March 2011
21 posts
“Social conservatives long to raise their children in a country where they don’t...”
– Dan Savage: A Gay Agenda for Everyone - NYTimes.com (via feministhemes)
On budget cuts in Wisconsin and elsewhere
My mom, my dad, and my dad’s partner, Roxanne, are all really stressing about what’s going to happen with their pensions now that collective bargaining has gone away for public employees. I don’t want to belabor the point, but I’ve been frustrated by what’s happening in Wisconsin in part because it hurts my family.
Typically, as retirees, they would have a...
“duran duran was cursed by what we can call the ‘bee gees’ curse....”
– I’ve been thinking a lot about Duran Duran lately, mostly because there’s an 80’s vibe to the world - nuclear disaster and Libya - but also because I’ve been craving some vapid and vacuous pop music to balance the Richard Buckner kick I’ve been on.
Anyhow, I’ve...
Count Me in on This One!
Richard Buckner
Count me...
“Tonight is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent for Christians, and in this time...”
– Wisconsin Democratic State Sen. Lena Taylor • Dropping some religious talking points on the kids in the wake of tonight’s dramarama in Wisconsin. “Walker and his legislative rubberstamps achieved their goal of ending the Wisconsin values of collective bargaining and access to health care,” she...
“If they want to beat Obama, Republicans should hope Pawlenty finds his authentic...”
– Dana Milbank - With Pawlenty’s Iowa speech, a side of syrup
“State employees who do a good job might have the chance to earn a pay bonus of...”
– If you reduce pay by 5% so you can give it back for being a good employee, it’s not a bonus, it’s a pay cut and a threat.
Session Daily - Performance pay for state workers - Minnesota House of Representatives
“Are we finally seeing average Americans stand up and demand a fair shake in an...”
– Please yes. (via The Birth of the People’s Party by Robert Reich)
cmoncase:
Prince- Strange Relationship
I will...
WatchDessa In-Depth: Musician, Writer
My affection for Dessa as an artist knows no bounds, and I’m glad she got some local mainstream media press.
“Democrats have become irrelevant. If they want to be relevant again they have to...”
– Robert Reich (How Democrats Can Become Relevant Again (And Rescue the Nation While They’re At It))
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Atom: [points at Jabba’s palace Leia in costume] I want you to get that outfit.
Annie: [points at Bib Fortuna] I want you to get that outfit.
Dessa, “The Man I Knew” | mn original →
Who’s excited about a Legacy Amendment-funded documentary about Dessa? This guy!