Snead 303

• Gone South

  
  We've packed up and headed south for a week of giving thanks and after five straight 12-hour+ work days I think Kate will never be more grateful for some time off. Posting here will be nonexistent at best and light at worst. The Snead Reader' [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 2:00am EST
  

• Game Day

  
  The regular season finale for USC is a week off and the Gamecock football squad and Sir Big Spur have a break today but that doesn't mean I'm going to leave you without some quality game day reading material. Enjoy the links and best of luck [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 2:00am EST
  

• And on Page 704, Harry Potter Dies

  The White House pushes back against critics of the Senate's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
  Since some opponents of reform seem too obsessed with the length of the Senate health insurance reform bill to even bother looking at what's in it for American families, we thought we'd make' [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 12:01am EST
  

• Friday Morning Cinema

  Anna Deavere Smith on Bill Moyers Journal
  While politicians and the media war over "the public option" and "bending the cost curve," acclaimed actress-playwright Anna Deavere Smith and her one-woman play LET ME DOWN EASY give voice to questions of life and death, sickness and healthcare.
  Part 1
  [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:15am EST
  

• 'Limited Government,' 'Traditional Values' and 'Putting Homos Back in the Closet'

  As Palin Week rolls on, I can't imagine anything more revealing about her base supporters than this blurb from Ben Smith's account of her first book signing:
  The event also drew its share of more ideological conservatives. Bob Weinert, 56, a fencing salesman from Lansing, said he’d heard' [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 3:06pm EST
  

• Gamecocks Salute the Military

  The University of South Carolina's Athletic Department has been trying to catch up with the wave of social media and increasing multimedia platforms lately and doing a respectable job so far. The GamecocksOnline YouTube Channel has a 14 minute video of the military appreciation halftime show from Saturday.' [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 1:05pm EST
  

• The Party of No Strikes Back

  The Credit Card Rate Freeze Act was killed in the Senate yesterday, a victim of Republican obstructionism. From the Denver Post, a story you unfortunately won't hear much about:
  A bill that would have immediately frozen rates on existing credit-card balances died Wednesday in the Senate, a combination of' [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 12:06pm EST
  

• 'Vassup!'

  In honor of the release of Bruno on DVD, Sacha Baron Cohen returned to Fresh Air for a rare out-of-character interview. Bruno, as a film, might not have had the box office success of Borat, but anything done by Cohen, except that Ali G movie, is [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:07pm EST
  

• I Want To Believe in South Carolina

  
  Despite a Federal court ruling barring South Carolina from producing "I Believe" license plates with Christian imagery, I'm ready to join with the conservatives of the Palmetto State in promoting free speech via automobile tags. It's time for a license plate we can all [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 2:35pm EST
  

• Just A Thought

  There was plenty of noise over the weekend about the Obama Administration's decision to send 5 assholes to New York City for a trial that is all but guaranteed to end in death sentences. People who have no idea what they are talking about (see: [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 11:05am EST
  

• The Snead Reader

  When I picked out the format and design of this blog, I really liked the empty box at the top of the page, something I could fill in with permanent text of my own or change on a whim. When I first moved things over here from the [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 8:13pm EST
  

• Game Day

  
  I don't know what to say about this game. It's great that we get to play one of the best teams in the country. It's an incredible opportunity to put our university and program on display with the national television coverage. Playing for the' [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 12:10pm EST
  

• Friday Afternoon Cinema

  Despite what my girlfriend thinks, the college football season is short. Enjoy it while you can.
  
  
  
  Great call by the Houston Cougar radio team of Tom Franklin and Ted Pardee of walk-on freshman kicker Matt Hogan's 51-yard field goal to beat Tulsa, 46-45, on the final' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 1:32pm EST
  

• And Now For Something Completely Different

  Mostly because I'm doing everything I can to avoid working on a research project.
  
  
  
  Regina Spektor performing "Human of the Year" in Seattle last week. We saw her Saturday night at the Fillmore but I couldn't find a high quality video from that to [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 1:09pm EST
  

• Honoring All Who Served

  Back in March I had the opportunity to ask President Obama how we can help our warriors make an easy transition into civilian life. You can see his answer here or read it here. I've been very excited to see the President and his administration make good on' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 1:05pm EST
  

• A Corps of Marines

  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That in addition to the present military establishment, there shall be raised and organized a corps of marines, which shall consist of one major, four captains, sixteen first lieutenants, twelve second [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 2:50am EST
  

• DDR Lebt Weiter

  
  
  20 years ago today, Guenter Schabowski spread the word.
  
  It was 6.53pm on November 9, 1989, when Guenter Schabowski, the then spokesman of the central committee of the SED party, pulled a sheet of paper out of his pocket and read out a note stating that [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 1:09pm EST
  

• Game Day

  
  I'm pretty sure nothing I've written about these games has been anywhere near the mark, all season, so I'm just going to stop. Arkansas thinks this game is a must-win? Puh-lease, pigs. I can only hope the Gamecock coaches and players aren't approaching this game [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:48am EST
  

• Friday Afternoon Cinema

  I can't even began to express my sadness, disbelief and anger over the events that took place yesterday at Fort Hood. My thoughts are with everyone affected. If nothing else, let it be a reminder not to take our lives and the lives of our loved ones for granted, not' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:45pm EST
  

• 'The Wall' in Denver

  Do yourself a favor if you're in the Denver area today or tomorrow and visit the Auraria campus where CU Denver is hosting "The American Veteran's Traveling Tribute" which includes a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This is an amazing display and I wish they could [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 4:40pm EST
  

• Bury Me Next To Specialist Smith

  
  
  I don't know Specialist Fourth Class Robert Sinclair Smith Jr., but I love him. Your tour is over, Soldier. But your tombstone will live in hilarity. God bless.
  H/t @WolfeReports who pointed to EDSBS.com who got it from @jboxt1[...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 5:16pm EST
  

• For the Common People

  On Election Day.
  
  
  I love this song. I can't explain it. I don't know anyone who has ever heard and most people I introduce it to don't like it. It's in my head this morning. Enjoy! [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 11:34am EST
  

• Just A Thought

  If "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was good policy, the government wouldn't have to work so hard to defend it. From Servicemembers United:
  The Justice Department has unfortunately given notice that it intends to take the extra and unnecessary step of filing an emergency appeal in an attempt to' [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 1:55pm EST