I knew it was pretty big because the earthquake made me dizzy, but I didn't realize it was a 6.9.

Lucky for LA it hit much further south, but I hope nobody got hurt.

Magnitude

6.9

Date-Time

Sunday, April 04, 2010 at 22:40:39 UTC

Sunday, April 04, 2010 at 03:40:39 PM at epicenter

Location

32.093°N, 115.249°W

Depth

32.3 km (20.1 miles)

Region

BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO

Distances

26 km (16 miles) SSW (211°) from Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, Mexico

61 km (38 miles) SW (227°) from San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, Mexico

64 km (40 miles) SW (225°) from San Luis, AZ

173 km (108 miles) ESE (106°) from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

This felt like the one that hit the Bay Area in 1989, but not as intense obviously. Wave-like.

Man, they do freak me out a little now. Sammy, my cat freaked and hid under the bed. And like a true Internet geek, I was trying to twitter about it as I felt it.

(h/t Sammy 67)

OMFG! What the hell is wrong with Massachusetts? This idiot, who doesn't think it's too low to smear a dead woman by tacitly questioning whether she was married to Obama's father, is way too close in the polls for me to believe.

And it's a pathetic pandering to the birthers. But maybe we should expect that from Brown, since he

• Panders to the teabaggers (while protesting his ignorance of the movement);
• Refuses to pay health benefits to his campaign workers, labeling them as independent contractors (which may be a violation of the FEC);
• Prioritized building a golf course over aiding 9/11 volunteers;
• Has notorious anti-gay NOM make robo-calls for him;
• Protects big banks from paying back their TARP money;
• and allegedly, is about to be endorsed by none other than Democratic turncoat and McCain BFF, Joe Lieberman.

The DSCC has put together a website just to track all of Brown's lies, and it's growing daily.

Seriously? This is who should replace the liberal lion of the Senate?

No fraking way. Massachusetts residents, get out there on Tuesday. Vote for Martha Coakley, because notwithstanding his Cosmo centerfold, this is not someone who should be the Republican Party's 41st vote.

Say hi to Sammy. He's a little older now....

Brave New Films has a petition to ask Air America to give Sam Seder the chance to take over Randi Rhodes time slot.

Air America's Sam Seder has a chance to take over the time slot created by Randi Rhodes's departure. It was just about a year ago that Air America made the foolish decision to move Seder from a daily show to Sundays; he a vital progressive voice on the radio, one that should be heard daily.

Right now, the plan is to rotate weekly a roster of celebrities to fill Rhodes' time slot. Ironic for a company who said that the mistake their predecessors made was filling the schedule with comedians instead of solid radio professionals. BNF says they have about 4,000 signatures already and hope to get 6,000 more this week to deliver to the Air America offices. Let's help get Sammy the permanent position.

A lot was made over Samuel Alito's wife breaking down in tears yesterday and the reaction by the Freepers was not unexpected. The following day after his wife's anguish, how do you think Alito expressed his sympathy for her at the end of the hearing-which obviously was a grueling ordeal for her?

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I'd figure he would wrap his arms around his wife and give her a reassuring hug to tell her that this was all behind them now. Maybe a kiss on the cheek and then they would file out together amidst the crowd and the cameras. How about even a knowing glance? Nope, Strip-search Sammy turned hurriedly away from his wife without acknowledging her presence and bolted for the door as fast as he could leaving her behind in his wake. Was it a possible indication that she was in her proper place after all?

Happy Thanksgiving

Sammy catches some zzzz's on turkey day. Light posting for the holiday, but I do have a few things coming.