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DEBTOCRACY- A GREEK FILM WITH LESSONS FOR IRELAND
13 years ago
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
not sure you can handle TWO (count 'em) TWO
so cute it hurts inside posts. BUT tough. here's #2 (and the jack johnson song is ALMOST bearable)
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i think i like this dude, max brantley
i do NOT care what your beliefs are. HOWEVER, if you are on a school board and you ADVOCATE SUICIDE for some school kids ON A PUBLIC FORUM, there is something VERY wrong with you and if the school board doesn't immediately DO 'something' about you, there is something VERY wrong with all of them as well.
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not too much more to say on this
Caught: Fake voting flyers distributed to African American voters in Texas
An unknown group handed out misleading fliers to voters in a primarily African American polling place in Houston, Texas, reports KTRK.
The fliers, which were handed out near an early voting location Tuesday night, claimed that "Republicans are trying to trick us" and said that voting Democrat was actually voting for Republicans...............
do we really NEED missionaries in our armed services?
HELL NO (so to speak)
it's ap so click away
41% of non-Christian AF cadets cite proselytizing
it's ap so click away
41% of non-Christian AF cadets cite proselytizing
By DAN ELLIOTT
The Associated Press
Thursday, October 28, 2010
hey maura kelly
keep your fucking apology. we don't want it. we don't need it. AND more importantly YOU DON'T FUCKING MEAN IT. (i'm guessing you were asked to do it OR; you realized you made a BIG FAT MISTAKE (so to speak). BUT i know you didn't get UNdisgusted by fat people overnight (well, that will never happen with you, will it?). i don't read marie claire (and now i never will). i don't care about marie claire. i don't know what the demographic is. i DO know i don't know one american woman who is happy with her body (as you, being an anorexic are NOT). why? because of people like you. because of the ad industry. because of the fashion industry. we're too dark skinned or light skinned or our hair is too straight or too curly or our eyes aren't the right color or we're too tall or too short.
fuck you ALL. in order to be happy with others, WE MUST be happy with ourselves FIRST and FOREMOST. love yourself, be comfortable with yourself and the rest will follow easily.
(i think it's important to be healthy by the way, i just think american woman are too fucked up about their looks and their bodies)
maura you're not the ONLY asswipe out there. there ARE others like
wtf?????????????????
will acceptance of 'the' blacks be the downfall of america?
will acceptance of 'the' irish be the downfall of america?
will acceptance of 'the' chinese be the downfall of america?
will acceptance of 'the' puerto ricans be the downfall of america?
will acceptance of 'the italians be the downfall of america?
will acceptance of 'the' women be the downfall of america?
will acceptance of 'the' jews be the downfall of america?
and there are hundreds if not thousands more choices
i say, let's KILL 'EM ALL. ALL OF 'EM. women and jews and muslims and blacks and people with blue eyes and catholics and asians and eastern europeans and of course 'THE' FUCKING GAYS
(the GOOD part of all of this is; if you read the comments at youtube on the video (below), you'll know NOT everyone from east texas is a giant flaming bag of dicks
NBC station: Will acceptance of gays bring downfall of America?
An east Texas NBC affiliate devoted a segment on its morning show Wednesday to ask viewers and listeners if acceptance of gays will bring the downfall of the country.
"The acceptance of homosexuality, pushed hard by the gay rights activists, will it be the fall of this country?" asked Garth Maier, host of KETK's morning radio program. The segment was broadcast on KETK's TV channel as well.
The channel's TV hosts introduced the segment with a reference to an Associated Press report Tuesday that President Obama has appointed a record number of openly gay individuals to posts in the administration -- more than 150 so far.
"And he's only been in office for two years," one of the morning hosts said, adding that the news has "not really gotten any coverage ... but that's what we're talking about."..............
Texas NBC Station Asks Viewers: Will Acceptance Of Gays Destroy America?
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
hey alaska, do you REALLY want this man serving you?
Records: Miller admits to computer use, lying
and from UPI:
Alaska: Miller admits lies in computer use
By BECKY BOHRER
The Associated Press and from UPI:
Alaska: Miller admits lies in computer use
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
i've blogged about the bechdel test before
but reading the following post from i blame the patriarchy is worth reading (about it) AGAIN
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Advanced patriarchy blamers have already strapped into their handydyke utility belt of blaming techniques the Bechdel Test. But a little refresher can’t hurt, so check out the vid.
The Bechdel test dates back to the 80’s and Alison Bechdel’s iconic comic Dykes to Watch Out For. The test aims the Blistering Beacon of Blame at the infrequency with which female characters in film are represented as fully realized human beings.
To pass the test, a film (or, if you like, any other sort of arty or infotainment-y work*) has to have at least two female characters, the characters have to have names, and they have to have a conversation about something other than dudes.
These criteria are always burbling in the back of the my lobe as I ingest media from the various screens in my life. Constant scanning for representations of female characters that even vaguely nod at the truth makes the act of consuming entertainment absolutely exhausting. You more or less expect women to be characterized as dude accessories in pre-feminist movies, but the scarcity of more recently produced shows that pass the test continues to boggle the spinster mind. The other day during an episode of “Star Trek Voyager” I did the butt-dance when Janeway and Torres had a discussion about a warp core breach. Of course, they do that on every episode. I personally think the Bechdel test ought to exclude Janeway-Torres warp core breach discussions.................
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wicked interesting
from uncertain times
who got it from hellhoundonmytrail:
Lee Shelton “Stagger Lee” (March 16, 1865 - March 11, 1912)
“William Lyons, 25, coloured, a levee hand, living at 1410 Morgan Street, was shot in the abdomen yesterday evening at 10 o’clock in the saloon of Bill Curtis, at Eleventh and Morgan streets, by Lee Sheldon, also coloured.
Both parties, it seems, had been drinking, and were feeling in exuberant spirits. Lyons and Sheldon were friends and were talking together. The discussion drifted to politics, and an argument was started, the conclusion of which was that Lyons snatched Sheldon’s hat from his head. The latter indignantly demanded its return. Lyons refused, and Sheldon drew his revolver and shot Lyons in the abdomen […] When his victim fell to the floor, Sheldon took his hat from the hand of the wounded man and coolly walked away.
He was subsequently arrested and locked up at the Chestnut Street Station. Lyons was taken to the Dispensary, where his wounds were pronounced serious. Lee Sheldon is also known as ‘Stag’ Lee.”
- St Louis Globe-Democrat, December 26, 1895.
Yep, the song has its roots in reality, though little of that reality made it into the lyrics as the years went by. The details of what happened are fortunately recorded in the trial transcripts. According to witnesses:..........................
who got it from hellhoundonmytrail:
Lee Shelton “Stagger Lee” (March 16, 1865 - March 11, 1912)
“William Lyons, 25, coloured, a levee hand, living at 1410 Morgan Street, was shot in the abdomen yesterday evening at 10 o’clock in the saloon of Bill Curtis, at Eleventh and Morgan streets, by Lee Sheldon, also coloured.
Both parties, it seems, had been drinking, and were feeling in exuberant spirits. Lyons and Sheldon were friends and were talking together. The discussion drifted to politics, and an argument was started, the conclusion of which was that Lyons snatched Sheldon’s hat from his head. The latter indignantly demanded its return. Lyons refused, and Sheldon drew his revolver and shot Lyons in the abdomen […] When his victim fell to the floor, Sheldon took his hat from the hand of the wounded man and coolly walked away.
He was subsequently arrested and locked up at the Chestnut Street Station. Lyons was taken to the Dispensary, where his wounds were pronounced serious. Lee Sheldon is also known as ‘Stag’ Lee.”
- St Louis Globe-Democrat, December 26, 1895.
Yep, the song has its roots in reality, though little of that reality made it into the lyrics as the years went by. The details of what happened are fortunately recorded in the trial transcripts. According to witnesses:..........................
this should be illegal
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Cat attempts suicide after being dressed up in Halloween costume )
Monday, October 25, 2010
ok this IS kinda great
in light of the juan williams bullshite and all. i wasn't even going to mention it (not worth much of my attention EXCEPT to say he got about 2,000,000 MORE dollars out of this than you or i did) BUT then boing boing
pointed us to
pictures of muslims wearing things
i personally DO get kinda scared when i see a muslim dressed like this around ME
............Davi Barker, yet another Muslim in traditional Muslim garb............. (pic from pictures of muslims wearing things linked above)
man, sometimes i just LOVE people. this is a WONDERFUL blog!
pointed us to
pictures of muslims wearing things
i personally DO get kinda scared when i see a muslim dressed like this around ME
man, sometimes i just LOVE people. this is a WONDERFUL blog!
from bob cesca.....................
Dick Quote of the Day
"And I think it is simply this, that in the culture of NPR, appearing on Fox is a sin. And in the culture of NPR, for an African American man like Juan, regardless of his extraordinary stature, to be there and be kind of a Bill Cosby liberal, not a down-the-line liberal, is a sin as well."
Brit Hume on Fox News Sunday
say what??????????
sheer douchebaggery. really
does he want other countries to challenge us to war? what sort of pissing contest does he want to enter (his country) in?????????
Ex-top soldier: US has never lost a war to openly serving gays
A former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff suggested Sunday that gays shouldn't be able to openly serve in the US military because no country with openly serving gays has ever defeated the US in a war.............
i don't necessarily agree with this
Why Can’t Middle-Aged Women Have Long Hair?
By DOMINIQUE BROWNING
MY mother hates it. My sister worries about it. My agent thinks I’m hiding behind it. A concerned friend suggests that it undermines my professional credibility. But in the middle of my life, I’m happy with it. Which is saying a lot about anything happening to my 55-year-old body. I feel great about my hair.
I have long hair. I’m not talking about long enough to brush gently on my shoulder — when I tilt my head. I’m not talking about being a couple of weeks late to the hairdresser. I’m talking long. Long enough for a ponytail with swing to it. Long enough to sit against when I’m in a chair. Long enough to have to lift it up out of the sweater I’m pulling over my head. Long enough to braid.............
Sunday, October 24, 2010
this is older
BUT if you have a mother, sister, wife, grrrlfriend, aunt, friend who is a woman, friend who is a girl, a son OR a SOUL, REMEMBER THIS WHEN YOU VOTE IN NOVEMBER
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this is SICKENING
and unless we collectively speak up to stop it, it will continue to happen.
this particular article is geared toward the dc area, but it's the same throughout america. we're protecting the WRONG people.
Industry pressure hides gun traces, protects dealers from public scrutiny
Washington Post Staff Writers
Under the law, investigators cannot reveal federal firearms tracing information that shows how often a dealer sells guns that end up seized in crimes. The law effectively shields retailers from lawsuits, academic study and public scrutiny. It also keeps the spotlight off the relationship between rogue gun dealers and the black market in firearms.
Such information used to be available under a simple Freedom of Information Act request. But seven years ago, under pressure from the gun lobby, Congress blacked out the information by passing the so-called Tiahrt amendment, named for Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.). The law removed from the public record a government database that traces guns recovered in crimes back to the dealers.
"It was extraordinary, and the most offensive thing you can think of," said Chuck Wexler, director of the Police Executive Research Forum, a nonprofit group for police chiefs. "The tracing data, which is now secret, helped us see the big picture of where guns are coming from.".......................
ok, what kind of world are we living in?
this isn't peculiar to mexico. it happens here. it happens in the sudan.it happens in ireland. it happens in iraq. it happens EVERYWHERE. if we can't keep our children safe, we're doomed
Party in Mexico turns to bloodshed as 13 people slain, 15 more are injured
BY Samuel Goldsmith
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
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