Monthly Archives: August 2009

Where Those Town Hall Protesters Really Come From

Posted on August 29, 2009 by

Happy Valley News has the exclusive story on the true origins of the town hall protesters.

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Death Panels are Real . . .

Posted on August 28, 2009 by

. . . and Funny or Die has the proof.

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The Road to Bootydom; OR, The Conscience of a Horndog

Posted on August 23, 2009 by

It was sure to be another towering classic of conservative thought. Talking Points Memo has managed to track down the proofs for Viking’s Spring 2010 catalog, which include a glowing write-up for a new book by then rising Republican star … Continue reading →

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Avatar or Delgo: You Decide

Posted on August 22, 2009 by

Avatar, James Cameron’s super-terrific, 3-D, CG, state-of-the-art, 300 million dollar sci-fi extravaganza, is one of the most highly anticipated movies of the year. How highly anticipated? On Monday, fans crashed the movie’s official website as they frantically sought tickets for … Continue reading →

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Looks Like Sarah is Back at the Keyboard

Posted on August 20, 2009 by

Last week there was idle speculation that Sarah Palin perhaps was not penning her own Facebook updates when she published a note that was distinctly un-Sarah-like in tone, which is to say that it was well-written, cogent, and did not … Continue reading →

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Someone is Baking for the Town Hall Meeting

Posted on August 19, 2009 by

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This Country Has Lost its Mind

Posted on August 19, 2009 by

After appearing on Think Progress and Huffpo today, the first video below is getting a lot of play today, but I wanted to post it again, first, because it is so jaw-droppingly sad and depressing that it deserves to be … Continue reading →

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See, There’s Your Problem Right There

Posted on August 17, 2009 by

Jenny Sanford, wife of South Carolina governor and Appalachian Trail hiker extraordinaire Mark Sanford, recently gave an interview to Vogue about her husband’s highly publicized transcontinental fling, and had this to say about her marriage: Some marriages begin in fire; … Continue reading →

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The Call of the Juggalope

Posted on August 17, 2009 by

Looks like I owe the Juggalo (and Juggalette) communities an apology. In a recent post I had characterized them as perhaps not the sharpest tools in the rock and roll toolbox, but it turns out they’re just a bunch of … Continue reading →

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Moon: Old School SF

Posted on August 15, 2009 by

On the new movie front, my lady and I caught Moon on its last night at the Amherst Cinema with perhaps a dozen other paying customers. It’s a shame that this movie isn’t getting more attention because it’s a fine … Continue reading →

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