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Wednesday, October 7, 2009 07:07 AM

This is the web

I would expect a music piece to have links to or even short samples of the music you're reviewing. It's a rich medium - take advantage of it.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 10:05 AM

Punk-rock ethos?

Dude, punk rock was over 27 years ago. That's pretty much what people were saying about Gourmet.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 07:44 AM

Nukes are a fact of life

A long time ago the cannon was an unthinkable weapon. I mean, my god! They tore down walls that had stood against armies for centuries! Then everyone got the technology to make them.

Nukes are a 65 year old technology. They will spread, and there will be someone willing to use them. I don't want to be without a deterrent counterstrike capability.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 07:49 AM

This is just wrong:

Why should a terrorist go to the trouble of trying to smuggle a nuclear bomb into the U.S., when it is easier to spread mass panic with guns, backpack explosives, suicide bomber belts or truck bombs?

Detonate a radiation device anywhere in a major business district and you deny use of that district for decades. Radiation is invisible and has long-term effects that may not show up right away. You simply CAN'T cause more fear and terror with guns and explosives which kill then stop killing than you can with a device that only needs to be used once and leaves the people in the area wondering about when the cancer will come for them.

Radiation is the perfect terror weapon. Probably even better than biological weapons.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 09:05 AM

"I cheered when splendiferous Rio de Janeiro rightfully got the gig"

Yep. She also hates Obama more than she loves America. Go on, take your big economic boost somewhere else! Who needs ya?!

Does she even realize that saying she's been calling for heads to roll since Week One pretty much reveals what a douchbag she is? 7 days, Camille. Give the guy a chance.

Of course when you've made up your mind ahead of time, you don't let the facts confuse you. You simply use the bones of a factual narrative to frame your predetermined house of lies.

Such a tool.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 09:10 AM

Glenn Greenwald, where are you?

I can tell you why they won't let Glenn Greenwald debate Camille Paglia in the (web)pages of Salon - he'd destroy her rhetoric and reveal her to be the outdated middlebrow windbag she is. It would be embarrassing.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 09:11 AM

Glenn - go debate Camille Paglia

She's so tedious. I'd love to see you take her windbaggery apart.

Thursday, October 15, 2009 01:48 PM

Problem is

I use both Win 7 and Snow Leopard, and Snow Leopard isn't as good as Win 7. Leopard was better than Vista, but they've changed places again.

Apple has some work to do.

Friday, October 16, 2009 07:28 AM

@zorkna

I guess we know what side you'd come down on in the slave/free debate.

Friday, October 16, 2009 08:24 AM

@traumatic

Never forget the founding fathers _expected_ armed revolt and replacement of senators, congressmen, presidents and etc. This is why it is our RIGHT to do so. A right given to us by the Constitution of the United States4

What? I think you should look to the Whiskey Rebellion to see how much the Founding Fathers wanted regular armed uprisings. I know y'all just ignore that "Well regulated militia" part of the second amendment already, but their actions should be a guide.

Friday, October 23, 2009 09:26 AM

that's Politico trying to influence events

The votes are there in the House. Watch.

Thursday, October 29, 2009 09:33 AM

Steve Forbes is no Malcolm Forbes.

His dad would have stuck by the story.

Friday, October 30, 2009 12:38 PM

Let the Public Option-Bearing Bill come to the Floor

If he filibusters it, he loses his chairmanship and is drummed out of the caucus.

If he doesn't filibuster but just votes against it, he just loses the chaimanship.

Only if he both votes for cloture and supports the bill does he retain his chairmanship and gets to sit with the caucus.

C'mon Harry. Channel your inner Lyndon Johnson.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 08:22 PM
Original article: Pelosi's victory for women

Heartless. Bitch.

Massively expanding the number of healthcare consumers without making due provision for the production of more healthcare providers means that we're hurtling toward a staggering logjam of de facto rationing

Daarlings, much better to ration through WEALTH than to RISK having to stand in line. Let the poor people stand in line and suffer - they do it so well.

Jesus, lady.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 01:14 PM

I doubt it'll be much of a discount

But I'd happily buy one of the quad-core 27" iMacs if there were a 20%+ discount.

Thursday, November 19, 2009 07:02 AM

On U-Verse HDNet

It's showing not on a pay per view basis on U-Verse's HDNet Movies in the Chicago area.

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