Mike's Blog Roundup
HorsesAss: French aerospace enthusiast, John McCain.
Daily Howler: During the 2004 Republican convention in New York, a certain saint threw himself a birthday bash. Check out the guest list.
Beat the Press: Can't the media find any economists who don't think that handing hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars to the big banks and the incredibly rich people who own and manage them is a good idea?
Lance Mannion: The war that will never be lost as long as we stay there until the sun dies.
HOLY CRAP: Bad Moon Rising: A true story of Washington gone mad...Unless he's going to actually govern, Jesus is not relevant to the presidential race, but religious pandering has always worked...Souled Out...Theocracy Rejected...Southern Baptist Ethics...Interfaith Alliance Media Roundup...Randy Forbes and Military Chaplains...Seven sensationalist sins...Sam Harris on religion and modernity...Pot pourri
Good day sunshine
It' so serene.
Nice
Slugfest is one thread down!
Did John not invite the media to his birthday party? Hahahaha.......just kiddin'...so much for separation of government and media.
“Good day sir. I’m not here to borrow any money. I’ve always paid my bills, I’m debt-free and my mortgage is paid off 100%. I’d just like to comment on what I feel is the reckless……”
“Security! Security! We gotta nutcase here….lock him up!”
Ferraro. Obama Camp "Attacking Me Because I'm White"
Okey Dokey
Olbermann To Do First Ever Anti-Dem "Special Comment" Against Hillary Tonight
BE THERE!
Oh man
L.A. Confidential @ 5:
Are we hearing the voices again today sir?
RayC @ 8:
Wow, a real person. Hey how ya doing bud?
L.A. Confidential @ 7:
Is he really? I hope they put it up on streaming video so I can see it. Hillary is wrong right now and she needs to be told that this is not about her or Obama, it's about getting the republicans out of the Whitehouse.
I keep forgetting that the Washington Times is owned by that weird little Korean wacko. That's just wrong.
L.A. Confidential @ 9:
Good, I used to wake my girlfriend by saying GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE, BRIGHT EYED AND BUSHY TAILED THIS MORNING?
And then hear the shoe as it whistled past my ear.
L.A. Confidential @ 7:
Can this campaign go any lower? Stay tuned, coming up right after American Idol.
♣Bangkok Bob♣ @ 10:
I doubt anyone will even care much less remember 50 or 100 years from now.
Gotta go kids, it's almost midnight here, time to go out to the bars.
Have great day ... put down that shoe RayC .. it's just a figure of speech.
Actually a sex scandal should be very easy to handle compared to a terror attack in New York. Or, would it express issues that have bludgeoned many high profile candidates. How about Arnold of California, did a lot of blow, wild sex parties yet gets the nod to be Governor. Hell, America is loaded with who knows how many Gay closet types are running are having fun all the while leading duel lives getting sex in public wash rooms yet have families and children and make the legislation as cockeye as we have today. All begs the question how can America in Government be transparent if there are those who wish to remain in the closet.
If Sptizer wanted to just flush out a lot of moral debate that might be good for the system and blow up for those who appear to act in a justified way could be fun. Though Mainstream Media will make it seem like misery. But, I would prefer impeachment to understand the statutes in New York or across the nation for that matter. Why not bring something like this to a debate. There very visional reasons, family values, and community that needs to be clarified. Isn’t prostitution legal in some parts of America, is it not legal in Nevada? I thought it was? How about our territories? Here America may have it legal yet is condemned as a personal moral judgment against an individual, what if it was me? Perhaps I would like sex in a certain way with an adult in total agreement. Why should you or anyone else determine my destiny or my liberty or pursuit of happiness.
Here, Spitzer if he had balls should just tell everyone to buzz off, which Clinton should have done.
If Moon was the messiah, wouldn't he condemn the Washington Times and Bill Kristol for the lies they print? When is Admiral Fallon going on the talk show circuit (circus) to talk about his being fired?
Yeah looks like this week the MSM is just going to be recycling the same ol' same ol' schtuff.
Ron @ 16:
Soon as his agent negotiates a good fee.
L.A. Confidential @ 18:
Yeah but, I want to hear the real story, not the glossed over version.
"Beat the Press: Can’t the media find any economists who don’t think that handing hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars to the big banks and the incredibly rich people who own and manage them is a good idea?"
no, they can't. or, more correctly, i should say, they won't.
the media has stepped in to be the surrogate cheerleader for the strategy of skewing the economy to (further) favor the rich.
the media's pathetic idea of assessing the economy is simply a report on the dow jones average. DJIA up: economy is good!!! weeee!!!!!!
yesterday's "surge" in the DJIA was an illusion. and to see the media's "free" market tall-tale-tellers spin the fed's bailout of the lending industry (while the people continue to suffer) was incredibly dishonest and disgusting.
the financialization of the economy, and our reliance of using to money to make money and the economy's reliance on consumer spending and mass consumption is going to prove to be our downfall, imo.
In reading Lance Mannion I see that it is still conventional wisdom that somehow the surge worked and everything is much much better in Iraq. All the people who were against the surge were proved to be wrong. Victory is within our grasp and the only thing that would keep us from winning is an early exit.
It's one of those lies that just will not go away. The corporate media doesn't spend much time on the death and destruction in Iraq so the general consensus is there is not much death and destruction to report.
It just doesn't seem to make any difference how many times it is debunked.
Samson- @ 20:
Yip the Central Banksters unleashed a multi-hundred Billion dollar $caSSh blaSSt, with promises of more to come! Stressed-out debtors (banks) lined up quickly to grab their share of the loot.
L.A. Confidential @ 3:
A little hot over there - I had to duck three times!
Spitzer Resigns
Lets sing one for Spitzer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlYXotKXe54
Samson- @ 20:
sadly you're probably right about the economy .. but alas have no fear saint mcwayne is here to save us
L.A. Confidential @ 24:
Nice link, LA . . thanks.
David Mamet: Brain Dead Libertarian
This was the first I'd ever heard of McCain's 2004 birthday party. The barbecue last week was offensive enough, but the birthday party. . . .
This needs to be exposed to more of the public. It needs to hit every blog and forced into the national media coverage - somehow. Maybe it could start with Moyers. I know there has always been plenty of evidence how much in the tank the media is with certain politicians, and especially McCain, but this report from Daily Howler shocked me in a way other revelations have not.
Deb
Deb Tinsley @ 28:
Right now the media is trying to tell us the democratic candidates are dividing the party. They are focused on Clinton and Obama. Once that one of them is nominated, all of the attention will go to McCain. The only coverage the Democratic nominee will receive will be the 527 ads slamming the candidate. The 527s will get miles and miles of free coverage through the media.
This is the birthday I hope people remember.
http://zfacts.com/p/108.html
L.A. Confidential @ 3:
What happens when you pour salt on a slugfest?
Slugfest sounds like the punker's alternative to Lollapalooza, the corporate "allternative" music.
OT: Spitzer has resigned.
Larry Craig: we're still waiting!
Vitter: how 'bout you, diaper baby?!
RayC @ 30:
The original of this is the one I hope they will remember. My version last year.
http://myfightfordemocracy.blogspot.com/2007/07/new-declaration-of-indep...
A quick look at that list of new "Seven Deadly Sins", and it isn't difficult to figure out which Party is on the wrong side of God.
actor212 @ 27:
Nice piece.
The vision of the future as found in "Rollerball" is almost realized. Better learn to rollerskate folks!
Bob Somerby is a must weekday read.
Samson @ 20: I agree. Apart from Krugman, David Cay Johnston and a few others, most media "experts" and the media themselves don't have a big problem with massive handouts to the already rich and powerful, whether through the tax code or other favors. It's really sad. Media coverage of such policies would be so much better if they merely included an economic assessment of who benefits and by how much.
ysbaddaden @ 31:
ysbaddaden @ 32:
You create a "Lynch Mob Mentality" ?
Batocchio @ 38:
exactly.
and with general electric, viacom, time warner, disney, etc. controlling the vast majority of media in the country i don't expect this to change anytime soon.
david cay johnston would be an excellent choice. that is, if the msm was interested in an accurate and honest assessment... bwa, i made myself laugh.
and add a pinch immanuel wallerstein to the mix and you'd have a pretty solid start to an informed citizenry.
They can't find any economist because its a good idea and they know it!!!!
Thanks for the link. Does Mamet think he's Anthony Hopkins in "The Edge" all of a sudden?
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