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Monthly Archives: May 2007
Colbert at the WH correspondent’s dinner
This one is like the Zapruder film – destined to be viewed millions of times by several generations of Americans. The shock-value with both is what links them together in terms of their popularity and staying power. Aside from the … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Politics, Video
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Bush talks crazy to a reporter
This 2 minute clip is one you cannot afford to miss! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vugV1oqzomE
Posted in Comedy, Video
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Soldier Speaks Out; Military Funerals Turn Wholesale
Blue Man who blogs on Blue Man in a Red District is doing great things in support of the military these days. Before I had the chance to highlight this first story, there was a second one that blew me … Continue reading
Posted in Military
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10 Things You Shouldn’t Know
“Poor people go to hospital for minor surgery of some kind, abdominal surgery, or for women gynecological surgery, and come out of the operation with a longer recovery rate and a larger scar than expected. They learn later on that … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Comedy, Words
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Spam Net Too Wide
FYI – bernie kosar and a few others…my spam filter managed to catch one of my own comments and in reviewing the contents I noticed several others that should have gone through. I’ll be checking this daily from now on, … Continue reading
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Playoff Heartburn
Bad feelings in the captain’s chair last night, all about this recognition of something I’d denied a few times already this year, this biased mind clinging onto hope for a higher peak yet undiscovered, though realistic the entire time about … Continue reading
Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters – Chameleon
SoundStage (1975) – 2 Parts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXurhDMrdzs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p59n0vbyRkc
US Interrogation Tactics = War Crimes
Andrew Sullivan: “In Norway, we actually have a 1948 court case that weighs whether “enhanced interrogation” using the methods approved by president Bush amounted to torture. The proceedings are fascinating, with specific reference to the hypothermia used in Gitmo, and … Continue reading
Scent of a Stevens
TPMmuckraker: “Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) jacked his house off the ground, inserted a new first story and placed the old first floor on top, thanks to the help of a top executive at local oil company Veco Corp. who hired … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Words
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Marquise Hill – RIP
“Here’s a 6-foot-6, 300-pound guy, as intimidating as can be, and yet every time you approached him he always welcomed you with big old smile. In between the lines, he had his game-face on, but outside the lines, in the … Continue reading
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Cindy Sheehan – Broken
This really broke my heart to read, as it is yet another example of the collateral damage this compromise over the Iraq war funding has created. It confirms that as a people, we were too collectively fucked up at this … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Military, Politics
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A Great Debate
Neoconservative Bill Kristol debates progressive Robert Kuttner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A98PubYANkQ&e
Posted in Politics, Video
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Cheney’s Wisdom
Dick Cheney at the West Point graduation ceremony on 5/26/07: Capture one of these killers, and he’ll be quick to demand the protections of the Geneva Convention and the Constitution of the United States. Yet when they wage attacks or … Continue reading
bBlogBouillabaisse – Tones of Home
‘Group Therapy‘ by Marc Olmsted, this one comes with my 100% money-back guarantee! ‘Operation Freedom From Iraqis‘ by Frank Rich On why Jose Padilla is looking more and more innocent every day, I suggest you read Lewis Z. Koch at … Continue reading
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Andrew Card at UMASS
A video clip from my neck of the woods: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp4MYii7MqA
3 Stooges – Disorder in the Court
Curly in ’08!http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8301874778398374631&q
Another Soldier in Iraq
“I’m tired. This is the beginning of week 12 of my second tour in Iraq. Its not any better than the first time. This time, a lot of things have gotten even worse. The last time, you knew the Iraqi … Continue reading
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Bob Marley and the Wailers – Exodus
My favorite Marley song. My favorite book of the Bible. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLB-x4C5MEo
Focusing on the Injustice
I get frustrated watching testimony like the Monica episode yesterday, as the short time allotted for each member to ask questions, and the off-topic blah from Republicans about everything but the topic at hand, really work together in a way … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Politics, Words
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My Sentiments Exactly
(HT: The Largest Minority) Keith Olbermann is right on the money regarding the capitulation of Democrats on the war: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sePswUO4e0 Rep. Dennis Kucinich: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuMQ66nRsAQ
Posted in Military, Politics, Video
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Our War Of Terror
I did see the movie “Borat” and yes, I am stealing that joke for the title of this piece. Our ‘War of Terror’ is defined by the applause that backs it up during an event like the Republican primary debate … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, History, Military, Politics, Religion
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1-5 CAV from Fort Hood, Texas
The “Black Knights” Of notable historic significance, this particular unit was an elite fighting force constructed in the 1800s of proven soldiers from many of the separate states that comprised the Union at that time. Its more recent mixture of … Continue reading
Posted in Military
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David Sterns’s Tumor
After tonight, I’m sure it’s in there somewhere… As NBA commissioner, David Stern has made sure that the kids understand how vital it is to have a pair of his player’s sneakers. He’s promoted the game for years now as … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Sports
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Net Neutrality – Documentary
Enjoy! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-708212703510818295&hl=en
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Jason Giambi
I couldn’t help but think of the film Dirty Dancing, when news of his ‘confession’ hit the wire. It’s the scene right after Baby providing the alibi for Swayze, admitting that she’d been sleeping with him when the wallets were … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Sports
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Gonzo Montage
Courtesy of Robert Greenwald: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGlOBPNr7Kg
Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ)
Today’s NYTimes editorial page features a letter by Holt, touting his legislation to make paper trails mandatory for voting machines, as was endorsed by the Times on May 16th. Having read this endorsement on the day it ran, my first … Continue reading
Portfolios A & B (consolidation)
I’m not sure if everyone can see the content of these links, but I’m posting them just in case: Portfolio A Portfolio B Porfolio B – transaction log (on Yahoo, when you sell all of your holdings in a stock, … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
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The SC Republican debate in 45 seconds
I saw this on Bill Maher’s show this past Friday: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9081911824228018487&hl=en
You Don’t Say…
Padilla Evidence Flimsy? – “This is what we wind up with after spending $20 million in prosecuting Padilla — a goddam form handed to a CIA agent by a stranger appearing out of nowhere in Afghanistan?” (Lewis Z. Koch @ … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Military, Politics
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