Archive for October, 2009
Not Human
What the hell is wrong with people: Investigators say as many as 20 people were involved in or stood and watched the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside a California high school homecoming dance Saturday night. Police posted a $20,000 reward Tuesday for anyone who comes to them with information that helps arrest and [...]
October 28, 2009
· 
John Cole · 
226 Comments
Posted in: Domestic Affairs
Open Thread
I’m kind of otherwise occupied with stuff, so an open thread seems appropriate. I know it is only 9 am, but I think it is late enough in the day to reflect on the many ways Barack Obama has let you down today. As an additional thought, why does Rahm Emmanuel hate you?
October 28, 2009
· John Cole · 74 Comments
Posted in: Uncategorized
Early Morning Open Thread: Lexi-conning
I have finished polishing the latest round of edits, corrections, and additions—even a stolen cool epigraph!—to the first section of the new tripartite Balloon Juice Lexicon (A – H). Your revisions, suggestions, and links are hereby solicited. Specifically: I could use some good links for ACORN that would give a better flavor of the whole [...]
October 28, 2009
· Anne Laurie · 50 Comments
Posted in: Blogospheric Navel-Gazing, Open Thread, Site Maintenance
Not Dead
Just chucking this out there: I’m looking for a god hearted woman who loves me in spite of my ways she don’t understand. Also, yes, I have called five times and Lily is ok and my brother has said to stop calling because “she is ok, damnit.”
October 27, 2009
· John Cole · 102 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread
Open Thread (Song for Lily)
She can sing this to John. Little dogs are experts at the oooooo choruses!
October 27, 2009
· Anne Laurie · 142 Comments
Posted in: Dog Blogging, Open Thread
All tomorrow’s parties
Well, there’s a pretty good chance now that the Republicans will have tebagged away what should have been an easy win in NY-23. There’s talk about the tea party candidate, Doug Hoffman, winning, but I think that’s quite unlikely. I doubt his base of support is much higher than the percentage of the district that [...]
October 27, 2009
· Angry DougJ · 128 Comments
Posted in: Politics
Made it in One Piece
Made it to my destination- flew Southwestern for the first time, and man the open seating is genius. I found the fattest guy I could sitting by himself in a window seat, and I took the aisle seat. I knew no one would sit between us. It also seems like there is a helluva lot [...]
October 27, 2009
· John Cole · 202 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread
Lieberbuster
Hating Joe Lieberman a lot isn’t really my thing, but this is ridiculous. I think that if he gets enough shit from constituents, he’ll back down. You can reach him here.
October 27, 2009
· Angry DougJ · 283 Comments
Posted in: Assholes
Open Thread
In my opinion Steel Wheels marked the moment when the ‘Stones demoted themselves from legitimately cool to a legacy band on permanent tour. Discuss.
October 27, 2009
· Tim F. · 139 Comments
Posted in: Popular Culture
Contra Ezra Klein
As a preface to this post, I should point out that to say Ezra Klein has read circles around me on health care is an insult to circles. That said, this is a blog and I have an opinion, so I might as well write it. Ezra writes about Harry Reid’s take on the public [...]
October 27, 2009
· Tim F. · 113 Comments
Posted in: Domestic Affairs
Off to the Rodeo
Here’s a thread for you all- I’m off to catch a flight. I’ll check in this afternoon, but you kids behave. Also- this has been my earworm for the past two days: There are worse earworms to have… Oh, one other thing- Mac users, I can not tell you how much I love Song Sergeant. [...]
October 27, 2009
· John Cole · 152 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread
Tune in, turn on, opt out
TPM has a great interview with Chuck Schumer about the discussion between Harry Reid and the White House on the opt out public option versus the triggered public option. It certainly sounds like the White House doesn’t trust Reid to count votes. And I don’t either. Throughout the HRC HCR process, whenever I’ve read anything [...]
October 26, 2009
· Angry DougJ · 170 Comments
Posted in: Domestic Affairs, Politics
This House is Not Rocking
Getting ready for my trip tomorrow, so I dropped Tunch off at Tammy’s and took Lily to my brother’s. As I was driving away from my brother’s, he was walking her in the house, and she struggled so much that she got out of her collar and came chasing after the car. I had to [...]
October 26, 2009
· John Cole · 176 Comments
Posted in: Cat Blogging, Dog Blogging, Open Thread
Did this really happen?
Obviously, there’s lots to make fun of Michael Ledeen’s hoax post and many have made fun of it. But not many have touched on this claim he makes: I’ve done satirical pieces myself, and I know how they can take off. I once wrote one that said that Bill Casey did not die, and was [...]
October 26, 2009
· Angry DougJ · 79 Comments
Posted in: Assholes, Hoot-Smalley
Tire-Swinging is Gender Neutral
Maybe that is what Obama needs- a tire-swinging event at the White House to ease the wrath of Jake Tapper and Mark Knoller? I’m sorry, I just have a hard time computing the notion that a WH correspondent has nothing better to do than make multiple posts about the gender make-up of Obama’s athletic activities, [...]
October 26, 2009
· John Cole · 205 Comments
Posted in: Clown Shoes, Media
