The Octopus that is Big Fed just grew some new arms, check it out: Full Story here: http://www.forbes.com/2008/03/28/paulson-financial-regulation-biz-wallst-cx_pm_0328paulson.html A sweeping proposed overhaul of U.S. financial regulation is to be unveiled by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Monday, according to reports. The plan would give new powers to the Federal Reserve to be the primary regulator …
Borat (AKA Sacha whatever whatever something Jewish) latest gig is not playing fake middle eastern guitar players in country dive bars. He has moved onto ..well, uber-f*ggotry. Making straight dudes uncomfortable. This guy reminds me of Mahir of the 1980’s. Remember him? Borat and Mahir could have been like the guys in ‘Clerks’, the ones who …
Video at link Karl Rove rips on Obama , audience heckler starts talking about Nuremberg Trials, and calls him a war criminal, supporters call out “Taze him!” towards the heckler as he is shown being escorted out by security. http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Karl_Rove_The_tail_and_horns_0329.html “Why is it that you think you evoke such a visceral reaction in many of …
http://www.break.com/index/how-not-to-adopt-a-child-from-africa.html Umm, these suburban White folk didn’t know they were getting a grown 34 yr old who is making the most of this scam! Beware open-hearted and multiculti White people, this economy-sized chocolate is no bon-bon! Don’t let this happen to you! YOu think you’re going to get something small and entertaining, no bigger than …
Cheney On 4,000 Dead Americans: They Volunteered http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/24/cheney-on-4000-dead-amer_n_93109.html http://abcnews.go.com/WN/Politics/story?id=4513250&page=1 Last week Cheney made headlines when asked about recent polls that show about two-thirds of Americans say the fight in Iraq is not worth it. “So?” Cheney replied during that interview. “You don’t care what the American people think?” Raddatz asked the vice president at the …
Lunchtime poll: After surviving a tiger attack , which you helped provoke, what do you do? 1) while watching ‘who’s the real daddy?’ on Maury, sees ad for personal injury lawyer sues city of SF to reap thousands or more for tiger injuries 2) Decide to look for More Trouble 3) Steal some Nintendo stuff at …
Sure it’s a little vicarious, if you’ve traveled much you might not be as impressed as I am with these. I can see them fine on fire fox, (haven’t tried with IE or other browsers) the third link has a menu page for other views and options (flash, quick time, etc). The flash was more detailed and …
It’s not a spoof. Touched by an Urban Legend (or not-so-urban?) . Gawd. Obviously the sicko is just trying to beat the rap on loony factor. http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0308/506664_video.html?ref=newsstory Morrill reportedly told an investigator preparing his pre-sentence report that he had been sexually assaulted by the legendary Bigfoot. Patton said Morrill really believes the assaulted happened. “I …
McCain, Romney Campaign Together in Utah http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/03/27/politics/p080155D92.DTL&tsp=1 I didn’t see this one coming. Like the article says, they didn’t like each other., thought that was apparent to all. I didn’t think Romney was on the neo-con 100 year war bandwagon. I probably would have voted for Romney over McCain, but I don’t know about under …
His growth spurt began at age 14 after a brain operation that apparently stimulated the overproduction of growth hormone. Doctors say he has been growing ever since. Story: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/03/24/international/i072527D55.DTL Holding a cell phone
Full article here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/03/25/politics/p114013D54.DTL This could make for one odd family reunion: Barack Obama is a distant cousin of Brad Pitt, and Hillary Rodham Clinton is related to Pitt’s girlfriend, Angelina Jolie. Researchers at the New England Historic Genealogical Society found some remarkable family connections for the three presidential candidates — Democratic rivals Obama and …
Tax my rich white torturer Schools? Health care? As if. Your taxes pay for brutality and Wall St. bailouts. Feel better? Just so we have this straight: You are not paying taxes merely to fund torture and bomb-dropping and the killing of countless innocents in Iraq in a futile and lost war that’s not really …
Santorini Volcano site lists this painting as a young girl collecting crocus (AKA saffron, expensive today herb used for cooking, then also for dye) She is in the far left room, #3 in the link below, the complete painting. In any case, it is interesting to look at these wall frescos in a kind fo virtual exhibit. http://www.therafoundation.org/wallpaintingexhibition …
http://www.privilegedlife.org/about.html And speaking of White Privilege, that guy and his travel blog might be representative of the tiny percent of who people think of when they think of White Privilege. However, what about the rest of us? I was thinking about the whole privilege thing while perusing this fellow’s blog and it appeared to me …
Sean Penn referred to Sean Hannity as Rupert Murdoch’s “buttboy”. “I almost wish Jerry Falwell were alive to see this. Almost,” Penn shouted to the crowd. After dropping some names of conservatives who are still with us – “Bill O’Reilly, who is too stupid to talk about,” and “Sean Hannity, the buttboy of Rupert Murdoch,” …
Once upon a time it was enough to simply look at a painting or other art, and admire and enjoy it- now I have to know more, I have to understand what is behind it, what is in the soul of its creator. The desire to go further, why I read about these writers and …
I’m not particularly religious, nor am I Irish (though I look all right in dark green) , nor do I drink and fight ( Hey, let’s face facts, the Irish are not known to be a mellow, laid-back types, are they!? For example, to do a search on lime wire re Irish for songs , almost …
Marc Antony’s Funeral orationhttp://www.fordham.edu/HALSALL/ANCIENT/plutarch-caesar.html CAESAR Who is it in the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue, shriller than all the music, Cry ‘Caesar!’ Speak; Caesar is turn’d to hear. Soothsayer Beware the ides of March. CAESAR What man is that? BRUTUS A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March. CAESAR Set …
Here Hillary addresses Latin voters (note clothing similarities in the two pictures, color, jewelry, retro-style). Now, why was Evita much loved and Hillary is hated (by some anyway)? It is said that in spelling books in Argentina, children’s early readers started with “I love Evita”. Can you imagine the same for Hillary? Would …
The Spoils of War 