July 16, 2012

"As the Mitt Spins"

From Jen Sorensen's "Slowpoke"

July 13, 2012

"Romney Promises NAACP that He'd Never Put Snoop Doggy Dogg on Car Roof"

"Olive Branch Fails to Secure Black Vote"
From Don Asmussen's "Bad Reporter"

July 12, 2012

Romney is getting pummeled this news cycle. Won't he have to do something to get

back in the limelight? He can't inspire anyone with his words, so what else does he have? Attack ads? Think he'll push up the VP selection from 2 weeks before the convention to late July? Will his current troubles cause him to make a less boring pick than he would otherwise? What does everyone think?

July 11, 2012

Judging from the posts in GD, it is Straw Man Day here on DU.

Happy Straw Man Day, everyone.

July 10, 2012

Washington Post had an excellent feature on Woody Gutherie today

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/woody-guthrie-at-100-american-struggles-and-dreams/2012/07/09/gJQAI82MYW_story.html


By Joe Heim, Published: July 9

It’s not widely known that Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” — a song written in 1940 that would later become a grade-school classic — was written as a rejoinder to another American standard, Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America,” a song that gained currency in pre-World War II America.

Guthrie, who would have turned 100 this week, felt Berlin’s song was overly patriotic and didn’t address the struggles and dreams of the ordinary Americans he knew, says Jeff Place, archivist for the Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. And so Guthrie penned “This Land” (originally titled “God Blessed America”) as a retort that emphasized the country’s shared resources and egalitarianism, and included verses such as this that would cheer populists (not to mention today’s Occupy movement):

As I went walking I saw a sign there

And on the sign it said “No Trespassing.”

But on the other side it didn’t say nothing,

That side was made for you and me.

July 6, 2012

"UK has spent more money bailing out its banks in the past 12 months than it has spent on science

since the time of Christ."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18736011

July 6, 2012

"Obama wants healthcare for everyone?! That's it, I'm moving to Canada"

From Kris Straub's "Chainsaw Suit"

July 5, 2012

Need help identifying an old sci fi or fantasy novel

only details I remember were one of the character left our earth/dimension/whatever and when he came back all his money, ids, etc had the printing backwards. I remember a kangaroo also.

Not much to go on, but I'm sure someone knows what I am talking about.

July 5, 2012

Need help identifying an old sci fi or fantasy novel

only details I remember were one of the character left our earth/dimension/whatever and when he came back all his money, ids, etc had the printing backwards. I remember a kangaroo also.

Not much to go on, but I'm sure someone knows what I am talking about.

July 5, 2012

Need help identifying an old sci fi or fantasy novel

only details I remember were one of the character left our earth/dimension/whatever and when he came back all his money, ids, etc had the printing backwards. I remember a kangaroo also.

Not much to go on, but I'm sure someone knows what I am talking about.