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Power Line » "Jimmy Carter without the rabbits"
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afterglide » Fixin' up the house
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Polinaut » Sunday for sure, tax cap length the issue
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two dolla » twitter updates for 2008-05-17
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John D Schultz » Auction Start Time - Early is Good
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Mercury Rising 鳯女 » Want To Know What Republicans Are Doing?
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Mercury Rising 鳯女 » Bioremediation And Biofuels: The Asian Angle
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David Erickson's Twin Cities, Minnesota Blog » Links for 2008-05-17 [del.icio.us]
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Lloydletta's Nooz and Comments » Will the Experienced Campaign Manager Resuscitate the Free-Falling Franken Campaign?
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Polinaut » Seifert: Legislature to meet on Sunday
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mnblue - » Minneapolis DFL Convention
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Power Line » Speaker Pelosi encounters reality and notices it
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Lloydletta's Nooz and Comments » Sweetie?
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Vox Verax » Six McCain Lobbyists Down…
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Vox Verax » McCain Has Zero Plan to Get Us Out of Mess President Bush Has Created
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Vox Verax » Obama’s Story, Written by Obama
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Carla's Blog » Adios!
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Polinaut » Like a worm crawling across the United States
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Adventures in Reading » no surprise
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Vox Verax » Propaganda and the Media
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Vox Verax » Democracy in America Is a Series of Narrow Escapes, and We May Be Running Out of Luck
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Minnesota Campaign Report - Front Page » Who's holding up progress in St. Paul?
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Martin Andrade Blogs » No title
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Minnesota Democrats Exposed » NARN “THE FINAL WORD” TODAY FROM 3-5 P.M.
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Birdchick Blog » Funky Oriole
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Smithers MINNEAPOLIS » Photos Dumped
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Power Line » "Bill Clinton Without the Girlfriends"
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Polinaut » Health Care Reform deal reached
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An Amber-Colored Life » Weekend Video Treats; Some people have too much time on their hands.
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Vox Verax » Inflammatory Committee Terror Report Helps McCain/Lieberman Target Obama
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Vox Verax » How will Barack Obama get to 270?
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Vox Verax » "Actual journalists" as government spokespeople
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Vox Verax » High Standards at the Washington Post Op-Ed page
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fiveoclockbot » Book Launch 2.0
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Some Assembly Required » Episode 207, Some Assembly Required
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Greet Machine » Happy Syttende Mai
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Polinaut » Budget update
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Some Assembly Required » John Fleetham
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Anti-Strib » Homosexual "Marriage"
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Barefootblogger: thoughts on dance » Touching Paul
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Some Assembly Required » Owen O'Toole
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Minneapolis Metblogs » Camp Coldwater Documentary Premieres Thursday at the Riverview Theater
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mnblue - » Carla Bates, Jill Davis and Lydia Lee endorsed for School Board at Mpls DFL convention
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Dump Michele Bachmann » The Michele Bachmann Song Comes To Youtube
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Power Line » Four Cheers for John Bolton
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Power Line » Wishful thinking at the New York Times
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The Rake: On the Ball » Many Rivers To Cross
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The Rake: I'm My Own Girl » First Place Winner for Most Original Sculpture
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The Tale of Two Cities » Dinkytown dirties decreasing desireability as a destination.
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Minnesota Monitor - Front Page » Friday Financials: Hide your manholes and lock up that gas
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Power Line » Disingenuous cheerleading from the Washington Post
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Fimoculous.com » Procrastination
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Pop Life » A Marley for Basilica Block Party
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Across the Great Divide » Weekend Bike Blogging.
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Bead Journal » Black Onyx and Agate Necklace
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Vox Verax » John McCain Trades Straight Talk for Unadulterated Fantasy
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Power Line » Over the Top and Around the Bend
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America's Small City Mayor » The Mayor will return shortly!!
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Beer234 » Burt Toyota Review
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Mercury Rising 鳯女 » At Long Last, Have They No Shame?
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Dump Michele Bachmann » Bachmann and Kline AWOL: HR 2642 Amendment 1
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Smithers MINNEAPOLIS » last day in Paris
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Perfect Duluth Day » Chester Park Home For Sale
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Bluestem Prairie: news about Tim Walz (MN-1) » A look at energy research in Southern Minnesota
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Polinaut » Those kids think they're so darn funny
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Tech~Surf~Blog » Zen and the Art of Startup Maintenance: The Story of One Helluva Serial Entrepreneur
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No Force, No Fraud » The false gods of politics
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Asymptosy » Misogyny I Won't Miss
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Polinaut » Pawlenty: State can't implement REAL I.D. until June, 2009
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Northfield.org - Community news, citizen produced » Marino interviews Mamet for Wall Street Journal
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MN Headhunter/Nerd Search » Daily Twitter Notes
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iwilldare.com » Bret Michaels profiled in the Times
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The Tale of Two Cities » Bird Help!
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Pharyngula » I hesitate to mention this…
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Northfield.org - Community news, citizen produced » Buckthorn Pull in Hauberg Woods Today
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Minneapolis Metblogs » Garage sales in Seward
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City Pages - The Blotter » Man tries to commit suicide by diving into wood chipper and lives (w/pictures)
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Polinaut » The Daily Digest: 5-19-08
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Perfect Duluth Day » Stay-at-home summer?
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Minneapolis Metblogs » Sayonara, airport security line losers!
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Northfield.org - Community news, citizen produced » Jar full of love for downtown Northfield
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Minnesota Monitor - Front Page » Local activists protest Iowa immigration raid, help organize relief effort
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Power Line » The lad he doth protest too much, part 2
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Minnesota Monitor - Front Page » Minneapolis City Convention Live Thread
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Pharyngula » When did "Christian" become a synonym for "crap"?
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Adventures in Reading » A World Too Near, by Kay Kenyon
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Vox Verax » In the South, a Force to Challenge the G.O.P.
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Vox Verax » Rotten On The Inside
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Vox Verax » What Went Wrong?
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Vox Verax » Bounties a Bust in Hunt for Al-Qaeda
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Access Vikings: » Vikings-Chiefs set in River Falls
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Vox Verax » McCain’s Superfuture
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Power Line » A conspiracy so lunatic…
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Vox Verax » A Victory for Equality and Justice
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Vox Verax » Obama Says Bush and McCain Are ‘Fear Peddling’
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Eyeteeth: A journal of incisive ideas. » Links for 2008-05-16 [del.icio.us]
Barack Obama is already explaining his anticipated loss to Hillary Clinton in the Kentucky primary this coming Tuesday. In part,… [Link]
James Rosen is the FOX News Washington correspondent and author of a new book on Nixon administration Attorney General John… [Link]
On May 14 Barack Obama held a private meeting at Macomb Community College with Hassan Qazwini. Qazwini is the… [Link]
Tune in at 9am for Atheists Talk radio — this week, there will be discussions of genetics and ethics, and just in time for your summer planning, you'll learn more about Camp Quest. Read the comments on this post… [Link]
I had no idea it’s been almost a week since I made an actual real post. I’d say I’m sorry, but the thing is, I’m not. I don’t use the internet at working during the day, I’m sure I could, but I’m too busy trying to learn a whole new career path, and it just happens to be a whole … [Link]
I've been doing a lot of work around the house lately. Since we cleaned everything up, I replaced the light fixtures by the front door and either side of the garage door, replaced the rotting mailbox post with a brand spanking new cedar post, and made preparations to replace my long-dead water softener with a whole house water filter. Yes, … [Link]
DFL House Majority Leader Tony Sertich said there will be floor sessions on Sunday afternoon. He said they plan on taking up the health care reform bill early this morning and will adjourn. He said there will be votes on… [Link]
The homeless guy on the corner of Lake and something or other just tried flashing some shoulder at me. It didn’t work. # @reversecowgirl I have conquered you, Meshbeshers! # I’m it Uptown next to a brother in a SmartCar blaring Alicia Keys. I think I love him. # Gay Day 2008: Cindi got her pretty pretty princess kite stuck … [Link]
In Minnesota, auction start times have traditionally been scheduled for 10:00 a.m. A few years ago, we moved our start times to 9:30 a.m. We thought it might help us get a jump on the competitors in the area - especially on days when there are numerous auctions in the local area. At today’s auction, we again experimented with … [Link]
Look and see what they’re accusing Democrats of doing. To wit: We find that Will Perry, the son of fabulously rich Swift Boat sugar daddy Bob Perry, is filing for bankruptcy to get out from under a divorce settlement. Hey, maybe if Daddy Bob hadn’t dropped nearly $20 million in the last four years into his pet conservative causes, his … [Link]
China bought into the grain-for-ethanol scheme in 2002, but then started to back away from it 2006 for pretty much the same reasons we in the west have soured on ethanol: Rising grain prices and the basic immorality of taking good, arable land and using it to grow fuel and not food. (Not to mention the rapid depletion of groundwater … [Link]
Honda's ASIMO Robot Conducts The Detroit Symphony Orchestra - Videolicio.us Watch Honda's ASIMO robot direct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. AOL seeks growth in shift from mass site to niches - Yahoo! News Time Warner Inc.'s AOL, branching out in hopes of doing a better job attracting crucial advertising revenue to offset its rapidly declining Internet access business, calls the niche … [Link]
The Strib reports on Franken's new campaign manager.Stephanie Schriock helped defeat a GOP incumbent in Montana two years ago.Last update: May 15, 2008 - 10:17 PMDFL U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken said Thursday he hired as his campaign manager a top congressional aide who helped oust a GOP Senate incumbent two years ago.Stephanie Schriock, a Mankato native, will begin her … [Link]
Republican House Minority Leader Marty Seifert says the Legislature will probably meet in a rare Sunday session. Seifert said the budget bill that erases the state's $935 million projected budget deficit was all but agreed on but it would take… [Link]
What a beautiful spring morning. Nearly perfect. 70 degrees with a slight breeze. As usual during convention season, I was heading to Edison HS to go inside a dark auditorium for yet another convention. This time it was the Minneapolis DFL Convention. This convention was to endorse three candidates for the Minneapolis School Board. Carla Bates, Jill Davis, Lydia Lee … [Link]
Buried deep in this AP report, between news of a crackdown on al Qaeda in Mosul and a suicide bombing… [Link]
Hat Tip: Salon.Obama left a message with the reporter to apologize:Hi Peggy. This is Barack Obama. I'm calling to apologize on two fronts. One was you didn't get your question answered and I apologize. I thought that we had set up interviews with all the local stations. I guess we got it with your station but you weren't the reporter … [Link]
from MyDDby J RoSat May 17, 2008In the past week, six lobbyists have resigned from the McCain campaign under questions about their ties to foreign regimes and corporate interests. Doug Goodyear and Doug Davenport - both high level aides - resigned over their ties to the Burmese junta. Eric Burgeson, McCain's energy and environmental advisor, left due to his ties … [Link]
Sen. Joe BidenThe Huffington PostJohn McCain revealed today that he has no plan — none — to get us out of the mess the president has created. Senator McCain said that it is important for presidential candidates to "define their objectives and what they plan to achieve not with vague language but with clarity." But especially when it comes to … [Link]
By JANNY SCOTTNew York TimesBarack Obama was a first-time author and rookie politician embarking upon his first run for public office. Hermene Hartman was the publisher of N’Digo, a magazine in Chicago aimed at upscale black readers. As Ms. Hartman tells it, she got a call from Mr. Obama in the fall of 1995 saying he wanted to come and … [Link]
Hey folks! Sorry I haven’t been keeping this blogy up to date. I’ve been quiet, yes. But I have a good excuse, honest. I’ve been getting ready to go to Korea. The SO and I are adopting a baby boy and are taking off tomorrow. Yes, it’s pretty crazy. I’ve been running around like a chicken with it’s head cut … [Link]
GOP Senate Minority Leader Dave Senjem used those words on Friday when asked to characterize the pace of budget talks. DFL House Majority Leader Tony Sertich was asked which state the worm would be in if he started crawling on… [Link]
This will come as no surprise, but I pretty much disagree across the board with Abigail Nussbaum's thoughts on the Hugo Novellas. Yep. Her Thoughts.My Thoughts. I think I am part the audience who "gets" Connie Willis and I thought "Recovering Apollo 8" was the best of the bunch. Reading Nussbaum, though, is always worthwhile. She's a damn fine critic … [Link]
by Joseph L. GallowayMcClatcheyOnce upon a time, it was widely believed that one of the greatest sins the U.S. government or its temporary political masters could commit was to turn a propaganda machine loose on the American people.Congress viewed this so seriously that every appropriations bill passed since 1951 has contained language that says no public money “shall be used … [Link]
by Bill MoyersThe following is an excerpt from Bill Moyers’ new book, “Moyers on Democracy“.Democracy in America is a series of narrow escapes, and we may be running out of luck. The reigning presumption about the American experience, as the historian Lawrence Goodwyn has written, is grounded in the idea of progress, the conviction that the present is “better” than … [Link]
Tim Pawlenty certainly has plenty to do with it, having moved several sets of goalposts, but his colleagues in the legislature aren't far behind. Witness this waste of time from Republican State Rep. Mark Buesgens, which he forced the body to find non-germane and then appealed — which forced a roll call vote, wasting the time of committees and important negotiations. Word … [Link]
HomeschoolersOn the defensive in California:Homeschooling parent Debbie Schwarzer of Los Altos said she's ready for a fight.Schwarzer runs Oak Hill Academy out of her Santa Clara County home. It is a state-registered private school with two students, she said, noting they are her own children, ages 10 and 12. She does not have a teaching credential, but she does have … [Link]
I’ll be on the radio today for a two-hour program from 3-5 p.m. with King Banaian of SCSU Scholars on AM 1280 The Patriot. Before you listen to King and me, make sure you listen to the first four hours of the Northern Alliance Radio Network. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. you can hear Power Line’s John Hinderaker and … [Link]
We saw a totally funky oriole today on the Glendalough field trip. There should only be Baltimore orioles here, but this one kind of looked like a hooded oriole (although not quite).So, this bird is either a hybrid between the two, a second year male oriole who hasn't quite molted into his adult plumage, or sometimes female orioles attain male … [Link]
Miscellaneous shots from my phone: Tete de Veau, or calf’s head…my co-worker ordered this on my behalf. I was able to choke down two bites. Lyon opera house. Lyon Saint-Exupery train station. Lots of motos in Paris. On the hill of Montmartre looking down on Paris. Basilique du Sacre Coeur at the top of Montmartre The original Moulin Rouge. [Link]
That's what my friend Bob Cunningham calls Barack Obama, noting this bit of wacky logic in today's New York Times:… [Link]
DFL Sen. Linda Berglin said Gov. Pawlenty and legislative leaders have signed off on a health care reform package. Berglin said the plan will expand health care coverage for 12,000 Minnesotans (Seven thousand people will be enrolled in public programs…. [Link]
I will fully and unabashedly admit that I loved the trainwreck that was "Being Bobby Brown". What I especially loved was the scene when Bobby and the family are shopping, Bobby's being annoying, and Whitney, shakin her big ol' afro wig, states, "I'm not doin' this with him…todaaaaaaaay!" It's my favorite quote and I use it all the time, only … [Link]
Chip BerletThe Huffington PostAn inflammatory first report on the domestic threat of "violent Islamist extremism" issued a week ago via the Senate Committee on Homeland Security turns out not to have been drafted by the Committee at all. The report was drafted solely under the direction of Committee Chairman Joseph Lieberman (CT)– a pro-war "Independent Democrat"– and ranking Republican Susan … [Link]
This November, a Democratic victory will probably hinge on the Electoral College votes of a handful of swing states. Howard Dean's pollster examines 17 fall battlegrounds, one by one.By Paul MaslinSalon.comMay. 16, 2008 | Thanks to John Adams and James Madison, an American presidential election really does begin and end with the Electoral College. Didn't 2000 tell us that? (Well, … [Link]
Glenn GreenwaldSalon.com(updated below)Time's Joe Klein, in a post this week he entitled "How Actual Journalism Works": Third, look at the record. Tell me where I've been misled by my sources.Joe Klein, The Guardian, February 4, 2002 (via LEXIS): The noted Anglican hostage mediation expert Terry Waite wrote recently in the Guardian that: "I can recognise the conditions prisoners are being … [Link]
Glenn GreenwaldSalon.com(updated below)Last week, The Financial Times highlighted some of the ugly sentiment in West Virginia against Barack Obama, including comments such as "I heard that Obama is a Muslim and his wife's an atheist." The article reported that "several people said they believed he was a Muslim." It ended by quoting West Virginian Josh Fry as saying "he would … [Link]
This is the world I work in… [Link]
Episode 207, Some Assembly Required01 Lobsterdust - “Marley Maiden (from Exodus to Revelations)” 02 John Fleetham - “Autistic Palace”03 Brian Joseph Davis - “Stravinski”04 DJ QBert – “Seven”05 Oh Astro – “Candy Sun Smiles”06 Lenlow – “J-Lo vs K-Co vs S-Wo” 07 Joe Frawley – “Metaphor”08 The Bran Flakes – “Mutual Admiration And Love” 09 Loo & Placido - “Bigger … [Link]
The only European national holiday worth celebrating…. [Link]
Health care experts are shuffling in and out of the Governor's Office. Tax Experts are shuttling out of the governor's office. DFL House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher is staying in the office. I'm told that "side groups" are trying to… [Link]
John FleethamJohn Fleetham is a Minnesota based musician, who also works with film and video. He has at least one record, called "Tea Choir," and another in the works (to be titled "The Metonymy Suite"). There is relatively little info to be found online, so this is one of those Q&A's which will add some much needed information about an … [Link]
Why is it some people think they can pick and choose which aspects of Nature should or should not apply? They can enthusiastically embrace the unproven theory of Man Made Global Warming with the same ardor that they hold to the counter-intuitive notion that same-sex unions are perfectly natural. There is a simple fact involved here. If they were natural, … [Link]
As I sit amongst the rubble of the half-unpacked suitcases that litter my apartment floor since my return from Portland last night, I find that I am caught in a time-warp, or perhaps, a wrinkle.It’s always a little disorienting, returning from a big trip (I was gone 5 weeks) and feeling the need to reintegrate yet still savor what’s been … [Link]
Owen O'TooleOwen O'Toole is a Los Angleles based composer, often working with film, who has worked with many projects, including Wet Gate, the all 16mm Projector Ensemble, who we presented with Sound Unseen in 2001. I interviewed O'Toole around this same time. Check out the Some Assembly Required interview with Owen O'Toole HERE.This Q&A is a good way of of … [Link]
Stop the ReRoute: taking a stand on sacred land will show at the Riverview Theater at 7pm on Thursday, May 22. Stope the ReRoute tells the dramatic story of a community’s opposition to the State of Minnesota’s plan to drive a road through its birthplace, Camp Coldwater between Minnehaha Park and Fort Snelling - land considered historic to some and … [Link]
I just returned from the Minneapolis DFL city convention. On the 1st ballot, Carla Bates and Jill Davis were endorsed. Lydia Lee was close but required a second ballot to retain her DFL endorsement for her reelection campaign. 1st ballot Carla Bates - 80% Jill Davis - 77% Lydia Lee - 58% Dan Miller - 27% I've got some chores … [Link]
Some have probably heard of Larry Havluck and his "Michele Bachmann Song". Well, courtesy of someone with the screen name dahlgutz, the song has been immortalized on Youtube. Cross Posted on Liberal in the Land of Conservative [Link]
We've always been fans of former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton. I had the good fortune to spend some time with… [Link]
As I observed here, the New York Times is of the view (at least for purposes of public consumption) that… [Link]
The impatience and exasperation leaking out of commentator Hubie Brown last night ratified my impressions of the Celtics-Cavs series. Brown, who was actually courtside covering the Lakers' inevitable takedown of the Jazz, not only felt compelled enough to detour for an analysis of Boston-Cleveland, but broke the unwritten commandment that ex-coaches don't directly rip current members of the fraternity. It is … [Link]
1st place winner for most original sculpture:— 2007 Minnesota Celebrity Butter Carving Contest: Every year I participate in a week's worth of events at the Minnesota State Fair, and granted, the Fair is not until August, BUT I figured this year I should get a jump start honing my skills so I can shoot for the Gold in the AGRI-OLYMPICS. read … [Link]
God, is it just me or has Dinkytown turned into a complete shithole in the past couple of years? I'm writing this from outside of Espresso Royale and garbage keeps blowing into my coffee. Seems like the students are way more reckless than they used to be, too, and are more openly prowling while messed up. I realize that there … [Link]
Today's special edition of Friday Financials comes to you on Saturday. Yes, we're a day late and a dollar short, so to speak. And a dollar can't buy you anything these days. That's why this very special episode is an all-thieving edition. Nothing is safe these days. Not even your kids' bats. Take cover. It's Friday Financials! Gas, light poles, … [Link]
"Obama Strikes Back at Bush On Diplomacy," declares a front-page headline in today's Washington Post. As we have noted, the… [Link]
Last week, Slate did a special issue on procrastination. On the internet. Where you waste time. [Link]
Cities 97, which loves Bob Marley, will announce soon the addition of Ziggy Marley, Bob’s son, for the Basilica Block Party. He’ll headline the bigger stage on opening night, July 11, while OneRepublic tops the smaller stage. Now what do you think of the Basilica lineup, which, at first, looked like the weakest ever? Please post your comments here: [Link]
Bikes are entering mainstream consciousness. Just look at today's Strib. Sure, this was Bike to Work Week and the print edition had a jump photo to Roadguy Jim Foti's article (and blog post) about the opening of the new Midtown Greenway commuter bike station, but that's not what I'm talking about. Bike photos also featured prominently in a story about … [Link]
This stunning necklace will look great dressed up, or casual. Black Onyx rounds and Swarovski glass pearls along with decorated cut Czech glass beads lead to two stunning 3/4 inch by 1/2 inch crystal cut Black Onyx & 8mm Swarovski crystal round focal beads. Smaller crystal cut Black Onyx and cut glass Czech beads along with two oval agates lead … [Link]
Arianna HuffingtonThe Huffington PostJohn McCain unveiled his new campaign strategy today: invite the American people to take a magic carpet ride with him to the land of Eternal Sunshine.In a speech this morning in Ohio — backed up by a companion TV ad — McCain hopped into an imaginary time machine and took us all to the year 2013, offering … [Link]
The Democrats' attacks on John McCain are getting more outrageous on a daily basis. The latest outrage comes from Tom… [Link]
My apologies for being tardy on posts this week.However, in an on going effort to beautify the City of Clarissa I have been on a mission to re-side and paint my home and apartment building. It has been great to get out and enjoy the first nice weather of the season. I might even post pictures on the before/after results.Posts … [Link]
I was checkin out a Toyota Bulletin Board when I found a review of Burt Toyota in Englewood Colorado. The writer of the review had mixed feelings as Burt Toyota had the truck he wanted when no other Colorado Toyota Dealer did. However there were a few things about the Englewood Toyota Dealer he did not care for. From what … [Link]
The interview of George W. Bush by Politico’s Mike Allen has inspired a firestorm of outrage among the people who are paying attention because of Bush’s announcement that, in solidarity with the troops who are sacrificing their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has sacrificed … his golf game. Keith Olbermann spoke for all of us when he called it … [Link]
Congresswoman Bachmann and Congressman Kline, while voting present on the first amendment to HR 2642, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, would be considered derelict in their duties by this Veteran.For two leaders who publicly tout their "patriotism" they may have voted "present" on this vote, but they were in fact AWOL.So what did Bachmann, … [Link]
From Wikipedia: Georges-Eugène Haussmann was hired by Napoleon III on 22 June 1852 to “modernize” Paris. He hoped in hiring Haussmann that Paris could be moulded into a city with safer streets, better housing, more sanitary, hospitable, shopper-friendly communities, better traffic flow, and, last but not least, streets too broad for rebels to build barricades across them and where coherent … [Link]
1002 N. 13th Ave. E. This sunny, classic 1916 Arts & Crafts style home has been lovingly maintained on the inside and freshly painted on the outside by some of Duluth’s finest musicians–including a mayoral sibling! (Take that, GFNC!) [Link]
Yesterday, Congressman Walz was at Minnesota State in Mankato, following up an alternative energy grant, KEYC-TV reported last night:Congressman Tim Walz met with university leaders at MSU today to get a look at their current biofuel research lab and to talk about why he continues to support this type of research. News 12's Betsy Gessell was there and has the … [Link]
MPR's Tom Weber is at the U of M Law School Graduation this morning. Gov. Pawlenty (a U of M Law School grad) is delivering the Commencement Address. One of the student speakers, Nicholas Smith, had this to say to… [Link]
I've known Steve Larsen for a long time — ten years at least — and, wow, it seems a lot longer in Internet time. Steve is one of those people you feel you've always known. He's one of the guys I respect most in the entire technology industry — a smart marketer, brilliant strategist, and just a top-notch people person … [Link]
reprinted from December 19, 2003 It's an idea that is so very mistaken, yet is widely prevalent. So many Americans seem to believe that because the Republican and Democratic parties are powerful, that their candidates are knowledgeable and wise, and will serve honorably. Their candidates are usually attractive, polished, and skilled at presenting themselves to the public. Their candidates have … [Link]
Read this simple — but great — article by Marie Cocco about the sexist attacks toward Clinton during the primaries and the utter lack of public outrage about this sexism. [Link]
Gov. Pawlenty vetoed a bill on Friday that would forbid the state from implementing the REAL I.D. act unless certain conditions are met. He did, however, issue an executive order saying the "Commissioner of Public Safety may not implement the… [Link]
Gordon Marino, professor of philosophy and curator of the Kierkegaard Library at St. Olaf, recently traveled to Los Angeles to interview Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated screenwriter David Mamet about his latest film, Redbelt. The story, "Mamet's Jiu-Jitsu Isn't Just Verbal," was published in the Wall Street Journal. Read more at stolaf.edu … [Link]
Sometimes the day does not all to do a blog post let alone write about things on my mind or hear about like economic, political, local news (sports too). With Twitter, you at least get some of the flavor, a flash moment during the day, of what I am thinking about. You can follow during the day or see the … [Link]
A Night Out with Bret Michaels, the New York Times profiles the rock of love. What did I learn? He drinks Beefeater and Diet Coke. [thanks Largeheartedboy!] Tags: rock of love [Link]
This isn't necessarily a Twin Cities related question, but I am trying to get as many ideas as possible. If this post is not allowed, please let me know. Lately, we have had a number of warblers fly into our office building and get stuck there. It seems like every other day there is at least one stuck inside. Most … [Link]
…but God has a blog in which he lists the stuff he hates. He's definitely a bit petty and vindictive, so be careful commenting over there — he might just pick on you. Read the comments on this post… [Link]
Buckthorn eradication efforts continue in Hauberg Woods this Saturday, May 17th from 1pm to 4pm. Left unchecked, buckthorn will take over the forest and displace native plants and wildlife. Hauberg Woods is located at the corner of Lockwood Drive and Thye Parkway on the north edge of Northfield. It is a natural park with forest and wetland. Our group has … [Link]
Last week it was Bryn Mawr, before that it was Tangletown, and now it’s Seward. The garage sale extravaganza continues today in the Seward neighborhood, with over 40 garage sales yesterday and a few less today. But you still have some time to go rummage around and get to know the neighborhood. [Link]
Much like Pete Rose, the man dove into the chipper head first. He was rushed to Regions Hospital in St. Paul with injuries to his head and torso. [Link]
Welcome to a special edition, potential last day of session Digest. This is a brief update for all of you Legislature watchers who want to know what's going on. The House and Senate are in session at 10 AM and… [Link]
Friday's 70-degree sunshine (I live up over the hill) got me thinking about all the places around the Northland I'd like to explore this summer. And then it got me thinking if this will finally be the year that gas prices will be a primary reason - instead of lack of time, or other commitments, or being sick, or whatever … [Link]
I am officially an expert at getting through airport security lines. I empty my pockets (including cell phone and wallet minus driver’s license) immediately after parking my car at the MSP ramp. I don’t even put my belt on the morning - it goes straight into the carry on bag. All of my wires (mp3 player headphones, cell charger, laptop … [Link]
"I Love Downtown Northfield" buttons. Hot off the press! Tim Sellars has these fine accoutrements at his shop. The buttons are currently available at Tiny's, Present Perfect, digs, By All Means Graphics and The Contented Cow. They will also be available at the Taste of Northfield (June 19th) and other NDDC events. The donation of $1 is a small price … [Link]
Late Friday afternoon, a crowd assembled on a vibrant street corner in Minneapolis to protest the recent immigration raid of Agriprocessor, Inc. meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa — which they say has earned little play in Minnesota media outlets — even though Monday's historic roundup of nearly 400 undocumented workers surpassed all others across the country. To heighten public awareness … [Link]
Yesterday I took a look at President Bush's speech to the Knesset in Jerusalem. I found Barack Obama's claim tha… [Link]
Today, I will be reporting from the Minneapolis City Convention via Twitter. The convention, which is being held at Edison High School, will provide DFL endorsement to three candidates. Our previous school board coverage can be found here. Please note: I am going into this convention having pledged my support to Northeast candidate Jill Davis, although I have made no … [Link]
One century, you've got Bach, another century, you've got Li'l Markie. Christianity has really gone downhill from its prior status as the font of funding for culture and art and intellectual endeavor to being the being the bottom of the barrel source for kitsch and crap. Case in point: Denyse O'Leary's hideous, horrible, talentless hackery has been nominated for a … [Link]
A World Too Near changes the nature of the story Kay Kenyon set up in Bright of the Sky. In the first book Titus Quinn, a human star pilot from Earth, returned to The Entire, a parallel universe in which his wife and daughter are held captive. Kay Kenyon's description of The Entire from her website gives a good sense … [Link]
By ADAM NOSSITER and JANNY SCOTTNew York TimesNEW ORLEANS — The sharp surge in black turnout that Senator Barack Obama has helped to generate in recent primaries and Congressional races could signal a threat this fall to the longtime Republican dominance of the South, according to politicians and voting experts.Should Mr. Obama become the Democratic nominee, he would still have … [Link]
You know it's bad when Republicans are disgusted with the Republican Party.E.J. Dionne, Jr.The New RepublicPublished: Friday, May 16, 2008WASHINGTON–Sen. Bob Corker, a Republican elected in the face of the 2006 Democratic sweep, understands the panic that took hold in his party this week following its loss in a ruby-red district.Corker is familiar with the feeling. His readiness to tell … [Link]
The exclusive story of Hillary's fall, as told by the high-level advisors, staffers, fundraisers, and on-the-ground organizers who lived it.Michelle CottleThe New Republic Published: Friday, May 16, 2008Endings are rarely as joyous as beginnings–and in the case of a long, wearing, and ultimately disappointing campaign, they can be downright brutal. But they also have the potential to be educational, for … [Link]
Lavish U.S. Rewards Program Has Failed to Dent Network's LeadershipBy Craig WhitlockWashington Post Foreign ServiceSaturday, May 17, 2008SANAA, Yemen — Jaber Elbaneh is one of the world's most-wanted terrorism suspects. In 2003, the U.S. government indicted him, posted a $5 million reward for his capture and distributed posters bearing photos of him around the globe.None of it worked. Elbaneh remains … [Link]
The Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs will have an evening practice July 31 at the Chiefs’ training camp site in River Falls, Wis. The teams have been working on finalizing the arrangement for a few weeks. According to the Vikings’ web site, the practice will begin at 6:30 p.m. This schedule is another step in minimizing what used to be a two-day, four-practice … [Link]
By GAIL COLLINSNew York TimesJohn McCain gave a speech this week describing what the world would look like after his first term in office.It looked great! The terrorists are on the run, Iraq is a “functioning democracy,” and back home the economy is terrific, thanks to a combination of business tax cuts and savings gleaned from eliminating useless government programs. … [Link]
The CBS 60 Minutes story on the plot hatched by Karl Rove to bring down Alabama Governor Don Siegelman on… [Link]
NYT editorialA Victory for Equality and JusticeThe California Supreme Court brought the United States a step closer to fulfilling its ideals of equality and justice with its momentous 4-to-3 ruling upholding the right of same-sex couples to marry.The battle is far from over, even in California. Opponents of giving gay couples the respect, benefits, obligations and protections that come with … [Link]
By LARRY ROHTERNew York TimesWATERTOWN, S.D. — Senator Barack Obama responded sharply on Friday to attacks on his foreign policy, linking President Bush and Senator John McCain as partners in “the failed policies” of the past seven years and criticizing them for “hypocrisy, fear peddling, fear mongering.”Confronting a major challenge to his world view, Mr. Obama tried to turn the … [Link]
Whirly Girl | The Rake Magazine The Rake Magazine writes up our Art-a-Whirl sale! Thanks Rake Magazine! USA political election logos 2008 - 1960 | Logoblink.com Fascinating graphic history of election graphics. Smart Mobs: G.O.P. Uses social media to attack Obama Wooster Collective: Sam3 Hits The Bull Outside Madrid I'd blog this if I had a friggin' minute to spare. … [Link]