May 2011
Clients From Hell: Client: (lividly) “This needs... →
clientsfromhell:
Client: (lividly) “This needs more blow. It’s not blow enough. You have to add some blow.” Me: “What are you talking about? I can’t understand what you need from me if you keep using terms like ‘blow’”. Client: “Put me on the blow thing. How do I do the blow? I don’t know why I’m paying you, when I have to do the whole thing on my own”. After a while I figured out that “blow”...
mollymillions asked: http://www.boingboing.net/2011/05/26/moment.html
Breitbart's #TwitterHoax - How It Went Down →
ryking:
sarahlee310:
If you care about anything coming out of Breitbart, then this is worth a read. It provides a timeline of Breitbart’s latest faux-scandal targeting Rep. Anthony Weiner. Per an interview the woman in Seattle gave New York Daily News, she had been harassed by Rep Weiner’s detractors every since she started following him and jokingly called him her boyfriend:
“Contrary to...
“The power to reshape science and education - which have important consequences...”
– 3quarksdaily: Creationism in the Classroom: A Tragic State of Affairs (via ronmarks)
Taibbi: 'U.S. politics: A reality show sponsored... →
ryking:
Too often too true.
“If one part of the coalition gets everything and the other parts get nothing,...”
– Why aren’t progressives as good at politics as conservatives? (via ryking)
The left won’t fight dirty and can’t win against someone who does.
Cognitive Dissonance: Overheard at the Student... →
cognitivedissonance:
I recorded this on my cell phone because I could not believe what I was hearing. A middle-aged couple with their son are discussing Jared Lee Loughner.
Middle-aged man in an American flag t-shirt and cowboy hat ranting to his wife: “You know what’s crazy? That guy that shot the senator, they…
“Ezra Klein points us to the House GOP’s rather pitiful jobs manifesto. Ezra...”
– Paul Krugman, “No Ideas” (via ryking)
“The idea that churches can tackle national poverty, take care of those who are...”
– “Let the Churches Do It” Is a Deceptive Myth (via azspot)
Maybe if we taxed them?
Between the hours of 6am and 11pm Fox News repeats... →
steampunkanachronism:
This is how I taught my parakeet to talk.
Wikileaks: Speculators Helped Cause Oil Bubble →
cognitivedissonance:
Thanks to Wikileaks, we now know that when the Bush administration reached out to the Saudis in the summer of ‘08 to ask them to increase oil production to lower prices, the Saudis responded by saying they were having a hard time finding buyers for their oil as it was, and instead asked the Bush administration to rein in Wall Street speculators. According to the McClatchy...
Two New York City Police Officers Acquitted of... →
highsee:
Although more than 35 witnesses testified, the trial was highlighted by combative, dramatic cross-examination between Coleen Balbert, an assistant district attorney, and the officers. Ms. Balbert attempted to portray the officers as presenting self-serving stories to conceal what they did to the woman.
One crucial piece of prosecution evidence was a secretly recorded conversation...
Barney Frank has done nothing wrong here. →
ryking:
Frank said he helped his former longtime companion, Herb Moses, land a job at Fannie Mae in 1991 after Moses graduated with a master’s degree in business administration from Dartmouth College. Frank said he was approached by a Fannie Mae executive and vouched for Moses, who formerly worked as an economist in the Department of Agriculture.
“(The executive) said, ‘Herb applied for a...
For the Urban Outfitters...
stfuconservatives:
(this) You can leave a review of products on their site. I’m going to write one right now with a link to the original Etsy store. If you have time, I recommend you do the same. It is NOT OK for them to do this. Also, the OP’s work is incredibly adorable, and I’m checking my bank account right now to see if I have enough money to buy one of my home state (Illinois).
Wow,...
"Do White People Not Drink 40s?" →
cognitivedissonance:
t turns out that Fox Business’ Eric Bolling’s tweet about President Obama “chugging 40s” in Ireland didn’t have any racial overtones at all. That’s the assessment of Meredith Jessup, a blogger for Glenn Beck’s The Blaze, who observes that white people, such as herself, have also consumed malt liquor out of 40 oz. bottles.
Is it just me, or do you all also think this feigned...
“I love giving money to Israel. And so there’s a picture there that people...”
– Rep. Dan Webster (R-FL)
Every time we give money to Israel I feel God’s hands all over me. That is God, right?
(via corruptpolitics)
This is part of the reason I have issues with us propping up Israel. The people like this so ardent about said support do so for purely eschatological reasons...
Dick Cheney's Weather Machine: gonzodave:... →
gonzodave:
Distinguishing Fascism
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for...
