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I wonder what the topic will be…

CBS Sunday MorningPost + Comments (107)

I’m watching the MSNBC coverage of the funeral and a lot of it is quite nauseating — “Teddy was a regular guy, most liberals aren’t”, etc. etc.

But Bill Russell, the great former Celtics center, described Kennedy perfectly (quote below approximate):

Coming from an Irish-Catholic background, Ted knew what discrimination was. And he decided that the people who had discriminated against him and his family weren’t going to be his role models.

That’s exactly it. The tragedy of American politics is that people who are shat upon too often aspire to get to a position where they can shit shit on others. People whose grandparents were called “micks” and “wops” are all too happy to call today’s immigrants “wetbacks”, people whose grandparents were poor white tenant farmers are all too happy to look down on people whose grandparents were poor black tenant farmers.

Not so with the Kennedies, whatever other flaws they might have.

Update. Here’s the interview with Bill Russell, thanks to commenter jfxgillis:

Bill Russell on Ted KennedyPost + Comments (129)

I’m picking out a thermos….

Open ThreadPost + Comments (89)

Just got back from my friend’s house- the food was good, the music was better (we listened to a bunch of Wilco). The last thread is over 300, so I thought I would fire up a new one:

I’m rocking Oysterhead right now.

Late Night Open ThreadPost + Comments (88)

I’m off to a friend’s house for cuban sandwiches, so I will be away from the intertrons for a while, so here is an open thread for you.

I think I am also making a command decision and no longer subjecting myself to anything from libertarians. I simply can not read Reason or McCardle or any of these guys anymore. They are as batshit loony as Red State, and there is no point wasting my time. Instead, I am going to my happy place:

I feel better already.

Friday Night Open ThreadPost + Comments (372)

There have been lots of request for this, so Redkitten/Krista has forwarded me this picture of her newborn:

For whatever reason, the socks just kill me.

And yes, with the cat pics, dog pics, baby pics, and recipes, this place is turning into Cute Overload with a potty mouth.

By Popular RequestPost + Comments (110)