Frank Chow: Asian- American Political Pundit

I have been mulling over where and when to start my Fashion blogging. After my vaca in San Diego I am in the mood to start sharing what's happening and what looks are inspiring to me. So why not Friday? Makes sense, right? Everyone is getting ready for the weekend. Time to get out and rock some new digs. I used to work at a retailer near Capital Hill, the uniform is simple; power ties, basic shirts, and power suits. That is it and a detriment to fashion. Hopefully this will give me a chance to maybe call out the perpetrators ex. Chuck Grassley's red vest and give insight to the stuff you can rock. Hopefully I will be able to do this on the regular. First installment Friday Fashion Blogging: A navy cardigan is essential and I consider it a basic. It can be done with many variations, my favorite; is the cardigan, add in a shirt with some pop like this one from J. Crew or a classic solid tee from American Appare l and a nice pair of straight leg denim. (can wear this in fall too ...

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A reminder: Newt's transgressions never happened in the first place , but everyone else surely should be held accountable for theirs. I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

There is a reason Republicans, particularly the right wing, did nothing about health care when they controlled Congress and the White House. This clips sums up precisely why. They have never and will never care about the plight of the less fortunate . It goes against everything they so righteously defend. I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

I'm baaaaack! Not gonna lie, I miss San Diego already. The lady and I had a fantastic time, spent way too much money and enjoyed one of the best weeks we have had in a long time. San Diego is gorgeous and I will share some pics next week once I get a chance to look at all of them. I am seriously considering relocating. Yesterday we got into Chicago and there was snow on the ground. I know. Shocker. Yet it was a relief to be home, cook our own meals and enjoy a glass of wine (Yellow Tail Reserve Shiraz). She passed out right after dinner, we had an early flight, while I struggled to catch the late night Olympics coverage . Overall it was a great getaway and much needed. The lady and I were truly luck to see the "Whale's Vagina." Here are your highlights: Health Care Summit , Obama's final message, we will do it With or Without You Jim Bunning shows everyone how broken our system is and how much of dick he is as well. Blocking unemployment benefits because of baske...

(Pic taken on Mission Pacific Beach) Here in San Diego and it is amazing. We landed around Saturday afternoon and the rain had stopped and the sun was out. The lady and I were in heaven. Enjoyed a lovely late lunch at the PB Alehouse , if you are ever there try the Cheddar Beer Burger. IT.IS.GREAT. Nice views, decent service and good booze. I haven't been to a city quite like this, everyone is friendly, everyone is genuinely in a good mood and thus far it seems like everyone is happy to help us travelers from Chi-city. It really is hard to complain out here. They consider a cold day 60 degrees. Lady starts her conference today, so I am using the internet to plan my afternoon. If you have any suggestions let me know. Here are your highlights: Obama's Health Care Proposal , up before Thursday's summit as promised. Here it is explained . Krugman on the Republican Party, hoping for disaster, the Bankruptcy Boys USA HOCKEY BEATS CANADA! Let's hope this is a sign of things...

Going to stay classy the entire time with my lovely lady. Off to a much needed vacation. Light blogging next week will ensue. Best regards. I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

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Matt Yglesias on the Austin pilot and the "new rules" : As you probably know, a white guy entranced by an extremely version of Tea Party-style right-populist paranoia deliberately crashed an airplane into an IRS building in Texas yesterday. I’m not especially interested in debating semantics, but I think it’s very clear that if this had been done by a brownish-looking Muslim guy whose suicide note paralleled Islamist political themes that the right wing would be pissing its pants and demanding that anyone who refused the label the attack “terrorism” be put up on treason charges. But the new rules seem to be that politically motivated violence when undertaken by white people isn’t terrorism. I couldn't agree more, had Joseph Stack been a Muslim the next two weeks would be spent listening to neo-cons demanding an apology by everyone from the administration to the entire Muslim community (much like we saw with Hasan in Ft. Hood ) Or had he harbored generalized "leftist...

You might want to consider seeing a couple of the C-Span videos or Media Matters videos of the recent CPAC event going on this weekend. It is telling as it has revealed the vitriol rhetoric, more commonly associated with the right wing of the Republican Party, as it seeps to the forefront of their political agenda. From what I have gathered Conservatives stand for the following: Torture Tax cuts for the rich and richer Cutting Social Security and Medicare Zero solutions to Health Care Reform Climate science denial Killing Muslims Birch Society members Paranoia of a government takeover of everything Bush and Cheney embracing/fawning And that our current President Barack Obama is an evil, Marxist, genius, stupid teleprompter reader, and Hitler's second coming This is modern conservatism. I am Frank Chow and I approved this message *sidenote conservatives are not funny... at all Update : Rep.Steve King of Iowa sets the bar higher : Speaking at CPAC, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) quoted th...

Big news! I am going on a much needed vacation. The lady's luck was kind to the both of us, so tomorrow we will be flying out to the "Whale's Vagina" aka San Diego. How cool is that? Long story short, she has a work gig and I get to tag along. Much needed. Couldn't come at a better time. Neither of us have been to San Diego, probably will hit up the Zoo, maybe a bar or two, any thoughts? Last night was another great showing for USA. Some guy who dances on ice without falling won gold and the the US women are held it down in both snowboarding and skiing. I can't wait to get to the sun. No more of the winter yellow Frank ya'll! Here are your highlights: Black Farmers get an overdue settlement Elizabeth Warren on CRE , we are not out of the water yet HACK THE PLANET! Any administration going forward needs to do something about cyber security. It is our gaping hole. Meet DC Comics Executive Management Team , I am so old I remember when Jim Lee was penciling...

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A plane crashed into an Internal Revenue Services building earlier today in Austin, Texas. Apparently the pilot of the plane was Joseph Stack, he left a suicide note which is quite difficult to read . Such actions are not the answer and obviously Stack was a disturbed individual. Praying for the families. I am Frank Chow and I approved this message Update : David Neiwert reminds Fox News what the definition of terrorism is and that it can be domestic.

DNCC Tim Kaine's winning strategy! The Hill : During a Wednesday appearance on MNSBC’s “Morning Joe” program, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine cited historical trends in suggesting he expects Republicans to pick up congressional seats this November. Kaine said, “Presidential midterms since Teddy Roosevelt have been very tough. The average president loses 28 seats, four Senate seats and governors’ races. And we’re not living in average times. We’re living in times of significant economic anxiety.” Other Democrats are taking a similar tack. I miss Howard Dean. I miss when leadership existed in the Democratic Party. The reason why Dems might lose seats are not because people are tired of them or because "well that's the trend." It is because the DNC hasn't done enough and they keeping letting Republicans talk, lie and spread loads of misinformation. Just look at the Stimulus! It worked . It wasn't big enough because it was watered down by Centrist...

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Wow what an Olympic day! USA USA USA! Vonn, Davis and White all with Olympic gold . After the non-stop hyping of these three it was truly pleasant to see the excel. Of the three I was rooting for Shaun White the most. The kid is sick. He proved to everyone that not only is snowboarding the future of the Olympics, but that he is the Tony Hawk of the sport. Rock the eff on. I don't have much else to say about that. This weekend the lady and I will be going to see Shakespeare and then on Sunday I will be doing extra work for a friends teevee pilot. So if you are like me you can't wait to get the weekend. Here are your highlights: The Health Care Monopolies raise rates cuz they can. You know what you should do Congress, Pass the Public Option through reconciliation Oh hanging people it's not extremist, it's the Tax Tea Party way HELP WANTED: Dar Mayer needs aldermen The last sane conservative Ama...

In Virgina it is a-okay to hate teh gay. TPM : Gay and lesbian state workers in Virginia are no longer specifically protected against discrimination, thanks to a little-noticed change made by new Gov. Bob McDonnell. McDonnell (R) on Feb. 5 signed an executive order that prohibits discrimination "on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, political affiliation, or against otherwise qualified persons with disabilities," as well as veterans. It rescinds the order that Gov. Tim Kaine signed Jan. 14, 2006 as one of his first actions. After promising a "fair and inclusive" administration in his inaugural address, Kaine (D) added veterans to the non-discrimination policy - and sexual orientation. Oh Virginia one step forward...elect this guy...another step back. It was apparent during the election McDonnell harbored extremist views, he wrote papers giving everybody insight into his real psyche and what he planned on doing . Of course his views "...

The Hill : Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) lacks the votes to begin debating his targeted jobs bill, according to sources monitoring the legislation. Reid needs 60 votes to open debate on the $15 billion jobs bill. The vote is scheduled for Monday, when lawmakers return from the Presidents Day recess. “I understand Reid does not have the votes for cloture on Monday on his jobs bill,” one source said. A Reid spokesman said the vote is in the hands of Republicans. Democrats have 59 senators in their conference. $15 billion dollars is like throwing a pebble into the Pacific Ocean. How asinine is this proposal? The key to it is a $13 billion dollar tax credit businesses can claim if they hire someone who has been unemployed for 60 days. No infrastructure, no extension of unemployment benefits, no jobs. Not looking too promising. Re-elect Harry Reid!! I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

Greg Sargent reports there is reason for "hope" on health care reform . I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

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Today is going to be full of busy designing. I am working on some projects for various people in the Chi City...oh and my job. Not sure how much I will be on this thing, but I will try my darnedest. Today is a potentially big day for my lady, so please send positive energy her way. She has been working harder than anyone I know to excel and I am hoping it pays off. If I put in half the effort she does, I would probably be running JP Morgan Chase by now. Heck I could be Reppin for Illinois you could call me the Asian Dan Seals. I like that. Asian Dan Seals, sounds like a rare seal found off the coast of China! So good luck my lady! Here are your highlights: Judging the Stimulus , more facts that it has worked, but we still need more If you care... Meet the Chicago American Idol hopefuls Asking the Troops about Don't Ask Don't Tell , makes the wing nuts look nuttier. I repeat, THEY HAVE NO ARGUMENT. Repeal the damn thing already. The Risks behind Google and the US's diplomati...

Michael Rosenthal of Ring Magazine has his list of Boxing's Top Ten Active All Time Greats. His list (in alphabetical order): 1. Evander Holyfield 2. Bernard Hopkins 3. Roy Jones Jr. 4. Vitali Klitschko 5. Juan Manuel Marquez 6. Floyd Mayweather Jr. 7. Erik Morales 8. Shane Mosley 9. Manny Pacquiao 10. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam This list is not much different than most including my own. Looking at it, I am lucky to say I have seen all but one (Wonjongkam) fight more than once live on teevee. It is a list one can easily agree with; however I am uncertain about the Klitschko legacy. Aside from his battle with Lennox Lewis, which he was more than competitive in, his resume is thin . It is a shame because I have always felt, as with Lewis, that Vitali and his brother Wladimir have suffered from a poor pool of quality opposition. The heavyweights they have fought have all been easily handled (not counting Wlad's weak showings against Brewer and Sanders) because the challengers either l...

Andrew Sullivan: It is one thing for civil disobedience to occur to protest irrational government discrimination against gays in New York City. And a great thing. But at a Jesuit Catholic university in the middle of a college basketball game? Watch how each of these civil rights supporters are individually escorted off by the police. We need to do this more and more, everywhere and every place we can I couldn't agree more. I have always wondered when these would start popping up. Students, activists and people just finally getting fed up and protesting old fashioned style. You have to challenge the status quo. You have to make some people uncomfortable with their own complacency. This is how you get their attention, with measured and calculated activism. . Perhaps this will motivate more in the LGBT community to do the same? Perhaps all the Perez Hiltons and Dan Savages will take heed? Cheers to the students and faculty involved at John Carroll University. You can read their full s...

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Interview with Seth Wescott who draped himself with his grandfather's service flag. Must say humble and a classy guy, well done sir. Well done. I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

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Sun Times : Chicago gets "A" for snow removal from group The forecast: a mighty winter blizzard sure to dump a record-setting blanket of snow that will grow from inches to feet overnight, just in time for rush hour. When it happened this month in Washington, they called it “Snowpocalypse” and an overwhelmed city couldn’t keep its streets clear. When it happened last week in Chicago, they called it “Tuesday” and kept the blacktop black from first flakes to final drifts. “I’d take my plow drivers and put them up against anyone in North America,” said Bobby Richardson, Chicago’s snow removal boss. “Ten inches, a foot of snow? That’s nothing for us. Nothing.” That’s not the case outside of Chicago and other cities in the American snow belt, where the strategy for cleaning the streets of winter’s wrath is often based on a calculated risk that snow won’t fall where snow usually doesn’t. Most years, that gamble pays off. But this winter, historic blizzards have struck cities where t...

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Short week! Man do I love exclamation points! Last night was spent juicing my pecs, getting a tan and making a sweet dinner for my lady. I have nailed my wing recipe! It is sweet and spicy and awesome and rockin and cool and delicious and tasty and nom nom nomtastic! Phew. I had they day off yesterday so I watched much of the Olympics it was nice to see the couple from China take hold gold (I know again why don't I leave to China you socialist pig). It was also nice to see American Seth Wescott double up his golds in the snowboarding race. Wescott showed determination, skill and class throughout the qualifying rounds and interviews, if you noticed he carried his grandfather's flag who was a WWII veteran. Gotta love that, USA Hockey starts tonight, USA USA USA! Who wants to bet Patrick Kane tears up that Olympic Village like a raging frat boy... Here are your highlights: Taliban Leader Captured , it seems the change in strategy is working over there In Illinois, the GOP race is...

The best story thus far has been the first Olympic gold for Canada by Alexandre Bilodeau in the moguls . The lady and I watched it live and although we were confused by the end result, thought 6th place for the last skier was harsh, it was great to hear an athlete put everything in perspective. Bilodeau's brother suffers from cerebral paulsy. He attended the event and was there standing in support for his brother the entire time. It was quite touching and a story that made you realize why we watch the Olympics. As much as I poke fun, human achievement and personal triumphs are what makes the Olympics worth watching. So, I will spend most of this day off playing guitar and hoping to see more stories just like Alexandre Bilodeau's. Of course this makes me a socialist wuss who should move to Canada, ey. I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

Was flipping channels on the teevee and saw a Tea Party Activist being interviewed on MSNBC. He began by saying they are fed up and no one was listening to them (yes it was child like). I stopped watching after he called Reid, Pelosi and Obama the "fiscal axis of evil." The more I watch the Tax Tea Party and their so called leaders they come across as misguided whiny pawns of Freedom Works and the Republican Party. Once they become self-aware...who knows what might happen, but at this point I just can longer take anything any one of them says seriously. We have serious problems. Tax cuts, complaining about spending (without specifics), xenophobia, and connections to right wing fringe organizations with militant racist ties , that is the Tax Tea Party. These people are to be taken serious for what they may harbor, but not their ideas. They have none. I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

What a fast action weekend. The lady and I spent all weekend together watching the Olympics, sipping on bubbly and enjoying nice home cooked meals (she makes a mean goat cheese taco and I make some mean scrambled eggs). Last night we went to a nice restaurant, had a delicious meal and knocked out a bottle of wine. Hint: The place was owned by our most famous sports broadcaster. Overall a great holiday weekend, just sucks since lady doesn't get today off. HOW UNAMERICAN IS THAT?! So I am chilling, playing guitar and watching the Olympics by my lonesome. Single tear. Happy Presidents Day! And check out the amazing stop motion video above, truly amazing! Here are your highlights: The Premature Exit : Somebody needs to do something or we won't be talking about 1937 anymore... Again still not doing enough, Housing worries in America Elections , they matter I am not shocked and quite happy about this, Evan Bayh to retire . He is everything I can stand about the Senate. There is a dif...

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Rumor has it that they were considering Bill Romanowski , which would have been a colossal mistake for obvious reasons. Redskins.com : The Redskins have named Ray Wright the team’s new head strength and conditioning coach. Wright will oversee all aspects of the Redskins’ workout program, getting the team in peak condition for training camp and throughout the upcoming season. “The position of strength and conditioning coach demands a combination of youth and experience, and Ray delivers on both of those,” executive vice president/head coach Mike Shanahan said. “He has learned from some of the best in the business, and he has incorporated their teachings into his own philosophies. We expect him to bring out the most from our players, starting with their off-season conditioning and continuing through the entire season.” Wright spent the last eight seasons working with the Houston Texans. He was named head strength and conditioning coach in January 2009 after serving as assistant strength ...

I don't really recall reading scathing opinions directed towards Laura Bush and her reading initiative . After a Google search, I couldn't find anything let alone a piece quite as hackish as Paul Campos' clear attack on Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" initiative : What Michelle Obama is doing this week is launching the next big government “war” on a supposed social crisis. On Tuesday, President Obama signed an executive order directing government agencies to work with private industry to combat “childhood obesity.” The First Lady took to the airwaves, issuing dire warnings that one third of America’s children are dangerously fat, while launching a website which makes the alarming claim that, “for the first time in our history, American children may face a shorter expected lifespan than their parents.” The goal of the campaign, Mrs. Obama emphasized, is to “eliminate this problem of childhood obesity in a generation.” All this is dangerous nonsense. The res...

A blizzard of stupid hits Washington and Al Gore asks himself, "what must I do to get it through to you people?" I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

Love is in the air! Or maybe not? I am for one am not a huge fan of the Hallmark lady, but on these things I have learned to defer to my lady. We have light plans and heavy dinner in store with maybe a few surprises ;) No matter what I hope all of you have a great holiday weekend, President's Day! Hooray for old dudes! Hooray for Founding Fathers! Hooray for having a mother effin day off! Okay got that out of my system, I also wanted to point out that Blogger has allowed me to add pages with a nice little widget they provide. I now have an " About " and " Frankisms " page. The latter is a page dedicated to explaining phrases that have caught on since the inception of this blog. I am going to hopefully clean up the tags and get a little more organized over the weekend, but you never know Poozers! Here are your highlights: Bill Clinton released from the hospital Sad, disgusting and just plain awful: Tenn Mosque Vandalized after being called "homegrown jihad...

The Hill : Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is rewriting a jobs bill after Democrats complained of too many concessions to Republicans. Reid announced Thursday that he would cut back on the jobs bill Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) introduced only hours earlier, essentially overruling the powerful chairman. “We’re going to move this afternoon to a smaller package than talked about in the press,” Reid said. The bill now include four components: tax credits for employers who hire new workers; a provision allowing businesses to write off the cost of capital investments; Build America Bonds, which allow state and local governments to lower their borrowing costs; and a one-year extension of funding for transportation programs in the Surface Transportation Act. Baucus had stuffed the bill with many provisions that Democratic senators thought went beyond the goal of creating jobs, such as $31 billion in extensions to expiring tax provisions, including the ...

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I guess this is the "real Uhmerika" Palin has been talking about. In Virginia they are more worried about microchips and the Antichrist, then a gaping hole in their budget. Steven Benen : Virginia's House of Delegates spent some time this week debating a bill to prevent employers or insurance companies from implanting microchips in Virginians' bodies against their will. There's no effort underway to actually impose involuntary chips on anyone, but lawmakers just want to be sure. Part of the concern is based on privacy rights, and part of this is motivated by a desire to "save humanity from the antichrist." Seriously. Del. Mark L. Cole (R-Fredericksburg), the bill's sponsor, said that privacy issues are the chief concern behind his attempt to criminalize the involuntary implantation of microchips. But he also said he shared concerns that the devices could someday be used as the "mark of the beast" described in the Book of Revelation. ...

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Wait the Olympics is a coming ey? To Vancouver ey? Man, how did I miss one of the lamest get togethers of non-sport activities ey. Luging, curling, bobsledding, figure skating, skiing and speed skating, ey!!! Does one of these also including rifles...ey? Can't wait for the opening ceremonies though, they always seem to be a trippy version of Disney's Epcot center. I think the lady and I are going to drink warm cider, wear our North Face and run down the halls in skii boots and spandex. Sounds like a solid plan, ey. The best way to celebrate the Winter Olympics is to well join in ey! Here are your highlights: Bought Sold and Proud of It : Congress and bankers a love story More "lowered expectations" from the White House on jobs , wonder if they will do something about that... SPEAKER MADIGAN HAS SPOKEN , just get rid of the Lt. Governor altogether At your desktop is the Mouse dead? Washington Post = the Washington Village . I can officially say that the WaPo is dead t...

( h/t Andrew Sullivan) Congress still not getting it. The Hill : The Senate could introduce a $104 billion jobs bill shortly that includes a payroll tax credit for businesses that accept new hires between Feb. 3, 2010 and Jan. 1, 2011. The provision emerged from a proposal by Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and is similar to the suggestion by President Barack Obama to give businesses a $5,000 tax credit for each new worker added to its payroll. A draft of the bill also calls for a $1,000 increase for hiring-related tax credits. To qualify, workers must be hired in 2010 and be employed for at least 52 consecutive weeks. The credit cannot be used in years prior to the bill’s enactment. But the draft offers no guidance on applying unused portions of the credit to future years, indicating outlays for the bill could extend beyond the current year. The bill is presently expected to cost $85 billion the first year and $19 billion the second year. But lobbyists say Sen...

Anyone who says, " both parties are the same ", is missing the big picture. I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

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Hello world! Hello planet! Hello Hoth! The weather outside is actually quite warm. I feel like I am on a ski mountain, except the lady and I were chilling in a studio apartment instead of log cabin last night. Drinking Liberally last night as always a success, but I ate way too much food. Debate makes me hungry. What can I say? We did talk about some weird stuff; hackers, D & D, programming overlords, 1960's, and Rahmn Emanuel!!!! The dude is pure evil, or a Red Ring bearer...something like that. Still not convinced, but it was a fun time as always. Oh and WTF there was in Earthquake last night...! Here are your highlights: Hand Jiving and the Very Important Questions , as I said yesterday in the twitterverse everyone is allowed in on the joke....except the White House. Gosh we need to lighten up. Carl Levin is fed up. End the Fillibuster What's the Google Buzz , tell me what's a happenin' One rep and his unapologetic racist quest for Obama's already discover...

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Advocate : Gay military rights advocate Lt. Dan Choi has been reportedly called back into active duty. Photographer Jeff Sheng, who recently turned his lens on active gay and lesbian service members, confirmed the news in a blog posting on Bilerico.com. Choi was to appear at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Creating Change conference, but could not attend due to his being called to serve. Sheng wrote on Bilerico.com that despite Choi facing an Army committee recommending he be discharged under "don't ask, don't tell," his commanding officer was highly supportive of the Arabic translator and West Point graduate. I want to add that throughout this entire process Choi has been a class act and continues to be. The reason why he came out wasn't for celebrity or just to raise a fuss, his purpose was to make a stand against a terrible policy detrimental to our armed forces. Above all he has remained dedicated to his country and his oath , those posturing for...