...get to you Tavis Smiley. Or at least some Obamacans would like him to think so. Mr Smiley made the ill advised move of criticizing Mr Obama for not showing up in New Orleans for the State of the Black Union. I'm thinking Obama has got to be a little horrified at this,but it's the ugly side of populist politics. With all the enthusiasts, you get same overly enthusiastic people who will do crazy things. Hillary inspires Bill in much the same way, and McCain, well, doesn't really inspire anyone (I'd like to think it's more of a quiet confidence, but I'm biased.) Hopefully, Mr Smiley and his family will ride out the election season safe and sound.
Other Note Writers
- Kisa Hawklin
She doesn't wear pants! If you get that joke, you should stop by her site. - Dirty French Novel
Neither French, a novel, nor especially dirty, but always urbane and interesting.
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Stops on the Underground
- Cool CyberSex Logs
This is some seriously funny stuff. I will now name all my children Bloodninja. - Pandora - Find New Music, Listen to Custom Internet Radio Stations
Hey, not all of us know cool people who will act as our musical sherpas. Now a website an do that for you! - Artghost, fifties style and pop art paintings, handmade handbags and purses, and greeting cards
I like the offbeat bizareness of these. - ESPN.com: Page2
Bill Simmons. One of the funniest sports writers out there. Possibly even funny if you don't like sports - Teagames.com - Play Online Games
- The Order of the Stick - by Rich Burlew
Strictly for the gamers out there, and DnD gamers to be exact. - SCARY GO ROUND by John Allison :: MONDAY TO FRIDAY :: COMIC
I like the artwork and the offbeat britishness of this. - Packer Insider
My link to the greatest sports team in the world. And I will go to the mat with the Man U fans over that one. - C 89.5 FM [KNHC] - SEATTLE'S HOTTEST MUSIC
Local High School Techno/Dance Radio station. 57 minutes of music and only 3 minutes of talkie talkie. My personal music choice.
Bound Words Unbound!
- Justinian's Flea
Granted, I'm not done yet, but with histories you can get a feel for the book about halfway through. It's not like there's a surprise ending that the author can ruin. Rex Stout: Fer-de-Lance
I liked the TV show, like the books.Game of Shadows
I've followed the steroid storylines, but there's something depressing about seeing it al laid out in front of you in one big lump. The Olympics seem to be a joke, and baseball looks like it's championing the worst aspects of Sport: codes of silence, cheating to get ahead, and stupid denials.Max Hastings: Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945
Wow. World War II is seriously one of the most depressing events in world history, and this book only covers what happened in Europe. Max Hastings pulls no punches when it comes to morality, yet never reall loses sight of the fact that the Western Allies were the best of many bad choices.Maier: Among Empires
A pretty morally neutral look at what an Empire is and whether or not America is moving towards it.
Subversive Listening
KT Tunstall: Eye to the Telescope
A good friend of mine once noted that I tend to like rocker chicks. I'm not sure Michelle Branch and KT count, but I tend to like the female voices better than males, and acoustic over electric. KT has a good voice that go from dreamy and etheral to a little raspy with some steel in it. I always say that if you get 4 songs that you really like off of an album, it's a good one, and thus far 5 have hit heavy rotation on my iPod. (*****)Tegan and Sara: The Con
I didn't think they could get better, but the collaboration with Death Cab for Cutie seems to have paid off in a more poppy sound that expands upon some of the songs I liked more off of So Jealous. Hmmm. I still don't sound like a music critic... (*****)Goodnight and Go
Imogen Heap: Speak for Yourself
The album by the female axis of Frou Frou. Quirky electronica, with a voice I could listen to for hours. Gotta love the Brits. (*****)
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