“Instead, what we are doing is simply using deliberate and delaying tactics, such as a long, pointless speeches, in an attempt to interfere or obstruct with the business of the Senate. “Just so we’re clear.”* **** update: “By the way, have we told you how much we love the troops? Because we really do. Love the troops.” **** update 2: poltical teen has the video. Which is fine. But what
May 26, 2005
May 26, 2005
“French in disarray as they admit EU treaty vote is lost”
From The Times Online: THE leader of France’s ruling party has privately admitted that Sunday’s referendum on the European constitution will result in a “no†vote, throwing Europe into turmoil. “The thing is lost,†Nicolas Sarkozy told French ministers during an ill-tempered meeting. “It will be a little ‘no’ or a big ‘no’,†he was quoted as telling Jean-Pierre Raffarin, the Prime Minister, whom he accused of leading a feeble
May 26, 2005
The first set of 20 films that if you haven’t seen you should see immediately or risk having protein wisdom sneer at you like certain embarrassingly snobby blue state gourmands sneer at salt water taffy and chili-cheese fries
1980s, group 1 Alligator (1980) Altered States (1980) American Gigolo (1980) Bad Timing (1980) Brubaker (1980) Carny (1980) Dressed to Kill (1980) The Falls (1980) The Final Countdown (1980) The First Deadly Sin (1980) The Fog (1980) Friday the 13th (1980) Gloria (1980) The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980) Heaven’s Gate (1980) Hopscotch (1980) The Hunter (1980) Inside Moves (1980) Little Darlings (1980) The Long Good Friday (1980) **** A
May 26, 2005
Overheard inside an Haditha bunker, Thursday, May 26
First militant: “You have heard the rumors, have you not, Kalil?—that Abu has been seriously wounded and is soon to meet Allah, peace be upon him…?”* Second militant: “This I have heard, my brother. But fear not. I have it on good authority that these rumors are but a ruse—a story created by Abu himself to raise the spirits of the infidels so that when he suddenly resurfaces, his sword
May 26, 2005
As the flames climbed high into the night / To light the sacrificial rite*
From the AP: Nearly 36 years after a man was stabbed to death during a Rolling Stones concert at Altamont Speedway, investigators have closed the case, dismissing a theory that a second Hells Angel took part in the killing. Meredith Hunter, 18, was killed during the free concert on Dec. 6, 1969. The show, which drew an estimated 300,000 people, was billed as the “Woodstock of the West,” but the
May 26, 2005
My shelves are full, 2: now with GREAT NEW titles! (Sticky)
Titles in the extended entry. If you’re interested, email me or drop a note in the comments. If any of you have universal players that can play DVDs from other regions, I have a bunch of Spanish, UK, French, and Aussie titles I can part with, as well. 3 Cassavetes titles still available.
May 26, 2005
Wednesday night musings, #93
Christ. What could I have possibly done to make my feet smell like steamed broccoli…?