Saying that Grind is the best “big” skateboarding movie isn’t really saying much. Thrashin’ (1986) wasn’t exactly a critical darling and 1989’s Gleaming the Cube was so bad that my mom went to sleep in the theater. Grind combines the best of each of those movies (hot blonde, pro skater cameos, goofy sidekick) [...]
Reading over this list (New And Recycled Distortions At Final Presidential Debate) at FactCheck.org, you might wonder if Kerry and Bush got anything right. Why do we let them get away with this? Are we okay with being treated like we’re idiots or is it that we deserve to be treated like [...]
Interesting data to consider regarding gay marriage, civil unions, etc: 1,049 federal rights depend on marital status [Scribbling.net]
The first presidential election I remember is when Carter lost to Reagan. I knew nothing about the issues but I knew Reagan would win. When Reagan ran for re-election, it was obvious to me that he was going to win again. When George Herbert Walker Bush ran for president 4 years later, [...]
Damn, Bush managed to get all the way to his second statement before lying. He called Kerry’s assertion that Bush claimed to no longer care about Osama Bin Laden “one of those exaggerations“. Too bad for Bush that pretty much all of his official words are available at the Whitehouse web site.
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Although the ironically named PATRIOT Act severely limits certain freedoms and liberties for those who use or work at libraries, here are some technically legal signs for your library, courtesy of Librarian.net:
Didn’t believe me when I said I wrote to thank them, did you? I did. And they wrote back:
Thank you for your e-mail regarding the Salvation Army. We appreciate the time you’ve taken to share your thoughts and feelings about this issue.
I’ll be sure to make your views available to our executives.
Sweet.
Of course Democrats, Liberals, Greens, Libertarians, Indepentants, Reform Party members, and the other usual suspects have long lists of reasons why you shouldn’t vote for G. W. Bush 20 days from now, but Doug Bandow is none of those. Bandow is a Conservative. Bandow worked for Reagan. Bandow wants you [...]
Yesterday, the Supreme Court told the RIAA to fuck off and “let stand a lower court decision holding that the recording industry can’t force internet service providers to turn over the names of users trading music files online”.
Beautiful. Looks like the RIAA will have to concentrate harder on it’s main business [...]
If you have Rhapsody, click to hear one of the best political rap songs ever: Public Enemy’s Son of a Bush