Archive for June 9, 2009
Politico Ain’t All That It’s Cracked Up to Be
You know Politico. You see its representatives all over the TV “news.” But maybe Politico isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Who would trust an outlet that reports the opposite of what’s true?
Joe the Plumber’s Last Tweet
I’m in the process of deleting old Bookmarks. I don’t think Joe’s tweets are all that informative:
So he’s gone.
Terry McAuliffe, Clinton’s Court Jester, Gets Trashed in Virginia
The results of the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Virginia are in. Clinton court jester Terry McAuliffe lost in a landslide.
Goodbye — I hope — to the Clinton era!
Elect a “Real” Democrat to Replace Arlen Specter
I don’t trust Arlen Specter (R D-PA) one bit, and I would hate to see the Democratic party get behind him in 2010, though that’s a real and potentially ugly possibility. I’d rather see resources and effort go toward electing a “real” Democrat, like Joe Sestak. (More on his impressive resume here.) This poll gives me hope, though it would/will be a lot of work — Sestak hasn’t declared yet – given Specter’s name recognition.
Fingers crossed.
A Video That Has to Be Seen to be Believed
The polls in the Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary have been closed now for fourteen minutes. We’ll soon know whether Terry McAuliffe won, or not. I hope not. This is one of the reasons why: Seems to me that it was all about Terry (to say the least):
Per the conservative Economist,
A defeat for Mr McAuliffe would close the door on the electioneering aspect of Clintonism. Bill Clinton, who’s rather busy nowadays, came to Virginia multiple times to stump for his old fundraiser. If it doesn’t work, it’s a sure sign that his party really has moved on.
Pray tell.
Cabin Fever
I swear it’s been raining for a month where I live in Colorado. Had about 20 minutes of large-ish hail just now — grape size — for the second time this spring (not a good sign), but thankfully the leaves are still on the trees.
I am so sick of this! Come July we’ll be parched and battling wildfires due to the extra-tall, dense and dry prairie grass that flourished because of it. Oy.
Update: Tornadoes spotted in the northern suburbs of Denver.
Five Word Acceptance “Speeches” From the Webby Awards
Here’s a fun thing: Last night in NYC the 12th annual “Webby Awards” were handed out to web sites such as politicial blogs, comedy sites, educational sites, fashion sites, web video advertisers, videos premiering on the Internet, etc. Winners were only allowed to give a five word — that’s five word, not five sentence or five paragraph — acceptance “speech.”
Here they are. Some of them are just great. Super clever. My favorites:
- – Magazine
- TheAtlantic.com – Webby & People’s Voice: “Old dogs learning new tricks”
- – Restaurant
- Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill – People’s Voice: “Thanks for pulling our pork”
- – Education
- Edutopia.org – People’s Voice: “Dude we got an A.”
– Activism
- Rock the Vote – People’s Voice: “We rocked, we voted, thanks.”
– Charitable Organizations/Non-Profit
- The Nature Conservancy: Protecting Nature, Preserving Life – Webby & People’s Voice: “Thanks, now save the planet.”
– Best Editing
- Stormchasers – People’s Voice: “William Tell Overture for life”
- – Listings & Updates
- Petfinder – People’s Voice: “Adopt Spay Neuter, Petfinder discovery.com”
Mary Landrieu Is a Disgrace to the Democratic Party
Mary Landrieu (D-LA) has got to go. In the latest in what has been a long line of conservative stances, Landrieu said today that she is “not open to a public option…I don’t think it’s the right way to go.”
“Public option” is a public health care plan people could opt into that would compete with private insurance. Can’t have that! And just think, her constituents are citizens of one of the poorest states in the nation. What an absolute shame. (Have to look into who owns her.)
We Are Now, Officially, Less Safe?
The first Gitmo detainee arrived in New York City today. A terrorist on U.S. soil. Yikes!
Somehow the authorities were able to get him off a plane, into a car, and transport him to the Metropolitan Correctional Center without him using super-human powers, ripping the car to shreds, escaping and killing untold numbers of innocent Americans.
This is a tense time I know, but let’s keep our fingers crossed. (He’s probably gnawing away at the bars and cement walls of his cell at this very minute.)
Humans
Ew. Just found out that the very, very high-end retailer, Hermes, has to grow its own crocodiles in order to have enough skins to keep up with the demand for its croc-skinned handbags, which sell for up to $48,000. “It takes three or four crocodiles” to make one bag. It’s a “major challenge producing 3,000 crocodile bags a year,” the bags being the “fastest growing product line” at Hermes.
The thought of carrying a bag around that three or four crocodiles died for after living a horrible life — they’re raised “in separate rooms” to “protect their skins from bites” — is gruesome and repellent. Women who covet and carry them ought to be ashamed.
The Terrorists Won
While I completely understand the family’s decision, I hate to see it: George Tiller’s Clinic Closing Permanently.
Added: Here is a Rolling Stone article detailing the terror that Dr. Tiller, his family, his fellow church-goers, his staff, and his patients experienced at the hands of the “pro-life” assassins.
“Journalism”
Watch this video about what passes for “journalism” and “news” in this country:
And then check out the Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics. This first one is:
— Test the accuracy of information from all sources and exercise care to avoid inadvertent error. Deliberate distortion is never permissible.
There are 16 more. These guys don’t come close. They aren’t journalists, they’re clowns.
Ban Plastic Bags Worldwide
It makes so much sense to ban plastic bags. In the U.S. alone, “90 billion thin bags a year, most used to handle produce and groceries, go unrecycled,” i.e., tossed in parks, in streams, in the trash where they take 300 years to degrade.
China banned them a year ago and as of a year later, it has saved “1.6 million tons of oil.”
San Francisco is the only major municipality in the U.S. to have done the same.
Let’s bust our way through the wall of the plastics industry lobbyist.
