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Conservatives don't do journalism | Media Matters for America - http://mediamatters.org/blog...
Urbansheep, Darryl, ProsePetals (aka Denise) and 5 other people liked this
"Conservatives got locked out in 2009 because there is not one site in operation today on the right side of the Internet that consistently produces original and dependable journalism. And why is that? Because conservative don't do journalism. They don't respect it and they don't have the foggiest idea of how to produce. They're clueless. Instead, we get sites like Andrew Breitbart's Big Government, which seems to be driven by the guiding principle of posting as much nonsense as possible in a 24-hour cycle. This is a site that has have no idea what an "enemy combatant" is, can't figure out a "hate crime" is, only a marginal understanding of how our laws work, and posted doctored hidden-camera video and now refuses to make public the unedited versions. Yet the comically amateurish Big Government is supposed to represent the conservative media's shining light for the Internet future? Yeah, good luck with that."
- Steven Perez
from Bookmarklet
Journalism makes them look bad and doesn't tell the story they want told. Truth is subjective to them and therefore they ignore what they don't like and will put out what they want which is not news.
- CW™
I think the funniest example of this mindset has to be Conservapedia. Because Wikipedia's "neutral point of view" policy wasn't truthy enough.
- Andrew C
Reality has a liberal bias.
- Piaw Na
When everything simpley every god damned thing is opinion and some kind of tit for tat he said/she said "balance" then you don't need journalism or facts you just need to be loud and obnoxious and have 40 votes to block the socialist muslim bastards who stole the election that god promised you....
- WarLord
When the conservatives estimate that 98% of the people out there are "too liberal" they know they've got a huge task ahead... and that's why guys like Rupert Murdoch are busy concentrating media (or trying to) under one ideological banner.
- Mark "DerBingle" J
Jermaine Jackson vs. Nipsey Russell as the Tin Man in The Wiz.
Steven Perez, Rodfather, Robyn Hawk and 29 other people liked this
I swear I'm not trying to be mean, but damn.
- Derrick
Holy hell.
- Akiva Moskovitz
LOL. DERRICK. JESUS. YOU JUST KILLED ME.
- DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
DO ANYBODY NO CPR THIS GIRL AIN'T BREATHIN NONE.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Giggling
- Internet's Tad
As someone who grew up on the music of The Jacksons, this makes me sad. But I also can't stop thinking of The Tin Man crying in The Wiz going "A tee, a tee..."
- Derrick
omg, bwahahaa. for some reason when i look at jermaine's head i think of that australian phrase "throw it on the barbie!"
- cherylcoward
cheryl, that's a disgrace to shrimp everywhere. Not just in Australia.
- Derrick
THUD
- Admiral Anika
what could contribute to such face? facelifts?
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
Probably having the last name: Jackson.
- Derrick
HAHAHAHHAHAHA
- Anna Haro
A-TEEEEEEEE A-TEEEEEEEE A-TEEEEEEEEEE
- Josh Haley
1UP, Josh!
- Derrick
Oh shoot. I see you beat me to it, D. ;)
- Josh Haley
from iPhone
FWIW, Russell is saying "TEENY" when he cries. That's his wife's name.
- Admiral Anika
Jarrito. One of my neighbor's 5 cats who live in my yard. He was the one eating the grass. - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
7 поверхностей Римана, Maria Niles, Michael W. May and 25 other people liked this
His brother is Burrito. Burrito chases grasshoppers.
- Admiral Anika
from Bookmarklet
Wow, he looks pissed. It's a good thing cats can't shoot lasers out of their eyes. I don't think.
- Noah Belson
LOL I don't think he was pissed, he was checking me out. I got a lot of good photos of him trying to hide and still look at me.
- Admiral Anika
Oh my, I adore this cat completely!
- vicster
Anika hisses at them...
- Adrian
^ True. I also say, "Hey cat! Don't spray there!" or "You better take that hairball someplace else, cat!" But hissing...that's a favorite. Too bad they ignore it.
- Admiral Anika
Well, I'm still pretty smitten with that cat. The expression on his face and the way his ears are pointing is just priceless! When I REALLY need to stop Simon from doing something I blast the compressed air can. That stops him (for a while, anyway). Billie just turns around and hisses right back at the can, LOL!
- vicster
It's funny to see them eating grass. I guess it needs the fiber.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
Simon LOVES to eat grass (which reminds me, I need to plant a new pot of kitty grass this week). Makes nice purty barfs!
- vicster
The wonky ear is how I tell Jarrito and Burrito apart. Burrito is also smaller, but when they're apart it's hard to tell size.
- Admiral Anika
Anika - I was looking at a gardening catalog the other day and they had these plastic spikes that you set on the ground near your plants to keep cats away. They stay flat against the ground until the cat steps on them - then the spikes go up in the air. Supposedly it doesn't hurt the cat.
- Katy S
Yeah, those spikes don't work. I tried that when we first moved in. I've tried *everything*.
- Admiral Anika
My mother uses paprika in her yard to keep the cats out. You can also sprinkle black pepper, cinnamon or pipe tobacco around the garden area to discourage cats. I've also read that cats don't like orange rinds and coffee grounds. Not sure why though.
- CW™
Claymores might work. A little overkill, but when you need the job done.....
- Morgan Haley
Squirt gun with vinegar in it?
- CW™
he looks pissed. you shouldn't have taken that photo. your grass will be bald by tomorrow
- @CrystalinaB
That cat looks very, "Hello Clarice." :p
- Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕
from iPhone
Oh dear...turns out Jarrito is a she. She's pregnant! Neighbors are annoyed since they paid for her to be fixed.
- Admiral Anika
The vet that "fixed" him/her needs to give them a refund. That's ridiculous.
- Katy S
Most Popular Top 10s of 2009 - Lifehacker Top 10 - Lifehacker - http://lifehacker.com/5423549...
Darryl and Morton Fox liked this
"Every weekend, we comb our memories and archives to compile 10 useful items addressing a specific topic you may have forgotten about, or just happen to be excellent. Here are the 20 list(icle) posts that proved the most popular in 2009."
- Sean McBride
from Bookmarklet
Does anyone else hate their homeowners' association as much as I hate mine? I doubt it. Down with all HOAs! Attica! Attica!
EricaJoy, VAL D. Zone, Darryl and 9 other people liked this
When shopping for our current house, homes with HOA's were instantly off the table.
- Dave Roth
I'm with Dave Roth on that one.
- Alex Scoble
we moved to the hood we did cos the HOA had been dissolved by a lawsuit and no one wanted to resurrect it. if it had still existed we would have looked elsewhere for a house. the only thing semi-related left here is a pretty active crime watch group.
- Joe Silence is not dead
Yeah, I avoid HOAs.
- Admiral Anika
This is the first hood we've lived in with an HOA, and I can assure you, it will be the last. I am considering running for the board when elections are in January, just to make life miserable for the other board members. Just not sure I want to expend that much energy being vindictive.
- Joey Gibson
nah Joey its not worth it...........don't let them rent space in your head
- VAL D. Zone
I was just having this discussion with some friends of mine who were still sold on rosey-posey lie that HOAs sell themselves on. Not to say that there aren't "good" (read: not totally evil) ones out there, I would just rather not take the chance.
- Chieze Okoye
Real-time 3-way. Ahh. This is the way to do it. Tumblr Popular+Friendfeed Public+a real-time Google search. Let the latest internet content scroll in before my eyes...
Laura Lou Who, Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF, Darryl and 3 other people liked this
I think now I'll stretch the Tumblr down the right side. This is all on my netbook.
- Kamilah Gill
Everything should auto-update in real-time :) Google is now a better monitor for Twitter search than Twitter.
- LogEx
Yes it is, LogEx. This is all so beautiful to me... Didn't Twitter have a general real-time public feed once upon a time? Or did one have to refresh to see new entries? (I'm guessing probably the latter).
- Kamilah Gill
Kamilah, I think it's always been the latter. And yeah, Google is now way better at following real-time tweets than Twitter is.
- Chieze Okoye
BTW, do you feel like you're viewing the Matrix yet? 8^D
- Chieze Okoye
Seriously, kind of, Chieze. I'm catching a glimpse of all the tiny events that add up and make the world go 'round. If only we could get translated input from every country in the world... Everyone tweeting and posting events both tiny and personal and huge and momentous... That's something I would love to see one day.
- Kamilah Gill
Presenting the Worst Health Care Issue Spot, Ever: 'I Guess I'm a Racist' - heath care - Gawker - http://gawker.com/5420175...
Chieze Okoye, MVB (Curmudgeon of FF), MikeAmundsen and 7 other people liked this
"Any video emailed to you with the words "oh christ" as the only context with which to view it is worth a look. This did not disappoint. Via Andrew Sullivan, presenting the worst issue-ad I've seen in a long time. This is the worst thing telling me what's racist and what isn't since Crash."
- Steven Perez
from Bookmarklet
"Lying liars are not only liars about what racists they are, but about what they're racist about, too. People suck. Or as I emailed back: for fuck's sake."
- Steven Perez
Ugh! Brought to you by the wonderful world of decontextualization. Unfortunately, this will be a successful piece of badvertizing. The right(eous) keep on spreading the misinformation and more and more people are believing it. As a people, Americans really are easy to fool :-(
- Rene Wirtz
I love how these knuckleheads freak the hell out over what 12% of those polled in a crappy Rassmussen poll think about them being racist. Defensive much?
- Steven Perez
Can we please get the producers of this ad a Philosophy 101 book where it describes what a logical fallacy is? Oh, wait, I'm sure they already know that and are trying to take advantage of the fact that most people don't want to think for themselves...
- Lindsay
A huge number of people in America are racist? But that's unpossible!
- Lo
I believe that 12% (probably a lot more) of Americans is racist, but that has nothing to do with either the health care plan or the president. But of course, people on either side of the fence will try to use it. This ad is actually a pretty "funny" result of that.
- Rene Wirtz
Now that's not fair, Lindsay. Glenn Beck and Ann Coulter are two of my favorite philosophers. [/...FOR ME TO POOP ON} :D
- Steven Perez
This is just silly. By repeatedly calling themselves racist, they're just making me believe it. And then, when they acted as if most of America being racist was far fetched, I almost lost it. LOL!
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
LOL! what a briliant idea! let's create an ad spot that makes people _proud_ to be called racists! the level of hyperbole and sarcasm in this spot will proly be lost on most of the targeted audience but, hey, who cares anyway. I guess _I'm_ a racist! Muhahahahaha!
- MikeAmundsen
People said of me that I am a racist. My response: but I hate everyone equally.
- Rene Wirtz
"And then, when they acted as if most of America being racist was far fetched, I almost lost it. LOL!" Rahsheen++
- Andrew C
Rahsheen +++ The growing belief that racism no longer exist boggles my tiny little mind.
- Lo
I keep saying that the US has never been so segregated, but all I get are scoffs. The whole political correctness crap makes it look like there is no racism anymore, but all the underlying sentiments are still very much there.
- Rene Wirtz
+++++++ Rene
- Lo
My kids are scared of cats. Cats. :|
edythe, Ladybug Heather, Derrick and 8 other people liked this
Cats are evil and their sole purpose is to plot to kill you.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
I can kind of understand that. Usually they are really nice, but after being bitten by one last year, I'm a bit wary of unknown cats. Now if you're talking cute, little, tiny kittens, that's kind of funny. :-P
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
True fact... if a cat stares you in the eye... it is stealing your soul.
- SAM
LOL I'm so glad they didn't read this. I don't get where this fear came from. It just started 2 weeks ago. Weird.
- Admiral Anika
but don't you have cats in your yard all the time?
- VAL D. Zone
Yes, but they're never in the backyard while the kids are there.
- Admiral Anika
Maybe cats will steal their cheeseburgers?
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
LOL Yeah, if my kids would *eat* cheeseburgers.
- Admiral Anika
Some cats are scary. I love animals, but I'm also wary of any unknown animal regardless of species.
- Katy S
I'm scared of the musical Cats!
- Rene Wirtz
Sarah is not amused by these anti-cat comments. http://jack-carlson.com/images...
- Jack (a.k.a. Jeber)
My net connection went down for like ten minutes, and you would've thought that I was on my deathbed.
Laura Lou Who, Darryl, Beau Liening and 7 other people liked this
Don't die, WonderWheel.
- Baroness Von SmashAHomie
That has happened to me when Joel was at work. I nearly called 911.
- Michelle Martinez
When it returned, it was like I had a second lease on life. I'm not sure if this is a good or a bad thing, although I should probably unplug more. :(
- Derrick
Been there!
- Beau Liening
What's going to happen to young white actors when Morgan Freeman is no longer around to usher them into Serious Drama? #nextblackactormoses
Alix Whitmire, Kol Tregaskes, Michael R. Bernstein and 25 other people liked this
Also brought up is a corollary to this: Who will play God once Freeman is gone?
- Admiral Anika
So far Cuba Gooding Jr. has been floated by I don't think so.
- Admiral Anika
I've suggested Ving Rhames. He could probably pull it off. Right now we're talking Ice-T and the possibility of him playing God.
- Admiral Anika
Lawrence Fishburne?
- Andrew C
Samuel L Jackson?
- Andrew C
Two words: Don Cheadle
- Bren, Not Grinchy
from iPhone
We discussed and discarded Jackson. Fishburne and Cheadle are good.
- Admiral Anika
Maybe the lives of young white actors will become empty and meaningless in Freeman's absence.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
Come on...they need a Uncle Remus. This is serious business. I lay awake nights thinking about this. Freeman is like 543 years old now.
- Admiral Anika
I wonder if there's an Acting Constitution that discusses this. Say. Ossie Davis was prepping Morgan Freeman. That would mean that Freeman probably has chosen his understudy. Then in like 30 years, it'll be Mehki Phifer.
- Admiral Anika
Mike Rowe in black face? He does everything now.
- SAM
Alanis Morissette (from "Dogma")
- Joe Silence is not dead
*runs away fast*
- Joe Silence is not dead
I like Mehki Phifer... he had a little bit of the white guy under his wing thing going in 8 mile.
- SAM
Oh, that guy in the Allstate ads could do it. Unfortunately, everything I've seen him in he's played a not nice guy.
- Admiral Anika
Denzel was pretty harsh with his last protege in Training Day to get the title as well.
- SAM
He was a super nice guy in The Unit...what do you mean, Anika?
- Alex Scoble
Kadeem Hardison
- Louis Gray
Haysbert was the President in 24!
- Andrew C
Wow, we've gone this long without even jokingly nominating Will Smith.
- Andrew C
Alex????
- Admiral Anika
Yes?
- Alex Scoble
You asked me what do I mean? About?
- Admiral Anika
I think Alex means he's wondering what you meant about Dennis Haysbert, the Allstate guy.
- Andrew C
Plus, isn't he a nice guy in those Allstate ads?
- Andrew C
I didn't know his name, but don't get the question. I haven't seen The Unit (never heard of it) or 24, so everything I've seen him in he's played a not-nice guy. =)
- Admiral Anika
Lance Reddick or Clarke Peters?
- Adrian
Anika the "Allstate Guy" was the POTUS in "24" for years! He even got an action bit after he was no longer POTUS on the show.
- Adrian
Oh wait, someone pointed it out already, sorry.
- Adrian
DUDE! I've never seen 24! You know this, man.
- Admiral Anika
Googling Adrian's weirdo suggestions.
- Admiral Anika
LOL Adrian just told me (kinda) who Clark Peters is. He said, "He's like a black Yoda." *dead*
- Admiral Anika
I will continue to say... KADEEM HARDISON
- Louis Gray
The dude from the Unit. Love that voice.
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
from iPhone
Danny Glover is about due for a comeback.
- Rob Haas
Ah, Danny Glover would be a good choice, but he's been making these straight-to-video comedies lately.
- Admiral Anika
Bwah! How late am I to this? I don't care. *dead at the hashtag*
- Ayşe E.
Tyler Perry
- Darryl
*shoots laser beams at Darryl*
- Admiral Anika
I think Whoopi Goldberg wants the part.
- Call me Bronco
What the..."breathes funny"? :|
- Admiral Anika
Will Smith still looks too young. I'm going with Morpheus or the Allstate guy. Danny Glover doesn't seem right and Kadeem...still seems too young....
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Thank you, Rahsheen for getting it.
- Admiral Anika
Is Forrest Whitaker out of the question?
- Call me Bronco
Lou Gossett Jr
- Rodfather
Prince.
- Derrick
LOL Derrick.
- Call me Bronco
24.Potus and The Unit: you are talking about Dennis Haysbert and I think he is definitely the winner to play God in flesh and voice when MF calls it quits. Actually the actor that had all the voice of God parts was James Earl Jones. Freeman is second fiddle to him.
- Karma Martell
Here's Clarke Peters, watch this through: http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Adrian
Iron Eagle!
- Rodfather
Chris Tucker
- Darryl
What about Candyman? He's getting older. Tony Todd
- Rodfather
Michael Clarke Duncan?
- Steve
Hrm....forgot about Candyman. Him and the Allstate dude have great voices. I'm putting them up there next to Morpheus. Is Lou Gossett still knocking around somewhere? Haven't seen him in a minute.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Oooh, that Braugher guy is a good suggestion.
- Admiral Anika
As, I ignore the predictable jokey suggestions, I want to thank you all for not suggesting Bill Cosby, joking or not.
- Admiral Anika
Avery Brooks.
- Michael R. Bernstein
Isaac Hayes.
- Michael R. Bernstein
Aw crap. Isaac Hayes died last year? Dammit.
- Michael R. Bernstein
After the claim that http://friendfeed.com/rahshee... wouldn't start a meme, I had to at least give it a try. This is mildly better to look at than the original that the lickers came from (you know which image I'm talking about, I refuse to link to it).
AJ Batac, CW™, sistema428 and 50 other people liked this
O_o
- Derrick
This is just evil
- Alex Scoble
I feel so dirty....
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Pecs of Rah?
- LogEx
I stand corrected. Or, rather, I ROTFL corrected.
- s t e v e
Those guys are getting sand all over your bathroom floor.
- Andy Bakun
yikes!!!
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
Genius.
- Spidra Webster
......
- Alix Whitmire
ROFL
- Admiral Anika
Win.
- Bryce Roney
either those dudes are 4 feet tall or Rah constantly bangs his head on the ceiling.
- Joe Silence is not dead
Gak!
- ronin
the scale makes it even funnier
- Josh Haley
oh my god
- DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
Uhm. Yeah...still feel dirty. And violated somehow. LOL.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Damn, I should have pasted someone else's head on your shoulders, Rahsheen.
- Andy Bakun
Heh, I didn't even notice the scale when I was doing the cutting and pasting.
- Andy Bakun
paste on my zombie head. I DARE YOU!
- Joe Silence is not dead
Oh. My. Land.
- Rochelle
Giant Rah is Giant.
- Admiral Anika
OH. MY. G-D. IT'S FULL OF OH F:LKb. LGb-n
- Akiva Moskovitz
so many straight lines, so little energy.
- Joe Silence is not dead
I am speechless. I am without speech.
- Akiva Moskovitz
that guy needs a shave
- Ian May
I'll leave that for someone else to do, Dead Silence. We're trying to make this a meme, after all.
- Andy Bakun
All Rasheen needs is a couple of nipple rings and he is TOTALLY the Persian from 300.
- Katie B
But how did the puppies get out?
- Sparky
This must keep live in the feed.
- Spidra Webster
EYEBLEACH NOW ASAP
- johnpiercy
Well uh....but he's so...and the other guys ar...oh my.
- vicster
So is Kamilah going to draw this today?
- Rochelle
no she won't
- ffcode
learn your lessons don't ever pose shirtless and then say suck it people hahahahaha
- ffcode
Oh my! What is this Mo Kargas-èque scaled thing? And Akiva you're guilty.
- directeur
Um... How does Rahsheen feel about this, anyway? He seemed like he was being a good sport about it up above here...
- Kamilah Gill
This could possibly eclipse the original as the best post EVAR on FriendFeed.
- Jason Huebel
How did I miss this for 16 hours? EPIC! #SorryMeme
- Christopher Harley
LOL.
- Zee.
disgusting. pitiful.
- Petr Buben
Such talent......LOL.
- Bonnie Foster
Bwahahahaha!
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
I knew the "Remove It Permanently" Firefox addon would come in handy.
- SuezanneC Baskerville
Only about 1040 more comments to go until we overtake the original!
- Andy Bakun
scale disparity makes the hilarity.
- Joe Silence is not dead
Petr is no fun.
- Rochelle
Petr just needs to embrace this at full face, err full chest value.
- Sparky
Commenting on this just to make Robert Scoble sad.
- Rob Haas
i think this graphical depiction is a bull's hit. ... i mean ... how low can you go ???
- Petr Buben
Ha! Forever immortalized in a Scoble screenshot. There's no stopping crazy beach guys licking Rahsheen's chest now!
- Andy Bakun
LOL!
- Steven Perez
Win win win...
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
LOL
- Parth Awasthi
Bonnie, who has the talent? I hope you're not referring to me, this is the shittiest photoshopping (well, GIMPing), I've ever done. That being said, I spent way too much time on it when I did it.
- Andy Bakun
Andy, this did get reused. I think you missed it http://friendfeed.com/kmeelah...
- Kamilah Gill
Awesome. Immortalized in line art.
- Andy Bakun
Let us never forget!
- Andy Bakun
You seem to be forgetting!
- Andy Bakun
Dayum! That dude is freaking ripped! Oh...wait...nevermind :(
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
LOL!!!
- Spidra Webster
Insert gratuitous Kanye meme here. ;)
- Dennis Jernberg
Now accepting suggestions for heads to paste on this body.
- Andy Bakun
Crap...there are dudes licking my chest. So highly unacceptable. On the plus side, I look huge in this pic. LOL.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
At this point, I'm not sure we can be confident this is actually your chest. I call Possible Shinanigans.
- Andy Bakun
there are undoubtably shenanigans, but I think it is Rah's chest.
- WorldofHiglet
Andy could probly supply source for the Rah chest..
- Joe Silence is not dead
I will acknowledge I got it off friendfeed, but the assertion of who's it is is not legitimately authenticated. We're gonna have to see a Certificate of Authenticity for this chest.
- Andy Bakun
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- Mete
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- Can
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- Mete
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- redrospect
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- Atilla
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- Atilla
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- Can
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- Can
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- Atilla
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- muratoykur
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- Atilla
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- Fulya
sabah sarkimdi bu oysaki
- Can
Family Guy Something Something Something Darkside - Episode V - Trailer HD - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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D. Eda Goze, Darryl, Ned Garcia-Mathews and 4 other people liked this
Yeay!!!!!
- Shevonne
British military leader called Bush team ‘arrogant’ ‘group of Martians’ over Iraq | Raw Story - http://rawstory.com/2009...
ProsePetals (aka Denise), Todd Hoff and Darryl liked this
"What do the Bush Administration and the Red Planet have in common? Hostility between US and British military leaders in Iraq ran deep, with one describing his US counterparts as "group of Martians," the Daily Telegraph reported Monday, citing leaked government documents. (On Sunday, a raft of documents showed that Prime Minister Tony Blair was engaged in a cover-up about military planning prior to the Iraq war). Britain's chief of staff in Iraq described as difficult attempts to communicate with senior US military commanders, "a group of Martians" for whom "dialogue is alien," the newspaper said."
- Sean McBride
from Bookmarklet
Martians = neoconservatives = semi-autistic fanatical ideologues. Hence the inability to engage in rational dialogue.
- Sean McBride
part of the problem is in how the US military isn't widely regarded for their fighting strategies in the UK military - bearing in mind how either this year or last, a US general complained that the British Army was useless, blissfully ignorant of the simple truth that only one modern army has ever successfully faught an insurgency conflict (give you one clue.. has U and K in the name ;) ).
- alphaxion
Fwd: Able Grape, the wine information search engine.
Able Grape is a search engine with 20 million pages of trustworthy wine information.
http://www.ablegrape.com/ (via http://friendfeed.com/culture...)
Darryl and Eric @ CSTechcast.com liked this
It's that Beaujolais Nouveau time of year - http://www.france24.com/en...
Caroline, Loup Dargent, Jessie and 2 other people liked this
"Every year, the third Thursday of November is almost a national holiday in France, for it is when the country’s beloved Beaujolais Nouveau is unofficially uncorked"
- chaz2b
from Bookmarklet
cheers ms bouey, ;)
- chaz2b
cheers darryl, ;)
- chaz2b
cheers caroline, jessie, & loup, ;)
- chaz2b
Thanks, chaz2b. Hope you are enjoying a glass of it!
- Anne Bouey
"He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself." --Thomas Paine, US patriot & political philosopher (1737 - 1809)
Itachi, Darryl, Junebug (aka Sarah Jill) and 6 other people liked this
Just a reminder.
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
Thomas Paine -- in my top 5 pantheon of greatest political thinkers of all time.
- Sean McBride
Same here. Some of his ideas and words were as frustrating for some to wrap their heads genuinely around *then* as they are *now* -- and he used the word *Patriot* correctly. Interesting piece by Joyce Chumbley that I stumbled across which would serve as an interesting reminder to some people...http://www.thomaspainefriends.org/chumble...
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
Joyce Chumbley: "Thomas Paine used the word "patriot" to describe the rebel resisting imperial rule. He knew, as we must, that an unpopular policy of war and imperial conquest, such as the US government is now embarked upon, can be implemented only through the suppression of domestic political opposition. That's what Patriot I and Patriot II are about -- a police state kind of social...
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- Sean McBride
Let's Not Forget About Michele Bachmann! - michele bachmann - Gawker - http://gawker.com/5407730...
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"Everyone is paying so much attention to one crazy liar lady that they have forgotten all about the other one, the one who still holds elected office! Thankfully, Michele Bachmann is stepping up the crazy."
- Russellreno
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Bachmann has opposition - Meet Democratic MN State Senator Tarryl Clark running for Congress in MN Cong District 6 http://www.tarrylclark.com/
- WarLord
Is that Steadman?
- Outsanity
Due to my daughter not quite getting movie-making, today's after-school lesson will be on CGI, make-up, scripts & other special effects.
Lars Clausen, Laura Lou Who, Michael W. May and 9 other people liked this
She is just getting that the people are actors. We watched part of Pirates of the Caribbean and asked if she recognized Will Turner from LOTR. A light went off. Last night, we sorta watched MiB ("Mama, why are they all wearing black?" *headdesk*), then showed her a bit of Will Smith in Independence Day. "But how does he know what to say?"
- Admiral Anika
sounds like it's time to start producing her own plays, etc. love that phase!
- MikeAmundsen
*prays we're not talking about a teenager*
- Matthew DeVries
Of course the adults know Will's wearing black and other dark shades all the time to make up for all the loud colors in the early years. Yes, Fresh Prince OBA, I'm looking at you. o_x
- Micah Wittman
That's the thing, Mike. She does do her own plays. She's been doing it for 3 years now, complete with costume changes. Now, that the boy can talk and play along she even tells him what to say. This sort of stuns me. Like watching Star Wars, she doesn't quite get that Tatooine is a made up planet. =) I have to admit, I wouldn't mind living in her world a bit.
- Admiral Anika
Anika: i always tried to keep my kids thinking in 'make-believe' as long as possible. no reason not to, really. some of their friends made it a bit harder for a while ('why don't you grow up?'), but by the time they hit the middle grades, they all wanted to hang out and do 'fun stuff' w/ our kids. i remember when our youngest started asking questions about movie-places (town, sets,...
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- MikeAmundsen
We're watching the bits on the LOTR movies. She liked the costume part, she's losing it at the miniature part. Meaning, she's bored of hearing them talk, but she's really interested in learning how to make them.
- Admiral Anika
yeah, i recall our kids faded rather quickly when i started yammering on about details. after a while, i learned to noticed when i'd lost my audience and just pipe down. they had lots of fun w/o all my precious knowledge<g>. my oldest now teaches high school engiish. they youngest is starting college as an art major. middle child is finishing geology. two out of three ain't bad<g>.
- MikeAmundsen
=) I totally thought your kids were little ones like mine! This one is pretty flighty and only likes to hear what she likes to hear. She's dazzled that *I* know it, but doesn't really want to know it herself. She wants to go back to the costumes, particularly the dresses.
- Admiral Anika
My 7 year old is catching on, too. He makes his own movies with the Flip Camera. Zoe cracks up at his skills, but they're starting to look all the same to us. Now whenever he sees something on TV he asks, "Is that in real life?"
- Trish Haley
Anika: yeah, i kinda blew my cover, eh? i love kids and they're magic no matter the age!
- MikeAmundsen
@Trish: i've thought about this more lately. i think we're raising children w/ a new sense of "the possible" now. media offers so many new examples of how we can be creative. of course, lots of entertainment media also shows how shallow things can get, too.
- MikeAmundsen
Red State Reality: Unhealthiest Residents, Worst Health Care | Crooks and Liars - http://crooksandliars.com/jon-per...
Mark Layton, Carlos Ayala, rowlikeagirl and 8 other people liked this
"Throughout their all-out campaign to stop health care reform, Republican leaders have relied on questionable forecasts from the Lewin Group, a subsidiary of insurer UnitedHealth Group. Now, another study funded by UnitedHealth has some unwelcome news for the GOP braintrust: the red states they represent are the unhealthiest in the nation. Following on the heels of the Commonwealth Fund's 2009 Scorecard of state health care system performance, the United Health Foundation's report is just the latest confirmation that health care is worst where Republicans poll best."
- Steven Perez
from Bookmarklet
Color me surprised...lol.
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
Ya'll calm down. People down south don't need no fancy healthcare.
- Sparky
A wild guess: also the most poorly educated? The most hostile to science? The most mired down in religious fundamentalism?
- Sean McBride
Obviously Mental Health wasn't taken into account. Utah would be knocked down several slots. States ranked "Happiest to Saddest" Utah is 51st http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id... Utah ranked 45th (out of 51) in the Suicide rate http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go....
- ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift
Eh, people die, that's just God's will. =p
- ronin
@ronin - Heheh. No, people are just unhappy spending their entire lives preparing for a fairytale afterlife.
- ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift
Observation: New England states occupy six of the top ten slots. Most of the bottommost slots are occupied by Confederate states, which have a proven track record of misreading history and getting things wrong in a spectacular way.
- Sean McBride
Patchwork, bitchez.
Jason Toney, Penguin It's Cold Outside, Johnny Worthington and 42 other people liked this
Or, I don't have any argyle.
- Derrick
Funky!
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
Have I told you how much I love you lately? Because, dear god, I do.
- pea
Derrick is teh awesome!
- josh neff, geek at large
Always gotta do something different. :D
- s t e v e
the most stylish man I know :)
- Anna Lynn M.
that is so you
- VAL D. Zone
Works with what he has -->
- Derrick
I like it.
- Joe
i love you more than peas does!!
- Baroness Von SmashAHomie
"Patchwork, Bitches" needs to be our new slogan. Note that I cannot intentionally misspell words, I just can't do it.
- Michelle Jones
M, that reminds me of the David Chappelle sketch where he plays Prince and when he defeats Charlie Murphy and Co., he says something like, "Game...blouses." *dead*
- Derrick
All that freaky hand checking.
- Joe
you can give me that hat whenever you tire of it, kthanx :-)
- Anna Haro
You need those patchwork pants from L.L. Bean that were all the preppy rage about 30 years ago. Complete the look.
- Martha
just died because of the prince-basketball-reminder. (and I like that cap!)
- esther ♥ ♫
I'm wearing them for the second time, friends. They just get more comfy as I wear them. These are heaven in shoe form.
anjelina, Darren Heydon, Carmen and 13 other people liked this
You could kill someone with those heels. I approve.
- Sparky
I still haven't worn mine! *jealous* I'm gonna hafta make a point to just wear them to work!
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
YES! Which color did you get?
- Mary Carmen
seriously, they double as a weapon. how much better can they get?
- Mary Carmen
woo-hoo!
- JA Castillo
I have the red ones. They are just the right shade of red too! When you mentioned that your shoes didn't quite match the color on the website, I was worried mine would arrive and be Harlot Red. :)
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
Manda... somethin' wrong with Harlot Red??
- Yolanda
I love Harlot Red. But in person they don't look like that. I almost bought the red ones two weeks ago. Im considering it.
- Mary Carmen
Oh don't get me wrong, I'm all about the Harlot Red! Though I prefer them in shiny patent-leather-like material. Suede begs for something slightly less HI HOW ARE YA? and these shoes in particular more than make their own statement without being garishly-colored. :)
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
I'll try to remember to take pix of me wearing the red ones today so you can see them in action. They are HAWT. :D
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
Sam sleeping, 2 days old - http://www.facebook.com/photo...
Kol Tregaskes, Phill Price, Michelle Martinez and 9 other people liked this
Love love love that pic Micheal.
- Roberto Bonini
from iPhone
Minorities use the Web to adjust the color on TV, finding a warm reception through online channels. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...
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Air Jordan 2010 - http://hypebeast.com/2009...
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"The Air Jordan legacy goes the revolutionary route with next year’s Air Jordan 2010. The most obvious distinction is a massive transparent window through the middle of the shoe as a representation of Michael Jordan’s on-court prowess of “seeing through opponents”. The shoe’s collar is also cut disproportionately with the medial side being higher up. The Air Jordan 2010 will release on February 13th, 2010."
- Derrick
from Bookmarklet
In my reckless youth, a disproportionate amount of time in my life was spent to obsessing over Michael Jordan's sneakers.
- Derrick
Who is the guy standing next to Jordan?
- RAPatton
Dwayne Wade, Robert.
- Derrick
Looks retro
- Rodfather
Armond White Reviews “Precious”: Compares It To “The Birth of a Nation;” Says It’s Worse Than “Norbit” - http://www.shadowandact.com/...
Darryl, Kelly, MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS and 2 other people liked this
"Not since The Birth of a Nation has a mainstream movie demeaned the idea of black American life as much as Precious. Full of brazenly racist clichés (Precious steals and eats an entire bucket of fried chicken), it is a sociological horror show. Offering racist hysteria masquerading as social sensitivity, it’s been acclaimed on the international festival circuit that usually disdains movies about black Americans as somehow inartistic and unworthy."
- Lynne d Johnson
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I still haven't seen it yet, so I don't have an opinion? Anyone?
- Lynne d Johnson
OUCH. I haven't seen it yet, but only because I read the book and don't know if I'm ready for the brunt of the roughness inherent in the story.
- Derrick
i haven't seen it either, but lee daniels said in his NYT interview that he had reservations about the festival circuit for that reason.
- tiffany
I had a bad feeling about this when I heard about it several months ago. Some people on here tried to defend it, saying it depicted a certain reality. That may be true, but how about something less pathological that involves black people for once?
- Kamilah Gill
uh oh. all fears look potentially confirmed.
- Cheryl
I can't handle that sort of humiliation on film. I've heard more than a couple of people bemoan the bucket of chicken scene though.
- jbrotherlove
By that logic, shouldn't we be more mad at the book's author for writing the story in the first place?
- Erica Mauter
I don't have the link offhand but LaToya Peterson did an excellent writeup on Precious the film vs PUSH the book on Jezebel last week. While the bucket scene seems stereotypical at first, I see it in the context of the book which was much more focused on how blacks, overweight people, and poor people are often ignored in this country. I think the movie emphasized less of the race and...
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- Liz
I'm not particularly interested in seeing this movie basically because it strikes me as melodrama. And I'm not a fan of the genre. So I'll refrain from criticizing it. But one thing that struck me in a piece I read on Daniels (in, I believe the NYT) was that he had something of an awakening about heavy people after making this movie. It "changed his view" if I recall the quote...
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- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
Lots to think about here.
- Lynne d Johnson
When I read critiques like this one, I'm always interested to know more about the critic's background. I always suspect the person (1)never knew anyone who grew up in circumstances like this in real life or, (2)this hits a little too close to home and they're carrying a significant amount of shame because of it.
- cecily
Those are really interesting points Cecily. Especially the last observation. From a criticism of White's work: "Colleagues have referred to Armond as a "contrarian for the sake of being contrary" because he "position[s] himself in diametric opposition to virtually every film critic on earth"[1]." http://www.thehousenextdooronline.com/2007...
- Lynne d Johnson
*Dead* @ Shit Precious Mom Would Say having an account on Twitter http://twitter.com/shitpre...
- Lynne d Johnson
Now I'm dead, too. That was beyond hilarious, Lynne.
- ha3rvey, not a sweetheart
"Floral jumpsuits is slimming." O... M... G...
- Erica Mauter
I know this movie is not funny, and deals with some really serious stuff, but that Twitter account is insanely funny.
- ha3rvey, not a sweetheart
As people have left, FriendFeed has gotten more interesting, again. It's a condensing community. What might pop out?
Ed Millard, Helen Sventitsky, Victor Ganata and 9 other people liked this
The "condensing community" description is an interesting one, Hayes. I think that's a significant factor. Add to it the fluidity with which you can become an acquaintance, then a familiar, then an integral part of a group. With persistence and patience, some amazing things are facilitated here.
- Micah Wittman
It has the forum problem: more interesting when it is a small focused group.
- Robert Scoble
from iPhone
@ Micah well-said.
- T. Brent, technopeasant
Maybe a lot of the boring people left.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
from iPod
MVB exactly. Robert: sorry right now I don't want to solve the forum problem. I'm emailing my friends cool links to old MC5 vids instead of posting those links. And I'm thinking about that.
- Hayes Haugen
Thing is Robert, my group sizes here have been stable from before the buyout and since - and rewarding/high quality. It didn't get un-focused during the highest absolute visitor count era, and it's not too narrow now. In other words, between the built-in tools of FF + how I used the site, I've maintained what for me is an optimal set of connections. I can only speak for my experience, but there you go.
- Micah Wittman
Hayes and Micah: How do you make it work for you? Give me a couple hints. Right now I'm getting mostly Robert Scoble and links, which is fine, but I know I'm missing other interesting tech stuff. Everytime I broaden my follows or add a list I get too much junk. Any specific ideas?
- Leigh Marriner
Low expectations.
- Hayes Haugen
from email
I wish FF provided more of the tools of a twitter app. As it is, I don't have much use to check in very often. If it replaced my twitter app, I would be here all the time. I do like the conversations that grow forth here.
- Andrew Schleicher
Leigh you need to subscribe to more people and then the diversity in you feed will increase.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
from iPod
Actively add and remove people. Put the noisy but interesting people in their own room and visit it occasionally.
- Hayes Haugen
Also start filtering. Hide all (whatever) from everyone. That sort of thing.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
from iPod
BREAKING: U.S. Deports Lou Dobbs - http://www.theonion.com/content...
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DON’T: do any more sketches featuring black women characters unless you hire some black women. Seriously. I don’t know why I have to keep saying this. Keenan Thompson in a dress is old. And it’s insulting. Whoopi Goldberg and Jennifer Hudson don’t look like men. If women of color are prominent enough to be parodied, they’re prominent enough to be... - http://misterjt.tumblr.com/post...
Maria Niles, Steven Perez, T. Brent, technopeasant and 6 other people liked this
How do you feel about RuPaul?
- T. Brent, technopeasant
RuPaul isn't impersonating anyone.
- Derrick
no one in particular, but he is impersonating a woman... and often wears a blonde wig.
- T. Brent, technopeasant
as a drag performer, i've been accused of doing the equivalent of blackface. i was struck dumb... i still think about that.
- T. Brent, technopeasant
The point isn't really about Kenan Thompson in a dress. The point is that SNL has a piss poor history of hiring people of color and women, in general, and have been absolutely abysmal at hiring women of color specifically. The key line here is "If women of color are prominent enough to be parodied, they're prominent enough to be employed."
- Jason Toney
Thanks for clarifying, Jason. :)
- T. Brent, technopeasant
Orquesta de La Luz - http://laluz.jp/biography/
Anna Haro, Bindu Reddy, pea and 3 other people liked this
From Wikipedia: Orquesta de la Luz (オルケスタ・デ・ラ・ルス?) ("Orchestra of the Light") is a Japanese salsa band that began performing and recording in 1990. The band sings in Spanish, and is led by vocalist Nora, who returned to traditional salsa after the band broke up in the mid-1990s. It became widely famous in Latin America, particularly in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Perú and other Caribbean area countries.
- Admiral Anika
from Bookmarklet
I've got one of their albums somewhere...
- Spidra Webster
I only found out about this band about 7 or 8 years ago. I wish I had been able to see them perform.
- Admiral Anika
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