Archive for September, 2009
Late Night Video — the Return of McCarthyism
Interesting comparisons here. Video is 9 – 10 mins long. Find more videos like this on DramaTube
Breaking: Carper Votes Against Rockfeller Public Option –UPDATED
Via Steve Benen:
Updated — Carper votes against the Rockefeller Amendment and for the Schumer Amendment.
Tuesday Open Thread
Save this date – November 17. It’s the day that Sarah Palin’s memoir Going Rogue (clever title) is due to hit the shelves. She and her ghostwriter finished in only 4 months. The 400-page book is the first for Palin, who has been an object of fascination since Republican Sen. John McCain chose her as […]
Breaking: Appeals Court Denies Delaware’s Appeal
This just in from the News Journal: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit today denied Delaware’s petition for a hearing on its bid to offer sports betting on the outcome of fewer than three National Football League games. A three-judge panel of the appeals court in Philadelphia ruled last month that Delaware’s […]
Comment Rescue – Call Carper’s Office Today
John Manifold reminded us yesterday – we need to call Carper’s office today. Today the SFC will be debating several amendments relating to the public option. Carper is considered one of the Senators on the bubble, so calling him to tell him what you want is crucial. Bob Reich says Tuesday is the day to […]
The Largest Free Clinic in the United States
This should not be in a first world country: 1300 people showed up for a free dental clinic in Parkesburg, WVA. Then. the Remote Area Medical crew see 1500 people per day, in a free clinic over 8 days in Los Angeles. This weekend, 2000 people in Houston came to a free clinic (Texas having […]
Glenn Beck’s Ten Worst List
Glenn Beck is obviously a deep thinker. In his new book, Arguing With Himself Idiots he furiously whacks at strawmen, teaching the “idiot” about what the founders really meant. September 22 brought us the release of Beck’s second book of 2009, the ironically titled Arguing with Idiots. In it, Beck is engaged in an ongoing […]
Help Out Trey Paradee This Weekend
Trey Paradee, who lost what former Phils’ manager Danny Ozark called a ‘cliff-dweller’ to State Rep. Pam Thornburg for the 29th RD seat in 2008, will host a fundraiser for the 29th RD committee and for ‘Democratic candidates’ on Sunday. I think this is the first announcement of its type for which I’ve shilled (thanks for […]
I’m sure it’s just the recession..
NEW YORK – Organized religion was already in trouble before the fall of 2008. Denominations were stagnating or shrinking, and congregations across faith groups were fretting about their finances. The Great Recession made things worse. I almost feel sorry for the churches. I’m sure many of them had good programs for many of the countries […]
Day 2 of C&B
Well, I am officailly 2 days into my 6 months clean and sober side show. Yesterday on my hour long commute I would have to say I thought about beer no less than 50 times. Perhaps it is because I am stopping for a while and my brain knows it is going without. And he […]
Greenspan is in favor of regulation = me being skeptical
Whatever… F-you is what I have to say to that guy. He was all about Freemarket and deregulation…until the economy collapsed and bankrupted Iceland and a few other countries then sent our country to the brink of ruin and aided a housing bubble that has essentially screwed millions of people out of their jobs and […]
Late Night Video — What Global Warming Looks Like
This is one of the great TED talks, this one accompanied by time lapse imagery by James Balog and the Extreme Ice Survey. This is remarkable imagery from a remarkable project. Worth all 19 minutes of this video.
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