Splainin' to Do

Love this guy.

Daily Kos: Alan Grayson Launches: UnMaskTheFed.com

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Free speech, y'all.

It must be hell to work for Secret Service these days.

Federal authorities investigating anti-Obama Nazi message on Massachusetts golf course.

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At least they are spreading some of their hate to some of their own.

WTF is wrong with these people.

Lindsey Graham Faces Tea Party Fury: "Traitor," "Democrat In Drag," "Half-A-Sissy" (VIDEO):

"Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) faced an eruption of rage from Tea Party activists at a town hall meeting Tuesday for his decision to work with Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) on climate change and clean energy legislation."

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Lying liars.

New RNC Website Claims Jackie Robinson As “GOP Hero” — But He Was Indy Who Condemned GOP’s Racial Tactics | The Plum Line:

"What’s more, Robinson was appalled by what the Republican party had become in 1964, when Barry Goldwater won the nomination over Rockefeller. In his autobiography he described his reaction to the that year’s GOP convention as follows::

That convention was one of the most unforgettable and frightening experiences of my life. The hatred I saw was unique to me because it was hatred directed against a white man. It embodied a revulsion for all he stood for, including his enlightened attitude towards black people.

A new breed of Republicans had taken over the GOP. As I watched this steamroller operation in San Francisco, I had a better understanding of how it must have felt to be a Jew in Hitler’s Germany."

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I may bitch and moan about inaction and policy, but it still thrills me that we have a baller in the WH.

Support Our Hoops: President Obama Hits The BBall Court | TPM Photo Galleries:

"Bill Clinton had his saxophone. JFK was an avid sailor. FDR collected stamps. These days, President Barack Obama has made basketball the First Hobby. From pick-up games with White House staffers to appearances at Washington Wizards games, the President has found plenty of ways to partake in his favorite pastime, in between that whole 'leading the free world' thing. Even his Cabinet is mostly made up of former players, something that caused President Obama to joke that he's put together 'the best basketball-playing Cabinet in American history.' Here, the President tries to block a shot while playing with Reggie Love at St. Bartholomew's Church in New York on September 23, during the UN General Assembly."

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Lot's of good folks down there.... more need to write letters to the editor.

Explanations please | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL:

"Can someone please tell me why some folks don't mind spending taxpayer money when it comes to subsidizing private companies, farms or contracting out Government work to private companies, but have a meltdown if the Government (that's us taxpayers) wants to 'compete?'

Can someone explain why a public option for insurance freaks the Republicans out, but dismantling the Glass-Steagall Act and opening up a world of options for their wealthy cohorts on Wall Street to rip the fabric right out of middle class America didn't?

Finally, can anyone explain why the debt we leave our children matters more than how they will pay that debt? We accept longer hours, less pay and hope and pray we can hang on to our company health care plan. What kind of option is that for their future?

Support health care reform.

Pat Roemer

Florence"

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Net Neutrality

If M and H posted everyday, I just might keep a hard link at the top of each of my posts.

They are that good.

Margaret and Helen:

"Dick Cheney has had four heat attacks. He underwent four-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting in 1988, coronary artery stenting in November 1994, and urgent coronary balloon angioplasty in December 1994. He has been treated for popliteal artery aneurysms, deep-vein thrombosis, atrial fibrillation, and most recently back problems. I wonder what his out-of-pocket expenses were. I wonder if he even cares?

Universal Healthcare in the wealthiest country on earth should have been a no brainer. And speaking of a no brainer…"

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'Cause one post just isn't enough.

Michele Bachmann’s wheel is still spinning, but the hamster is dead. � Margaret and Helen:

"Margaret, I know it has been a few years since we last made the trip across the pond, but I was wondering if anyone is still alive in Europe? I watched a little bit of Fox News this weekend and I’m afraid everyone in Europe might have died from lack of access to healthcare. What a shame. They had such delicious food and beautiful art."

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Telecoms are coming out swinging on Net Neutrality. Our job is to keep the heat on our Congress people.

Net Cemetery | The New Republic:

"This kind of discrimination threatens one of the most distinctive features of the Internet: the fact that there is no easy way to discriminate among different kinds of content, just as the electrical grid doesn’t ask whether your TV set is made by Sony or Panasonic. But, in recent years, that distinctive feature has been threatened. We now live in a world where the technology for watching what people do with their data packets is sophisticated enough to give a company like Comcast the ability to decide which packets can be shuffled into slower or faster traffic lanes, depending on what its business model dictates. And, in addition to having the technical ability to discriminate, Internet providers now have the legal authority to do so. In the 2005 Brand X decision, the Supreme Court ruled that cable broadband providers were not a 'telecommunications service' but an 'information service,' and, therefore, were freer to keep competitors off the network."

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Nothing to see here, folks.

Dawn Teo: "Kill Obama" Painted On Phoenix-Area Campaign Signs

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Good Democrat. Good boy!

Rep. Skelton To Rep. Akin: "Stick It Up Your Ass":

"WASHINGTON — Show me some civility, Republicans cried Friday after a Missouri congressman speaking on the House floor was caught on microphone apparently cussing out a fellow Missourian.

Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton, D-Mo., had just finished addressing his Republican colleague Todd Akin Thursday.

Skelton then turned to the side and muttered 'stick it up your ass.'"

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Violent encounter. Check. Regrettable sex. Check.

Study urges parents to give kids booze allowance | Raw Story:

"LONDON — Parents should give their teenage children a weekly alcohol allowance at home, to help them avoid falling into the country's notorious binge-drinking culture, a study recommended Friday.

It said banning teenagers from drinking alcohol risked pushing them to buy cheap booze on the street and get into more trouble.

Health authorities have long sought to promote a more 'continental' European attitude to drinking, as opposed to the heavy boozing which brings chaos to many town centres on weekend nights.

The result of the drinking culture was reflected in the new study's findings: some 30 percent of teenagers surveyed said they have experienced violence while drunk, and 12.5 percent reported having had sexual encounters they regretted."

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A website for liars. Aren't there about a billion of these in existence?

IJustMadeLove.com: Tell The World Where, How You Had Sex (PHOTOS)

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Nobel Terror

What a terrible thing to happen to the President and the U.S. Just awful.

This might be worse than 9/11.

Sorry... been watching too much conservative commentary lately.

Fucking 'peace'. Peace is for pussies.

President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize:

"'He got the prize because he has been able to change the international climate,' Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland said. 'Some people say, and I understand it, isn't it premature? Too early? Well, I'd say then that it could be too late to respond three years from now. It is now that we have the opportunity to respond — all of us.'"

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One wonders how this played with Rush's base in lower America.... but I think we know the answer to that one.

Hypocrisy knows no bounds.

Limbaugh on Obama’s Nobel: ‘We all agree with the Taliban’ :

"Republicans and right-winger have been working overtime to find ways to use Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize as ammunition against him. None, however, has gone quite as far as radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh, who proclaimed on Friday that 'we all agree with the Taliban.'"

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Never fear, though. The Dems have a Hammer now.

Send out The Hammer (not one of those fake ass, indicted, Congress quitting, dance show quitting, Owned by China Texas hammers).

Grayson: GOP wishes there were Nobel prize for ‘fear, hatred, racism’ | Raw Story:

"'They understand that if Barack Obama were somehow able to cure hunger in the world, the Republicans would blame him for overpopulation,' Grayson continued. 'They understand that if Barack Obama were to somehow bring about world peace, they would blame him for destroying the defense industry. In fact they understand that if Barack Obama had a BLT for lunch tomorrow, they would try to ban bacon.'"

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Even the DNC gets in on the act.

Is it to early to hope that the Dems have learned how to play this game?

DNC: Steele And GOP Have Thrown In Their Lot With The Terrorists By Criticizing Obama’s Nobel | The Plum Line

The Republican Party has thrown in its lot with the terrorists — the Taliban and Hamas this morning — in criticizing the President for receiving the Nobel Peace prize. Republicans cheered when America failed to land the Olympics and now they are criticizing the President of the United States for receiving the Nobel Peace prize — an award he did not seek but that is nonetheless an honor in which every American can take great pride — unless of course you are the Republican Party. The 2009 version of the Republican Party has no boundaries, has no shame and has proved that they will put politics above patriotism at every turn. It’s no wonder only 20 percent of Americans admit to being Republicans anymore – it’s an embarrassing label to claim.

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Why do they hate America so?

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:-)

Jealous, much?

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First sentence, first paragraph:

"In reference to the health care the president wants for us, I do not want his program."

Last sentence, last paragraph:

"And God knows what their plan is."

She doesn't want what she doesn't know and she'll make up any 'fact' to prove that she doesn't want what she doesn't even have a clue about. But somebody brown is offering it, therefore it must be scary as fuck.

Classic Conservatism.

They want to take it away | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL:

"In reference to the health care the president wants for us, I do not want his program. He wants to destroy the Medicare supplemental policies we can purchase now. I am satisfied with what these companies furnish.

If you have Blue Cross and Blue Shield or any other supplement he wants that taken away. He wants to destroy the insurance companies.

He is cutting Medicare now. He wants the money we purchase insurance with so he can be in control of you and me. If you pay attention to what is going on, his plan is to take charge of one-sixth of the economy (which is health care).

Social Security is in trouble, so is Medicare. Please do not let him in charge of health care.

If they would give us the same coverage the Congress and the Senate have or the same care the president and his family have I would not object. Instead they want to take away what we have now. And God knows what their plan is.

Dorothy Treadwell

Florence"

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Might Alan have a word with you, Dorothy?

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And Christians everywhere stick fingers in ear holes and begin a loud chorus of 'I can't hear you'.

Italian group claims to debunk Shroud of Turin

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Bogus #2 ranking. You don't get anymore political engaged than San Francisco. Now way, no how.

City Insider : You'll never believe why we're only the 2nd smartest city in America

We scored points, naturally, for being "a world-class technology hub" and the wealth of college and graduate degrees among our populace. But the analysis continues, "The Bay Area only fell short of No. 1 because of a relatively low score in political engagement, undercutting the reputation of this notorious activist hotspot."

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Awesome it is.

"Awesome" photo a hit for Westminster birder - The Denver Post

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DBT Week in Review - 10/9/09

I'm swamped, y'all!

Not much DBT content this week, but next week I'll have a special Hardly Strictly post with video from Booker and DBT's set along with some other amazing stuff from other artists.

First time out with a new video camera, so lots to clean up. My rookieness will be apparent, but some good stuff to be seen. Mo' later.

Here are a couple of pics.

On stage (no shit. I could have picked up an instrument and played along) with Billy Joe Shaver.

And here's backstage at the main stage. This is quickly become on of the all time favorite pictures I've ever taken. I've got a big ass version on my MAC desktop and I find something new in the pic everyday.

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings are on stage.

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Do have a bit of DBT for you.

Isn't this just a kick ass piece of art?

I'll let the artist explain. She posted this on DBT's Facebook page.

Lee Anne Vavra - Hi! I wanted to show you my "Sweet Annette" painting I just finished. I have the words to the song in the background and a dedication to DBT on the back. xo

Excellent, excellent work, Lee Anne!

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OK, since you asked nice and all.....

Here's a fan YouTube from Hardly Strictly.

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Dexateens

NBA Playa Paul Shirley's got great taste in music, but he's off about Dexateen's studio work. That shit is the bomb.

Rain, lawn chairs test my limits at Austin - ESPN

I rush into the grounds with visions of greatness in my head. Chris has been raving about a band he helps manage, The Dexateens, for months. I've listened to two of their albums, but left each encounter with their recorded work thoroughly underwhelmed.

Lee Bains leans into the mike and says, "We're the Dexateens, and we're from Alabama." Thirty seconds later, I can tell that the Dexateens are what the kids call the real deal. I decide that the band needs to hire a new recording engineer because whatever it is that they are doing onstage has not yet been translated to an album. Aping the Drive-By Truckers' legendary Three-Axe Attack (which I've always wanted to write -- it means there are three guitars), the 'teens form a wall of dirty Southern rock sound that is complemented by the harmonizing of Bains, John Smith and Elliott McPherson. I like the band's sound. I like their happy, dancing bassist. I like that most of the group is driving to New Orleans for a show that night. And I really like that they have to be back in Alabama by tomorrow morning, because one of their members has to play in church.

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Rock Candy: Last night: The Dexateens

Thursday night, beneath the banner of the Arkansas state flag on the back wall of White Water’s stage sat Brian Gosdin, drummer for the Dexateens, BAMA emblazoned across his T-shirt, attending his houndstooth-adorned drum kit, just in case there was any confusion about where these boys hail from.

Typically, the Tuscaloosa country-rockers’ lineup has featured three guitarists, but last night, founding member John Smith was nowhere to be found. Pre-set, front man Lee Bains III admitted that Smith had abruptly split from the band not days ago, this just before their first showing at the Austin City Limits music festival. It was clear Smith’s exit had rocked them, but luckily for us, as musicians are wont to do, the Dexateens managed to unload all that anxiety into their show

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Will Johnson

Jason Molina and Will Johnson

Jason Molina and Will Johnson Collaborate on New LP, Plot European Tour

Call this the Phantoms of Folk. Call this two lone wolves running together for one dark blissout of a night. Two of the finest indie-folk songwriters of the last decade come together under the Texas sky to quietly lay to tape 14 crushing, haunting tunes, leaving space enough in each to match their surroundings. In this collaboration between Jason Molina and Will Johnson, each seem to hold the other’s talents to fire and elevate both performance and creativity. In the friendly sharing of ideas, Molina and Johnson become two poet’s poets in a workshop, aimed to craft a singular, searing elegy.

Will Johnson describes this alignment of two red stars: “For ten days we wrote, co-wrote, workshopped, complimented, scrutinized, drank, invited friends to come play music, smoked, made lots of notes and drawings, drank a little more and shot the BB gun off the back porch when we just needed some time and space. In the throes of all this, our record was made in the late February sun.”

Listen:

twentycyclestotheground.mp3 (audio/mpeg Object)

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Lauderdale

WUTK radio show and more.. - Lauderdale's MySpace Blog |:

"WUTK radio show and more..
This friday we will be at Barley's Taproom in Knoxville, Tn. opening for the Dirty Guv'nahs. They are a great band with a great following in the Knoxville area. We are very excited to have the opportunity of being exposed to their fanbase.

For those of you in Knoxville that can't make the show we will be promoting it with an interview and live performance that afternoon around 4 p.m. (eastern time) on 88.7 WUTK.

For those of you outside of the area the radio show can be streamed live at www.wutkradio.com
Assuming that most of you listening will be from our neck of the woods, that will be the central time zone, so you'll want to tune in around 3 p.m.

We will be perfoming several songs from our upcoming album that has yet to be released. This might be the only chance to hear a good quality recording of these songs for quite some time so check it out.

lauderdale."

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Muscle Shoals Sound

Can't remember if I posted this previously and too lazy to look at the last couple of WIRs, so...

By popular demand | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL:

"Donnie Fritts only had two conditions that had to be met before he agreed to perform a series of shows in Japan.

Because of his health, he needed a break between shows and he insisted he be joined by the The Decoys, the local rhythm-and-blues band that frequently serves as his backup band.

A Japanese concert promoter Fritts has known for more than 35 years agreed, and now Fritts and The Decoys will be taking Muscle Shoals R&B and funk to audiences in five Japanese cities beginning Saturday.

'I called him and told him what I had in mind,' Fritts said. 'I'd love to do some shows in Japan, but I had to bring The Decoys. I don't want to play with anyone else. I know these guys, we play well together and they know my songs.'"

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Last, but certianly not least..... Peter Grumbine.

I'll have more on this guy next week. He's alright for a South Carolinian... If yer into that type of thing.

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Opt-Out Public Option

Now this is a brilliant idea as long as the strongest possible, no trigger, no co-op PO is in the bill.

Political genius, too.

Wanna be all anti-gov? Your state can just opt the fuck out. We blue states will be more than happy to take all of the businesses that will flee your backward asses.

States rights? Well, here you go! Have at it, Randians.

Dems Discussing Public Option With Opt-Out Clause: The Silver Bullet?:

"But instead of starting with no national public option and giving state governments the right to develop their own, the newest compromise approaches the issue from the opposite direction: beginning with a national public option and giving state governments the right not to have one."

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Daily Kos: Opt-Out Public Option: EPIC WIN:

"Rarely do the Left and the Right have a head-to-head opportunity to prove out, in real time, the relative superiority of their respective value systems and legislative choices, with real and immediate consequences not only for the partisan legislators involved, but for the legitimacy of a Party's entire ideological underpinnings.

An opt-out system will allow Republicans to use their own psychotic, sociopathic momentum to carry them to their doom. With apologies to the long-suffering citizens of those states who may have to wait a few more years for needed help on healthcare, I say let each state do as it pleases, and let the chips fall where they may.

And within a decade, the writing on the wall will be so clear even in Alabama and Mississippi that not only will we have a national public plan, but we might even see some deep South red states turn blue as a result."

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"With full apologies due to my fellow Democrats in deep red states, I must nevertheless admit that I really love the idea of an opt-out public option.

Not because it's the best idea by any means. A robust single-payer plan would be the best idea. Not because tens of thousands of real Americans won't die and go bankrupt in states with morally bankrupt legislators.

But it would do wonders to completely reframe the entire debate over the public option and healthcare in general by allowing, at long last, those states with Randian ideological pedigrees to truly 'go Galt', in a head to head test of ideologies to see who comes out ahead and why. And if we play our cards right, it might just be the ticket to Democratic victories in the South."

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They would have never fixed it regardless. To the GOP there is absolutely nothing wrong with the way things are now. Nothing. Insurance companies are making money hand over fist while the rest of us eats cake.

Think Progress � Rep. Ryan admits GOP was negligent on health care for 12 years: ‘We should have fixed this under our watch.’:

"FRANK: I just want to ask Paul one question. … When did you figure that out? Because apparently for the 12 years that the Republicans were in control — eight of which had a Republican president — that hadn’t occurred to you. So I’m glad you now understand that. Can you tell me at what moment the revelation occurred?

RYAN: First of all, I introduced on this subject about six years ago.

FRANK: You had control of the Congress. Why didn’t the Republican Congress fix it?

RYAN: I will have a moment of bipartisan agreement. We should have fixed this under our watch and I’m frustrated we didn’t."

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And to personalize the issue, my friend Steve sent this to me yesterday.

It is an interview with his sister from 1992. Cheryl had breast cancer and, surprise, the insurance companies denied her specific treatments. In 1992. Let's see, wasn't there a Democrat in office who tried to reform health care back in 1992 and wasn't it the Republican party who put all of their money and effort into killing any type of reform.

Cheryl died in 1996.... from breast cancer.

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So they want to trump up some shit on ACORN with silly hidden cameras.

Two can play that game.

Exclusive: Gun show dealers caught on video selling to people who tell them they'd fail a background check | Crooks and Liars

Unlike the phony ACORN undercover operation -- which only offered for public view a single instance of actual miscreancy, and refused to report the several instances in which they were turned away -- this report is clear that some gun vendors adhered to the law.

But some 19 out of the 30 vendors approached sold to investigators who said they'd probably fail a check. Along the way, they bought semi-automatic handguns and assault rifles. All told, 39 of 51 attempts to buy a gun illegally were successful. Several vendors told their buyers that they probably wouldn't pass a check either.

Only 11 vendors said no.

There were exchanges like this caught on tape:

"I don't need your address."

"No background check?"

"Nothing. Just show me that you're from Ohio."

"That's good about the background check because I probably couldn’t pass one."

"I don't care. All's I got to do is demand you show me your license."

"You don’t care about the background check, right?"

"Nope. Nope. I wouldn't pass either, bud." [grin]

"Is that right?"

This is why some 30 percent of all illegal gun traffic in the United States emanates from gun shows. It's long past time to shut this travesty down.

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A bit high minded, but an interesting perspective.

Daily Kos: A World Without Republicanism

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Wingnuts will believe anything as long as it feeds what they already believe.

Bill Ayers having a laugh at wingnuts, bloggers say | Raw Story

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Somebody had to parody this silliness.

McNaughton Fine Art

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If They Only Had a Heart

Good Democrat. Good boy!

He needs to teach a master class to all of the fake ass Dems we have in office.

More of this, please. Much more. Daily more.

Grayson: Republicans Don't Want You To 'Die Quickly' -- They Don't Care | TPMDC:

"In an interview on the local radio show Doc & Grace in the Morning, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) explained that his comments about Republicans have been twisted into meaning that they somehow want Americans to die -- when the real truth is that they don't care.

'You know, this is being transmogrified into something else,' Grayson complained. 'Honestly, the people I deal with, the people I actually am across the aisle with every day, I don't think they care about ordinary people. I don't think that the Republicans in Congress actually have a heart. I'll be honest with you.'"

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Medical tort issues contribute to a mere 1% of all health care costs in this country. Use that one next time some rethug wants to blather about evil trial lawyers putting poor, poor doctors out of business.

Everybody hates a trial lawyer until a doctor removes the wrong breast or testicle.

And, again-again, it is the insurers of malpractice who are breaking the Dr.'s bank.

Medical Malpractice Insurers’ Profits Higher Than Nearly All Fortune 500 Companies � The Washington Independent:

"The American Association for Justice — the trial lawyers’ lobby group — has just released an astounding statistic: medical malpractice insurance companies’ average profits are higher than those of 99 percent of Fortune 500 companies.

As the nation remains mired in a debate over health care reform and how to keep down the costs of expanding coverage, AAJ is trying to point out that Republicans claims that medical malpractice lawsuits are one of the big cost drivers is completely misleading. In fact, though malpractice claims and so-called “defensive medicine” does account for a small percentage of unnecessary costs, medical errors and the astronomical profits of malpractice insurers appear to be a bigger part of the problem."

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America haters.

Their hypocrisy makes my blood boil.

But this is such 'fair and balanced' horseshit writing from the Politico.

Dems: GOP rooting against America - Politico.com Print View:

"During the Bush era, Republicans from Karl Rove to Joe Wilson questioned — in ways both veiled and overt — the patriotism of Democrats who challenged the administration’s Iraq policy, pre-war intelligence and surveillance programs.

But the joyous reaction in some GOP quarters to the International Olympics Committee's snub of Chicago — coupled with the party’s rapid-fire reaction to bad economic data — has some Democrats turning the tables and asking if Republicans are the ones cheering against America now.

Many Democrats saw the outbursts following the IOC decision — the merry Tweets, videos of cheering conservatives and chest-thumping by party leaders like Newt Gingrich — as part of a larger pattern that includes the flirtation of right-wing Texans like Gov. Rick Perry with secession and the caustic tone of right-wing talk radio, embodied by Rush Limbaugh’s “I want him to fail” comment about Obama in January."

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Shocking.

Study: Bush administration blocked efforts to prevent housing crisis | Raw Story:

"The study may be the first scientific evidence to back up claims made by many critics that the Bush administration and earlier administrations allowed last year's financial crisis to happen by not enforcing common-sense regulations on lenders."

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5 of our SC Judges truly are horrible people. Thomas just does whatever the other 4 tell him to do. No need for questions.

Sotomayor Asks More Questions In An Hour Than Thomas Has In Years

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Very neat.

Note found in antique chair spurs treasure hunt

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Nature isn't going to take our shit for much longer.

Pack of raccoons mauls 74-year-old Florida woman

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Letter to the Editor FAIL

Letter to the Editor - Southern Style - FAIL.

Lots of good folks down there, but ol' Janice doesn't seem to be one of them.

Never going back to Buttholeville..... Star.

A great idea | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL:

"I am writing in response to the You Said It caller who sarcastically remarked about the possibility of Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh being the president and vice president of the United States.

What a great idea! I believe if Glenn Beck were president, the U.S. Constitution would be honored once again, there would be no more czars and Rahm Emanuel and David Axlerod would not be in the White House telling the president how to run the country (into the ground)!

Janice Williams

Center Star"

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Just takes the snark right out of me.

"We should change the part about giving to the poor, 'cause that's some commie lovin' crap, and, instead, say give big ass corporate tax breaks to companies we deem 'too large to fail'". Jesus would have wanted it that way."

Mighty presumption to think you can edit 'the word of GAWD'.

Conservative Bible Project Cuts Out Liberal Passages:

"Lo and behold, the Bible has gotten too liberal, according to a group of conservatives. And it needs a little editing.

That's the inspiration behind the Conservative Bible Project, which seeks to take the text back to its supposed right-wing roots.

Yes, even scripture is not orthodox enough for the modern conservative. Not that it's the fault of the author(s), exactly. The group cites a few reasons why the Bible is too progressive: 'Lack of precision in the original language ... lack of precision in modern language' and 'translation bias in converting the original language to the modern one.'"

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Executed an innocent man. Now covering it up. Stay classy, Perry.

Cameron Todd Willingham: Texas Governor Dismisses 3 Commission Members Just 48 Hours Before Arson Review

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A few days old, but if I can make one more fundie head explode, I've done my duty.

Oldest "Human" Skeleton Found--Disproves "Missing Link":

"Scientists today announced the discovery of the oldest fossil skeleton of a human ancestor. The find reveals that our forebears underwent a previously unknown stage of evolution more than a million years before Lucy, the iconic early human ancestor specimen that walked the Earth 3.2 million years ago (interactive time line: how the new discovery changes human evolutionary theory)."

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This would really pop some fundie head, too.

Rocky Planet Discovery: NASA/Harvard Teams Say "Finding a Second Earth Could Happen Anytime Now":

"Astronomers may be on the brink of discovering a second Earth-like planet, a find that would add fresh impetus to the search for extraterrestrial life. Astronomers from six major centers, including NASA, Harvard and the University of Colorado, agreed at a conference last year that advances in technology suggest scientists are on the verge of being able to detect the presence of small, rocky planets, much like our own, around distant stars for the first time. The planets are considered the most likely habitats for extraterrestrial life."

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Duuuude. Awesome. Good luck with the deadlines, though.

Denver Westword IS Hiring A Pot Critic To Review Marijuana Dispensaries - Speakeasy - WSJ:

"On Tuesday, the Denver Westword, a respected alt-weekly, posted an unusual job opening on its Web site. “Calling all potential pot reviewers: Westword wants you!”"

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GODDAMMIT!

You can't knock somebody up via dream and/or solo shower 'sex', right?

If no, then I repeat: GODDAMMIT!

Padma Lakshmi Is PREGNANT! But With Whose Baby?

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Hardly Strictly Over the Fun

My, what a fun weekend. It was a star fucker extraordinaire.

Phoning it in today... literally. Bunch of content that will take me a good week to edit.

In the meantime, here are some phone shots.

Robert Plant's back side. Didn't take a picture until the 4th time I saw him.

Uncle Josh and I enjoying Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

The Main Event. DBT and Booker T!

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DBT Week in Review - 10/2/09

DBT!/Patterson Hood

If you have an iPhone go get DBT's new iPhone app. Pretty darn cool, if I do say so myself.

Two links.

This one will launch iTunes store directly to the app.

This one is a third party vendor:

Drive-By Truckers - Official App iPhone application - AppStoreHQ

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New Words from the Hood.

Patterson Hood

New solo gigs for Patterson:

Patterson Hood - Tour

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The Lovesick Drunk: Album of the Decade: Drive-by Truckers - Decoration Day:

"How do you follow up a masterpiece? You one-up the mother fucker."

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Hellz yeah. Git you some.

"INSPIRING MOMENT
Sent to me as a complimentary gift CD for the work I'd done for 91.3 WYEP FM, I found this track to be the most soulful on the compilation. And I found it fascinating for the main character to wonder about his own mortality even after death. Conversely I wonder if I am at times dead even in life."

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Jason Isbell

Trythespecial's Blog:

"So I’m doing a little blogging now. Lots going on these days, and I thought some of you might want to know how we’re getting along. The Americana Awards are Thursday night the Ryman in Nashville, and of course excitement abounds. Personally, I’m looking forward to seeing lots of old friends and hearing some great music. Here’s a picture-"

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Dexateens

The Dexateens (dexateens) on Twitter

Skybucket Records:

"$ 14.00

This is to pre-order the vinyl LP edition of Dexateens – Singlewide. All orders will be ship before release date to arrive early or on time. All orders will come with download code of full album plus alternate versions. THE RELEASE DATE IS NOVEMBER 24"

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Drivin' n' Cryin'

Please go buy this excellent record if you haven't already. Really, really good stuff.

Amazon.com: The Great American Bubble Factory: Drivin' n' Cryin': Music

I've been revisiting some older DnC and at the same time revisiting some of my youth. So glad these guys are still around and making good tunes.

Here's where my worlds collide.

Stewart Cink hanging with DnC.

Facebook | drivin' n' cryin''s Photos - Dave FM Circle of Friends

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DnC on CNN.com doing some acoustic.

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Muscle Shoals Sound

The other Southern sound | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL:

"SHEFFIELD - Jay Johnson says he knows just enough Spanish to get into trouble, but he's not going to let his limitations keep him from taking on the challenge of learning a Mexican rock song.

The song and maybe a couple of other rock songs that are popular south of the border will appear on an album featuring Johnson and guitarist Brian Flynn, a Colorado native who has spent the past 15 years living and playing music in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Johnson, son of Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section founder Jimmy Johnson, and Flynn began recording the untitled album at Jimmy Johnson's Sheffield studio in mid-September.

The guitarists were joined in the studio by Flynn's friend and bassist, John June, and Shoals drummer, John Blumer, who played with Johnson in the popular local act, Radio Tokyo, in the 1980s.

Several other noted musicians, including former 38 Special guitarist Jeff Carlisi and one-time Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Mike Estes, also are expected to be involved in the project."

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Music

Grumbine rants so good.

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Grateful Dead Archive To Be Preserved Online - cbs5.com

Warner music videos returning to YouTube

Lucy Vodden Dead: 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' Dies At 46

Subversive cartoonist R. Crumb zaps the Bible | Raw Story:

"PARIS — Subversive US cartoonist Robert Crumb, whose take on the Bible is about to be released worldwide, says people are “totally nuts” for taking the book so seriously for so long.

“I grew to hate the Bible,” he told a press conference for the international launch of “Robert Crumb’s Book of Genesis”, which he called a “gruelling” four year project. The book hits bookshelves in late October in Europe, Brazil and the United States.

“The idea of millions of people taking this so seriously is totally nuts,” he added. “The Bible doesn’t need to be satirised. It’s already so crazy.”"

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I Ain't Sorry

A thing of political beauty.

Here's the flow.

Rep. Alan Grayson, FL (D) discovers magic orbs very unfamiliar to Democrats in general. After some research he discovered that these orbs are called 'balls'.

Instead of cowering in fear as most Democrats would when confronted with 'balls', Rep. Grayson, by the power of Greystone, decides to utilize the potent energy held within the magic orbs.

He takes to the floor:



Wowza, right!

Of course the Republicans get the vapors because a Dem was a big old meanie to them and called them out in public.

Republican selective memory kicks in of course. They would never, ever use the type of rhetoric that Grayson did. Why, Virginia, it is so beyond the pale. How could anyone....

Despite Outrage, Many House Republicans Have Said Dem Health Care Will Kill People:

Congressional Republicans are expressing outrage over freshman Rep. Alan Grayson's suggestion on the House floor Tuesday night that the GOP health care plan amounts to little more than "don't get sick" -- and if you do, "die quickly."

"Take Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Fla.), who said in July: 'Last week, Democrats released a health care bill which essentially said to America's seniors: drop dead.'

Or Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.), a doctor, who reviewed the public health insurance option in July and diagnosed that it is 'gonna kill people.'

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), not one to pull punches, suggested on the House floor that Congress 'make sure we bring down the cost of health care for all Americans and that ensures affordable access for all Americans and is pro-life because it will not put seniors in a position of being put to death by their government.'

July was a busy time for House floor death sentences. Also that month, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), noted: 'One in five people have to die because they went to socialized medicine...I would hate to think that among five women, one of 'em is gonna die because we go to socialized care.'

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) had a similar assessment. 'They're going to save money by rationing care, getting you in a long line. Places like Canada, United Kingdom, and Europe. People die when they're in line,' he said on the House floor in July."

Remember: It is OK if you're a Republican (IOKIYAR)

Repugs dip into their tried and true vapor bag and demand... nay, require an apology. Hell, it's worked so well in the past. A Dems will cave, right?

So, Grayson takes the floor again. And he apologizes.....



Kapowya! Didn't see that one coming.

The balls, they're alive! Alive with spine stiffening ballsy goodness.

But Grayson ain't through yet.

Watch him on The View.... uh, I mean CNN's Situation Room (Wolf and Co. are the most pathetic bunch of... I don't even now what they are. It ain't journalism they are practicing. Did Perez Hilton produce this segment?)

Alan Grayson: Republicans Are "Knuckle-Dragging Neanderthals" On Health Reform (VIDEO)

Awsum. I <3 Grayson.

You should too. Send him a few bucks for his most excellent work:

ActBlue — Alan Grayson

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What do we have here. Possible snow'balls' effect?

White House lashes out at Glenn Beck, Fox News ‘lies’:

"In another sign that the Obama administration is increasingly willing to take on its media critics directly, the White House blog has published a comparison of Fox News 'rhetoric' versus 'reality' on the issue of President Obama's support for Chicago's Olympic bid.

The statement went so far as to use the expression 'Fox lies.'

'Last night Fox News continued its disregard for the facts in an attempt to smear the Administration's efforts to win the Olympics for the United States,' the White House blog entry begins. 'In the past, hosting the Olympics has been a source of pride and unity for the country, but once again Fox News' Glenn Beck program has shown that nothing is worthy of respect if it can be used as part of a partisan attack to boost ratings.'"

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Newsmax. Sponsored by the RNC. Calling for a military coup to over through Obama.

Fuckers.

Newsmax removes column that called for military coup to resolve the ‘Obama problem.’

Digby nails it.

Hullabaloo:

"Yes. Nine months in, it's obvious that the only choice Real Americans have is to stage a coup. The lessons they've learned from recent presidencies is that impeachment is no sure thing and that unless you can get close enough to steal elections, you might get stuck with someone you didn't vote for. So they're dreaming of more tried and true methods. That whole democracy thing is very inconvenient."

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El Incompetence.

RNC Hispanic Heritage month press release messes up Spanish — over and over again | Raw Story:

"“Though the press release emphasizes the Republican Party’s ‘commitment to the Hispanic community,’ apparently that commitment does not include hiring a qualified Spanish translator,” the site’s Andrea Nill remarked. “The Spanish translation of [Republican National Committee Chairman Michael] Steele’s statement is riddled with embarrassing typos and errors. Even Yahoo’s automatic online translator, Babel Fish, produces better results. A quick revision highlights the multitude of glaring errors.”

That revision appears below."

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Just seems appropriate to end with the following. This is a must read. So awesome.

Judge weighs whether cows enjoyed ’suckling’ cop’s member

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