Friday, April 30, 2010

Pink Anderson She Knows How To Stretch It

Inspiration to follow Rats on to Charlotte -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY

Inspiration to follow Rats on to Charlotte -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY

That's Church » A really good day.

That's Church » A really good day.

The Pentagon Papers Are Public This Time

The Pentagon Papers Are Public This Time
damn socialists!





'Redistibution of Wealth' in Scripture? "And all that believed were together, and had all things common; And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need." Acts 2:44-45

35 years ago today the Vietnam War ended
"But while they prate of economic laws, men and women are starving. We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature. They are made by human beings."


Franklin Delano Roosevelt

'I'm A Bad Luck Woman' MEMPHIS MINNIE (1936) Memphis Blues Guitar Legend

slightlywarped.com's Curiosities

slightlywarped.com's Curiosities

USA National Doodle Day - May 13th, 2010

USA National Doodle Day - May 13th, 2010


FOR NF

Leaking Oil Well Lacked Safeguard Device - WSJ.com

Leaking Oil Well Lacked Safeguard Device - WSJ.com

The American Taliban

The American Taliban

The 25-Year-Old Girl Who Live-Blogged Her Death

The 25-Year-Old Girl Who Live-Blogged Her Death


a touching beautiful and bittersweet thing.

Samsung 3D Led-TV Commercial - Art in 3D

Johnny » Blog Archive » Bill Nye Boo’d In Texas For Saying The Moon Reflects The Sun [UPDATED]


can anyone tell me what is sacrilegious about saying that the moon reflects the sun's light???

i don't understand. really.

Zorro Nabbed Under New Arizona Law

Zorro Nabbed Under New Arizona Law

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Pittsburgh in the 60’s | worldwide hippies

Pittsburgh in the 60’s | worldwide hippies


me-AGAIN!

Wrinkled Ladies



LOVE IT!

2 Political Junkies: Sestak fires back

2 Political Junkies: Sestak fires back

Audiotape of Kent State Shooting to Get New Analysis; Is Order to Open Fire Audible? - AOL News

Audiotape of Kent State Shooting to Get New Analysis; Is Order to Open Fire Audible? - AOL News

Daily Kos: The Truth About Kent State

Daily Kos: The Truth About Kent State

Telephone Remake

t r u t h o u t | Ten Animals Most at Risk From Gulf Oil Spill

t r u t h o u t | Ten Animals Most at Risk From Gulf Oil Spill

ALEXANDER PUSHKIN – Russia’s greatest Black poet « An Ethiopian Journal

ALEXANDER PUSHKIN – Russia’s greatest Black poet « An Ethiopian Journal

Pay It Forward Day

Pay It Forward Day
Oklahoma Abortion Law Has No Exceptions for Victims of Rape and Incest - ABC News


ever been "wanded"for an ultrasound ladies??"

those legislators can take that wand and stick it up their...!!!!

The Fish Head Song

Facebook Group 'Praying' For President Obama's Death Passes 1 Million Members

Facebook Group 'Praying' For President Obama's Death Passes 1 Million Members


how can anyone that believes in a GOD-pray for someone's death???

i disliked bush- really DISLIKED cheney-but i could NEVER pray for their deaths!

basketball jones orig. 1975 animated

Brewers Defeat Pirates 257-0; Bucs Skipper Sees Improvement | Carbolic Smoke Ball

Brewers Defeat Pirates 257-0; Bucs Skipper Sees Improvement | Carbolic Smoke Ball

Rick Berman strikes again as corporate front group’s Let Me Rise campaign puts profits over pupils

Rick Berman strikes again as corporate front group’s Let Me Rise campaign puts profits over pupils

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All Your Love (I Miss Loving) by Otis Rush & His Band

Otis Rush: I`Cant Quit You Baby

got this in an e-mail.
thought i'd pass it on:




New High School Exit Exam,
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starting to warm up a little bit outside.
having some strawberries and a sliced banana. i really DO try to eat healthy during the week! ; )

David "Honeyboy" Edwards - Gamblin' Man

United States Of Ameri-WHA? Crazy Legislation From Across The Nation | TPM LiveWire

United States Of Ameri-WHA? Crazy Legislation From Across The Nation | TPM LiveWire

BBC - Excavations near Reading show evidence of Boudicca

BBC - Excavations near Reading show evidence of Boudicca

Hate Group Lawyer Drafted Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law | Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law Center

Hate Group Lawyer Drafted Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law | Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law Center

Fueling the Afghan War

Fueling the Afghan War

Siobhan Magnus Eb3 - E6 live vocal range

Who Let The Dachshunds out?

Boxer puppy falling asleep..

Confused Boxer Puppy

up-been out twice with max. sunny and cold but-going to get warn later. i can't wait!

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

River Monsters: 80 lb. Piranha

had left over stuffed pepper soup for dinner. just can't shake this chill- but, i do like the sun coming thru my window and the full moon last night was glorious!

Rosy earnings show that corporate America is back - Yahoo! News

Rosy earnings show that corporate America is back - Yahoo! News

Cape Wind, first U.S. offshore wind farm, approved | Reuters

Cape Wind, first U.S. offshore wind farm, approved | Reuters

Toughen safety so no coal miner sacrificed to profits - CNN.com

Toughen safety so no coal miner sacrificed to profits - CNN.com

Ray Bryant - Little Susie

John Lee Hooker, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robert Cray, Roy Rogers — Boogie Ja...

Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker, Big Walter Horton & Dr Ross

Big Walter Horton - Rockin' My Boogie

Missouri town decries white supremacist's plan News Tribune -State News

Missouri town decries white supremacist's plan News Tribune -State News

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream - Ben & Jerry's Peace & Justice

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream - Ben & Jerry's Peace & Justice

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Shocking: Doctors Now Allowed to Hide Birth Defects from Pregnant Women to Curb Abortions « SpeakEasy

Shocking: Doctors Now Allowed to Hide Birth Defects from Pregnant Women to Curb Abortions « SpeakEasy
too funny-LMAO:



me- why did this young woman go to a state university in the first place?





AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | AFL-CIO ‘Death on the Job’ Report: 5,214 Killed at Work in 2008

AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | AFL-CIO ‘Death on the Job’ Report: 5,214 Killed at Work in 2008
i think THIS might be the strangest thing i've ever posted:


they put up the, FOR SALE sign in my neighbor's yard. the house has been empty for a long time now. i've written about the owner before. she was a really strong and vital woman, a leader far ahead of her time. she and her late husband(harry was an absolute trip!)lived here since these houses were built back in the early 50's.
she's in a home now. it's only that she was/is such a strong willed person that she is still alive. i miss them both. they have been our neighbors since we moved here. that was about 14 years ago, give or take.
it will be odd getting used to new people. several families have looked at the house. i know that 1 family has already put a bid in. i hope whoever moves in is nice.

Catfish Blues - Jimi Hendrix Experience




Ryokan, a Zen master, lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of a mountain. One evening a thief visited the hut only to discover there was nothing to steal.

Ryokan returned and caught him. "You have come a long way to visit me," he told the prowler, "and you should not return empty-handed. Please take my clothes as a gift."

The thief was bewildered. He took the clothes and slunk away.

Ryoken sat naked, watching the moon. "Poor fellow," he mused, "I wish I could have given him this beautiful moon."

Confessions of an Unapologetic Hippie – HUNGA DUNGA | worldwide hippies

Confessions of an Unapologetic Hippie – HUNGA DUNGA | worldwide hippies

Fluffy Hunter - Walkin' Blues.mpg

Ebert Releases 'Who Killed Bambi?' Screenplay

Ebert Releases 'Who Killed Bambi?' Screenplay

Pictures: "Rarest of the Rare" Species Named

Pictures: "Rarest of the Rare" Species Named

Eugene Delgaudio's Really Weird Rant: Beware the RADICAL Homosexuals - The Washington Note

Eugene Delgaudio's Really Weird Rant: Beware the RADICAL Homosexuals - The Washington Note


me-the man need serious meds!!!!

A Tiny Apartment Transforms into 24 Rooms

The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Who Wants to Beat a Millionaire
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Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorTea Party

Newstalgia Reference Room - Will H. Hays - 1920 | Newstalgia

Newstalgia Reference Room - Will H. Hays - 1920 | Newstalgia


nasty looking old fart!

What’s in a Word? | worldwide hippies

What’s in a Word? | worldwide hippies

it's a beautiful morning but it's only 32 degrees out there! way way too cold for me OR max!

the prune bread turned out to be very good. i never used that recipe before. i ended up cutting it into sections and freezing the bulk of it.

nothing much doing today-sameold/sameold.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."


Louis D. Brandeis, US Supreme Court Justice from 1916 to 1939.




THE PRUNE BREAD THAT ATE PITTSBURGH

run, run for your lives!

Hot Tuna "Bow Legged Woman, Knock Kneed Man" 11-26-05

Think Progress » Virginia gun lobby pushes for right to drink alcohol while carrying a gun in public.

Think Progress » Virginia gun lobby pushes for right to drink alcohol while carrying a gun in public.
HEY BOAG-THIS ONE'S FOR YOU:




Knock knock. Who's there?

Seaweed.


Seaweed who?


Seaweed-a been here a long time ago, but Al G.'s all wet!

Saving girls from being cut - Violence Against Women - Salon.com

Saving girls from being cut - Violence Against Women - Salon.com

Direct from the Moon

Neurofibromatosis - About The Children's Tumor Foundation

Sweet Emma "I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jellyroll"

Sissy Man Blues - KOKOMO ARNOLD (1934) Georgia Blues Guitar Legend

John Lennon - Give Peace A Chance

RNC Census Mailer Spurs Mail Fraud Report

RNC Census Mailer Spurs Mail Fraud Report


i am still getting my mom's mail. she passed last september- she got one of these.

Brazilian official urges countrymen to have more sex to fight high blood pressure

Brazilian official urges countrymen to have more sex to fight high blood pressure

map-day-cousin-lovin from motherjones.com - StumbleUpon

map-day-cousin-lovin from motherjones.com - StumbleUpon

Celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month | Teaching Tolerance

Celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month | Teaching Tolerance

Los Angeles Free Clinic Offers Portrait Of Today's Dysfunctional Health Care

Los Angeles Free Clinic Offers Portrait Of Today's Dysfunctional Health Care

had coffee and nann bread for lunch. been doing things here and there and resting a bit between chores.

it is really quite pretty out but still cold and the weather guru says we may drop to freezing tonight-PHOOEY!

i should corral all the wild dust bunnies but right now, i'll let them roam free a bit longer.

Tricare Fear-Mongerers Can STFU

Tricare Fear-Mongerers Can STFU

Nina Simone - Mississippi Goddam

'The Soul Of A Man' BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON (1930) Gospel Blues Guitar Legend

National Brain Tumor Society: Brain Tumor Community

National Brain Tumor Society: Brain Tumor Community

The Grateful Dead - Little Red Rooster

Howlin' Wolf - Little Red Rooster

Oil spill estimate triples: 1,800 square miles

Oil spill estimate triples: 1,800 square miles

Seth Myers: Could We All Agree That There's Nothing More Nazi Than Saying 'Show Me Your Papers'? | Video Cafe

Seth Myers: Could We All Agree That There's Nothing More Nazi Than Saying 'Show Me Your Papers'? | Video Cafe

Memphis Blues, Mississippi Delta Roots

Memphis Blues, Mississippi Delta Roots

The Statue of Liberty -- History and Key Facts

The Statue of Liberty -- History and Key Facts

Route Changes

Route Changes
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Law & Border
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Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorTea Party

Apollo 11 Launch at 500 Frames per Second

Apollo 11 Launch at 500 Frames per Second

very pretty out-but chilly. got ANOTHER cold blister. just got rid of one a few weeks ago. i guess i'm a bit run down. thankfully, abreva works well. tho, it's pretty darn expensive for a teeny little tube! i know i didn't get it from being out in the sun too long cause i've been here more than out.

i'll have a teeny little pity party for myself while i finish my coffee and then i have things to do!

Think different

Monday, April 26, 2010

'Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war and until there are no longer first-class and second-class citizens of any nation, until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes. And until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race, there is war. And until that day, the dream of lasting peace, world citizenship, rule of international morality, will remain but a fleeting illusion to be pursued, but never attained... now everywhere is war.'


Haile Selassie


this is my facebook buddy reggie and photographer greg gorman.

reggie bibbs is one cool guy and has done such great things to spread the word about the cause of NF than anyone i know. he's a neat person. he just posted some photos that mr. gorman took and he is looking sharp.

Camera's For Cultures; The Tibetan Photo Project, Sazzy Varga, Joe Mickey

Camera's For Cultures; The Tibetan Photo Project, Sazzy Varga, Joe Mickey

Smithsonian Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways
made a big pot of soup and sent some over to my brother in law. i hope he can eat it. he had his 1st. chemo round last week and he's not feeling well. i hope he feels better before his next round.

The 11 Funniest Unintentionally-Sexual Books Of All Time (PICTURES)

The 11 Funniest Unintentionally-Sexual Books Of All Time (PICTURES)

Cathedral of Learning Falcon Cam

Cathedral of Learning Falcon Cam

Think Progress » Texas lawmaker: Obama is ‘God’s punishment on us.’

Think Progress » Texas lawmaker: Obama is ‘God’s punishment on us.’


me- oh for pity's sake!!!!

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

you CAN'T make this crap up!!!!



Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

The Opinionated Liberal:


"Some Americans treat the Constitution the same way they treat the Bible: Despite never having read or understood it, they are quite certain they know both. Which in fact they don't."

These Images -- Wang Ping

These Images -- Wang Ping

Kavita Ramdas: Radical women, embracing tradition | Video on TED.com

Kavita Ramdas: Radical women, embracing tradition | Video on TED.com

Taibbi: The Lunatics Who Made a Religion Out of Greed and Wrecked the Economy | | AlterNet

Taibbi: The Lunatics Who Made a Religion Out of Greed and Wrecked the Economy | | AlterNet

Chris Hedges: The New Secessionists - Chris Hedges' Columns - Truthdig

Chris Hedges: The New Secessionists - Chris Hedges' Columns - Truthdig

Haunted History Ghost and Voodoo Tours of New Orleans

An Interest in Women: The Bellocq Brothers' Catholic New Orleans




i love old photos and the story here is touching.

made the bed. put on a pot of stuffed pepper soup with teeny meatballs.
haven't had a chance to read the paper yet. rain , even spring rain, seeps into my bones. BUT, i don't let it keep me down!

Iron City Houserockers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Iron City Houserockers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Border Watch Group to Form ‘Private Military Company’ | Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law Center

Border Watch Group to Form ‘Private Military Company’ | Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law Center


this is not good.
It's that time again! TEAM NF is racing again on JUNE 13th, 2010 in beautiful downtown Baltimore!

Please consider joining our team as we raise money and awareness for NF!

In addition, to make asking for contributions even easier - TEAM NF has an account available for online donations!
Just go to: http://www.active.com/donate/teamnf. On the top of the webpage is a tab that says "become a fundraiser". Click on that and it will take you to the active.com link. If you don't have an account, you can set one up (it is free!) and then just follow the instructions to design your fund-raising page. After you are finished, you can click the link "invite others to contribute" and you can email your friends/family and ask them to contribute. It's that easy!!
If you have any questions or need more information - please contact me via email at teamnf@nfmidatlantic.org or call 410.960.9143.
Thank you!
Tammy Turner
Team NF Project Manager

Speaking Jazz

This capacity of waking up, of being aware of what is going on in your feelings, in your body, in your perceptions, in the world, is called Buddha nature, the capacity of understanding and loving. Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace. It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace.

— Thich Nhat Hanh
rain- but we got the grass seed down yesterday so i'm hoping that the rain makes it grow in fast.

i wish i had half the energy my little sweetie does. she was here for a bit last night with her parents and just never stopped moving! she's turned into a "kid" now. she's not a baby anymore. she'll be 6 next month!

Sunday, April 25, 2010

The Masturbation Song

Jim Wallis Vows That Churches 'Will Not Comply' With Arizona Immigration Law

Jim Wallis Vows That Churches 'Will Not Comply' With Arizona Immigration Law

Bill Maher BECOMES a Teabagger - 4/23/10

*NEW*Lily Allen - Fuck You Very Much

Worst Persons: Dennis Miller Thanks Dick Cheney for Telling Leahy to Go F**k Himself | Video Cafe

Worst Persons: Dennis Miller Thanks Dick Cheney for Telling Leahy to Go F**k Himself | Video Cafe

Blue Whale Song (Smooth Relaxing Music)















YOU WANT TO GET MAD? We had eight years of Bush and Cheney, but now you get mad! You didn’t get mad when the Supreme Court stopped a legal recount and appointed a President. You didn’t get mad when Cheney allowed Energy company officials to dictate energy policy. You didn’t get mad when a covert CIA operative got ousted. You didn’t get mad when the Patriot Act got passed.. You didn’t get mad when we illegally invaded a country that posed no threat to us. You didn’t get mad when we spent over 600 billion(and counting) on said illegal war. You didn’t get mad when over 10 billion dollars just disappeared in Iraq. You didn’t get mad when you found out we were torturing people. You didn’t get mad when the government was illegally wiretapping Americans. You didn’t get mad when we didn’t catch Bin Laden. You didn’t get mad when you saw the horrible conditions at Walter Reed. You didn’t get mad when we let a major US city drown. You didn’t get mad when we gave a 900 billion tax break to the rich. You didn’t get mad when, using reconciliation; a trillion dollars of our tax dollars were redirected to insurance companies for Medicare Advantage which cost over 20 percent more for basically the same services that Medicare provides. You didn’t get mad when the deficit hit the trillion dollar mark, and our debt hit the thirteen trillion dollar mark. You finally got mad when the government decided that people in America deserved the right to see a doctor if they are sick. Yes, illegal wars, lies, corruption, torture, stealing your tax dollars to make the rich richer, are all okay with you, but helping other Americans… oh hell no. AND NOW YOU’RE MAD !

Blues Brothers - Twist it (Shake Your Tail Feather)

Pittsburgh Weather

Pittsburgh Weather

James Brown- blues brothers

UK family tells US hotel they 'do not want to deal with black staff' - Holy Kaw!

UK family tells US hotel they 'do not want to deal with black staff' - Holy Kaw!

2 Political Junkies: Anyone Remember This?

2 Political Junkies: Anyone Remember This?

A Day in the Life… of an Oil Rig Worker | worldwide hippies

A Day in the Life… of an Oil Rig Worker | worldwide hippies

Rachel Maddow: Watch for the Corporate Funded Fake Activist Groups and Right Wing Media That Loves Them | Video Cafe

Rachel Maddow: Watch for the Corporate Funded Fake Activist Groups and Right Wing Media That Loves Them | Video Cafe

me? i don't think this sort of thing should be legal. it damn sure is UNETHICAL!

Op-Ed Contributor - Promises the Pill Could Never Keep - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Contributor - Promises the Pill Could Never Keep - NYTimes.com

Dozens Walk Past Dying Hero Hugo Alfredo Tale-Yax On New York Sidewalk (VIDEO)

Dozens Walk Past Dying Hero Hugo Alfredo Tale-Yax On New York Sidewalk (VIDEO)

we went to my little sweetie's baseball parade and t-ball game yesterday. it rained on the parade but stopped for the games. they had all age groups thru high school but the little kid's were just too darn cute-some of them were only about 3 or 4!

my granddaughter impressed the crowd with her DANCING ability while waiting for the batter to hit the ball off the T. yep, she danced an improvised version of the twist and shake a tail feather 2010! people looked at me and i just smiled and said, "YEP that's MY granddaughter!"

she's pure pork-ham to the bone!

Isabelle Boulay - Non je ne regrette rien Olympia

Edith Piaf - Non Je Ne Regrette Rien (Live)

Imagine: Protest, Insurgency and the Workings of White Privilege
By Tim Wise
April 20, 2010

Let’s play a game, shall we? The name of the game is called “Imagine.” The way it’s played is simple: we’ll envision recent happenings in the news, but then change them up a bit. Instead of envisioning white people as the main actors in the scenes we’ll conjure—the ones who are driving the action—we’ll envision black folks or other people of color instead. The object of the game is to imagine the public reaction to the events or incidents, if the main actors were of color, rather than white. Whoever gains the most insight into the workings of race in America, at the end of the game, wins.

So let’s begin.

Imagine that hundreds of black protesters were to descend upon Washington DC and Northern Virginia, just a few miles from the Capitol and White House, armed with AK-47s, assorted handguns, and ammunition. And imagine that some of these protesters--the black protesters--spoke of the need for political revolution, and possibly even armed conflict in the event that laws they didn’t like were enforced by the government. Would these protesters--these black protesters with guns--be seen as brave defenders of the Second Amendment, or would they be viewed by most whites as a danger to the republic? What if they were Arab-Americans? Because, after all, that's what happened recently when white gun enthusiasts descended upon the nation's capital, arms in hand, and verbally announced their readiness to make war on the country's political leaders if the need arose.

Imagine that white members of Congress, while walking to work, were surrounded by thousands of angry black people, one of whom proceeded to spit on one of those congressmen for not voting the way the black demonstrators desired. Would the protesters be seen as merely patriotic Americans voicing their opinions, or as an angry, potentially violent, and even insurrectionary mob? After all, this is what white Tea Party protesters did recently in Washington.

Imagine that a black rap artist were to say, in reference to a white politician and presidential candidate: "He's a piece of shit and I told him to suck on my machine gun." And what would happen to any prominent liberal commentator who then, when asked about that statement, replied that the rapper was a friend and that he (the commentator) would not disavow or even criticize him for his remarks. Because that’s what rocker Ted Nugent said in 2007 about Barack Obama, and that's how Sean Hannity responded to Nugent's remarks when he was asked about them.

Imagine that a prominent mainstream black political commentator had long employed an overt bigot as Executive Director of his organization, and that this bigot regularly participated in black separatist conferences, and once assaulted a white person while calling them by a racial slur. When that prominent black commentator and his sister--who also works for the organization--defended the bigot as a good guy who was misunderstood and “going through a tough time in his life” would anyone accept their excuse-making? Would that commentator still have a place on a mainstream network? Because that’s what happened in the real world, when Pat Buchanan employed as Executive Director of his group, America's Cause, a blatant racist who did all these things, or at least their white equivalents: attending white separatist conferences and attacking a black woman while calling her the n-word.

Imagine that a black radio host were to suggest that the only way to get promoted in the administration of a white president is by “hating black people,” or that a prominent white person had only endorsed a white presidential candidate as an act of racial bonding, or blamed a white president for a fight on a school bus in which a black kid was jumped by two white kids, or said that he wouldn’t want to kill all conservatives, but rather, would like to leave just enough--“living fossils” as he called them--“so we will never forget what these people stood for.” After all, these are things that Rush Limbaugh has said, about Barack Obama’s administration, Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama, a fight on a school bus in Belleville, Illinois in which two black kids beat up a white kid, and about liberals, generally.*

Imagine that a black pastor, formerly a member of the U.S. military, were to declare, as part of his opposition to a white president’s policies, that he was ready to “suit up, get my gun, go to Washington, and do what they trained me to do.” This is, after all, what Pastor Stan Craig said recently at a Tea Party rally in Greenville, South Carolina.

Imagine a black radio talk show host gleefully predicting a revolution by people of color if the government continues to be dominated by the rich white men who have been “destroying” the country, or if said radio personality were to call Christians or Jews non-humans, or say that when it came to conservatives, the best solution would be to “hang ‘em high.” And what would happen to any congressional representative who praised that commentator for “speaking common sense” and likened his hate talk to “American values?” After all, those are among the things said by radio host and best-selling author Michael Savage, predicting white revolution in the face of multiculturalism, or said by Savage about Muslims and liberals, respectively. And it was Congressman Culbertson, from Texas, who praised Savage in that way, despite his hateful rhetoric.

Imagine a black political commentator suggesting that the only thing the guy who flew his plane into the Austin, Texas IRS building did wrong was not blowing up Fox News instead. This is, after all, what Anne Coulter said about Tim McVeigh, when she noted that his only mistake was not blowing up the New York Times.

Imagine that a popular black liberal website posted comments about the daughter of a white president, calling her “typical redneck trash,” or a “whore” whose mother entertains her by “making monkey sounds.” After all that’s comparable to what conservatives posted about Malia Obama on freerepublic.com last year, when they referred to her as “ghetto trash.”

Imagine that black protesters at a large political rally were walking around with signs calling for the lynching of their congressional enemies. Because that’s what white conservatives did last year, in reference to Democratic party leaders in Congress.

In other words, imagine that even one-third of the anger and vitriol currently being hurled at President Obama, by folks who are almost exclusively white, were being aimed, instead, at a white president, by people of color. How many whites viewing the anger, the hatred, the contempt for that white president would then wax eloquent about free speech, and the glories of democracy? And how many would be calling for further crackdowns on thuggish behavior, and investigations into the radical agendas of those same people of color?

To ask any of these questions is to answer them. Protest is only seen as fundamentally American when those who have long had the luxury of seeing themselves as prototypically American engage in it. When the dangerous and dark “other” does so, however, it isn’t viewed as normal or natural, let alone patriotic. Which is why Rush Limbaugh could say, this past week, that the Tea Parties are the first time since the Civil War that ordinary, common Americans stood up for their rights: a statement that erases the normalcy and “American-ness” of blacks in the civil rights struggle, not to mention women in the fight for suffrage and equality, working people in the fight for better working conditions, and LGBT folks as they struggle to be treated as full and equal human beings.

And this, my friends, is what white privilege is all about. The ability to threaten others, to engage in violent and incendiary rhetoric without consequence, to be viewed as patriotic and normal no matter what you do, and never to be feared and despised as people of color would be, if they tried to get away with half the shit we do, on a daily basis.

Game Over.

*(Denver Post December 29, 1995)

In Army’s Trauma Care Units, Feeling Warehoused - NYTimes.com

In Army’s Trauma Care Units, Feeling Warehoused - NYTimes.com

Friday, April 23, 2010

he cracks me up!


The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c
South Park Death Threats
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorTea Party



FUCKING BIGOTED PIG!

i'm glad my grandfather isn't alive to see this sort of thing.
congrats to my daughter and son-in -law! they paid off their house this month!


someday ours might be! ; )- MAYBE!
i got this in an e-mail from my uncle gabe-he's a hoot!





Urgent Warning for FRIDAY !!!

ALIENS ARE COMING TO EARTH ON THURSDAY AND THEIR MISSION IS TO ABDUCT ALL GOOD LOOKING
AND SEXY "OLD" PEOPLE.

YOU WILL BE SAFE ; I'M JUST E-MAILING YOU TO SAY GOODBYE.
worth watching thru the end:



2 Mines Show How Safety Practices Vary Widely in U.S. - NYTimes.com

2 Mines Show How Safety Practices Vary Widely in U.S. - NYTimes.com
stopped for a moment or two-so much i could and should be doing-but-the sun is out and the weather gurus are calling for about 4 days of rain starting tonight so i'm enjoying the sun a bit more than i have the time to.

The Rachel Maddow Show - Take two chickens and...

The Rachel Maddow Show - Take two chickens and...

Outside My Window

Outside My Window

Romeo and Juliet Mix-It-Up | Teaching Tolerance

Romeo and Juliet Mix-It-Up | Teaching Tolerance

How Our Brains Make Memories | Science & Nature | Smithsonian Magazine

How Our Brains Make Memories | Science & Nature | Smithsonian Magazine

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/potato-chip-chocolate-toffee-recipe/index.html

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/potato-chip-chocolate-toffee-recipe/index.html

While economy crumbled, top financial watchdogs at SEC surfed for porn on Internet: memo

While economy crumbled, top financial watchdogs at SEC surfed for porn on Internet: memo
thanks gloria and tim!




it's FRIDAY!!!!!

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Barack Obama - Born In The USA

Experts: NFL 2010 Draft Class Loaded With Criminal Talent | Carbolic Smoke Ball

Experts: NFL 2010 Draft Class Loaded With Criminal Talent | Carbolic Smoke Ball

day started out bad and it's pretty much sucked all day-just one of those bad juju days i guess. if it were not for finding that shatner singing video and finding out that stephen baldwin is broke i might have crawled UNDER my bed!

so- i just took a HOT shower and that made things bearable. hot showers or baths almost always make things a bit better!

Restore Stephen Baldwin by giving him your money - Boing Boing

Restore Stephen Baldwin by giving him your money - Boing Boing

In Coal Country, a Culture of Fear « The Washington Independent

In Coal Country, a Culture of Fear « The Washington Independent
it's shatnerrific!!!!



Daily Kos: Glenn Beck's exterminationist talk

Daily Kos: Glenn Beck's exterminationist talk

The Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: An Open Letter to Ben Roethlisberger

The Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: An Open Letter to Ben Roethlisberger

GM to pay off government debt. Will it be Ed's Lido moment? - BusinessWeek

GM to pay off government debt. Will it be Ed's Lido moment? - BusinessWeek


with interest!
The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
The Word - No Problemo
www.colbertnation.com
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY WIN!

for my buddy win's 50th birthday.

(he is actually quite slender but what's a birthday without

a BIG ASS CAKE???)

Community Curation: The Everlasting Archive of Charles "Teenie" Harris - Boing Boing

Community Curation: The Everlasting Archive of Charles "Teenie" Harris - Boing Boing

happy earth day to me! i spent a goodly chunk of it corralling a cat with the, "dreaded poop foot" and then backtracking her route and SCRUBBING where she walked.
yep, it was layla. she must have eaten something or some little critter that didn't agree with her. she is the mouser in the family. bob is the brave and fearless bug eater! yes, they specialize. they often help each other out but bob takes the lead on bugs-layla on mousies.
whatever it was, her digestive tract was unsettled and BLAMMO! which she then proceeded to step in-just ONE foot-thankfully!

i'm a nature lover- but not THAT much!

Eight-year-old Emma Broeniman inspires Lawrence softball team with positive attitude despite genetic disorder and cancer | postcrescent.com | Appleton Post-Crescent

Eight-year-old Emma Broeniman inspires Lawrence softball team with positive attitude despite genetic disorder and cancer | postcrescent.com | Appleton Post-Crescent


terrific little girl!
HAPPY EARTH DAY






The 5 Best Things for Planet Since Earth Day Started - AOL News

The 5 Best Things for Planet Since Earth Day Started - AOL News

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Pittsburgh in the 60’s | worldwide hippies

Pittsburgh in the 60’s | worldwide hippies
i love the skyview series on the Smithsonian channel
i HATE campaign commercials- ALL of them- hates em i does!

Little Walter / Boom, Boom Out Goes the Lights

Why Responsible Republicans Are Almost Extinct - Jacob Weisberg - Newsweek.com

Why Responsible Republicans Are Almost Extinct - Jacob Weisberg - Newsweek.com

"Careless Love" [Live] Young Janis Joplin

Careless Love - BLIND BOY FULLER (1937) Blues Guitar Legend

Geico FIRES D.C. Douglas: Voice Actor Dropped After Insulting FreedomWorks, Tea Partiers

Geico FIRES D.C. Douglas: Voice Actor Dropped After Insulting FreedomWorks, Tea Partiers


no more little gecko??? oh nooooooes!
REPORT: Fox Newsers rally for GOP in more than 300 instances and in nearly every state

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now WHAT does this tell you about FOX and their agenda.

new org. my ASS! they are out to manipulate and make money. they don't give A RATS ASS about the middle class working folk.

Children's Tumor Foundation - NF NF1 NF2 Neurofibromatosis Schwannomatosis

Children's Tumor Foundation - NF NF1 NF2 Neurofibromatosis Schwannomatosis

884-nf-bites-progress-in-nf1-learning-disabilities

884-nf-bites-progress-in-nf1-learning-disabilities
Homework


by Allen Ginsberg



If I were doing my Laundry I'd wash my dirty Iran
I'd throw in my United States, and pour on the Ivory Soap,
scrub up Africa, put all the birds and elephants back in
the jungle,
I'd wash the Amazon river and clean the oily Carib & Gulf of Mexico,
Rub that smog off the North Pole, wipe up all the pipelines in Alaska,
Rub a dub dub for Rocky Flats and Los Alamos, Flush that sparkly
Cesium out of Love Canal
Rinse down the Acid Rain over the Parthenon & Sphinx, Drain the Sludge
out of the Mediterranean basin & make it azure again,
Put some blueing back into the sky over the Rhine, bleach the little
Clouds so snow return white as snow,
Cleanse the Hudson Thames & Neckar, Drain the Suds out of Lake Erie
Then I'd throw big Asia in one giant Load & wash out the blood &
Agent Orange,
Dump the whole mess of Russia and China in the wringer, squeeze out
the tattletail Gray of U.S. Central American police state,
& put the planet in the drier & let it sit 20 minutes or an
Aeon till it came out clean

Implanted Microchips, Armed IRS Agents and Other Health Care Myths - AOL News

Implanted Microchips, Armed IRS Agents and Other Health Care Myths - AOL News

Obama Nominates Mother-In-Law To Fill Supreme Court Vacancy | Carbolic Smoke Ball

Obama Nominates Mother-In-Law To Fill Supreme Court Vacancy | Carbolic Smoke Ball