tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40540972011-10-25T21:51:22.651-05:00Politics and Pop Culture. <BR><BR> And occasionally informative, amusing, or bizzare non sequiturs.<BR><BR>Matt's in charge here, others can post.Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12651100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-24356628909834493612008-06-19T12:14:00.002-05:002008-06-19T12:15:14.649-05:00

I moved. 2008 Election Blogging Here.

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1101279428024673992004-11-24T01:56:00.000-06:002004-11-24T00:57:08.023-06:00

Also, Brand Democrat sounds like a fairly good idea. If anyone wanted to do print these out and flyer some area near me, I could be convinced to help.

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1101223123416877082004-11-23T09:16:00.000-06:002004-11-23T09:18:43.416-06:00

Here's a decent reason for buying dolphin safe Tuna...Lifesavers Rob Howes, his 15-year-old daughter Niccy, Karina Cooper and Helen Slade were swimming 300 feet off Ocean Beach near Whangarei on New Zealand's North Island when the dolphins herded them -- apparently to protect them from a shark. "They started to herd us up, they pushed all four of us together by doing tight circles around us,"

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1100755070907069892004-11-17T23:00:00.000-06:002004-11-17T23:17:50.906-06:00

Time to start the ole blog up again. I pretty much shut this thing down when we entered serious campaign mode last year. Now it's all over, my candidate lost the primaries, and my party lost the election. Well, let's start off by examining why: LESSONS LEARNED ABOUT UNDECIDED VOTERS I must say, after canvassing for Kerry, I pretty much agree with everything in this reflection. At least it

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1067472958836480892003-10-29T18:15:00.000-06:002003-10-29T18:22:35.373-06:00

Well, it seems I'm still on the list, so I might as well post this blantant use of racism to further his stance in the polls: Sharpton Calls Dean's Agenda 'Anti-Black' This is the most pathetic attack I've seen in a while, aside from the "rats" subliminal messages from the last election. Howard Dean's opposition to affirmative action, his current support for the death penalty and historic

Violetnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1066397965905977192003-10-17T08:39:00.000-05:002003-10-17T08:39:25.566-05:00

Krugman Friday's.

Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837340111774286296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1066234692627995642003-10-15T11:18:00.000-05:002003-10-15T11:18:12.673-05:00

I noticed that there hadn't been a new update in a while from Matt, or from anyone else, and I considered why that might be... I know that Violet prolly isn't coming around anymore, and I usually don't post unless I see a new trend or article that hasn't been done to death, but it's uncharcteristic of Matt not to post for long streches... Anyhow... yes, I haven't posted in a bit, and I've been

Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837340111774286296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1065455677577601862003-10-06T10:54:00.000-05:002003-10-09T16:49:50.140-05:00

More Moore In a Gaurdian article titled The Capped Crusader, you get this unusual picture of Moore where yoiu just hear about him. That may sound vague, so let me put it into perspective if you don't understand where I'm coming from. There's no doubt that when you here about documentary maker Mike Moore, you're usually hearing someone trashing him and his facts (and they are unusually

Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837340111774286296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064975054371630772003-09-30T21:24:00.000-05:002003-09-30T21:24:14.250-05:00

It's official. I'm going to Archon as Black Mage.

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064955181546043402003-09-30T15:53:00.000-05:002003-09-30T15:53:00.973-05:00

Map to Mordor

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064950596795299232003-09-30T14:36:00.000-05:002003-09-30T14:36:36.440-05:00

Clark's got a blog... Official Clark '04 Campaign Blog: Generally Speaking... and it sucks. Cute name, though.

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064936959301099542003-09-30T10:49:00.000-05:002003-09-30T10:49:18.810-05:00

This is just disgusting: Full Metal JacketSuzanne Werfelman is a mother and a teacher who has been shopping for individual body armor. This is not in response to threats from her elementary-class students in Sciota, Pa.; it's a desperate attempt to protect her son in Iraq. Like many other U.S. service members in Iraq, her son was given a Vietnam-era flak jacket that cannot stop the type of

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064934468706073442003-09-30T10:07:00.000-05:002003-09-30T10:07:48.780-05:00

Wesley Clark: Rhodes scholar, four-star general, NATO commander, time-travel fanatic? : During a whirlwind campaign swing Saturday through New Hampshire, Clark, the newest Democratic presidential candidate, gave supporters one of the first glimpses into his views on technology. 'We need a vision of how we're going to move humanity ahead, and then we need to harness science to do it,' Clark

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064932896564796772003-09-30T09:41:00.000-05:002003-09-30T09:41:36.173-05:00

Paul's back: Who's Sordid Now?

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064931459110134652003-09-30T09:17:00.000-05:002003-09-30T09:17:39.050-05:00

The Plame affair continues - my favorite blogging is coming from Billmon, and JMM keeps coming up with new tidbits (he interviewed Ambassador Wilson a few weeks ago, and seems to be in contact with him now)... That smell in the water is blood.

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064871822778216422003-09-29T16:43:00.000-05:002003-09-29T16:43:42.353-05:00

Candidates and Religion I learned this weekend that Howard Dean switched from Episcopalianism to Congregationalism because his local Episcopal church opposed building a bike path around Lake Champlain. Easy enough to understand - I've heard Dean mention before that his faith is of a personal nature and not dependant upon sectarian doctrine. Heck, his wife's Jewish and they raised the kids

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064866349773432712003-09-29T15:12:00.000-05:002003-09-29T15:12:29.770-05:00

If you want to listen to Howard Dean on the telephone tonight, be over at my house around 6:30.

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064853499863912142003-09-29T11:38:00.000-05:002003-09-29T11:51:48.953-05:00

This is kinda fun to watch - the Plame Affair is exploding in the left side of the blogosphere. I don't have much to add, and wouldn't want to show excessive glee at finally catching these bastards at doing something. After all, there's still a very real danger that some CIA assets got burned because of this. Full rundown from The Horse.

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064807350856548202003-09-28T22:47:00.000-05:002003-09-28T22:49:10.513-05:00

For Andy 'Course, the rest of you can read it too... Wal-Mart: How to play 'Beat the Devil' There's more then this, but my computer crashed last time I tried to update. Pain in the butt... Anyhow, just a little perspective. ^_^

Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837340111774286296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064594790432894822003-09-26T11:46:00.000-05:002003-09-26T11:46:29.980-05:00

Okay guys, the overtime vote is on Oct. 1st. If you haven’t done anything yet, you need to do it quickly! Honor the people who died for the sake of unions and worker’s rights by demanding that the House follow suit with the Senate and stop Bush’s tyranny.

Violetnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064594209303026462003-09-26T11:36:00.000-05:002003-09-26T11:36:49.000-05:00

Quote Of The Day"Don't get too personal, brother Howard." -Al Sharpton, at yesterday's debate

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064593020305414432003-09-26T11:17:00.000-05:002003-09-26T11:17:00.266-05:00

High School Girl Starts Caucasian Club I can't cut and paste on this comp for some reason, so you'll just have to check the article... It's an amusing idea, and a club started as an interest group for European culture in the U.S, and those of European heritage seems different in many ways from the disturbing white-power psychos of the past. I don't see a problem with it, except that it's a

Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837340111774286296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064583741752140462003-09-26T08:42:00.000-05:002003-09-26T08:42:21.353-05:00

Report: Cheney still has financial interest in Halliburton: "A congressional report concludes that, under federal ethics standards, Vice President Dick Cheney still has a financial interest in Halliburton, the energy services company he used to run. "Well, duh.

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064520063314322012003-09-25T15:01:00.000-05:002003-09-25T15:01:03.460-05:00

Dixie Chicks: Still Hot

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064518479858632152003-09-25T14:34:00.000-05:002003-09-25T14:34:39.540-05:00

Michael Moore.com : Michael Moore responds to the wacko attackos... Is Andy around? Is he reading this?

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064514884718359802003-09-25T13:34:00.000-05:002003-09-25T13:34:44.383-05:00

Yesterday's code explained over on my livejournal.

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064505123857069152003-09-25T10:52:00.000-05:002003-09-25T10:52:03.343-05:00

Dean declares war on "King George": "Two hundred and two Septembers after the creation of our Bill of Rights, Attorney General John Ashcroft drafted a document that has eroded our Constitutional rights and broken down the mutual trust between the American people and their government -- and between Americans and each other -- by making suspects out of all of us. That is not the act of a patriot.

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064456735115528722003-09-24T21:25:00.000-05:002003-09-24T21:25:35.073-05:00

The Good Guys in Israel: Twenty-seven reserve pilots in the Israeli Air Force presented a signed petition tonight saying that they would not take part in "illegal and immoral" strikes in Palestinian areas in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The airstrikes, aimed at Hamas militants, sometimes kill Palestinian civilians. "We refuse to participate in air force attacks on civilian populations,"

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064448201046781612003-09-24T19:03:00.000-05:002003-09-24T19:03:21.196-05:00

Divine justice comes forth.

Violetnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064436001549801962003-09-24T15:40:00.000-05:002003-09-24T15:40:01.166-05:00

IF YOU CAN DECODE THIS, I WILL GIVE YOU A PRIZE HalLibuRtOndIeenERGIeseRVIcEfirMADIevoMvizEpEAsiDenTenDIckCHenDyhatEmPfaNGenmEhRvorANGeGangEnwUrDEAlsmILL

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064426985184856682003-09-24T13:09:00.000-05:002003-09-24T13:09:45.190-05:00

Awesome

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064420145847401552003-09-24T11:15:00.000-05:002003-09-24T11:15:45.826-05:00

Kerry brings up rival's GOP votes: "Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry warned Tuesday that retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, whose entry into the race for the Democratic presidential nomination has reshaped the campaign, will have to answer for his past support of Republicans Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. Kerry, a Vietnam veteran who lost his claim as the only presidential candidate with real combat

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064418391261495992003-09-24T10:46:00.000-05:002003-09-24T10:46:30.816-05:00

The OnionChurch, State Joyfully Reunite After 230-Year Trial Separation WASHINGTON, DC—Following a two-and-a-quarter-century-long trial separation, Church and State reunited in the U.S. Department of Justice press room Monday. "Even through all the bad times, I knew there had to be a way to get these two old friends back together," Attorney General John Ashcroft said. "With a little counseling

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064412549384517362003-09-24T09:09:00.000-05:002003-09-24T09:09:09.440-05:00

The West's Favorite 'Democrat' (washingtonpost.com): "Instead of bringing law and order to the nation, as Putin promised to do, he has brought Russian-style order without any law. High-profile investigations launched by the 'law enforcement' authorities are often either politically motivated or intended to redistribute the ownership of property in the interest of Kremlin favorites. According to

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064363435813398272003-09-23T19:30:00.000-05:002003-09-23T19:30:35.576-05:00

Here's the rough draft of the essay. Arg, matey.

Violetnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064362326705794452003-09-23T19:12:00.000-05:002003-09-23T19:12:06.730-05:00

Huh? I'm not 100% sure what is meant by this. Do they mean that members have to have a bank ID card? I already have one and I actually like it, it's one more way to stop identity theives(my bank is based out of a military complex). Or, does this mean background checks are going to be made for all new customers?

Violetnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064339220437390002003-09-23T12:47:00.000-05:002003-09-23T12:46:59.910-05:00

Goodness, this is silly (Of course, I'll be at one of the local House Parties).

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064335242189825492003-09-23T11:40:00.000-05:002003-09-23T11:40:41.830-05:00

How a regular guy gets homeless

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064332272541636942003-09-23T10:51:00.000-05:002003-09-23T10:51:12.056-05:00

Anti-Bush Moderates (washingtonpost.com): "Ask a Democrat about 2002 and it won't take long before the name Max Cleland comes up. Cleland is the former Georgia senator who lost three limbs in Vietnam. Because he favored some union and civil service protections in the homeland security bill, Cleland was attacked in a vicious campaign ad showing pictures of Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein.

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064330868188992152003-09-23T10:27:00.000-05:002003-09-23T10:27:47.996-05:00

Quote Of The Day"Tonight we congratulate television news for becoming us - mindless ratings whores. -- Jon Stewart, at the Emmys

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064329399141539492003-09-23T10:03:00.000-05:002003-09-23T10:03:19.283-05:00

Dr. Krugman is still on his vacation/book tour, so no new column today. There are some interviews up at the unofficial site though, if you miss your Tuesday morning PK.

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064263456661796872003-09-22T15:44:00.000-05:002003-09-22T15:44:16.220-05:00

Help! I have to write an essay about any aspect of Descartes "Meditations" and I have a 3 non-internet source minimum(although 1 can be the textbook). I'm thinking of tearing down meditation 3(proof of god) but I'm not sure where to start. Please, someone help me ^^

Violetnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064262330745970112003-09-22T15:25:00.000-05:002003-09-22T15:25:31.716-05:00

FYI x2 It's been 735 days since Bush said he'd catch Osama bin Laden 'Dead or Alive.'

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064239799403832992003-09-22T09:09:00.000-05:002003-09-22T09:09:59.446-05:00

FYI FROM THE MEXICAN it costs $3.54/min to call the cook islands, and $2.94/min to call diego garcia. -senor A.Diego is in Italy, and I have no idea why Lou's calling the Cook Islands, but he felt like telling me, so I'm telling you.

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064104095236315772003-09-20T19:28:00.000-05:002003-09-22T09:10:16.260-05:00

Costello actually sent back a letter regarding overtime pay specificly. I'm so shocked I feel like framing it.

Violetnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064042046400022672003-09-20T02:14:00.000-05:002003-09-20T02:14:06.380-05:00

Well, my friend Tom just informed me that he's probably going to Iraq in January. Swell.

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1064004977735960342003-09-19T15:56:00.000-05:002003-09-19T15:56:17.130-05:00

Well now, isn't this precious?

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063992721902167932003-09-19T12:32:00.000-05:002003-09-19T12:32:01.600-05:00

The $10,000 Bill and Other Large Denominations

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063988704383106962003-09-19T11:25:00.000-05:002003-09-19T11:25:04.250-05:00

New Moore book: Dude, Where's My Country?

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063985732451417622003-09-19T10:35:00.000-05:002003-09-19T10:39:14.300-05:00

WTF? Another Clark Piece: "Indeed, after caustically comparing the actions of the Bush administration to what he described as the abuses of Richard M. Nixon, he said that he voted for Mr. Nixon in 1972. He also said he had voted for Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984."... ... ...

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063982459961743202003-09-19T09:40:00.000-05:002003-09-19T09:40:59.593-05:00

Clark 'Probably' Would Have Backed War (washingtonpost.com): "Retired Gen. Wesley K. Clark said today that he 'probably' would have voted for the congressional resolution last fall authorizing war, as he charged out into the presidential campaign field with vague plans to fix the economy and the situation in Iraq. Clark said his views on the war resemble those of Democratic Sens. Joseph I.

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063982045887318582003-09-19T09:34:00.000-05:002003-09-19T09:38:04.893-05:00

All you get today is a Guardian profile of Krugman, as he is on vacation from the times: Profile: Paul KrugmanStill, there's an important sense in which his views remain essentially moderate: unlike the growing numbers of America-bashers in Europe, Krugman doesn't make the nebulous argument that there is something inherently objectionable about the US and its role in the world. He claims only

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063927123701376332003-09-18T18:18:00.000-05:002003-09-18T18:18:43.623-05:00

Why can't I find any good info about Helen Keller's later years? All I can find is stuff about her childhood and breif mentions about "She was also a socialist." Nothing about her working for suffrage, nothing about what she did as a socalist, nothing about her working for the unions. Is my only source that I'm going to be able to use for my speech "Lies My Teacher Told Me"? Do any of you

Violetnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063914177721493412003-09-18T14:42:00.000-05:002003-09-18T14:42:57.303-05:00

Quote Of The Day"As for the political leaders themselves, President Bush and Tony Blair should be proud of their resolve in the face of so much doubt. And especially Mr Blair, who skillfully managed tough internal politics, an incredibly powerful and sometimes almost irrationally resolute ally, and concerns within Europe. Their opponents, those who questioned the necessity or wisdom of the

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063913263992316362003-09-18T14:27:00.000-05:002003-09-18T14:27:43.770-05:00

Mistakes of Vietnam repeated with Iraq: "Unfortunately, the people who drove the engine to get into the war in Iraq never served in Vietnam. Not the president. Not the vice president. Not the secretary of defense. Not the deputy secretary of defense. Too bad. They could have learned some lessons"If you only read one thing about the war we now face in Iraq - read this.

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063894437018929912003-09-18T09:13:00.000-05:002003-09-18T09:13:56.993-05:00

Buy me this

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063841057187416732003-09-17T18:24:00.000-05:002003-09-17T18:24:17.136-05:00

Make up your fucking mind. ::twitch::

Violetnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063815219166370002003-09-17T11:13:00.000-05:002003-09-17T11:13:39.173-05:00

Clark's official campaign website: America For Clark. Remind you of anyone else's? And I may as well point this out: Wesley Clark: The New Anti-War Candidate?The possibility that former NATO supreme commander Wesley Clark might enter the race for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination has been the subject of furious speculation in the media. But while recent coverage of Clark often claims

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063740677157696642003-09-16T14:31:00.000-05:002003-09-16T14:31:17.030-05:00

Edwards announced, Feinstein endorsed Kerry, and Clark's said he's in. Fun.

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063740561861084982003-09-16T14:29:00.000-05:002003-09-16T14:29:21.750-05:00

U.S. Forces Detain Westerners in Iraq: ABU GHRAIB, Iraq - Six people claiming to be Americans and two who say they are British are in U.S. custody on suspicion of involvement in attacks on coalition forces, an American general said Tuesday. They would be the first Westerners reported held in the insurrection against the U.S.-led occupation. Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski, who is in charge of

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063730653173514132003-09-16T11:44:00.000-05:002003-09-16T11:44:13.186-05:00

New Post to the White Book on Ian McKellen's site.

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063729638081187552003-09-16T11:27:00.000-05:002003-09-16T11:27:18.250-05:00

More Rumblings... http://www.129bringthemhome.com/ Where's Clear Channel with those "Support Our Troops" rallies now?

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063724482578514192003-09-16T10:01:00.000-05:002003-09-16T10:01:22.920-05:00

Things that make you go hmm... Soccer teams go on a revolutionary kick - Communists play anarchists in Berkeley Sometimes California sounds fun. Sometimes it sounds scary. I'm not sure which this is.

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063720601195854082003-09-16T08:56:00.000-05:002003-09-16T08:56:41.530-05:00

CalPundit: An Interview With Paul Krugman

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063662930937177252003-09-15T16:55:00.000-05:002003-09-15T17:04:48.186-05:00

Some GOP Bumper Sticker ideas for 2004(e-mailed to me): Bush/Cheney '04: Four More Wars! Bush/Cheney '04: Assimilate. Resistance is Futile Bush/Cheney '04: Apocalypse Now! Bush/Cheney '04: Because the truth just isn't good enough Bush/Cheney '04: Compassionate Colonialism Bush/Cheney '04: Deja-voodoo all over again! Bush/Cheney '04: Get used to it! Bush/Cheney '04: Leave no billionaire

Violetnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063657059041292362003-09-15T15:17:00.000-05:002003-09-15T15:17:39.050-05:00

Where's Waldo?

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063652954396152102003-09-15T14:09:00.000-05:002003-09-15T14:09:14.400-05:00

Kerry Communications Director Resigns Hmm. John Kerry's communications director has resigned over differences in the direction of the Democrat's presidential campaign. Chris Lehane's departure comes amid speculation of a wider shake-up in the Kerry campaign, which has been torn by internal fights and a lack of public support from the candidate. I can't stand Chris Lehane, and I think Kerry's

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Canadians are funnyThe increasingly bitter tone of the Ontario campaign took a surreal turn Friday when a press release from the Tory election machine labelled Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty a pet-eating alien.(stolen from Calpundit)

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Bonus Sunday Krugman: The Tax-Cut Con In other news, I shook Howard Dean's hand this weekend and you didn't.

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(stolen from uggabugga)

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063387613838766862003-09-12T12:26:00.000-05:002003-09-12T12:26:53.833-05:00

More Krugman--- I know how much Matt loves this guy, and to be honest, I read all his stuff I find too. I'm not a big fan of economics - at least not as much as some people I know, but he knows what he's talking about, and he's sticking it to the man. I appreaciate that. More to the point, I read this Buzzflash interview with him, and I understand the creeping dread he feels. So, you know, go

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Hey, cute: Dick Gephardt for President - George W. Bush: A Miserable Failure

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Guess who? Exploiting the Atrocity

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063327382467533092003-09-11T19:43:00.000-05:002003-09-11T19:43:58.093-05:00

What the crap? Missouri lawmakers overrode Gov. Bob Holden's vetos of a bill mandating a 24-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions, and have legalized concealed guns. Not that I'm making an opinion either way about the issues, but man is that a wierd way to write a headline.

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Ooooooh, pleasuregasm! I'm not even going to bother talking about it, I'll just post what I got here! Sept. 10, 2003 Working families win! President Bush's overtime pay cuts suffered a major setback today when the U.S. Senate voted to block the overtime pay takeaway. We won this first step because the Senate Democrats and a handful of Republicans stood up to President Bush. They acted because

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Happy Patriot Day

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Click This Ad (requires Flash)

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While surfing the net a while ago, I hit Salon again to see if anything new popped up. Something, it seems, has, and it'll probably seem like good news to everyone that was so bothered about it just a few days ago. The Senate has blocked the overtime bill and that's a good thing in my opinion. I understand that a lot of people have a great deal invested in the overtime thing, and it

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Quote Of The Day"Dean, Dean, Dean, Dean, Dean..." - John KerrySource

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063201750337052932003-09-10T08:49:00.000-05:002003-09-10T08:49:10.320-05:00

Well, it's been a little while since I've done anything but post snarky remarks to other people's well thought out ideas, but I've heard a lot about both the RIAA's actions against the 12 year old girl and the music amnesty thing they've got going. Both can be found on Salon, and my thoughts, as a whole, may be found on my journal. But while that's more musing on the improbability of the

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And my hope in human goodness falls another 20 points. I don't see how anyone could think humans are born generally good.

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Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063119152741147822003-09-09T09:52:00.000-05:002003-09-09T09:52:33.613-05:00

Krugman... he's just so... mean... Other People's Sacrifice

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Rivals Criticize Dean For Mideast Comment (washingtonpost.com): "Howard Dean came under fire yesterday from two rivals for the Democratic nomination for saying the United States should not 'take sides' in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "This is big. This is a shift from the historical position of the Democratic party and the country as a whole. It's also the correct moral position. And in

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1063068197060234902003-09-08T19:43:00.000-05:002003-09-08T20:00:55.503-05:00

I haven't seen this on the blog, which angers me, because you're too caught up in picking apart rich people to pay attention to the working class. Get off your ass, go to this link, and contact your senators. That is, unless you want to work like a fucking slave. That fucking asshole. If you posted something about this before, I haven't seen it. Apologies if you have.

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Star-News Online: "Anti-globalization protesters stripped out of their clothes and spelled out the words 'No WTO' with their naked bodies Monday, the first of several actions against the World Trade Organization meeting in this Caribbean resort."Let's face it: The World needs more Nude Protests.

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1062779969213390122003-09-05T11:39:00.000-05:002003-09-05T11:39:29.130-05:00

Hip Clock (requires Flash)

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Actor Johnny Depp Disavows Anti-American QuotesLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Denying any anti-American sentiment on his part, actor Johnny Depp (news) said on Thursday that quotes attributed to him as likening the United States to a "dumb puppy" were inaccurate and taken out of context. "I am an American. I love my country and have great hopes for it," Depp said in a statement released by his Los

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1062777948833485942003-09-05T11:05:00.000-05:002003-09-05T11:05:49.220-05:00

Google Search: answer to life, the universe, and everything

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Friday Krugman: The China Syndrome

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1062688233000251122003-09-04T10:10:00.000-05:002003-09-04T10:10:32.993-05:00

Bumpersticker Watch: If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will shoot their kids accidentally.

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Edwards has a blog now. Good for him.

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John Kerry makes it official.

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Deanlink me, baby.

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Clinton Revisted over at Body and Soul.

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Moore alters "Bowling" DVD in response to criticism Here you go Andy. It's a present from me to you.

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Johnny Depp Says U.S. Is Like a Stupid Puppy : "BERLIN (Reuters) - Hollywood star Johnny Depp said on Wednesday the United States was a stupid, aggressive puppy and he would not live there until the political climate changed. The 40-year-old actor, who stars in the 'Pirates of the Caribbean,' told the German news magazine Stern he was happier staying in the south of France with his wife, the

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1062597073010463312003-09-03T08:51:00.000-05:002003-09-03T08:51:12.880-05:00

Why Dean and Franken are so hot right now: "And what is the temper of the Democratic Party base? They loathe Bush and everything he stands for -- he's become a lightning rod for dark and febrile passions in the same way Bill Clinton was (and is) for the GOP core. It's not just his harebrained ideological nostrums for how to reorder America and the world. They hate him and it's personal. They hate

Matthew Carroll-Schmidtnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054097.post-1062512983972288782003-09-02T09:29:00.000-05:002003-09-02T09:30:10.896-05:00

So George, how do you feel about your mom and dad? The Guardian got a shrink to analyze Bush from afar. I wouldn't put too much stock in it, but it is delightfully full of snark and bitchiness.* *Disclaimer: as I've often stated, I'm not sure if I believe in Psychology.

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I read Al Franken's new book last week, so I've got a copy for the first person who asks to borrow it. Here's an excerpt (c/o Atrios):"[M]ainly it was Coleman’s proxies who played it dirty," Al Franken writes. "The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) ran an ad called ‘Pork’ that hit the hypocrisy jackpot. It savaged Wellstone for voting ‘to spend thousands of dollars to control

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