5.15.2009
Ah, Milady Dame Peggington Noonanshire.
You never fail to disappoint. Idiot. Seriously, I can't ever read her column in its entirety. I end up yelling at my computer. Not necessarily because I disagree with her (although I always do) but because she is so undeservedly smug and so completely clueless.
I've been saying this for years.
China's economic juggernaut is built on a house of cards or more specifically a house of dirty carbon emissions. A house that is very soon going to crumble like a, well, like a house of cards. The only thing that is going to save the Chinese economy (and it might just be enough) is calling in all of the American debt they own.
4.28.2009
4.26.2009
Suck on that, NYC!!
DC teams went 3-0 against NYC teams.
DC United comes from behind to tie in the last minute and then win in injury time. VAMOS UNITED!
The Caps dominated the Rangers in game 6 of the series to tie it and force a winner take all game 7.
And finally, the lowly, woeful Nats beat the Mets.
Good day for DC teams.
DC United comes from behind to tie in the last minute and then win in injury time. VAMOS UNITED!
The Caps dominated the Rangers in game 6 of the series to tie it and force a winner take all game 7.
And finally, the lowly, woeful Nats beat the Mets.
Good day for DC teams.
4.17.2009
Milady Peggington Noonanshire!
Peggy Noonan - former speechwriter for Ronnie Raygun and G. H. W. "Read my lips" Bush, current columnist for the Wall Street Journal whose entire shtick is breathless wonder of the little people. Her "ouvre" is released on Fridays and as usual Wonkette is there with the scathing, hilarious review.
4.11.2009
4.08.2009
For F%#$s sake...
DC United stadium deal in PG County is officially dead. NoVA United here we come... or at this rate, St. Louis United.
4.07.2009
Today was a good day.
Civil Rights in my time
First, there was Majority Leader of the Iowa Senate explaining why he would not co-sponsor a bill to amend Iowa's constitution to ban gay marriage (in case you missed it, on Friday, the Iowa Supreme Court emphatically ruled that the state gay marriage ban was unconstitutional).
Then, there was the news that Vermont became the 4th state to recognize gay marriage and the 1st to do so legislatively.
Finally, there was the news that the DC city council approved a measure to recognize gay marriages from other states.
Senator Franken
Norm Coleman (political career: Democratic mayor of St. Paul - 1993, Republican Mayor of St. Paul - 1997, beat Walter Mondale by ~3% after the great Paul Wellstone was killed in a plane crash 11 days before the election to become Senator - 2002) had his last best hope backfire when the last outstanding ballots netted almost 100 more votes for Al Franken. The only thing Norm has left is an appeal to the MN Supreme Court which is not likely to rule in his favor. Yay! Welcome Senator Franken!
Pus Limpbough gets pwned
Next up, lickspittle Rush Limbaugh gets pwned by Marty McFly (around 5:50 of video) and then by a Republican caller to his Hour of Hate (I love how at the end of this exchange, after Pus has hung up on the caller, he basically says, 'That guy said torture was wrong, he definitely wasn't a Republican.' Good job, Pus, that will bring everyone flocking back to the Republican party).
Biden off the leash
It sounds like Biden was given the go ahead to go after Darth Cheney and he didn't disappoint, "...but [Cheney] is dead wrong."
On a more somber note
The right wing echo machine is finally getting some scrutiny in the corporate media following the spate of politically motivated shootings here and here.
Speaking of the media
Maybe they are coming around to the idea that the failed policies of the previous administration are at least partially their fault. The Washington Post discredits one of its own op-ed writers (dumbass George Will) in a story about climate change (although I think it's telling that the bloggers STILL had to correct some errors by the "reporters"). Also, the WSJ pointed out that, hmm, it seems that the current economic collapse was at least partially caused by Bush's tax cuts for the rich. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, people!
So refreshing!
And finally, I've been looking at pics of Obama's European trip and surprise visit to Iraq. The troops seem to like him.
Oh yeah
In case you missed it, the same Spanish judge who brought Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet to justice is looking into charging 6 former Bush administration officials with war crimes.
First, there was Majority Leader of the Iowa Senate explaining why he would not co-sponsor a bill to amend Iowa's constitution to ban gay marriage (in case you missed it, on Friday, the Iowa Supreme Court emphatically ruled that the state gay marriage ban was unconstitutional).
Then, there was the news that Vermont became the 4th state to recognize gay marriage and the 1st to do so legislatively.
Finally, there was the news that the DC city council approved a measure to recognize gay marriages from other states.
Senator Franken
Norm Coleman (political career: Democratic mayor of St. Paul - 1993, Republican Mayor of St. Paul - 1997, beat Walter Mondale by ~3% after the great Paul Wellstone was killed in a plane crash 11 days before the election to become Senator - 2002) had his last best hope backfire when the last outstanding ballots netted almost 100 more votes for Al Franken. The only thing Norm has left is an appeal to the MN Supreme Court which is not likely to rule in his favor. Yay! Welcome Senator Franken!
Pus Limpbough gets pwned
Next up, lickspittle Rush Limbaugh gets pwned by Marty McFly (around 5:50 of video) and then by a Republican caller to his Hour of Hate (I love how at the end of this exchange, after Pus has hung up on the caller, he basically says, 'That guy said torture was wrong, he definitely wasn't a Republican.' Good job, Pus, that will bring everyone flocking back to the Republican party).
Biden off the leash
It sounds like Biden was given the go ahead to go after Darth Cheney and he didn't disappoint, "...but [Cheney] is dead wrong."
On a more somber note
The right wing echo machine is finally getting some scrutiny in the corporate media following the spate of politically motivated shootings here and here.
Speaking of the media
Maybe they are coming around to the idea that the failed policies of the previous administration are at least partially their fault. The Washington Post discredits one of its own op-ed writers (dumbass George Will) in a story about climate change (although I think it's telling that the bloggers STILL had to correct some errors by the "reporters"). Also, the WSJ pointed out that, hmm, it seems that the current economic collapse was at least partially caused by Bush's tax cuts for the rich. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, people!
So refreshing!
And finally, I've been looking at pics of Obama's European trip and surprise visit to Iraq. The troops seem to like him.
Oh yeah
In case you missed it, the same Spanish judge who brought Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet to justice is looking into charging 6 former Bush administration officials with war crimes.
3.25.2009
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3.24.2009
Sheep herders with a little too much time on their hands.
Still, this is 10 pounds of awesome in a 5 pound bag.
3.19.2009
3.03.2009
And there you have it.
Beckham not returning to MLS until July and then gone at the end of the year.
2.22.2009
Guiness pre fish and chips
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2.16.2009
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2.14.2009
Gen X: The pastrami in the sandwich
Look, let me start out by acknowledging a few problems with what is to follow:
1)I have done little to no research for this piece. So, what follows should be taken with a grain of salt and with the understanding that this is currently mostly an opinion piece
2)There is disagreement on the very definition of Gen X. Specifically, what years constitute Gen X, Baby Boomers and Millenials. Therefore, it is difficult to definitively assign data to one generation or another. There is overlap.
3)Generations do not have a spokesperson, in other words, there are no statements that one could point to and say this is what this generation has agreed on.
4)The 3 generations in question have influenced and continue to influence events as they happen.
5)I am of Gen X, I am biased.
So, given those caveats, here are my basic premises:
1)The current state of technological advance, specifically computers and the Internet, exists solely because of Gen X and these technological advances wield exceptional influence.
2)Racism, sexism, sexual orientation discrimination still very much exist, but Gen X is responsible for at least starting the endgame of making these criteria of evaluation irrelevant.
3)For better and worse, Gen X is responsible for the current state of entertainment (music, books, movies). Entertainment is more than entertainment, it is both a window onto how we view the world and a driver of how we react to the world.
4)Despite the media and despite corporate mouthpiece dissension, climate change is known to be a problem and despite their obstruction, it will be fixed.
5)Depending on which dates you use (see #2 in the problems section) America has just elected the first Gen X president. I believe Obama is a good representation of us. The Baby Boomers are not going to fade quietly but he embodies the direction we will go from this point onward.
I plan to address each of these in more detail and will probably come up with more topics along the way but I want to lay the foundation of the discussion with these observations. Gen X begins any conversation with a chip on each shoulder, on the left shoulder is the Baby Boomers and on the right is The Millenials. With, say, 75 million in each, individually they dwarf the roughly 45 million Gen Xers. Yet, Gen X exerts disproportion influence on the other generations. Gen X is the pastrami in the sandwich, the other two are just bread. Thick, flavorfully influential pieces of bread, no doubt, but Gen X makes the sandwich. In the next installment I'll try to begin to prove these claims.
1)I have done little to no research for this piece. So, what follows should be taken with a grain of salt and with the understanding that this is currently mostly an opinion piece
2)There is disagreement on the very definition of Gen X. Specifically, what years constitute Gen X, Baby Boomers and Millenials. Therefore, it is difficult to definitively assign data to one generation or another. There is overlap.
3)Generations do not have a spokesperson, in other words, there are no statements that one could point to and say this is what this generation has agreed on.
4)The 3 generations in question have influenced and continue to influence events as they happen.
5)I am of Gen X, I am biased.
So, given those caveats, here are my basic premises:
1)The current state of technological advance, specifically computers and the Internet, exists solely because of Gen X and these technological advances wield exceptional influence.
2)Racism, sexism, sexual orientation discrimination still very much exist, but Gen X is responsible for at least starting the endgame of making these criteria of evaluation irrelevant.
3)For better and worse, Gen X is responsible for the current state of entertainment (music, books, movies). Entertainment is more than entertainment, it is both a window onto how we view the world and a driver of how we react to the world.
4)Despite the media and despite corporate mouthpiece dissension, climate change is known to be a problem and despite their obstruction, it will be fixed.
5)Depending on which dates you use (see #2 in the problems section) America has just elected the first Gen X president. I believe Obama is a good representation of us. The Baby Boomers are not going to fade quietly but he embodies the direction we will go from this point onward.
I plan to address each of these in more detail and will probably come up with more topics along the way but I want to lay the foundation of the discussion with these observations. Gen X begins any conversation with a chip on each shoulder, on the left shoulder is the Baby Boomers and on the right is The Millenials. With, say, 75 million in each, individually they dwarf the roughly 45 million Gen Xers. Yet, Gen X exerts disproportion influence on the other generations. Gen X is the pastrami in the sandwich, the other two are just bread. Thick, flavorfully influential pieces of bread, no doubt, but Gen X makes the sandwich. In the next installment I'll try to begin to prove these claims.
2.13.2009
ESPN, what do you think, maybe a little promotion?
Wednesday's most watched program by men ages 18-49 in some of the largest markets? That's right, the USA-Mexico World Cup qualifying match. Hmm, men 18-49, that's a pretty lucrative demographic, right?
:(
Hopefully, this is just an attempt to pressure the DC government into action, if not DC United is moving to PG County. That makes me sad because I will be going to far fewer games. For two reasons, logistically it would make the commute time an hour to an hour and a half. The other reason is more emotional, I want DC United to play in DC. C'mon, Mayor Fenty make good on your promise to give us a stadium.
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