Archive for July, 2009
In Which a Conservative Plagiarist Eviscerates a Conservative Liar
I cannot believe I am linking to Ben Domenech, but the guy
Read More..>>Fattah Comes Through on Public Option
Chaka Fattah signed onto the Progressive Caucus’ letter saying he won’t vote for the Blue Dog compromise, which essentailly gutted a public option.
Good for him! Call him and say thanks for standing up for health care: 202-225-4001.
Tell him I told you to call!
Barely Blogging Today
i got about 4 or 5 hours of sleep last night, I’m working on some grants, and i’m on deadline for the Weekly: thus, not much blogging today.
Read More..>>Dear President Obama: I’m Not Stupid
Dear President Obama:
yesterday, you appeared at a town hall with the AARP where you said:
And the other thing that we do want to do — now, this is controversial, and I understand some people are worried about this — we do think that it makes sense to have a public option alongside the private option, [...]
william shatner, part three: “I Can’t Get Behind That!”
I’m not sure which video is better, the one with the psychedelic colors or the muppets. I’m gonna go with the muppets, because the sound quality is a little better.
And the lyrics, just in case:
BILL: Let’s go. Ready? From the top…
BILL: My favorite shows on TV have twelve minutes of advertising. I can’t get [...]
william shatner, part two: “you’ll have time”
Live life! Live life like you’re gonna die… because you’re gonna.
Read More..>>william shatner time
UPDATED BELOW
William Shatner appeared on Conan O’Brien last night and read Sarah Palin’s resignation speech as a poem. So here it is, to be followed by other masterpieces by the greatest thespian mankind has ever known.
UPDATE: As you’ve probably realized when you tried to play the video, the humorless douchenozzles at NBC don’t understand [...]
Read More..>>Brief Conversation with Bob Casey’s Office About Max “health Insurance whore” Baucus
I get the feeling Max Baucus and his plan aren’t too popular today. I called Senator Bob Casey’s office about it: Casey supports a public plan, so I wanted to get the reaction. here’s how it went:
Me: “So, Senator Casey must be pretty upset with Max Baucus! I mean, he worked so hard on the [...]
Health Care Reform Betrayed By (Who Else?) Democrats
Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, and kent Conrad are greedy whores for the health insurance industry
After weeks of secretive talks, a bipartisan group in the Senate edged closer yesterday to a health-care compromise that omits two key Democratic priorities but incorporates provisions to slow the explosive rise in medical costs, officials said.
These officials said participants were [...]
New Philly Weekly Article
New Philadelphia Weekly article.
Enjoy!
