February 2011
56 posts
Lawsuits on Same-Sex Marriage Challenge Obama... →
(via Instapaper)
mental_floss Blog » Explaining the Magic Yellow... →
jonk:
even though i don’t watch football, i’ve always wondered how it was done. (and did figure it was something like the way they actually do it. *buffing fingernails on shirt*)
January 2011
33 posts
“It would be easy to pay the $2500 bill and be swiftly done with this diseased...”
– Dan Choi in a letter to President Obama, refusing to pay the $2500 the Army claims he owes after his early discharge under DADT. (via benstumbling)
The Fix - The GOP's quiet evolution on gay rights →
I have more thoughts on this, and have it saved as a draft for me to expand upon later, but… I thought this was worth sharing now. For some midday giggles.
He shall from time to time…
Tonight is President Obama’s second State of the Union address. Being the geek that I am, I’ll be watching it and the analysis of it on MSNBC all night. It’s what I do. Growing up, my family always watched it together; my mother taught my brother and me the importance of being aware of current events.
The particulars of what the President will say aren’t known yet; anyone...
Daring Fireball Linked List: Why Can't We Walk... →
Interesting.
Barack Obama - Wikipedia, 2004 →
nickdouglas:
“This is an old revision of this page. It may differ significantly from the current revision.”
Amazing how much can change in a few years. I remember the “who is this guy?” moment from the DNC convention.
Rachel Maddow re: Olbermann (Real Time with Bill... →
New Congressional Seating for State of the Union -... →
Editorial: Saner Gun Laws - NYTimes.com →
A good place to start.
It begins with a proposed ban on the big volume ammunition magazines that added to the carnage not just in Arizona but also a long line of other mass shootings, including at Columbine High School and Virginia Tech. Even former Vice President Dick Cheney, a staunch gun rights advocate, said last week that it might be time to reinstate the magazine-size rule, which was...
“Gay Americans are eventually going to win on marriage just like we won on...”
– Dan Savage, A Gay Agenda for Everyone
“Look,” [Ailes] said, “it’s Veteran’s Day, and we’re the only ones doing anything...”
– Why Does Roger Ailes Hate America? - Esquire (via Instapaper)
“What Mr. Ailes understood about the political nature of television back in 1968...”
– Why Does Roger Ailes Hate America? - Esquire (via Instapaper)
“O put down the newspaper. Bitch, he thought. But she’s right. I do need to...”
– “O, by Maureen Dowd” (From Barack Obama Anonymous Novel: What if Tom Friedman or Rahm Emanuel wrote it? - By Christopher Beam - Slate Magazine)
Gay Parents Find the South More Welcoming, Census... →
Out Magazine: Twenty Three Love Stories →
Making Fazzoletti, the Handkerchief Pasta -... →
“There’s a lot of manufactured personality on television, and Andy’s not...”
– The Six Degrees of Andy Cohen - NYTimes.com
The King James Bible at 400 - NYTimes.com →
“Cutting any arbitrary amount — like $100 billion — from discretionary spending...”
– About That $100 Billion - NYTimes.com
“Please, oh please, I hope that what happened today wasn’t politically motivated,...”
– Ben’s Blog
So this debt ceiling thing…
Annabeth: Are we doing a press release on raising the debt ceiling, because I don’t understand a word of it.
CJ: No press release. When is the vote scheduled?
Charlie: Treasury figures the interest on the debt will hit the legal limit at midnight tomorrow, so they want the President to press for the vote right now.
Toby: Which, of course, is a ridiculous idea.
Annabeth: Of course?
CJ:...