Monthly Archives: June 2009

A Fairy Tale

From The New York Times: “THE Princess and the Frog” does not open nationwide until December, but the buzz is already breathless: For the first time in Walt Disney animation history, the fairest of them all is black. Princess Tiana, … Continue reading

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Squawk Radio

From The Boston Globe: Talk show host Jay Severin offered a “sincere apology” today for “hurtful, unkind, and wrong” remarks he made about Mexicans in the midst of the swine flu panic, vowing to do better as he returned to … Continue reading

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Don’t know if he’s a prince, but I hope someone crowns him!

From The Los Angeles Times: Former Vice President Dick Cheney personally oversaw at least four briefings with senior members of Congress about controversial interrogation programs, part of a secretive and forceful defense he mounted throughout 2005 in an effort to … Continue reading

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Pro-Hate

From Talking Points Memo: Randall Terry: George Tiller Reaped What He Sowed… Now Let’s Go Have Some Hot Wings And Beer Original DVD cover.

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Losers. G-O-P. Losers.

Hey, kids, didya watch the Scripps Spelling Bee? I did, and I’m very disturbed by what I saw. These were the finalists who eventually lost to Sonia Sotomayor Kavya Shivashankar: (l to r, top row (in order of elimination from … Continue reading

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California Reaming

This week, California’s Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed eliminating cash assistance for the poorest families.  The proposal to end the program, called CalWORKs, was a shock to legislators and just about everyone else. If the proposal goes through, California would be … Continue reading

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