July, 2010 archive
Be Popular. Fool with Your Friends. 0
With free ecards from the Democratic Party of Virginia.
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
The wrong things go up, the wrong things go down:
“It’s still a horrible number. It’s just not as horrible as what people were looking for. Do you really view that as good news? Apparently the stock market does,” said Mary Ann Hurley, vice president of fixed-income trading at D.A. Davidson & Co in Seattle.
A separate report from the Labor Department showed initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 37,000 to a seasonally adjusted 464,000 last week, more than erasing a decline in the prior week.
Echo Chamber 0
Media Matters has the timeline of the Shirley Sherrod smear. It is instructive in demonstrating how quickly the smear spread.
Meanwhile, Steve Benen discusses how conservative outrages tend to be manufactured nonsense.
There’s an App for That 0
iMugger iTracked during software demonstration:
“We kind of noticed while that was happening, boy, she was really starting to move pretty fast and she wasn’t heading back toward the place,” he said. “Moments later she comes bursting into the office and said she’d just been mugged.”
The mope was apprehended and handcuffs were applied.
Stray Thought 0
Serendipity is needing to mend something and finding a needle already threaded with the proper thread in the sewing box.
Shoplifting for Dummies 0
No vodka is worth this. It’s made from potato peels, for heaven’s sake. Charging more than $5.00 for a bottle represents the evils of marketing.
Scotch whisky, maybe worth it, but only a single malt.
Add all the fancy flavorings you want, it is rubbing alcohol with a degree from a diploma mill.
The only use for vodka is 8 parts to 1 part dry vermouth rocks olives with a dash juice from the olive jar for flavor, because gin tastes like turpentine.
A Pome, Not by Henry Gibson 0
Mad Kane:
The GOP’s Honesty Deficit
By Madeleine Begun KaneThough the GOP deficit hawks
Are famed for “must pay for it” squawks,
They nix plugging the hole
Caused by tax cuts. How droll!
Yes, that’s how hypocrisy talks.
QOTD 0
Ernest Hemingway, from the Quotemaster (subscribe here):
Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.
Another Reason To Vote for Glenn Nye 0
Rigell hearts Wall Street banksters:
Via Blue Virginia.
Bright Light on Breitbart 0
StevenM analysizes why the Breitbarts and the other components of the Republican smear machine exist. A nugget:
There aren’t enough banksters to elect Republicans, so they peddle fear to the rest of the electorate.
Help Vetshouse at the VBDC Breakfast Saturday 0
Date: Saturday, July 24th Time: 9-10:30 a. m.
Location: Bubba’s Deli & BBQ, 3600 Dam Neck Rd, Virginia Beach (west side of Dam Neck Rd. between Princess Anne Blvd. and Rosemont Rd.; access via service road at Lansdowne Ct. next to the Farmers Market).
Cost: Adults $10.00, Under 12 &6.00 for all-you-can-eat buffet (it’s a pretty good buffet, too–plenty of variety).
Willard Smith, Executive Director, Vetshouse, which serves homeless veterans, will speak; $2.00 from every adult meal and $1.00 from every kids’ meal will go to Vetshouse. Donations are also welcome.
More information and suggested items to donate here.
Cuccinelli’s Cangaroo Court 0
In a court filing, the University of Virginia plainly identifies the Virginia Attorney-General’s “shoot-the-messenger” methods:
It’s a fishing expedition that’s fishing where there ain’t no fish, designed to make the guys in the boat look good while accomplishing nothing other than creating intimidation and distraction.
Full story at the link.
The Dismal Science 0
At the Guardian, Robert Skildelsky explains why Keynes was right and “classical economists” are wrong.
Brendan Writes a Letter 0
Read it here.
Google Wind 0
Reuters reports that Google is turning to wind energy to power its data centers.
This is a good thing.
Teaching Sportsmanship 0
This Babe Ruth coach won’t be back next year:
“The coach blind-sided the umpire,” said the grandmother, who asked to have her name withheld for fear of retaliation. “He went out like a piece of cardboard. Then his legs started vibrating. … it appeared that he couldn’t get up for 10 minutes.”
