Archive for January, 2011
The Right Brothers said it better
On the topic of foreign policy, is there any substantive difference between the Washington Post editorial page and the Right Brothers?
January 29, 2011
· 
Angry DougJ · 
47 Comments
Posted in: Our Failed Media Experiment
Let no man put asunder
This is either an advertisement for Nixonland or a brief summary for the lazy: Nixon was coldly mixing and pouring volatile passions. Although he was careful to renounce the extreme fringe of Birchites and racists, his means to power eventually became the end. Buchanan gave me a copy of a seven-page confidential memorandum—“A little raw [...]
January 29, 2011
· Angry DougJ · 35 Comments
Posted in: Good News For Conservatives
All You Need to Know About ‘O:thePresidentialNovel’
Because this is a full-service political blog, I bring you Politico’s review, excerpted from their Mark Salter tongue-bath: ... if Time magazine’s Mark Halperin is right, Washington has been hit by the biggest Saltergram ever, in the form of an anonymous, 353-page campaign novel titled, “O: A Presidential Novel.” Some of “O”’s liveliest passages project [...]
January 29, 2011
· Anne Laurie · 79 Comments
Posted in: Assholes, Books, C.R.E.A.M., Election 2008, I Read These Morons So You Don't Have To, Open Thread
Saturday Night Open Thread- “Does this couch make my ass look fat?” Edition
I usually get upset when you all make fun of Tunch’s weight, but I walked into the living room and saw this, I knew I had to share it: For some reason, he now has decided his favorite place to sleep is on the arm of the couch with his backside facing outwards. Why? Because [...]
January 29, 2011
· John Cole · 300 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread
The Village is happy
The awful Howard Fineman (via Matt Yglesias): Among his other attributes, Jay Carney is a cool dancer. I know that because I saw him and his wife, Claire Shipman, getting down on the tented dance floor of a fancy Georgetown wedding years ago. Jay Carney, who went to Yale and was a foreign correspondent in [...]
January 29, 2011
· Angry DougJ · 72 Comments
Posted in: Black Jimmy Carter, General Stupidity
Open Thread: Pet Rescue Updates
Sad news from commentor Joe F. (His note actually arrived early in the week, but I kept looking for “an appropriate time” to post it): After my first email, Clover lost sight in his left eye and began to lose his motor skills on that side as well. We tried to see if a few [...]
January 29, 2011
· Anne Laurie · 40 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread, Pet Rescue
A Language Barrier
John and Dennis G. have addressed the No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act, and we took it apart in the comments, but I’m curious about something. When did we go from being women to being pregnant females? Here’s the (applicable) text of the Hyde Amendment: SEC. 508. (a) The limitations established in the preceding section [...]
January 29, 2011
· Kay · 98 Comments
Posted in: Democratic Stupidity, Republican Stupidity, Republican Venality, Teabagger Stupidity, World's Best Healthcare (If You Can Afford It)
Talk like an Egyptian
What are people reading and hearing about Egypt? I found the links you all provided yesterday to be fascinating. I’m watching some guy on MSNBC right now who’s mostly making sense to me and then he closes with “the fundamental issue of Israel”. That bothers me. There are 82 million people in Egypt, there is [...]
January 29, 2011
· Angry DougJ · 150 Comments
Posted in: Foreign Affairs
Blood Drive Update
I gave this morning. It was easy and pretty much painless. As I sit here, basking in the self-satisfied feeling of moral superiority that can only be felt by new converts, remember that there’s still a shortage, and in the Rochester, NY area, the Red Cross will give you a coupon for a free pound [...]
January 29, 2011
· mistermix · 63 Comments
Posted in: Blood Drive, Open Thread
No One Has Learned Anything
I’m reading what all the wingnut blogs have to say about Egypt, from National Review to Instapundit, and no one has learned anything. It’s all freedom porn, with the occasional wet kiss to George Bush, followed by an immediate attack on Obama for failing to do, well, whatever nonsense the author can come up with [...]
January 29, 2011
· John Cole · 279 Comments
Posted in: Assholes, Foreign Affairs
Stu Is Not a Steve
Stuart Rothenberg is a strange Beltway creature. DC insiders pay him big bucks for a subscription to his nonpartisan House and Senate race analysis, and he’s actually pretty decent at that. But his other gig is penning breathless mash notes to establishment Republicans, like this one: If the producers of AMC’s popular “Mad Men” television [...]
January 29, 2011
· mistermix · 68 Comments
Posted in: DC Press Corpse
Early Morning Open Thread: Dave (not Marshall)
From commentor Sharon S: When I opened the story about Detroit Marshall I had to blink a few times. The attached pictures will tell you why. Coming home from my tap-dancing class, my car’s headlights illuminated this little dog by the side of the road. Rats, I thought. I have to stop. So I pulled [...]
January 29, 2011
· Anne Laurie · 33 Comments
Posted in: Dog Blogging, Open Thread, Pet Rescue
Boy Dunks Self Through Basketball Hoop at Phoenix Suns Game
This is pretty awesome. You’re welcome.
January 29, 2011
· ABL · 55 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread, Sports
Ayn Rand, welfare queen
I have to confess: I’ve never read Ayn Rand. Not once. But I still think this is pretty amusing.
January 28, 2011
· E.D. Kain · 93 Comments
Tags: Ayn Rand, welfare · Posted in: Going Galt
Friday Evening Open Thread
(Jeff Danziger’s website) How do y’all plan to spend your exciting weekends? P.S. Anybody wants to take credit for the new category, give me a cite… P.P.S. And commentor Wag is the one!
January 28, 2011
· Anne Laurie · 41 Comments
Posted in: Bachmann Turner Diaries Overdrive, Open Thread
