I love this cheeky write-up on Monticello. It has been about 18 years since I did the tour there but it was such a fascinating place. I can’t wait to drag Gabriel there someday.
Author Archives: John Wallenfeldt
Op-Ed Columnist – 3 Days of the Sotomayor – NYTimes.com
Here are the Cliff Notes version of the Sotomayor confirmation hearings.
Enjoy.
Marketplace from American Public Media | Marketplace and Homelands Productions | Working
Marketplace concluded it’s series called “Working” yesterday and once again it was a pretty illuminating look at the life of someone just trying to get by in this world.
I presume that after 29 stories they just ran out of funds to keep it going but it was entertaining and instructive to hear how people fall into the work they do and how they strive to do it to the utmost, whether legal or not.
Reservist balks at deployment, challenging Obama’s citizenship – On Deadline – USATODAY.com
Looks like the traitors are beginning to sue. A reservist purposely volunteered for duty in Afghanistan and then refused to deploy since he says Obama isn’t actually an American citizen and thus isn’t a legal president.
This is part of the racist “birther” movement which is basically a Republican cover to be racist bastards. If waterboarded, I am sure nearly all of them would swear that they KNOW Obama is American. Actually, if waterboarded, I’m sure every single one of these cretins would say anything you’d want them to say.
The Army has cancelled his deployment orders and a civilian judge has stupidly allowed his case to carry on. As far as the military is concerned, I hope they strip this traitor of his officer’s commission and clear a bunk at Leavenworth for the asshole.
More on the case, as well as information that ties both FAUXNews (more here) and the Republican Party to this mutineer and his potentially traitorous act.
Apparenty FAUX and the GOP are “palling around” with treason.
All in “The Family”
Honestly, I am hoping to get a paperback copy of Jeff Sharlet’s book soon. All in my further ongoing quest to know my enemies I guess.
Rachel Maddow had him on last night to discuss the cult that controls the GOP’s government core:
He was also on KNPR’s State of Nevada discussing “The C Street Project”.
Now granted, some of this may be just a great shill opportunity for his book. That said, he didn’t make Mark Sanford find his “soul mate” in Argentina or force Ensign’s dad to use his casino profits to buy off his boy’s extramarital playmate’s family. So, I don’t factor too many grains of salt in his media tour. He may just be taking the opportunity to point out that our government is run by “prayer cells” – and isn’t *that* a terrorist sounding term? – and maybe we should put a stop to that.
Bernie Sanders: The VA is a Socialized Health Care System, Right Mr. McCain? | Video Cafe
Absolute genius. Thanks, Bernie!
Beat the Heat – Lifehacker.com
Lifehacker has a week long series called Beat the Heat. Basically, it is a rundown of tips and tricks to help you stay cool and maybe save some money doing so. A couple of the highlights I enjoyed:
* Summer Foods that Cool You Down
* Hang a Damp Towel to Cool a Hot House
* Four Myths About Staying Hydrated Debunked
Rethug Hero: Ted Hilton
Remember the name Ted Hilton.
This evil bastard is pushing for a law in California that would strip the citizenship from any child born to illegal immigrants. He even has the gall to argue that they aren’t technically citizens anyway.
The kicker here is that he bases his “logic” on that of European immigration rules. Wait a minute! Aren’t the Europeans the ones conservathugs like this nitwit always bashing?
Look, even this is the land of the free, or the land of the racist shitheels. There is no gray area.
And as for cretins like Hilton, go find an ice floe somewhere with the racist holdouts fuming in South Africa and get away from my country.
And stay on said piece of ice as global warming melts it down as you don’t believe in that theory anymore than you do America.
Rethug Hero: Catherine Crabill, VA GOP Candidate: We May Have To “Resort To The Bullet Box”
This lunatic is running on a platform of, hey, armed insurrection if Republicans aren’t allowed to cram their 18th century religion-based racism and hatred and anti-science agenda down our throats.
Tell ya what crazy lady, you turn in everything that isn’t a blunderbuss and stand by your backwards ideals and I’ll go shopping for a Galil and some body armor and meet you on an open field later.
Deficits saved the world – Paul Krugman Blog – NYTimes.com
I don’t agree with Paul Krugman on much, but his assessment on deficit spending in a recession is dead on the money.
Give it a read because I’m not sure when I’ll be linking him again.
