Archive for February 8, 2012
One Million Moms Has 956 Twitter Followers
As of 8:37 p.m. ET on February 8, 2012, “One Million Moms,” the group that unsuccessfully tried to pressure JCPenney to drop Ellen Degeneres as its spokeswoman, has 956 followers on its Twitter account.
Got that? 956.
(H/t Ellen Degeneres.)
Only 999,044 to go!
As a point of reference, I have 758 followers and Ellen Degeneres has 30,794. And if for no other reason than to throw some glitter around, the ACLU has 125,461 followers.
Just sayin’.
One million moms?
Washington State Passes Freedom to Marry Bill
Heads up to people who want to impose their religious beliefs on the rest of us:
Washington State Legislature Passes the Freedom to Marry
Moments ago on a 55 to 43 vote, the Washington House joined in the State Senate in passing legislation that will extend marriage to gay and lesbian couples. Today’s passage of HB 2516 positions Washington to become the seventh state to end the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage.
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Governor Gregoire, who was instrumental in passing this legislation, is expected to sign the bill into law shortly. However, opponents of the freedom to marry have until June 6th to turn in the necessary signatures to file for a referendum that would put marriage on the ballot this coming November. Should they file a referendum with a sufficient number of verified signatures, the law would not be implemented until after the election.
Undoubtedly Republicans will gather signatures to put this issue on the ballot. The Republican rank and file is bored to tears with their already-anointed presidential candidate so a November vote might help motivate them to get out of bed on Election Day.
I Just Saw a Fox Catch a Rodent
I just saw the coolest thing, none of which I caught on camera because it all happened so fast, so I’ll have to explain it as best I can.
About an hour ago I was going east on Gillaspie Drive in South Boulder, Colorado, on my way to the vet.
This is a screenshot of east-bound Gillaspie via Google Street View:
I was driving up the hill when, at approximately the point where the car is parked on the right, a red fox crossed from right to left. On the left is a small hill at the bottom of which is a park and a small lake.
I thought, well, that’s cool. I just saw a fox.
When I got to the point where the fox entered the park area, I turned to my left and saw that the fox was right there, just off the road, in some tall grass, and this is what he was doing:
I though wow, how cool. I’ve seen lots of pictures of foxes doing that but I’ve never seen it in person.
I kept driving and when I looked in my rear view mirror, I saw this (screenshot via Google Street View of Gillaspie looking west),
and the fox running from right to left, back from where it came, with a rodent in its mouth. I couldn’t tell what kind of a rodent it was but it was about the size of a mole and I know moles live in that area.
Anyway, what a thrill!!!
The US Threatens Iran and Iran is Supposed to Shut Up and Take It
This would be our Tweet of the Day:
I hope a time comes when the United States gets off its high horse and stops thinking it can threaten other countries while simultaneously expecting the other country to shut up and take it.
New Hampshire Republicans Hope to Eliminate Lunch Breaks
Photo: dylizi.blog.com
Do you think every single business can be trusted to give their workers a lunch break without it being mandated by law? You know, out of the goodness of their heart? Republicans in New Hampshire do: New Hampshire Republicans Propose Bill To Eliminate Workers’ Lunch Breaks.
Folks, if you think there are” too many government regulations” and that those regulations are strangling businesses, vote Republican, because this is what they mean when they say they want to undo those “job killing regulations.” They want to make it so businesses can do anything they want, including screw you out of a lunch break.
You think corporations run things now? Just wait.
Romney to Campaign in Maine Friday, At a Yacht Service Company
No, this isn’t a headline from The Onion:
Romney to campaign in Portland on Friday
AUGUSTA, Maine — Former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential nominee frontrunner Mitt Romney is expected to campaign in Maine on Friday, just one day before the state GOP releases results of its presidential preference poll.
Maine GOP Chairman Charlie Webster told The Associated Press that Romney is expected to speak Friday evening at a rally at Portland Yacht Services.
What is “Portland Yacht Services?”
Portland Yacht Services is a full service Boatyard and Marina, providing customers with a full spectrum of services for outfitting and maintaining a motor or sailing vessel. Our dedicated staff handles all types of storage, maintenance, refits, and restorations on any type of boat or yacht.
This is the photo on the masthead of its website:
Mitt, really? Really!
I don’t care if Portland YACHT Services services dinghies, when you’re trying to look like a man of the people when you aren’t, you don’t go anywhere near a place called Portland YACHT Services.
Hello! Anyone home?
Unbelievable.
George Galloway on Why It Would be Insane to Attack Iran
Here we have the former British MP, George Galloway, in a radio interview, blasting “James in Suffolk” for advocating “strategic strikes” on Iran. I’m a fan of Galloway because he opposed the invasion of Iraq and in the end he was correct in all of his predictions as to what would happen if the invasion occurred.
I’m promising you this: Do not imagine that Iran will treat a strategic strike any differently from a full-scale invasion. Trust me on this James, I know what I’m talking about. If we bomb Iran, Iran will bomb us back, and amongst the places it will bomb us is here in the center of London. Innocent people will die. Don’t imagine for one second that the deaths will be restricted to Iranians in the north of Iran or anywhere else. Any attack on Iran will be met by a full scale response by Iran, everywhere and anywhere. Trust me on that James.
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I’m telling you James, and you seem strangely unmoved by it, Iran is not a broken-backed country. Don’t imaging this as some cheap, broken down, darkest, African, impotent, defenseless country that you are oh so [inaudible] seeking to talk us into bombing. Iran will respond ferociously everywhere if we attack Iran.
Self-defense James.
(Via.)
Santorum Wins the Night
Santorum Jolts GOP Presidential Race With 3-state Sweep
Jolts is right.
Republicans. Don’t. Like. Romney.
Hah. This is getting good.
