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26 May 2009 08:35

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Politics, U.S.: YAY POLITICS! Obama announces his SCOTUS pick today

  • That sound you hear is of D.C. politicians freaking izzout. It’s been hyped bigger than any summer blockbuster, and Obama’s ready to talk. He plans to announce it at 10:15 a.m., according to MSNBC. We hope it lives up to the hype. MSNBC says it’ll likely be Sonia Sotomayor, making for the court’s first Hispanic justice. Stay tuned for more blockbuster District of Columbia action! source
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26 May 2009 01:17

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Music, Politics: Pitchfork sez Grizzly Bear’s new album is the bees’ knees

  • 9.0 rating for the indie band’s ultra-hyped “Veckatimest” source
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25 May 2009 19:03

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Politics, U.S.: Nevada’s governor still holding a grudge against Obama

  • He’s still ticked about this dramabomb. A couple of months ago, Obama criticized companies going to Las Vegas to throw lavish corporate gatherings despite the fact that they were getting bailout money. Clearly, he was criticizing the companies, not the city. But that’s not enough for Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons, who declined a chance to meet the president based on something he said over three months ago. “I am not interested in a handshake and a hello from President Obama,” he said, “I am interested in an apology and plan to undo the damage the President did.” ME ANGRY! source
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24 May 2009 18:54

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Politics, U.S.: Ex-Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge says Cheney’s wrong

  • I disagree with Dick Cheney. Waterboarding is a matter of debate but it’s no longer an issue. Debate around memos and waterboarding don’t make us less safe.
  • Tom Ridge • The first Secretary of Homeland Security, on the debate over waterboarding and interrogation techniques. So, Colin Powell disagrees with former veep Dick Cheney – not so surprising. Tom Ridge disagreeing – kind of surprising. Hm. • source
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24 May 2009 13:42

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Politics: Colin Powell fights back against Cheney, Limbaugh criticism

  • I would like to point out that in the course of my 50 years of voting for presidents, I have voted for the person I thought was best qualified at that time to lead the nation. Last year, I thought it was President Barack Obama. For the previous 20 years, I voted solidly for Republican candidates.
  • Colin Powell • Responding to the verbal shouting match between him, former Vice President Dick Cheney and everyone’s favorite loudmouth, Rush Limbaugh. Powell goes further to say that the party needs to be more inclusive if it wants to find its way – which goes against many things Cheney and Limbaugh are arguing for, BTW. • source
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24 May 2009 10:54

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Politics, World: Sri Lanka needs to deal with the mess it made during the war

Yo, Sri Lanka – see all these Tamil people stuck in displacement camps? This isn’t cool. Take care of this. Now. source
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23 May 2009 20:10

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Politics: We don’t work with our hands, so we watch it on TV instead

  • The weird fascination of these shows must lie partly in the fact that such confrontations with material reality have become exotically unfamiliar. Many of us do work that feels more surreal than real.
  • Matthew B. Crawford • In a lengthy essay on the evolution of American society from blue-collar to white-collar, adapted from his book “Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work.” As a result, we’ll watch TV shows such as “Dirty Jobs” with reverence because it’s become more adventurous since the average person doesn’t do that kind of work anymore. Part of this Crawford blames on the decline of manual labor education such as shop class and the increase in office jobs. • source
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23 May 2009 19:33

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Politics: Waterboarding for charity: Keith Olbermann gives Mancow props

  • $10,000 Amount Olbermann gave the charity Veterans of Valor after radio host Mancow was waterboarded for 10 seconds – it’s like a dunk tank for terrorism source
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23 May 2009 19:04

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Politics, U.S.: The Republicans finally have a wedge issue: Guantanamo Bay

  • Where are we going to send them? That decision I would have made before I’d announced the closure.
  • Sen. John McCain • Who may have lost the election but was 100% correct on the Guantanamo Bay closure when he said this during a Fox news interview back in January, days before the inauguration. Four months later, Barack Obama’s facing dissent on Guantanamo Bay from his own party. Now, if only the Republicans can translate winning on this one issue to all of their other problems, they may have a chance of being relevant again. • source
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22 May 2009 11:43

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Culture, Politics: Clay Aiken gets the gloves out in “American Idol” criticism

  • The show was different then, and folks made it in seasons 1-3 because they were ‘real’ people who happened to sing/entertain well. But, somewhere along the way, AI stopped being about real people.
  • “American Idol” Season 2 runner-up Clay Aiken • On the slow decline, in his opinion, of the show. Aiken suggests that Kris Allen’s surprise victory wasn’t all that surprising, because Adam Lambert (who he called “contrived”) seemed to already know it all and fans are looking for “real” people to win. More damning for the show: Aiken, one of the shows earliest breakout stars, only watches once a season now, and then just to see how the sets have changed. • source
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