I just found a video from this series on the front page of youtube. It’s not just funny, it has a lesson to teach us.
Have you been to youtube yet? It’s this great site with videos. I’m going to link to as many of these youtube videos as I can find.
The Key to Reserva, you have a competitor. (Although maybe you already did in The McCain Girls. I can’t decide if that was a parody.)
Man, this video is just amazing. I wish someone would make a TV movie about Hillary scored to hipster OC-esque music. This guy is better than Wes Anderson at scoring scenes.
Whatever happened to Janet Reno? I liked Janet Reno.
I realized today that it’s been about 5 years since the last Bowie album came out. That’s a long time with no new Bowie.
Also, I’d like you to note that the wind is blowing only Bowie’s hair. Is that because he has a wind machine? No, it’s because air is drawn to his face.
The best political ad since Viva Obama, since the Gravel Rock ad.
Schadenfreude
Lenin’s Tomb:
The owners of the owners, the elite of the rentier capitalist class, the ultra-neoliberal wing of the ruling class, are begging for money. One minute it’s privatise this, downsize the welfare state, supersize my debt, and don’t you dare mention socialism. Now it’s gimme gimme gimme.
Hillary’s NAFTA Lie
Surprise, surprise.
The Crazy Black Preacher!
Really great post.
The basic point I extracted from Obama’s speech is simple: black resentment (including that of Jeremiah Wright) is based in reality, whereas white resentment is based in misrecognition (and even willful ignorance) of the real source of their problems. In terms of this basic rubric, I think that it’s fair to say that even the conspiracy theories of the black community point to an actual historical grievance. It is absolutely impossible to line them up as equivalent to anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, JFK assassination theories, 9/11 truthers, etc., etc., just as it is absolutely impossible to claim that black resentment toward whites is equivalent to white racism against blacks.
Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO) Rally
Although I don’t normally post about local news, perhaps this will be changing. Today at 2:30PM (here in Ann Arbor) there is going to be a GEO rally on the campus diag. If you live in Ann Arbor, I highly suggest reading the strike platform and coming out in support of the GSIs, who are grossly underpaid by an institution hardly pressed for cash. More info about the rally can be found here and here.
If the university fails to meet the GEO’s demands, a “sit out” against the university will begin next Tuesday.
Mozart: Advanced?
After reading this, the answer seems obvious.
Proposal: Shopping Cart Stroll
Posted at 5:28 AMVisit your local grocery store and take out a shopping cart. Make sure the wheels don’t squeak and that the stability of the cart’s turning is in order. Experience the freedom of pushing a cart around the store with no agenda, and no excess groceries to weigh you down. Do not purchase anything– you must be resolved to enjoy this as an experience, not as an errand.
If you attempt this, let me know.
Nefarious, Oppressive… Questionnaires
That battle by China to reassert control over its restive Tibetan population has now drawn in students attending schools and universities in Beijing.
They are required to provide four answers, Tibetan sources told The Times. First, they must write a reply to the question “What position does the Dalai Lama occupy in your heart?” Second, they must provide the address and place of work of their parents. Third, they must give details of their own identity card. Finally, they must guarantee not to take part in any political activities.
I’m willing to bet that if you’re a Lama supporter, you’re not going to be very likely to reveal that in a questionnaire to the government, so what exactly is the point of this exercise?
I got this from Digg’s Obama agit-prop section (the entire website in this tepid post-Ron Paul era). It is a screenshot taken earlier today of CNN.com following Obama’s speech. To make it clear, I consider myself a mild Obama supporter. There are a number of issues I disagree with him on, but this is just completely absurd. It is time for CNN, that dastardly enemy of the people, to be ruthlessly struggled against.
Barack Obama’s Speech on Race
Let’s hope that this puts an end to the “Reverend Wright debacle,” followed by an Obama victory in Pennsylvania and lastly Hillary’s concession. Then we won’t have to ever hear about primaries for another 4 years, thank god.
(Via The Weblog.)
Cryptomundo covers “el Duende”
I’ve been waiting for their coverage, as they’re the best at these things. Obviously it’s not technically a cryptid…
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