Archive for January 2009
Cognitive Dissonance
Okay, so it turns out that the octuplet-having woman who is all over the news is some kind of baby-obsessed nut whose own mother thinks she’s a little off. My question is: what will the religious right make of someone who, on the one hand, implanted and carried eight embryos because she didn’t want to [...]
Bush’s True Legacy
SCOTUS Steps Closer to Repeal of Evidence Ruling | NYT In 1983, a young lawyer in the Reagan White House was hard at work on what he called in a memorandum “the campaign to amend or abolish the exclusionary rule” — the principle that evidence obtained by police misconduct cannot be used against a defendant. [...]
Who the Dems will be smacking down over the next 4 years
From Faux News: 4:30 pm: Michael Steele was elected Republican National Committee chairman on Friday, defeating the incumbent party chief and three other challengers over six rounds of voting to become the first black to lead the GOP. The former Maryland lieutenant governor takes over a beleaguered GOP as Republicans seek to rebound from back-to-back [...]
Friday Open Thread
Renee, sweetie, we saw him first. Winnings may go to creditors instead of charity. No license for you! This is one way to get me to watch The Super Bowl. Not sure why this was rejected by NBC. The Jolly Green Giant hasn’t seemed to get us to eat our vegetables… Yup, that’s my President.
State Senator Seth Harp does Jay Leno
Well Senator Seth Harp isn’t actually on the show, but he does Georgia Republicans really proud with his latest bill – SB41. Last night, Jay Leno gives the nation a vision of our pain in Georgia. Nah, why worry about cutting school nurses, transportation gridlock, or Georgia’s budget deficit. Seth Harp really thinks Georgians should [...]
Open Thread
So, like, have you ever gone to get your hair cut, and there’s someone finishing up before you, and you don’t pay any attention, just sit down to read the magazines in the reception area? But then the guy before you goes to pay, and he looks at you, and is all like, “Oh, you [...]
Priorities out of order.
I can’t get past it. Ever since the news broke that Merrill Lynch had paid out $3-$4 billion (with a “B”) in bonuses just before the close of the buyout from Bank of America I’ve been stewing. Let’s just think about these big numbers for a moment. Let’s say it was $3 Billion. With $3 [...]
DTV Transition Delay Update
The Senate said YES. The House said NO. Here’s how Congress voted. The Nielsen Co. estimates that more than six million households are still unready for the switch. 2.5 million persons are still on the waiting list for government coupons Is Georgia prepared for the digital transition? Nielsen predicts that less than 10% are unprepared [...]
The President’s Hero
John Lewis. While watching the inauguration last week, I wondered what President Obama said to Congressman Lewis when he stopped to hug him on his way to the podium. Well, now we know. After absorbing the thudding roar from the Mall, Obama glanced to his right. He spotted there on the steps, a few feet [...]
Another consequence of being a red state
Being completely left out of the The American Renewal and Reinvestment Act. At a time when Georgia is in dire need of funds for transportation, energy, environment, education, and health care, Georgia’s obstructionist Republican Congressmen want to make damn sure we are left out in the cold. And as usual, John Barrow and Jim Marshall [...]
Haggard Watch
Pastor Ted is back! New revelations about a relationship with a young parishioner surface! Alexandra Pelosi, daughter of Nancy, follows Pastor Ted around with a camera, results to be shown on HBO. Mrs. Pastor Ted tells all on Oprah (tune in Wednesday!). Pastor Ted will meet your life insurance needs!
Brilliant
Mary Norwood, Atlanta City Council member and candidate for Atlanta Mayor, lists this as her campaign’s phone number – 404-Mayor-09. Just brilliant.
School of the America’s Protesters sentenced today
I have been remiss in keeping up with my fellow activists trying to close the School of the America’s, now know as Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. Today, the six activists who crossed in federal military land on Nov 23rd, the final day of protest at the gates of Ft. Benning were on trial. [...]
Hey Rush!
Here’s a dollar. Buy a clue. In the face of push back from President Obama, today Rush Limbaugh proposed his own bailout scheme (you know how to find it… I’m not linking to him). The gist of it is, since 54% voted for Obama and 46% voted for McCain, 54% of the bailout funds should [...]
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