Daily Kos || The Politics of Science/Stem Cells

Daily Kos || The Politics of Science/Stem Cells: "The Dark Ages can't end soon enough."

Even the scientists are united against Bush...
the gutting of career civil servants over political considerations during this administration is nowhere more damaging than in the sciences...
Soon we'll have the gov't telling us the earth is flat and the moon is made of green cheese...
mmm...
cheese...

Nola.com: NewsFlash - Former aide says Alexander's anti-GOP letter genuine

Nola.com: NewsFlash - Former aide says Alexander's anti-GOP letter genuine: "'After discussions with members of the Republican Party who understand the need to support our nation's workers, I have come to the conclusion that it would be impossible to join a party that not only ignores the people that make this country great, but also pressures their members to vote against any and all bills that are supported by unions,' says Alexander's letter, released Wednesday by the Louisiana Federation of Teachers."

Alexander claims he didn't approve the partisan language in the letter...
Do letters often leave his office with his name on them without his approval?
if so maybe he is as incompetent as he is rotten...

The Doctored Clip Sean Hannity Doesn't Want You to Know About - Center for American Progress

The Doctored Clip Sean Hannity Doesn't Want You to Know About - Center for American Progress

How do they keep getting away with this?
What kind of world is this when Hannity still has a job?

What Would Buffy Do? Home.

What Would Buffy Do? Home.

via bookslut...
I still think I prefer "What Would Willie Do?"

KTRU Playsheet

KTRU Playsheet

Just got back from a KTRU set...
fun fun...
been missing it...
3 hours seems long for a general shift...
and two is way too short for a jazz shift...
just sayin...

Sea and Sky and Land - GRRR!

Sea and Sky and Land - GRRR!: "I pause and say, in that tone of voice that most people would recognize as meaning, 'have you lost your grip completely, chuckles?': 'You need to confiscate... a book.'

'Yes. I feel it's inappropriate for the other people on the ferry to be exposed to it.'"

they hate our freedom?
who, the terrorists?
no, the people in charge!

mattgunn.com

mattgunn.com: "REP. GOSS: It is true I was in CIA from approximately the late 50's to approximately the early 70's. And it's true I was a case officer, clandestine services officer and yes, I do understand the core mission of the business. I couldn't get a job with CIA today. I am not qualified. I don't have the language skills. I, you know, my language skills were romance languages and stuff. We're looking for Arabists today. I don't have the cultural background probably. And I certainly don't have the technical skills, uh, as my children remind me every day, 'Dad you got to get better on your computer.' Uh, so, the things that you need to have, I don't have."

well, there you have it...
the man himself says he's not qualified for the job...
case closed.
This better come up in the confirmation hearings...

Krugman vs. O'Reilly -- my clips

Krugman vs. O'Reilly -- my clips

one of the producers of "outfoxed" has put together his own highlight reel of the OReilly/Krugman debate (from the Russert Show)...
I found the whole thing somewhere and it's worth downloading and watching if you missed it...

This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow: August 08, 2004 - August 14, 2004 Archives

This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow: August 08, 2004 - August 14, 2004 Archives

once a cheat, always a cheat.

FIT FOR COMMAND?

someone at B&N is on our team...
this was the pic they had posted on the actual page for the book for a (short) while...

The Washington Monthly

The Washington Monthly

WOW! First Plame, now this...
this gang has NO respect for our people in the intelligence services...
revealing undercover ops for political gain is really just astounding behavior.
It's the kind of behavior honest security minded conservatives should be HOWLING over...

Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Book extract: How To Be Idle by Tom Hodgkinson

Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Book extract: How To Be Idle by Tom Hodgkinson: "(I would question the sanity of a religion that holds up the ant as an example of how to live. The ant system is an exploitative aristocracy based on the unthinking toil of millions of workers and the complete inactivity of a single queen and a handful of drones.) "

in defense of slack...

First Draft - Wage Data from Today's Job Report

First Draft - Wage Data from Today's Job Report

so, not only are jobs not even increasing at a rate to keep up with the new folks reaching working age, but we're still bleeding real wages!
grrr....

Voters live in Cartoon Nation. The nation's big news orgs? 'Don't care'

Voters live in Cartoon Nation. The nation's big news orgs? 'Don't care': "YOU�LL SEE IT HERE AND NOWHERE ELSE: �By any measure of his votes,� Carlson said, Kerry is �the most liberal member of the Senate.� When GOP hacks say that Kerry and Edwards are first and fourth most liberal senators, they are citing a survey from National Journal. But on March 6, that very same Journal�explicitly responding to this misleading claim�published its list of current senators with the most liberal lifetime voting records. Here it is�the Journal�s Top Ten. Guess whose names aren�t on it?
National Journal: Most liberal senators, lifetime voting
1. Mark Dayton, D-Minn.
2. Paul Sarbanes, D-Md.
3. Jack Reed, D-R.I.
4. Jon Corzine, D-N.J.
5. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.
6. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.
7. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa
8. Richard Durbin, D-Ill.
9. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J.
10. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt
�By any measure of his votes,� Carlson said, Kerry is �the most liberal member.� Will CNN correct this groaning misstatement�an apparent lie? Of course they won�t; the net doesn�t care. Of course, there�s little sign that Brazile or McMahon give a good flying f*ck either. It�s good to be a Washington pundit. Why waste time on such affairs?"


sorry about the crummy formatting, but hey, I'm lazy...
the point is...
let's get this list circulating...

MMFA investigates: Who is Jerome Corsi, co-auth ... [Media Matters for America]

MMFA investigates: Who is Jerome Corsi, co-auth ... [Media Matters for America]

co-author of?
the swift boat veterans attack book...
go check it out...
we need to get these quotes out there so reasonable folks can see who they are listening to...

M

The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail: "There is just no explanation for what was going on at that time, Mr. Rutkowski says."

Oh there is an explanation all right...
but you don't want to hear it...
you don't want to hear about the hollow earth!
or the underground bases in New Mexico!
or the Nazi's at the north pole!
NO! You just want to ignore the reptiles among us!

yeah, well, I guess that's your choice...
but don't say you weren't warned!!!

The Washington Monthly

The Washington Monthly: "So what do we know? We know that Bush skipped five months of drills without permission, but we've known that since last March. In addition, though, we now know that despite what he says, Bush never made up any of the drills he missed."


How is it folks can even think about attacking Kerry's military record when Bush's record is that he went AWOL in wartime?

Daily Kos || Comments || McCain lashes out against anti-Kerry ad

Daily Kos || Comments || McCain lashes out against anti-Kerry ad

Ok...maybe you've heard about this "swift boat veterans for truth"?
Maybe you've seen their ad condeming Kerry's Vietnam record even though none of them served with him on his boat?
even though every medal Kerry got had to be requested and approved by his higher ups (they are essentially calling his officers liars)...
Well, most of their funding comes from Bob Perry, of Perry Homes...
check out the link above for a link to one way to contact them, and read through more of the comments for other ways and people to contact...
Let's let Perry know we'll be buying our homes elsewhere...

Where in Washington, D.C. is Sun Myung Moon?: Rev. Moon's submarines, sold to Kim Jong-Il, empower a nuke threat to the West Coast

Where in Washington, D.C. is Sun Myung Moon?: Rev. Moon's submarines, sold to Kim Jong-Il, empower a nuke threat to the West Coast

VIA Atrios of course...

so, can Kerry go after Moon when he's elected?
the man is obviously an enemy of the United States,
and he gives generously to many conservatives and conservative causes. We need to shut him down.

Eschaton: "The Times reports today that much of the information that led to the heightened alert is actually three or four years old and that authorities had found no concrete evidence that a terror plot was actually under way. This news does nothing to bolster the confidence Americans need that the administration is not using intelligence for political gain."

yes, this is about the recent "terror alert"...
the one right after the dem convention...
is there no level to which these folks won't sink?