Smithsonian to Screen Creationist Movie
Today's New York Times has the latest installment in the fundamentalist coup: "Fossils at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History have been used to prove the theory of...
View ArticleScooter defense in WINPAC info? (New Reuters story)
New Reuters story suggests that Scooter may have given Judy wrong information about Valerie Plame. But does this provide a defense for Scoot, as the article suggests, or another reason to indict?...
View ArticleCreationist sues UC Berkeley for Evolution web site
An article in Inside Higher Education reports that the University of California is being sued for giving too much information about evolution on a university web site. "In the battles over evolution,"...
View ArticleMy childhood comes back to me (Correction)
No, these are not recovered memories. I've always had them. But the horror of our war, the pile-on against Murtha by the chickenhawk brigade, the weird Vietnam reversal (see this diary by...
View ArticleBreaking: Castro Hands Power to Brother
BBC is reporting that Fidel Castro has, for the first time in his rule, handed the reigns of power to his brother Raul. Cuban leader Fidel Castro has undergone surgery and temporarily handed power to...
View ArticleWhere's my fucking Interest, Kos?
I want to withdraw my diaries and comments so I can move them to an interest-bearing blog. When I first posted on DailyKos, I thought this was the kind of account where my diaries and comments would...
View ArticleKos hacked this diary!
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View ArticleSnacks on a Plane!
As everybody knows by now, the movie Snakes on a Plane is the greatest Sam Jackson vehicle ever made. But what does it have to do with Daily Kos? Only this. Ever since hearing Michael Chertoff utter...
View ArticleMy Asshole Ancestor
This is a personal diary with some political meaning. The other day I was searching for something by my great-grandfather, a minor figure in the early days of American forestry and later a paper...
View ArticleUPDATE: Bob Ney to Plead Guilty
No longer "breaking" -- now that I've made the recommends! Anyway, so reports the Cleveland Plain Dealer blog: Washington -- Ohio Republican Rep. Bob Ney has agreed with the Justice Department to plead...
View ArticleA Halloween Song for Mark Foley
Werewolves of Congress(apologies to the memory of Warren Zevon) I saw Mark Foley with a Blackberry in his hand, Walking through the streets of DC in the rain. He was looking for the dorm where the...
View ArticleYET ANOTHER sex scandal on the horizon?
No, this is not about Mark Foley. It is, however, about sex, or rather, sex workers. The Smoking Gun has a new story about a DC prostitution ring that resulted in a recent raid: OCTOBER 9--With the...
View ArticleBaghdad US Army Base Blows Up
As if Iraq were not FUBAR enough: A fire at a US base in the Iraqi capital Baghdad has caused a series of explosions, the military has said. It's not just the insurgents, folks. Apparently we're...
View ArticleWhen Iraq Passes 9/11
Cross-posted from paralepsis. As of today, the United States has lost 2816 soldiers in Iraq. According to Wikipedia, 2973 people (excluding the hijackers) died as a result of the September 11, 2001...
View ArticleMessage to Harry Reid: DO NOT Bend over for Joe
Look, I'm as excited as anybody. I mean, damn: Harry Reid, Majority Leader. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House. How cool is that? But (you knew that was coming) here's the fly in the ointment:...
View ArticleThose must have been some kick-ass speakers
Cross-posted from paralepsis:Derrick Shareef of Illinois was arrested Wednesday and charged with "one count of attempting to damage or destroy a building by fire or explosion and one count of...
View ArticleBush did this to me
Cross-posted at paralepsis.So today I Google-newsed my favorite possible '08 candidate (run, Wes, run!) and stumbled across an interesting article from the New York Observer. "The Life and Death of an...
View ArticleThe greatness of Jimmy Carter
Cross-posted from paralepsis.Oh, you've got to love this: Jimmy Carter refuses to debate with Alan Dershowitz. I don't blame him -- the whole thing seems like a setup, and even though Norman...
View ArticleBush: Terrorists don't believe in God
As though seeking the worst possible setting to make the stupidest possible comments, President Bush decided to turn a menorah-lighting ceremony into an impromptu seminar about Iran. (Thanks to Josh...
View ArticleIraq: U.S. military fatalities surpass 9/11
Cross-posted at paralepsis. When 1000 U.S. soldiers died in Iraq, we remembered. When 2000 died, we remembered. Now, on Christmas Day 2006, another milestone has been reached: the number of U.S....
View ArticleIn which I apologize to Obama
Cards on the table: I'm a Clark supporter. I really, really, really want him to run. And I'm a little perplexed by Obamamania. He seems to be to have great potential but not yet to be a President...
View ArticleLieberman might filibuster -- ooh, I'm scared!
In an interview on All Things Considered today, Joe Lieberman (Lieberman for Lieberman-CT) explains his love-affair with All Things Republican and expresses potential support for a filibuster of a...
View ArticleAm I losing my soul?
So today I was having a conversation with my dear wife, who mentioned that we're talking with North Korea again. Isn't that great? And I immediately responded with what I know: that we're not making...
View ArticleThe blood clot master plan?
So, as everybody knows, Dick Cheney has a blood clot in his leg. But don't worry, it's probably not heart related:Vice President Dick Cheney was treated Monday for a blood clot in his left leg that...
View ArticleThe Rhetoric of Now Part 1: Stasis
Cross-posted at paralepsis. This is the first in a series about how concepts from rhetoric can help progressives understand -- and change -- the current political climate. It is based on the premise...
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The Rhetoric of Now Part 2: Kairos
Cross-posed at paralepsis. This is the second in a series of posts on how concepts from rhetoric can be used to help transform the current political climate. For a broader context, see the first...
View ArticleThe Rhetoric of Now 3: Ethos (George Tenet Edition!)
Cross-posted from paralepsis.This is the third entry in "The Rhetoric of Now," my series on how we can change our current political climate by understanding and employing concepts from the rhetorical...
View ArticleMr. No Corruption
I put this in a comment but thought it needed a diary entry.Mr. No Corruptionfor Paul Wolfowitz with apologies to the memory of Warren Zevon I won out over Bono To run the World Bank Then Shaha...
View ArticleThe Rhetoric of Now: Memory
[UPDATED June 1]. I got the story of Simonides a little wrong, and so I'm correcting that. This is the latest entry in my ongoing series on "The Rhetoric of Now," which seeks to show how concepts...
View ArticleNC Republican Primary: Huckmentum continues!
While waiting for the final votes from Lake County, Indiana, I thought I'd check the results from North Carolina. Imagine my surprise when I clicked on the New York Times results page and saw...
View ArticleBarack Obama Has Not Hurt You
(cross-posted at MyDDand paralepsis)Barack Obama did not raise your gas prices. Barack Obama did not ship your job to Mexico. Barack Obama did not write your sermons. Barack Obama did not deny your...
View ArticleFlorida is not Zimbabwe (it's a little like Chad)
Hillary Clinton's Hyperbole 2008(c) campaign has recently compared not counting the Florida primary results to the election in Zimbabwe. Reports CBS News: "We're seeing that right now in Zimbabwe,"...
View ArticleWhat the Fannie/Freddie takeover and the Iraq War Have In Common
Here's what:No matter what they say, the Bush administration will always, always, ALWAYS use any authority Congress gives them. Chris Dodd should have known better: In the mortgage rescue bill, the...
View ArticleInaugural Poet: Elizabeth Alexander
So Rick Warren is going to give the invocation. Who cares? I want to know about the poet! You see, for the first time since Bill Clinton, we have a poet reading. You'll recall that Maya Angelou...
View Article"The U.S. Army speaks up for Hamas" (UPDATED)
That's the title of a blog post by Tom Ricks at Foreign Policy. The post begins: "The Army War College chose this week to release a report that has some surprisingly kind words for Israel's foes in...
View ArticleIsrael bans two Arab parties from election (UPDATED x3)
What the hell?Israel on Monday banned Arab political parties from running in next month's parliamentary elections, drawing accusations of racism by an Arab lawmaker who said he would challenge the...
View ArticleIsrael High Court Revokes Ban on Arab Parties
Haaretz:The High Court of Justice on Wednesday revoked a government decision to exclude Israeli-Arab parties from contenting in the national elections next month.The court issued its decision in...
View ArticleObamaburmashave: Press Conference Edition
I've been working on an odd project over the past couple of weeks -- since the day of the first weekly address, really. In this project, I translate Barack Obama's words into the form of Burma-shave...
View ArticleYes, actually, you probably should be on Facebook
An excellent diary currently on the rec list makes an argument against joining Facebook. It makes three cogent and important points: that Facebook does not determine real friendship; that social...
View ArticleObama Address to Congress in 14 stanzas
As some of you know, I have an odd little project that involves translating Barack Obama's speeches and addresses into Burma-Shave jingles. I'm not sure what set me off on this project, but it's...
View ArticleThis week in Obamaburmashave
It was a big week, not only for the country but for Obamaburmashave, my blog (and Twitter feed) translating Barack Obama into Burma-Shave jingles.The week began with a nomination. HHS Nomination,...
View ArticleLast Week in Obamaburmashave
This is my weekly update of translations of Obama's speeches and statements into Burma-Shave jingles. As with the previous week, this one concludes with the Weekly Address.Sorry for the lateness: I...
View ArticleThis week in Obamaburmashave
This is my weekly update of translations of Obama's speeches and statements into Burma-Shave jingles. As with the previous week, this one concludes with the Weekly Address. As always, you can follow...
View ArticleIran Election = Florida 2000?
As I write, a diary on the rec list has Mousavi winning in Iran today. But wait! It's been deleted. That's how strange things are.Josh Marshall notes that the Iranian state media have called the...
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