Monthly Archives: November 2007

Earth to Mitt

Romney during the debate: Every time I listen to someone like John Edwards get on TV and say there are two Americans, I just want to — I just want to throw something at the TV, because there are not … Continue reading

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If you like STD’s and teenage mothers support abstinence education

Amanda Marcotte discusses abstinence education and the conservative war on facts: What needs to happen is basic reframing. This isn’t about who wants who to have sex with who when, but about who wants kids to be healthy, and who … Continue reading

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Selling children to finance retirement?

According to Megan Mcardle people are having less children because they know social security will take care of them in their declining years, and we all know the only reason to have kids is that they lead to economic benefits … Continue reading

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One of those days

You’re running on fumes in the morning and by dinnertime the thoughts can’t breathe. This game is all about the consistency of one or two senses at a time while the others rest up.  Any man worth half a bucket of … Continue reading

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Trent Lott, as manly as Larry Craig

This would be very funny if true

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Portfolio Update – It’s Time to Leave

Call it what you will…why sell at the end of a selloff? I’m out of reasons to doubt that a crash is not right around the corner. There’s much more I need to say, and most of that is below. … Continue reading

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The Income Gap

We’re nearing the latest Presidential campaign here in America, and on Control Congress especially, there seems to be a lot of anxiety over economic issues. I share in this anxiety, but my analysis of what plagues us is often very … Continue reading

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Phil Donahue Schools Billy

Classic rerun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctlmholr45c

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Most Viewed Articles on Conservapedia

Here’s the link.  h/t The Antagonist 1. Main Page‎ [1,897,388] 2. Homosexuality‎ [1,488,013] 3. Homosexuality and Hepatitis‎ [516,193] 4. Homosexuality and Promiscuity‎ [416,767] 5. Homosexuality and Parasites‎ [387,438] 6. Homosexuality and Gonorrhea‎ [328,045] 7. Homosexuality and Domestic Violence‎ [325,547] 8. Gay … Continue reading

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GOP Outsourcing of Election Fraud

The push to get a ballot initiative on how California’s electoral votes are cast in the Presidential election is gaining signatures. How are Republicans accomplishing this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UBNV0gmqgI

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Planes trains and automobiles

For Awhile I lived in the DC area and one of the best things about living there was the commuter trains.  I lived in Sterling a suburb of DC, but within minutes I could get to the city by hopping … Continue reading

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Romney slimes himself?

If this is true it seems like he is trying to be the victim hoping people will come to his defense.  Former Bay State Gov. Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign furiously denied rumors yesterday that his own supporters were involved in calls … Continue reading

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Stupid American

This generation is something alright…let’s see if the baby boomers can turn EVERY American into a war mongering, illiterate, drug addict (anyone want an ambien?) by the time they’re all collecting those social security checks that were supposedly “never going … Continue reading

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In the two years since Murtha spoke out

Here’s something interesting.  Since the right went so far in attacking the man…I seem to remember the administration going with the patented, “We’ll let the generals on the ground decide how things are going.”  Ah, those wise, honest generals and … Continue reading

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Forever Weird

Here’s a review of Hunter’s biography: (JOE KLEIN – NYTimes) On July 2, 1974, I started work as deputy Washington bureau chief for Rolling Stone magazine. My unlikely boss was Richard Goodwin, the former Kennedy speechwriter, who invited me to … Continue reading

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Welfare queens on tractors

Some people(and you know who you are) argue that any government intervention in the free market produces bad results.  One place where these people may be right is in the case of farm subsidies. It may surprise you to learn … Continue reading

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Another opinion on healthcare

Jonathan Cohn has this to say about universal health coverage: Of course, the idea of involving the government in these decisions is anathema to many conservatives–since, they argue, the private sector is bound to make better decisions than a bunch … Continue reading

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Bye Bye Papelbon

I recorded this two nights ago during desert. Sam is on the left and Max is on the right. It came out a lot darker than I’d expected, but the poop jokes remain solid throughout. The title only makes sense … Continue reading

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“Universal” health care in Massachusetts not working

Passed with much fan fair the health care plan in Massachusetts does not seem to be working out. With just seven weeks left until 2008, tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents — up to 100,000 or more by some estimates … Continue reading

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So, why do we spend millions on abstinence only education?

Seems like every conservative project be it the war on drugs or the war on sex creates more problems, without fixing whatever it was they thought was broken in the first place. A study suggests the earlier you lose your … Continue reading

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Metallica – One

To help remember that by celebrating the service of our veterans, it doesn’t mean we’re celebrating war. Or…to help remember what good music plus MTV used to equal back in the day. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2237288105798565321

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Happy Veteran’s Day

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Nance, Kleinman, and Waterboarding: The Remix

This is a compilation from a House committee hearing last week, courtesy of TPMmuckraker: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElIjbIY2eeI

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unable to love and addicted to war?

I love finding new military blogs and just reading for an hour or two some nights when I can.  Here’s a new one I found last night and read for a while, with the writing of a blogger named GI … Continue reading

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We’re happy to insure the healthy

I am not sure that single payer is the way to go, but hopefully the government can step in with some regulations that can prevent things like this: Internal company documents made public in the suit “provided an unprecedented peek … Continue reading

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Cornell West & Mos Def

This is one of my own creations, cliped out of what I consider to be far and away the best episode of Real Time w/ Bill Maher this season.  Rahm Emanuel was also scheduled, but he didn’t show up.  What … Continue reading

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My Lieberman for VP Prediction

(h/t Think Progress) I’d had a feeling for a while that McCain and Lieberman had made a deal, and now that McCain is all but out of the race, here come the neocons to try and rescue Lieberman. I can’t … Continue reading

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“I’ll Never Get Caught Saying Nigger”

Have you seen this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtDm4NdrcMU I don’t have the patience for all of this interview w/ him and that knucklehead Hannity, but it’s right here…I heard clips from this on yesterday’s Stern show and he’s insane.

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Writer’s Strike

This 3 and a half minute video does the best job of explaining what it’s all about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6hqP0c0_gw

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Fantasy Portfolio Update (+25% over 8 months)

Update:  PBR doubled that gain by the end of today’s session.  This raised my return over 8 months to 30%.  PBR is up 12.5% today, and my advice September 17th ‘Buy Gold‘ was good, as my gold ETF shares are … Continue reading

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