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Norwegianity: Saturday morning quiz

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:42:32 -0500

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She opposed the 1964 Civil Rights Act, was vehemently against the draft (but called those who evaded it “bums”), and “regarded the feminist movement as utterly without legitimacy.” In her novels, she glorified rape—if it was committed by the right kind of man. Heller quotes her most famous disciple and [...]

Eyeteeth: WaPo correction: Public Enemy didn't say 9/11 was a joke

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:53:00 -0500

D'oh. From Thursday's Washington Post:
A Nov. 26 article in the District edition of Local Living incorrectly said a Public Enemy song declared 9/11 a joke. The song refers to 911, the emergency phone number. ' [...]

MNpublius.com: More good news on the economy

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:11:02 -0500

Once again, there’s a long way to go, but things are most definitely looking up:

Only 11,000 jobs were lost in November, the best reading for the job market since 2007, and the unemployment rate dropped to 10% from 10.2% according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The report surprised economists — they predicted [...]

Blue man in a Red district: Is Michael Brodkorb still running the show at MDE?

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:15:00 -0500

It would appear as such.

Yesterday, a post appeared at 1:29 pm, about a South Dakota blog going after Matt Entenza.

It was posted by "Luke Hellier".

SOUTH DAKOTA POLITICAL BLOG PICKS UP ENTENZA STORY
By Luke Hellier | December 4, 2009
South Dakota War College, [...]

MN Progressive Project: Michele Bachmann pushing the God thing openly, this year

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:12:45 -0500

...which (to me) means that's getting ready to go national.

Lord knows I've been wrong about her next move in the past, but I've been right more times than I've been wrong. She's preparing the way to the White House for herself--and this is a step: going on national evangelical television.' [...]

Norwegianity: Yes, it’s a new theme

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:05:04 -0500

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No, I’m not changing it although I may spend some time tweaking it over the weekend. I wanted to switch to Khoi Vinh’s Basic Maths theme, then I saw it cost $45. I didn’t want to switch that bad, especially since I suspect I would have had to learn a lot more [...]

Shot in the Dark: On Ice

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:53:44 -0500

Today, the Northern Alliance Radio Network is live at the Ice Fishing show, at Rivercenter in downtown Saint Paul. The King Banaian Show – On AM1570, “The Businessman”, from 9-11. King’s broadcasting from Saint Cloud, at long long last (and, alas, that means not at the ice fishing show. Sorry, folks). Volume [...]

Anti-Strib: Science vs. Religion

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:41:30 -0500

Science is based on accurate interpretation of data. If you make a mistake in science and someone catches it, you should be thankful. MMGW people resemble a religion as they hate anyone that points out their errors. This fact alone should make most people take a second look at the [...]

Bluestem Prairie: The acorn that stuck close to the tree; or a first glance at Hagedorn family values

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:23:06 -0500

While much of the attention about Jim Hagedorn's entry as a Republican contender has been focused on his literary career as "an equal opportunity hater" (as he reportedly described himself in a Rochester press conference) and offensive post scrubber in his blog, [...]

Mercury Rising: Honduras Coup, Act VI, Day 6

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:20:23 -0500

(The photo by elkrasture at Chiapas Indymedia is from the area around the Honduran Legislature. Graffiti say things like “Pig Plaza” and “Congresspuppets”. The caption of the relief engraving says, “Because Liberty has recovered Dominion of the Earth, 16 July 1841) _____________________________________________________ Update: Laura Carlsen has an amusing update on the celebration [...]