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Off to drink liberally.

Via PoliticalProf.

Fun and fellowship for liberals. Join us and talk about anything in a relaxed atmosphere.

When: Thursday, July 24th, 6 p.

Where:
Croc’s 19 Street Bistro
620 19th Street (Map)

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Via Classic Arts Showcase.

Rick Perry, the Remake (below the fold in case it autoplays).

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From the Inky:

After 18 years of rusting away at Pier 82 in South Philadelphia, the iconic SS United States could be brought back to life – but in New York, officials confirmed Friday.

“Currently, the negotiations that are most promising would place the ship in New York,” Susan Gibbs, executive chair of the SS United States Conservancy and the granddaughter of the ship’s designer, Philadelphia native William Francis Gibbs, said in an e-mail. “We do expect that the ship will survive, but only if we continue to galvanize further support and build on the powerful momentum now underway.”

Not conviction. Marketing strategy.

Off to drink liberally.

Drinking Liberally is a gathering place for liberals. Socialize and laugh in a friendly atmosphere.

When: 6 p., Tuesday, July 8.

Where:
Uno Chicago Grill
5900 Virginia Beach Blvd
(Janaf Shopping Center) (map)

Tuesdays for Norfolk, Thursdays for Virginia Beach to make it easier for persons with commitments on either day to catch at least one per month.

The story goes that Mom pulled into the driveway after taking the kids to visit Grandma for a week.

The kids piled out of the car and rushed to their father for a hug.

“How was the trip?” Dad asked.

“Great!” said the oldest boy. “And guess what?

“We didn’t see a single bastard or sonuvabitch aaaallllllllll week!”

Of course, no one could have predicted this.

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Mastering the universe on more is

The Freedom State Bank, Freedom, Oklahoma.

All gone.

Off to drink liberally.

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Steven M. explains how the Rand Design plays out in real life. A nugget:

Randian teabaggers think everything to do with money functions the way it does in the windy pronouncements of their favorite sci-fi novelist. They think every time you add more freedom!, things become more dynamic, and smart upstarts get empowered at the expense of the entrenched. I’m looking at the reality: over here, online-video category killer YouTube, a part of the death star known as Google, is cutting deals with the major music labels and threatening to keep independent labels off YouTube completely, thus depriving them of significant ad revenue. So the monopolistic subsidiary of a monopolistic company is playing favorites with the oligopolistic portions of the music business — which now has three major companies, down from six when I was a lad, after those six bought up the independent labels that had helped make jazz, R&B, and rock into yultural phenomena.

Earth to Randians: this is how capitalism works. This is how money works. Things don’t become sclerotic because of jackbooted government totalitarianism — they become sclerotic because the powerful work hard to keep themselves powerful, at the expense of upstarts.

Fun and fellowship for liberals. Join us and talk about anything in a relaxed atmosphere.

When: Thursday, June 26nd, 6 p.

Where:
Croc’s 19 Street Bistro
620 19th Street (Map)

More here.