Not Warren Beatty. Not Mick Jagger. It's (gay) rock producer David Geffen. Carly was annoyed with him (at the time) because he was promoting Joni Mitchell harder than he was promoting her. Well, that was hardly worth the wait.
Health Care Summit Wrapup
The news much of the and blogosphere seems interested in scoring the summit, as if it were a "debate" (I've seen actual news outlets refer to it as a debate, which it wasn't). I have no interest in that. It wasn't about scoring political points. To the extent that someone did, that's nice, but who cares? [UPDATE: To its credit, … Read More
Punditry Of The Day
From Bryan Fischer at Renew America, weighing in on the Seaworld incident: If the counsel of the Judeo-Christian tradition had been followed, Tillikum would have been put out of everyone's misery back in 1991 and would not have had the opportunity to claim two more human lives. Says the ancient civil code of Israel, "When an ox gores a man … Read More
For LOST Fans
You might enjoy this blog, entitled at the aptyl-named http://neverseenlost.wordpress.com. It's a blog about the last season of LOST from the perspective of someone who has never seen an episode of LOST prior to this season. Here's her recap of this season's first episode (she mistakenly refers to Jack as "Jake"): These people are stuck on an island. They tried detonating … Read More
The Heath Care Summit: The First Point Of Contention
Part of the problem with getting health care reform done, is that both sides are arguing from a different set of facts, rather than opposing policy. This, of course, shouldn't be: facts are facts. Watch this disagreement between President Obama and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) on the issue of whether health care premiums would go up under the Senate Dems' … Read More
Avenue Q Poster Too Racy for Colorado Springs
Puppet cleavage. That's what we're talking about here: pink puppet cleavage. A billboard advertising company in Colorado Springs, Colorado has banned a particular poster for Avenue Q, favoring a more "conservative approach": You think it’s not easy being green. Try being a pink Muppet-like character in the touring off-Broadway show “Avenue Q.” Lamar Advertising recently rejected a bus shelter advertisement that would … Read More
The White House Health Care Summit
I'm not sure what the point of it is. Ostensibly, the point is for the two parties to get together on national television for six hours and hammer out some concrete proposals for reforming health care in this country. Early reports indicate that the Republicans are coming to the table with "No. No. No. No. No. Let's scrap everything and start … Read More
The Girl Who Wouldn’t Stand For The Pledge of Allegiance
Bit of a controversy surrounding a 12 year old student in Maryland who refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Fortunately, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved this issue more than half a century ago: If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in … Read More
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) Gets In Trouble For Telling The Truth
This rocked the House yesterday, and this video is No. 4 on Youtube: For those who don't have video, here's Firedoglake's description of the event: Anthony Weiner just made a fiery speech in the middle of the House debate on repealing the insurance industry’s anti-trust exemption. Angered by a motion to recommit, he lashed out, saying “the Republican Party is … Read More
What The Wingnuts Are Scared About Now
This: What is it? It's the new logo for the United States Missile Defense Agency, a change from their old logo: And what is so scaaaaaary about the new logo? Well, isn't it obvious? The Drudge Report makes it obvious: That's right. The new logo is a combination of the Obama logo and the Islamic flag. Blogger Frank Gaffney, … Read More
30 Things You Didn’t Know
1. The phrase “rule of thumb” is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn’t beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb. 2. The dot over the letter “i” is called a tittle. 3. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass … Read More
Dine With Shamu Event Taken Literally By Shamu
Given that a Seaworld employee was killed by Shamu at a "Dine with Shamu" event today, I think Seaworld might want re-think having the event at all.
Democratic Attempts To Reform Health Care Are Pretty Much Like Republican’s Plans From The Past
This chart, shameless lifted from Kaisir Health News, shows rather dramatically how conservativism of the Republicans have taken hold over the past 15 years. Seventeen years ago, Republican Senator John Chaffee (R-RI), a moderate (now deceased), proposed a health care bill. In many ways, it is very similar to the Senate Bill passed last December (which in itself is very similar … Read More
Short Takes
(1) The Russian curling team is hot. (2) Hilary Duff knows how to respond to a marriage proposal (NSFW photos) (3) I'm not sure I'm on board with this series of French anti-smoking ads (4) What is it with beauty pageant winners from California?: Miss Beverly Hills Thinks God Wants Gays "Put to Death" (5) "The Purple Rose of … Read More