Various and Sundry
Froggies
Per MSNBC, this is from the online manifesto posted by the Discovery Channel gunman:
“Nothing is more important than saving … the Lions, Tigers, Giraffes, Elephants, Froggies, Turtles, Apes, Raccoons, Beetles, Ants, Sharks, Bears, and, of course, the Squirrels. The humans? The planet does not need humans.”
The word “froggies” fascinates me in the context. [...]
I have a dream
I have a dream that one day, a racist ex-Morning Zoo bobblehead will hold a rally on the mall in Washington, on the very anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech.
I have a dream that the racist bobblehead will claim he is the true heir of Martin Luther King. And that [...]
Not exactly a slow news day
Okay folks, I’m just going to call this an open thread. There’s so much in the news:
1. TIME Magazine puts mutilated Afghan woman on the cover. I’m linking to the Jezebel article about it because Irin Carmon has the most thoughtful take I’ve seen.
2. Shirley Sherrod is going to [...]
A video that made me happy
Maybe it will make you happy too:
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Proof that American idioms are better than British idioms
First of all, I should start by saying that I’m very tired. I was up all night trying to find a good solution to stationery needs for the Secret Feminist Cabal (which, while terribly powerful and awe-inspiring, can’t afford to pay much). But my mood is good! Cheerful, even. Or maybe [...]
Thank you, Lord Saletan
Dude is not exactly my favorite person, but he’s done a Good Thing. And now I don’t have to do it, which makes me happy because I’m in a bad mood anyway.
Here’s the deal: one of the things that’s been annoying the living fuck out of me about the Sherrod business is the [...]
Two posts on the Sherrod mess
Both well-written, both offering cogent summaries of key aspects of the case.
Amy Davidson’s Two Minutes in Georgia, from the New Yorker blog, is superb:
The most obvious aspect of the Shirley Sherrod affair is its shabbiness. How many minutes do you spare before deciding to destroy someone’s life? It would be nice if the answer to [...]
Attention, Mr. Erskine Bowles
I’ve prepared this brief Q&A for your edification:
How is the federal government’s “debt” like ordinary debt?
It’s not.
How is the federal deficit like a cancer?
It’s not.
Now shut the fuck up you goddamn lying moron twit.
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Attention anyone who has emailed me or is expecting any kind of reply from me on anything
Sorry. Last week my email connection kept getting hosed, so everything got backed up. On top of the stuff that was already backed up because I’m so goddamn busy.
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Coming soon to a parade near you: Amelia Earhart
It’s the Fourth of July weekend, and those of you in climes where it isn’t 470 degrees outside may be planning to attend a parade. (Those of you where it is 470 degrees and you’re still planning to attend a parade — god help you. Really.) At any rate, while you’re at [...]
