Yay! I love it when we get attention from Colbert Report. He's always making jokes about the library. Clearly, if he makes fun, it's because he loves us. The clip isn't available yet, but I'll update it when it is. Here's some former library stories from library champion, Stephen Colbert:
More on How Rachel Maddow Kicks A$$
Alrighty, as time goes by, I am more and more impressed with my new favorite news personality, Rachel Maddow (my former one being Stephen Colbert, even though it's fake news).Not only is she a chick, she's a chick who's a lesbian. Talk about odds against. Yet she's thriving on the teevee. And you know why? It's cause she's smart, funny and honest. She does have a left bias, but not in a vitriolic, "cool it now, Keithy" sort of way, like her colleague Keith Olberman does. She makes salient point about the absurdity that is in front of us and speaks oftent o real issues and concerns, instead of the tit for tat name calling that both wings of poltics often fall into.
My favorite thing is the comeraderie she shares with her "fake Uncle Pat", Pat Buchanan. It's like that, "Some of my best friends are Republicans" joke I always pull, spinning the "some of my best friends are [insert minority here]" that Republicans (like Sarah Palin) pull out. Pat Buchanan is kinda nutty, in a clueless sort of way. I heard this crazy story about him and the production staff at ABC Portland pretending to be "hair and makeup" people because he thought the Portland ABC had a hair and make up staff and would use them before going on Larry King via satellite from the Portland studio. Something about a makeup sponge rinsed off in a cup of water, foundation, and Pat drinking from the cup...I don't know. Anyway, clueless.
Rumor has it that Rachel Maddow is not just a great personality & genuinely nice but a true scholar as well. Rumors I found on the internet, so I haven't had a chance to confirm the wiki entry and other blogs. But it makes sense. Also, she is good friends with Chuck D, of Public Enemy. They used to have a show on Air America.
Fight the power.
One last thing: she has a great sense of humor, especially about her sexuality. She interviewed a congressman and at the end of the interview, after thanking him, he said, "Thank you sir--I mean ma'am." And she said, without missing a beat, "No problem. Happens all the time."
Effin funny, I tell yah.
Worst. Commercial. Ever.
Dear God in Heaven, I am SO SICK of this ad. I watch MSNBC at night and it is ALWAYS ON. I want to know, who are these people? Who is this man with giant teeth caps? Who is this butterface with wide eyes? How do they go out in public without feeling utter shame and humilation?
This is a longer version (pun!) I found on YouTube. The short version (pun!) is what is always on (pun!).
This is a longer version (pun!) I found on YouTube. The short version (pun!) is what is always on (pun!).
Sip List During the Debate
It's Tuesday, so we can't be a-poundin' the beyahs. Instead I put some pumpkin liquer in hot chocolate (because it's cold outside) and this was the list of sippy sip words:Shared Words
regulation/deregulation (o 8/m 0)
medicare (o 2/ m 3)
social security (o 3/m 1)
recession(zero)
fundamental (o 8/m 8)
cheesy attempts to empathize or connect with audience (o 1/ m4)
jobs (o 1/ m 3)
credit (o 1/ m 0)
Dow (zero)
Obama only
agreement with McCain (4)
McCain only
acts like a db/ cranky old man (7)
Words to consider for next time
sharing the burden
my friends
reform
tax cuts
billion
middle class
heathcare/ insurance
earmark
Well, that was fascinating. And by fascinating I mean very very dull. It's a good thing I've got the tally sip sip list to follow while McCain drivels and Obama expounds and both evade the quesiton of how in the name of arse we get through this poop time. Yay!
Until next time!
Lucky in My Bad Luck
Yeah, crap things happen to me from time to time but when they do, the crappiness always seems to get resolved fairly quickly. Here's what I mean:
I had an interview today at 1. I was going to leave early to print some stuff for it at my public library, since we don't have a color printer or a printer that works here in the dubroc. So, an hour and 15 minutes before my interview, I went out to my car only to find it wouldn't start. Uh-oh. So, I made some calls, including AAA, telling them that the car is in the drive way so I'd need a jump from one of those portable things. I rescheduled my interview. I made arrangements with my mom to have her drive me to it tomorrow if need be. Then, AAA came in 15 minutes and gave me a jump--it was just that my car was just unused for too long (because of the Chicago trip)--and I called back and kept my interview, which I made it to right on time. Crazy.
I had an interview today at 1. I was going to leave early to print some stuff for it at my public library, since we don't have a color printer or a printer that works here in the dubroc. So, an hour and 15 minutes before my interview, I went out to my car only to find it wouldn't start. Uh-oh. So, I made some calls, including AAA, telling them that the car is in the drive way so I'd need a jump from one of those portable things. I rescheduled my interview. I made arrangements with my mom to have her drive me to it tomorrow if need be. Then, AAA came in 15 minutes and gave me a jump--it was just that my car was just unused for too long (because of the Chicago trip)--and I called back and kept my interview, which I made it to right on time. Crazy.
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