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Programming notes

by DougJ|  February 12, 201211:36 am| 15 Comments

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The second Balloon Juice ideas festival is taking place this afternoon (starting at 3) at McGee’s.

Digby and Corey Robin will be on Virtually Speaking tonight.

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  1. 1.

    Will

    February 12, 2012 at 11:48 am

    Planned on making it today, but work has unfortunately intruded. Have fun everyone! The last one was a blast, I’m sure this one will be too.

  2. 2.

    Egg Berry

    February 12, 2012 at 11:53 am

    I hope you have a good chat with your cab driver on the way over. .maybe you can solve the eurocrisis.

  3. 3.

    Raven

    February 12, 2012 at 11:56 am

    NEW YORK CITY?

  4. 4.

    Paul W.

    February 12, 2012 at 12:28 pm

    Well, it looks like a made a promise I can’t keep. I had planned to go but (luckily) had a great date last night with a very nice girl that has cut out of my budget the time and funds I had set aside from work. Have fun everyone! I plan on making the next one for sure.

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    Robert

    February 12, 2012 at 12:33 pm

    Not sure the festival can have “ideas” without David Brooks, Charles Murray, or the Moustache of Understanding. Just saying…

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    PurpleGirl

    February 12, 2012 at 12:34 pm

    Why am I sitting here reading (and commenting) while I should be getting ready to go to McGee’s? (Because it shouldn’t take me all that long to get there?)

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    Bruce S

    February 12, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    “Not sure the festival can have “ideas” without David Brooks, Charles Murray, or the Moustache of Understanding. Just saying…”

    My suggestion is that the center of the table be graced with a copy of Charles Murray’s latest tome with the half of the title that says “The State of White America” blacked out with magic marker a la Brooks’ NYT Review which mentioned the real title not at all, and that all of the attendees wear fake moustaches. Should take care of that problem…

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    geg6

    February 12, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    Pictures or it didn’t happen. Just sayin’.

  9. 9.

    kdaug

    February 12, 2012 at 12:46 pm

    @Raven: Get a rope.

  10. 10.

    maya

    February 12, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    How long would it take Andy Breitbart to get to McGee’s from Wash.DC?

  11. 11.

    inkadu

    February 12, 2012 at 1:55 pm

    @Egg Berry: That’s why I don’t understand economics! I always take the subway instead of the cab.

  12. 12.

    WarMunchkin

    February 12, 2012 at 2:27 pm

    Oh man, I totally didn’t see this. I’m coming, but have to do laundry and will be late. Hopefully ya’ll are still there.

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    Doc Sportello

    February 12, 2012 at 2:49 pm

    Am trapped downtown, and I won’t be making up it up.

    Drink heavily and stay warm.

  14. 14.

    jeff

    February 12, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    I’m going to go look for y’all in a bit (around 4 hopefully).

    If you see a lost guy walking with a cane, it’s me.

  15. 15.

    Donut

    February 12, 2012 at 4:56 pm

    Please drink with Hayekian modesty and Burkean restraint.

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