Archive for January 2010
Amazing Obama
Everyone is raving about the President’s “Open Discussion” with Republicans yesterday, and for good reason. Related: The White House has partnered with YouTube to give everyone an opportunity to ask President Obama questions here on Citizen Tube.
Abomination
CBS has refused to grant advertising airtime for the gay dating website mancrunch.com, but will allow an evangelical Christian group to air an anti-abortion ad during this year’s Super Bowl. The ad reportedly will feature the University of Florida’s superstar quarterback, Tim Tebow, and his mother, Pam. She will describe how, while working as a [...]
Hawks land Johnson, Horford on NBA’s Eastern all-star team
We can be cynical and say that the surprising selection of the Hawks’ Al Horford to the NBA All-Star game stems from a lack of inside post players in the Eastern Conference. Or we can take the high road and believe the league rewarded a hard-working player who’s a cut above on the offensive side and killer on defense.
Same old song: another Holyfield fight falls through
In the long, strange trip that has been Evander Holyfield’s career, now comes the strangest part yet: With next month’s fight against Francois Botha pushed back, Holyfield (left) has set an unofficial record for consecutive bouts that didn’t come off as scheduled.
Want me to not try to disable a US Senator’s phone system? Teach me to farm.
[promoted from comments, h/t Bezerko, TPM] Senator Mary Landrieu’s district office was the subject of some type of attempted interference with her telecommunications equipment. Not clear exactly what happened, but the alleged doers of whatever mischief include the below gentleman, Stan Dai. Plotting to disrupt communications, wiretapping etc, are arguably terroristic activities, so let’s listen [...]
Now for the “Real” State of the Union!
Mark your calendar! Georgia WAND presents the 8th Annual Real State of the Union featuring AJC editor & author, Jay Bookman and The Reverend Dr Joseph Lowery. Always sure to stimulate and entertain, Mr Bookman will give us his perspective on the state of our union, and Rev Dr Lowery will respond. A brief Q [...]
State of the Union Open Thread
So what do you think? Weigh in here.. Pundits welcome. Full Speech below the flip.
Gun no-play: NBA’s Stern sits Atlanta’s Crittenton, Arenas for season
Atlantan Javaris Crittenton (left), the other party in the wild, wild west gun case involving A-list celebrity Gilbert Arenas, got off easier in the court of law. He pled guilty to a misdemeanor, Arenas to a felony. But NBA commissioner/judge/jury David Stern treated them equally harsh, suspending both for the balance of the season.
What’s Going On?
A little World Soccer for you, here are your links: Football infrastructure and relief versatility. (The Global Game) The future of 6+5 may lie in Finland. (Nordic Football News) Everything you need to know about the Copa Libertadores. (Avoiding the Drop) Mohammed Zidan could use a speech writer. (Dirty Tackle) The dilemma of a football [...]
WARNING! FAKE JOB POSTING FOR ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL JOB IN NON-EXISTENT CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT!
If you wish to apply anyway, be prepared to answer questions in your interview about Civil Rights, because that is all that position, and and all the other positions within that section, do.
Hodges Plans New Civil Rights Division for AG’s Office
I guess I never realized that our State Attorney General’s office didn’t already have a separate Civil Rights division. Good campaign pledge by Hodges. Press Release from Democratic Attorney General candidate Ken Hodges: A NEW CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION IN HODGES’ VISION FOR AG’S OFFICE Campaign Proposes Civil Rights Division Upon Election Ken Hodges’ campaign for [...]
There *Is* a Senate Race In GA This Year Right?
And by “this year”, I mean in, like, nine and a half months. I mean, yeah, I’ve got it, we’ve put a few too many of our eggs in one basket, but still… Have we straight up conceded this race? I mean no offense to Mr. Hadley and the work he’s been putting in (though [...]
10 hours of Michael Vick’s reality: a bad BET
If somebody wants to put Michael Vick (left) on television for 10 hours, I’ll watch — maybe for an hour. To stretch the telling of his saga over 10 episodes, as BET network is doing, is (forgive me) overkill.
Cong. Hank Johnson’s Greatest Hits – Vol. 1
Or Congressman Hank Johnson gets crunked. Jules has alerted me to Cong. Hank Johnson’s campaign song for his re-election campaign. Hear it here. Not bad. Not as crazy as the worst political campaign song evah. So how ya gonna top that Snuggles? Here are the lyrics to Cong. Johnson’s campaign song: Hank Johnson – Taking [...]
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| « Dec | Feb » | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Recent Comments