Bob Cesca: The Tea Party Is All About Race, Part 2
by Melanie Robbins on 15/03/10 at 10:17 am
“Last week, I wrote a piece about the tea party movement and the obvious through-line of race, race-baiting, racism and the use of the Southern Strategy within the movement. The responses were mostly positive and supportive, while the responses from the far-right and tea party people were predictably obnoxious, contradictory and fact-free.The dominant theme throughout the most outraged responses was, essentially: We’re not racists, but here’s why we’re pissed about blacks and immigrants. For example, here’s a particularly illustrative e-mail, reprinted as it was received:”
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via Bob Cesca: The Tea Party Is All About Race, Part 2.
Sweater Girl
This is me. When I was in college, I modeled for Peter Falk. He’s the best! Hard to believe, but I do have a past, and shady one at that. Peter can really draw, even though he has to compensate for losing persepective since he has only one eye. It’s amazing. My picture ran on [...]
Full StoryLondon Sperm Bank brand designed by Silk Pearce
Not sure I’m OK with the new logo. Yikes! Also don’t like the sexism in the campaign on LSB’s dedicated Web site that says “thousands of women are denied the chance of having children.” The truth is that the main reason that women go to sperm banks is because their husbands are infertile and can’t [...]
Full StoryLife With a Pouch on the Side – Well Blog – NYTimes.com
“I’ve got a little plastic secret.
I don’t have a colon, and for more than 25 years I’ve worn a pouch on my lower right abdomen to collect waste. I think about the pouch only when I change it or if there’s a problem with it.” By DANA JENNINGS
via Life With a Pouch on the Side [...]
Chat Roulette: everything you ever wanted to know
chat roulette from Casey Neistat on Vimeo.
This video came my way via David Pogue, my favorite tech writer from the New York Times. Catch David on Twitter: @Pogue.
Tiger Woods’ terrifying lack of humor
Mark Morford, one of my very favorite columnists, wrote this:
“ABC’s George Stephanopoulos called Tiger’s little speech “one of the most remarkable public apologies ever by a public figure.” Clearly, Stephanopolous might be more of a mental fluffball than anyone originally thought.
via Tiger Woods’ terrifying lack of humor.
Clueless Woman Calls Tech Show When Her Stolen Wi-FI Disappears [VIDEO]
Mashable posted this hilarious story and video:
“Meet Jennifer, she had been unwittingly yoinking Wi-Fi for more than a year and a half when the gravy train ran out, after which she called into Leo Laporte’s Tech Guy radio show in a state of utter confusion.”
via Clueless Woman Calls Tech Show When Her Stolen Wi-FI Disappears [...]
The Women’s Crusade – NYTimes.com
“The world is awakening to a powerful truth: Women and girls aren’t the problem; they’re the solution.”
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF and SHERYL WuDUNN
via The Women’s Crusade – NYTimes.com.
Five myths about America’s credit card debt – washingtonpost.com
By Robert D. Manning
Sunday, January 31, 2010
They’re yuppie food stamps. They give new meaning to the question “paper or plastic?” And they’re in everyone’s wallet. Americans have nearly 700 million all-purpose bank credit cards, plus nearly 500 million retail store cards — and they have transformed how we live and consume. Today, Americans are more [...]
Michael Wolff: Sarah Palin, Inc. Has a Problem
“Before this gets out of hand, I want to try to save the word ‘retarded,’ which seems robust and meaningful and evocative of so much that is silly, inept, and illogical. It really does not necessarily besmirch people who are actually retarded. That word, the specifically besmirching word, with cruel connotations, evoking the fifth grade, [...]
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Five myths about America’s credit card debt – washingtonpost.com
By Robert D. Manning
Sunday, January 31, 2010
They’re yuppie food stamps. They give new meaning to the question “paper or plastic?” And they’re in everyone’s wallet. Americans have nearly 700 million all-purpose bank credit cards, plus nearly 500 million retail store cards — and they have transformed how we live and consume. Today, Americans are more [...]
Blind zones and backover accidents
Blind zones and backover accidents.
This Consumer Reports article is a must read. The blind zones behind our vehicles are much longer than you may suspect, which can lead to tragedy. I checked this with my toddler and its horrifying. The blind zone is why you should always be very careful whenever you are backing up [...]
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