Wednesday, January 04, 2006

cool site... track politcal donations

who gave what to which candidate.
search by name or zip code
www.newsmeat.com

despite what you hear

Here is the list of who Abramoff gave money to, per Michael Petrelis' research:

$172,933 - Republican
$88,985 - special interest
total: $261,918

That's 229 donations and not a DIME to Democrats.
from americablog

Tuesday, January 03, 2006

best headline

The bad news is that Pete Townshend is going deaf.
The good news is that he is a third of the way to becoming a pinball wizard

ouch

Norman Solomon compared fellow Creators Syndicate columnist Bill O'Reilly to Joe McCarthy in a piece titled "Media New Year's Resolutions for 2006."

Solomon advised O'Reilly: "Carefully listen to the archival footage in [the movie] 'Good Night, and Good Luck.' If you don't notice your strong resemblance to Sen. Joseph McCarthy, ask someone who doesn't work for Fox to explain it to you."

Read the rest here.

you almost feel sorry for him

McClellan was against polls before he was for them

and how was abramoff caught?

a woman scorned

it really shouldnt be this much fun.....

but, they're really makin this easy.
Scott McClellan comments on an ongoing criminal investigation.
Note to MSM: Guess that rule's out the door.
AmericaBlog

Get yer programs here!

A comprehensive look at the potential scope of the “biggest scandal in Congress in over a century“:
Think Progress has the key players and its HUGE

Monday, January 02, 2006

Betty Boop - Minnie the Moocher (1931)

The famous Cab Calloway song and the cartoon icon

worth watching

Pants Pants Pants Full House video for "Fabio Salsa"

San Francisco's Laptop Indie Rock pioneers succeeded in re-shooting, scene for scene, and in excruciating detail, the entire opening sequences of season 1 and season 5 of the popular television show "Full House."