Archives for March 20, 2009
Obama Addresses Gaffe, Still Good President
Posted by Greg Laden on March 20, 2009 President Obama has apologized to the chairman of the Special Olympics for his late-night talk show quip equating his bowling skills to those of athletes with disabilities. …”He expressed his disappointment and he apologized in a way that was very moving. He expressed that he did not intend to humiliate this population,” Shriver said ….…
The funniest thing on the Internet this year …
Posted by Greg Laden on March 20, 2009 …. could be Survivor Pharyngula. If you have not seen it you must check it out. ‘ If you miss it, don’t worry, the’re going to start showing it on the TV Guide channel.
Transcendent Man
Posted by Greg Laden on March 20, 2009 The trailer, not the actual man: I’m pretty sure we did stay on the planet.
The Verdict on the new Dora the Explorah
Posted by Greg Laden on March 20, 2009 Julia and I looked into this and we have concurred, and this Jury of Two is prepared to pass judgment. This is the original Dora the Explorer: And here (below the fold) is the new Dora:
Texas Creationists Pwned By Genie Scott
Posted by Greg Laden on March 20, 2009 This is why we love Genie Scott: The NCSE now has a channel on You Tube, and at this time you can see most, probably all, of Genie’s testimony in Texas. It is very instructive. GENIE SCOTT IS A MACHINE!!!
All corporations are inherently evil.
Posted by Greg Laden on March 20, 2009 First, check this out, then I’ve got a story of my own: “Last week, LAPTOP reported that Office Depot employees were routinely lying to customers about notebook inventory, telling them that systems were out of stock if they didn’t want to buy extended warranties or tech services. Now LAPTOP has spoken to more Office Depot…
Anti-GLBTA group intimidating lawmakers in W.V.
Posted by Greg Laden on March 20, 2009 A conservative Christian group opposing an LGBT equality bill and pressing for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage has been accused of trying to intimidate two West Virginia lawmakers. You’d think they would not have a lot of work to do in West Virginia … House Judiciary Chairwoman Carrie Webster and Delegate Barbara Fleischauer say…
Aimee Mullins: How my legs give me super-powers
Posted by Greg Laden on March 20, 2009 Judge orders State to issue birth certificate showing two fathers
Posted by Greg Laden on March 20, 2009 A federal judge has given the state of Louisiana 15 days to put both names of a gay couple on the birth certificate of their adopted son. Oren Adar and Mickey Smith adopted their Louisiana-born son in 2006 in a New York court, where a judge issued an adoption decree. When Smith attempted to get…
The Employee Free Choice Act
Posted by Greg Laden on March 20, 2009 Stephanie Zvan of Quiche Moraine Dot Com has just posted an item on the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) … the bill that affects how workers can form unions, which is so controversial in a very partisan way at the moment. CLICK HERE
From The Goddess Isis to The Cheerleader: Science and technology blogospherics
Posted by Greg Laden on March 20, 2009 There is a fascinating discussion going on here: What Makes a Scientist? (Part 1), over at On Becoming … Dr. Homeslice gets into some T&A. “The newly-confirmed head of NOAA, Dr. Jane Lubchenco, has announced that science will guide policy on oceans, climate and other issues in front of her agency … ” holy crap.…
This is fun.
Posted by Greg Laden on March 20, 2009 Throw tomatoes at AIG
Me? Make an eror????? … Or, Spoonerism, Schmoonerism.
Posted by Greg Laden on March 20, 2009 The General: I make three kinds of errors. 1a) The kind that someone notices and then I fix (thank you for pointing it out, etc. etc.). 1b) … a variant … which I don’t fix because my wife goes “Oh, leave it, that’s cute…” (when she stops saying that, I’ll know she’s stopped loving me)…
OBAMAONLENO: Post game
Posted by Greg Laden on March 20, 2009 Here it is: Obama did very well, got repeated cheers for his policy related statements, told interesting stories about life in the White House (and Life in the Bubble). He did make one goof that the conservative blogosphere is getting all juicy about. He made the link between his bowling abilities and the Special Olympics.…
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