Monthly Archives: January 2009

Saturday Night Thread

Posted on 01/31/2009 at 6:46 pm by JumpyPants

Open thread for your Saturday night blogotubing. Share

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One More Thought On The Fable

Posted on 01/31/2009 at 5:08 pm by Bob Cesca

by Lee Stranahan Someone feel free to talk me down on this one… What keeps that Scorpion/ Frog fable quoted by Bob from being used to justify the most awful stuff in the world; like pure racism? The lesson seems … Continue reading →

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On Guard!

Posted on 01/31/2009 at 3:36 pm by Bob Cesca

by Lee Stranahan One of the things I love about being able to talk politics in a group blog is the back and forth. So, he’s my response to Bob. Who knows; maybe another radio thing is in order? I … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Awesome

Posted on 01/31/2009 at 2:41 pm by JumpyPants

“Imagine, if you will, sitting down to your morning coffee — turning on your home computer to read the day’s newspaper…” –KRON news report from 1981 about “electronic information.” h/t Mark Frauenfelder Share

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A Fable for Lee

Posted on 01/31/2009 at 11:31 am by JumpyPants

With all due respect to my friend and colleague Mr. Stranahan, I present the following fable — even though it’s become a bit of an overused thing: A scorpion and a frog met on the bank of a stream and … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on 01/31/2009 at 11:29 am by JumpyPants

“We have bunch of idiots on Wall Street that are kicking sand in the face of the American taxpayer. They don’t get it!” —Senator McCaskill More like this one, please. Share

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Republican Change

Posted on 01/31/2009 at 10:57 am by Bob Cesca

by Lee Stranahan Here’s what is obvious – the Republicans have had their hand forced by outside circumstances and Steele is one result of that. The vote was an acknowledgment of what everyone knows; the GOP isn’t going win elections … Continue reading →

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Weekly YouTube Address

Posted on 01/31/2009 at 9:53 am by JumpyPants

Economic recovery, throwing shoes at Wall Street, helping with mortgages and small business loans. Share

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The Obamas Finally Choose A Dog!

Posted on 01/31/2009 at 9:00 am by JumpyPants

Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME Oh, I’m kidding! That’s actually a Counter Assault attack dog with some guards posted near the north portico. The real reason I uploaded this photograph is that I’ve never seen this view of the … Continue reading →

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Make Them Wear Diapers

Posted on 01/31/2009 at 7:45 am by JumpyPants

NPR chatting with Senator Grassley (R-IA) about filibustering the recovery bill: SIEGEL: By the way, Senator, we always just assume that anything in the Senate requires 60 votes because there will be a filibuster threat. Is that right? Does this … Continue reading →

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Morning Awesome

Posted on 01/31/2009 at 6:36 am by JumpyPants

MST3K Saturday! “The Home Economics Story” Part 2 of 2 (Continued from last week.) Share

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Prime Time Thread

Posted on 01/30/2009 at 6:25 pm by JumpyPants

Open thread for mocking the constant variety of cable news hackery and whatever else is dunking your donuts. Tonight! How soon before Limbaugh tries to school Democrats on race? Share

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What Will Change?

Posted on 01/30/2009 at 5:14 pm by JumpyPants

The election of Michael Steele as chairman of the RNC is certainly a step in the right direction for the GOP, but what will it really change about the Republican Party? They’re still the party of racial fear-mongering and divisiveness. … Continue reading →

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My Final Thought On Steele

Posted on 01/30/2009 at 5:12 pm by Bob Cesca

by Lee Stranahan If you feel cynical about this, please consider these words…emphasis added, obviously… The profound mistake of Reverend Wright’s sermons is not that he spoke about racism in our society. It’s that he spoke as if our society … Continue reading →

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Steele

Posted on 01/30/2009 at 4:18 pm by Bob Cesca

by Lee Stranahan Michael Steele is the new head of the Republican National Committee. And he’s…ya know. What’s that thing that Rush Limbaugh keeps talking about all the time? Oh, right. He’s black. And you know what? I’m proud of … Continue reading →

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