Westboro Baptist Church, an independent organization known for its radical anti-homosexual views, has apparently set its sites on All Time Low. In their extensive protest schedule, members of the WBC are planning to picket outside of ATL's Dec. 6 show at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia.
The explanation for the protest on "Godhatesfags.com" references an Altpress.com news brief and reads in part:
"'All Time Low frontman suffers concussion' so says the bloggers and Alternative Press reporter. You may be wondering what in the world WBC cares about these losers - so let me break it down for you. How do you know how far gone a society is? You look at their social icons. When you look at these gender-confused, haphazard freakazoids then you can plainly see that america is DOOMED, for real! This is the final generation, and a little concussion is the least of their worries. Here is what they have to look forward to when this once great nation finally falls - for her fall is already started."
A WBC member tweeted to ATL frontman Alex Gaskarth that "God Hates Fag Enablers! WBC will picket All Time Low's concert in Philly." Gaskarth replied, "Stay home. Intolerance isn't welcome at our show."
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Wow, I just got a slew of vgift snowflakes. Thanks, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
geeklite, taffimai, heuradys, lysimache, glimmergirl, meri_sefket, and a_phoenixdragon! Happy holidays to you, too!
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amusedAn absolutely delicious dip. It's very versatile, and you can change the amounts to suit your tastes. I brought it to a family dinner tonight and it was quickly devoured. My niece barely ate her dinner after she ate half the plate of this dip.
1 can black olives, drained and chopped
1 can black beans
1/4 cup onions
1 garlic clove, finely chopped (I used three)
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp lime juice
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/8 tsp black pepper
1 pkg "cream cheese", softened
2 green onions, chopped.
1. In medium bowl, mix all but cream cheese, eggs and green onions
2. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours
3. Whip up cream cheese with a little sour cream/milk to thin and spread on plate
4. Spoon semi-drained bean mixture over cream cheese
5. Sprinkle with green onions.
Serve with tortilla chips or crackers, etc.
1 can black olives, drained and chopped
1 can black beans
1/4 cup onions
1 garlic clove, finely chopped (I used three)
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp lime juice
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/8 tsp black pepper
1 pkg "cream cheese", softened
2 green onions, chopped.
1. In medium bowl, mix all but cream cheese, eggs and green onions
2. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours
3. Whip up cream cheese with a little sour cream/milk to thin and spread on plate
4. Spoon semi-drained bean mixture over cream cheese
5. Sprinkle with green onions.
Serve with tortilla chips or crackers, etc.
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WASHINGTON—Osama bin Laden may be slipping back and forth from Pakistan to Afghanistan. Or the U.S. might not have a clue, more than eight years after the al-Qaida leader masterminded the terrorist attacks on America.
Given a chance Sunday to clear away some of the mystery surrounding the whereabouts of the world's most wanted terrorist, Obama administration officials seemed to add to it with what appeared to be conflicting assessments.
President Barack Obama's national security adviser, James Jones, said bin Laden, believed hiding mainly in a rugged area of western Pakistan, may be periodically slipping back into Afghanistan. But Obama's Pentagon chief, Robert Gates, said the U.S. has lacked good intelligence on bin Laden for a long time -- "I think it has been years" -- and did not confirm that he'd slipped into Afghanistan.
The failed hunt for bin Laden has been one of the signature frustrations of the global war on terrorism that former President George W. Bush launched after the Sept. 11 attacks. The main explanation given by both the Bush and Obama administrations for not getting bin Laden is that they simply don't know where he is.
"If we did, we'd go get him," Gates said.
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Boston-based Acro-junkies, read on! ( New weekly class starting Monday, December 7th! )
Why is it that in a society overrun by greedy fat cats - where the Sir Fred Goodwins of this world continue to outrage with their business brutality, unreasonable demands and outrageous bonuses - there is not a single woman’s name in the rogues’ gallery?
Why is there not an equally hated Lady Freda Goodwin, Freda The Shred, riding roughshod over the poor workers, slashing costs and sacking staff? Because, ladies, we are not nasty enough.
In short, our commercial DNA is not wired for corporate success. And nowhere was that more graphically demonstrated than last week when the much-feted co-chairman of Gordon Brown’s Women’s Enterprise Task Force was successfully sued by one of her employees for bullying.
Dr Glenda Stone runs a successful recruitment website, Aurora, with her husband. So even this colossus of female business success, the woman chosen to front such a highprofile government body, co-runs her business with her spouse.
Not much of a triumph for feminism after all, is it?
And what’s more, by all accounts in the industrial tribunal, she was a terrible boss - overbearing, foulmouthed, petty, bullying, micromanaging-vindictive.
I know that type of female boss well, the Bully Boy Boss, who thinks they have to be nastier than the nastiest male boss to succeed. But more of them later.
Now, before the hate emails start pouring in from outraged feminists and female bosses, I have a special interest in this subject.
Not just because I’ve had the misfortune of having some of the most God-awful female bosses in the history of modern business, but because I was a boss myself, more than once.
I have edited two national newspapers, been the managing editor of one, the marketing director of two and the managing director of one national newspaper group.
As William Hague’s Press Secretary, I was boss to a team of press officers.
I have sat in the editor’s chair, the boardroom and the shadow cabinet. And while I can confidently say most of the people who worked for me liked me and respected me (I always thought of them working with me, but that’s such a girl thing), and, more importantly, worked well for me, I’m not sure I was always a good boss.
Believe it or not, I wasn’t tough enough. I had that classic female trait of being able to get the most out of people - it’s called nurturing now - but I also wanted to be liked, a fatal flaw in a boss.
And like most women bosses, I took things too personally.
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What do you think about Elisabeth's analogy comparing civil unions vs. marriage to women not wanting to be called men?
Political stuff starts at about 3:35
VIDEO MEL BROOKS PRESENTATION
VIDEO BOBBY DENIRO PRESENTATION
VIDEO SPRINGSTEEN PRESENTATION
VIDEO DAVE BRUBECK PRESENTATION
VIDEO GRACE BUMBRY PRESENTATION
WASHINGTON -- With a little help from Carol Burnett, a new star from the hit TV show "Glee" and other top entertainers, political Washington is saluting five of the nation's top artists with the Kennedy Center Honors this weekend.
Also receiving the honors -- which recognize individuals who have defined American culture through the arts as a living memorial to John F. Kennedy -- are jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck and opera singer Grace Bumbry.
About 300 guests, including Jack Black, Edward Norton, Matthew Broderick, Ben Stiller, Martin Scorsese, Sting, Philip Seymour Hoffman were at a reception in the East Room of the White House.
"These performers are indeed the best," Obama said at the gathering. "They are also living reminders of a single truth -- and I'm going to steal a line from Michelle here -- the arts are not somehow apart from our national life, the arts are the heart of our national life."
Springsteen, 60, described the award he received on Saturday night at a State Department dinner as different than other accolades.
"We worked really hard for our music to be part of American life and our fans' lives," he said. "So it's an acknowledgment that you've kind of threaded your way into the culture in a certain way. It's satisfying."
Obama said, "Only a handful of people have tapped the full power of music to tell the American story. ... One of those people is Bruce Springsteen. ... I'm the president, but he's the boss."
The show will air nationwide Dec. 29 on CBS.
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What a difficult issue, it's going to take years to combat.
ON ONE side is the fashionably dressed Queen Rania of Jordan, a symbol of progressive values for Arab women. On the other are her country's conservative social and religious leaders.
At stake is a political test case for reform in the Middle East, one that pits demands for greater democracy against the need to end so-called honour killings of women.
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ON ONE side is the fashionably dressed Queen Rania of Jordan, a symbol of progressive values for Arab women. On the other are her country's conservative social and religious leaders.
At stake is a political test case for reform in the Middle East, one that pits demands for greater democracy against the need to end so-called honour killings of women.
( interesting article behind cut )
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Much better! Took me a while to find the voice, but, overall, I'm pleased with this day's work.
Tomorrow -- is Monday. Steve and I will start off with a bang by giving a talk at a local junior high school, as part of the media center's Visiting Author series. It ought to be both fun and interesting.
Last night's snow piled up seven inches on the ground before it got bored and stopped. Thirty percent chance of snow tomorrow afternoon, then 80 percent on Wednesday.
Suddenly, it's winter.
Friday was my last physical therapy session. I have Epic Elastic Bands and an illustrated list of exercises. If I'm good -- and I intend to be -- I should be pain-free and have unchallenged mobility inside of the next eight weeks. Since the pain is already 'way down and my mobility largely returned, what this boils down to is Not Doing Anything Stupid.
Pray for me.
The to-do list lost a couple items, but I spent most of the day staring out the window, trying to get into the headspace of the character. The exercise was, ultimately, successful, see above, but it took some concentration.
In addition to tomorrow's talk, the coming week's adventures include thethreatened promised arrival of Saltation galleys toward the end, and a date with Steve to attend the Carols and Lights program at the college on Friday evening.
Only fourteen more days until winter break.
I can do this.
Everybody stay warm.
Progress on Ghost Ship
Tomorrow -- is Monday. Steve and I will start off with a bang by giving a talk at a local junior high school, as part of the media center's Visiting Author series. It ought to be both fun and interesting.
Last night's snow piled up seven inches on the ground before it got bored and stopped. Thirty percent chance of snow tomorrow afternoon, then 80 percent on Wednesday.
Suddenly, it's winter.
Friday was my last physical therapy session. I have Epic Elastic Bands and an illustrated list of exercises. If I'm good -- and I intend to be -- I should be pain-free and have unchallenged mobility inside of the next eight weeks. Since the pain is already 'way down and my mobility largely returned, what this boils down to is Not Doing Anything Stupid.
Pray for me.
The to-do list lost a couple items, but I spent most of the day staring out the window, trying to get into the headspace of the character. The exercise was, ultimately, successful, see above, but it took some concentration.
In addition to tomorrow's talk, the coming week's adventures include the
Only fourteen more days until winter break.
I can do this.
Everybody stay warm.
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What can United States do in 18 months? US has been being there since 2001 and there is no progress in Afghanistan. This is the longest war for United States. Obama just want sure the public amid the US public do not support US Government for the Afghanistan war.
Obama cannot guarantee Taliban will be defeat in 18 months with 30,000 additional troops and the Karzai government will be free from corruption.
If Obama cannot guarantee, he should stop this war before late.
read more http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/wo
Obama cannot guarantee Taliban will be defeat in 18 months with 30,000 additional troops and the Karzai government will be free from corruption.
If Obama cannot guarantee, he should stop this war before late.
read more http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/wo
My son is 4 weeks old today. I noticed late last night that he suddenly has what feels like little bouncy ball sized lumpes under his nipples (one lump per boob, like he has little man boobs or something). I looked it up and there were articles on babies having swollen breasts at birth (witches milk or something), but these are definitely new. What may or may not be relevant, is that yesterday and the day before I started drinking lots of very sour home made lemonade my partner made, and many hours aftward he was acting all colicky until about 10 this morning as a result (or so I am guessing), so I'm not sure if this is the result of some sort of allergic reaction or if he just got himself so worked up with the screaming all day and night that his body is reacting strangely. I called my doctor this morning and she said since he has no fever to just bring him in tomorrow at 9:30.
The lumps are freaking me out. I hope it's just those hormone related baby boob swellings but like I said, these are new for sure. Did anyone else have this happen to their baby?
The lumps are freaking me out. I hope it's just those hormone related baby boob swellings but like I said, these are new for sure. Did anyone else have this happen to their baby?
Hey, friends & neighbors. Couple quick questions for you fine folks, if you don't mind.
Question the first: I have a recipe that calls for 1.5 Tbs of Agar Agar flakes, but I only have it in powdered form. Do I need to adjust the measurements to compensate for the difference between the two, or will it be OK? I've never used Agar before, so I'm in totally new territory here and not quite sure what to expect.
And somewhat of a follow-up to that question - I found the powder at our local natural market this afternoon, for almost $7 per ounce! That's a little rich for my budget - I wonder if that's a ridiculous price, or if this stuff is just that spendy?
Question the second: I'm trying to make more meals that we can just stick in the freezer and then grab-and-go as necessary, and one of the ideas I had was to make some sort of empanada-y thing. I have the dough handled, but I'm at a loss as to what to fill them with. All of us here love mexican food, but any sort of filling ideas (cheaper the better, of course, but anything will work) are appreciated.
Thanks!
Question the first: I have a recipe that calls for 1.5 Tbs of Agar Agar flakes, but I only have it in powdered form. Do I need to adjust the measurements to compensate for the difference between the two, or will it be OK? I've never used Agar before, so I'm in totally new territory here and not quite sure what to expect.
And somewhat of a follow-up to that question - I found the powder at our local natural market this afternoon, for almost $7 per ounce! That's a little rich for my budget - I wonder if that's a ridiculous price, or if this stuff is just that spendy?
Question the second: I'm trying to make more meals that we can just stick in the freezer and then grab-and-go as necessary, and one of the ideas I had was to make some sort of empanada-y thing. I have the dough handled, but I'm at a loss as to what to fill them with. All of us here love mexican food, but any sort of filling ideas (cheaper the better, of course, but anything will work) are appreciated.
Thanks!
Guide ... ministers told to avoid using words like 'fundamentalist' and 'Jihadi'
MINISTERS have been BANNED from using words like Islamist and fundamentalist - in case they offend Muslims.
An eight-page Whitehall guide lists words they should not use when talking about terrorism in public and gives politically correct alternatives.
They are told not to refer to Muslim extremism as it links Islam to violence. Instead, they are urged to talk about terrorism or violent extremism.
Fundamentalist and Jihadi are also banned because they make an "explicit link" between Muslims and terror.
Ministers should say criminals, murderers or thugs instead. Radicalisation must be called brainwashing and talking about moderate or radical Muslims is to be avoided as it "splits the community".
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MINISTERS have been BANNED from using words like Islamist and fundamentalist - in case they offend Muslims.
An eight-page Whitehall guide lists words they should not use when talking about terrorism in public and gives politically correct alternatives.
They are told not to refer to Muslim extremism as it links Islam to violence. Instead, they are urged to talk about terrorism or violent extremism.
Fundamentalist and Jihadi are also banned because they make an "explicit link" between Muslims and terror.
Ministers should say criminals, murderers or thugs instead. Radicalisation must be called brainwashing and talking about moderate or radical Muslims is to be avoided as it "splits the community".
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Copenhagen Mayor Ritt Bjerregaard sent postcards to city hotels warning summit guests not to patronize Danish sex workers during the upcoming conference. Now, the prostitutes have struck back, offering free sex to anyone who produces one of the warnings.
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My kids got a huge kick out of this.
I know somewhere does phonecalls, anyone else have anything like that to share? I'm all about free/cheap holiday fun.
My kids got a huge kick out of this.
I know somewhere does phonecalls, anyone else have anything like that to share? I'm all about free/cheap holiday fun.
What is your favorite style of bib for eating solids, not just drooling, and why?
Pocket? No pocket? Sleeves? Just have baby eat all meals naked?
Pocket? No pocket? Sleeves? Just have baby eat all meals naked?
Minneapolis mayor officially running for governor
R.T. Rybak, kicking off his campaign at a Dinkytown theatre, made some hefty promises today regarding health care, school funding, jobs and more.
Ever the energetic showman, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak picked a Dinkytown theatre to announce his next role: Candidate for governor of Minnesota.
In a Sunday rally and announcement attended by a few hundred longtime fans, Rybak, who just last month cruised to his third term in City Hall, made some hefty promises: he said he’d bring affordable health care to all, fix the school funding system, create jobs all over the state, and reconnect all Minnesotans, ending partisan and geographic divides.
“Let’s go get it done. We’ve got a goal here and it’s not a small one: Our goal is nothing short of taking back this state,” said Rybak.
Rybak will be far from alone in the governor’s race: 11 DFLers and 7 Republicans are campaigning to win the seat Gov. Tim Pawlenty will vacate in 2011.
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Rybak = Obama, Dayton = Clinton. fall back, old man.
The MN Republicans are already crowing about Rybak's ~macaca moment~ because he complimented a guy with a FUCK COLEMAN shirt. no srsly.
R.T. Rybak, kicking off his campaign at a Dinkytown theatre, made some hefty promises today regarding health care, school funding, jobs and more.
Ever the energetic showman, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak picked a Dinkytown theatre to announce his next role: Candidate for governor of Minnesota.
In a Sunday rally and announcement attended by a few hundred longtime fans, Rybak, who just last month cruised to his third term in City Hall, made some hefty promises: he said he’d bring affordable health care to all, fix the school funding system, create jobs all over the state, and reconnect all Minnesotans, ending partisan and geographic divides.
“Let’s go get it done. We’ve got a goal here and it’s not a small one: Our goal is nothing short of taking back this state,” said Rybak.
Rybak will be far from alone in the governor’s race: 11 DFLers and 7 Republicans are campaigning to win the seat Gov. Tim Pawlenty will vacate in 2011.
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Rybak = Obama, Dayton = Clinton. fall back, old man.
The MN Republicans are already crowing about Rybak's ~macaca moment~ because he complimented a guy with a FUCK COLEMAN shirt. no srsly.
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I suppose that I should go about making an update, not that I have much to say but hey an update is better than none, at least says lj toys.
I have no clue where the weekend went, it's already 5:15 and I swear it was only 9 am the last time I looked at a clock. Time waits for nobody it's true.
I have no clue where the weekend went, it's already 5:15 and I swear it was only 9 am the last time I looked at a clock. Time waits for nobody it's true.
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I recently found an awesome deal on oranges (which I looooove) and ended up with about 20 more oranges than I know what to do with lol.
When looking for recipes, I keep finding orange zest instead of using the whole oranges.
So besides eating for a snack or just making orange juice, what are your favorite recipes that use whole oranges?
EDIT: I made a recipe for Orange Tea Bread from VWaV.. YUM! That only used about 3 though so I'll be using some of the other ideas. Thanks guys!
When looking for recipes, I keep finding orange zest instead of using the whole oranges.
So besides eating for a snack or just making orange juice, what are your favorite recipes that use whole oranges?
EDIT: I made a recipe for Orange Tea Bread from VWaV.. YUM! That only used about 3 though so I'll be using some of the other ideas. Thanks guys!
- I know it could be much worse (thank you, meds!), but life would be so much easier (and less painful) if my emotions were stable. :/ #
- En schöne Samichlaus, eu allne! (I ha en Lindt-Nigginäggi zum Zmorge gha. *g*) #
- Helping bff create a photoalbum of her trip to Mauritius. I can has beach, too? #fernweh #
- Not much is more amusing than love scenes in romance novels: "My glistening glove", "his trembling manhood"… Seriously? lol #
- Full belly laughs thanks to the most recent Friday Night with @Wossy. Who thought anyone could ever be so mean to Gordon Ramsey and live?
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Peter Atlas always thought Concord-Carlisle Regional High School was open to diversity, but when he put out his casting call for the musical “Falsettos’’ he had doubts about the turnout.
How many teenagers would audition for a show about two homosexual couples, a straight couple, and a 12-year-old boy?
Dozens, he learned. When it came time to cast the seven-member ensemble, Atlas had his pick from among around 50 candidates from across the student body.
“I can’t begin to tell you how proud I am of our administration for supporting this show,’’ said Atlas, a math teacher and sometime theatrical director. “To say I was surprised would be to underestimate them, but I can tell you I was delighted.’’
As Atlas and his cast prepare to open “Falsettos’’ this Friday, they may be making high school theatrical history.
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Source: The Boston Globe
Welcome to a special Bree Loves Numbers Post!
I state up front that I offer this post for authors only. I’m writing about money, and royalties, and how the oddities of some epublishing contracts can make massive differences in how much an author gets paid for a sale. What is best for a consumer is often at odds for what is best for an author’s bottom line, so I want it disclaimed up front that I am a huge advocate of all readers finding the most affordable way to purchase books without having to fear recrimination from authors. This is not, in any way, meant to encourage readers to alter their purchasing habits.
It is, however, the cautionary tale of how deceptive numbers can be for authors in this business. And even though I fancy myself not so stupid about numbers in general and tricky numbers in particular, I learned some of this the hard way. So learn from my mistakes!
( Read the rest of this entry » )Originally published at Moira Rogers = Bree + Donna. You can comment here or there.
Yes, that is the actual title of this article that appeared in the Salt Lake City Weekly this week. My ex-roommate was asking me WTF was up with Glenn Beck after she heard a woman complaining at Starbucks that she couldn't find this issue anywhere because people were going around and just taking all of them off the rack. Apparently The LC has Glenn's back.
Glenn Beck's Mormonism may even frighten fellow believers.
By Adam Reilly
Fifteen years ago, Glenn Beck was a small-market DJ with a drinking problem, no friends and bleak professional prospects. Today, he’s a Fox News superstar averaging 2.4 million viewers (in a mediocre time slot, no less), an inexorably successful author (his new book, Arguing with Idiots, is the fourth Beck opus to top the New York Times best-seller list), and the leader of a popular movement that condemns government in general and President Barack Obama in particular.
What’s more, he’s gotten under the skin of politicians from both parties. In recent months, the White House took vigorous issue with Beck’s criticisms of senior Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina ripped Beck’s cynicism and teary tendencies in an interview with the Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg.
Notwithstanding Beck’s reckless asininity—e.g., his infamous claim that Obama has a “deep-seated hatred for white people”—that’s an impressive career arc. And the media, naturally, have been striving to grasp the Beck phenomenon: witness Time magazine’s credulous Sep. 28 cover story, a sharp column by The New York Times’ Frank Rich, an earlier New York Times profile and sundry other treatments ranging from the academic (Columbia Journalism Review) to the middlebrow (CBS’s Katie Couric).
( Beck’s would-be interpreters occasionally note that he’s a Mormon [...]But in contrast with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, whose Mormonism was discussed in great detail during his failed 2008 presidential bid, the ramifications of Beck’s faith have gone largely unexplored. )
CrazySauce
On a related note, Glenn was talking on the radio last week (I think it was Tuesday) about how he sold his house because he doesn't want to be in debt in case he loses his livelihood and/or society collapses. I think he actually does believe all this stuff he rants about. One wonders what Mrs. Beck thinks of all this.
Glenn Beck's Mormonism may even frighten fellow believers.
By Adam Reilly
Fifteen years ago, Glenn Beck was a small-market DJ with a drinking problem, no friends and bleak professional prospects. Today, he’s a Fox News superstar averaging 2.4 million viewers (in a mediocre time slot, no less), an inexorably successful author (his new book, Arguing with Idiots, is the fourth Beck opus to top the New York Times best-seller list), and the leader of a popular movement that condemns government in general and President Barack Obama in particular.
What’s more, he’s gotten under the skin of politicians from both parties. In recent months, the White House took vigorous issue with Beck’s criticisms of senior Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina ripped Beck’s cynicism and teary tendencies in an interview with the Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg.
Notwithstanding Beck’s reckless asininity—e.g., his infamous claim that Obama has a “deep-seated hatred for white people”—that’s an impressive career arc. And the media, naturally, have been striving to grasp the Beck phenomenon: witness Time magazine’s credulous Sep. 28 cover story, a sharp column by The New York Times’ Frank Rich, an earlier New York Times profile and sundry other treatments ranging from the academic (Columbia Journalism Review) to the middlebrow (CBS’s Katie Couric).
( Beck’s would-be interpreters occasionally note that he’s a Mormon [...]But in contrast with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, whose Mormonism was discussed in great detail during his failed 2008 presidential bid, the ramifications of Beck’s faith have gone largely unexplored. )
CrazySauce
On a related note, Glenn was talking on the radio last week (I think it was Tuesday) about how he sold his house because he doesn't want to be in debt in case he loses his livelihood and/or society collapses. I think he actually does believe all this stuff he rants about. One wonders what Mrs. Beck thinks of all this.
HRC sent me an email mentioning they have endorsed her.
As you may have heard, HRC has endorsed Annise Parker for Mayor of Houston. She received the most votes on November 3rd, but faces a run-off election next Saturday, December 12th.
As a greatly qualified public servant who has been elected city wide six times as a member of the Council and now Controller, Annise is the right person for the job, and has earned the endorsement of the Houston Chronicle.
But she's also under attack by anti-LGBT forces.
Voters in Houston are seeing hit pieces show up in their mailboxes from bigots such as Dave Wilson -- the man who led the ban on domestic partnership benefits for city employeees. And the Chronicle has reported that the head of Conservative Republicans of Texas, Steven Hotze, who led the so-called "Straight Slate" in the 1980s, is also considering mailers where Annise's sexual orientation would be a key factor.
Annise needs resources to counter these late attacks from zealots like Wilson and Hotze. I hope you will make a contribution at www.anniseparker.com/hrc.
Thank you,
As you may have heard, HRC has endorsed Annise Parker for Mayor of Houston. She received the most votes on November 3rd, but faces a run-off election next Saturday, December 12th.
As a greatly qualified public servant who has been elected city wide six times as a member of the Council and now Controller, Annise is the right person for the job, and has earned the endorsement of the Houston Chronicle.
But she's also under attack by anti-LGBT forces.
Voters in Houston are seeing hit pieces show up in their mailboxes from bigots such as Dave Wilson -- the man who led the ban on domestic partnership benefits for city employeees. And the Chronicle has reported that the head of Conservative Republicans of Texas, Steven Hotze, who led the so-called "Straight Slate" in the 1980s, is also considering mailers where Annise's sexual orientation would be a key factor.
Annise needs resources to counter these late attacks from zealots like Wilson and Hotze. I hope you will make a contribution at www.anniseparker.com/hrc.
Thank you,
Sarah Palin 'ClimateGate': Calls For Obama To Boycott Copenhagen
Sarah Palin couldn't help but be provocative on Thursday.
In addition to her comments that President Obama's citizenship should be questioned, she wrote a statement on her Facebook page that calls for Obama to boycott the climate conference in Copenhagen, specifically due to the recent "ClimateGate" email incident. That controversy, in which hackers broke into the accounts of prominent climate scientists and exposed some of their correspondence, has global warming skeptics in a frenzy. (Check out our piece debunking the rumors: The 6 Most Dubious Claims About "ClimateGate.") Palin throws her support behind global warming denier Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and his investigation into the emails.
In the statement, she claims to have never questioned the reality of climate change but she asks whether man's activities have anything to do with it. She also rails against "snake oil" science, and says, "Policy decisions require real science and real solutions, not junk science and doomsday scare tactics pushed by an environmental priesthood that capitalizes on the public's worry and makes them feel that owning an SUV is a 'sin' against the planet."
Palin's sudden enthusiasm for science comes as a surprise, since in her book, "Going Rogue," she suggests evolution is not real and proposes teaching creationism in schools.
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Sarah Palin couldn't help but be provocative on Thursday.
In addition to her comments that President Obama's citizenship should be questioned, she wrote a statement on her Facebook page that calls for Obama to boycott the climate conference in Copenhagen, specifically due to the recent "ClimateGate" email incident. That controversy, in which hackers broke into the accounts of prominent climate scientists and exposed some of their correspondence, has global warming skeptics in a frenzy. (Check out our piece debunking the rumors: The 6 Most Dubious Claims About "ClimateGate.") Palin throws her support behind global warming denier Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and his investigation into the emails.
In the statement, she claims to have never questioned the reality of climate change but she asks whether man's activities have anything to do with it. She also rails against "snake oil" science, and says, "Policy decisions require real science and real solutions, not junk science and doomsday scare tactics pushed by an environmental priesthood that capitalizes on the public's worry and makes them feel that owning an SUV is a 'sin' against the planet."
Palin's sudden enthusiasm for science comes as a surprise, since in her book, "Going Rogue," she suggests evolution is not real and proposes teaching creationism in schools.
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On the overnight -- 7 inches or so of snow, which is OK by me.
Today, some writing ,some writing business stuff -- including prep for tomorrow's visit with a nearby Junior High School Media Center program ... this may be the first time that Sharon and I have spoken to a group of 7th and 8th graders, so it'll be different for all of us, I'm sure.
Today, some writing ,some writing business stuff -- including prep for tomorrow's visit with a nearby Junior High School Media Center program ... this may be the first time that Sharon and I have spoken to a group of 7th and 8th graders, so it'll be different for all of us, I'm sure.
The perfect gift for your expectant frienemies. Nothing says, "It's true--even a baby monitor will be a better parent than you!" better than this.
ThinkGeek :: Why Cry Baby Analyzer
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"The Why Cry Baby Analyzer is the baby monitor of your dreams! Its advanced frequency analysis technology only needs 20 seconds to let you know why your child is screaming to the heavens. Whether your baby is Stressed, Sleepy, Annoyed, Bored or Hungry, this device will identify it on its LCD screen."
But seriously, anyone have this?
ThinkGeek :: Why Cry Baby Analyzer
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For the link-shy:
"The Why Cry Baby Analyzer is the baby monitor of your dreams! Its advanced frequency analysis technology only needs 20 seconds to let you know why your child is screaming to the heavens. Whether your baby is Stressed, Sleepy, Annoyed, Bored or Hungry, this device will identify it on its LCD screen."
But seriously, anyone have this?
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It’s fade-to-black for bringing your own snacks into AMC theaters.
“Not allowing guests to bring (snacks) in is consistent with many other entertainment venues, whether concerts, live theater, sporting events,” said Justin Scott, spokesman for Kansas City-based AMC Entertainment Inc.
AMC said that after reviewing its policy on concessions, it began testing the “no outside food” rule in October and is now rolling it out nationwide.
“We had always allowed guests to bring in whatever they want even though people didn’t think we did,” Scott said.
He wouldn’t elaborate on why AMC made the change, but the theater chain has seen declining revenues as people cut back their movie attendance during the recession or use cheaper and more convenient alternatives such as Netflix and Redbox.
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