{"id":12837,"date":"2008-09-19T08:33:17","date_gmt":"2008-09-19T15:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/09\/19\/potpourri-for-a-tgif.html"},"modified":"2008-09-19T08:33:17","modified_gmt":"2008-09-19T15:33:17","slug":"potpourri_for_a_tgif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/09\/19\/potpourri_for_a_tgif.html","title":{"rendered":"Potpourri for a TGIF"},"content":{"rendered":"

DARK, GLOOMY, AND\/OR SERIOUS<\/p>\n

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  1. EFF sues Cheney, Bush, and the NSA to stop illegal…<\/a> – Go, EFF! Go!<\/li>\n
  2. As Bush\u2019s VP Vetter In 2000, Cheney \u2018Sidestepped The…<\/a> – Palin is a natural successor — except I don’t think she’s nearly as smart as Cheney.<\/li>\n
  3. Are Radical Right Media Feeding Political Violence…<\/a> – I tend to shy from these sorts of accusations, but at the very least their love of violent rhetoric and imagery deserves more than a dismissive “Can’t you guys take a joke?” knee-jerk defense.<\/li>\n
  4. Nationalism is not Patriotism [A Blog Around The Clock]<\/a> – Don’t agree with all of the author’s characterizations, but the difference between the two is quite apparent tome.<\/li>\n
  5. Vintage Marlboro ads targeted at moms<\/a> – Some of these are just funny (in an evil and exploitative way).<\/li>\n
  6. RIAA wants to fine lawyer who defends file-sharers…<\/a> – If you can’t win in court, then sue the guy who’s blocking you. Nice.<\/li>\n
  7. O\u2019Reilly: The current \u2018economic chaos\u2026is the end of the Bush legacy …<\/a> – Ouch!<\/li>\n
  8. The Unexpected Message The Yes On 8 Campaign Sends to Jews, Mormons …<\/a> – “We’ll take your money and votes, but don’t apply for a job with our law firm.”<\/li>\n
  9. No charges for Mark Foley in congressional page scandal<\/a> – I don’t care, as long as the man sinks into well-deserved obscurity and ruin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    HAPPY, JOYFUL, AND\/OR FUN<\/p>\n

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    1. Our 10 Favorite Actors from Geeky Movies & TV | Geekdad…<\/a> – Great list that I can’t argue with — especially if you add in the ones mentioned in the comments.<\/li>\n
    2. Outside.in’s StoryMaps<\/a> – Auto-mapping locations mentioned in blogs to a map. Making a note of that.<\/li>\n
    3. Opening My Eyes & Mind To Damascus<\/a> – Adding this city to places I’d like to visit.<\/li>\n
    4. 1958 NFL championship game and modern football<\/a> – Not a huge football fan, but this is a fascinating look at how the game has changed in fifty years.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      DARK, GLOOMY, AND\/OR SERIOUS EFF sues Cheney, Bush, and the NSA to stop illegal… – Go, EFF! Go! As Bush\u2019s VP Vetter In 2000, Cheney \u2018Sidestepped The… – Palin is a natural…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[35,55,17,25,28,41,9,16,27,67,26,40,24,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-big-business","category-blogging-technical","category-homeland-security","category-gay-stuff","category-media-moguls","category-media-movies","category-politics-law","category-potpourri","category-religion","category-media-sports","category-travel","category-media-tv","category-writing-and-language","category-zt-pc"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9250,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2006\/08\/01\/feds_appeal_rul.html","url_meta":{"origin":12837,"position":0},"title":"Feds appeal ruling loss in the EFF\/AT&T case","author":"***Dave","date":"Tue 1-Aug-06 3:05pm","format":false,"excerpt":"A few weeks back, Judge Vaughan Walker ruled that the EFF suit against AT&T for allegedly turning over phone records to the NSA -- an arguably illegal act -- could...","rel":"","context":"In "Homeland Security"","block_context":{"text":"Homeland Security","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/politics-law\/homeland-security"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":958,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2001\/10\/30\/a_warning_to_us.html","url_meta":{"origin":12837,"position":1},"title":"A warning to us all","author":"***Dave","date":"Tue 30-Oct-01 3:06pm","format":false,"excerpt":"My sainted wife, Margie, comments on the Cheney\/Bush post below: What worries me about Cheney is Bush's repeated statements, \"I don't have anthrax.\" That has been his pat answer to...","rel":"","context":"In "Politics & Law"","block_context":{"text":"Politics & Law","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/politics-law"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9305,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2006\/07\/29\/bt06_and_now_fo-2.html","url_meta":{"origin":12837,"position":2},"title":"BT06 – And Now for Something Completely Different …","author":"***Dave","date":"Sat 29-Jul-06 2:25pm","format":false,"excerpt":"... a serious topic. 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