Help Occupy Wall Street: Send the Banks a Brick on Their Dime

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Friday October 14, 2011 · 2:20 PM PDT

2011/10/14 · 14:20

I hate the big banks. I hate them so much. I don't do business with them (been happy with USAA since 2001). I don't have credit cards with them. I wish I could be with the Occupiers in New York, or even my home city of Atlanta, but I just can't. But there is something I can do to support them.

It seems that every day I get offers for their shitty credit cards, complete with postage paid return envelopes. So today, using a tip from this website, I exacted a little revenge. I sent Citibank three bricks, on their dime.

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Tuesday November 24, 2009 · 3:32 PM PST

2009/11/24 · 15:32

"There’s been a lack of acknowledgment by our president in understanding what it is that the American military provides in terms of, obviously, the safety, the security of our country," Palin said during an interview with Fox News’s Greta Van Susteren. "I want him to acknowledge the sacrifices that these individual men and women — our sons, our daughters, our moms, our dads, our brothers and sisters — are providing this country to keep us safe."

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Thursday October 08, 2009 · 3:07 PM PDT

2009/10/08 · 15:07

A recent news story has added depth to the story of an already incredible woman; Michelle Obama is the descendant of a raped slave. Five generations ago a slave girl named Melvinia, barely 15 years old, was impregnated by an unknown white male, most probably her owner, one Henry Shields, on his Georgia plantation. From those beyond meager beginnings a seed was planted, and the family tree grown from that seed has branches that reach to the highest levels of achievement and prestige. It required work, toil, struggle and more than a little luck, but four blood relatives of Melvinia now reside in White House.

Our First Lady's story is quintessentially American. She is living proof of the American Dream, a person, and a family, who pulled themselves up by bootstraps they didn't even start with. It is a story to be celebrated. So why are conservatives denigrating it? The answer, as is so often the case with these people, is rooted in the color of her skin.

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Friday May 08, 2009 · 1:25 PM PDT

2009/05/08 · 13:25

"...the people are fucked."

So said the ever-brilliant George Carlin, right around the time the environmentalist movement was taking off. George was cursed with seeing the big picture. As the man continued to say, "We're so self-important. Everybody's gotta save something now... And the greatest arrogance of all; Save the Planet."

People know instinctively that the Earth is going to be fine, which is why they can brush us off as a bunch of tree-hugging hippies. If the environmentalist movement is ever going to be taken seriously and achieve its goals, it must tailor its message appropriately.

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Tuesday April 14, 2009 · 12:47 PM PDT

2009/04/14 · 12:47

This is Pete.
Pete is sweet.
Pete will never, ever tweet.
"I do not like to tweet," said Pete.
"I do not think it’s all that neat."

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Saturday February 28, 2009 · 8:41 PM PST

2009/02/28 · 20:41

I'm spitting mad. What you see below happened outside Seattle.

More below the fold.

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Tuesday February 10, 2009 · 9:41 PM PST

2009/02/10 · 21:41

So, remember the anti-weed ad with the talking dog? Remember how it made you wish you had the number to that girl's dealer? Why can't Above the Influence create an ad that is anything but unintentionally hilarious?

I don't know the answer to that question, but I have seen their latest offering, and it made me laugh. I thought, the whole way through, that they must be going after all drugs, and specifically alcohol. Nope, weed.

Seriously, watch this.

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Wednesday February 04, 2009 · 7:51 AM PST

2009/02/04 · 07:51

I've been saying for a long time that Marijuana reform is going to happen in my lifetime, and I probably won't have to wait more than twenty years. Once my generation starts to take over, things will change. The old timers all remind me that they were saying the same thing forty years ago, and things have gotten worse, not better. I always respond that there was no cultural evidence that the flower-power generation would be able to decriminalize. The drug was still too marginalized. Today the cultural evidence is swinging the other way, even if the laws are not.

Today, the Wapo published an Op-Ed by Kathleen Parker entitled "Phelps Takes a Hit," the conclusion of which is

It's time to recognize that all drugs are not equal -- and change the laws accordingly.

The Legalize it movement is going mainstream.

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Friday December 19, 2008 · 1:10 PM PST

2008/12/19 · 13:10

Here comes my two cents. Short, sweet and to the point.

Giving Rick Warren a speaking slot at the inauguration is a genius move by Obama, and all the outrage proves it.

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Sunday December 14, 2008 · 9:31 AM PST

2008/12/14 · 09:31

I wanted to bring this to the attention of the community, because I had not seen it diaried, and I think it is important that we show support for Sarah Palin right now, as we would to anybody in similar circumstances.

The Washington Post reports:

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's home church was badly damaged by arson, leading the governor to apologize Saturday if the fire was connected to "undeserved negative attention" from her campaign as the Republican vice presidential nominee.

Damage to the Wasilla Bible Church was estimated at $1 million, authorities said. No one was injured in the fire, which was set Friday night while a handful of people, including two children, were inside, according to James Steele, the Central Mat-Su fire chief.

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Monday September 01, 2008 · 4:27 PM PDT

2008/09/01 · 16:27

One of my favorite parables in the New Testament is the story of the prodigal son. Jesus told of a farmer with two sons. One day, the eldest son decided he'd had enough of farm life and demanded his inheritance from his father, so that he might go to the city to make his way. The father agreed to do so with no demands, which enraged the younger son, who stayed on the farm. The eldest went to the city, but was unprepared for it. He lost all of his father's money on gambling, women, and drink. Beaten, and with no other options, the son returned home, fully prepared to grovel at his father's feet for forgiveness. The father, however, was overjoyed that the son returned home, and threw a giant welcoming party in his honor. This infuriated the younger son even further, but when he asked his father why they threw a party the father responded that he was just happy to have his son home, and that he didn't care what had happened in the city.

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Friday August 15, 2008 · 6:04 PM PDT

2008/08/15 · 18:04

I have a confession to make. Despite my handle, I absolutely loathe going to the movies. When I do venture to the theater, I usually go alone to a matinee. I've never understood why people feel the need to go to movies with other people. I'm not there to socialize, I'm there to watch a goddamn movie. I hate the sound of people munching popcorn in my ear. I hate the SOB teens with no respect for the people around them. I hate pretty much everything about it.

So, most movies I see at home, with the exception of big event movies or prestige pictures. However, sometimes when I'm sitting on the couch, munchies at hand, I don't want to watch a movie. Sometimes I'd rather watch television.

TV programs have always been in the ghetto of the filmic city. They are considered less worthy of praise, less artful, than good movies. I have to disagree. Good television can do things movies can't. A good season of television will tell a long format story, and the best will deliver enormous character arcs, or brilliant laughs. I'd have to say some some of the longer running shows have given me more hours of quality entertainment than any of my favorite directors. So, with that in mind, I present my favorite television shows.

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Acknowledging Sacrifice

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"The Planet is Fine..."

With Apologies to Dr. Seuss

Cop beats 15 year old girl for being "lippy"

Another Anti-Weed Ad

Marijuana Reform Hits the WaPo

The Genius of the Warren Invocation

Gov. Palin's Church Victimized by Arsonists

The Faithlessness of Fundamentalism

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