{"id":20450,"date":"2011-03-15T17:31:02","date_gmt":"2011-03-15T23:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/03\/15\/unblogged-bits-tue-15-mar-11-1731.html"},"modified":"2011-03-15T17:31:02","modified_gmt":"2011-03-15T23:31:02","slug":"unblogged-bits-tue-15-mar-11-1731","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/03\/15\/unblogged-bits-tue-15-mar-11-1731.html","title":{"rendered":"Unblogged Bits (Tue. 15-Mar-11 1731)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries …. <\/p>\n
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  1. Media Matters staff: Hoft Post On Wisconsin Rallies Features Hitler Youth With Obama Pins<\/a> – Yes, because the Right never teaches their children to repeatedly chant slogans to match their political and\/or religious beliefs. (Rolls eyes.) (Note: I’m generally not in favor of anyone, left or right, dragging their kids to political events and having them join in the chanting. But the shameless Godwinisms and Obamaphobia of this particular dolt makes my focusing my criticisms on his side of the aisle defensible, I think.)<\/li>\n
  2. First Look at the Batman Crossover We’ve All Been Waiting For [Television]<\/a> – I would be unhappy aboput this, save that BtBatB has handled retro stuff with fun and wit. It’s not my favorite Batman animated series, but it’s had some great moments.<\/li>\n
  3. Don’t forget the other little creatures<\/a> – Awww.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries …. Media Matters staff: Hoft Post On Wisconsin Rallies Features Hitler Youth With Obama Pins – Yes, because the Right never teaches their children to repeatedly chant slogans to match their political and\/or religious beliefs. (Rolls eyes.) (Note: I’m generally … Continue reading “Unblogged Bits (Tue. 15-Mar-11 1731)”<\/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":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20450","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":26015,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/04\/political-activism-for-the-goose-is-political-activism-for-the-gander.html","url_meta":{"origin":20450,"position":0},"title":"Political activism for the goose is political activism for the gander","author":"***Dave","date":"Sat 4-Feb-12 11:01am","format":false,"excerpt":"Because the long-term campaign on Komen by anti-abortion forces was merely prayerful urgings and a \"targeted\" but righteous cause, but the pressure on Komen to reverse their Planned Parenthood decision was \"thuggery\" and a \"Mafia shakedown\" and a \"wild frenzy\" by \"pro-abortion fanatics who demand obeisance to Planned Parenthood.\"Riiiiiight. #ddtb\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":28588,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/07\/15\/public-pensions-and-political-speech.html","url_meta":{"origin":20450,"position":1},"title":"Public Pensions and Political Speech","author":"***Dave","date":"Sun 15-Jul-12 11:35am","format":false,"excerpt":"The GOP continually lambastes unions for collecting dues from employee members and then using them for political purposes without those union members having a say. \u00a0But Citizens United means that public pension plans, paid into by public employees and invested into corporations, are providing significant money to let corporations \"speak\"\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":134641,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2017\/09\/11\/need-moar-money-political-campaigns.html","url_meta":{"origin":20450,"position":2},"title":"Because we need MOAR MONEY in political campaigns!","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 11-Sep-17 9:19am","format":false,"excerpt":"Various House GOP members are adding in little bits and bobs of campaign finance deregulation into different budget bills, because clearly they think that finding more ways (and more hidden ways) to let people spend their way to political success will favor their party make us all More Free! 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