February 2012
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Firth of Forth: On the Tumblr #Politics Tag →
politicalprof:
There is an interesting and it seems to me entirely appropriate debate going on on Tumblr right now about how the #Politics tag works, the kinds of posts that get marked with it, and in particular whether the vile and hate-filled bloviations of one of the Tumblr #Politics…
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“Four years ago with Democrats, the tension in that race was which of two...”
– Steve Schmidt, on MSNBC
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“I took a chance at the Apollo and I’m not going to take a chance again....”
– Obama, on Rev. Al Green
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“To say that people of faith have no role in the public square? You bet that...”
– Okay, here’s the whole context!
Rick Santorum, discussing John Kennedy’s famous 1960 speech on the separation of religion and politics in light of his Catholic faith, on ABC’s “This Week” today.
—Only one quick thought: Kennedy’s speech was reasoned, literate and thoughtful whether you...
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“We establish no religion in this country, we command no worship, we mandate no...”
– Ronald Reagan (via politicalprof)
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“I don’t believe in an America where the separation of church and state is...”
– Rick Santorum (via beforeisleep)
what a fucking terrifying nutjob (via meghanwithanh)
Is this for real?
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“We are lucky enough to live in a country in which our politics in 2008 soared...”
– I love this.
West Wing Writer Lawrence O’Donnell: ‘Of Course’ Obama Is A Better President Than President Bartlet
(via nickbaumann)
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#NewtLies
From Talking Points Memo:
“When I was watching the debate last night I did a double-take when I heard Newt say that ‘reforming’ the federal Civil Service system could save “a minimum of $500 billion a year.”
That sounded pretty crazy to me since that’s like 15% of the entire federal government. And the vast majority of federal spending goes to the military and...
Firth of Forth: hello, hyderabad (and the saddest... →
nukuler:
My friend Vivek, who studied the exact combination of three things as me in college but is hilariously better at all of them is in India to write a book. You can tell that it will be amazing.
vnemana:
Diary of February 8, 2012
On this day I arrived in India, finally,…
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GOP senators: Domestic violence against... →
motherjones:
A very important NY Times editorial.
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“To be clear (for those that are relatively new), we have a dress code which...”
– Sean Spicer, communications director for the Republican National Committee
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“Abu Suleiman was working methodically to wrap the body of a seven-year-old girl...”
– The Guardian’s Paul Wood in Homs, Syria (via pantslessprogressive)
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Personhood and the GOP →
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“New Obama campaign pitch distilled to 7 words: “GM is alive; bin Laden is dead.”
– JOSH MARSHALL of TPM.
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“Thank you all for coming, because I know a 9:30AM class at Sarah Lawrence is...”
– Michael Siff, in a 9:30AM lecture. (via slcteacherisms)
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Firth of Forth: The Son is not the Father →
politicalprof:
Governor George Romney (R-Mich., father of Mitt) was a passionate advocate for civil rights. Perhaps the most dramatic evidence of this passion came at the Republican National Convention in 1964, which was held, if you can believe it, in San Francisco.
George Romney walked…
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“THE CONVERSATION: A tippy-top Republican, unprompted, yesterday sketched the...”
– Mike Allen, on panicking GOP insiders. May I submit Ainsley Hays for consideration?
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On the Merits of Asking Questions
From Colo Pols:
“When I was a little girl living three miles outside of Detroit in a small house with eleven residents (my parents and nine children), my Dad had regular poker games in our garage. The garage was a working garage with a grease pit to fix cars (a 6 foot deep rectangular hole), which he covered with several layers of plywood on weekend evenings, in order to have his regular...
Chocolate Bipartisanship →
Well played by the representative from Virginia.
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“A year ago, Ohio ranked 48th in job creation. We trailed only Michigan and...”
– Ohio Gov. John Kasich, in his 2012 State of the State address. (via officialssay)
RIP Wrigley
slcteacherisms:
The Sarah Lawrence community mourns the death of our unofficial mascot, Wrigley (aka that giant dog that was always on campus). Wrigley suffered from a common form of cancer in dogs of his breed. He’s The Phoenix’s cover story this month, so check it out to learn more.
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I also agree that I’m not sure what type of person... →
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“To pass through Grand Central Terminal, one of New York’s exalted public spaces,...”
– “A Proposal for Penn Station and Madison Square Garden,” from The New York Times. (via taylorlorenz)
Apt description.
(via timeoutnewyork)
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"What Should I Read Next?" Going Rogue Edition
Not sure how these books are related:
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“Once a little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing on it. I loved...”
– Maurice Sendak (via yousaidminkey)
I remember this quote! Maurice Sendak is the best. (via barefootmouse)
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Obama Playlist. Read it, Love it.
OFFICIAL OBAMA 2012 PLAYLIST FOR CROWD EVENTS (rallies, ropelines, etc.), to be released today: (As reported by Mike Allen of POLITICO in Playbook.) “Different People” (No Doubt) … “Got to Get You in My Life” (Earth, Wind & Fire) … “Green Onions” (Booker T & The MG’s) … “I Got You” (Wilco) … “Keep on...
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“Proposition 8 served no purpose, and had no effect, other than to lessen the...”
– Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt, Kick-Ass Mega-Judge (via jessethorn)
Democrats Kickin’ It Old School →
Gotta love the Democrats
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The Washington Post tries a new weapon to fight... →
For example, in a front-page story in December, Donna St. George reported that black students in the D.C. area were suspended and expelled two to five times as often as whites. That story attracted 3,736 comments, more than 2,000 of those by 9 o’clock in the morning.
With prodding from the interactivity team, St. George struck while the iron was hot. She began engaging commenters directly and...
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“He’s thinner, he’s better looking, he’s younger. But you asked me if I had...”
– Newt Gingrich, during an interview on the “Rich Stevens Radio Show.” (via officialssay)
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Firth of Forth: Why No Responsible Democrat Should... →
robertreich:
Republicans are worried sick about Newt Gingrich’s ascendance, while Democrats are tickled pink.
Yet no responsible Democrat should be pleased at the prospect that Gingrich could get the GOP nomination. The future of America is too important to accept even a small risk of a…
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