Archives for October, 2008
Is Sarah Palin a Terrorist?
Posted by Greg Laden on October 29, 2008 This Photograph Needs a Caption
Posted by Greg Laden on October 29, 2008 Kristen Ashburn: Heartrending pictures of AIDS
Posted by Greg Laden on October 28, 2008 In this moving talk, documentary photographer Kristen Ashburn shares unforgettable images of the human impact of AIDS in Africa. Kristen Ashburn’s poignant photographs bring us into close contact with individuals in the midst of enormous hardship — giving a human face to struggles that much of the world knows only as statistics and blurbs on…
Senate Races to Watch on Tuesday
Posted by Greg Laden on October 28, 2008 Right now, as an outcome of this Tuesday’s election, it is certain that Democrats will have 55 seats and the republicans will have 37 seats, with eight seats with a reasonable degree of uncertainty. The most recent information from Mississippi seems to indicate that the Republican Candidate (Wicker) is going to win this race against…
Mystery of Mysteries
Posted by Greg Laden on October 28, 2008 This is one of the nicest explanations for one of the deepest mysteries of our modern (as in post Bronze Age) technological era: Why is it that when you look in a mirror, left and right are reversed, but not up and down? The answer is simple: Neither is reversed. What is switched around is…
One week left, and I need you to do something
Posted by Greg Laden on October 28, 2008 In one week from tonight, we will be hearing the results of the elections in the US. There is a widespread feeling of unease among Obama supporters, but the numbers are looking good. The house is likely to remain Democratic. The big question right now, however, is the Senate. For real change to happen over…
Palin: Bad for wildlife
Posted by Greg Laden on October 28, 2008 She is a dog killer.
Sarah Palin: Give me the severed foreleg of the wolf
Posted by Greg Laden on October 28, 2008 New LOL Cat Scripture Translation Project
Posted by Greg Laden on October 28, 2008 Another Abrahamic Translation Project, but this from the Koranic worshipers of Rewfkat. Well, it’s not that new, started in August, but I just heard about it. Click the praying cat to visit this LOLKoran:
Charles Bizjl allows his son to shoot himself to death
Posted by Greg Laden on October 28, 2008 New questions have been raised about US gun laws after a boy aged eight shot himself in the head with a submachine gun at a Massachusetts weapons fair. The kid, Christopher Bizilj, was playing with an Uzi at the Westfield Sportsmen’s Club, blastng pumpkins. A gun instructor and his father were present. The father’s statement:…
Bees can count to four
Posted by Greg Laden on October 27, 2008 Previously, we thought they were sahing “bzzzzzz..zzzzz bzzzzzzzz” and stuff like that…. Researchers in Australia have discovered that honey bees have the ability to count — at least to the number four. A scientist from the University of Queensland put five markers inside a tunnel and placed nectar in one of them, Australian Broadcasting Corporation…
If you drop your cell phone in the toilet, my advice is…
Posted by Greg Laden on October 27, 2008 A couple of years ago, Amanda and I got new cell phones from a company with service up at the cabin. This was the only company with service in that area so we were stuck. Since then, Verizon, the company in question, has over charged us and otherwise screwed up our bills numerous times, their…
Plot To Kill 88 + Obama Foiled
Posted by Greg Laden on October 27, 2008 UPDATE: GO HERE for more info and an interesting analysis. Including a discussion of “why 88?” and “why 14?” ] MySpace photo of Daniel Cowart of Bells, Tennessee, charged with plot to kill obama. Obviously, this sick fuck is a poster child for gun control. As reported by MSNBC: Law enforcement agents have broken up…
Stevens Guilty, Stays in Race
Posted by Greg Laden on October 27, 2008 The longest-serving Republican in the US Senate has been found guilty of lying about gifts worth $250,000 he received from an oil company. Ted Stevens, 84, was charged with seven counts in connection with the gifts. Mr Stevens faces up to five years in prison on each count but, under federal guidelines, is unlikely to…
I don’t get Fox, so I watch this condensed version
Posted by Greg Laden on October 27, 2008 from youtube or some place
A whole new meaning for drill baby drill
Posted by Greg Laden on October 27, 2008 Ashwin Madia
Posted by Greg Laden on October 27, 2008 Barack Obama wants you to vote for Ashwin Madia. So do I. I’m Greg Laden, and I approve this blog post.
Replace Coleman with Franken
Posted by Greg Laden on October 27, 2008 I hope you hit a whale on your way to France!
Posted by Greg Laden on October 27, 2008 Replace Bachmann Web Carnival is OUT!!!
Posted by Greg Laden on October 27, 2008 New Rule: From now on, Stephanie Zvan at Almost Diamonds does all the carnivals. She did a BRILLIANT job with the latest Replace Michele Bachamann web carnival, the fourth(a.k.a. “fallout”) edition. This is not just a web carnival. It is a history lesson and a nice piece of political commentary. CLICK HERE FOR THE CARNIVAL
Topi or not Topi …
Posted by Greg Laden on October 27, 2008 Go to any bar and you’ll see a lot of males standing and sitting around not mating. I’ll bet you would have guessed that the reason they are not mating is that no females will mate with them for one reason or another. But there is the distinct possibility that they are very inconspicuously resisting…
Michele Bachmann: Punished like the four year old she is.
Posted by Greg Laden on October 26, 2008 When I was four, Billy, a neighborhood bully, did something bad to my best friend. I saw this as a serious affront, as did others. All the kids, and even the adults, were aghast. There was a veritable outcry, for he had stepped over a line over which no one should step. I do not…
What has Obama Ever Done?
Posted by Greg Laden on October 26, 2008 You’ve got to admit, Obama hasn’t really done anything. Except a few things:
Replace Bachmann Carnival Submissions Requested
Posted by Greg Laden on October 26, 2008 Alas, the Blog Carnival Web Site seems to be dead. There is a note that it is “temporarily unavailable” which has been up all day. So, I can’t point you to that resource for submission of the next Replace Michele Bachmann Web Carnival. But you can submit your posts directly to me and I’ll forward…
Palin is a maniac, a moron, and a mental defective.
Posted by Greg Laden on October 26, 2008 WTF? Sentences? Who needs ‘em. I believe this was from earlier today.
A sense of social cuckoldry
Posted by Greg Laden on October 26, 2008 This Photograph Needs a Caption
Posted by Greg Laden on October 26, 2008 Snow, Loons, Eagles, Otters bloody with fish
Posted by Greg Laden on October 26, 2008 The lake is icy-green and in the distance almost blends into the sky through a fast moving fog bank. The bald eagles (a pair and one offspring) are up to something in the back, one of them making swings over the bay and then back into the yard where they are vocalizing quite a bit.…
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