Wednesday, May 7, 2008

kill. me. now. ...

please.

all but over


the Dem. primary is finally all but over. Obama won big in NC & only lost bt 2% in IN, in the latest night yet in this primary season. now it is only up to Hillary to bow out gracefully. news this morning is that she has canceled all public appearances today & has loaned her campaign over $6.4 million more. not a good sign in any light. keep your eyes peeled today, it's sure to be interesting on many levels.

one good thing about late night political coverage is that the pundits have alot of time to fill & tend to let their guards down as the night progresses & fatigue sets in. on MSNBC last night Tweety & Timmeh admitted that they (the MSM) have been giving McCAin a pass as the focus has been soley on the fight between Obama & Clinton. something many of us have been pointing out for some time now. (C&L has the clip here)

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Obama wins NC

& wins big. are we there yet?

OMG!...MBV in NA!

okay, that sound you just heard was me screaming like a giddy school girl, as I just learned that My Bloody Valentine has announced their North American tour dates.
here's the announcement & schedule via pitchfork:
09-22 New York, NY - Roseland
09-23 New York, NY - Roseland
09-25 Toronto, Ontario - Ricoh
09-27 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
09-30 San Francisco, CA - The Concourse
10-01 Los Angeles, CA - Santa Monica Civic
10-02 Los Angeles, CA - Santa Monica Civic

& in case you need a reminder ...

(but you really shouldn't)
tickets for the Chicago show go on sale this Sat. @ 11am

Panderer's Box via TDS


hmmm, looks like Hillary borrowed Fred Thompson's red
pick-em-up truck in Indiana. see, she's totally one of us.

firehouse, NYC

Monday, May 5, 2008

free radicals

much, too much has been made of Obama's tenuous association w/former Weather Underground member Bill Ayers. However, the MSM has dutifully ignored John McCain'smuch closer ties to another 70's radical... namely G. Gordon Liddy. As McCain scolded Obama: "I think not only a repudiation but an apology for ever having anything to do with an unrepentant terrorist is due the American people."
of course, that is unless the tables are turned.
Liddy spent more than 4 years in prison for his role in the 1972 Watergate burglary. That was just one element of what Liddy did, and proposed to do, in a secret White House effort to subvert the Constitution. Far from repudiating him, McCain has embraced him.

Last November, McCain went on his radio show. Liddy greeted him as "an old friend," and McCain sounded like one. "I'm proud of you, I'm proud of your family," he gushed. "It's always a pleasure for me to come on your program, Gordon, and congratulations on your continued success and adherence to the principles and philosophies that keep our nation great."
Liddy was in the thick of the biggest political scandal in American history—and one of the greatest threats to the rule of law. He has said he has no regrets about what he did, insisting that he went to jail as "a prisoner of war."
(via Chicago Tribune)

of course just like the Rev. Hagee connection, there is the standard blackout on this in much of the MSM. kudos to the Trib for at least printing it. fat chance that it catches fire anywhere else.

Brian Cox @ TED

prepare to get your science geek on as Dr. Brian Cox talks about the work being done on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. head on over to the TED site for hours of more & varied talks by a variety of speakers from over the years. brilliant stuff.

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Obama on MTP

this is a great clip from today's Meet The Press, wherein Barack Obama cuts through the Gas Tax Holiday hokum proposed by both Hillary & McSame. no one, except the oil companies, benefits from this. I sincerely hope that the general public is not falling for this scam.

hoodoo guru

this story from yesterday's Kentucky Derby is just tragic & heartbreaking:
"The cheers for the winner's 4 3/4-length victory were cut short when Eight Belles, the runner-up, collapsed while galloping out near the second turn. She broke her two front ankles and was euthanized on the track minutes later."

but then when you discover this little tidbit, it just gets too darn creepy:
'Hillary Clinton last week put her money on Eight Belles to win the race:

"I hope that everybody will go to the derby on Saturday and place just a little money on the filly for me," Sen. Clinton told supporters in Jeffersonville, Ind., ABC News reports. "I won't be able to be there this year - my daughter is going to be there and so she has strict instructions to bet on Eight Belles."'

did you all just feel the hairs on the back of your neck stand up? yeah, me too.
(if I were a betting man, I certainly wouldn't wager on Hillary)

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Saturday Night Special

the Jam - Going Underground

NYC morning


















W 73 & Broadway