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Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:00:23 -0400

"I was watching a television program before, with a kind of roving moderator who spoke to a seated..."

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:41:02 -0400

“I was watching a television program before, with a kind of roving moderator who spoke to a seated panel of young women who were having some sort of problem with their boyfriends - apparently, because the boyfriends had all slept with the girlfriends’ mothers. And they brought the boyfriends out, and they fought, right there on television. Toby, tell me: these people don’t vote, do they?”

- President Bartlet (via penguinplayingpingpong)

Sad reality of the day.

the-absolute-best-posts: A Koala eating an apple for lunch, in...

Tue, 29 May 2012 22:17:53 -0400

the-absolute-best-posts:

A Koala eating an apple for lunch, in Perth, Western Australia. [x]

Follow this blog, you will love it on your dashboard

Awwwww.

"Because I am sick and tired of working for candidates who make me think I should be embarrassed to..."

Tue, 29 May 2012 18:12:21 -0400

“

Because I am sick and tired of working for candidates who make me think I should be embarrassed to believe what I believe, Sam. I’m tired of getting them elected. We all need some therapy. Because somebody came along and said ‘liberal means soft on crime, soft on drugs, soft on communism, soft on defence, and we’re going to tax you back to the Stone Age because people shouldn’t have to go to work if they don’t want to’.

And instead of saying ‘Excuse me, you right-wing reactionary xenophobic, homophobic, anti-education, anti-choice, pro-gun, Leave It To Beaver trip back to the 50s’, we cowered in the corner and said ‘Please, don’t hurt me.’

No more.

”

- Bruno Gianelli, The West Wing. (via planetofthehats)

wired: [via brooklynmutt]: Mary McHugh mourns her slain...

Mon, 28 May 2012 14:48:02 -0400

wired:

[via brooklynmutt]:

Mary McHugh mourns her slain fiance Sgt. James Regan at “Section 60” of the Arlington National Cemetery May 27, 2007. Regan, a US Army Ranger, was killed by an IED explosion in Iraq in February of this year, and this was the first time McHugh had visited the grave since the funeral. Section 60, the newest portion of the vast national cemetery on the outskirts of Washington D.C, contains hundreds of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Family members of slain American soldiers have flown in from across the country for Memorial Day. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Never forget.

MEMORIAL DAY

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:32:54 -0400

MEMORIAL DAY:

think-progress:

…was started by freed slaves

…began on May 1, 1865 in Charleston, SC

…who gave 257 Union soldiers proper burial, and consecrated it with a parade of 10,000 people

…was initially called Decoration Day

Thirty-five years ago, moviegoers first paid to see a tale from...

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:42:40 -0400

Thirty-five years ago, moviegoers first paid to see a tale from a long time ago, in a galaxy far away. It changed the life of John Booth, author of Collect All 21: Memoirs of a Star Wars Geek.

NPR’s Morning Edition covered the 35th anniversary of A New Hope with a brief segment toward the end of yesterday’s program.

think-progress: obamaeatingburgers: Obama chews with his mouth...

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:59:20 -0400

think-progress:

obamaeatingburgers:

Obama chews with his mouth closed. You should too.

Single-serving tumblr of the day also teaches table manners.

I love the Internet.

thewestwingthings: The first of many amazing conversations...

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:24:05 -0400

thewestwingthings:

The first of many amazing conversations between the ladies of the White House.

Oh C.J….

"If your main argument for how to grow the economy is “I knew how to make a lot of money for..."

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:34:41 -0400

“If your main argument for how to grow the economy is “I knew how to make a lot of money for investors,” then you’re missing what this job is about.”

- Barack Obama, in response to a reporter’s question about his campaign’s attacks on Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital record. Nailed it, sir. Nailed it.

skippyp123: From the Funny or Die Behind the Scenes video STOP...

Mon, 21 May 2012 19:02:55 -0400

skippyp123:

From the Funny or Die Behind the Scenes video

STOP IT. ALLISON JANNEY, YOU ARE TOO PERFECT.

wired: [via dat-sick]: Aled Lewis Someone finally went...

Thu, 17 May 2012 21:01:19 -0400

wired:

[via dat-sick]:

Aled Lewis

Someone finally went there.

Oh.

My.

Yes.

barackobama: Mitt Romney being Mitt Romney. This amount of...

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:40:00 -0400

barackobama:

Mitt Romney being Mitt Romney.

This amount of candor from a Republican is both refreshing and depressing. How does that work?

officialssay: “You guys got any problems you want me to handle,...

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:02:56 -0400

officialssay:

“You guys got any problems you want me to handle, like a fire anywhere, people trapped? Like a bad automobile accident where you need me to help some folks?…Maybe a cat in a tree?” - N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, in a spoof video with Newark Mayor Cory Booker. It was produced for the New Jersey Legislative Correspondents Club dinner.

I was laughing so hard when I watched this. Props to them for doing it.

occipital-love: “…ran into the fire.” makes me tear up...

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:33:21 -0400

occipital-love:

“…ran into the fire.”

makes me tear up everytime

this speech is a lot better than the speech of the lady i just posted

This scene hits me hard every time. Another example of the genius that was this show.

"Today is May 13th and today you graduate and the rules are about to change, and one of them is this:..."

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:02:16 -0400

“

Today is May 13th and today you graduate and the rules are about to change, and one of them is this: Decisions are made by those who show up. Don’t ever forget that you’re a citizen of this world.

Don’t ever forget that you’re a citizen of this world, and there are things you can do to lift the human spirit, things that are easy, things that are free, things that you can do every day. Civility, respect, kindness, character. You’re too good for schadenfreude, you’re too good for gossip and snark, you’re too good for intolerance—and since you’re walking into the middle of a presidential election, it’s worth mentioning that you’re too good to think people who disagree with you are your enemy. (Unless they went to Georgetown, in which case, they can go to hell.)

Don’t ever forget that a small group of thoughtful people can change the world. It’s the only thing that ever has.

Rehearsal’s over. You’re going out there now, you’re going to do this thing. How you live matters. You’re going to fall down, but the world doesn’t care how many times you fall down, as long as it’s one fewer than the number of times you get back up.

”

- from Aaron Sorkin’s remarks at Syracuse University’s 158th Commencement (via aninsufferableknowitall)

"[Theodore] Olson, a litigator more than an activist, quickly shifted tactics in the case. He tried..."

Mon, 14 May 2012 21:22:57 -0400

“[Theodore] Olson, a litigator more than an activist, quickly shifted tactics in the case. He tried to narrow the issues in Citizens United, so that the Court would not have to take any dramatic steps in order to rule his way. He did not focus his challenge on the constitutionality of McCain-Feingold [a law regulating corporate “speech”]; he simply said, as he told the Justices at the oral argument, that the law did not apply to documentaries broadcast with video-on-demand technology, only to commercials. Then Malcolm Stewart, the Deputy Solicitor General, rose to offer his rebuttal, and a single question changed the case, and perhaps American history.”

- Jeffrey Toobin has written a critically important article about the threat of the Supreme Court’s recent far-rightward swing.

Charlie: It's a pleasure to meet you, ma'am, I'm Charlie Young.

Mon, 14 May 2012 20:18:00 -0400

Charlie: It's a pleasure to meet you, ma'am, I'm Charlie Young.
Zoey: Hi.
Josh: OK. Hang on a second. Let's take it back a moment, and give it another chance. This is a girl, Charlie. You don't have to call her ma'am.
Charlie: I-I beg your pardon, did I call you-
Zoey: Zoey.
Charlie: I should call you Zoey?
Zoey: If I can call you Charlie.
Charlie: Yes.
Entire West Wing Fandom: YUS.

think-progress: Stephen Colbert on North Carolina’s vote to ban...

Sun, 13 May 2012 16:52:58 -0400

think-progress:

Stephen Colbert on North Carolina’s vote to ban gay marriage with Amendment 1.

HT Buzzfeed

imwithkanye: Happy Motter’s Day. [image] OMG.

Sun, 13 May 2012 11:22:37 -0400

imwithkanye:

Happy Motter’s Day. [image]

OMG.