Archive for September 18th, 2009

Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Decisions Edition

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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Decisions Edition

Just what the world needs — a When to Eat Bacon decision tree. Click on the image for more detail. W

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Breaking: Big Win For Net Neutrality

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The Washington Post reports  that FCC Chair Julius Genachowski will announce ‘new so-called net neutrality rules’ on Monday. The rules would  “prevent wireless companies from blocking Internet applications, according to a source at the agency.” In addition,  “one principal would clearly state that operators of networks — including wireless firms — cannot discriminate what services and […]

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Teabaggers on Parade

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The other night Anderson Cooper had Mark Williams on his show. Mr. Williams is one of the leaders of the tea party protests. Unfortunately for Williams, Cooper had done some homework before the interview.

Cooper: What you’re saying makes sense to me here when I’m hearing what you say but then I read on your blog, you say, you call the President an Indonesian Muslim turned welfare thug and a racist in chief.

Williams: Yeah, that’s the way he’s behaving.

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Whose Values?

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Talking Points Memo looks at the schedule for the Value Voters Summit and finds these breakout sessions: “Speechless – Silencing The Christians” “Thugocracy – Fighting the Vast Left Wing Conspiracy” “Defunding Planned Parenthood” “Activism and Conservatism: Fit to a Tea (Party)” “The Threat of Illegal Immigration” “Obamacare: Rationing Your Life Away” “Marriage: Why It’s Worth […]

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Friday Open Thread

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Put your brain droppings here. My WTF of the day: Bill O’Reilly supports the public option?

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Overreacting to ACORN

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I am a little disturbed by the latest round of ACORN bashing in Washington this week.  After a pair of conservative actors staged their own sting operation to see if ACORN employees would help them operate an illegal business, there have been a slew of actions taken.  ACORN has lost business that they had with […]

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Massachusetts To Have A New Senator Next Week?

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The efforts to change the law in Massachusetts to allow appointment of an interim senator are moving quickly now. State policymakers were reluctant to act, until Kennedy’s passing made the matter extremely relevant, not only to the state, but to national affairs. Yesterday, the Massachusetts state House took a step towards remedying the problem. House […]

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Calling Them Out on Their Lies

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President Obama made a point of this promise in his speech to the Congress and it looks like it starts now:

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