The Aurora Shooting and The Proper Uses of Politicalization.

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Sunday July 22, 2012 · 6:12 PM PDT

2012/07/22 · 18:12

The shooting in Aurora, Colorado this past Thursday has gut punched us all.
I can tell you that it’s especially hit the Film Geek community hard. For us, a movie theater is a holy place and this act of butchery is the ultimate desecration.
And there is no denying that these mass shootings are becoming less an aberration and more like the norm. Hell, they’ve become so prevalent that one of the victims of this shooting was a survivor of a previous attack.
People who survive a mass shooting only to die in another mass shooting are victims of not only violence but irony.
It’s clear that something needs to be done. It’s also clear that theNRA wants to make sure nothing gets done via Dan Froomkin at HuffPo. (H/T to David Neiwert at “Crooks and Liars”.)

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Is discussing gun control in the aftermath of a Mass Shooting disrespectful to the victims?

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Is discussing gun control in the aftermath of a Mass Shooting disrespectful to the victims?

Yes

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John Edwards, “Two Americas” and the Moon.

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Saturday April 28, 2012 · 7:35 PM PDT

2012/04/28 · 19:35

(Crossposted from"News From the Front.)

The John Edwards trial moves along with the speedy sadness of a grieving widow strapped to a rocket bike. (Via The New York Times.)

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Do we need someone else to give the "Two Americas" Speech?

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Do we need someone else to give the "Two Americas" Speech?

Yes

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“My stage name is Trixie but my friends call me Che.”

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Monday April 23, 2012 · 6:45 PM PDT

2012/04/23 · 18:45

(Crossposted from "News from the Front".)

It looks like the GOP War on Women is about to enter the hand to hand combat phase in Tampa.

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How sweet would it be to see a GOP member caught with his hand in the cookie jar, so to speak?

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How sweet would it be to see a GOP member caught with his hand in the cookie jar, so to speak?

Sweet!

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Super Sweet!

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Pie!

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Kirk Cameron and the Code of Fear.

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Friday April 20, 2012 · 5:34 PM PDT

2012/04/20 · 17:34

(Cross Posted at "News from the Front.")

This has been bouncing around for several days and I really need to say something about it.

The interesting thing about this Kirk Cameron interview isn’t necessarily the Anti-gay comments. That’s typical “Hate the sin, love the sinner” boilerplate stuff. No, it’s later where he says that he’s a sinner and as much in the need of a savior as anyone.
And that’s the thing I find fascinating about the guy.
He’s not a leader. He doesn’t run some big league mega-church. He’s like most evangelical Christians, just trying to make his way through the world.
But it does beg the question, what exactly has he done to make himself believe that he’s sinned?

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Is it possible to embrace a higher power with out being fearful?

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Is it possible to embrace a higher power with out being fearful?

Yes

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NY-09 and a brief civics lesson.

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Tuesday September 20, 2011 · 2:48 AM PDT

2011/09/20 · 02:48

Crossposted at News From the Front.
(I know, I’m days late to op-ed on this topic but bear with me, I’ve had other things to deal with.)

I guess the first thing to say is that maybe in the future, a sex scandal isn’t a sex scandal unless a penis actually enters an orifice it’s not supposed to. Yes, Mr. rhymes with lemur shouldn’t have been showing his junk to ladies on the internet. But in the grand pageant of Awful Shit That Politicians Have Done While In Office, it barely rates mention in the same breath as David Vitter’s thing about diapers. (Which if prostitution were legal and properly unionized, would probably count as an OSHA violation.)
It should also be noted that given the vagaries of redistricting, it might not make that much difference to us anyway.
However, something caught my eye during the coverage of this and it needs to be addressed.
In the New York Times article about this, paragraphs ten and eleven are the ones that make me realize just how long the road ahead really is. Bold Face is mine.

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Should Passive-Aregession play a part in your voting decisions?

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Should Passive-Aregession play a part in your voting decisions?

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Debt Limit Fight: Time to put the squeeze on OR-O2!

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Wednesday July 27, 2011 · 8:56 PM PDT

2011/07/27 · 20:56

(Crossposted from "News From the Front".)
Okay. Here’s the plan.
Boehner’s plan is dead on arrival. Reid’s plan won’t pass the House. Obama has ruled out the 14th Amendment option. The only way out is that we have to pass a clean debt bill.
And I think our best bet is Rep. Greg Walden.

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You making the call?

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You making the call?

Yes.

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No.

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MEMO TO DEMOCRATS: RE:COAKLEY/BROWN. (Edited, with a response to Jalenth.)

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Thursday January 21, 2010 · 6:55 AM PST

2010/01/21 · 06:55

Warning: The following diary is loaded with bad language. This is the only warning. There will be no apologies.

ALL RIGHT, YOU FECKLESS SONS OF BITCHES, LISTEN UP!
Because this is your Goddamn lives I'm talking about!

First off, the finger pointing. Coakley's people are blaming the White House for their failure to tap down Wall Street. Party insiders are blaming Coakley forhalf assing her campaign. The rank and file are blaming Tim Kaine and the DNC.
You know what? Let's make this easy. YOU ALL SUCKED!!!

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Will the Democrats see this Coakley loss as a wake up call or are we screwed?

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Will the Democrats see this Coakley loss as a wake up call or are we screwed?

Yes. This was the kick in the ass they needed

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No. We're gonna party like it's 1994.

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Seriously, you kiss your mother with that mouth? Don't you know profanity cheapens the soul and weakens the mind?

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An open letter to Sarah Palin.

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Thursday August 13, 2009 · 6:57 PM PDT

2009/08/13 · 18:57

(Cross posted from News From the Front)

Dear Ms. Palin:

Well. By now, your little mash note on Facebook has been thoroughly and righteously debunked and Mr. Olbermann has manged to, in his own whimsical style, give you the rhetorical equivalent of a public flogging.

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Will Sarah Palin come to her senses?

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Will Sarah Palin come to her senses?

Yes

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Glenn Beck: "I'm mad as hell and I'm not really thinking this through..." Also, Latest ep of webshow

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Tuesday March 31, 2009 · 7:15 AM PDT

2009/03/31 · 07:15

Cross posted from my personal blog: News from the Front.

Warning: Spoilers for the motion picture "Network" follow.

From Monday's on-line Media & Advertising in the New York Times.

With a mix of moral lessons, outrage and an apocalyptic view of the future, Mr. Beck, a longtime radio host who jumped to Fox from CNN’s Headline News channel this year, is capturing the feelings of an alienated class of Americans.

In an interview, Mr. Beck, who recently rewatched the 1976 film "Network," said he identified with the character of Howard Beale, the unhinged TV news anchorman who declares on the air that he is "mad as hell."

I would now like to say something to any media type reading this. And I'm going to put this in bold type just to make sure that no one misses it.

If you use your identification of Howard Beale in "Network" as a justification for the type of television show you do, you have entirely missed the whole fucking point of the movie!!!!

More after the jump.

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What fictional character would Glenn Beck be better off imating instead of Howard Beale?

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What fictional character would Glenn Beck be better off imating instead of Howard Beale?

Zorro.

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Batman.

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Rusty Venture.

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Cap. Malcom Reynolds.

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Frodo Baggins.

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Ted Baxter.

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Bobby Jindal: "Weaker than Eddie Deezen after a bout of the flu" Also new "NFTF" episode.

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Thursday February 26, 2009 · 5:26 AM PST

2009/02/26 · 05:26

EDIT: Title to correct the misspelling of Mr. Deezan's name.

Edited from a post on my personal blog.
Dear Sen. Jindal.

First off, let me say that I understand the difficultly of the job that you had Tuesday Night. You had to give the GOP response to President Obama's address to Congress tonight and let's be blunt, he is a hard act to follow.
Really hard!

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How long will it take for comparisons of Bobby Jindal to Kenneth the Page on "30 Rock" to get old?

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How long will it take for comparisons of Bobby Jindal to Kenneth the Page on "30 Rock" to get old?

Three months

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One month.

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Three days.

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It's become a hack reference now!

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It will never get old. Time will not dimish it.

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HEROS OF THE WAR ON CHRISTMAS!: A bit of silliness for a stressful holiday.

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Tuesday December 23, 2008 · 5:07 PM PST

2008/12/23 · 17:07

To help take your minds off the stressful holiday and the collapsing economy, here a new short that takes aim on the "War on Christmas".

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What's your favorite part of Festivus?

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What's your favorite part of Festivus?

The feats of strength: My dad has a glass jar.

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The Pole: My girlfriends a stripper.

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The airing of grievances: Because God Knows I don't do enough of that on Daily Kos.

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NEWS FROM THE FRONT: A Thanksgiving greeting.

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Thursday November 27, 2008 · 9:00 PM PST

2008/11/27 · 21:00

This is just a short show wishing everyone a happy thanksgiving.

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The Bird. Is it the word or not the word?

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The Bird. Is it the word or not the word?

Dude, The bird is the word!

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The bird is most certainly not the word.

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The what is the what?

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