February 2012
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Press Talk: Looking for that level field | The... →
I do wonder why editors in the mainstream press, when confronted with government workers receiving better pay and benefits, never seem to ask why the private sector often pays too little to live on — particularly when it’s pretty clear we are now a service rather than a manufacturing economy.
why did I wake up for that game again?
Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra are both irrepressible douchebags, so much so we’re almost forgetting how good Rooney’s goals were and how bad Liverpool are at creating anything resembling a serious chance on goal without a major error by a defender.
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I am helpful.
“Can you write this story on the Powell social worker so [anchor] can read it from the newsroom at 4?”
“We need you to put together most of this story in the 4 on the city’s emergency notification test for [nightside reporter] and she’ll come in and fill in a bite when she goes to City Hall later.”
“The package I did for your show’s been approved....
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“The White House is “all talk, no action” on moving toward...”
– Hey, Mr. Picarello: if I can’t get my tax money back that pays for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, drone strikes, and the death penalty, you can’t demand part of a law be stricken from a secular nation just because it offends your moral sensibilities. The rights of half the country...
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missing the point on Planned Parenthood, again.
So I had the radio on to NPR’s Tell Me More (usually cuz I need background noise when I read, so I flip between talk and jazz) and Michel Martin had a panel talking about the Komen & PP kerfuffle. Of course, when your panel involves an avowed Republican activist (Michelle Bernard), a columnist who trades more in snark than actual liberal points (Ana Marie Cox), a former ABC correspondent...
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“One popular classroom exercise, for example, employs Scotch Tape to demonstrate...”
– Jessica Valenti, The Purity Myth (via wishful-sinful)
This was done in my “sex ed” class about 4 times in my grade school career.
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WHO DOES THAT. Ugh. My faith in humanity is constantly diminishing.
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This is so disgusting to me.
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part of my face is numb.
One session at the dentist down, but there are three more to go after this. I’m starting to get the feeling back on the upper right side my face. I’m hungry and I’d like to eat but until the numbing agent wears off it’s a no-go.
I imagine this is what being Two-Face feels like, minus the psychopathic bit.
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Daft Punk. Nile Rodgers. →
spinning-around:
I am dead.
this is gonna blow your ears up
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Washington state lawmakers pass gay marriage bill... →
Fuck yeah, Washington State.
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ndeddiemac replied to your post: I counted 4 deaths on Justified tonight.
Close but no cigar. I had 4, but lost because Raylan went 0for. It’s a tricky game.
shit, next week’s body count could be as high. Dewey with no kidneys and scrambling to come up with $20K. Fuck.
why Mitt Romney has a major problem he has no...
Having observed the Iowa caucuses in good old Poweshiek County back in 2004 (had a California license at that point but was finishing up college), there’s a tangible reality there that crosses party lines and presents a very basic issue that Romney’s campaign can’t grasp and the candidate can’t overcome.
Caucus-goers are THE boots on the ground, GOTV-type folks —...
I counted 4 deaths on Justified tonight.
Goddamnit, I had 5 in the pool.
FiveThirtyEight Live Coverage: the Minnesota and... →
Right now Mitt Romney is in a bad state because the further out one gets from Denver, the worse he does — and his vote totals in those outside counties are down from what he pulled in four years ago.
It’s instructive to remember that Colorado is purple but a VERY polarized one — I used to live in Tom Tancredo’s district, to give you an idea.
Robert Reich: The Sad Spectacle of Obama's Super... →
robertreich:
It has been said there is no high ground in American politics since any politician who claims it is likely to be gunned down by those firing from the trenches. That’s how the Obama team justifies its decision to endorse a super PAC that can raise and spend unlimited sums for his campaign.
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Much as I want to agree with Reich, not playing by the new super-PAC rules is...
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I hope no one was around to hear me yell "FUCK!"...
that really fucking hurt though.
(I was picking him up and taking him off the desk.)
fucking bled for a good, solid two minutes.
House GOP Memo: "Abortion Is the Leading Cause of... →
A House GOP memo obtained by Mother Jones argues for a controversial “prenatal discrimination bill” by referring to “black abortions” as distinct from abortions in general and claiming that “abortion is the leading cause of death in the black community.” The memo (PDF) was circulated by Republicans on the House judiciary committee on Monday in advance of Tuesday’s markup of Rep. Trent Franks’...
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they like me, they really like me.
I have a two-year contract offer to stay in my possession. I plan on signing it. I want to push on a couple matters to see if they’ll change them, because it’s negotiating and that’s what you do and I doubt anyone takes it personally if you ask if a bit more money is possible.
bizarre genesis of an argument.
It’s a bit more complex than this but I have friends who are dating and their dispute stems from her walking in on him whacking it. My general view is there are so many better reasons to argue with someone. This one is dumb. But everyone has his own baggage.
Me, I’d rather avoid the fight.
Things that will never not be weird.
Hearing the Smiths as bumper music for ANYTHING. A coworker had Martin Bashir’s show on and in came “Bigmouth Strikes Again.”
