Here is a list of advertisers to the Rush Limbaugh show. Drop them letters and emails to let them know that you will not support their businesses as long as Limbaugh is spewing his racist hate-speech and undermining President Obama's efforts to stimulate the economy.

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So, Friday night, TNT ran one of their periodic Superhero/Fantasy/Action bloc of movies. At least, I'm sure that's how they think of it.

Me, I always think of it as the Night of Kick-Ass Babes In Tight, Tight Pants!

First Kate Beckinsale In Underworld, Milla Jovovich in UltraViolet, and then Charlize T…

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From The Bastardly (comments can be rough over there, for you gentle souls...):
Jaime Pressly @ "I Love You, Man" L.A. Premiere. More pics at the link.

Jaime Pressly - hot as a teenager, hot as a Playboy model, hot as a movie villain, and hot as a pregnant mom-to-be.

She gets more incredible/…

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L'audace, l'audace, toujours l'audace!

Robert Reich, a professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley, was secretary of labor during the Clinton administration...


And yet I felt the need to correct him anyway...
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I have mentioned before that I am a huge fan of David Brin's massive novel, "Earth".

It's been astounding to note how many of the predictions that Mr. Brin made have come to pass - luckily we haven't had the "black hole(s) in the core of the earth" yet.

 Today's news:  … Read full post »

The release of Mamma Mia! The Movie on DVD is causing me no small amount of tsuris at home, I'm telling you.

The Red Queen is greatly looking forward to seeing it. It looks very girly and all "Traveling Pants"-ish to her, I think.

My problem is ABBA's music turns me into a…

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Because it's insanely cool...



Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (born 8 January 1937, Cardiff, Wales) is a British singer. She performed the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979). She is the only singer to have recorded more than one Ja…

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And now I know what I'm making for dinner.

Halibut Fish Tacos

Serves 4

1 cup corn flour (Bob's Red Mill is good)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground red chile
Freshly ground black pepper
1 1/4 pounds halibut fillet, cut into 2-inch pieces to easily fit tacos
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
2 teaspoons…

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Seeing as I'm new at this state job, (less than a year),  I chose not to call in gay today.

I regret that decision. I'm listening to these god-fearing Obama-loving women in my office, sneer and slur those who MIGHT be out today, all the while chuckling to homophobic remarks from being… Read full post »

As much as I would want to lobby for increased tariffs and punitive taxation for companies that outsource American jobs overseas, I really would want to spend the hour on one major issue:

 Single payer health care.

 I would spend most of the hour on my main thesis: Any national health… Read full post »

From The Bastardly - Rose McGowan in Glasses. ZOMG - she needs to do a movie wearing these. If she wore these on Charmed, the show would still be on.

There's nothing about this picture that I don't love, love, love. There's a dozen of these shots at the link.

I don't have the words to describe how awesome and gorgeous the work that Marc is doing over at DIVAS NEED LOVE TOO. I came of age in the 70s, and I have never gotten over the beauty of my disco goddesses and their music and those incredible, incredible album covers./…

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Israel can try to justify this until the cows come home, but shelling civilians is fucking wrong.

I can't wait to read how dropping phosphorus is somehow Not Evil.

Please. Explain it to me.
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From Slow Roasted: Reading List

sekmet  :  The Houston Chron story about the birth certificate has over 900 comments. The wingnuts are just foaming and howling at the mouth. Pathetic

I spent a few minutes there yesterday. Just sad. Then I went to FactCheck.org to prove to a coworker that ye… Read full post »

Elle landed Jennifer Aniston for their big September issue, but don't worry, you needn't pity the poor, single actress.

"I'm not going to ignore the pink elephant in the living room. It's fine. I can take it," she says of how it's hard to find a decent man in this town—and once… Read full post »

"To me these were flashes of the moments that echoed their respective fates.

Roslin was destined not to find and enjoy love, her calling was a higher one, but a less personally satisfying one.

Same for Starbuck/Apollo -- they had a mutual attraction it was clear, but they had something more important t…

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A short photoessay from Hecate:

It's Always Some Little Girl, Looking All Alone, Surrounded By Grownups, With Her Hair Done Up. But It's Different, This Time.

...Today, two little African American girls traipsed off from one of DC's finest hotels to one of DC's finest schools. We routed traffic all aro… Read full post »

From Ruth at Cabdrollery, on the waning of Texas power in DC:

Schadenfreude Again :

"...For any of you who may have forgotten, an established practice of redistricting after census was ridden over by ambitious Republican party members who had visions of a permanent majority. They powered the… Read full post »

Bravo to Sinfonian, who spoke truth to power at a "teabagger rally" in Florida yesterday.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkOwsIIIe5I&feature=player_embedded

Spocko has a lot more to say about it, HERE

And to racymind, who got a write up in the Houston Press for her inspired counter-protest. (I was on t…

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Yes - Increase taxes on excess oil company profits, please. Thank you.

From D-Listed (the folks post and comment there are a might rough on celebrities, so be warned):


Victoria Beckham.

Yes, she's skinny, and not to my taste at all(yeah, right), and yes, she's just famous for being famous these days, I know, I know, but...OMG - this is just the MOST DRAMATIC DRESS… Read full post »

Pop Muzik by M was on the radio, so I looked it up at Wikipedia (as I always do) and found THIS little gem:



If you can't see the video, follow this link: Lip Dub Pop Muzik from fredasterical on Vimeo.

Just loads of fun - enjoy!

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I was just reminded that right-wing assholes have no idea who, or what liberals are. To these misguided and benighted souls...Gilly says for you to Go Fuck Yourself:

Steve Gilliard - I'm a fighting liberal:

...It's time to regain the sprit of FDR and Truman and the people around them. People who… Read full post »

Because she's awesome - Some pics I found on another site:





Some pics of Jennifer Tilly from last November! When is she getting a new TV series?

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BREAKING: NYAG Cuomo Subpoenas AIG :

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has issued a subpoena to American International Group Inc. seeking a list with the names of executives receiving bonuses.

"We had given AIG up to 4 o'clock today to provide the… Read full post »