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March 25, 2011
Draft Tommy Lee Jones for Senate. Texas’ conservative voters aren’t about to send just any Democrat to the Senate in 2012. Hell, it’s been seventeen years since a Democrat has won any statewide race here. That’s quite a record and one
we’d like to see broken. To do that, whoever the Democratic nominee is in 2012 better bring something awfully special to the race. Tommy Lee Jones is the only Democrat (or potential Democrat) who does. His name ID, near-universal popularity, fundraising ability, residence in and love for this state, his success as a cattle rancher, Spanish fluency, his image as a
western tough guy and his
impressive academic credentials would instantly make him the frontrunner, regardless of who the Republicans nominate.
posted by valkane at 7:55 PM PST - 97 comments
"I called Sam and asked him if he wanted to come to dinner but he said he had softball practice and I said that was a damned shame and hung up. When I got to Sun City Bea and Rob were at were at the bar, behind tattooed women and men with guitars. They were sitting in the shade and their beers were half empty. We drank beer and ate pho but Rob was restless and did not talk very much..." Ernest Hemingway, Yelper. Fill free to riff up and add your best Imitation
Hemingway below. Here is a
guide and a
sample
posted by growabrain at 3:23 PM PST - 8 comments
In
2009, there were 423,773 children in foster care in the U.S., one of those children is "Jacket," who at age 20 months in
December 2009 was placed into foster care with her foster mother
Rebecca. Rebecca, single and in her early 30s, had already fostered a few young children and started
blogging about it.
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posted by k8t at 1:17 PM PST - 42 comments
In preparedness circles, EDC means
Everyday Carry, being items one keep on or near one's person at all times, to help with both planned and unforeseen events during the day. A lot of opinions about what should be in an EDC kit exist, but the minimum usually recommended seems to be a cell phone, light source and small folding knife. The
EDC blog shows pictures and lists of submitters' EDC kit.
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posted by Harald74 at 8:05 AM PST - 218 comments
Cruise Missiles: The Million-Dollar Weapon (SLHP) In the opening days of the assault on Libya, the United States and the United Kingdom launched a barrage of at least 161 Tomahawk cruise missiles to flatten Moammar Gadhafi's air defenses and pave the way for coalition aircraft.
In fiscal terms, at a time when Congress is fighting over every dollar, the cruise missile show of military might was an expenditure of nearly a quarter of a billion dollars. Each missile cost $1.41 million, close to three times the cost listed on the Navy's website.
posted by Dragonness at 8:01 AM PST - 113 comments
A week ago, University of Wisconsin History Professor Bill Cronon wrote a
blog post about the organization he claimed was driving much of the legislation in Wisconsin:
ALEC. Shortly after that, he wrote an
op ed for the New York Times about the legislation.
Now, the Wisconsin GOP have sent a FOIA request to the University requesting all emails that Cronon may have sent containing the terms "Republican, Scott Walker, recall, collective bargaining, AFSCME, WEAC, rally, union ..." and others. Cronon
responds, calling it an "Attack [on] academic freedom". (via
TPM)
posted by demiurge at 7:34 AM PST - 119 comments
Criggo is a blog that posts amusing newspaper bloopers and oddities - bad headlines, poorly chosen pictures, strange advertisements, etc. The blog only has the past month's worth of posts, but it's archived in its entirety
here.
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posted by flex at 6:53 AM PST - 15 comments
