BlogBites

January 31st, 2009

You know what that means: “cardigan” = “Jimmy Carter” = “America without a penis.” No More Mister Nice Blog  

January 30th, 2009

They did to the Constitution what Osama bin Laden could never have done. The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan (January 20, 2009) - The Oath  

The cable maw must be fed with transient panics. Obama and the media « John McQuaid  

January 29th, 2009

According to Garza’s lawsuit, an example of that harassment occurred at a staff gathering at Chris Madrid’s, where Fitzgerald grabbed and fondled Garza’s foot and pronounced his erotic affection for feet over breasts. SA Current - NEWS+FEATURES: Breasts, toes, and probation  

It’s crazy, a game of Scrabble where the words don’t have to connect on the board, or a mathematician coming up with the equation A B -3X = Swedish girls like chocolate. Flat N All That  

January 28th, 2009

What are those papers blowing down Columbus Avenue? Why, those are your tax returns, driver’s licenses, credit reports, bank statements, and 401k statements. Privacy: New York Real Estate Firm Dumps A Year’s Worth Of Client Info On The Street (via @RackerHacker)  

They’re the ones who pushed Congress and the Clinton administration to tear down the wall that had separated commercial from investment banking — a wall erected in the 1930s, after the Great Crash and the Depression revealed how important it was to keep the two distinct. Robert Reich’s Blog: How You and I Are Paying Wall Street to Lobby Congress to Go Easy on Wall Street  

But to the degree that we brook no dissent within the Democratic Party, and demand fealty to the one, “true” progressive vision for the country, we risk the very thoughtfulness and openness to new ideas that are required to move this country forward. Barack Obama: Tone, Truth, and the Democratic Party  

Indeed, how dare we assume that preteens don’t want to be sold and raped? Feministe » Saudi Cleric Defends Marriage of Preteen Girls  

January 27th, 2009

I would say the main lesson of the paper is this: don’t insert things into your penis. Neurotopia (version 2.0) : Friday Weird Science: Things you shouldn’t do “for kicks”  

January 26th, 2009

Maybe I’ll start my own hooker farm or maybe I’ll practice sleeping. T-Shirt Hell Shuts Doors After One Too Many Hate Emails  

Anyway, as freaked out as I was, the one thing that made me happy (I laughed out loud as I was doing it, actually) was to take out my phone and start taking pictures of myself, knowing that this was bloggable material. Sire Says: The Curious Case Of The Spontaneously Ruptured Spleen  

Which is how I got to my three word formlua for understanding the Internet’s effects in politics and media: “audience atomization overcome.” PressThink: Audience Atomization Overcome: Why the Internet Weakens the Authority of the Press  

January 25th, 2009

So sit next to the fire, snuggle up to that special someone and wait for Santa to come down the chimney while listening to another great installment of It Burns When I Pee. It Burns When I Pee Episode #0022 “Have Yourself A Very Burning X-MAS” | Section_86  

The First Amendment says to all Americans: you have a right to publish what you know, to say what you think. PressThink: Migration Point for the Press Tribe