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Tuesday April 17, 2007 · 2:07 PM PDT

2007/04/17 · 14:07

UPDATE - 8:01PM CST.
Passed - 77-19. I would like to make sure that people know that this was Rep. Wise's baby and when the problems arise from this bill, we know who was the biggest pusher of this corporate handout.

If you haven't been following, there is a bill about to come to the floor in the Iowa House [ Senate File 554 ] that grants state franchises to 'Video Service Providers', a fancy term for an entity that delivers wireline television service, previously known as 'cable'. This bill is horrid on many, many levels, but for reasons mostly relating to consumer and constituent inaction, it has a inordinate amount of support in the Iowa legislature.

Please read the following article below the fold, originally posted on Blog for Iowa for an overview on this unnecessary, and possibly speech-stifling, bill:

Clever

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Wednesday October 05, 2005 · 1:15 PM PDT

2005/10/05 · 13:15

My college newspaper is usually a so-so read, especially the opinions section. In the past it has, as many college papers I suspect, been highly partisan [both ways], sometimes silly, and many times flat out dull. But I was struck today by a wonderful editorial which would do well to be passed around and followed through upon.

[Note - I reprint the whole thing only due to a pesky email signup, otherwise I would tell you to go to the site. You can anyway...would be the proper thing I suppose.]

Disaster prevention needs attention
Our media may seem to be bursting at the seams with hot topics and controversial stories, but truly important stories are missing. The news is so full of sensational accounts of the latest disaster that we may miss our chance to prevent another.
...

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O'Reilly vs Blogs - Right Now!

Clever

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Tuesday October 04, 2005 · 2:17 PM PDT

2005/10/04 · 14:17

Update [2005-10-4 20:56:7 by Clever]: Quick rundown of the show below the fold.

Via Crooks and Liars and Think Progress, we learn O'Reilly is taking on the blogosphere:

Falafel
Personal attacks lodged through the internet! How are so-called "Web logs" being used as ideological weapons? And who's behind the smear campaigns? We'll have a No Spin look at a dangerous new weapon in the culture wars!
From O'Reilly Factor Homepage

Evil, evil blogs out to DESTROY!

Credibility waning much O'Reilly? Got to nip those pesky blogs in the bud?

It would be funnier if it wasn't so sad.

Should there be a reaction, other than the gleeful chortles of knowing that we're under O'Reilly's skin?

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Planting the Flag

Clever

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Monday June 13, 2005 · 11:06 PM PDT

2005/06/13 · 23:06

It's late, so I can get away with it. [The image is not mine, but felt it necessary to share.]

The title of the piece is Sentiments Exactly. It pretty much sums up the current situation.

The hosting site is Boners.com, a division of the folks at Rotten.[Easily offended? Don't click the link.]

What is art? This:

I leave you with my new sig. I find it to be a wonderful rallying cry:

Fairy Godfathers

Clever

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Tuesday June 07, 2005 · 10:27 PM PDT

2005/06/07 · 22:27

Influence and bailouts a business tradition in Bush family
[via Daily Rotten]
Originally published Oct 29, 2000.

Once upon a time, a rich and powerful father gathered his four young sons and urged them to become rich and powerful, too. Take risks. Push yourselves. Influence others, he ordered in a bold voice.

Then he whispered, "And if you muck things up, a fairy godfather will always appear to make things better."

Read Article

I love that its in the Business section.

Dynasty. Power. Money. Greed. War. A kingdom, like in the Grimm's Tales.

But there are no fairy godfathers now. He and his administration have 'mucked up', and we and the future have to make it better.

Just a reminder to keep up the fight.

DKos Plagiarism

Clever

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Friday May 06, 2005 · 11:10 AM PDT

2005/05/06 · 11:10

One of the diaries [that was] on the recommended list [was/is] a plagiarism.

Why Liberals often lose the debate on Gay Marriage

The author CUT AND PASTED [poorly, I might add] a diary from the Frameshop series by Jeffrey Feldman.

Here is the original work: Frameshop: Gay Marriage, posted December 3rd, 2004. The plagiarism begins after the "open" sign.

Please adjust your recommends accordingly. Do not allow any credit to be mistakenly given to this plagiarist. Jeffrey Feldman worked HARD on the Frameshop series, and I think we owe it to his work to let credit be given where credit is due.

allentownboy, you are a MAJOR ASSHAT. You violated the trust of "bringing your own to the table." Good luck ever achieving it here in the future.

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Fox News Trying to Marginalize Joe Biden

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Thursday April 21, 2005 · 10:18 PM PDT

2005/04/21 · 22:18

Special Report with Brit Hume aired a segment tonight, for no real apparent reason, on Senator Joseph Biden. It appears as if while in Afganistan, Senator Biden was photographed naked carrying a bucket of water to the camp's only shower [not exactly sure of this, as the segment went by very quickly. Hopefully Crooks and Liars will get the video.] by a soldier. Brit Hume happily reported that, when contacted, Senator Biden's only comment was that he was "just glad they didn't put it on the internet."

All I can say is WTF?!

Roger Ailes [CEO Fox News] on CSPAN

Clever

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Thursday April 07, 2005 · 6:17 PM PDT

2005/04/07 · 18:17

Roger Ailes was on CSPAN doing Q&A and said some interesting things:

Chavez [Venezuela] is taking away the freedom of the press and buying Kalishnikov rifles

Covering his ass for not having Fox News look at is coverage on the leadup to war

American people can tell between Fox News "opinion" and Fox News "News"

Takes some passing shots at CNN as well. Might be worth watching when it comes out in the CSPAN online archives. I only caught the end...anyone else see this?

BTW, anybody know what he's talking about with the Venezuelan press and arms thing? I was somewhat taken back as it was a very deliberate talking point...probably something to be on top of.

Hagel Shows His Hand

Clever

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Sunday March 06, 2005 · 11:58 PM PST

2005/03/06 · 23:58

From
Senator to Propose Raising Retirement Age

A leading Republican senator is proposing to raise the Social Security retirement age from 67 to 68, while Democrats maintain their opposition to the president's plan to overhaul the retirement program with private investment accounts.

[snip]

Hagel's plan, which he said is the first Social Security reform bill being introduced in the Senate this year, would allow workers 45 and younger to keep their guaranteed Social Security account, but set up a voluntary program of personal accounts that could supplement their retirement income.

"The president has not laid down a specific plan as to how he's going to get us to solvency," Hagel said. "I do that. It doesn't mean mine's best, but I do it."

That's good. Wouldn't want to insinuate that you know more than Your Man From Connecticut. Might shake him right off his pedestal.

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Optimus Prime Dies of Prostate Cancer

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Monday February 28, 2005 · 9:41 PM PST

2005/02/28 · 21:41

For those of you that watch Adult Swim, you'll understand. For those of you that don't, Adult Swim is a nightly occurrance on Cartoon Network, with such amusing fare as Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Venture Brothers, Family Guy, and the impetus for this diary and the newest of the family, Robot Chicken. [Toys and other doll types done in claymation type style with hilarious writing.

But Enough about that, on to the show... Read More

Gonzales Hearings pt 4 [Discussion]

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Tuesday February 01, 2005 · 3:02 PM PST

2005/02/01 · 15:02

This is the continuation of:

Gonzales Hearings, Pt 3. | Gonzales Confirmation Hearing Part 2 | Gonzales Senate Vote Thread

Thanks to orthogonal and Cedwyn for the previous threads

please, no pictures! Slows down the refresh rates on the thread.

numbers to call cspan:

202 585 3885 D
202 585 3886 R

Where to watch: CSPAN 2

Clever

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Thursday January 27, 2005 · 10:13 PM PST

2005/01/27 · 22:13

Tonight, like a lot of people I assume, I was doing my laundry [as well as a bit of my girlfriend's] and I had a thought. People in goverment don't do their own laundry. Man, that would be nice, I thought to myself. Then the second thought came: Why don't they do their own laundry?

A silly question you say? No. Really. Think about it...

The reason people in elected government get their laundry done by someone else at taxpayer expense [our tax dollars pay their salary, as well as fund all their pet programs for all their campaign contributors, right?] is that we as a nation don't want them to...they really should be thinking about other things, like, say - avoiding wars, for one. No, we have their laundry done for them so that we, those who actually do laundry, know they have more time to do what we voted them into office to do. Makes perfect sense.

There, question answered. But then, as my mind often does when I do laundry, I had another thought...did Bush ever have to do his own laundry? Is that a silly question?

You bet your ass.

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Fairy Godfathers

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Roger Ailes [CEO Fox News] on CSPAN

Hagel Shows His Hand

Optimus Prime Dies of Prostate Cancer

Gonzales Hearings pt 4 [Discussion]

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