September 2007
12 posts
“I’m proud of you - you’re no longer buried alive in Tumwater.”
– Me to Brian, September 22nd 2007.
Political Convenience
I love love love reading the comments on the (generally left-leaning) various blogs I read that have covered Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speech at Columbia. Take for instance the Gawker coverage:
MEDIAHOHOHO: “… by tradition, in our country we don’t fear opinions. Especially at an academic institution, the free exchange of ideas is considered a vital part of democracy. To deny...
“In Iran we don’t have homosexuals like in your country. We don’t...”
– Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, September 24th 2007.
“We obviously are very much against any terrorist action and any killing. And...”
– Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, clearly a student of Stalin and Ho Chi Minh. 60 Minutes, September 23rd 2007.
WatchWe did something like this at work once, except it was to “The Power” by Snap!
Pat did the rapping. I played the video ho.
WatchSadly, I empathize.
The Banality of Pundits →
A summary: Barbara Ehrenreich tells Haverford’s graduating ‘07 class that they are fucked because in America, everything is falling apart and terrible.
Note for the history-impaired; The world has been ending since it began - even in the Middle Ages, people were nostalgic for the Dark Ages.
Barbara, your tacit love of socialism is unsurprising considering how willfully uninformed you...
The Usual
Brian: i bought a robot vacuum this morning
Jonathan: haha
were you drunk?
Brian: no, my vacuum broke and buy.com had a huge sale.. 140 bucks
it'll clean my whole house on schedule
Jonathan: before it breaks and you throw it in the trash in 2 weeks.
Brian: exactly
