Monday, August 31, 2009

The Dreaded Pro, Pro-Terrorist



Now does he mean pro as in professional terrorists? Or pro as HOORAY FOR TERRORISTS?

....*slamheadondesk




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The Royal Bush


Glenn Greenwald calls it like he sees it:

We're obviously hungry to live with royal and aristocratic families so we should really just go ahead and formally declare it:

Bush daughter Jenna Hager becomes 'Today' reporter
NBC's "Today" show has hired someone with White House experience as a new correspondent — former first daughter Jenna Hager, the daughter of former President George W. Bush. . . . She "just sort of popped to us as a natural presence, comfortable" on the air, [Executive Producer Jim] Bell said. Hager will work out of NBC's Washington bureau.


They should convene a panel for the next Meet the Press with Jenna Bush Hager, Luke Russert, Liz Cheney, Megan McCain and Jonah Goldberg, and they should have Chris Wallace moderate it. They can all bash affirmative action and talk about how vitally important it is that the U.S. remain a Great Meritocracy because it's really unfair for anything other than merit to determine position and employment. They can interview Lisa Murkowski, Evan Bayh, Jeb Bush, Bob Casey, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, Dan Lipinksi, and Harold Ford, Jr. about personal responsibility and the virtues of self-sufficiency. Bill Kristol, Tucker Carlson and John Podhoretz can provide moving commentary on how America is so special because all that matters is merit, not who you know or where you come from. There's a virtually endless list of politically well-placed guests equally qualified to talk on such matters.


By this point in time, we should all be used to it. I saw this on the tube this morning and was immediately in ragetastic mode. To pretend that this is even normal shows how the Village and the Beltway completely lack self-awareness. It is the same people that "debate" torture. "Discuss" death panels and subject the American public to the nepotism and royal family mentality of our elite society like everything is "a-okay."

To put it bluntly to pretend everything these Villagers and their like accomplish is whole heartedly earned and not without a royal rub off is a fuggin insult. Fugg them and their ponies. While people are losing their jobs and states are botching funds to help the unemployed; it is always nice to know if you are the daughter of the former President who authorized torture, a fake war, and violated numerous powers of the executive branch, you can get a spot on day time teevee with a round of applause.



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Get Your Dunkin Monday



It was a cool fall weekend in Chicago this weekend. Friday kicked off the weekend with a bang, as the lady and I enjoyed dinner with friends and new friends at the delicious Chilam Balam. It is a new BYOB joint with a refined approach to Mexican cuisine, lots of small plates, lots of awesome. We took this weekend to be domestic and visited the mall, enjoyed a burger from Red Robin and hit up IKEA. How I survived, I have no effin clue. On the way though we read about the passing of DJ AM, it was sad to hear a talented dj who recently dodged death pass on. So above is a little musimix of his I found... enjoy. This week is short for me. Gonna take a vacation and go boating with the lady, SUPER EXCITED. It will be nice to get away for one last taste of summer.

Here are your highlights:

Talking heads this weekend, talked too much about the stupid, The Sunday Morning Come Down

Marvel sold their soul to the devil

Kevin Drum suggests we get back to basics in the health care debate


John Kerry has to go on the teevee and explained what the ATTORNEY GENERAL does


No wonder Angelina Jolie is so messed up, her dad is bat shit crazy

Darth Cheney was given another sit down with the never bias Faux News....Steve Benen rips into the nonsense about "kept the country safe" and the neo-cons holier than though approach to everything





Chow!




Friday, August 28, 2009

Mayor Daley Will Rise Above the Meters


"I'll be the first to admit that we totally screwed up the way it was implemented. I want us to do better -- and we will," -Dar Mayor


Mayor Daley gets away with another with a softball apology on towards his ultimate goal to glory the Daleympics. The $520 million shortfall is of no consequence. The lines of the unemployed, the constant gun violence, a broken school system, the ranking of 45th worst place to get a job is all of no consquence. You see he is the Dar Mayor, the ruler of all that is Chicago. And so he will continue his lies, deceit and back door politics and why not, it was only the parking meters?


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Lunch Break with Ingrid Michaelson



Last night the lady I got to chill and watch Ingrid Michaelson at the Artist's Den on PBS. It was truly such an honest and intimate performance the lady and I just sat and were glued to the tube. With all the nonsense I have read today, Ingrid has the voice to make you breathe.




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Barney Frank is da man




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Get Your Dunkin Friday



So I was stuck at work last night so my brain is wrapped around about ten different ragetastic topics that get my blood bubbling. More to come. But before that one last video, Ted Kennedy making the case for a hike in minimum wage and a truly poignant take down of the Republicans in the Senate. The Liberal Lion was truly one of a kind even with the family tree he had. It can't be said enough we need more like him. Tonight the lady and I are having drinks and Mexican with some friends and then off to another raucous and riotous show. If you get a chance, go to Berlin (wink)

Here are your highlights:

Joe Francis of Girls Gone Wild fame, now an even bigger douche, I didn't think that was possible

There is huffing and puffing right now left and right, but one thing people have missed, Obama has reduced the deficit


The most racist slot machine ever

Farms are being hit by the recession as well, the Department of Agriculture says profits will fall some 38%


I have a joke to tell you, it's a realllll knee slapper. "You see there this guy and he is president and it would be great if we got to tag him like we do the wolves during the hunt! Oh man oh man killing the president is funny. Hunting him like a wolf hilarious!" Rex Rammell and Joe Francis please get into a cage match pronto.



Chow!

Thursday, August 27, 2009

What about the Minotaur?


Is Using A Minotaur To Gore Detainees A Form Of Torture?


Simply brilliant.



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Reporting about torturing dogs, HE IS THE WORST PERSON ALIVE, reporting about torturing people, it could be chilling...



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Just in Case You Missed It...EDIT

Every Time I Die - "Wanderlust"


New Video from Every Time I Die, rocks my world



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Well after reflecting about Ted Kennedy for much of the day, I went home and chilled with the lady. One thing that kept coming back into my head was all Kennedy did for civil rights and as an Asian-American, I can thank him for a lot. On a personal note I started some more design classes so expect many a photoshop and illustrator awesomeness sooner than later. Why? Because I'm Franky and I rock. Speaking of rock, the Get Up Kids are above and yes they rock. The best story of my indie scene days was when my best friend, brother and buddy drove 16 hrs. to Chicago without tickets to see the Get Up Kids, Alkaline Trio, and Saves the Day. We sat outside the day of the show with a pizza box that said, "Drove 16 hrs. from D.C. need four tickets." Within 5 minutes we had tickets and saw one of the best shows of our lives.

Here are your highlights:

Genius Booze Light, I want me one

Go figure the Blue Dogs get a shit ton of money from the health insurance industry

Michelle "Self-hater" Malkin said in due time she would get as ugly as Andrew Breibart, the Wanksta of Year candidates keep piling on

Don't Torture the dogs, but torturing people A-Okay

The GOPers have a through line, Kennedy worked on compromise...THEY DON'T WANT COMPROMISE FOR CHRIST SAKE MAN

Milton Bradley finally realizes how racist Cubs fans are or for that matter Chicagoans


GOP Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) is looking for the "great white hope." Well at least she went ahead and said it, she has retracted the statement since, but it wasn't too convincing referring to the current state of the Republican party as "dark ." Look I don't know this woman so I am going to give her the benefit of the doubt....she meant what she said and I doubt she is alone in her thinking.



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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Wingnuttia Love Fest, Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck


FOX News' Glenn Beck is doing an extraordinary job this week walking America behind the scenes of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and outlining who is actually running the White House.

Monday night he asked us to invite one friend to watch; tonight I invite all my friends to watch.

-Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin. The be all and end of political Facebook relevancy with her death panels and roaming hills of Alaska has now spoken and all must listen!

WATCH GLENN BECK

Sarah Palin now returns to her heli where she can pot shot wolves from high above to leave the wolves for dead. Sarah Palin then turns water into moonshine gets schmammered and cozy with Todd to put her legs up in front of the one eyed monster. The teevee is powerful and Sarah Palin implores you to...

WATCH GLENN BECK

Sarah Palin will now with the magic of main stream media stupid get all 33 or so advertisers back on the Glenn Beck show. Because (wink, wink, wink) Obama and his conspiracy to take down one of the leaders of Wingnuttia will not go unnoticed and Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann and all the troops will save Glenn Beck by telling everyone to...

WATCH GLENN BECK

The planet of Wingnuttia is strong is this one and many wing nuts will follow *slamheadondesk



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Update: Glenn Beck connects all the dots

The Life of Ted Kennedy




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It was a nice and much deserved day off yesterday if I do say so myself. Topped off by a nice night with the Drinking Liberally crew. Apparently I missed a whole lots a bullshizz about torture and more horrible lies about health care. So it was Tuesday as to be expected. Sadly though I woke up this morning and heard of the passing of Ted Kennedy. He will truly be missed and hopefully his legacy will carry health care reform through. It was his final bow on a great and storied career. We need more like Ted Kennedy these days. Rest in Peace.

Here are your highlights:

Danyl Johnson is all the rage, fuggin amazing

It is called torture and it is back in the news and it is despicable


Talk about civil discourse, this is how bad it has gotten, Colorado Democratic Headquarters vandalized...



I have stated this since the beginning of the this blog, there are crazy people, insane and nutsos who will never accept Barack Obama as President of the United States. Giving them council, letting them weed their conspiracies into many debates is detrimental to democracy in America and it is frightening. If there is to be any hope in the Republican party, they must distance themselves from the fringe or expect to be held responsible when something god awful happens.



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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Been off all Day


Sorry for no posts today, had to take a mental health day. Will be Drinking Liberally tonight.


(art in progress)



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Monday, August 24, 2009

Ninja Thought



Dear Congressional Douchebags,




Reading is fundamental and if you can't read the bill, a piece of legislation that will effect millions of Americans and their health care, you probably should consider another line of work



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Jonah Goldberg running for Wanksta of the Year




If one "Death Panel" idea is proven uneuqivocally false well then just yell "Support our Troops!" You stay classy Jonah Goldberg and congrats on being nominated for Wanksta of the Year.



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Get Your Dunkin Monday



What a weekend! What a life! My ninja skills were almost depleted this weekend as Frank Chow is not impervious to 5 hours of solid boozing. Alas I survived and must now rock this week like a metal band on a mission. The truth is I am truly exhausted, I am not sure I have the energy to conduct true ninja analysis of our political stupidity, but I will try folks. I am not defeated. No FRANK NEVER LOSES. Just feel like I have been hungover for three straight days bitchesss.

Here are your highlights:

Erry'body hates Michelle Obama

The weekend's Boxing Round-up, Little Mac gots robbed!

Paul Krugman vs. Neill Ferguson, what is odd about this match up is Ferguson is a historian so he should know that during the Depression when Roosevelt listened to people like him, the country's economy suffered

Say Anything says "Hate Everyone"

Glenn Beck is experiencing that thing people call KARMA


Orin Hatch Wanksta of Utah, why the media keeps putting these guys on the teevee is befuddling, they lie and get reward, make shit up and are rewarded, no wonder the majority of people don't understand the Health Care DEBATE!


While the Texas board of education is spending their time trying to re-write history and promote the lives of Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich, School Districts are cutting bus routes, making it difficult for kids to get to class. With all the talk about bankrupting our children, the truth is they already are, by ruining education in America




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Friday, August 21, 2009

Weekend Recovery, Converge- No Heroes




Sucky blogging today, so to make up for it Converge! This weekend, rage you ragetastic ragers!




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Man 1: Dude I am so poor?

Man 2: How poor are you?

Man 1: $25.3 million poor

Man 2: You are one broke motherfugger





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John Stewart and the Death Panel Fear Mongerer

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Man, what happened last night? Last thing I remember the lady and I were at a comedy show with the great Hannibal Buress and then I am waking up looking for Advil and a gallon of water. That is called FUN! If you get a chance in Chicago every Thursday there is a great room at Chicago Joe's run by the lovely ladies at Riot. Check it out and you won't be dissappointed. Other than that I going to go lay my head on my desk and play with my Mighty Muggs. Hunggggoovvaaa.

Here are your highlights:

President Re-Elect John McCain and the media's lovefest

Usian Bolt is fuggin INSANE!

Britain's biggest jewelry heist: Dudes do not spend the money on pink furs FOR YOUR WIFE!

It is important to understand who are the Uninsured


In the words of Fifty, Eric Cantor is a Wanksta, why he has to be from my home state I will never know!

As much as he was villainized by the right for years, Michael Moore's latest film "Capitalism: A Love Story" looks rather entertaining




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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Late Night Music with Frank- Ace Enders




It is a pretty poignant video and a great song "When I hit the Ground" by Ace Enders and Million Different People. Have a great night ya'll!





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There is Only One Logical Conclusion for the Ruling



Headzup nails this one down, if the man had been Italian, maybe he would found empathy...




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Art Gallery




"Consistency Being Republican requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago." -Bernard Berenson




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Get Your Dunkin Thursday



Hidee Ho Hidee Hi! It is Thursday and that means, I got I got I got a whole bunch of ragetastic awesomeness to rant about. First, however there is a sweet acoustic performance on a couch by Dear Hunter playing their song "Mustard Gas." This is how I roll, good tunes to accompany my rage. Yesterday night I did some artastic (yeah I am all about the tastics) and will be revealing the awesome later today. Don't be surprised if I am declared the next Picasso or Chuck E. Cheese.

Here are your highlights:

It is starting to become clearer, whoever thought of mandates and thinks it is a good idea, IS A FUGGIN IDIOT


Blackwater and the CIA: this is reality not a Tom Clancy novel

As if this wasn't already crystal clear we dodged a bullet with Palin, but we will dodge an even bigger bullet as long as "God" doesn't give Bachmann a call


Darth Cheney shoots his buddy in the face orders torture, nothing....Plaxico Burress shoots himself in the foot, 2 years.....

I have said this many times, bipartinshap in regards to health care reform, is not needed! It is also clear it doesn't exist. It is silly to let Republicans grand stand like any of them want to help 46 million people. They don't. If they did, we wouldn't have them talking about Death Panels or pulling the plug on grandpa, instead we would hear about constructive ways to lower costs, helping the sick and uninsured and perhaps an alternative plan.



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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Donate to Asian American Writer's Workshop


My friends over at the Asian American Writer's Workshop are asking for donations. If you can lend a hand it would be much appreciated. Below is a part of their story:

We believe in nurturing writers of promise, whether they’re Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri, whose first book party we hosted, or a struggling young writer just graduating from high school. As novelist Ed Lin writes:

“Having grown up with the programs and the people of The Asian American Writers’ Workshop, I feel that they’re not only my family but indeed my homeland. The Workshop helped me get my book published. It encourages a lifelong love of writing and reading. It’s a crucial organization not only for our community, but for the ongoing global narrative as well.”

We believe in showing every American, no matter what the color of her skin, that the Asian American story is a central chapter of the American story. We are asking you to invest in our efforts to build a national home for Asian American ideas.

• Last year, we hosted 30% more writers than we did in 2006 and 2007 combined. That’s more than 120 authors from nearly twenty ethnicities.

• My first priority has been putting the Workshop’s house in order. We’re applying for a grant a week. We’ve recruited five new board members, started a young professionals group, and collaborated with 40 different organizations.

• We’re laying the groundwork for the future. We’re working on a website overhaul that’ll turn aaww.org into a national intellectual center, oral storytelling workshops in Flushing and Brooklyn, and a revamped writer fellowship program with artist residencies at Yaddo and Beijing University.



For more information on how to donate visit there website here





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Never give Chris Matthews too much credit...



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The Incredibles of the Insurance Companies



Sometimes movies gives us a little glimpse about the small truths in our current debates. Fast forward to about 6:40 in this video. I think Mr. Incredible did what most of us have been wanting to do for sometime. RAGE!

Atrios:

What Are They For Again?

John Cole:

Hell, I can’t, for the life of me, figure out what value the insurance companies add at all. Seems like all they do is skim money off the top, add layers of paperwork, and then screw people when they get a serious illness.


This is correct. More than that, most of "health insurance" isn't really insurance at all, except for a bit of catastrophic insurance which they try to avoid paying out.

There really is no reason for them to exist.




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Get Your Dunkin Wednesday




It is HUMP DAY ya'll. And what do I wake up to? Stupid Chuck Todd telling me the President's numbers are dropping. Dropping. His presidency is already over. Oh wait, after Chucky said the president's approval rating was down, he talked about health care and all the misinformation. Then we saw all those angry mobs, but what about all those people SUPPORTING health care reform not a peep. We wonder why the president's numbers are down, moron's like Chucky, who run the story line that the President is down, without highlighting how misinformed the public is regarding the plan. Death panels, health care to illegal immigrants, losing your insurance all of these were people fears, ALL NOT PART OF THE PLAN. No wonder Obama is having such a hard time, he can't even get a bone. Thank god though for people like Barney Frank, who treats the town hall crazies like they should be treated.

Here are your highlights:


It is time for the White House to WAKE THE FUGG UP! Ditch the bipartisan crap they aren't going to vote for it anyway


Brett Favre comes back AGAIN and wins the award for douche bag of the year

The Preamble to the Constitution in License Plates: note the wording "promote the general welfare"

Right wing extreme, still as nuts as the 90's


Swiss banks to hand over the accounts, this might get ugly or it might just be soft slap on the wrist, but once those accounts are released expect some names to come out that will piss off Americans. I know these people will be treated like the royalty they perceive themselves to be, now if they were Wesley Snipes....or Richard Hatch.....



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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

How the Health Care Debate Goes



Via Think Progress:

Conservatives have strenuously denied that there is any anti-Semitism on display by anti-health reform protesters at town hall meetings nationwide — despite all the evidence to the contrary. Last week, Las Vegas radio station KDWN AM720 sponsored a “contentious” town hall, emceed by conservative morning show host Heidi Harris. At the event, local news stations were interviewing an Israeli man who was praising the “fantastic” “national health care” in Israel. During his remarks, a woman yelled out, “Heil Hitler!” The man stopped, became visibly upset, and exclaimed, “Did you hear this? She say to a Jew, ‘Heil Hitler’! Hear? I’m a Jew! You’re telling me, ‘Heil Hitler’? Shame of you!” After he angrily confronts her, the woman mocks him by making a crying sound to imply he is a whining baby.

To say this is how the debate has turned, well Rick Perlstein would argue, this is how it has always been. I don't know what is more upsetting the woman saying "Heil Hitler" or the man's heartbroken reaction. We shouldn't be shocked by this anymore. Now some would argue that "what about the crazy liberals from the left of leftist conspiracy land?" Both sides have their nuts, but as others have pointed out I don't recall the debate of Social Security having liberals with signs as misinformed nor did they carry assault rifles to Town Halls.

What is even sillier is those screaming government takeover don't even realize they would benefit from a say a public option which would lower their premiums or they benefit already from "gubbament controlled Medicare."

Frank grows in rage, grows in rage, RAAAAAAGGEEE!!! He chucks his computer, picks up the keyboard and smashes ragetastical ninja awesomeness.

WHY DO YOU LISTEN TO THESE PEOPLE!? WHY DO WE BOTHER?!! WHAT IS THE POINT OF APPEASING THE GRASSLEY IF THEY WONT VOTE ANYWAYS?!! You know what would keep you in office and in good graces for the people. STOP LETTING THE REPUBLICANS FUGG UP GOOD THINGS! QUIT WORRYING ABOUT THESE NUTJOBS!! MORE CAPS LOCK!!!

It is time for the Dem and those self-righteous Blue Dogs, to forget about the fringe and just grab their balls, put on some Kevlar and get health care reform that will be so good, the nutjobs go back to the bunkers typing about Obama's birth certificate. There is no point in trying to have a discussion with someone as nuts as this lady and those Republicans Senators and Blue Dogs Democrats willing to play nuts like this so they can remain pocketed by the insurance companies. 51 that's all ya need.

Deep breath. Frank turned his slacks into Hulk-like shorts.




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All those town hall gun-toters are just swinging their dicks



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Midday Music- Broadway Calls



Too much stupid here is some music. Broadway Calls one of the few "pop" punk bands actually playing music, instead of this slop.



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Get Your Dunkin Tuesday



Well I wish the week was already over! Hooray for a stupid Monday of is there is public option, is there not going to be a public option, what the FUGG GOOD IS A CO-OP?AND WHY IS SARAH PALIN STILL TALKED ABOUT! Luckily I have a lovely lady who can calm me down. It is apparent when Congress gets back from their undeserved vacation it is going to REAL. If you get a chance call Congress, tell them a robust public option IS THE COMPROMISE!!

Here are your highlights:


DOMA or not to DOMA that is the question

Giant Rat eating plants are coming to New York, hopefully

Assault Rifles at Town Halls...........slamheadondesk

The Chicago Bears season really hasn't gotten going, but there is already contraversy

Why care what Republicans think, when they will vote against the health care bill anyway, THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE, THEY JUST CARE ABOUT THEIR PEOPLE


Monday, August 17, 2009

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The founding fathers were NOT gods



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Rachel Maddow and Meet the Press



Rachel Maddow talks with David Gregory and you can almost tell she wants to call him out for being such a wanker.



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Get Your Dunkin Monday



Dare I say, wow I MISSED A LOT OF CRAZY this weekend. And thank god I might have turned into one of those bleeding heart liberals chucking shoes at the teevee. Oh well, instead I enjoyed a day on boat with the lady and her family. It was just what the doctor ordered, if he could order something for me without jumping through insurance company hoops. The sun was shining on middle America and we got to swim, boat and drink all too much beer. I cannot wait to go back. On another note, let's just jump right in though with the nuts, the nuttier, and the totally awesome CUZ AGAIN THERE WAS A LOT!

Here are your highlights:

The White House has thrown the public option under the fuggin bus, wait they haven't?


Rachel Maddow has and always has been my favorite, here she gets Dick Armey to reveal his true Wingnuttia

You see it's funny because it is soooooo racist


Asian women are not your new trophy wife and Marie Claire article pisses everyone in the Asian Community off


Bob Cesca has a good point, Baucus and the Senate Finance Committee sucks and is not the be all and end all on the public option nor many other elements of health care reform. Reconciliation though does look likely.



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Friday, August 14, 2009

Off for the Weekend - Kevin Devine covers the Smiths




Enjoy your weekend, folks!


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Rep. Joseph Cao leaning towards Health Care Reform


Via Huff Post:

In a public forum defined as much by passionate declarations on abortion as by statements about health care policy intricacies, U.S. Rep. Ahn "Joseph" Cao, R-New Orleans, said Thursday that he "leans" toward supporting the House Democrats' vision of a medical system overhaul provided it won't pay for procedures to end pregnancy. "The word is 'leaning, ' " he repeated to about 150 people gathered at an Irish Channel Neighborhood Association meeting, the first of four planned public forums for Cao during the August recess.

This has been developing for sometime now. Cao has mentioned before that he may switch parties ala Arlen Specter and his announcement he is actually "leaning" towards health care reform is a good sign. Louisianna has a passion for seeing reform in Cao's district, let's hope he doesn't get scared into believing his constituents want something else. This will be interesting to watch as Cao is known for his ability to relate to people and his charisma. Also if you have time read the comments as it is good summary of the misinformation of the debate and some decent stories in there too.




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Bill Clinton at Netroots Nations answers DADT




Here is former President Bill Clinton in action handling a heckler about Don't Ask Don't Tell. He hits on the historical differences that he faced as President and how sometimes you have to ward off the insane Right to further a progressive agenda. It is amazing how well he answers the questions and recalls what he fought for, but my favorite moment is when he recalls the Gulf War, how many soldiers were kicked out after they served?

I had this discussion Tuesday that in order for Obama and his Administration to really push for LGBT rights whether in the military or in marriage, the change must be permanent. The Right will blast it and try to smear out of the community, Congress and the President for poisoning America, but the truth is inequality poisons America, that is a lesson that should have long been learned. The Administration needs to find away to keep the claws away and forever change this stain in American history. And it is my hope this is what they are working on...there is that word again...



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Get Your Dunkin Friday


IT IS HERE!! FRIDAY!! YESS!!! I had fun last night experimenting with new brushes from other designers catalogs. Above is one the pieces I put together. Not bad if I do rage so myself. This weekend I get away for a day with the lady, then onto a the Final Frontier! Not sure what the future holds, but I hope they Star Trek fans everywhere adopt me into their unique culture. I am still not certain I totally grasp the awesomeness of Star Trek I do, however look forward to learning and performing as one who does.

Here are your highlights:

Netroots Nation 2009 is all the happening in the progressive community, Digby weighs in on the ghots of deficits and Howard Dean is still my Secretary of Health and Human Services


Let's just all conclude Karl Rove will go down in history as one of the most vile apprentices to Darth Cheney of all time

Cartoon of the Day: Stay away from my Health Care YOU GAYS!!!

Senat Finace Committee has no balls whatsoever

Illinois foreclosures, one thing I can't stand about how the reporting has been on the economic crisis is all these stories about the "unfortunate rich" As if the crisis wasn't real till the upper middle and upper class was effected...headslamondesk, anybody want to "deal" with Tent Cities?


Today in the Return of the Douche, Rudy Giuliani

The Republican Death Trip, YES WE CAN! and the NO YOU DON'T!

For all the negative b.s. from the Right about the First Lady Michelle Obama, a classy and standup lass if I do say so, it seems the fashion world understands her and appreciates her tastes. I agree, having worked in fashion and retail for sometime, she is a stunning display of mother and First Lady.



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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Priorities in Chicago * Sigh


These are top stories in Chicago:

15 year old struck by by three bullets in Roseland

Search on for Wrigley beer tosser


As the violence in Chicago gets worse and worse, the other priority and lead story in Chicago is that police are wasting their time over some drunk asshole at a sports event. Obviously these deserve equal amount of time, news attention and effort on the city's part....*Sigh



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Yesterday was an odd one, but ended up with a great evening with friends, Sushi (did you know Sushi was Japanese?) and wine. It was pleasant outside and calm. One interesting tid bit I received yesterday was a tweet from a disgruntled conservative who said "Most Asian I know are bright, what happened to you?" It prompted me to respond "I try my best not to fit stereotypes, but thanks for filling mine about conservatives!" I am not sure what got him so riled up to actually ask me something like that, but I thought Mike Park of the great Asian Man Records would be a fitting response. If you are unfamiliar with Mike Park he has been for the past 20 years or so one of the most influential independent artists and entrepreneurs of our generation. In 1996 he founded Asian Man Records which has a catalog of phenomenal bands and Plea for Peace Tour. It is guys like Mike Park that inspired me to start getting involved, breaking stereotypes and finding a voice in this great big world. So yeah I thank Mike Park and to you disgruntled conservative "I don't want to be your Asian Prodigy."

Here are your highlights:


A poll of Huh? about the Town Hall Protesters and Nate Silver as always on top of it






Mayor Mao Daley still trying to bring in the Olympics to Chicago with his dirty ways, with his backdoor deals and unconsciable approach to the actual citizens of Brownsville. Would you expect anything less? I am not sold on the Olympics being good for Chicago and by how everything is already run here, the Olympics is going to look really fuggin cool, but cause the residents a permanent pain in the ass



Chow!

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Michelle Malkin's Classy Attack on a Kid


Michelle “always classy” Malkin is now attacking a child. Eleven years old. Let me repeat that eleven years old. She has called out this girl’s mother and this girl’s mother’s job. What’s next a house visit? Can’t put it past Michelle “inside scoop” Malkin! RAAAGGE!!!!

Time to strap on my ninja gear and practice my ragetastic ability to break bricks with my pinky! Rage! Brick! Break! Chuck Norris has nothing on me!

What is wrong with this woman? And why oh why does she call this Kabuki? So already knew she hated blacks and the Japanese, but now kids? And where was she when GW planted and planted and planted his townhalls or heck even John McWarVeteran! NOWHERE! NOT A FUGGIN POST!

But the real point is why is she going after a kid, an eleven year old girl? Many other people asked questions, although I doubt Michelle would have as poignant of a question to ask other than “you and your wife are cronies of liberal corruption?” and then have fire come out of her mouth before announcing she sold her soul to Ann Coulter for a book deal. This is an eleven year old girl excited to ask a question and Malkin decides its time to try to discredit an ELEVEN YEAR OLD GIRL followed by a reader talking about debate. They don’t want a debate because they have no valid argument, so they rip apart a girl who at a young age gets to ask the President a question. Shame on her, at eleven she should already be marching in tea parties wearing tee shirts that say “abortion is murder” with a scope, or a nice shirt about “liberty and freedom and guns at town halls over Obamacare” or holding a sign that says “Obama is Kenyan.” Forget letting them grow up and decide for themselves or actually letting them read a history book not authored by Glenn Beck or Mark Levin. Nope just keep feeding them right wing extreme ideas, give them a shotgun and let nature take its course.

Frank just broke twelve bricks the size of Rush Limbaugh’s ego bitchessss!

It is sad though because as Eric Boehlert points out, this could mean making this ELEVEN YEAR OLD girl’s life a little less safe and Michelle Malkin one step closer to getting that thrown of Queen Teabagger.




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Ninja Thought


The great balancing act of the banks... It is always easier to say you have made profits when you just keep dumping the toxic waste in the Atlantic.


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Wendell Potter on Rachel Maddow - Health Insurers Exposed



The other thing that really made me make this final decision to leave the industry occurred when I was visiting family in Tennessee a couple of summers ago, and I picked up the local newspaper and saw a story about the health care expedition that was being held across the state line in Virginia, in the coal mining area in southwest of Virginia. So, out of curiosity, I just went up there to check it out and was absolutely dumbstruck when I went through the fairground gates. This is being held at the Wise County fairground.

And what I saw when I went inside the fairground‘s gates were hundreds and hundreds of people who were lined up, waiting in the rain, to get care that was being provided to them by volunteer doctors throughout the state of Virginia in animal stalls. Other volunteers had come previously to scrub down the animal stalls to make sure that they were sanitary enough for these doctors to treat people who otherwise couldn‘t get any care.


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Get Your Dunkin Wednesday



Wow oh wow, my friends. I am preparing for an unnamed play about Trekkies/Trekkers and the more I find the more I am astounded. Here is "Felking" A reader informed me it is called "Filking" at its finest, Science Fiction folk singing. I am not sure where to begin about this guy, but he is definitely less harmless than say, oh I don't know MILITIAS IN IDAHO! This weekend is making a turn for the awesome, I will let you know more when I find out more, but I must say the lady has come through again!

Here are your highlights:

Ann Coulter gets PWND by a 15 year old

The media missed something? Noooooo wayyyyy, TARP money debacle


Here is something good to hear, credit card companies won't be hawking college kids -these companies are bloody thirsty vultures


How Bernanke was ever Superman I have no idea, but Reuters says he is now Clark Kent?


People are nuts, out of their minds and completely Wingnuttia filled. It is true that a black president has driven people further off the reservation. So why not put on some chill tunes and forget just for a second how insane they really are...


Chow!

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Chris Matthews vs. Town Hall Gun Toter



Chris was pretty aggressive, but rightfully so. The implication gives me Deja Vu.

Here is the full quote referenced:

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants."


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