February 2010
93 posts
January 2010
50 posts
‘Auntie Mame’ Prevails as Improbable Best Seller... →
It’s been an unlikely best seller. First published 55 years ago in the United States, where it spawned a hit Broadway show and two movie adaptations, Patrick Dennis’s “Auntie Mame” has recently gained footing in the Italian literary firmament, becoming last year’s surprise hit. Even after 15 reprints and sales of 280,000 copies since May (30,000 during the pre-Christmas rush), publishing pundits...
smalltowngayblog:
gauntlet:
However, what matters in all this age chat is not so much how old one is as how one looks. So long as one’s health holds out, the only problem with getting old is looking old; otherwise one’s birth date would be of little interest. If it weren’t for our mirrors, most of us would be unable to believe how old we have mysteriously become. And what we see in our...
“For every soldier discharged because of their sexual orientation, the Department...”
– The High Price of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell via Change.org (via -smart-tart-)
“Perhaps it’s not that surprising that a mother in Menifee, California, asked the...”
– If it’s not in the dictionary, it doesn’t exist. (via datn)
Oh good christ.
“Who is to blame for the failure of health care reform to pass? Ultimately it was...”
– United States Remains Only Major Economic Power Without Universal Health Care - BloggingStocks
“*64 percent of Americans would pay higher taxes to guarantee health care for all...”
– via (via brooklynmutt)
(Are you listening, Congress? — Yeah, yeah, I know. It was a rhetorical question.)
Blueprint for Dems: Bernie Sanders →
“In the overwhelmingly Democratic Senate the situation has been equally dismal. There, the Senate Finance Committee created a Gang of Six that included three Republicans—two of whom (Grassley and Enzi) are extremely conservative—to determine the shape of healthcare reform. Amid cries of “death panels,” “socialized medicine” and “government takeover...
5 Jokes About The Apparent Eagerness Of Certain... →
1. A Democratic congressman walks into a bar. The bartender says, “Sorry, we don’t serve your kind here.” The Democratic congressman whimpers, “You’re right, I’m sorry, I never should’ve come in here, it’s all my fault, boo-hoo, please, bend me over, I’ll do whatever you want because I’m a little punk.” The bartender says, “Jesus Christ, you people are pathetic.”
2. What do you call a dead baby...
Balloon Juice: Where We Stand. (Upshot: call... →
“First, the good news. People who work in DC tell me that teabaggers have been screaming into their phones since Obama took office. They yelled about the stimulus before HCR came up. When HCR passes or dies they will yell about something else. For those of you who worried about it (I didn’t) that means the real added impact of Jane and her firebaggers most likely adds up to very little....
"What I'd like to hear a congressional Democrat... →
needtherapy:
think4yourself: savingpaper:
Paul Waldman at The American Prospect dreams big but practical:
This is what I’d like to hear a congressional Democrat say:
“We’re obviously disappointed about the results of the special election in Massachusetts. But the fact that we have gone from a 20-seat advantage in the Senate to an 18-seat advantage in the Senate doesn’t mean that...
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What would the GOP do? Democrats should consider... →
“How do Republicans react when they lose at the polls? This is a question that Democrats should ponder as they nurse the painful wounds inflicted by the Massachusetts special Senate election. Based on the history of the past decade or so, the answer is simple and instructive: While the Republican Party may indulge in backbiting and recrimination and occasionally purge a leader to punish a...
Scott Brown Wins Mass. Race, Giving GOP 41-59... →
datn:
This pretty much says it all.
It sure does. And here we have an object lesson on why the fucking Dems can’t get everything done. Ooh ooh ooh, we only have an 18-person majority in the Senate! Ooh ooh ooh, healthcare is dead! Jesus Christ. Words really cannot express how disgusted I am with them right now.
“The Unnecessary Truck is simply one bought for no other purpose than to make its...”
– Do You Come with the Car?: The Unnecessary Truck (via robot-heart)
Don't Claim A Mantle You Can't Carry...
-smart-tart-:
As long as the Republican National Committee wants to pretend that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message is “rooted in ideals and principles that the Republican Party” — a claim that’s as wrong as it is audacious — perhaps now would be a good time to note the roll call on the vote to honor King as an annual holiday.
The battle of MLK Day went on for years, with state-by-state...
In Colorado, fighting to keep smoking onstage →
“Actors can’t smoke - even tobacco-free cigarettes - during a play, no matter how crucial smoking is to the script, the state’s high court rules. Two theater groups will continue to battle the ban.”
Ok, I think this law is officially carrying things too far. And I sure hope these people who are so sensitive to cigarette smoke on a stage 25 feet or so away from them...
Jay's 2004 Announcement →
Jay acting all gracious about Conan in 2004. A-hahahahahahahahahahahahaha <keeling over>
Paul Loeb: Call for Coakley: How three votes can... →
A confession: I am terrified of calling people I don’t know. Terrified. I won’t even call for take-out food. Seriously, I’m that bad. But even I gritted my teeth and called some people in Massachusetts. It was fine. So if you can, please make some calls — the article above has a link to lists of Massachusetts voters.
The DOs and DON'Ts of Disaster Donations →
Good article about what not to do when trying to help Haiti. (h/t jenbee)
“The double standard that exempts religious activities from almost all standards...”
– On Faith Panelists Blog: Religious no longer a protected class - Daniel C. Dennett