Look at me, I'm Danny and I'm having a New York Renaissance!

Except, no, really, I'm Ryo and I'm having a West Wing Renaissance. By way of watching a couple S2 eps on DVD. ::mmmmmmmm:: Big Block of Cheese Day!

Don't get me wrong -- I'm still not going to watch next season, but ( Read more... )

Once again, gacked from dianora2: John Kerry phones fired Moulton woman, offers her job

WOOHOO!! ::hearts John Kerry::

Philip A. Geddes, who owns Enviromate in Moulton, told her Thursday that she had to remove the sticker from her car. Another manager told her she could " 'either work for him or John Kerry,' " she said ( Read more... )

D'oh!

I meant to post about this yesterday, but then I got all sidetracked. Urk.

So I had a thought. Since I'm pretty much done with the West Wing fannishness, I decided that it would be nice to do something with that considerable backlog of unfinished fic I have on my harddrive. And then I thought we should make a day out of it ( Read more... )

See, kristenk2 linked to this, and it made me so infuriated that I had to pass it along ( Read more... )

Infuriating article c/o dianora2:

" 'I reckon you're fired. You could either work for him or John Kerry,' " -- woman fired for the Kerry/Edwards sticker on her car ( Read more... )

First of all: Yay, I can finally get that Kaleshnikov assault rifle I've always wanted!!!

/sarcasm

I'm *so* glad to know that thugs can now legally carry M-16s. Dude, it freaks me out when I see police officers carrying that shit, never mind some punk with an attitude!

Second: From the man bites dog files -- A man who tried to shoot seven ( Read more... )

Fascinating and terrifying blog entry here: Germany in the 1930s and America today. The blogger -- a law prof at UTLaw -- looks at how Hitler and the Nazis used a terrorist event (the burning of the Reichstag by Communists) and the resultant fear among the general populace to curtail civil liberties and consolidate power ( Read more... )

Arnold can kiss my ass.

In related news, I cannot wait to hear Jon Stewart's take on Arnold's "economic girlie-man" crack.

I heart Jon Stewart. Have I mentioned lately? :)

I'm not ready to go back to school ( Read more... )

The latest national poll from The Economist shows Sen. John Kerry leading President Bush, 48% to 43%. More striking, however, is that 58% of those surveyed were disatisfied with "the way things were going in the United States" and 53% disapproved of President Bush's job performance ( Read more... )