An anonymous Democratic aide told me that you’re all a bunch of concern trolls.
Open thread
by DougJ| 45 Comments
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by DougJ| 45 Comments
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An anonymous Democratic aide told me that you’re all a bunch of concern trolls.
by John Cole| 85 Comments
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It is snowing. AGAIN.
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As a Person of Size (size 3X, in t-shirts), I always take an interest in Jezebel’s food posts, but I just have to share Anna North‘s latest LOL:
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I wish organic food were affordable for everyone, and that our food system relied less on insecticides and antibiotics and other substances of questionable safety. But I also wish we could have this discussion without alarmism, and without treating people who enjoy a doughnut now and then like self-destructive crackheads…
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Comments about how healthfully one’s own family eats are a staple of Internet food threads — a significant sector of the online population seems to believe that simply sharing their own righteousness will eradicate diabetes.
There will be those who declare that I am incapable of having a correct opinion on this topic, because as a walking example of America’s Obesity Crisis, I am helplessly enthralled by Our New Worst Enemy, a substance “ten times more addictive than heroin” that “wreaks havoc on the immune system”. (They would be wrong, because it’s fat-laden potato chips, not sweets, that are my greatest weakness.) But I do think that the tendency to “demonize” particular foods or food groups springs from some of the same roots as the tendency to reject any information that conflicts with one’s personal political beliefs. People want to have a Unifying Narrative to help them understand what can seem like a cold and hostile universe. Whether that means believing that Big Agro has deliberately addicted us to Demon Sugar, that Big Gubmint has deliberately addicted us to Welfare Dependency, or that Big Oil deliberately brought down the WTC towers with the connivance of its puppets in the Cheney Regency — or some combination of all these theories — is less important than Knowing the Truth. Who was it said “The truth will set you free, but first it will make you crazy”?
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On the other hand… nobody doesn’t love puppies! John O “still hasn’t decided” how much he wants to “share” of his pet-rescue story, but here is a new picture of Dweezil:
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Early Morning Open Thread: White Lady RedefinedPost + Comments (132)
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Number of things:
1.) Many of you found yourself trapped inthe spam filter. I guess with the new version of WP, that was bound to happen.
2.) Really lousy day today. Tried to do too much, and by 11:30 wished I was back home in bed. Shoulder is aching, and I took something for the pain for the first time in a week or so. Called the Doc to ask if it was normal for people to still experience pain three weeks after surgery, and was informed that I am an idiot and most people are in pain for eight weeks. Duly noted.
3.) I have been blocked by David Sirota, Joe Scarborough, and John Aravosis on twitter, which I find amusing. I think this is the offending tweet for the Joe Scarborough ban:
Not sure what brought on the Sirota ban, but I don’t know why I even followed him in the first place. Glutton for punishment, I guess. Aravosis banned me because I told him a tweet calling Democrats homophobes in the wak of Cheney’s BS yesterday deserved a #tcot (top conservatives on twitter):
I gotta admit, I didn’t see that coming. That is kind of weak.
4.) Can someone explain the difference between raid 0 and raid 1? Looking into purchasing a PC.
5.) With the retirement of Evan Bayh and with it looking like the Senate might even be in play, I gotta say- the suggestion to scrap HCR and starting over is turning out to be the quality advice I always thought it was in the first place.
6.) Don’t forget the Balloon Juice store is finally open! Look to the right for the link.
by Dennis G.| 30 Comments
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To build on DougJ’s post it is worth adding that the entire “they read him his rights only 50 minutes after he was arrested” talking point turns out to be a lie.
On Fox news this Sunday it was Lindsey Graham who took up the attack with rote repetition of these failed wing-nut talking points and the entire GOP line of attack concerning that fellow with the burning underwear continues to meet FAIL after FAIL.
According to the WaPo it turns out that this lie is only off by eight hours and 10 minutes:
The 23-year-old Nigerian man accused of attempting to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Christmas Day was read his Miranda rights nine hours after his arrest, according to a detailed chronology released Sunday by senior administration officials.
Of course all of the folks who have been making this claim will rush to correct their error–and pigs will fly.
Steve Benen has some fun with this news this morning and you can too in an open thread.
Cheers
dengre
by Tim F| 17 Comments
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Apparently we need one.
by Tim F| 12 Comments
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House and Senate negotiators have apparently just about agreed on…well, something. Look for text to be posted online some time this week. John Cohn and Ezra Klein both take it as good news, so it probably is, but it won’t hurt to get on the phone and remind your elected officials how you feel.
Tell Senators to get behind reconciliation to fix Medicare reimbursement, the excise tax and whatever else the House demands. Might as well ask for a public option if it pleases you. Tell your Congressperson to Pass. The. Damn. Bill. whether or not the Senate eventually reciprocates.
Switchboard: (202) 224-3121.
Guide for first-timers here.
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Good question from the comments – will anyone answer on President’s day? I work in a lab and always forget about any holiday that’s too minor for lawn decorations.