January 2010
“Republican Sen.-elect Scott Brown of Massachusetts says he opposes federal...”
– Sen.-Elect Brown Says He Supports Abortion Rights // AP/ NPR
“On Friday, President Obama appeared before House Republicans during a historic...”
– Seth Meyers, Weekend Update (via inothernews) (via savingpaper) (via apsies) (via think4yourself) (via ericmortensen)
Steve Jobs at Apple Town Hall Meeting on Google,... →
theunderrated:
shaneguiter:
Steve Jobs held a town hall meeting with Apple employees late last week following the iPad launch. Wired reports on what was said at the meeting by Steve Jobs. Two of the biggest topics included Google and Adobe. On Google, Jobs confirms the much-reported competition between the two companies.
On Google: We did not enter the search business, Jobs said. They entered...
I hope he wears heels...
cajunboy:
Former Saints QB Bobby Hebert promised to march down Bourbon St. wearing a dress if the Saints ever made it to the Super Bowl. Tomorrow, he will fulfill that promise wearing a dress designed by his daughter, who lives in NYC and works in the fashion industry.
“We had lost 650,000 jobs in December [2008] - I’m assuming your’e not faulting...”
– President Obama | TPMDC
I keep asking myself why the Republicans would have agreed to let Obama smack down their nonsense for 90 minutes on live television. And I keep coming to the same conclusion. They’ve started to believe their own bullshit. These people weren’t at all prepared for Obama to...
“[…]a lot of you have gone to appear at ribbon cuttings for the same projects...”
– President Barack Obama
Think Progress » Obama calls out GOP hypocrisy for going to ‘ribbon cuttings for the same projects that you voted against.’
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“The notion that I would somehow resist doing something that cost half as much...”
– President Barack Obama
War Room - Salon.com
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Salinger’s neighbors in Cornish, N.H. share their... →
sometimesagreatnotion:
It was “one of the most enjoyable municipal conspiracies ever, how to keep everyone guessing where Jerry Salinger lived,” said Burling, who for 44 years has lived several doors from Salinger’s Lang Road home. “You very quickly got kind of wrapped up in the joke of it all. They were all so desperate to see if they could talk to the great man,” he said. Few of them — from...
“Accepting the invitation to speak at the House GOP retreat may turn out to be...”
– Obama’s Question Time: An Amazing Moment - The Atlantic Politics Channel
Everybody who doesn’t read political blogs (or only reads right-wing ones) will probably miss the news that Obama took on impromptu questions from Republican Congress members today and apparently just tore all the GOP’s...
“Dear Commissioner Goodell:
I was stunned to learn recently that the NFL is...”
– Vitter to NFL: Back off ‘Who Dat’ claims or sue me // NOLA.com
Vitter is actually capable of doing something that doesn’t suck?
“On January 29th, 2010, a jury found Scott Roeder guilty of 1st degree...”
– Scott Roeder Found Guilty of 1st Degree Murder in Dr. Tiller Shooting | RHRealityCheck.org (via ericmortensen)
And now I share with you the 2 ways of gaining...
catbird:
1. Make it virtually 100% whitespace in the background
2. Make it virtually 100% filled with a giant photo in the background
(*put whatever you want on top of either of those)
Walking in Holden's Footsteps - Interactive Map //... →
Trace Holden Caulfield’s perambulations around Manhattan in “The Catcher in the Rye” to places like the Edmont Hotel, where Holden had an awkward encounter with Sunny the hooker; the lake in Central Park, where he wondered about the ducks in winter; and the clock at the Biltmore, where he waited for his date. Roll your mouse over each point and read about Holden’s...
Defend Who Dat
defendneworleans:
ecided to make a “Defend Who Dat” Shirt. : Recent controversy surrounding the NFL’s aggressive enforcement of a (highly contested) trademark is huge, + Our lawyer is insisting on it, + friends on twitter are demanding it… Would like to get your input.
Thanks, DNO
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Spike Lee Returns to New Orleans for Katrina...
defendneworleans:
Apparently four hours just weren’t enough… Spike Lee is returning to New Orleans this month for a follow-up for his epic Hurricane Katrina documentary When The Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts. The sequel will air on HBO later this summer, sometime around the five year anniversary of the disaster (which will be on August 29th).
The plan is for Lee to revisit some of the...
“I have no doubt that Judge Alito has the training and qualifications necessary...”
– Then Sen. Obama’s floor statement during Justice Alito’s confirmation hearing in 2006 // Complete Text
Bunch Of Phonies Mourn J.D. Salinger
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hogie:
CORNISH, NH—In this big dramatic production that didn’t do anyone any good (and was pretty embarrassing, really, if you think about it), thousands upon thousands of phonies across the country mourned the death of author J.D. Salinger, who was 91 years old for crying out loud. “He had a real impact on the literary world and on millions of readers,” said hot-shot English...
“I still can’t believe this! All this hype for something so ridiculous! Who cares...”
– Apple’s New Thing (iPod) - Mac Forums
Typical response to the 2001 announcement of the original iPod. Click through for more.
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What a great find. Click through. Read the thread. It’s awesome.
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Agreed. Excellent find. I especially like this post:
It’s now...
“That is the American tragedy of the early 21st century: a vital and...”
– James Fallows, in a devastating piece on American decline. He seems to be saying that what we think are the real problems are just mirages that distract us from more insidious structural decay and a calcification of the democratic institutions that got us this far - but may not have the agility to...
CNN: Defense Sec. Gates Schedules Major...
soupsoup:
DADT being repealed is rumored to be the major announcement.
MSNBC
A senior defense official says to expect Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen provide more details about the end of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” during the Senate Budget hearings next Tuesday and Wednesday
13 Stories by J. D. Salinger →
sarahspy:
13 stories originally published in The New Yorker between 1946-1965, now available in full online in celebration of J.D. Salinger’s life.
“The emergence of J.D. Salinger’s work 30 years ago was my first reading of a...”
– Richard Yates (via ericmortensen)
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“Bob Gates applauded the line. That’s the most encouraging sign in twenty...”
– Andrew Sullivan on Sec. Gates applauding Pres. Obama’s vow during the SOTU to work on getting rid of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
“Who would have thought that the kinder, gentler “You Lie!” moment...”
– What Wasn’t True? | Talking Points Memo on Justice Alito apparently mouthing “not true” about some part of what Pres. Obama said about the court’s decision last week.
True, even this sort of relatively mild rebuttal is traditionally thought to be beneath the court during...