{"id":15290,"date":"2009-07-23T18:00:43","date_gmt":"2009-07-24T00:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/07\/23\/unblogged-bits-for-thursday-23-july-2009-2.html"},"modified":"2009-07-23T18:00:43","modified_gmt":"2009-07-24T00:00:43","slug":"unblogged-bits-for-thursday-23-july-2009-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/07\/23\/unblogged-bits-for-thursday-23-july-2009-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Unblogged Bits for Thursday, 23 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:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TPMmuckraker\/~3\/n0gI3XySOHc\/abstinence-supporting_gop_state_lawmaker_admits_to.php\">Abstinence-Supporting GOP State Lawmaker Admits To Sex With 22-Year-Old Intern<\/a> &#8211; Ah, still more GOP Family Values.  &#8220;Abstinence for thee but not for me.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TPMmuckraker\/~3\/QTNS-dOFMiA\/conservative_activist_forwards_racist_pic_showing.php\">Conservative Activist Forwards Racist Pic Showing Obama As Witch Doctor<\/a> &#8211; Ah &#8211; taking the moral high road, I see &#8230;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/crooksandliars.com\/john-amato\/pro-life-really-means-anti-contraceptio\">Pro-Life really means Anti-Contraception<\/a> &#8211; First they came for the homosexuals, but I didn&#8217;t say anything because I was straight.  Then they came for the abortion doctors, but I didn&#8217;t say anything because I hadn&#8217;t had an abortion.  Then they came for the folks using contraception &#8230;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/UbX-xBCOT3M\/how-to-troubleshoot-a-flaky-internet-connection\">How to Troubleshoot a Flaky Internet Connection [Home Network]<\/a> &#8211; Great article on diagnosing Internet failures.  Making notes &#8230;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/boingboing\/iBag\/~3\/iPy6-Xbqo90\/what-worked-then.html\">What Worked Then<\/a> &#8211; Size does matter.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wired.com\/~r\/wiredscience\/~3\/V5jYdL_0VhE\/\">Time-Series Photos From Space of Aral Sea Death<\/a> &#8211; This is just stunningly sad.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/07\/23\/jindal-more-jumbochecks\/\">Jindal Tours Louisiana Attacking \u2018Washington Spending\u2019 While Handing Out  Jumbo-Sized Stimulus Checks<\/a> &#8211; I&#8217;m shocked, shocked, to find political hypocrisy here!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Americablog\/~3\/azUNKHM9BsA\/research-firm-cited-by-gop-to-oppose.html\">Research firm cited by GOP to oppose health care reform &#8220;is wholly owned by UnitedHealth Group, one of the nation&#8217;s largest insurers.&#8221;<\/a> &#8211; I&#8217;m shocked, shocked, to find a insurance company-owned yet magically independent research firm being quoted by the Republicans here.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/loom\/2009\/07\/23\/george-wills-crack-fact-checkers-continue-their-nap\/\">George Will\u2019s Crack Fact-Checkers Continue Their Nap | The Loom | Discover Magazine<\/a> &#8211; You&#8217;re entitled to your own opinion, George, but not to your own facts.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/boingboing\/offworld\/~3\/IY5YF-l_z8o\/one-shot-space-invaders-extrem.html\">One shot: Space Invaders Extreme, the car: Brandon Boyer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.partiallyclips.com\/index.php?id=1617\">Catamaran &#8211; 2009-07-21<\/a> &#8211; Compromise is sometimes a very good thing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smugbaldy.com\/2009\/07\/23\/thinking-is-a-craft-that-requires-practice\/\">Thinking Is A Craft That Requires Practice: Smug Baldy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/boingboing\/iBag\/~3\/yNi3ZChhBEk\/brit-photographer-wh.html\">Brit photographer who shot demolition of flyover arrested for terrorism: Cory Doctorow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/obsidianwings.blogs.com\/obsidian_wings\/2009\/07\/press-conference.html\">Press Conference<\/a> &#8211; Money quote: &#8220;If we were living in some sort of Platonic ideal of The Republic, fine. We could study things and enact the very best plan possible.  But in this world, we have John Boehner.  And delay at this point means death to reform.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/iwastetoomuchtimeatwork.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/do-not-use-twitter.html\">Do Not Use Twitter!<\/a> &#8211; I can only assume it means, &#8220;Don&#8217;t stand there like an idiot texting &#8216;Hey, I found a fire, look at that!'&#8221;  If so, it&#8217;s an interesting shift of &#8220;Twitter&#8221; into a more generic sense.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/iwastetoomuchtimeatwork.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/im-going-to-go-get-me-some-drive-thru.html\">I&#8217;m Going To Go Get Me Some Drive Thru&#8230;<\/a> &#8211; Yes!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryquotes.com\/2009\/07\/some-kind-of-code.html\">some kind of &#8220;code&#8221;<\/a> &#8211; I think I&#8217;ve figured it out &#8211; lots of folks are trained in using single quotes for Wiki markup to make things bold or italicized, and use double quotes in posters and signs assuming they will have the same effect.  No?  Huh.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/-\/2\/hi\/uk_news\/8164079.stm\">White weddings to include baptism<\/a> &#8211; Jesus welcomed all to the table.<\/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;. Abstinence-Supporting GOP State Lawmaker Admits To Sex With 22-Year-Old Intern &#8211; Ah, still more GOP Family Values. &#8220;Abstinence for thee but not for me.&#8221; Conservative Activist Forwards Racist Pic Showing Obama As Witch Doctor &#8211; Ah &#8211; taking the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/07\/23\/unblogged-bits-for-thursday-23-july-2009-2.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Unblogged Bits for Thursday, 23 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_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_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-15290","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":15289,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/07\/23\/unblogged-bits-for-thursday-23-july-2009.html","url_meta":{"origin":15290,"position":0},"title":"Unblogged Bits for Thursday, 23 July 2009","author":"***Dave","date":"Thu 23-Jul-09 6:00pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries .... Abstinence-Supporting GOP State Lawmaker Admits To Sex With 22-Year-Old Intern - Ah, still more GOP Family Values. \"Abstinence for thee but not for me.\" Conservative Activist Forwards Racist Pic Showing Obama As Witch Doctor\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Potpourri&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Potpourri","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/potpourri"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":26498,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/17\/ive-had-alls-i-can-stands-i-cant-stands-no-more.html","url_meta":{"origin":15290,"position":1},"title":"I&#39;ve had alls I can stands, I can&#39;t stands no more!","author":"***Dave","date":"Fri 17-Feb-12 11:47pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Y'know what? Screw it (no pun intended). I don't care if a government mandate includes an insurance plan requirement to include coverage that an employer religiously objects to -- whether that's contraception, or abortion, or blood transfusions, or liposuction, or whatever. My moral decisions are my own, not my employer's.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":27040,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/03\/11\/is-the-gop-shooting-itself-in-the-foot-with-women.html","url_meta":{"origin":15290,"position":2},"title":"Is the GOP shooting itself in the foot with women?","author":"***Dave","date":"Sun 11-Mar-12 11:41am","format":false,"excerpt":"It's all anecdotal here, but I can't imagine the reactions here are unique. If so, and if it stays in the public eye for several more months, it's going to have to hurt the GOP presidential candidate -- and, by extension, the rest of the party. #ddtb Embedded Link Centrist\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":28139,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/06\/05\/contraception-and-abortion-and-bad-labeling.html","url_meta":{"origin":15290,"position":3},"title":"Contraception and Abortion and Bad Labeling","author":"***Dave","date":"Tue 5-Jun-12 12:31pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Of course, just as bad as the unfounded labeling the FDA slapped on these pills is the labeling of something that prevents implantation as being \"abortion.\" \u00a0And, for that mater, I suspect it won't make any difference in the political rhetoric, since most of the folks who've been clamoring about\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":26446,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/16\/the-gop-war-on-women-is-having-an-effect.html","url_meta":{"origin":15290,"position":4},"title":"The GOP war on women is having an effect","author":"***Dave","date":"Thu 16-Feb-12 7:06pm","format":false,"excerpt":"It's driving independent \/ centrist women over to supporting Obama. It is, of course, still early days in the presidential campaign, but, really -- social conservatives were already going to be voting GOP (even with their noses pinched if it's Romney). 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