{"id":15565,"date":"2009-08-12T18:00:37","date_gmt":"2009-08-13T00:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/08\/12\/unblogged-bits-for-wednesday-12-august-2009.html"},"modified":"2014-11-10T06:41:01","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T13:41:01","slug":"unblogged-bits-for-wednesday-12-august-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/08\/12\/unblogged-bits-for-wednesday-12-august-2009.html","title":{"rendered":"Unblogged Bits for Wednesday, 12 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:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/liberaland\/~3\/a7wIJyjNRz4\/\">Government Health Care Beneficiaries Protest Government Health Care: Alan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/08\/12\/steele-death-panels-proper\/\">Steele: It was \u2018proper\u2019 for Sarah Palin to fearmonger about \u2018death panels.\u2019<\/a> &#8211; Hey, look, Steele hasn&#8217;t read (or understood) the legislation, either.  Holy Moley, the GOP is killing itself with stupid over all of this.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/08\/12\/grassley-scare-mongers\/\">Grassley Scaremongers About Government Pulling \u2018The Plug On Grandma\u2019<\/a> &#8211; Yeah, it&#8217;s so cool that Grassley&#8217;s such a great &#8220;partner&#8221; for the health coverage reform negotiations.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/08\/12\/murkowski-offended-palin\/\">Murkowski \u2018offended\u2019 by Palin\u2019s \u2018death panel\u2019 fearmongering.<\/a> &#8211; Again, when its folks from your own party and state who are criticizing you, it&#8217;s worth taking a moment to consider &#8230;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rightwingwatch.org\/content\/fema-mass-evacuation-bus-governments-secret-weapon\">FEMA Mass Evacuation Bus: The Government&#8217;s Secret Weapon<\/a> &#8211; And the busses are no doubt rigged to be carried by The Black Helicopters, too!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rightwingwatch.org\/content\/thou-shall-not-lie\">Thou &#8220;Shall&#8221; Not Lie<\/a> &#8211; Hey, look &#8212; if you actually read the text, you SHALL see that these guys are either liars, idiots, or some combination thereof.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rightwingwatch.org\/content\/janet-porter-reveals-coming-american-genocide\">Janet Porter Reveals The Coming American Genocide<\/a> &#8211; Wow.  There are eighteen kinds of batshit craziness in one little article here &#8212; though the kicker remains, of course, the final paragraph.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rightwingwatch.org\/content\/farah-obamas-grandmother-was-really-his-mother\">Farah: Obama&#8217;s Grandmother Was Really His Mother<\/a> &#8211; And the Birther insanity grows &#8230;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Jimhillmediacom\/~3\/i2VqKpEDNWg\/click.phdo\">Keep an eagle eye out for The Haunted Mansion\u2019s Hatbox Ghost<\/a> &#8211; Some fun Disneyland trivia here &#8230;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toplessrobot.com\/2009\/08\/frank_darabont_is_dead_but_walking.php\">Frank Darabont Is Dead (But Walking)<\/a> &#8211; More positive notes on Walking Dead.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/1979semifinalist.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/12\/the-walking-dead-on-tv\/\">The Walking Dead on TV<\/a> &#8211; This has the opportunity to be all sorts of awesome.  Or just another mediocre zombie thang.  Here&#8217;s hoping for the former.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.dailykos.com\/~r\/dailykos\/index\/~3\/UzT1oL6tebw\/-Stephen-Hawking-Sets-the-Record-Straight\">Stephen Hawking Sets the Record Straight: mcjoan <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Americablog\/~3\/jYjFd6HXJjU\/teabaggers-goal-is-not-compromise-and.html\">Teabaggers: \u201cThe goal is not compromise, and ANY bill coming out this year would be a failure for us.\u201d<\/a> &#8211; Actually, I hope the GOP stops &#8220;negotiating&#8221; &#8212; it&#8217;ll mean the Dems stop giving away the store.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/08\/11\/clean-energy-protesters\/\">Right-wing global warming deniers protest Clean Energy Summit.<\/a> &#8211; But did they have giant puppets?  It&#8217;s not a real summit protest unless there are giant puppets!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/08\/12\/paul-broun-martial-law\/\">Paul Broun: Obama\u2019s \u2019socialist elite\u2019 is planning to \u2018declare martial law.\u2019<\/a> &#8211; I can&#8217;t single this out as particular crazy talk because there have been folks who said the same thing about both Dubya and Clinton.  On the other hand, the folks saying that sort of stuff WEREN&#8217;T SITTING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.  So, not crazy, just insanely irresponsible.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amctv.com\/originals\/madmen\/madmenyourself\/\">MadMenYourself.com<\/a> &#8211; Ignore the ad, but play with the avatar-maker.  It&#8217;s retro-fun.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.cnet.com\/8301-10805_3-10308013-75.html?tag=TOCmoreSthttp:\/\/news.cnet.com\/8301-10805_3-10308013-75.html?tag=TOCmoreStories.0\">Judge orders Microsoft to stop selling Word | Microsoft &#8211; CNET News<\/a> &#8211; Crikey!  Though, honestly, I doubt MS will take a serious fall on this.  Also, amusing, given all of Micro$oft&#8217;s varied patent shenanigans.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/notalwaysright.com\/some-dont-really-like-it-hot\/2337\">Some (Don\u2019t Really) Like It Hot: admin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/PamsHouseBlend\/~3\/WKNsqIDpPgw\/anchorage-alaska-passes-lgbt-nondiscrimination-ordinance-veto-possible\">Anchorage Alaska passes LGBT non-discrimination ordinance, veto possible<\/a> &#8211; It&#8217;s appalling that such laws are necessary.  It&#8217;s even more appalling that folks are so dead-set against them.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/jezebel\/full\/~3\/8S_cBdxdn6k\/times-writer-finds-jc-penneys-focus-on-fat-people-clever-amusing\">*Times* Writer Finds J.C. Penney&#8217;s Focus On Fat People Clever, Amusing [Fit  To Print]<\/a> &#8211; Wow.  What a jerk.<\/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;. Government Health Care Beneficiaries Protest Government Health Care: Alan Steele: It was \u2018proper\u2019 for Sarah Palin to fearmonger about \u2018death panels.\u2019 &#8211; Hey, look, Steele hasn&#8217;t read (or understood) the legislation, either. Holy Moley, the GOP is killing itself &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/08\/12\/unblogged-bits-for-wednesday-12-august-2009.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Unblogged Bits for Wednesday, 12 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_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_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":[263,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-disney","category-potpourri"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15656,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/08\/27\/unblogged-bits-for-thursday-27-august-2009.html","url_meta":{"origin":15565,"position":0},"title":"Unblogged Bits for Thursday, 27 August 2009","author":"***Dave","date":"Thu 27-Aug-09 6:00pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries .... Atheists who'll take in your pets after the Rapture - Plus, if things really go south during the Tribulations, they'll provide a ready source of nourishment! 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Journalism, standards, and telephones - I don't think there's nearly that hard and fast a line between \"journalism\" and \"comedy\" -- but it sure strikes me that \"The Daily Show\" often shows more insight\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":15266,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/07\/20\/unblogged-bits-for-monday-20-july-2009.html","url_meta":{"origin":15565,"position":3},"title":"Unblogged Bits for Monday, 20 July 2009","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 20-Jul-09 6:02pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries .... Gingrich agrees with DeMint: Health care \u2018could be\u2019 Obama\u2019s \u2018Waterloo.\u2019: Matt Corley Chris Rodda: I Accept Rep. 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Finland postal service to open mail and send scanned email copies - Telegraph - Okay, I see the point ... but this just doesn't sound like a good idea. a look inside \u00bb WikiLeaks\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lord of the Rings \/ Hobbit&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lord of the Rings \/ Hobbit","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/media\/franchises\/lord-of-the-rings"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":16828,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2010\/02\/28\/unblogged-bits-for-sun-28-feb-2010-700pm.html","url_meta":{"origin":15565,"position":5},"title":"Unblogged Bits for Sun, 28 Feb 2010,  7:00PM","author":"***Dave","date":"Sun 28-Feb-10 5:00pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries .... Knopf Editor Makes Great Case for Editors in Poorly Written Post About Needing Editors [Fuckups] - Editor, edit thyself. A matter of life and death - Money graf: \"But for some, we're literally talking\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Books&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Books","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/media\/media-books"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15565"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47459,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15565\/revisions\/47459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}