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Thursday’s Evening Read: TMZ Edition
A few weeks ago, the internet was a twitter with GQ’s interview with John Edwards’ girlfriend in Hello, America, My Name is Rielle Hunter.
New York Times’ columnist Gail Collins looks at Sex Scandals to Learn By.
If you thought Tiger Woods’ scandal was something, take a read about England’s John Terry, Last Taboo in English Football: [...]
Wednesday’s Evening Read
Time Magazine looks at 10 Ideas for the Next 10 Years. Here is Gregory Rodriguez on The White Anxiety Crisis.
The Times’ Washington correspondent Giles Whittell looks at the our health care crisis, Obama is bashing on the brick wall of unlogic.
Politics editor of The Atlantic Marc Ambinder comments on 3 Reasons Why Republicans Might Not [...]
Brown To Host First Beltway Fundraiser
Ah, more of the same. Tea Party Senator Scott Brown will host his first beltway fundraiser — umm, tea party? — later this month. If you have $1000, you too can attend. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
17Mar2010 | nemski | 3 comments | Continued
Fox Noise to Interview Obama Tonight
President Obama will be interviewed on Fox Noise by Bret Baier. The interview will be broadcast tonight at 6 PM.
17Mar2010 | nemski | 0 comments | Continued
Is Graham a RINO in Recovery?
Sen. Linsdey Graham, John McCain’s BFF, talking about health care reform on South Carolina radio inteview:
Nancy Pelosi, I think, has got them all liquored up on sake and you know, they’re making a suicide run here.
Rep. Mike Honda, a Democrat of Japanese-American descent, was not too pleased:
I am disheartened that Senator Graham chose to [...]
A Quiet Victory
The one debate between scientists and deniers that I don’t relish is the argument vaccinations cause autism. Maybe as I parent, I understand the need, the desire to find answers to questions that remained unanswered. Earlier this week, three separate rulings determined that vaccines — specifically thimerosal —are not linked to the cause of autism [...]
17Mar2010 | nemski | 11 comments | Continued
Late Night Video: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls
One of the big publishing stories last year was the wildly successful Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Now Quirk Books is about to release Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls, a prequel. Here is the movie trailer — yes, movie trailer — for the new book.
16Mar2010 | nemski | 1 comment | Continued
Tuesday’s Evening Read
Evolutionist Eric Michael Johnson examines his beliefs in Why I Am Not A Humanist.
The Washington Post’s Fred Hiatt seems to think that “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” should be Obama’s mantra, Obama’s happiness deficit.
The Times’ Oliver Kamm looks at how A rediscovered play adds to the Bard’s shifting reputation.
Demon Sheep Part Deux
Back in February, we introduced you to Carly Fiorina’s Demon Sheep ad. Today, we give you the her Hot Air ad.
16Mar2010 | nemski | 2 comments | Continued
Monday Evening’s Read
As I mentioned yesterday, the Obama Administration was sending over its blueprint for the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. (pdf)
The New Yorker’s Hendrik Hertzberg on the future of nuclear energy in the United States, Some Nukes.
Newsweek’s Fareed Zakaria on President Obama’s successful strategy in Pakistan, A Victory for Obama.
No Quarter
This post is an odd one to write because all it is is a rather long answer to one trivia question: Who wrote the bill which created the most successful commemorative coin series in the history of the United States? This post has nothing to do with my dislike of Mike Castle as he has only proved himself to be an eager lapdog of the Republican Party leadership over the last decade. This is trivia only.
15Mar2010 | nemski | 10 comments | Continued
BREAKING: House Democrats Release HCR Bill
Late last night the House Budge Committee released the legislation that will serve as the basis for debate this week. Note this is the same legislation that made it through the Education and Labor Committee and Ways and Means Committee last year.
Download and read the pdf.
Late Night Video: Mr. Trololo
The Mr. Trololo video is sweeping the inter tubes and should be watched if you haven’t already seen it. According to Pravda, yes that newspaper, this is a video of the Soviet era performer Eduard Khil singing “I Am So Happy to Finally Be Back Home” . Khil, interviewed in the Christian Science Monitor, said:
On [...]
Evening Read
Education historian Diane Ravitch on educational reform, The Big Idea — it’s bad educational policy.
NY Times columnist Frank Rich on why revisionists like Liz Cheney and Karl Rove must be refuted, The New Rove-Cheney Assault on Reality.
Jaclyn Friedman, writer and activist, writes To combat rape on campus, schools should stop keeping it quiet.
US To Get Its Learnin’ On
On Monday, the Obama Administration will be sending Congress its blueprint for education reform. A couple of points from Obama’s video address Saturday are: 1) much of America’s success in the 20th Century was due to a great educational system that focused on science; 2) other nations around the world are investing in education because they know how important it is, 3) states will compete for funding in as way to improve standards and the quality of teaching, 4) schools that achieve excellence will be rewarded, 5) teachers will be better trained, better supported and be treated as professionals; and 6) all students should graduate from high school and be prepared for college and a career.
14Mar2010 | nemski | 3 comments | Continued
Example 8397
We all know that the Republican Party doesn’t want to govern, doesn’t know how to govern and does everything possible to make sure no one can govern. Given all of that there should be no surprise that House Minority Leader Jim Boehner or The Orange One as he is affectionately known as at Hollywood Tans [...]
14Mar2010 | nemski | 4 comments | Continued
Mr. Reagan, We’re Ready for Our Close-Up
With Fox Noise snapping up Republican leaders to the soft chairs of punditry, will there be anyone left to run against Obama in 2012? Mike Huckabee recently said that his is quite content on being on television.
“It’s kind of given me a new perspective of the power of the media more so than the power [...]
Things Aren’t Always ‘Red’ and ‘Blue’ Concerning Family Values
The problem with social conservatism is that it backs good people into a corner, whether it’s Utah leading the nation in pornography consumption or the litany of Republican politicians who dip their wick outside their marriage bed. As much as we might enjoy the downfall of hypocrites like Sanford and other self-righteous politicians from the [...]
12Mar2010 | nemski | 6 comments | Continued
Unicorns, Ponies, Rainbows, Oh My
From our beginnings in the 18th century, the United States of America has been the underdog in the international scene. Though our underdog status has left us long ago, the American people have a penchant for rooting for the underdog that is exemplified in rooting for sports teams and characters in Hollywood movies. Some Americas [...]
12Mar2010 | nemski | 85 comments | Continued
Late Night Video: What Glenn Beck Hates
For some reason, this video needs you to have a Facebook account in order to view it.
What Glenn Beck Hates
Democrats To Get All Vincent Van Gogh About Earmarks
Ethically speaking it hasn’t been a great year for Democrats in Washington, but with the ouster of Massa and other corrections of mis-steps, Congressional Democrats are continuing down the path of ethics reform. One item ripe for massive reform are earmarks. House Democrat leaders are actively working on ways to reform —even temporarily halt — [...]
10Mar2010 | nemski | 2 comments | Continued
Don’t Let The Door Hit You On The Way Out
Rush Limbaugh, the satirical twit of right-wing hate, is threatening — strike that — promising to leave the United States if health care reform is passed and fully implemented in the next five years.
CALLER: If the health care bill passes, where would you go for health care yourself? And the second part of that is, what [...]
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