February 2009
44 posts
January 2009
78 posts
“Earlier comment - “Your crazy statement notwithstanding, geekgirl, the Old...”
– The Renegades at the New York ‘Times’ - The All New Issue — New York Magazine
“There are skills the Times geeks admire that could enlarge the capacities of...”
– The Renegades at the New York ‘Times’ - The All New Issue — New York Magazine
“Mr. Blagojevich is, apparently, not a fan. “He’s going to raise taxes on...”
– Modest Illinois Successor Is the Anti-Blagojevich - NYTimes.com
Commenting on this seems silly as I don’t live in Illinois, but I offically hate Blag-bags after this quote. I hate people who slander people who take their place just because they are jealous. Even George Bush didn’t do...
“For the past year, I haven’t had a single Massachusetts patient who has had to...”
– Annals of Public Policy: Getting There from Here: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker
Yes Matt, that was a must read.
“Yes, American health care is an appallingly patched-together ship, with rotting...”
– Annals of Public Policy: Getting There from Here: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker
Video - Ted Haggard Interview With Larry King →
Things of note: 1) Ted Haggard doesn’t believe people fit in a sexual box. Well, Ted you are right. You are obviously more mature than the average mega church wacko on some matters like Mr. Warren. But some people do fit in the gay box. And that is what you need to accept. 2) Ted counseled his wife to leave him. Hmm, seems like a fantasy where he wants to get out of his marriage so he...
“Steele becomes first African-American RNC chairman”
– Steele becomes first African-American RNC chairman - CNN.com
Ok, we are officially in another universe. The Bush won with a recount universe just popped and now we are in another strange alternate universe.
“At one point, a computer on an employee’s desk was for work. Today, every...”
– The case against Web apps |Fatal Exception | Neil McAllister | InfoWorld
This guy makes a outdated, prudish argument.
“I think this is another example of intelligent ‘80-20’ design by Apple. They’ve...”
– iPhoto ‘09 and Domain Language - (37signals)
“Events, Faces, Places are all virtual methods of organization, but they line up...”
– iPhoto ‘09 and Domain Language - (37signals)
“This creeping up of teen pregnancy is not because so many more kids are having...”
– Well - The Myth of Rampant Teenage Promiscuity - NYTimes.com
So kids are having more babies with less sex, great news!
“It came from the National Center for Health Statistics, which reported this...”
– Well - The Myth of Rampant Teenage Promiscuity - NYTimes.com
Yup conservative philosophy on sex education and abortions is really working.
“The news is troubling, but it’s also misleading. While some young people are...”
– Well - The Myth of Rampant Teenage Promiscuity - NYTimes.com
And now read the other quote I have from this article to see why it is troubling that teenagers are “conservative” (read ignorant) about sex.
“He spoke at length about America’s future relationship with the Muslim world,...”
– On Arab TV Network, Obama Urges Dialogue - NYTimes.com
Exactly, even if they do listen to douchebag Muslim clerics.
“In one of his first interviews since taking office, President Barack Obama...”
– On Arab TV Network, Obama Urges Dialogue - NYTimes.com
Every day it gets better and better.
“The first thing I do when I want to cut out some words is not read the original...”
– Writing Decisions: Saving space without losing meaning - (37signals)
That is smart
“And so Mr. Belykh, 33, who represented the future of the liberal opposition,...”
– Kremlin Rules - Russia’s Liberals Lose Their Voice - Series - NYTimes.com
Putin, who shares George Bush’s soul, demonstrates his unqiue ability to quell politial dissent by hiring a liberal protestor.
“Moreover, cleaning up the banks’ bad assets, without extracting a heavy price...”
– News Analysis - Nationalization Gets a New, Serious Look - NYTimes.com
“The case for full nationalization is far stronger now than it was a few months...”
– News Analysis - Nationalization Gets a New, Serious Look - NYTimes.com
“Ray LaHood, the new Secretary of Transportation, was present for this morning’s...”
– Obama’s Order Is Likely to Tighten Auto Standards - NYTimes.com
This might help my Mattman to feel a bit better.
“Sorry to deviate from the content in the article here, but I’m kind of...”
– What Do Women Want? - Readers’ Comments - NYTimes.com
As someone who hates those comments with equal passion, amen.
“To quote Woody Allen, women are polymorphously perverse. And now we have the...”
– What Do Women Want? - Readers’ Comments - NYTimes.com
“Arousal is not consent.”
– What Do Women Want? - Readers’ Comments - NYTimes.com
“And she has been discussing sex without much restraint, she said, laughing, at...”
– What Do Women Want? - Discovering What Ignites Female Desire - NYTimes.com
But isn’t that inappropriate?
“If we’ve learned anything since the election, it is this: We have not remotely...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - No Time for Poetry - NYTimes.com
Exactly.
“Thain resigned on Thursday. Only then did we learn that he doled out billions in...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - No Time for Poetry - NYTimes.com
I guess the free market didn’t self-correct itself after all as my granddad always told me it would as the stockholders or the market at large never exposed swindles like Thain. It should come as no surprise to use that people will take...
“While we may claim Obama’s victory to be ours, it is a shame that we still...”
– DAILY NATION - Brand Kenya to get new boost
There are other countries struggling to make their countries better besides the US.
“The new president effectively reversed a post-9/11 Bush administration policy...”
– On His First Day, Obama Quickly Sets a New Tone - NYTimes.com
It makes me angry that he had to do this. What kind of president would run such an evil closed administration? Its sad how bad things were left and Obama is a man of character for setting it straight on his first day.
“Our family is new in terms of the White House, but I don’t think it’s new in...”
– A Portrait of Change - In First Family, a Nation’s Many Faces - NYTimes.com
Understatement of the day
“The family that produced Barack and Michelle Obama is black and white and Asian,...”
– A Portrait of Change - In First Family, a Nation’s Many Faces - NYTimes.com
Holy snikes!
QUOTE OF THE DAY
mattpayton:
“We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and nonbelievers.”
- President Obama
As a nonbeliever myself, this really won me over. That is the first time I’ve heard a public official acknowledge us nonbelievers with my own two ears without a sneer or a demeaning tone of voice. It’s like I’m being…included or something. Weird.
All that goddamn praying didn’t help...
Changefest '09 - Obama's Inaugural Speech | The... →
“I guess when Obama says this stuff I don’t think he really means it, and that gives me hope” - Jason Jones about Obama’s speech.
“This atheist very much appreciated Obama’s mention of “non-believers.” Thank...”
– Obama’s inauguration - Nicholas D. Kristof Blog - NYTimes.com
I have read many more comments like these. There are a lot of atheists, non-believers, non-religious types, whatever you want to call them, out there, over 8% of the population.
“Deploy Next-Generation Broadband: Work towards true broadband in every community...”
– Technology-whitehouse.gov
This to me is just a brain-dead simple thing we should do right away. I think we should have free broadband wireless, everywhere we possibly can.
“NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by...”
– EOP - Blog Post - A National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation
This is kind of a neat call to action.
“I don’t know why it was necessary to use the words “Yeshua, Issa, Jesús, Jesus.”...”
– Many Nods to Jesus — and One to Non-Believers - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
“One of the things that struck the French was the overall religiosity of the...”
– Hope Mixes with Doubt as World Reacts - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
“Hundreds of French and American guests crowded the main hall of the Hotel de...”
– Hope Mixes with Doubt as World Reacts - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
I love the French.
“In those pickup games, Obama has written, “a handful of black men, mostly...”
– As a boy Barack Obama playing basketball, and he never stopped - Alexander Wolff - SI.com
I know exactly what he means. When I was a young boy all I did was play basketball for hours on end, perfecting my shot and ball handling. I was mad if I saw any cars in our driveway, blocking the rim. It...
“Bush swore to do “everything in [his] power” to undo the damage...”
– Bush: ‘Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over’ | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
