Racism Flourishing on Xbox Live

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Wednesday November 03, 2010 · 11:37 AM PDT

2010/11/03 · 11:37

I recently signed up for Xbox live because I like online gaming like Dirt or Modern Warfare 2. I confess I have loved video games since Pacman came out. I used to blow a roll of quarters at the arcade easy.

I was shocked to find out that at least in the realm of people playing Modern Warfare 2, racism and racist language is not only present, it flourishes. If you have a weak stomach or are offended by the mere mention of foul language, don't continue reading.

What is sad is that it sounds like many of these people mean it. They say the words with force and emphasis. They query before a match starts if there are any black people on line, as if their presence would deter them from the racist rant they are about to engage in.

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Tuesday March 23, 2010 · 7:04 AM PDT

2010/03/23 · 07:04

So the GOP tried to argue to the Senate Parliamentarian that because the reconciliation fixes to the HCR bill(s)would have some tangential effect on Social Security then reconciliation was not allowed (because reconciliation cannot be used to tinker with Social Security). See crooksandliars

Many say that this was just a dilatory tactic, which it was. However, the GOP is nothing if not clever. There is always more than one angle to their attacks. Disregard that the Conservagreeds are hypocritical for arguing that there will be a slight effect on Social Security when their tax cuts had just that effect several years ago. It didn't trouble them then. But then they have no consciences to be troubled.

Remember they don't like Social Security, just like they don't like Medicare Medicaid, the VA or public education. No statement made by Rethuglicans about protecting any of those institutions should be taken seriously.

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Saturday February 27, 2010 · 9:07 AM PST

2010/02/27 · 09:07

So I am reading this rather horrific article about the dire financial straits that Greece is in. I had been reading similar articles in the past few weeks at Americablog.

Warning: extremely dry and impermeable discussion of financial instruments to follow. Coffee should be nearby.

Greece is causing the financial markets great consternation of late as the country is on the precipice of a financial meltdown similar to the one the United States just had but perhaps much worse. The NYT article that Americablog links to gives a little more detail, but not much.

Governments raise money in several ways. The simplest is to get it from taxes. However if a government is spending more than it is earning it can either print more money or borrow it. If the country uses the former, it devalues the currency and even though the country just printed more of it, because there is more of it, as a whole it is all worth less. So countries prefer to borrow it. But they have to pay it back...with interest. Apparently, Greece cannot borrow money any more, and credit default swaps are the problem.

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Thursday August 27, 2009 · 12:29 PM PDT

2009/08/27 · 12:29

So far, since the Democrats started trying to reform the health care disindustry, the MSM has treated us to a never ending stream of process stories, gloom and doom outlooks for the deficit, and most of all, credulously trumpeting the most outlandish and patently absurd conspiracy theories about what is in or going to be in the bill.

I have seen only one person on television actually discuss what was ACTUALLY IN one of the draft health reform bills, and he wasn't a journalist. It was Jon Stewart. Now I don't glue myself to the television, except to watch "Bones" (I really wish they would bring Zach back on the show). So it is possible I have missed some substantive discussions of the proposed bill, perhaps on Olberman or Maddow.

Jon Stewart wasn't even trying to read from the actual bill, but ripped out the page that Betsy IcantstopMcCoughingupbullshit was claiming proved her point and Jon proved the opposite.

Can we please stop reading about "Death Panels" and "Waiting lists" and "Killing Grandma" and tell the American Public what is actually in the EFFING BILL!!!!!!!

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Friday August 21, 2009 · 1:38 PM PDT

2009/08/21 · 13:38

Most of the well informed, or moderately well informed among us know Betsy McCaughey as the lady that propagated the lie about there being death panels. Betsy McCaughey was recently on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Stewart, to his credit did an admirable job of countering her spin and nonsense because he actually does his homework and does not accept everything that comes out of his guest's mouths. I wish we had more like him in the MSM.

If you want to see the whole interview you can find it at the Washington Monthly Website, which I highly recommend for sane commentary. (I have no affiliation with the site).

But Betsy McCaughey (pronounced "McCoy")got away with her biggest and clearly most subtle doozie before the interview actually began. It was how she was introduced. She was introduced as a member of the "Hudson Institute" and as the founder of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths and patient rights advocate. That gives her the veneer of legitimacy when she deserves none.

Her title debunked below the fold: OOOH OOOH! New info, hot off the presses. See below.

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Thursday August 20, 2009 · 10:46 AM PDT

2009/08/20 · 10:46

Healthcare reform is dead as far as I am concerned. I never thought Obama was much of a progressive and he is proving it.

The lobbyists are clogging the system with money. I have always felt that the biggest problem with major legislation is their size. They are unwieldy. Too much pork is put into them. Yeah, yeah, the grease from the pork makes the gears move. That is true with many things that are opaque and hard to understand, but healthcare is not hard to understand when you break it down.

Many people who think they are opposed to healthcare reform find out they are really in favor of it when the details emerge. So emerge them, bit by bit. I have a plan with four simple parts. Hack away.

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What would you do if a health care bill had no public option?

26 votes Vote Now!

What would you do if a health care bill had no public option?

I would object to a bill without a public option and throw up my hands in exasperation.

1 vote

I would object to a bill without a public option and would call my congressman about it.

3 votes

Not only would I object to a bill with no public option, I would demand my congressman oppose it and help any primary opponent if my congressman voted for a bill with no public option.

15 votes

I would accept a bill without a public option so long as it did not require individuals to buy private insurance.

2 votes

I would accept any healthcare bill that congress passes.

5 votes

Can't afford my daughter's braces

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Thursday August 13, 2009 · 7:02 AM PDT

2009/08/13 · 07:02

Next week we have to get a palate expander for my daughter's mouth. Her teeth are horrible. I mean scary to look at ugly. Otherwise she is a very cute girl. Of course I am going to say that, she's my daughter. But she is cute. She knows her teeth are bad and rarely smiles because of it.

If we don't get a palate expander her jaw will fuse over time and then the only way to move her teeth will be to remove a whole bunch of them. The trouble is it will cost about 1500 dollars and our dental plan doesn't cover it. Most don't cover orthodontia.

I lost my job in January and cannot find another one. I have private clients as well, but they are hurting and haven't paid me in God knows how long.

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Tuesday June 16, 2009 · 6:22 PM PDT

2009/06/16 · 18:22

It is not interesting when a republican politician admits to an extramarital affair after campaigning on a "family values" platform. It is so common these days. If anyone has the stomach to watch Fox News, they should watch to see if, I mean when, Fox News labels Ensign as a Democrat instead of a Republican.

Update: Oh geez, the diary mall cops are giving me a hard time.

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Republican Sen. Ensign just admitted to an extramarital affair. What are the chances that Fox News will label him as "D-NV"

94 votes Vote Now!

Republican Sen. Ensign just admitted to an extramarital affair. What are the chances that Fox News will label him as "D-NV"

100%

41 votes

75%

29 votes

50%

9 votes

25%

2 votes

Fox is an honorable news channel and would not stoop to such things

13 votes

I am not watching GMA anymore

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Thursday June 04, 2009 · 12:48 PM PDT

2009/06/04 · 12:48

I don't really care for Good Morning America. It is boring corporatist media, but my wife puts it on as she gets ready for work. This morning was the last straw. The two female hosts, one older and blond (because you can't have too many blonds on the teevee) and known for vapid and cushy interviews, and the other known for having recently survived cancer. I am not digging on the other host, I just cannot think of anything that stands out about her. They don't give her any chances to ask hard hitting questions so maybe she would be great if she did, but they don't.

Alas I digress. This episode sucked eggs.

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Tuesday May 26, 2009 · 12:09 PM PDT

2009/05/26 · 12:09

So besides flying the older and outdated version of the Georgia state flag, the one with the confederate battle flag in it, I checked out their concerts the last time I was there.

There were about six or seven listed concerts. Out of those, one was a female country singer (a good one), one was titled "Christian Music", one was titled "Gospel Music", and one was the "Sean Hannity Freedom Tour."

You may throw up now. The only name I recognized from the Hannity tour was the less popular and less talented but older Cyrus. Intolerance is ok if it is wrapped in a flag. I wonder if they will be selling freedom fries at the park that day.

Do admitted terrorists get credit for time served?

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Friday May 08, 2009 · 6:33 PM PDT

2009/05/08 · 18:33

Recently admitted al Qaeda agent Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri lived in a naval brig in South Carolina for nearly six years before pleading guilty when he was finally given the chance to have a trial.

Given the charges he is admitting to, he is looking at a maximum of 15 years in prison, plus monetary penalties.

Given that we are a nation of laws, and not men, should this clown get credit, six years to be exact?

The judge apparently can consider the his time served but is not obliged to take it into account. Is it ok to get no credit for being incarcerated just because they gave you a label that defied explanation? Was your actual incarceration just as illusory as your legal status?

How far we have fallen.

Six Flags flying confederate flag?

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Tuesday April 14, 2009 · 10:16 AM PDT

2009/04/14 · 10:16

Ok, so I am taking the kids to Six Flags Great Adventure, in Jackson, NJ and we are waiting on line for our tickets and I see several flags flying nearby. One is the California state flag, another I don't recognize.

The one in the middle is one third blue with a white seal of some sort and the other 2/3rds of the flag is the confederate flag. Clearly, Six Flags is flying the state flags of the states it has other parks in, but this is New Jersey. I was a little offended.

I just googled it and the flag is from Georgia. Moreover, the flag they were flying is not even the current flag, but one that seems to have been retired in 2001. picture of old georgia flag

So why is Great America in New Jersey flying the outdated controversial confederate flag of Georgia? It caused quite a fuss down in Georgia for the governor there. It's ok in New Jersey? I am sending an email to Six Flags. Maybe you should too.

Note: In the grand scheme of things, this is not very important relative to war and taxes and poverty, etc. I just happened to be there with the kids and thought it was wrong.

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