tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76424949935296079402024-03-13T12:19:11.165-04:00She Started It!The Rachel Maddow Show As A Gateway To PoliticsConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-50374674653655941492010-01-20T18:27:00.002-05:002010-01-20T18:37:15.169-05:00I Can't Make This Shit Funny, People
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When I started writing this blog a few months ago, it was born of a spirit of optimism. We had a new Democratic President, we had a laundry list of progressive reforms that our Democratic super-majority in Congress was going to pass in a matter of months, the horrific years of the Bush-Cheney Presidency were behind us, andConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-60022316826253313192009-11-27T21:25:00.001-05:002009-11-27T21:27:41.660-05:00Holly M. White 1966-2009
Things about Her Hollyness: She had a wicked, quirky, dark, sense of humor. I may miss that the most. I don't have that many people in my life who can go there with me. When she was newly diagnosed, she told me her biggest fear was how embarrassing it would be if she didn't die. She loved the Cubs. Damn them for not giving her the joy of a World Series win. She took forever to order in a ConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-57412210209769892112009-11-13T16:49:00.000-05:002009-11-13T16:49:25.194-05:00Hoekstra and Stupak; Doin' Michigan ProudLast post I was all, "Yay, Kalamazoo!" (Michigan!) This post I write with cheeks aflame after the Hoekstra/Stupak twofer this week.
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyVisit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyLet me kind of give you the run down. Stupak represents Northern Michigan, including the Upper Peninsula. The UP is ConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-589894169809002652009-11-04T00:23:00.001-05:002009-11-04T00:28:46.643-05:00One Kalamazoo Wins!Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyDid you hear that? I'll play that part again...
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyCleve mentions Kalamazoo! You may remember my last post about the ordinance here in Kalamazoo that extends legal protections, re: housing and employment especially, to people regardless of their sexual orConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-38701982503220618122009-10-21T14:16:00.000-04:002009-10-21T14:16:44.609-04:00In Which "Well, Rachel, We Are Fighting Hard, Rachel"Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyOk, I must be honest and admit that I didn't watch all of the clip I have embedded above. But the interviewee was overusing Rachel's name, and that always makes me flame with embarrassment. You think I'm exaggerating? Here's a brief bit of the transcript:
"JESSE CONNOLLY, NO ON 1/PROTECT MAINE EQUALITY: Hey, thank you, ConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-55644406088356180962009-10-16T15:43:00.000-04:002009-10-16T15:43:55.636-04:00Holy Shit!Cold medicine apparently acts as truth serum for Dr. Maddow. I know most of you have seen this, but for those friends of mine who don't actually watch TRMS, please watch this beat down Rachel delivers on Tim Phillips from Americans for Prosperity. If you're short on time, watch the second one.
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Visit msnbc.com for Breaking ConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-23058299210798996772009-10-09T10:49:00.001-04:002009-10-09T10:50:52.082-04:00In Which My Maternal Side Takes Over The KeyboardI share Rachel's obvious delight in smart girls. She geeked over the spelling bee champ:
And, last night, Caroline Moore, that wicked smart young lady who discovered a supernova, was back on to discuss the moon bombing with Rachel:
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyThere are so many reasons to love this clip. First of all: bombing the moon! Awesome! (ConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-72439478527659399222009-10-07T10:24:00.000-04:002009-10-07T10:24:42.434-04:00In Which I Try To Force My Way Through Writer's BlockOk, Ok. I know I have been posting with the frequency of a total eclipse of the sun; I am battling a hard core case of laziness. I've read that the best way to battle writer's block is just to write. Anything. I apologize ahead of time. Here goes:
I am not good at confrontation, which I think I mentioned here before when Rachel interviewed Tom Ridge. At the beginning of the Rick Berman interviewConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-90227823661654645812009-10-03T00:01:00.001-04:002009-10-03T00:03:45.477-04:00Did You Really Think That I Wasn't Going To Lead With This?Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyJust one more reason to follow @stephenfry.
And the hysterical laughter redux:
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyHopefully I'll be adding something substantive in the next day or so. Sorry again for the gaps between posts. I'm pretty pissed about the whole "Chicago loses out on ConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-54143181173023373312009-09-25T22:34:00.002-04:002009-09-25T22:37:36.077-04:00In Which I Didn't See That One ComingAnd I would be surprised if Rachel did either.
Dressed as above, chic, indeed. (looks like a shot from the Advocate cover shoot.) For realsies though, I'm not so sure:
I'm not sure what it says about me, but I think the second one is hotter. Probably for self-referential reasons.
ConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-87897865647711406152009-09-23T10:11:00.004-04:002009-09-24T21:42:23.518-04:00Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima Culpa...it's been a week since my last post. (Sorry. You can take the girl out of the Catholic school, but you can't take all the Catholic brainwashing out of the girl. Thanks, Sister Michael Anthony!) Life, policy debates, and vitriol have conspired into a perfect storm of general ennui.
You may remember me writing about my friend with terminal stomach cancer. (This picture was taken in June, if IConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-56636882477711717482009-09-16T12:24:00.001-04:002009-09-16T12:31:19.172-04:00In Which I Am Damn Sick And Tired Of The HatersSocialism, Nazism, racism, 9-12ers, birthers, deathers, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Dick Armey, World Net Daily, can all suck it!!! I am so desperately tired of the health care reform debate hysteria that I can barely stand to watch TRMS anymore.
Other than the unfortunate choice of a mule rather than an elephant, that pretty well sums up the current political debate. On anything.
I am somewhat ConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-28721887027188876492009-09-08T20:07:00.004-04:002009-09-09T19:15:03.872-04:00In Which I Honor A Year Of An Obsession With PoliticsVisit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Ok, so it's a little more Maddow than politics, but politics are definitely in there.I was driving out in the boonies today, and I saw a small, carefully painted wooden sign that said, "No Socialism." No context; no tangential explanation. Politics in America have become a huge game of Whack-A-Mole: If a Democrat sticks hisConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-83034708540949908282009-09-05T00:11:00.003-04:002009-09-05T00:34:57.341-04:00In Which That Red Haired Girl Did A Real Nice Job!If you're here, you are probably a fan of Ana Marie Cox. She finally got her chance at the big girl's desk tonight! Last time she was scheduled, Michael Jackson had the poor taste to die, bumping AMC. (This just in: MJ still dead. Yahoo headline today stated, "Some weeping at Michael Jackson's funeral." Wow. Crying at a funeral. Newsworthy, for sure.)Tonight I'm just gonna be a fangirl, and writeConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-266999810944335292009-09-02T00:04:00.004-04:002009-09-02T01:03:06.476-04:00In Which We Receive A Lesson In Civil DiscourseI'm sure that by now you have all seen Rachel's interview with Tom Ridge. If you haven't, make haste, make haste. I was literally on the edge of my seat. My stomach was all knotted up, waiting to see if Rachel was going to go in for the kill. And she did:Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyLet's give Tom Ridge some props for this interview. He disagreed ConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-5905672927626505292009-08-26T10:08:00.004-04:002009-08-26T11:07:34.730-04:00Requiescat in Pace, Senator Ted KennedyAlthough we all knew it was coming, I have to say that Ted Kennedy's death hit me hard. If I was doing word association, and someone said, "senator," I would answer, "Ted Kennedy." First elected in 1962, (!) he is the symbol of the Senate to me, and has been since I was a kid, even though I lived in Florida. He's one of the reasons I became a Democrat in a house of Republicans. I don't know ConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-72840136645755309272009-08-20T14:06:00.007-04:002009-08-20T18:40:37.195-04:00In Which We Will Know Them By The Trail Of Dead*In 2004, a couple, Nicole and Jeff Rank, were arrested in West Virginia at an appearance by GWB. For wearing t-shirts.CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A couple arrested for wearing anti-Bush T-shirts to the president's July 4 appearance at the West Virginia Capitol filed a federal lawsuit yesterday alleging their First Amendment rights were violated.Nicole and Jeff Rank were removed from the event in ConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-71386025187842523092009-08-17T16:22:00.002-04:002009-08-17T17:19:20.688-04:00In Which Dick Armey Is A Patronizing AssIt's been over 24 hours and I'm still seething about Rachel's appearance yesterday on MTP. Every time she said anything, smarmy Armey would look around the table with a patronizing smile on his face. "Oh look, the girl thinks she has something to say." Aaagghh! And shame on Gregory for not forcing Armey to answer any of her questions directly. She asks question A, he answers unasked question F, ConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-10008502934733978672009-08-12T23:47:00.010-04:002009-08-13T00:45:28.262-04:00In Which I Ease Back Into ItHi! Remember me? Anyone still here? I am moved, out of town guests are gone, and I am back.I am ignoring the health care reform debacle and accompanying death threats tonight because I was sent into such a rage earlier I fear a brain aneurysm should I try to discuss it here. Instead: Look! Funny!Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyHow did those idiots not knowConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-33004412588196509942009-08-04T14:41:00.003-04:002009-08-06T23:16:15.180-04:00In Which My Internet Provider SucksI moved, but still no phone or Interwebs. Will be back soon.ETA: $200 later, phone and Internet machine working. No more excuses.ETA Part 2: 1 more excuse...I'm tired. Really tired.ConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-82774104475698899142009-07-29T23:07:00.003-04:002009-07-30T00:00:21.662-04:00In Which I Struggle With Intellectual IntegrityVisit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyCrap. Did you see Rachel's awesome interview with Alcee Hastings (D-FL) tonight on DADT? His arguments against "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" were cogent, and well presented, and most importantly, he's willing to speak out. Vehemently. Unusual in Congress these days. But since last night, when he was mentioned on TRMS, I have had ConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-76628663418392879992009-07-28T23:05:00.005-04:002009-07-28T23:53:10.805-04:00In Which We Respectfully Request That North Carolina Rein In Congresswoman CrazypantsVisit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Seriously, what are they putting in the Republican's Kool-Aid? Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) took the floor to decry the killing of senior citizens everywhere, as outlined by the President's health care plan. She, of the Mathew-Shephard's-death-wasn't-a-hate-crime-it-was-a-hoax fame. The most generous interpretation I can offerConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-3453587057360732322009-07-23T23:30:00.004-04:002009-07-24T00:01:51.406-04:00In Which I Offer What Little I Have On RaceFirst I offer Obama's historic speech on race during the primaries.Maddow, et. al. parsing that speech on "Race to the White House:"And finally, Melissa Harris-Lacewell and Rachel discuss race the night before the Inauguration:My take on the Professor Gates debacle? I have seen racial profiling at work, and have little doubt it was a factor. But, like MHL said tonight, I wish Obama had avoided ConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-23420259762088684562009-07-21T22:46:00.012-04:002009-07-22T01:32:01.622-04:00The Accidental MartyrThe Senate passed the 'Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act' today. But there are caveats, per usual, with Congress. The biggest caveat is the F-22 issue that Rachel and Rep. Barney-His-Awesomeness-The Curmudgeon-Frank were talking about. Obama has said he will veto any bill funding the F-22, so getting the monkey off the back of the hate crime legislation is a big step forward. Now Sen. ConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642494993529607940.post-77218107879220118662009-07-16T23:24:00.005-04:002009-07-17T00:53:20.396-04:00In Which We Witness A Wonk Smackdown Heard 'Round The InterWebsVisit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyBy now all of you have seen this clip, probably 2 or 3 times. It doesn't get old, really. It was shocking to see such racist opinions aired in such an unapologetic way. Rachel held her own, but her natural instinct to be polite and not interrupt her guest gave Buchanan too much of a platform. I wish, the rules of fair ConchExPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842910001022746652noreply@blogger.com5