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11.5.09 Link-El

Oliver Willis — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:22:00 +0000

“With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children’s children that when we were tested, we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back, nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God’s grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.”
– Barack Obama, 1/20/09

* Apparently the Yankees bought another World Series

* Woman at bakery supposedly fired for being too sexy, so she takes her clothes off for the newspaper. I love Brit tabloids.

* Toyota makes a profit

* Grayson counts the dead in GOP districts thanks to lack of health care reform

* Carly Fiorina shouldn’t be anywhere near the US Senate

* George Stephanopoulous is an idiot

* 54 years ago today, Dr. Emmet L. Brown came up with the flux capacitor.

* Kim Kardashian. Princess Jasmine. Halloween.

11.4.09 Link-El

Oliver Willis — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:05:20 +0000

“Republicans and conservatives around the country are sending an important message to the Republican establishment in their outstanding grassroots support for Doug Hoffman: no more politics as usual”
– Sarah Palin, 10/22/09

Book Of The Day: Carter Beats The Devil
Movie Of The Day: Swimming With The Sharks

* 1 Year ago today Barack Obama was elected President, and a great country became greater

* AP’s Liz Sidoti takes a break from fetching John McCain’s donut to do more GOP stenography

* Japanese combine beer and mecha

* Jesse Thorn explains how to dress like a grownup. I never will (t-shirt and kicks forever!) but maybe some of you will.

* Ninel Conde illustrates why telenovelas are awesome

* Disneyland Shanghai is coming

* Obama offers Iran a choice

* … and sweet Jesus how much did Creigh Deeds SUCK?

I should also point out, that Virginia’s rule where you can’t run in 2 consecutive gubernatorial elections is asinine.

11.3.09 Link-El

Oliver Willis — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:45:00 +0000

“I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still in the making”
– Franklin D. Roosevelt, 2/23/36

Book Of The Day: Them: Adventures With Extremists
Movie Of The Day: October Sky

Today is election day, remember to vote. Especially if you’re a Democrat in Virginia (sigh) or New Jersey (fingers crossed). Folks in Maine remember to vote NO ON 1 to preserve marriage equality and civil rights for gay folks.

* Lieberman filibuster threat on ice?

* Fainting couch for Stuart Rothenberg, Alan Grayson has given him the vapors!

* PBS had a good special about the Civilian Conservation Corps on American Experience last night. Check out the trailer here.

* North Korea claims it has weapons grade plutonium

* Kim Kardashian as Princess Jasmine brings an entirely new context to Disney movies.

* The racist BNP put out a video lamenting the fact that there are a lot of non-whites in part of the UK. They don’t make any other point than that. The whole video is like OMG people are totally not white and are wearing Arabic gear. Just so you don’t think idiot slack jawed yokels are an exclusively American thing.

* Not only is he married to Paula Patton and can sing, but he’s the SON OF TV DAD ALAN THICKE.

* The drug industry, explained.

* Owen Wilson is going to be the voice of Marmaduke. Sometimes Hollywood would be better off getting engulfed by a volcano.