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Oct. 14th, 2009 08:23 pmFirst I have a voice again, mostly. And it feels like only one side of my throat is swollen and one ear still painful so I'm counting that as a big plus. The return of at least some of my energy actually let me get some much needed work done around the house including taking the empty boxes out to the shed at long, long last. You have no idea how much that has been bugging me.
And laundry. Sweet, sweet laundry.
But that's not all I came here to say tonight. No, I just had to share this as well:
Yes, that is Michael Steele's blog on the official GOP website. Of course you may have trouble clicking on the link as the site seems to be crashing about every 10 minutes.
Over at Sadly, No! Brad comments:
It occurs to me that if he’s going to remake the Republican Party in a hip-hop image, Steele needs a hip-hop name. My nomination: Filibusta Rhymes.
Some of my faves from comments:
Mos Tone Def
Suppl-Eye Sidez
Token Loc
The possibilities are endless.
And on the subject of ridiculous Republican gaffes, did you hear about Al Franken's proposed amendment that would address the hideous gang rape of Jamie Leigh Jones:
In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones was gang-raped by her co-workers while she was working for Halliburton/KBR in Baghdad. She was detained in a shipping container for at least 24 hours without food, water, or a bed, and “warned her that if she left Iraq for medical treatment, she’d be out of a job.” (Jones was not an isolated case.) Jones was prevented from bringing charges in court against KBR because her employment contract stipulated that sexual assault allegations would only be heard in private arbitration.
Franken described his amendment thusly:
The constitution gives everybody the right to due process of law … And today, defense contractors are using fine print in their contracts do deny women like Jamie Leigh Jones their day in court. … The victims of rape and discrimination deserve their day in court [and] Congress plainly has the constitutional power to make that happen.
So, you'd think nobody in their right mind would oppose such legislation...but you'd be mistaken. Yeah, I know it seems a bit hard to believe, but 30 Republicans actually voted "Nay". If this isn't used to literally bludgeon the political careers of each and every one of them to death I will officially give up on the Democratic party. Because seriously, this is mana from fucking heaven.
And laundry. Sweet, sweet laundry.
But that's not all I came here to say tonight. No, I just had to share this as well:
Yes, that is Michael Steele's blog on the official GOP website. Of course you may have trouble clicking on the link as the site seems to be crashing about every 10 minutes.
Over at Sadly, No! Brad comments:
It occurs to me that if he’s going to remake the Republican Party in a hip-hop image, Steele needs a hip-hop name. My nomination: Filibusta Rhymes.
Some of my faves from comments:
Mos Tone Def
Suppl-Eye Sidez
Token Loc
The possibilities are endless.
And on the subject of ridiculous Republican gaffes, did you hear about Al Franken's proposed amendment that would address the hideous gang rape of Jamie Leigh Jones:
In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones was gang-raped by her co-workers while she was working for Halliburton/KBR in Baghdad. She was detained in a shipping container for at least 24 hours without food, water, or a bed, and “warned her that if she left Iraq for medical treatment, she’d be out of a job.” (Jones was not an isolated case.) Jones was prevented from bringing charges in court against KBR because her employment contract stipulated that sexual assault allegations would only be heard in private arbitration.
Franken described his amendment thusly:
The constitution gives everybody the right to due process of law … And today, defense contractors are using fine print in their contracts do deny women like Jamie Leigh Jones their day in court. … The victims of rape and discrimination deserve their day in court [and] Congress plainly has the constitutional power to make that happen.
So, you'd think nobody in their right mind would oppose such legislation...but you'd be mistaken. Yeah, I know it seems a bit hard to believe, but 30 Republicans actually voted "Nay". If this isn't used to literally bludgeon the political careers of each and every one of them to death I will officially give up on the Democratic party. Because seriously, this is mana from fucking heaven.
