See the webcam footage here.
I, For One, Don’t
Kevin Drum: Let me get this straight. The White House had been in the loop for two years. The CIA had received letters from both the Justice Department and congressional leaders arguing that the tapes shouldn’t be destroyed. The CIA’s top lawyer had been involved for the entire time. And yet we’re supposed to believe that, in 2005, a mid-ranking … Read More
Rape Culture
As if the story of the KBR/Halliburton employee rape of an American staffer in Iraq isn’t bad enough… … it’s much worse when you take into account that KBR/Halliburton has tried to cover it up. … it’s much worse when you take into account that a law (passed by the GOP majority) makes any the KBR/Halliburton employees immune for prosecution … Read More
Look In The Mirror
Someone should tell the Apologetics that they themselves meet four, if not five, of the six criterium they list for "recognizing a religious cult/sect".
Cure For Teh Gay Discovered
And it’s always been right in front of our faces. The cure? Interstate 35, which runs from Loredo (Texas) to Duluth (Minnesota). I’ll let Pat Robertson explain, because if I try, I’ll laugh myself silly: Thanks, Pat. Thank you for your continued weirdness. (Ironically, rightwing nutjobs also attribute I-35 as part of the secret government conspiracy to make Mexico, Canada, … Read More
At My Age
At age 45: Andre Marie Ampere, a French physicist, discovered the rules relating magnetic fields and electric currents. George Foreman recaptured the heavyweight championship with a 10th round knockout, becoming the oldest person ever to win the heavyweight championship. Earl Vickers created a program for displaying things other people accomplished when they were your age. John Vida quit a 3-pack-a-day … Read More
House Oversight Report On Climate Change
Summed up as follows: The Bush Administration has “engaged in a systematic effort to manipulate climate change science and mislead policymakers and the public about the dangers of global warming.” Highlights and key findings: The White House exerted unusual control over the public statements of federal scientists on climate change issues. The Administration’s censorship of climate scientists was widespread – … Read More
Negative Campaigning circa 1800
This is a parody, but as you watch, keep in mind that the actual words in this commercial came from a real anti-Thomas Jefferson pamphlet.
Dana Perino on Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me
You would think that the White House spokesperson — the one on the front lines of history — ought to know what the freakin’ Cuban Missile Crisis was. You would think….
Halliburton Latest Venture In Iraq
Stomach-turning: A Houston, Texas woman says she was gang-raped by Halliburton/KBR coworkers in Baghdad, and the company and the U.S. government are covering up the incident. Jamie Leigh Jones, now 22, says that after she was raped by multiple men at a KBR camp in the Green Zone, the company put her under guard in a shipping container with a … Read More
iPod Cleaning
Good tip from Unclutterer: I offered up the following advice: One day, one room: Dedicate half an hour to cleaning one room every day instead of cleaning the whole house on the weekend. My husband and I still subscribe to this policy. In addition to picking up after ourselves throughout the day, we set aside 15 to 30 minutes for … Read More
Here He Comes
I don’t care what they say, or how many special effects it’s got. It ain’t the same as the original tacky car-tune:
Liveblogging “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”
Well, why not? I’ve directed it, and I’ve seen every performance. This is the 4th performance in front of a paying audience. 7:50 — Pretty full house. A little bit older than usual. Very cold night. Nobody in the church balcony, so I feel free to type to my heart’s content. 7:53 — Pre-show music is nice. We have a … Read More