{"id":15266,"date":"2009-07-20T18:02:47","date_gmt":"2009-07-21T00:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/07\/20\/unblogged-bits-for-monday-20-july-2009.html"},"modified":"2009-07-20T18:02:47","modified_gmt":"2009-07-21T00:02:47","slug":"unblogged-bits-for-monday-20-july-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/07\/20\/unblogged-bits-for-monday-20-july-2009.html","title":{"rendered":"Unblogged Bits for Monday, 20 July 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries &#8230;. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/07\/20\/gingrich-waterloo\/\">Gingrich agrees with DeMint: Health care \u2018could be\u2019 Obama\u2019s \u2018Waterloo.\u2019: Matt Corley<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.huffingtonpost.com\/~r\/HP\/Politics\/~3\/sYhGtgOYE5s\/i-accept-rep-randy-forbes_b_240243.html\">Chris Rodda: I Accept Rep. Randy Forbes&#8217;s Challenge for Someone to Debate Him: Chris Rodda<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.huffingtonpost.com\/~r\/HP\/Politics\/~3\/5JM7y_nRQAo\/the-f-22-kills-jobs_b_241511.html\">William Hartung: The F-22 Kills Jobs: William Hartung<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tor.com\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=blog&amp;id=38863\">On July 20th, 1969&#8230;by Robert Silverberg: Robert Silverberg<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rightwingwatch.org\/content\/right%E2%80%99s-latest-anti-gay-crusade\">The Right\u2019s Latest Anti-Gay Crusade<\/a> &#8211; Money quote: &#8216;I still find the Religions Right&#8217;s willingness to destroy family relationships in the name of &#8220;protecting family values&#8221; utterly repulsive.&#8217;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rightwingwatch.org\/content\/right-seeks-extra-month-mount-anti-sotomayor-campaign\">Right Seeks An Extra Month To Mount Anti-Sotomayor Campaign<\/a> &#8211; I expect the GOP will do anything it can to delay or derail anything of substance &#8212; Health Care and the Sotomayor confirmation &#8212; past the August deadline.  If only to show they can, and to slow down any momentum to Obama&#8217;s Administration.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.underconsideration.com\/brandnew\/archives\/aether_is_the_new_black.php\">Aether is the New Black<\/a> &#8211; Nice logo, but not sure this is what the world of sportswear needs.  It&#8217;s certainly not what <b>I<\/b> need.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/07\/20\/terry-violent-convulsions\/\">\u2018Operation Rescue\u2019 founder warns of \u2018violent convulsions\u2019 if health bill  doesn\u2019t ban abortions.<\/a> &#8211; Gee &#8212; are we supposed to knuckle under to terror threats?  I thought the Right was really, truly opposed to that.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/07\/20\/steele-confused-health-care\/\">Michael Steele Unplugged: \u2018Don\u2019t Know\u2019 If There\u2019s Moral Responsibility To  Cover Uninsured, \u2018I Don\u2019t Do Policy\u2019<\/a> &#8211; Steele demonstrates he is merely a talking head for GOP talking points.  And not a particularly full head at that.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.genealogue.com\/~r\/TheGenealogue\/~3\/FTHW6zl0Crc\/theyre-dating-themselves.html\">They&#8217;re Dating Themselves<\/a> &#8211; That&#8217;s funny.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/07\/20\/kingston-outs-the-first-256gb-flash-drive\/\">Kingston outs the first 256GB flash drive<\/a> &#8211; The acceleration in capacity vs price on these things has breathtaking.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/larry-page\/moon-20-inspiring-the-nex_b_238510.html\">Larry Page: &#8220;Moon 2.0&#8221; Inspiring the Next Generation of Lunar Explorers: Larry Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/consumerist\/full\/~3\/cJMQac1JXBE\/state-department-admits-rfid-passports-are-insecure\">State Department Admits RFID Passports Are Insecure [Whoops]<\/a> &#8211; Yes, a big &#8220;I Told You So&#8221; seems in order.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/consumerist\/full\/~3\/QysX8Sar78Q\/the-megapixel-wars-must-end\">The Megapixel Wars Must End [Cameras]<\/a> &#8211; Yes, please.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/consumerist\/full\/~3\/_rEuImYLEgc\/wet-shave-and-save\">Wet Shave And Save! [How To]<\/a> &#8211; I shave in the shower and definitely prefer shaving after my face has been well washed under hot water.  But &#8230; um &#8230; ten minutes.  Yikes.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/consumerist\/full\/~3\/lqD0O91oTyI\/10-easy-ways-to-keep-your-flight-attendant-happy\">10 Easy Ways To Keep Your Flight Attendant Happy [Flying]<\/a> &#8211; There is absolutely no profit in being a jerk to the flight attendants.  Plus, it&#8217;s nice to be nice.  Politeness, smiles, and civility go a long way for people in one of the most intense customer service jobs out there.  (On the other hand, some FAs are just jerks themselves. Alas.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/consumerist\/full\/~3\/CeTpiohbMbs\/be-careful-how-you-spend-those-lotto-winnings\">Be Careful How You Spend Those Lotto Winnings [Mo&#8217; Money Mo&#8217; Problems]: Phil Villarreal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/BadAstronomyBlog\/~3\/5OTBN1aCNGA\/\">What Apollo means to me: Phil Plait<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Americablog\/~3\/KtWJyO2oiOo\/us-spends-most-per-capita-for-health.html\">US spends most per capita for health care of any country, yet our health care quality is not nearly top of the list<\/a> &#8211; This is, perhaps, the most difficult idea to get across in the current health system debate.  Americans are used to being &#8220;best&#8221; (and being told we&#8217;re &#8220;best&#8221;) that it&#8217;s hard to get anyone to believe we&#8217;re not in something.  Especially when some seem dedicated to calling anyone who denies it a traitor and socialist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries &#8230;. Gingrich agrees with DeMint: Health care \u2018could be\u2019 Obama\u2019s \u2018Waterloo.\u2019: Matt Corley Chris Rodda: I Accept Rep. Randy Forbes&#8217;s Challenge for Someone to Debate Him: Chris Rodda William Hartung: The F-22 Kills Jobs: William Hartung On July 20th, 1969&#8230;by &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/07\/20\/unblogged-bits-for-monday-20-july-2009.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Unblogged Bits for Monday, 20 July 2009&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/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":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-potpourri"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32487,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/02\/10\/bad-history-makes-for-a-bad-nation.html","url_meta":{"origin":15266,"position":0},"title":"Bad History Makes for a Bad Nation","author":"***Dave","date":"Sun 10-Feb-13 11:26am","format":false,"excerpt":"Because people use history. They use it to persuade. They use it to justify. 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