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All aboard! Obama takes fast-track to White House

Sully's next flight could be to the inauguration And now...he rescues the economy? Not likely - but heroic US Airways Capt ... on Tuesday, watching a historic moment he helped create. Fate had other plans, though, striking him down ... capital Saturday night - a city brimming with anticipation and elaborate party plans as history's [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 20:09:00

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Review: Geri X record release party last night @ the State

It looked like a real rock concert. Geri X held a CD release party for her new Anthems of a Mended Heart (24 Hour Service Station) ... as highly efficient. With the house dim, she just started playing. I would’ve liked to see a bit more fanfare — not a disembodied, Vegas-style, “Ladies and gentleman, Pleeeeeeaaase WELCOME,” but perhaps [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 17:42:40


The Awakening of a Dumb (Gay) American

Having never been big on the holidays, I decided to do something different this past Christmas. Instead of sending fruit-of-the-month baskets to family and friends, I made gift donations to ActforAmerica.org, the grassroots watchdog group, founded by Lebanese-American Brigitte Gabriel that keeps an eye on the spread of Islamic supremacy and jihad [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:05:14


Media Pumping Obama: Best Dresser, Breakthrough Election, Tough on Terror

-By Warner Todd Huston In a like vein as the story I posted a few days ago showing Reuters helping cover for Obama by lowering expectations, ... Kennedyesque in its reverence for clean-cut, American style and modern in its confident embrace of a look ... modern thinker there. He’s not the pattern-mixing guy, not even the khaki guy. You’ll very rarely [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:07:02


Happy Inauguration Day!

With my crystal ball intact I foresee that… 1.) You already know who the Obama’s have chosen as their interior designer ... European tradition and American modernism.” Michael Smith To take a look at Michael Smith’s previous ... wallpapers in the White House. Just a suggestion. I also guess that… 2.) Since [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:00:55


Blagojevich (D) Impeached…..Finally!

They’ve finally done it: In a dramatic display of anger and solidarity over a political scandal that has made Illinois a national laughingstock, ... get underway. Blagojevich plans to make a statement at 2 p.m. CST. House members found evidence ... in the state’s history that the Illinois House has voted to impeach its governor, notes CBS station [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 17:07:24


Review: Fable II (XBox 360)

Male or Female? Good or Evil? Pure or Corrupt? Axe or Sword? Meat or Vegetable? Blonde or Brunette? These are just a few of the questions you must answer while playing Fable II. Welcome to the fantastical world of Albion, where guns and swords live together in harmony and magic still exists, even if the town yokels believe otherwise [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 06:19:15


Final Philippic Against Bush

In the last week we’ve seen Bush give a final press conference and a farewell address. Before that there were some interviews, and in all these appearances Bush has sought to defend his record, his so-called legacy. It’s not enough that he leave office having been despised by close to 80% of Americans and—this is the remarkable thing—been despised [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 02:36:00


Steven's Dragon - Part 2

Sylvia Spruck Wrigley is not an elderblogger, but she is a gifted writer and my sabbatical is a good time to repeat a two-part story of hers first ... lives on the Costa del Sol in southern Spain with her now 14-year-old son, Connor. She was born ... in England too before settling in Spain seven years ago because she missed the sunny warmth of southern [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 10:35:00


Jack & Jill in DC for Inauguration

Y’all know we gots to be ALL up in that shizznit! After all that hard work gettin’ a brother elected? (insert Q-style barking) ... Center Opera House on Monday. She’ll also host a second episode on Wednesday. Winfrey has not announced her plans on Inauguration Day. - Spike Lee will appear at a daylong symposium at Howard [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:39:32


Remainders: Confirmation

Federal employees, get used to this portrait, the official one. Obama plans a fiscal responsibility summit for February ... out of style. Cohn's new TNR blog says health care reform is still a first-year priority for Obama ... large number of CA House Republicans supported Obama. And Allan Hoffenblum examines why the Democrats [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:50:00


Loose Lips Daily: Fenty Woos Wyclef

As much local politics as humanly possible. Send your tips, releases, stories, events, etc. to lips@washingtoncitypaper.com. And get LL Daily sent straight to your inbox every morning! IN CASE YOU MISSED IT—”Rhee and KJ!“; “Bullpen Is Baracked“; “Barry–Fenty Contract Dispute Escalates” Morning all. Last night, at Mayor Adrian M [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:05:49


Please, Help Me Get Through the Week

My wife keeps telling me ,“It’s an historic event”, OK, but I don’t think VE Day was celebrated with this much exuberance. Some examples right off the top. 1)My local paper (a simple rag) has devoted the last few days front page to our mayor, who has been in D.C. telling us about her experiences ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:17:22


Barack Obama’s “Jihad” Against the Unborn!

The shocking details—recently discovered— now revealed below… Dear Friend of Life, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… NEVER in the history of our great nation have we had a more PRO-ABORTION PRESIDENT than Barack Hussein Obama! He has publicly VOWED to help the Abortion Cartel in every way possible! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:35:07


Obama Plans Political Organization To Pressure Democrats

Barack Obama is preparing to retool his political organization and gear it towards pressuring Congress ... -style tasks, such as arranging phone banks, distributing signs, recruiting more helpers, buying coffee and doughnuts for house meetings and reporting voter contact data to senior officials. “The only [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:51:55


BARACK OBAMA!

Obama to Call for a New Era of Responsibility: Huge Crowds Gather as First African-American President Takes Office; ... Has Caused a Patriotic Spirit to Sweep America, High style returns to the White House, Michelle Obama serves as role model for young, old, Obama and Biden familes participate in community service, Ali [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:40:18


newVideoPlayer(”/GossipGirl_War.flv”, 506, 423,”"); Now that the small stuff is winding down, let’s move on to the important issues: Gossip Girl was on last night. It was about college! Everyone was in a snit-fit about Yale! Who would get in? Who would be forced to go to terrible commuter trade schools like Oberlin and Vassar and Grinnell and [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 08:00:09


Streaming technology makes its presence known at CES

Often when CES gets under way it's interesting to look at trends among different manufacturers ... . This year at CES both LG and Vizio have announced plans to deliver Netflix compatible TVs later this year. If you're more interested in distributing HD video throughout your house from a central [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:07:43


Where were you when the world ended?

Being a spoiler-filled (except for the final issue) narrative of your Winter Men reading experience, in nine (somewhat lengthy) parts. Part the First. Sometime around 10 August 2005. Your trip to the local comics-purveying establishment rewards you with a new comic written by a Mr. Brett Lewis and drawn by a Mr [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 16:25:10


Best of Jarrod Halsey: Untitled

*Wrote this late highschool/early college. Kinda long, but if you got the time its worth it.* “Lisa, as usual, you’re completely missing my point,” Drew complained to his best friend. They sat across from each other in a booth at Happy Days, the way they did every Friday after school [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:16:26


24 Day 7 Recap - 11:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.

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Date: 2009-01-19 19:15:04


Christmas, Washington Style

Now that we’re back and in the swing of things again, I thought to share a post on our time in Washington with the Deharts ... dose of rain, fog and snow-packed roads caused us to be more strategic in our plans going from house to house to celebrate the holiday, we somehow got around and spent quality time catching [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:44:00


Our Karl Rove - Revered, Reviled, Retired

Democrats,On September 3, 2004, I began my career in public political analysis by launchingKerry's Karl Rove ... and marketing savvy that we saw displayed by a Rove-powered White House. I felt the need ... . My thinking was that a new paradigm would inspire and unite, where policies and plans bore and divide.I [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:00:00


A day in the life…MLK day, this and that.

I had spent way too much time in front of the computer the day before, which was Sunday. I was determined not to do that today. I needed balance even at the cost of being behind on some plans/project/works. Sometimes one has to say Moutakusan (enough). I started the day as usual 6:30am. Checked my email and then did my Zazen [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 05:16:30


Pentagon: Iraq Withdrawal Has 16-Month Time Frame

WASHINGTON — Pentagon officials said Thursday they will be ready on Inauguration Day with plans for a quick pullout of U.S. combat troops from Iraq if Barack Obama orders one, as he pledged to do during his White House ... prepared, with an eye to Obama's pledge to call the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the White House on his first [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:40:14


Portugal Sustains

“Art has a function of teaching about the human condition. We live in hope, hope is fundamental” - Manoel de Oliveira Manoel de Oliveira (photo and quote above) is a living example for the Potuguese people of how to force their way out of the low growth/low per capita income trap into which they have steadily stuck their neck [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:37:23


Today We Bore Witness

Yes, today, the United States of America and the world bore witness as 400 years of history melted away and the first African-American President was ... in the reciting the oath, the supposed “socialism” of his plans and heaven forbid, even the style ... me is that the Obama White House has already posted its agenda for the GLBT Community, which in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:59:51


A Frenzy Of Overbuilding That Was Bound To Slow Down

The Mail Tribune reports from Oregon. “Sales of existing homes in Jackson County for the last quarter of 2008 held steady when compared to a year ... in median price, combined with historic lows in interest rates.” “‘It is a great time to be a buyer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 19:30:48


The Effects of the Democratic Stimulus Package

For all you Obama fans, this one’s for you. Hope and Change, Obama-style.From Powerline:http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/01/022586 ... , Minority Leader John Boehner sent out an email on the House Democrats' ridiculous $825 billion ‘stimulus’ bill. It is worth reproducing in its entirety:A Dozen Fun Facts About the House Democrats' Massive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 21:32:00


Obama Would Spend Bailout Funds On Housing Crisis

WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama would spend the remaining $350 billion of a financial bailout fund on expanded lending and reduced ... and top Obama economic adviser Larry Summers and incoming White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel ... about his plans for the second half of the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program. Obama has asked [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 07:35:09


The More Things Change…

by Alan Bock Well, it looks as if we will soon have a president who is able to string sentences together in a reasonably coherent fashion, ... finally leaves the White House. His farewell appearances last week were suitably bizarre, suggesting a man [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:11:15


Media Alert: TVOne and the Inauguration

TV ONE DEVOTES 24 HOURS TO INAUGURATION PROGRAMMING JANUARY 20 – Inauguration Day coverage culminates a special holiday weekend with ... of the U.S. Capitol where the swearing-in and Inaugural Address will take place. In addition, Jacque Reid will be at the West Front for interviews and up-close- and- personal reporting. In addition, TV [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 04:32:02


Sub-Branding

Let’s say you sell a major national or international brand product like Coke or Nike, ... , and Liberty Mutual. Then he has competition from new players with slick ads like Geico and Progressive. He can likely compete on price, services, coverage, backing, add-ons, payment plans, etc [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 03:57:43


President Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People

Dec. 8, 2008: President George W. Bush kisses one of the children attending the Children’s Holiday Reception and Performance with first lady Laura Bush in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. The reception ... House, and which itself votes heavily Democratic. Meanwhile, African-Americans give little support [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:47:09


Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: An article from 1967

The Messengers The cover on a new LP album called Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is a photomontage of a crowd gathered round a grave. And a curious crowd it is: Marilyn Monroe is there, so are Karl Marx, Edgar Allan Poe, Albert Einstein, Lawrence of Arabia, Mae West, Sonny Liston, and eight Beatles.Eight? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 11:13:00


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Date: 2009-01-19 20:45:00


happy sunday

Morning friends! I hope you have some relaxation in store for you today ... they aren't a staple around you house.  They are that easy.  We have no plans for the rest of the day ... seems a bit fussy.  Also it seemed pretty heavy on the flour, so I went to find my french cookbook [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 16:03:13


PRESIDENTIALLY YOURS: A NEW DESIGNER-IN-CHIEF FOR THE WHITE HOUSE

Today we gained a new President of the United States, First Lady, VP and Cabinet. We also gained a new White House interior designer, Michael S ... energy and style to the residence at the White House," Smith is quoted on his publisher's home page ... and the American public, but he’s no stranger to the design world. The 44-year old Californian has been [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 20:38:00


The Drake Takes Over Fly Fishing Film Tour

Tom Bie explains the circuitous route by which the Fly Fishing Film Tour landed back in the hands of The Drake after two years of efforts by AEG to make a business of bringing Warren-Miller-style fly fishing films to various venues around the country. In the plans: giving filmmakers a share of profits. "And that is really the most important [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:39:35


CHELSEA— The current owner of Cheyenne Diner is close to clinching a deal with a buyer ... to a buyer in Alabama, who plans to relocate and restore it in the heart of Dixie...'I think he’s very ... over on the grounds of the French Laundry: "Last week, the chef duo completed a practice run—which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 22:41:08


Phone calls and vacation plans

Whatever was wrong with my thumbs and hands appears to have gone back into the hole it crawled out from ... to function. I’d probably never leave the house. Drew agrees. I like to think that we’ve developed ... on what renovations to the house (new insulation, new [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 02:42:05


My Inauguration Gift To Barack Obama

My Inauguration Gift To Barack Obama We are on the Eve of the Inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States of America. As an historian, I am both fascinated and proud of the fact that we will be placing a mixed race black man in the White House. As a political scientist, I could care less about his skin color [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 00:43:00


The sun rises on the Obama presidency... in Washington... here, from my outpost in Madison, Wisonsin, I'm live-blogging.

Note: I'm posting with the newest entry at the top and in Eastern Time ... on this, but apparently Obama plans to leave the Office of the President-elect vacant after he's inaugurated ... just said, to incoming White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs: "You've got big high heels to fill [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:42:20


Obama’s Inauguration Show Online: Where to Watch?

Obama Inauguration Show Online: When Barack Obama becomes the 44th U.S. President next week, millions of people will be watching ... of choice’s web site. See the video above for what to expect; here are coverage plans and links: C-SPAN ... of the President-elect and Vice President-elect to Bush departing the White House to the many inaugural [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 23:19:38


Bruce Sterling's Annual Report on 'Things in General'

Bruce Sterling’s Annual Report on ‘Things in General’ By Eric Etheridge Every January for last ten years, Bruce Sterling takes up virtual residence on the Well, one of the earliest online communities, to offer his view of “Things in General, the State of the World, Where We Have Been and Where We are Tending, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 17:28:22


House Remodel, January Update

Work on my house has been moving very quickly!  Latest pics are on Flickr ... before the carpenters need to work there.  It’s amazing to see the progress as my house transforms ... , and it matches well with my other design plans.  The kitchen will be an Ikea Kitchen, they’re good [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:02:08


English speaking coffee house in city

Finding an English speaking environment is no longer a problem for young people in HCMC ... of the coffee house. Guests can enjoy coffee, soft drinks, and fast food served in American style ... Vietnamese guests at the coffee house. Opened three years ago, Master’s Cup is nestled in an alley [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 06:54:00


Dead Pigeons, The Kid from Jerry Maguire & Other Past Inauguration Guests

The crowd at Barack Obama’s momentous inauguration will include a number of special guests, ... of guests flooded the White House for a celebration of the populist leader that quickly devolved ... s plans went awry when he got up to read his new work, though. The 87-year-old poet no longer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 03:52:00


Incidental #927

more animals WITH NORTH KOREA'S SO-CALLED "GREAT LEADER" KIM JONG IL ALL THE MORE ILL, AND NO SO-CALLED "DEAR GUIDE" NAMED TO THE MOMENT, fear and paranoia seems to be all the more the rule from Pyongyang, what with reports suggesting that a consilium of highest-echelon military leaders is now in power in the name of maintaining a [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 16:45:39


In Fight For Energy Independence, Pickens Has New Weapon

WASHINGTON — Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens is adding a new wrinkle to his push for U.S ... programs at home remain severely underfunded," said Pickens, who plans to highlight the monthly figures on his Web site. Pickens met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and several House and Senate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:12:02



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