Archive for August 19th, 2009

MSNBC’s Racist Lie

19th August 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

via sundriesshack.com
The tight shot of the so-called racist white guy with a gun? Yeah, he’s black. Watch this video, then visit Jimmie’s site (http://www.sundriesshack.com/2009/08/19/ms-nbcs-racist-lie-must-not-be-allowed-to-stand/) for more details, including a link to Hot Air, where you can see CNN’s version.
Unbelievable. So glad Jimmie is going to call MSNBC about this (http://twitter.com/jimmiebjr/status/3419521325).

Posted via [...]

OFA National Health Care Forum with the President

19th August 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

via my.barackobama.com
Join the president for a virtual town hall on health care reform. Formally “RSVP” on the website, or you can submit questions via Twitter by sending a Tweet to @BarackObama with the hashtag #hc09. If enough people ask the serious, tough questions, he won’t be able to ignore them.
(Bonus for those [...]

Pundit & Pundette: The Czar continues to deconstruct HR 3200

19th August 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

How bad is HR 3200? Worse than you can imagine. We owe our gratitude to those intrepid warriors who are reading the real thing; I’m lagging behind on the Cliff Notes version. Check this out from the Czar of Muscovy’s gleanings from pp. 301-400 (and btw, he’s all the way up to page 600 already):
Pundette [...]

Inbox Zero: My Quest to Stop Using the Inbox as a Calendar and To-Do List

19th August 2009 by Catherine Favazza 2 Comments

via video.google.com
I’m always dreaming of an inbox that’s down to zero, but instead stare in disbelief at all the email I have and how I can’t possible reply to or deal with it all. No more, my friends. Here’s what I learned listening to this video today:
-Don’t use your inbox as a calendar and task [...]

I’m a little obsessed with Tom DeLay being on “Dancing with the Stars.” Let me explain.

19th August 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

via tomdelay.com
I’m kind of obsessed with the idea of Tom DeLay being on “Dancing with the Stars.” I’ve never been a fan of the show, but am looking forward to watching this season now. It’s hard to tell: Am I interested because Tom DeLay might secretly be the best dancer ever? Or because it’s [...]

President Himself Highlights Future Rationing of Health Care: Lessons from the Postal Service

19th August 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

Though it’s been done before on the Right, the president himself has compared a public option (or whatever it’s called today) for health care reform to the Post Office, competing alongside private companies a la FedEx and UPS in harmony.

In this moment, the president gave opponents of a government-run plan a great opportunity: the chance [...]