Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Censorship! Man, why won’t the conservative press review my copy of Babies: Why Republicans Love To Eat Them And 43 Other Cannibalistic Recipes From The Conservative Movement? (Via Oliver Willis - Like Kryptonite To Stupid.) 8:09:03 PM    comment []

Bush's Public Approval at New Low Point Bush's Public Approval at New Low Point By ADAM NAGOURNEY and MEGAN THEE "Americans have a bleaker view of the country's direction than at any time in more than two decades, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. Sharp disapproval of President Bush's handling of gasoline prices has combined with intensified unhappiness about Iraq to create a grim political environment for the White House and Congressional Republicans. Mr. Bush's approval ratings for his management of foreign policy, Iraq and the economy have fallen to the lowest levels of his presidency. He drew poor marks on the issues that have been at the top of the national agenda in recent months, in particular immigration and gasoline prices. Just 13 percent approved of Mr. Bush's handling of rising gasoline prices. About a quarter said they approved of his handling of immigration, as Congressional Republicans try to come up with a compromise for handling the influx of illegal immigrants into the country. The poll showed a further decline in support for the Iraq war, the issue that has most eaten into Mr. Bush's public support. The percentage of respondents who said going to war in Iraq was the correct decision slipped to a new low of 39 percent, down from 47 percent in January. Two-thirds said they had little or no confidence that Mr. Bush could successfully end the war." (Via Bedazzled!.) 8:01:49 PM    comment []

Because Tools Must Be Smacked In case you want to send an email to Sterling Burnett, the right wing tool who compared Al Gore to a Nazi, you can contact him at sterling.burnett@ncpa.org. Send him your love. (Via Oliver Willis - Like Kryptonite To Stupid.) 8:01:03 PM    comment []

I Drink In Theme Time Radio #3 -- Drinking, Bob Dylan plays a Charles Aznavour song and calls it "devastating." That's an understatement, if anything, it's an amazing song, a fantastic performance. Stefan has just posted the lyrics on The Dylan Pool, and they're highly recommended, even if you're not listening to the song. I drink to catch a gleam of the love we´ve degraded To the life that has faded like the vanishing moon I drink as in a dream to my waning desire To the passion and fire that has burned out so soon I've been meaning to write something about Theme Time Radio Hour; I hope to get to it this week. Of course, it's must-listening. 4:02:12 PM    comment []

Spam Subject Line of the Day: "World's Fastest Life Insurance Policy" 10:11:42 AM    comment []

NPR : Church Leader Says He Was Lured into Abramoff Web Good story of how a feeble-minded evangelical was conned into serving as a front man while Delay, Abramoff, and Buckman scammed millions from Russian gambling interests. 9:16:29 AM    comment []

Margaret Wise Brown The Life and Times of Goodnight Moon (Via GoodShit.) The strange story of the man who inherited The Runaway Bunny and the other books. 8:59:16 AM    comment []

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