Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Is Marvel nickel-and-diming The Avengers to death? – Yeah … because we really want to lowball the budget for the flagship film with a multitude of different characters. Ugh.
- Video: Harwood Court Renovation Project – Pomona College – My old dorm in college. Man, I wish we’d had ceiling fans in each room in my day.
- Eugene Robinson – Nancy Pelosi, undone by her own success – I’ve always found Pelosi’s style and presence irritating and off-putting in the extreme — but she’s also been a much more effective progressive leader than Reid or Obama. I’m glad she’s seeking to stay on as Minority Leader.
- CAIR Member Sues Oklahoma Over Sharia Ban | TPMMuckraker – An interesting perspective on what Oklahoma’s “pre-emptive strike” means.
- Report Notes ‘Sudden Silence’ From Voter ‘Fraud-Mongerers’ Post-Election | TPMMuckraker – No doubt they’ll be back in … oh, September 2012.
- FRC: If Survey Says Soldiers Don’t Oppose Repealing DADT, The Survey Must Be Flawed – If we can just ask the right questions, I’m positive we can get the answers we really want to see!
- Fischer Accuses Obama Of “Flipping Off” His Enemies – Yes, and if you look at the video Fischer is flogging here, Obama is cunningly and covertly flipping someone off … WITH HIS RING FINGER. The thuggish fiend!
- ThinkProgress » Stimulus Bashing Governors Issue Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars In Stimulus Funded Bonds – It may be hypocritical, but it lets them bash the Democrats while profiting from them. It’s a win-win!
- GeekDesk – I’d love to have a standing desk. Hmmmmm …
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7. That’s not his ring finger. His pinkie and ring fingers are together, and his index and middle finger are extended together. And, as long as he has two fingers extended, I am certain it does not count as a covert flip-off.
You are correct — I had the hand orientation flipped. But, yes, it doesn’t feel at all unnatural to use two fingers — especially if you (a) have long fingers, and (b) you are a carefully trained politician who wants to avoid an inadvertent gesture (or an unthinking finger up the nose).