Archive for January, 2010
Morning Open Thread: Geek Fashion Query
Since the new geekalicious iPad is too large to carry in even the most capacious pair of Dockers, does that mean we’ll be seeing better options for man-purses that don’t look like hiking gear? You know, ‘messenger bags’ that don’t weigh more than ten pounds empty and/or feature ersatz dayglo ‘tribal’ decorations? (Srsly, from my [...]
January 28, 2010
· 
Anne Laurie · 
60 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread, Science and Technology
Live-blogging conference call with Democracy Corps
I don’t how many of you care about this, but I thought some of you might so I’m going to live blog along on this conference call in case any of you find it interesting at all. Let me know if you think this is stupid and I’ll stop. Democracy Corps is a bunch of [...]
January 27, 2010
· Angry DougJ · 181 Comments
Posted in: Good News For Conservatives
Watching the State of the Confederacy Speech…
I find myself looking for the fella with the heavy thumb on the applause sign. This was, I think, even sillier than the Bobby Jindal response. Treat this as yet another open thread. Cheers
January 27, 2010
· Dennis G. · 125 Comments
Posted in: General Stupidity, Open Thread
SOTU Open Thread #2
If the site doesn’t go down again. FYWP. Whoops, Obama just pledged to “work with Congress” to repeal DADT…
January 27, 2010
· Anne Laurie · 271 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread, The Failed Obama Administration (Only Took Two Weeks)
Why we fight
Obots and PUMAs alike should recognize that this is a big part of what Obama is up against: The Clintons brought in a whole new crowd, many of them young and arrogant and clique-ish, which created such a competitive social atmosphere that the environment became toxic. In the beginning, advised by bipartisan fixer David Gergen, [...]
January 27, 2010
· Angry DougJ · 40 Comments
Posted in: General Stupidity, Good News For Conservatives, Media
SOTU Open Thread
Watching Chuck myself, but here is a shiny for you all.
January 27, 2010
· John Cole · 460 Comments
Posted in: The Failed Obama Administration (Only Took Two Weeks)
R.I.P. Howard Zinn
From his hometown paper: Howard Zinn, the Boston University historian and political activist who was an early opponent of US involvement in Vietnam and a leading faculty critic of BU president John Silber, died of a heart attack today in Santa Monica, Calif, where he was traveling, his family said. He was 87. “His writings [...]
January 27, 2010
· Anne Laurie · 69 Comments
Posted in: Daydream Believers, Politics
RE: NURSE TIPPING
By tipping, I didn’t mean cash, I meant a thank-you card and a gift cert. to a restaurant or Starbucks, etc. Would that be ok?
January 27, 2010
· John Cole · 158 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread
Tito’s Fresh-Squeezed Screwdriver
Use this thread to share how you are steeling yourself for the SOTU. Sadly, this year the drinking game will have to soldier on without John’s indispensable guidance. Some suggestions: Drink each time a Republican starts clapping, looks around and puts his hands down. Every inappropriate Republican outburst must be greeted with a toast of [...]
January 27, 2010
· Tim F. · 99 Comments
Posted in: Beer Blogging, Other, Politics
State of the Union Programming Note
Hulu is going to livestream tonight’s SOTU address and the Republican response. I’m going to try watching it there, because I’ve had trouble with drop-outs and freeze-ups on the “serious” online channels (CNN/MSNBC) during previous Presidential speeches. And for a little schadenfreude, EventheWingnuttiest Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-’Prosperity’) has begun a walkback on attending the National [...]
January 27, 2010
· Anne Laurie · 27 Comments
Posted in: 59-41 Senate Minority, Black Jimmy Carter
SOTU call
I’m going to be on a conference call with some pollsters about tonight’s SOTU speech (I don’t know how I got in on this, but I have gotten a lot out of the previous ones). Do you guys have any suggestions about what would be good questions to ask? Obviously, it will depend on what [...]
January 27, 2010
· Angry DougJ · 67 Comments
Posted in: Good News For Conservatives, Other
The Mind Is Willing But The Flesh Is Weak Rulebook Weighs A Ton
Not necessarily a bad sign. Hopefully these fledgling efforts to rescue HCR will not get trumped by Charlie Brown taking another run at the bipartisan football tonight.
January 27, 2010
· Tim F. · 105 Comments
Posted in: 59-41 Senate Minority
Open Thread
I have to admit that there’s something to the strategy of lying to make big headlines, only to recant later when your bullshit has become conventional wisdom. Try this out for yourself. The next time an uncle or someone at work claims that waterboarding works because someone at the CIA said so, point out that [...]
January 27, 2010
· Tim F. · 50 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread
I’m Alive
But in really bad shape. The surgery took almost twice as long as they expected, with significant damage to the cartilage and ligaments. They cleaned that up the best they could, and then discovered that the bicep was disconnected, so they had to reattach that. They also had to deal with some bone spurs and [...]
January 27, 2010
· John Cole · 219 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread
Meta
I can’t speak for anyone else on the front page, but I just don’t find the question of blame very interesting. Maybe someone did contribute to this present clusterf*ck more than someone else; if so I don’t really know or particularly care. It feels like a waste of time to piss on him or her [...]
January 27, 2010
· Tim F. · 98 Comments
Posted in: 59-41 Senate Minority
