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Archive for January, 2012
January 14th, 2012 - 5:11 am § in America
Leaked Romney Ad
The-AVE.US has obtained this ad from our source in Mitt Romney’s New Hampshire campaign. Apparently Romney is coming our for drug testing for all unemployed workmen seeking federal funds. The campaign denies that the action figure is Romney himself.[...]
An Open Appeal to Darcy Burner
Darcy!!!! It seems to me that the best way to think about the new First is that it is full of “business democrats.” How can a KOS netizen serve THEIR interests? I suggest you build your campaign around what I call the “Lego model. ” Imagine you had bought Lego piece[...]
January 13th, 2012 - 10:10 am § in Schools & Colleges, UW
David Brewster at Crosscut Interviews Michael Young
Can Mike Young save the UW? He’s been dealt a bad hand, and he’s keeping his cards close to his vest. But the new president may have the smarts and the steadiness to rebuild the finances of this critical institution. Aiming to rank among the academic elite, like the University of Washing[...]
January 13th, 2012 - 3:05 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Dalai Lama
“All the world’s major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness can and do promote inner values. But the reality of the world today is that grounding ethics in religion is no longer adequate. This is why I am increasingly convinced that the time ha[...]
January 12th, 2012 - 11:41 pm § in Misc.
China: Another loss of a dissident.
Chinese dissident goes into exile in U.S., says was tortured BEIJING – One of China’s most prominent Christian dissidents, Yu Jie, has gone into exile to the United States after he said he was tortured in a crackdown on dissent, he told Reuters on Friday.[...]
January 11th, 2012 - 11:29 pm § in Environment, Religion
Papal Infallibility and Global Warming
Ed. This story, now two years old, bears repeating in this election year where the contest is between a born again version of the Know Nothing Party, and the Democrats. For once, I wish my believing friends would accept the words of the Vicar of Christ: Pope Benedict XVI focused his annual addre[...]
January 11th, 2012 - 1:35 am § in Uncategorized
Seattle’s White Haired Congressman
from Seattle Salmon The Other Washington- Seattle Congressman Jim McDermott made a bet. At a press conference convened at Washington D.C.’s famed dive, the Tune Inn, “Bahgdad Jim” boasted that he could do anything – ANYTHING – and still be reelected in 2012. “Anything?” asked the S[...]
The Huskies are heroes to the community … %$$# the students!
Last month Bloomberg Businessweek ran a longform report on Husky Stadium. I have copied the text with added comments and links it below but here are some highlights: “We were cutting billions of dollars out of our budget, and we are going to build a stadium. Really?” says Hunter, 51, a D[...]