she cited performance issues, rather than his refusal to re-open wooten's case for further disciplinary action.
so gov. palin's ethically compromised aide frank bailey gets to stay on the state payroll, despite doing dirty work on the governor's behalf, but she gives the hook to the ethically upright public safety commissioner who refused to do bailey's bidding.
what kind of message does that send to alaskans?
questions of "experience" have been lobbed at barack "to the future" obama, and yet when the same questions are brought to bear against gov. palin, the hardly-ever-right's talking point seems to be "she has far more 'executive' experience than obama."
irrespective of the validity of comparing experience in the executive branch of goverment to that in the legislative branch (what, a senator doesn't delegate? doesn't pick staff? doesn't run an office?), the question comes up pondering what kind of 'executive' experience this messy divorce/firing scandal shows gov. palin to be capable of.
at the very best, it proves that gov. palin picks bad people to work for her. frank bailey, if we take him at his word, went out on his own to pressure a government agency to fire an in-law on behalf of the governor w/o her knowledge. surely anybody with the political acumen of barney fife would know how that would look when it got out.
and at it's worst, the whole affair smacks of reverse nepotism, and corruption at the highest level. problems in the family? the governor's office just picks up the phone and gets the problem relative fired! (or tries to).
and even overlooking either best or worst case scenario, the fact that the governor fired the public safety commissioner who wouldn't buckle under to pressure, but is still paying her aide who excerted the pressure is not good.
beyond that, it's being reported that mcmuffin only met gov. palin once. what does that say about his judgement?
you got to hand it to the reds
see tpm.
mccain to senior staffers: "i said michael palin!!"
palin is a first-term governor who unseated incumbent gov. frank murkowski in the republican primary in 2006 and went on to defeat former gov. tony knowles, a democrat, in the general election.
she will be the first woman to be nominated for vice president as a republican and only the second to run for vice president on a major party ticket, after democrat geraldine ferraro in 1984.
palin, who has previously said her administration didn't exert pressure to get rid of trooper mike wooten, also disclosed that members of her staff had made about two dozen contacts with public safety officials about the trooper.
august 29, 2005
the visual reminder of the two americas.
one american celebrated his birthday at the same time an american city drowned.
Labels: katrina, mccain, new orleans
Thursday, August 28, 2008
skippy's thursday nite music club
my robot friend - robot high school
let's do "skippy!"
biden biden beau biden
banana fanna fo fiden
fee fi mo miden...biden!
yes we klan
apparently the local fox news anchor found a rather disturbing image in the ad: the "c" and the "e" in the word "change" had been blacked out to leave another word hanging over obama's head:
asked about the image, the mccain camp said, "we're not even validating such an outrageous and preposterous claim with a comment."
strikingly, the image of obama with the word hang in the background is blurred far more heavily on the side where the c would have been, suggesting the decision was intentional. the company that produced the ad refused to comment when the local fox affiliate inquired.
not everyone is buying the claim the transposition is deliberate. even at the liberal blog daily kos, an informal poll indicated 76 percent thought the image was deliberate, with 23 percent saying it was a coincidence.
barack you like a hurricane
plus, he seems to be switching between talking to the crowd of 85,000 and right to the camera w/ease and comfort, being intimate w/both.
great line: "america, we are better than these last 8 years." wow, out of the park w/that one!
also nice: next week in minnesota, the party that brought you the last two terms will ask you for a third.
tag of the night: 8 is enough!
more great moments (taken from the nytimes transcript):
senator mccain likes to talk about judgment, but, really, what does it say about your judgment when you think george bush has been right more than 90 percent of the time?
i don't know about you, but i am not ready to take a 10 percent chance on change.
. . .
now, i don't believe that senator mccain doesn't care what's going on in the lives of americans; i just think he doesn't know.
. . .
washington has been talking about our oil addiction for the last 30 years. and, by the way, john mccain has been there for 26 of them.
and in that time, he has said no to higher fuel-efficiency standards for cars, no to investments in renewable energy, no to renewable fuels. and today, we import triple the amount of oil than we had on the day that senator mccain took office.
. . .
you know, john mccain likes to say that he'll follow bin laden to the gates of hell, but he won't even follow him to the cave where he lives.
. . .
we are the party of roosevelt. we are the party of kennedy. so don't tell me that democrats won't defend this country. don't tell me that democrats won't keep us safe.
the bush-mccain foreign policy has squandered the legacy that generations of americans, democrats and republicans, have built, and we are here to restore that legacy.
. . .
as commander-in-chief, i will never hesitate to defend this nation, but i will only send our troops into harm's way with a clear mission and a sacred commitment to give them the equipment they need in battle and the care and benefits they deserve when they come home.
. . .
the times are too serious, the stakes are too high for this same partisan playbook. so let us agree that patriotism has no party. i love this country, and so do you, and so does john mccain.
the men and women who serve in our battlefields may be democrats and republicans and independents, but they have fought together, and bled together, and some died together under the same proud flag. they have not served a red america or a blue america; they have served the united states of america.
so i've got news for you, john mccain: we all put our country first.
all the cool kids are playing it tonight
Labels: obama
quote of the day
if molehill won't go to the media, the media will go to the molehill
please. anyone who thinks that a roll-call vote and some sad silver-medalists constitutes a controversial convention probably didn't pay much attention in u.s. politics 101. "by historical standards the clinton nomination is totally mild," says costas panagopoulos, professor of political science at fordham university and author of "presidential nominating conventions in the media age". "looking back historically, conventions have tended to be hotbeds of controversy, and this year simply won't compare."…
to fill the growing void with the stuff of news-that is, conflict--the media is content to make ever-bigger mountains out of ever-smaller molehills. and this year's molehill is the clinton controversy. "no offense to your profession, but there will be 15,000 journalists in denver seeking to make any minor differences seem like a major controversy," says panagopoulos. "they'll be reading between every line to detect notes of disunity." ultimately, scrutiny will help obama as much as it helps the networks--as panagopoulos notes, the "nice thing about the appearance of controversy is that it attracts attention and pulls in viewers who would've otherwise not watched the convention." (and remember: the clintons will be singing obama's praises on stage, and her supporters would've been a lot angrier had they been denied a roll call vote. that's more unity, not less.) as for the rest of america, though, hyperbole isn't particularly useful. so while you're watching wolf blitzer and chris matthews jabber endlessly about this year's soap opera, just remember what real conflict looks like--and adjust the volume accordingly.
holy change of subject batman! pow!
image by darkblack, courtesy of
tpm election central:
and in all due respect my friends, i know what it's like to not have a house, i know what it's like not to have a kitchen table. i know what it's like not to have a table or a chair. for five and a half years, i sat in a cell with nothing but concrete floor and three boards to sleep on.
i know what it's like not to have lunch for 5 1/2 years! pow!
no bounce for obama
not necessarily inside edition
lol! not really reality, but an incredible simulation!
white supremacists w/rifles? no big deal. black inmate w/baby powder? credible threat
the ap story describing the official pooh-poohing of the threat gives us a clue:
marc ramsey, an inmate in the arapahoe county jail, admitted that he sent the letter.on friday afternoon, the us attorneytroy eid announced ramsey will be charged with knowingly threatening to harm or kill through the u.s. mail. the charge is punishable up to five years in federal prison and up to $250,000 fines.
"we won't stand for threats of this kind in colorado," eid said. "a death threat is not a legitimate form of political expression," eid said.
dave goes on to investigate u.s. attorney troy eid, who was part of the karl rove-harriet miers team.
but we do have to wonder, what's the big deal? a meth head with a rifle, that's not dangerous at all!
the big dog
is back.
"the world is always more impressed by the power of our example than the example of our power."
Labels: clinton
deja vu....
hurricane gustav is headed in a straight line for new orleans and i can tell you first-hand that the hydraulic pumps don't work. who manufactured the defective pumps? moving waters (mwi), which is owned by j. david eller, who was once a business partner of former florida governor jeb bush. (from 1989 to 1993 the two operated the company bush-el, which marketed mwi pumps.) - jesseleyn radack's great orange satan diary
Labels: jeb bush, katrina, new orleans
if you can get to an emergency room
...california still has the highest number – not percentage – of uninsured residents at 6.7 million, compared with 5.7 million texans. the texas number is up from 5.5 million in 2006.just because you don't call it "uninsured" doesn't make it so. and, the uninsured make healthcare more expensive for everyone.
...but the numbers are misleading, said john goodman, president of the national center for policy analysis, a right-leaning dallas-based think tank. mr. goodman, who helped craft sen. john mccain's health care policy, said anyone with access to an emergency room effectively has insurance...
"so i have a solution. and it will cost not one thin dime," mr. goodman said. "the next president of the united states should sign an executive order requiring the census bureau to cease and desist from describing any american – even illegal aliens – as uninsured... - dallas morning news
..when a hospital treats a person in an emergency room or performs surgery on someone who can't pay their bill, harbage said, "the hospital, like any other business, is going to try to recoup its cost by charging other people more."
california already has 6.5 million uninsured people. the proposed budget would add another 1 million people, the largest health care rollback in state history, according to an earlier study by health access california. - sacbee
Labels: budget, california, healthcare, mccain
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
skippy's wednesday nite music club
darker my love - two ways out
kewl video.
tony strickland....the joe isuzu of ca politics
anyway...don't let the green washing fool you.
Labels: advertising, liars
economic train wreck
Labels: banking, financial markets, recession
not in much of a convention-loving spirit...
i ain't got time for that now...
Labels: music
return to scarborough country of the dead
most of the bloggers answered "no" to all three questions, and the film segment reflected the fact. joe scarborough however, after the clip, said the bloggers were lying.
joe would know something about lying. bluegal at c&l implies that none of the bloggers ever had a dead intern show up in their office. as we pointed out way back in 2006, joe cannot say as much:
lori was a staff member of congressman joe scaroborough, and one day her dead body was found in the congressman's fort walton beach office. the medical examiner quickly pronounced it a death of natural causes, there was a short blurb in the washpost about it, scarborough resigned from congress, and nothing was ever mentioned again, much to our dismay.
denis wright and chris george wrote in ampoljo:
…on friday, july 20th, the body of lori klausutis, 28, was found slumped next to a desk on the floor of florida republican congressman joe scarborough's fort walton beach office where lori had served as a constituent services coordinator since may, 1999. her body was found around 8:00 a.m. on friday morning by a couple arriving for an appointment. she had been dead for some time. a second employee, who would have normally arrived for work at around the same time, was away on vacation. police cordoned off the area for investigation, later announcing that there was no reason to suspect foul play, nor were there signs of suicide.
among the causes for suspicion, which probably helped fuel katherine harris' demented dreams, was the fact that scarborough himself told reporters that lori had a "complicated medical history" including "stroke and epilepsy," tho this was absolutely not true.
we suggest every blogger go back and re-acquaint themselves with the sad story of lori klausutis, and how she wound up dead in joe scarborough's office.
then send someone onto joe's set and ask him three questions:
(1) do you eat cheetos? (2) do you have a star wars figure at home? (3) don't you think the fact that the medical examiner who did the questionable autopsy on the intern found dead in your office should have disqualified himself, if not because of his immediate supervisor's multiple contributions to your political campaign, then at least because of the fact that his license had been revoked in another state due to gross negligence, as well as previously in florida itself, because of failure to disclose said legal malfeasence?
or maybe just the one question.
call the olympics, a new gold medal needs to be issued
wednesday afternoon youtubery...
just a little something i saw the other day...
Labels: music
frickin' bloggers, get out of your parents' basement and deal w/real life, already!
scout prime over at first draft keeps us up to date on the insensitivity of some in blogtopia and yes, we coined that phrase, who are such navel-gazers that they are hoping for a natural disaster of katrina-proportions to hit when the gop convention starts:
but having read the many above linked posts, i find i have very hard time with kos diarist digitalapoptosis describing gustav as
are not 1720 dead enough of a reminder?...
do we really need another disaster to remind us of the terrible last one which occurred only 3 years ago? i can guarantee you the people on the gulf coast don't need a reminder as they are still living it each day. and if the rest of us need a new disaster as a reminder of katrina then what the hell is wrong with us?
we don't need a reminder, we just need to fucking remember.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
skippy's tuesday nite music club
rupa & the april fishes - un americaine a paris
kewl retro parisian cabaret video...and an interesting note: rupa is a medical doc from the bay area, whose band is getting some attention.
just imagine reading this
barack obama wears one b&w sleeveless shirt on a morning talk show and a simple blue suit at the democratic national convention and suddenly, he's the king of political fashion?a catty tone.....sounds like you would think these two are all fluff and no substance, eh? that isn't exactly what was written in the latte times...but this is an example of the subtle sexism that is acceptable in our society. it's not what women in politics are saying...but what they are wearing that is seemingly most important.
what about joseph biden, who has been struggling in the style spotlight for 20 years? we all know those boxy jackets, dowdy suits, proper cufflinks and a conservative coif.
thank you hillary for putting those cracks in the glass ceiling. thanks for changing the way many young girls will look at their futures. thank you for that terrific speech this evening. i didn't vote for you, i thought another candidate was more aligned with my beliefs and i didn't like the way your campaign was handled, but that doesn't mean i don't honor your determination.
however, we have so much further to go. but, hillary...thanks for leading the way.
the chuck stops...no....skips anywhere but
sen. chuck hagel (r-neb.) is skipping the gop convention.
hagel, who has split with the republican party over the iraq war, will spend aug. 27 through sept. 3 on an official tour of central and south america. he will not be at the xcel energy center in st. paul, minn, when sen. john mccain formally accepts the party's nomination to be president on sept. 4. - the hill
more music, more music, more music...
Labels: music
say hello
malkin after midnite
we are no fans of ms. malkin or her politics; however, the last thing the left needs is blood on their hands at the democratic convention. so we sat and watched the accompanying youtube:
all. nine. minutes.
granted, the guy alex jones, a 911 truther, is loud and obnoxious and in michelle's face. and his buddy in the green does yell "kill michelle malkin" (twice).
and the crowd follows michelle as she casually walks away, trying to ignore them.
but, gee, when we see the word "attacked," we imagine actual physical violence, with flesh meeting flesh, and blood on the sidewalk.
not only did alex not physically assault michelle, the crowd continually admonished each other "don't touch them" and "settle down."
the worse that happened was when alex called michelle a "prostitute of the new world order." then the rightist accompanying michelle yelled back "f*ck you."
now, we will be the first to admit that calling someone a prostitute of the new world order is not nice. (actually, we'd be the first to admit that it doesn't really make sense.) but it was the right that descended into invective.
we are amazed, but not surprised, that the right can think they (in the person of michelle) can continually harangue half of the population of america (ie, liberals), and not expect to get harangued back when they/she shows their/her face on the street.
or as one commentor sez on the peoples press collective:
yes, according to the hardly-ever-right. gateway pundit: the michelle malkin attack; founding bloggers: michelle malkin attacked in denver part 2 (sequels are never as good); and pajamas media: malkin in jeopardy ("i'll take immigrant bashing for a thousand, alex!").
well, kids, you can't have your strawmen and eat them, too. if you make a career provoking people, don't get surprised when they are provoked.
addendum: another commentor on the peoples press collective starts out w/this incorrect observation:
ergo, we would submit that it very well could have not been the left at all making the problems.
political food fighting
forget running for the border....
the health of u.s. banks is quickly deteriorating, and the government fund set up to protect depositors might not have enough money to insure everybody, analysts told abcnews.com.
..at the beginning of the year, 90 banks were on the fdic watch list. there are now 117, fdic chairwoman sheila c. bair announced at a news conference this afternoon. that is the highest number in five years, but some analysts expect the list to grow even more in coming months.
"i think there's going to be a steady drip, drip, drip of bad news," said sean ryan, a banking analyst with sterne agee. "we've only seen the very tip of the iceberg in terms of bank failures."
even though only nine banks have failed so far this year, ryan expects that to quickly climb with more than 100 failures before the end of 2009- abcnews.com
Labels: banking, depression, foreclosure, recession
hunting for pumas
but to vote for mcmuffin just because sen. clinton lost the primaries? skippy's mother used to have a rather gory saying: "you're cutting off your nose to spite your face."
skippy's mother was seriously derranged, but in this case, she had a point.
from the blog posts we never bothered to finish reading dept:
while eyes are on the hijinks in denver
nearly 40 years after a disastrous oil spill off the santa barbara coast galvanized the nation and gave birth to the modern environmental movement, the county board of supervisors is poised to vote today in support of offshore drilling. - latte timescalitics has more.
and, by the way...wtf is this?
the oil industry is holding an "energy mid-day reception for invited guests only" today at the democratic convention. "location: unannounced," writes the houston chronicle. "the event is sponsored by the american petroleum institute, the american gas association and the edison electric institute." - houston chronicle (ht think progress)
Labels: california, drilling, oil, santa barbara
he just had to open that door, didn't he?
anyway, i have been informed that i am not to post any youtube clips of rush on this blog. any other band is allowed. but no rush. skippy, it's understood. i shall not post any rush clips over here, ever. and may the flying spaghetti monster strike me dead if i do.
but i will post them over there. so nyah nyah!
do open that door again sometime. i like it when you do that...
Labels: funny stuff, music
a little tuesday morning youtubery...
"give a little bit" by the goo goo dolls.
it's rare for me to find a cover version of a song which i like more than its original. but this is one of those...
Labels: music
michael and me...
after reading the e-mail, i unsubscribed from his mailing list. needless to say, i won't be reading his new book.
not sure why i did that. i haven't started hating him, or anything. far from it -- i've been a fan of his films for many years. i guess, well, i know what he's going to say before i hear him say it, just like i had a pretty good idea of what would be in that e-mail before i opened it, and maybe i just don't want to hear what he has to say anymore. even if i know i'll agree with most of it. maybe it was time to just cut him loose, nothing more or less.
has anyone else felt this way about michael moore? or any other left-leaning person with name recognition? or is this just one more example of me being me?
Labels: life
Monday, August 25, 2008
skippy's monday nite music club
leo kottke - last steam engine train
baby face
a) aw, so cute
b) shouldn't those kids be in bed; or
c) god mcPOW is so f'ing old
just asking.
hep-cats go blue
play it eight to the bar, daddy-O.
paging mr. machiavelli...mr. prince machiavelli, please pick up a gop courtesy telephone
back to, like, you, heather.
tho there are hardly any cited sources or highly-placed people speaking for attribution, that doesn't stop the media from creating a picture of a party in complete disarray.
we were going to write something about how the gop is obviously feeding poison into the cw, accusing its enemies of its own failures. but a commeter at time's swampland beat us to it:
how about mccain hating romney, but possibly being forced to pick him? mccain clearly lied about romney during the florida primary, and romney was bitter about it. well, for a little while because he doesn't have much of a soul to actually feel pain.
how about mccain liking huckabee, but knowing that huckabee is a religious extremist who is broke and would scare people? sure would be interesting to see the texts of all those huckabee sermons they won't release. if he gets picked that would be a fun circus!
how about all those paul supporters? is mccain going to stick a thumb in their eyes?
how about guilani - the all adultery ticket?
how about pawlenty, the empty suit who can't even get 50% in his own state and who seemingly brings nothing to the table but platitudes?
republicans are roiling under the surface, with the conservative authoritarians in a slow death match against the conservative libertarians. i'm praying lieberman gets the nod, because that will bring it all down. one can reliably count on kristol to be completely wrong, and of course he is on this score as well.
bush has really damaged this ship, and that story still gets lumped under all this nonsense clinton drama.
in other words, to distract the american public (and to try to turn the conventional wisdom narrative around), the corporate press is ignoring the huge rifts in the repubbblican constituency and manufacturing one among the democrats.
granted, there are those that will vote contrary to their own needs just out of spite, and such nitwits are in both parties.
but we posit that any "trouble" among hillary supporters is, at the very least, being exaggerated, and probably is made up of whole cloth.
certainly, a new cnn poll says that
to which we reply, how interesting, considering that the latest washington post/abc poll has obama 6 points ahead.
cnn can, as in this case, pull its own poll out of
and that's what we think most of the media is doing. we are not surprised. but we are dismayed.
addendum: 538.com agrees w/us, and provides a much more detailed explanation of how cnn jerks us all around w/their polling results.
things to do in denver when you're a democrat
betcha most people know how many homes they own here....zero.
Labels: housing bubble, santa barbara
Sunday, August 24, 2008
skippy's sunday nite music club
burning brides - come alive
*not* skippy's sunday nite music club...
and here it is. this song is called "pictures of a city":
enjoy. or don't, whichever suits you better...
Labels: music
mad about bill kristol's sudden feminist roots
worst vice presidential pick ever
obama, now, is rather like bill clinton has been to us: when everybody gangs up on him, we are prone to defend and support him. but when there's no one treating him unfairly and he starts making decisions, we wonder what we saw in him in the first place.
there has been much to-do in blogtopia and yes, we coined that phrase, about ron fournier's opinion piece in the asspress calling obama out for this selection.
granted, as steve benen points out, fournier was working for mcmuffin as recently as last year, which does call his objectivity into sharp question.
but steve, if we were to discount every politico who goes onto write for a journalistic organ, we'd discount almost everybody in the media. which, coincidentally, we do, anyway.
and even a blind and broken pig clock finds truffles twice a day. fournier simply points out what mrs. skippy said when she heard the news about biden: "so much for change..."
in picking sen. joe biden to be his running mate, barack obama sought to shore up his weakness — inexperience in office and on foreign policy — rather than underscore his strength as a new-generation candidate defying political conventions.
he picked a 35-year veteran of the senate — the ultimate insider — rather than a candidate from outside washington, such as govs. tim kaine of virginia or kathleen sebelius of kansas; or from outside his party, such as sen. chuck hagel of nebraska; or from outside the mostly white male club of vice presidential candidates. hillary rodham clinton didn't even make his short list.
and we have objections to the senator from delaware that go even further.
biden was instrumental in getting the bankruptcy bill of 2005 pushed into law. jackson williams tells us over at huffpo:
i've never filed bankruptcy, but like bill clinton i'm moved by those demographics. not so our joe. of all the presidential contenders lined up on the stage in chicago, he was the only one who had voted for the bill. not senators dodd, clinton and obama (edwards was no longer in the senate in '05), and not house member dennis kucinich. only joe biden.
and he didn't just vote for it, he helped carry the water on it. some democrats tried to soften the bill with a series of amendments; for example, exempting military personnel at war in iraq. biden joined the majority of his colleagues -- all the republicans and too many democrats -- in knocking down every possible change that was offered.
for the record, biden's home state famously holds the incorporation papers of large credit card and financial services companies. he obviously knows how his bread is buttered in delaware, which means a "profile in courage" by 'ol joe on the bankruptcy bill was out of the question...
anyone who cares about progressive politics, or the salt of the earth, knows that the bankruptcy bill is a disaster for average folks. joe biden is a big reason why this is so. he supported it and voted for it, many times over many years.
be sure to read york's article, but to be brief, as described by nndb.com, biden's record in regards to credit card company mbna is enlightening, to say the least:
"joe and i agree on many things, but 'rational' is not a word i would attach to this president's approach to the war. we were misled by an administration that manipulated intelligence to sell a false bill of goods to the country. as i've said before it was a mistake to trust them, and continuing to try to justify our actions now won't change that fact.
"what we can do now is end this war. that is why i also disagree with joe's support to continue funding this misguided war. it's time to end this war and the only way to get that done is to end funding for combat operations."
in summary, after obama's fisa vote, his dismissal as a woman's mental health for a valid reason for an abortion, his complete shunning of wesley clark after the general stood up for him, and his pandering to the religous right (including using a homophobic opening act during his campaign), we are not surprised that he would pick such a corporate lackey insider as a veep.
but we are completely uninterested in whether or not he becomes president at this point.
as we have said before, if you don't vote for the person you support to be president, then for sure the person you don't support will win.
addendum: we forgot to add, picking the guy who couldn't come close in 88 and again this year for your team? smooth move, ex-lax!
ridin' w/biden round blogtopia
the reaction has quite a few...well, reactions...pro-, luke-warm, mildly positive, mildy positive from a hillary supporter, and quite positive.
our friend melina tells us we can get an obama-biden car magnet if we contribute to the campaign.
shaun mullen, over at the moderate voice, has known biden since the two were teenagers in delaware.
anita thompson at talkleft is underwhelmed.
steven benen, at his new post at the washmonthly, admits he called it wrong.
the 3:00 a.m. text message
Saturday, August 23, 2008
skippy's saturday nite music club
judy garland & the king's men - bidin' my time
pun aside, the laconic tone of this comic gershwin number from girl crazy reminds us of biden's, and by extension, obama's approach to politics...waitin', triangulatin', and not really getting much done in the meantime.
the chuck stops here....and endorses?
"joe biden is the right partner for barack obama. his many years of distinguished service to america, his seasoned judgment and his vast experience in foreign policy and national security will match up well with the unique challenges of the 21st century. an obama-biden ticket is a very impressive and strong team. biden's selection is good news for obama and america." - tpm
biden his time
congress should not lift the ban on offshore oil drilling. - joe biden
"a gift to the oil companies"
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for a visual housing comparison
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that right wing ap guy, fournier
..in march, for example, fournier wrote an item -- whether it was a news article or an opinion piece was unclear -- that said barack obama is "bordering on arrogance," "a bit too cocky," and that the senator and his wife "ooze a sense of entitlement." to substantiate the criticism, fournier pointed to ... not a whole lot. it was basically the Republicans' "uppity" talking point in the form of an ap article.
but much of the ap's coverage has deteriorated since. there was a slam-job on obama that read like an rnc oppo dump, followed by a scathing, 900-word reprimand of obama's decision to bypass the public financing system in the general election, filled with errors of fact and judgment.
....the ap pushed the objectivity envelope a little further with a mind-numbing, 1,100-word piece on obama "being shadowed by giant flip-flops."
...and then, within hours of obama announcing his running mate, there's fournier again, writing up another piece -- whether it's a news article or an opinion piece is, again, unclear -- that the mccain campaign just loves.- washington monthly
Labels: multi-millionaire media, obama, rnc
Friday, August 22, 2008
skippy's saturday nite music club
baka beyond - awaya baka
these folks base their music on the songs of the baka tribe from cameroon, mixing it in w/traditional celtic & other western forms.
pretty interesting result.
mccain may have 8 homes
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no, john. the economy is not working well for those who did not marry multi-millionaire heiresses.
they rise early and drive to the beach for breakfast before miller drops off his wife at her new job and heads to the library where the kids can play and read while he tries to rebuild his business. after he picks up his wife, they head out again, sometimes back to the beach for dinner before ending at the santa barbara, calif., parking lot where they sleep for the night. - abc
to all those obsessing over who obama's veep is gonna be...
stop it. just stop it. now. thankyew.
you'll know who it is soon enough. in the meantime, go play with your kids. or your dog. or maybe go out to dinner at a nice restaurant with your spouse. or a nice long walk in the park with him or her instead. or why don't the two of you go to a movie? or take your kids with you? i dunno, why not throw yourselves a picnic? or better yet, a backyard barbecue -- why wait until labor day weekend for that? or...
oh hell, why don't you all just turn off the m&%$^@f*&k!@' computer for a day or two? then you'll all have the time you need to marvel at the way our planet continues to spin on its axis of its own accord, regardless of what the cocktail wiener crowd sez you should consider blogworthy. mmm-kay? might do you some good.
oh, what's that? you love that spectator sport aspect of politics? bully for you, then. i've heard that the late great groucho marx loved his cigar, too. but at least he took it out of his mouth once in a while...
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you've been veeprolled...
"and now, america, what you've all been waiting to hear!" shouted the junior senator from the state of illinois, as an american-flag-decorated curtain dropped behind mr. obama, immediately followed by the familiar opening drum beats and funk synthesizer chords of astley's 1987 hit single, "never gonna give you up."
pumping his fists downward in a striking motion as he spoke, mr. obama continued, "you just got rickrolled, america!"
while the title of "greatest prank ever" remains speculative, experts from the guinness book of world records verified shortly before press time that obama's announcement likely set the world record for the longest sustained silence from a crowd of over 10,000 people, at roughly over seven minutes.
mad about mcmuffin not knowing how many homes he owns
Thursday, August 21, 2008
skippy's thursday nite music club
pere ubu - waiting for mary
the ubus are joined by debbie harry & david sanborn (as this clip is from sanborn's old show night music). however, loudon wainright iii and phillip glass sit this one out, more's the pity.
the hell with it...
i thought i was straight, even though i tended to live more like a monk than a bachelor on the prowl. you know, that maybe i was just the sort of guy who took monogamy to borderline ridiculous lengths. nothing in my life openly suggested to me, or anyone else, that i was attracted to other men until last year or so -- i mean, had i placed chippendale calendars on my wall year after year, or maintained a subscription to playgirl magazine, that would have made it quite obvious earlier on. but... well, i just kinda noticed a certain feeling i had one day, and thought nothing of it, but then i noticed it again, and again... and again... and... you get the idea. these days, i notice it damn near all the time.
thinking it over, it actually explains quite a few personal things about me. i'm not sure i'm ecstatic about it, but i'm all right. at the absolute worst, i don't mind being gay. it's just odd how this is coming to pass.
my 2 cents.
til further on...
Labels: it is what it is
"yesterday's faded, nothing can change it"...
"life's what you make it" by talk talk.
ain't that the truth...
how many average americans do you know
sen. john mccain (r-az) said yesterday in an interview with politico that he did not know how many houses he and his wife cindy own. "i think — i'll have my staff get to you," mccain said. "it's condominiums where — i'll have them get to you." his staff has since said "the correct answer is at least four," but the mccains actually own 7more about the "rich and out of touch" mcain....here.
houses. - think progress
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
skippy's wednesday nite music club
charlie parker & dizzy gillespi - hot house
earl wilson (along w/leonard feather) introduces bird & dizzy on earl's ny show "stage entrance" back in 1951. accompanying bird & dizzy are the famous dick hyman on piano, sandy block on bass, and charlie smith on drums.
"one by one, the guests arrive"...
"the guests" by leonard cohen.
without question, the best song he ever wrote...
pundits change minds, call election for mcmuffin
just weeks ago, mccain had been accused by many of squandering the long democratic primary season and remaining stagnant in the polls. now it can be argued that obama has squandered his lead — and let mccain effectively define him before he has effectively defined mccain.
this position pre-supposes that the long, drawn-out democratic nominating procedure (lasting almost into june), with obama's (and sen. clinton's) name blasted across the airwaves 24/7 had little to do w/the sen. from illinois' amazing poll numbers back in the spring.
remember that mcmuffin hardly said or did a thing, just watching and waiting to see how the dem fight sorted out.
also, we'd like you to examine this idea (as voiced by robert arena at americablog (no link to them until somebody over there starts linking to us...you know who you are, aravosis!)):
no, we are not invoking the bizarro world explanation (a favorite of lefty commentors). what we are saying that a combination of the rightist echo-chambered fact-free infrastructure and the media's vested interest in a close presidential race makes today's poll standings not only expected, but inevitable.
don't get us wrong. we'd love to see barack "to the future" obama way out front. and we have no delusions that his winning the presidency is inevitable. we have said before, if there's any one who can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, it's the democrats.
but to have expected anybody to maintain a comfortable lead from june until november, and then to cry havoc and release the dogs of cable news when the lead slips, is not only unreasonable, it borders on the hysterical. it's drama queen territory.
what we are saying is this: polls tightening as the race goes on? what's next? dog bites man? sky is blue? goldstein quits blogging?


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Yes, yes, we know: We have a bit of a bit of a blind spot when it comes to Rick Ankiel. But now that the lunacy of the final two months of last season are past us ... is the guy really ready to be an every day outfielder.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch asked that question this morning, and it's key, because the Cardinals are counting on him this year. The thing about great stories — and regardless your view on Ankiel and HGH and whatever, last year was a great story — is that inevitably they have to keep going. The flash is over; now he has to be a regular player. And protect Albert Pujols in the lineup. Is he really ready for that?
We Cardinals fans are far from certain this tale is over, and we've been through too much not to be a little wary. If Ankiel starts off slowly, we are all going to fret. Is he going to lose it again? Is he ready for all this again? Forgive us: We still think of Ankiel as this troubled but good-hearted nephew we root for in more ways than just on-the-field. It will almost seem strange to see him as just another player, another outfielder, a guy on our fantasy team. We want him to do well for our team, but mostly, still, we just want him to do well for himself. We have 162 more games to find out, very soon.
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Exposed to endless music issuing from shopping malls, supermarkets, and elevators, sounds of vehicles on the streets or overhead aircraft, construction, seasonal outdoor home maintenance, and basement workshops, we live in a world where it is difficult to avoid noise, the most prevalent type of air pollution.
Hearing can be damaged by a one-time exposure to an intense "impulse" sound, such as a gunshot, explosion (think Baghdad), or by continuous exposure to loud sounds over an extended period of time, for example, in the workplace, a long motorcycle ride, and especially the "sound of mucous" in the form of MP3 players like iPods, TV, radio, and concerts-especially the rock variety. Here are some striking statistics:
*Three out of 4 children have an ear infection, by the time they are 3 years old. An unknown number of these result in hearing loss.
*Almost 10% of Americans, 30 million people have hearing impairment. Of these, 10 million Americans have suffered irreversible noise-induced hearing loss, and 30 million more are exposed to dangerous noise levels each day.
30% of people over 65 and 40% of those over 75 have hearing loss.
* At least 12 million Americans have tinnitus (ringing, buzzing, or roaring in one or both ears; it can also be a high pitched whining, hissing, humming, whistling sound, or a "whooshing" sound). usually the result of temporary or permanent hearing damage from excessive exposure to loud sound. Of these, at least 1 million experience it so severely that it interferes with their daily activities.
*Only 1 out of 5 people who could benefit from a hearing aid actually wears one.
The loudness of sound is measured in units called decibels, written "dB." Decibels are tricky to understand unless you know a bit about logarithms and acoustical physics. It turns out that a 5 dB noise reduction is about 30% quieter and represents a 50% decrease in the risk of hearing loss! Decibel examples: rustling leaves, 20 dB, humming of a refrigerator, 45 dB, normal conversation, 60 dB, busy traffic 75dB-85 dB, noisy restaurant, 80 dB- all with no time limit of exposure. But for average factory noise, 85 dB, it takes only 8 hours for noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL-this can can be temporary or permanent).
Other excess levels include: passing motorcycle, 90 dB-8 hours exposure for NIHL, subway train or diesel truck, 100 dB-2 hours exposure , helicopter and power mower 105 dB 1 hour, and, ranking with auto horn, propeller aircraft, and air raid siren, live rock music 90-130 dB 20 minutes to 8 hours. THRESHOLD OF PAIN is 140 dB, the danger level, from a jet engine. A rocket launching is 180 dB. Long or repeated exposure to sounds at or above 85 decibels can cause hearing loss. See this link. The louder the sound, the shorter the time period before NIHL can occur. Sounds of less than 75 decibels, even after long exposure, are unlikely to cause hearing loss. A good rule of thumb is to avoid noises that are "too loud" and "too close" or that last "too long."
Noise-induced hearing loss from impulse sound and loud continuous noise occurs primarily because of damage to the hair cells of the ear as well as the auditory, or hearing, nerve. This hearing loss can be temporary and disappear in 16 to 48 hours; it is often accompanied by tinnitus (see above). However, this so-called "temporary threshhold shift" is a serious warning sign and may lead to permanent increase in threshhold, i.e. long-lasting hearing damage.As the NIH reports, recreational activities that can put someone at risk for NIHL include target shooting and hunting, snowmobile riding, woodworking and other hobbies, playing in a band, and attending rock concerts. Harmful noises at home may come from lawnmowers, leafblowers, and shop tools.As the NIH further states, noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is 100 percent preventable. To protect your hearing:
* Know which noises can cause damage (those at or above 85 decibels).
* Wear earplugs or other hearing protective devices when involved in a loud activity (special earplugs and earmuffs are available at hardware and sporting goods stores).
* Be alert to hazardous noise in the environment.
* Protect the ears of children who are too young to protect their own.
An excellent discussion on the subject of hearing can be seen at this web site by "Abelard" from which I quote a few pearls about listening to music:"The big culprits aren't the devices themselves [iPods and MP3 players], but the tiny "ear bud" style headphones that the music players use. The earbuds are even more likely to cause hearing loss than the muff-type earphones that were used on Walkman and portable CD players. …On average, the smaller [the headphones] were, the higher their output levels at any given volume-control setting. [Harvard Medical School study] …Tiny phones inserted into the ears are not as efficient at blocking outside sounds as the cushioned headsets, users tend to crank up the volume to compensate. A quarter of iPod users between 18 and 54 years of age listened at volumes sufficient to cause hearing damage." [Australian research]
"As one researcher found was often the case, listening to music/muzak at 110 to 120 decibels damages hearing in less than an hour and a half. Thus, the "longer-lasting batteries and more storage capacity encourages people with portable players to listen longer, not giving the ears a chance to recover."
I constantly worry about how many millions of our younger generation will add to the growing population of hearing-impaired over the next decades.


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Dear Abby: I'm engaged to someone I love very much. I am 36 and he is 44. We get along great, but he's in a rush to get married. It will be my first and his second. We got engaged three months ago, and he wants the wedding to be in February. The date he picked is his father's birthday.
My other problem is, he is always pawing at me. He always needs to be touching me or calling me his "beautiful angel." It's good to hear that once in a while, but not five times a day.
I love being with him, but sometimes I need my own space. If I say no, he gets defensive and worried that I'm going to leave him. We spend practically every waking (and non-waking) moment together. I am almost at a breaking point. Help!
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Dear Overwhelmed: I hope you realize that the behavior you are describing is not an indication of love, but of extreme insecurity. His need to constantly touch you, his defensiveness if you say you need some space, and his fear that you will leave him WON'T CHANGE if you marry him. I am also concerned about the way your wedding date was chosen, because the decision wasn't arrived at mutually.
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Six superstars will enter the Elimination Chamber on Sunday in New Orleans for WWE's 16th edition of the match, as Mark Henry, Daniel Bryan, Jack Swagger, Kane, Chris Jericho and Randy Orton look to advance to WrestleMania to challenge the World Heavyweight Champion.
There's no doubt the Chamber has brought some memorable moments. SLAM! Wrestling's Matt Bishop and Nolan Howell give their thoughts on the top-five Chamber matches of all time.
NH: Raw Elimination Chamber - No Way Out 2008
Proven Elimination Chamber veterans in Triple H, Shawn Michaels, and Chris Jericho were thrown in newcomers Jeff Hardy, John Bradshaw Layfield, and the monster known as Umaga. All three men brought it that night and put on a notable match that saw Triple H taking home the win to go to WrestleMania
MB: Raw Elimination Chamber - SummerSlam 2003
Of the 15 Chamber matches that have taken place to date, only two have featured casts where all six participants had either already won or were future WWE world champions. This was one of them. With Triple H, Goldberg, Chris Jericho, Kevin Nash, Randy Orton and Chris Jericho, this could be argued to be the most star-studded Chamber to date. The story here was Goldberg and Triple H, but after Goldberg ran wild, an injured Triple H put him away with the help of Ric Flair and a sledgehammer.
NH: Raw Elimination Chamber - Elimination Chamber 2011
Not looking to pale in comparison, the Raw brand put on a show in the Elimination Chamber as well. In a match full of solid talent, John Cena ended up clinching the spot at that year's WrestleMania by taking home the win. However, five of the six participants still remain some of the most popular stars on the WWE roster and this match is a good demonstration of why to root for each man.
MB: Smackdown Elimination Chamber - Elimination Chamber 2012
As a match, this really wasn't much, but it gets on my list because of final few minutes. The match built up Santino Marella as the ultimate underdog, as he pinned both Cody Rhodes and then Wade Barrett to reach the final two with World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan. The crowd at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisc., came unhinged, especially as Marella got a roll-up for a near-fall and then hit the Cobra, but Bryan kicked out and eventually made Marella tap out. Fantastic pro wrestling.
NH: SmackDown Elimination Chamber - Elimination Chamber 2011
Edge was in top form in this match where he retained the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. With names like Rey Mysterio and Big Show as proven talents and young guns like Drew McIntyre and Wade Barrett, the match was meant to show the best SmackDown had to offer. Fortunately, it did just that.
MB: Raw Elimination Chamber - No Way Out 2009
If for nothing else, this match spawned the saying "big fat failure turtles" thanks to Edge's surprise World Heavyweight Championship win here. After losing his WWE Championship in short order earlier in the night in the other Chamber match, Edge attacked Kofi Kingston and took his spot in this match. The final few minutes between Edge and Rey Mysterio were absolutely electric and memorable.
NH: Raw Elimination Chamber - New Year's Resolution 2005
This match sticks out because of it reflected some of the best WWE had to offer and talents that were on their way to make huge impacts in the organization. Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, and Triple H had been putting on consistent matches since the new�millennium, while Edge, Batista, and Randy Orton were all hitting their stride en route to the top. Add Shawn Michaels as the special referee and this was a match to be remembered.
MB: Raw Elimination Chamber - New Year's Revolution 2005
As Nolan pointed out, look at the talent in this match. Absolutely insane. This match continued Batista's rise to the top, and the World Heavyweight Championship, even though he fell short here. This match was especially suspenseful since it was to crown a new World Heavyweight Champion after the title was vacated in late 2004. The ending, in which Triple H didn't save Batista, set the table for the company's biggest feud of the first half of 2005.
NH: Raw Elimination Chamber - Survivor Series 2002
Without a doubt, the first Elimination Chamber set the precedent for the matches to come. Rob Van Dam was hitting the pinnacle of his popularity in the WWE and the moves he performed more than explain why. �In the end, it was all about the resurgent phoenix known as Shawn Michaels taking home the belt in the end.
MB: Raw Elimination Chamber - Survivor Series 2002
Ricky Bobby once famously said, "If you're not first, you're last." Well, Eric Bischoff's vision certainly delivered in the first iteration of the match, held at Madison Square Garden, and it has stood up as the best to this day. The ending, seeing Shawn Michaels capture the World Heavyweight Championship in only his second match back after four years off due to injury, will go down as one of the all-time great moments in wrestling history.


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Garrett Hedlund in On The Road
I was worried about Garrett Hedlund after seeing TRON: Legacy. That was not a good movie. And he... wasn't good in it. But he didn't seem in a hurry to do much else after Country Strong. After seeing On The Road, now I know why. Whoever is managing his career was confident enough in what Hedlund delivered, knowing that once people see this performance, new opportunities would present themselves soon enough.
He is so unexpectedly terrific in this film, it's a major career-maker. There's no inhibition. He doesn't hold back. He goes flat out. As such, his Dean Moriarty is unforgettable. He is all charisma, super sexy, a selfish prick, an irresponsible fool, stupid, endearing, and captures exactly what I've wanted of the character since the first time I read the book. As I wrote two years ago after interviewing Hedlund at Comic-Con:
I had a big brother crush on Dean the first time I read On the Road. The second time I read On the Road I thought he just needed me to fix him. We were in love. The third time I thought we'd find each other but only much later in life. The fourth time I called him a loser. The fifth time, just two years ago, I loved him all over again but knew I'd have to leave him in the end. And these are only my projections. There are millions of others who see Dean an entirely different way.
On The Road is far from a great film. But Hedlund's is a great performance. It's a brave performance. And I can't wait for you to see it.
Here he is with Kirsten Dunst yesterday at the photo call and the premiere. I'm telling you, again, he has never looked better. I like the headpiece she had on in the afternoon. Like the returning Queen of the festival.
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WASHINGTON, DC-- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today concerning a deal under which Dubai Ports World of the United Arab Emirates would manage six major U.S. seaports, including the Port of Baltimore:
"Nearly five years after the horrific attacks on this nation on September 11, 2001, it is clear that our enemies would like nothing more than to strike us again and that our seaports continue to be one of our major vulnerabilities. Democrats have repeatedly fought to upgrade and harden our nations port security, but our proposals and warnings have generally gone unheeded by the Bush Administration and Congressional Republicans."
"The fact that only 5 percent of the containers entering this country at our seaports are inspected is absolutely unacceptable, and commands our immediate attention."
"Given this continuing concern about security at Americas seaports, it is no wonder that a wide range of federal and state officials from both sides of the aisle are expressing their reservation about the specter of a Dubai company managing six major seaports. When a red flag like this goes up, our national security and simple prudence dictates that the American people and this Congress receive more information and that the matter be thoroughly reviewed. That is precisely what should happen now."
"The President should delay this sale until all security concerns have been addressed. Furthermore, this Congress and the Administration must give our seaports the resources that are required to address these continuing vulnerabilities. The sad fact is, our seaports are not as safe today as they should be."


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I was solving a practice Physics GRE and there was a question about springs connected in series and parallel. I was too lazy to derive the way the spring constants add in each case. But I knew how capacitances and resistances add when they are connected in series/parallel. So I reasoned that spring constants should behave as capcitances because both springs and capacitors store energy.
This line reasoning did give me the correct answer for how spring constants add, but I was just curious if this analogy makes sense, and if it does, how far one can take it. That is, knowing just that two things store energy, what all can you say will be similar for the two things.


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Authorities said a man who couldn't swim drowned in a pool in Broward County, Fla.
Detectives are investigating the death of 28-year-old Anish John from Davie. They said he died early Sunday morning, a few hours after jumping into a swimming pool at a party.
A sheriff's office report says John was under water for several minutes before other party-goers noticed him, pulled him out and tried CPR. Fire rescue transported him to Holy Cross Hospital where he was pronounced dead after 1 a.m.
Authorities have not said why John jumped into the pool.
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While Eternia is in celebration, Evil-Lyn plans to take control of Grayskull. Realizing that Skeletor is a failure, she travels to Etheria to meet up with Hordak, instead. He betrays her, so she disappears and he decides to take control of Grayskull himself. Soon a dimensional gate opens and Hordak emerges, riding the Mantisaur. He confronts Grayskull, but the Rock People who guard it stand ready to defend the castle. They prove to be no match for Hordak, who imprisons them in a mystic cage. He-Man, piloting the Wind Raider, attacks Hordak, but the Mantisaur summons swarms of insects to distract He-Man. Hordak, using the hurricane mace to fly, knocks He-Man to the ground. Hordak recovers the Power Sword, but it has its own will and destroys his hurricane mace. Evil-lyn then frees the Rock People, who capture Hordak. Soon after, he is sent back to Etheria.
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Welcome, uh, come in, come in, yeah it's the Basedgod, He will be uh coming very shortly, I'm sorry about the long wait that you guys have been having, Lil B he's very busy (Beat Starts), Don't worry come on in, You've never heard of the Basedgod? (laughs)
Court trials, shit I gotta manage
They think if I take my shit off
I'mma wild out
They know I'm gone do it
If it's a smart move I'm gone pursue it
Gone off Buddha
Store in Cuba
That ain't me
I ain't no court chasing nigga
Stay away far from cops those dope dealers, don't get arrested
I'm having more scrilla
Dollar billas
Equals Killas
I guess I'm killing
Ain't no secrets
Then I peep more secrets
Then you see how I see them
Guarantee your visions even
I swear I'm Capo Capo
Drop the drop off yeah give me that
I ain't petty
But the Glock so heavy
Drop shots, spaghetti
Left or a Leftee
Or a booger you fat or a hefty
I'm a give 'em back raw coke
Your boy too clean like I used bar of soap
No I'm just a Waterfront boy
You just cop my pension
And its written
I always had this vision
Niggas too fake
Couldn't come to grips with
That I made it happen
It's a one in million that I'mma make it rapping
But I'm so sincere
A suit and a tie what I'm suppose to wear
I'm in the zone I'mma go this year
Might blow the ... like remotes in here
Look at me
A smirk on her face like I shouldn't be happy
And I shouldn't keep rapping
But niggas from the dirt
So its, flowers in the grass
I'm having the time of my life
Just flash how I would just pass
This Strobe light
Daytime and I hate night
Only things cool is the breaklight
What I sold they don't get the pace right
Only god knows what my day like
The whole world knows what I stand for
I got honor in my words
I demand more... Peace
I want to make a place for the people
I want to show y'all that we all are even
I want to be a star no hollywood
Your dreams come true it's all good
Just think about it
What you want to do you gone do
And its all those moves, its all those things, its all those dudes
Think about it man
Think all those- man them lives going to change
Dream more doors then you do the pain
A lot of people sleep out in the rain
We tend to forget what we don't see
So if you disappear tomorrow
Would you think about me
Or would you think about me
Ah So you finally met Lil B, huh, How was it? It wasn't as bad as you thought it would be. Come outside the BasedGod's here Yes! This is amazing. Look at his face he's so happy. Close the door we must leave. We must leave the BasedGod now. Let him, Let him rest, Let him be
God's Father Mixtape, Lil B
This is the first track on lil B's 'God's Father' mixtape. "Lil B Is one of the most revolutionary artist in music,all he has to do is walk and they follow"-LIL B


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Individual and Community Resilience
Great Resources for Teaching
from the October 2010 YES! Education Connection Newsletter
Read the newsletter: Go Green! Go Simple! Preparing your students for an uncertain world
What makes teenage brains unique? What happens when people from all walks of life play an alternate reality game to create a better future? Here are two classroom resources that will inspire your students to explore individual and community resilience.
Inside the Teenage Brain
Teenagers can be a mystery. One minute, they're sweet, earnest, and on task. Then, snarly, evasive, and bouncing off the walls the next.
Frontline's series " Inside the Teenage Brain" explores scientific research and explanations for teenage behavior. Neuroscientists say the brain is like a house that is built in the early years, and the rest of childhood and teenage years is getting the furniture in the house and in the right place. Extensive changes in brain development—referred to as pruning and strengthening—during puberty occur simultaneously with raging hormones.
Sleep, mood swings, risky behavior, neuroresearch, public policy, and parenting tips are deftly discussed in this fascinating and helpful program. No matter the research, the experts on the show say that the biggest difference in a teen's life is the quality time he or she spends with parents or other adults.
Episodes include: Teenagers Inexplicable Behavior, The Wiring of the Adolescent Brain, Mood Swings, You Just Don't Understand, From Zzzzs to A's, and Are There Lessons for Parents?
To enter the Frontline series and recesses of the teen brain, click here: Inside the Teenage Brain
VISIT: The Child's Developing Brain (interactive)
EXPLORE: Anatomy of a Teen Brain
NY TIMES LESSON PLAN: What Were They Thinking? Exploring Teen Brain Development
In this lesson, your students will review recent scientific research on the teenage brain, including the Frontline series, "Inside the Teenage Brain," and hold a mini-symposium to discuss its implications to topics related to teens' freedom and accountability. Your students will note differences between adult and teen brains; what methods neuroscientists use to research those differences; and how that research is applied to parenting (think curfews and hanging out with friends) and public policy, such as teenage driver laws.
LESSON PLAN: What Were They Thinking? Exploring Teen Brain Development
World Without Oil
In May 2007, people from all walks of life began to play a "what if" game. What if an oil crisis started? What would happen? How would the lives of ordinary people change?
To play the game, people visualized what would happen if an oil crisis hit the U.S. As the game unfolded and the crisis was in full swing, people told their stories of how the oil shortage affected their lives and what they were doing to cope. As World Without Oil continued, over 1900 people not only created an immensely complex disaster, but they also visualized realistic and achievable solutions via their own personal blog posts, videos, and voicemails.
Though the game is officially over, your students can still play and learn. World Without Oil's 11 stand-alone lessons and grassroots simulation will engage students with questions about energy use, sustainability, the role energy plays in our economy, culture, worldview and history, and the threat of peak oil.
LESSON 1: Oil Crisis: Get into the GameA global oil crisis has begun. Oil usage worldwide has increased to where the oil supply can only meet 95% of it. Begin the inquiry into the effects of less oil in our lives.
EXPLORE: Lesson One: Oil Crisis
LESSON 3: Life is Starting to ChangeWidespread changes are starting. Goods and services that depended on cheap oil are failing.
EXPLORE: Lesson Three: Life is Starting to Change
LESSON 6: Food Without Oil
The impact of oil on our food supply is one of the most serious aspects of the oil crisis. Shortages are forcing many people to look for locally grown food.
To download all 11 World Without Oil lessons, in addition to a student guide on lessons, click here: http://worldwithoutoil.org/metateachers.htm
World Without Oil is an alternate reality game created to call attention to and spark dialogue about petroleum dependency. It also aims to inspire individuals to take steps toward living less oil-dependent, more resilient lives. World Without Oil was presented in 2007 by Independent Television Service (ITVS) with funding by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It continues through lesson plans for middle and high school teachers.
To explore more learning resources, visit the official website: World Without Oil


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 19 diseños de 8 diseñadores freelance.
I want something simple, soft, and obviously memorable.
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I am starting a new internet marketing consulting firm (isn't everyone). I am already a CEO of a Medical Staffing Company (St. Paul Medical Network). I am seriously religous (Roman Catholic). I would like a personal logo for the new firm that may be loosly connected to my current company. I want a simple logo that is light and interesting, kind of like the "SEOBook.com" logo. The main URL will probably be "internetmarketingwisconsin.com", but I would like some flexibility from the Wisconsin angle. I will probably incorporate "simple_solutions_by_elluminati" (lowercase) within my slogan but again I may want some flexibility. Please feel free to suggest a slogan! The company will focus on SEO, but will be a full internet marketing consulting firm.
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- Not complicated or "busy", but not too simple.
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"It's been all popsicles and lollipops so far."
Tim Jackson, on leading the U.S. Senior Open
A 59-YEAR-OLD NEARLY WINS the British Open. And now this: a 50-year-old amateur leads the 2009 U.S. Senior Open at Crooked Stick after 36 holes. An amateur. Something strange is happening in golf, and I don't think I can blame it on global warming.
Tim Jackson is a real estate developer from Tennessee and an amateur golfer. On Thursday and Friday, Jackson toured Crooked Stick in 133 strokes—or 11-under par—for a one-shot lead over Joey Sindelar.
That's surprising, even to Jackson. "Realistically, I was shooting to make the cut," he said.
Besides Jackson and Sindelar, Fred Funk, Greg Norman and Dan Forsman are in the hunt.
"Tomorrow I know I'm going to be nervous," Jackson said. "I know there will be rough patches.
"It's been all popsicles and lollipops so far," he added. "But I expect there to be some tough spots. Hopefully we can keep a level head and work through them."
I might get out to Crooked Stick on Saturday for a short while. My cousin has complimentary passes. And then it's I-74 to Cincinnati as we begin the trip home.
−The Armchair Golfer
Friday, July 31
Real Estate Developer Leads U.S. Senior Open
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Golf will always be golf, regardless of the skill level of the player. I hope he can hold up for four days.
- commercial real estate said...
thats what you call a game...:) anyone can win..
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Birthday Quotes, Sayings for 40th, 50th, 60th birthdays
This is your very own personal reminder that you're getting older.
Wishing you good health on your another year! Happy birthday❤.
The secret of growing younger is counting blessings, not birthdays
Birthdays are meant for special occasions.
– Anupam Kher
You think you are special just
Because it's your birthday today…
No way you're special every day!!!
Happy birthday dear. !!
We celebrate the birthday of the body. But, in reality, "We" are not the body. We are the soul, the atman. Therefore, celebrate every day, as we are immortal.
Growing old is compulsory, but growing up is optional. I wish you growth in all ramification of your life. Happy birthday.
Your age is not a number. Your age is in the heart. Happy Birthday.
As you mark this day joy shall fill all the empty space in your heart so you never forget this day. Happy birthday!!!
As you grow up, make sure you have…more dreams than memories, more opportunities than chances, more hard work than luck and more friends than acquaintances. May you have the very best in life. Happy Birthday!
I may not be celebrating your special day with you but I want you to know that I am thinking of you & wishing you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
May this day be the beginning of another beautiful year for you. May there be pleasant surprises, loads of joy and infinite happiness. Wish you a very happy birthday.
65 and still alive.
Birthdays are never good cause every time your birthday comes up you know you're a year closer to death.
Birthday is a present that we must treasure. :)
Hoping that for every candle on your cake you get a wonderful surprise. Happy happy birthday my friend.
Omg! __________ is 40! lol!
50, ha! I remember my first Vi*gra.b
The difference between 49 and 50 is only 365 days well lived.
Over the hill, jumping the gun, look out suckers, here I come!
Your birthday is a reminder that life is fun.
Someone asked me once what I wanted for my birthday, I said I want more. More love, more laughter, more peace more fun, more good days than bad. Simply more!
Hope lovely surprises are coming your way to make your birthday a wonderful day.
Wishing you your happiest birthday yet a birthday too special to ever forget.
Happy birthday from the heart cause that's where all beautiful wishes start.
Birthdays are like vacations – you should have them at least once a year.
My birthday…another great day in history.
Birthdays come only once a year, we should appreciate them when they do, sometimes we take for granted, the time we have, but the truth is we don't have enough time, and we never will, so cherish your birthday every moment.
I am another year older, wiser, and more grateful and here I want to share this words with you all and it's my honor to do that … Well I don't think of it as being another year older I just do really believe it as another year of having and enjoyed with a great and wonderful family and friends like you guys and believe me the best birthday present I could ever have is knowing you all … Thank you to those who sent me a message or called me on my phone or posted on my wall thank you … You just made my day.
Every year on your birthday, be nice to your kids. The older you get the closer it comes for them to choose a nursing home.
Birthdays – Too young to forget them and too old to care.