Archive for August, 2010
Cable Is Dead
For some reason, John and I both decided to finally set up Netflix streaming on our TVs this week. All I have to say is that I understand why six of eight cable services posted their worst quarterly subscriber losses ever. It costs less than one premium channel to have unlimited streaming and two DVDs [...]
August 29, 2010
· 
mistermix · 
75 Comments
Posted in: Science and Technology
Early Morning Open Thread: School of Eeyore
There was some discussion, earlier this month, of this blog’s “identity”, which led to a new tagline. As one of the underbloggers, I can only speak for myself, and I prefer to discuss my philosophy: I am a committed and lifelong adherent to the School of Eeyore. Eeyore, as is true of all great philosophers, [...]
August 29, 2010
· Anne Laurie · 47 Comments
Posted in: Blogospheric Navel-Gazing, Open Thread
I have a scheme
The right-wing blogosphere reports that 500,000 people showed up to Beck’s MLK-appropriation rally. The mainstream media has a slightly different count. But don’t let facts fool you – obviously the only numbers that matter are the ones that we make up out of thin air. Besides, 87,000 people is actually pretty good for a rally [...]
August 29, 2010
· E.D. Kain · 148 Comments
Tags: Glenn Beck, jon stewart, Let's have a Tea Party, The Wiggles · Posted in: Wingnut Event Horizon
The Confederate Party has always been about ‘Honor’
August is the month when America celebrates stupidity and I have been avoiding the celebrations. Sure, the stupidity of Americans is on display almost any given day. After all, we live in a Nation where 25% of the folks do not believe in evolution and also, too think that President Obama was not born in [...]
August 28, 2010
· Dennis G. · 140 Comments
Posted in: Fables Of The Reconstruction, Flash Mob of Hate, Good News For Conservatives, Post-racial America, Teabagger Stupidity
Open Thread
Just loving this ability to stream movies and tv shows from netflix. Still working my way through Torchwood. Up next- Fawlty Towers (again) and then Weeds.
August 28, 2010
· John Cole · 118 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread
Open Thread: Saturday Night Pets
From commentor Bill D (wmd): Here’s a picture of RC (Rodent Control) Gizmo. He’s a year older now, still likes to sleep on the seat of my motorcycle, but alas the economy will take it away as soon as I find a buyer for the bike. *********** Let me state for the record that I’m [...]
August 28, 2010
· Anne Laurie · 71 Comments
Posted in: Cat Blogging, Open Thread
Legends In Their Own Minds
I find the notion that the Glenn Beck teabaggers somehow are carrying on the King legacy so repulsive, disgusting, preposterous, and obscene, that this will be my only discussion of the matter. It’s enough to make you vomit. The balls on these people.
August 28, 2010
· John Cole · 377 Comments
Posted in: Assholes, Teabagger Stupidity
Open Thread
For those of you who were shut out of the first league, good news from the commisioner: Wow, Balloon Juice does like football! I didn’t expect the fantasy league to fill up at all, but it did so in about an hour. For those left out in the autumn rain, a second league has been [...]
August 28, 2010
· John Cole · 81 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread
Open thread
Got nothing to say but it’s okay. This piece on the Catholic Church in London Review of Books is great.
August 28, 2010
· Angry DougJ · 43 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread
Mama Grizzly Hearts Unions
One of Palin’s political consultants posted a long paean to the glory and wonder of unions on her Facebook page, titled “Union Brothers and Sisters, Join Our Commonsense Cause!” Here’s the nut of the argument: In the past there were many great union leaders who courageously defended the rights of workers. Unions were founded for [...]
August 28, 2010
· mistermix · 141 Comments
Posted in: Daydream Believers
Early Morning Open Thread: New (Rescue) Puppy
From commentor Chris S: So, we’ve had Jack home for five days and he’s doing well, I think. I’m a little anxious – OK a lot anxious. In preparation for getting a dog, I’ve read a bazillion and three books and articles regarding training the perfect dog. He’s a good dog to start with. We [...]
August 28, 2010
· Anne Laurie · 63 Comments
Posted in: Dog Blogging, Open Thread, Pet Rescue
Another Open Thread
Figured we needed one. Know I have linked this a bunch of times before, but it just seems more and more relevant every day: Have at it. Also, we are opening up a second fantasy football leaugue. First one filled pretty damned quick.
August 27, 2010
· John Cole · 184 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread
Katrina, Five Years On
Many pixels are due for slaughter this weekend to note the ‘anniversary’ of the Katrina disaster, which drowned a still-disputed number of our fellow Americans, the day-to-day lives of a great many more, and (from its instant enshrinement as a media trope) any last mutual illusion that most of us, most of the time, shared [...]
August 27, 2010
· Anne Laurie · 47 Comments
Posted in: Daydream Believers, Domestic Affairs, Seriously
Open Thread
Parents are off to an anniversary dinner (their 42nd!), and I have Ginny and Guesly. No rest for the wicked. *** Update *** We have our own official Balloon Juice Fantasy Football league: Hey all you Juicers! I like football. Who else likes football? NFL week 1 is coming up fast, and I thought it’d [...]
August 27, 2010
· John Cole · 92 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread
I envy us
I apologize in advance, both for another link to the Sullivan collective and for more wankery about conservatism versus liberalism, but I think this discussion is fairly telling. Somebody named Cletus wrote in to the Sullivan collective to brag about how he’s too busy with “intellectual growth, creativity, dedication, openness to new experiences etc.” to [...]
August 27, 2010
· Angry DougJ · 146 Comments
Posted in: Blogospheric Navel-Gazing, Burkean bells
