I have been annoyed this week. I'm not going to hash out the details because then I'd rant and never stop. Instead, it doesn't matter why I've been annoyed - although I'm sure you can imagine some of my reasons...Chuck Grassley, LaRouchies, wingnuts, the fact that I hate guns but have spent the last few days thinking maybe I ought to look into some training and get one so I can protect myself and my family from the idiots threatening civil war at Tom Harkin's town hall events.
Instead of allowing myself to flip out, I've decided dancing is more productive. I thought I'd go back and look at some of my favorite videos. Add yours in the comments :-)
Let's dance...and then tomorrow let's fight for health care for everyone.
Unfortunately, embedding was disabled on one of my all time favorites, Smells Like Teen Spirit. If you haven't heard the Patti Smith version, check it out, it's great.
Don't tell my husband, but I have a thing for Justin Timberlake bringing sexy back. He wouldn't be jealous, just embarrassed. LOL.
The video on this one sucks - the original video was again disabled (bah!), but we used to sneak into clubs in Chicago when I was in high school and I loved this one:
Another club favorite from my very early high school days, a little Crystal Waters:
And I'll jump back to 2007, Ciara, Like A Boy.
And perhaps one of my favorite songs from high school (which kinda cuts off at the end...annoying):
Top Comments:
From bronte17:
From time to time, someone will ask, "Who is your favorite person? Who would you most like to have dinner with?"
This diary explains the answer for many people: Muhammad Yunus: A Saint for Our Time. Yunus was among the recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award from President Obama yesterday.
One of today's recipients was Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh, the inventer of the concept of microfinance. The idea is to give tiny loans--maybe only $30--to poor villagers, originally all women, to help them start tiny businesses. Huge mountains of prejudice need to be overcome. The program has been SPECTACULARLY successful, and it is now expanding all around the globe, even into the United States. Some of the best examples are in poor areas of New York City.
Urizen's simple yet cogent comment explains the genius of Yunus in using the "responsible hands" of women to move the world forward.
From Elise:
Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle brings us another videoin which Rich Trumka kicks ass.
I also want to highly recommend a diary that was recently posted by DHinIA, Defeating the Health Care Forum Bullies (getting something done) Update 1. Read it...and let's fight for what we know is right.
Please tip BeninSC for collecting your top mojo this evening!
Top Mojo, excluding the tip jars and usual high mojo comments:
1 Go Rich Trumka! by Savage - 250
2 It is way past time by stevej - 200
3 I agree. Back to square one. by Angry Mouse - 197
4 Really? by gchaucer2 - 178
5 Labor is also putting the pressure on by Kitty - 157
6 My jaw is dropping by gchaucer2 - 152
7 Whole Foods is just like health care by MsLibrarian - 145
8 Rich Trumka by Lawdog - 141
9 Yes -- Fox is NOT a news organization. by Finck II - 128
10 I wish Gibbs would have asked by doorguy - 120
11 Joan Baez is one of my heroes by St Louis Woman - 116
12 Well I'm taking the plunge . . . by nyceve - 115
13 I suggest by immanentize - 112
14 I was ready to Recommend no matter what this was by OutOfManyOne - 112
15 Trumka, if you remember was the guy who by henry porter - 112
16 Her old albums were some of the first I down- by Susan from 29 - 109
17 Fox needs to be locked out. by high bitrate - 109
18 Now that is change... by bruddaone - 95
19 It IS bizarre... by grannyhelen - 87
20 Blue dogs just met pit bull by henry porter - 86
21 Yes! by irmaly - 83
22 How can Grassley even be at the table? by jaywillie - 82
23 Me also. by TomP - 82
24 Could you provide by gchaucer2 - 78
25 Right on clammyc! by One Pissed Off Liberal - 77
26 whole foods boycott by mmpd - 76
27 If WF by Hedwig - 75
28 Whole Foods... by JoesGarage - 74
29 Here's a start on that list by CharlieHipHop - 73
30 My response to UPS regarding Beck and hate speech by smileycreek - 72
31 I read this Canadian quote and AGREE... by Russgirl - 72
Top Mojo, everything included (of 26924 comments in the past 24 hours)!
1 Tip Jar by waydownsouth - 1088
2 Tip Jar by PaulVA - 673
3 I know, this site is about electing Democrats. by Angry Mouse - 591
4 Tip Jar by anastasia p - 537
5 Tip Jar by irmaly - 498
6 At one point in the exchange... by KingOneEye - 477
7 Tip Jar by tremayne - 425
8 Tip Jar by JammerML - 331
9 Tip Jar by nyceve - 279
10 Tip Jar by bonddad - 254
11 Tip Jar by pinback - 250
12 Go Rich Trumka! by Savage - 250
13 Too by DarkSyde - 246
14 Tip Jar by Stroszek - 240
15 Tip Jar by PhillyGal - 234
16 this is so important by clammyc - 230
17 It is way past time by stevej - 200
18 I agree. Back to square one. by Angry Mouse - 197
19 Tip Jar by TomP - 194
20 Really? by gchaucer2 - 178
21 Tip Jar by nyceve - 160
22 Labor is also putting the pressure on by Kitty - 157
23 My jaw is dropping by gchaucer2 - 152
24 Whole Foods is just like health care by MsLibrarian - 145
25 Rich Trumka by Lawdog - 141
26 Tip Jar by annie em - 135
27 Yes -- Fox is NOT a news organization. by Finck II - 128
28 I wish Gibbs would have asked by doorguy - 120
29 Joan Baez is one of my heroes by St Louis Woman - 116
30 Well I'm taking the plunge . . . by nyceve - 115