August, 2012 archive
Full of Mitt 0
The Lecture Circuit 0
Excerpt:
I’m not gonna get lectured by Mitt Romney or anyone on the Romney campaign about the tone of this campaign.
This is a guy who’s flown all over the country saying he’s not sure whether the president believes in America. Right? We’re auctioning off dinners with the brither in chief, right wing nut job Donald Trump who still questions whether or not the president was born in the United States of the America.
Drinking Liberally Virginia Beach Tomorrow 0
Fun and fellowship for liberals. Join us and help our chapter leader celebrate her birthday.
When: Tuesday, August 22nd, 6 p.
Where New Location:
Croc’s 19 Street Bistro
620 19th Street (Map)
More here.
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
Contradict Me does some math*:
Image via Bob Cesca’s Awesome Blog.
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*Contradict Me does not cite sources for the figures, but they consistent with what I’ve seen quoted with citations elsewhere, as here and here.
Football uber Alles 0
Flaming the fans:
Last year, about 7,000 people were ejected from NFL stadiums for bad behavior.
According to the NFL, the four-hour online course fans bounced from the stadium must take is focused on alcohol abuse, anger management and unruly, crude behavior.
Republican Science 0
The Denver Post’s headline for its editorial, q. v., tries to sum it up:
Methinks they forgot “voluntary ignorance“?
This Can’t Be Climate Change 0
This is merely happenstance.
“It looks like a house sitting in the middle of the bay,” the Cambridge-area resident said. “We just live with it.”
Sea level rise is a reccurring nightmare for the people, environment and species of Wicomico, Dorchester and Somerset counties. The low-lying land floods regularly, marshes are disappearing, and plants and animals are becoming endangered, some extinct.