Thursday Open Thread [10.20.11]
Remember that Ohio passed an anti-worker and anti-union bill similar to Wisconsin’s effort. But in Ohio, instead of recall elections, they have a citizen ballot initiative where the issue of repealing or approving legislation is put to the voters. And opponents of the Republican effort to end all unions, otherwise known as SB 5, got that issue on the ballot. Public Policy Polling’s latest poll shows Ohio voters will be rejecting the evil Republican plan, 56% to 36%.
Apparently, you can have literally “mind blowing” sex.
Sex can trigger transient global amnesia, as can other physically strenuous activities. People in their 50s and 60s are the most likely to experience an episode, but strangely, most people with transient global amnesia have it only once. In most cases, the amnesia is anterograde, meaning people have trouble forming new memories. Sometimes, people also experience transient retrograde amnesia, forgetting some portion of their previous memories. In the case of the 54-year-old woman at the Washington, D.C., hospital, the last day was a fog, and she had been forgetful and confused since having sex. … In one case reported in 1964, a man lost his memory the moment he orgasmed, causing him to exclaim, “Where am I? What’s happened?”
Turning point for legal pot? Gallup poll: “A record-high 50% of Americans now say the use of marijuana should be made legal, up from 46% last year. Forty-six percent say marijuana use should remain illegal.”
And finally, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.) hosted a town-hall meeting this week, but asked the local paper not to publish a notice of the meeting for the public. Why not? Because the congresswoman didn’t want voters to come and say “whatever’s on their minds.” So who showed up? Her staff? Her supporters?
Like MJ said earlier…. our reality is a parody.
I had one of those Where am I? What happened? sexual episodes and it really scared me.
I was alone.
“Honey, I never thought you’d do some of that kinky stuff you did last night… Now that we’ve done it, I can’t wait to do it again.”
The Caesar Rodney Institute is sponsoring “candidate training school” sessions on oct. 29 [@ Dover Downs] and Nov. 5 [Goodstay].
http://caesarrodney.org/index.cfm?ref=50100
As a ยง501(c)(3) institution, CRI may not participate in political campaigns. This demands examination by the appropriate IRS branch.
I think if there is not a declared candidate they are not participating in a campaign.
Ginger Gibson, late of The News Journal, has taken her excellent reporting skills to Politico.
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowldc/politico-adds-some-ginger-spice_b53758
Congratulations to Ginger, who did an excellent job in Delaware.
It’s a shame to see her go to such a sorry rag. Hopefully she can ratchet this into a job with one of the big papers.
I got emails from Carney and Carper today.
“Carper’s Connection: Curbing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Government”
Carney: “Breakfast Club, A Bipartisan Buffet”
It’s Blue Dog Buzzword Bingo!!
Come on Senator Coons – hit me, see if you can avoid the Blue Dog Buzzwords.
anyone watching Rachel right now? VERY entertaining. a little lame she has to drink non-alcoholic beer, but its a great concept.
Rachel just told the Koch Brothers to put on the manpants.
too bad slime has no gender.
Did I miss a thread about Naomi Wolf being arrested at OWS? The Guardian article scares the bejesus out of me. I think it might be time to write a check to the ACLU. I don’t know her or her work, but am a big fan of Free Speech and Free Assembly.
If you can find legal authority for that claim, Puck, I’m all ears. As a matter of law and logic, this defense of CRI is a stretch. There’s no precedent to support CRI, which needs to face scrutiny for this blatantly political undertaking.
No idea on the IRS thing (it would be worth it to ask the IRS to look into it, though), but it would be good for some of us to signup and go. Just to see what they say and to see who goes. And maybe do some good old fashioned monkey wrenching.