September 2010
“That’s what Goebbels did. That’s what Goebbels did. The truth didn’t matter.”
– Glenn Beck (via azspot)
speaking of the truth not mattering…
“Today Christians … stand at the head of [this country]… I pledge that I never will tie myself to parties who want to destroy Christianity .. We want to fill our culture again with the Christian spirit … We want to burn out all the...
“That’s what Goebbels did. That’s what Goebbels did. The truth didn’t matter.”
– Glenn Beck (via azspot)
speaking of the truth not mattering…
“Today Christians … stand at the head of [this country]… I pledge that I never will tie myself to parties who want to destroy Christianity .. We want to fill our culture again with the Christian spirit … We want to burn out all the...
“The Oval Office you’ll see tonight has had a “very modest” redecoration. Gibbs...”
– West Wing Report (WestWingReport) on Twitter (via apsies)
“Malia’s one issue for her father is saving the tigers,” Mrs. Obama told an...”
– First Parents Let Details Slip About First Daughters’ White House Lives (via apsies)
Hooray! High School English!: Jargon vs. Slang →
These are not interchangeable, despite how similar they can be.
Jargon is a SPECIFIC vocabulary for a SPECIFIC group of people. Think of your sports teams. If you are on a team you may have special names for plays, techniques or warm ups. I was in color guard for years, so I can still speak the…
August 2010
apsies: From October 10, 2008 →
…
The crisis isn’t the only scary thing going on. Something very ugly is taking shape on the political scene: as McCain’s chances fade, the crowds at his rallies are, by all accounts, increasingly gripped by insane rage. It’s not just a mob phenomenon — it’s visible in the right-wing media, and…
"I can’t spend all my time with my birth... →
apsies:
mandigray:yahoonews:(via today)
Through a glass, darkly: How the Christian right... →
azspot:
We keep trying to explain away American fundamentalism. Those of us not engaged personally or emotionally in the biggest political and cultural movement of our times—those on the sidelines of history—keep trying to come up with theories with which to discredit the evident allure of this punishing yet oddly comforting idea of a deity, this strange god. His invisible hand is everywhere,...
“Movements — real movements that make a difference and stand the test of time —...”
– Steve Benen (via azspot)
“In a weird way, by equating policy disagreements with a genocidal egomaniac,...”
– Michael Ian Black’s Tirade Against a Racist Obama-Hater During Set (Updated) (via notemily) (via cijimcb) (via stfuconservatives)
Joss Whedon says when Fox killed Firefly, his TV... →
obliviousunction:
obsessionful: browncoats:fyeahjosswhedon
“Whedon shared that the loss of Firefly is “still the greatest grief I have about my career” and that the whole experience made him “the sourest man alive.”
“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie — deliberate, contrived...”
– John F. Kennedy (via azspot) (via robot-heart-politics)
“They would not be smart enough to pour piss out of their boots if the...”
– - Garrison Fucking Keillor (via notentirely)
A letter to my students →
annavh:
By Michael O’Hare, professor of public policy | 8/24/10
Welcome to Berkeley, probably still the best public university in the world. Meet your classmates, the best group of partners you can find anywhere. The percentages for grades on exams, papers, etc. in my courses always add up to 110% because that’s what I’ve learned to expect from you, over twenty years in the best job in the...
Hooray! High School English!: Language changes →
Language changes in 5 major ways. I’m giving you the quick-and-dirty rundown that most linguists would cringe over, but here goes:
1. Borrow
We do this two ways: We take the whole word from another languge, meaning and all and implant it (Kindergarten from German) or the word’s pronunciation…
“LBJ needed Lady Bird like he needed politics. While he must have drove her crazy...”
– Dead Presidents: LBJ Day: Lady Bird
(via apsies)
“When black people were lynched by the Ku Klux Klan, you don’t kill the Klan’s...”
– Dr. Cornel West on the Michael Eric Dyson Show (via caraobrien) (via sweetupndown9)
“My girlfriend and I were having dinner last week, and this guy comes up to me,...”
– Mayor MICHAEL BLOOMBERG, on The Daily Show (via inothernews) (via the-stig) (via schmolitics) (via sweetupndown9)
Is Barack Obama Muslin? →
annavh:
(via apsies)
“So Glenn Beck thinks it’s wrong to build an Islamic community center near Ground...”
– via. (via ihatethismess) (via robot-heart-politics)
