December 2008
I will admit that even though I thoroughly hated...
re: Seven Pounds
tesslynch:
everybodycares:
“It takes the soggy cake for multiple layers of sentimentality topped by indigestible grandiosity.” - Wall Street Journal
“…”Seven Pounds” feels like a half-hour “Twilight Zone” script that has been pressed onto a gob of Silly Putty and stretched to the sinking point.” - Los Angeles Times
“What, for instance, is up with Ben having a pet jellyfish? Why is he...
United Nations: First Gay Rights Declaration Wins... →
julyshewillfly:smalltowngayblog:
How appalling and truly shameful that rather than standing with all 27 European Union members, as well as Japan, Australia, Mexico and three dozen other countries, the United States opposed the UN declaration denouncing the criminalization of homosexuality, which in some countries, includes torture and the death penalty.
They couldn’t have waited a month to...
You Know What It's Time To Retire?
alexblagg:
…trying to retire the term “douchebag”.
I’m sorry to inform you of this, everyone, but after years of extensive scientific analysis and research, it has been conclusively proven that there is simply no other word in the language of man that can replicate the perfect linguistic harmony of “douchebag” as a blanket term to describe people who are terrible.
Different bloggers,...
What Obama said this morning, re: Warren
apsies:butnotmine:
PETER SLEVIN, WASHINGTON POST: I have a question about pastor Rick Warren. He holds a number of social views at odds with your own views and your strong supporters. I’m wondering what went into your decision to choose him for this prominent role as you embark on your own presidency at a time when you are dotting every I and crossing every t to send some important signals?
...
“Mo blogging mo problems.”
– Amil
Oh man, dill pickle pringles? Lez Intertubez? So funny! Good thing you came along and provided an even sadder image for us all to chuckle about. The blogger sitting in front of his laptop, obsessing over a different blogger, and using the most cliched blogger stereotypes ever invented… to blog about him. And then here I am, blogging about you blogging about me! (something something meme) And...
I should just stop buying Charmin
esandberg:
Because there is nothing more disgusting than those fucking ads with cartoon bears getting toilet paper stuck in their assholes and then that lady cutely talking about it.
A fucking men.
I'm totally swaffelen right now →
A Dutch dictionary company says Web visitors have voted “swaffelen” — an English slang verb meaning to swing one’s exposed penis — as the word of the year.
“On July 15, Bob Corker was a happy man. “I cannot think of a more exciting day,...”
– Meet the GOP’s wrecking crew | Salon News
Make sure to check out the numbers on Southern senators campaign donations from the automotive industry, including a whopping $194,800 for Corker’s 2006 campaign alone. Good to see you gentlemen returning to Republican basics — selling out labor to pad your...
World's Greatest Thief Club →
As the second hand ticked, four men — three disguised as women with long blond tresses, sunglasses and winter scarves — stood in front of an intercom and demurely requested to enter the fabled Harry Winston jewelry store on Avenue Montaigne. It was just before closing time on a chilly evening along this golden triangle of boutiques that includes Dior, Chanel and Gucci, the ornate facades and...
Laid-Off Employee Opens Fire At Vancouver Holiday... →
rahm emanuel: the most balla of them ALL
abbyjean:
wow this wiretapped conversation between rahm and blago from nov 10, 2008 is STUNNING. messages i took away from it: don’t fuck with rahm, blago was wildly corrupt, and don’t EVER fuck with rahm or he will CRUSH you.
here’s an excerpt, but you should really go read the whole thing. it’s like the wire come to life, with rahm as an awesome force for the power of good. (via spencer)
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What Makes a Car American? →
indieandyy:apsies:
Fewer than half of the parts on some Big Three vehicles are made in the U.S.
Looking at a Ford Fusion? It is assembled in Mexico. The Chrysler 300C is assembled in Canada, but its transmission is from Indiana; the brand’s V-8 engine is made in Mexico. Engines in the Chevrolet Equinox sport utility vehicle are from China.
On the other hand, Toyota’s Camry is comprised 80...
Republicans furious at the government’s... →
I can not overstate this enough: You guys chose a REALLY GREAT TIME to rediscover your small government roots!
“Mind you, the Republicans didn’t ask for commitments from dealers or creditors...”
– Firedoglake » Auto Bill Fails In Senate, 52-35 — Say Good Night, Gracie
For the GOP, this isn’t about the big three at all, it’s just some Reaganite wetdream of union-busting, writ large.
(via julyshewillfly:shorterexcerpts)
“A government big enough to give us everything we want is a government big enough...”
– Mitch McConnell
Oh man, I was JUST about to start complaining about this exact same thing! I was all “Hey government, stop being so awesome and giving me everything I want.” Seriously, it’s almost getting annoying! DANGEROUSLY annoying. Thank God you guys finally drew a line in...
China’s six-to-one advantage over the US →
It must be a conspiracy. Chinese parents are selling plasma-screen TVs to America, and saving their wages to buy their kids pianos - making American kids stupider and Chinese kids smarter. Watch out, Americans - a generation from now, your kid is going to fetch coffee for a Chinese boss. That is a bit of an exaggeration, of course - some of the bosses will be Indian. Americans really, really...
Renounce And Reject →
robot-heart-politics:
Bob Cesca examines media double standards on presidential ties to criminals.