{"id":15535,"date":"2009-08-07T18:00:29","date_gmt":"2009-08-08T00:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/08\/07\/unblogged-bits-for-friday-07-august-2009.html"},"modified":"2013-06-03T15:31:14","modified_gmt":"2013-06-03T21:31:14","slug":"unblogged-bits-for-friday-07-august-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/08\/07\/unblogged-bits-for-friday-07-august-2009.html","title":{"rendered":"Unblogged Bits for Friday, 07 August 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:\/\/www.tor.com\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=blog&amp;id=49571\">Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game<\/a> &#8211; A fine game, and enjoyable to play.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/store.quantummechanix.com\/Serenity-Inevitable-Betrayal-T-shirt_p_67.html\">Serenity Inevitable Betrayal T-shirt<\/a> &#8211; Me want.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/08\/07\/pelosi-swastikas\/\">Pelosi Is Not \u2018Deranged\u2019 \u2014 Swastikas And Comparisons To Hitler Are On  Display At Town Hall Protests<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;He&#8217;s a Socialist!  No, he&#8217;s a Fascist!  Or a Muslim!  Or an Atheist!  Or a Racist!  Or &#8230;&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/08\/07\/jobs-conservatives-stimulus\/\">Despite Jobs Report, Conservatives Still \u2018Ready To Declare The Economic Stimulus Plan A Failure\u2019: Matt Corley<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rightwingwatch.org\/content\/acceptable-insanity-right-wing-rhetoric\">The Acceptable Insanity of Right Wing Rhetoric<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;At long last, sir, have you no decency?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.newsweek.com\/blogs\/thegaggle\/archive\/2009\/08\/06\/obama-health-care-logo-nazi.aspx\">The Gaggle : Conspiracy Watch: Does Obama&#8217;s Health Care Logo Resemble a Nazi Symbol?<\/a> &#8211; Um &#8230; no.  I mean, stars &#8230; a cadeuceus &#8230; I might have skipped the Obama logo in there, just because it seems a bit too &#8220;personality,&#8221; but overall I think it looks very nice.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/us.rd.yahoo.com\/dailynews\/rss\/oddlyenough\/*http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/ap\/20090807\/ap_on_fe_st\/us_odd_child_pornography_cat\">Fla. man blames cat paws for child porn downloads      (AP)<\/a> &#8211; As Ginny puts it: &#8220;It was kitty porn, your honor! KITTY PORN!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/crooksandliars.com\/david-neiwert\/are-republicans-and-their-thugs-kill\">Are Republicans and their thugs killing off the Town Hall as a democratic forum?: David Neiwert<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/ICanHasCheezburger\/~3\/sU5bZKfQH-k\/\">adoption fee $75<\/a> &#8211; Amen.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/boingboing\/iBag\/~3\/8uVNlQ2lX2w\/report-deet-popular.html\">Report: Deet, popular and potent insect repellent, is neurotoxic<\/a> &#8211; Not exactly shocking news. Yes, more research is urgently necessary, but given the very real, measurable risks associated with disease from insect bites, I would strongly urge folks not to give up this highly effective insect repellent &#8230; yet.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/08\/07\/hillary-clinton-john-bolton\/\">Hillary Clinton erupts in laughter at the mention of \u2018John Bolton.\u2019: Ben Armbruster<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/08\/07\/woman-mom-gop\/\">Woman Who Said She Was \u2018Just A Mom\u2019 At Town Hall Meeting Is Exposed As A  Republican Operative<\/a> &#8211; I suppose Republicans can be mothers, too &#8212; but I suspect that&#8217;s not why she identified herself as such.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/obsidianwings.blogs.com\/obsidian_wings\/2009\/08\/lessons-of-sotomayor-they-aint-all-good.html\">Lessons of Sotomayor &#8212; They Ain&#8217;t All Good: publius<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/wondermark\/~3\/t_LMdGxOexk\/\">#541; In which I thought of it First: David Malki !<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/08\/06\/rick-scott-sanchez\/\">CNN\u2019s Rick Sanchez leaves Rick Scott fumbling to justify his health care  corruption.<\/a> &#8211; I see &#8212; Rick Scott&#8217;s rubric for whether our current health care system is working is whether any of its executives are going to jail?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/08\/06\/beck-military-tribunals\/\">Beck Jokes About \u2018Military Tribunals For All Those Currently Serving In  Washington\u2019<\/a> &#8211; What a loon.  Actually, what a pair of loons.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/08\/06\/tampa-town-hall\/\">Inspired By Glenn Beck, Protesters Overwhelm Town Hall Meeting With \u2018Cat  Calls\u2019 And \u2018Banging On Windows\u2019<\/a> &#8211; I don&#8217;t have any problem whatsoever with a involved citizenry, with folks making their concerns known, or even with folks feeling passionate about the issues.  When that passionate involvement, though, prevents civil discourse and communication (whether or not it&#8217;s being driven by outside forces with their own agenda), then it stops being constructive and starts being destructive.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/friendlyatheist.com\/2009\/08\/07\/iowa-atheist-ad-to-be-put-back-on-buses\/\">Iowa Atheist Ad to Be Put Back on Buses?<\/a> &#8211; Obviously, someone&#8217;s been talking with their lawyers.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/08\/06\/party-shot-accessory-for-new-sony-cameras-automatically-takes-pictures-of-everyone-at-the-party\/\">\u201cParty-shot\u201d accessory for new Sony cameras automatically takes pictures of  everyone at the party<\/a> &#8211; It&#8217;s a bit like hiring a photographer for your party &#8211; though one that just sits in one place.  An interesting idea, though.<\/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;. Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game &#8211; A fine game, and enjoyable to play. Serenity Inevitable Betrayal T-shirt &#8211; Me want. Pelosi Is Not \u2018Deranged\u2019 \u2014 Swastikas And Comparisons To Hitler Are On Display At Town Hall Protests &#8211; &#8220;He&#8217;s a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/08\/07\/unblogged-bits-for-friday-07-august-2009.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Unblogged Bits for Friday, 07 August 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":[361,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-media-tv-fireflyserenity","category-potpourri"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7881,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2005\/08\/01\/joss_stuff.html","url_meta":{"origin":15535,"position":0},"title":"Joss stuff","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 1-Aug-05 10:07am","format":false,"excerpt":"A big Joss Whedon interview. 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