The Beach Boys have finally finished SMILE (sort of).
Even though Mike Love was involved, this makes me Smile. Brian Wilson :: The Official Website :: News www.brianwilson.com
Now here's something you don't see every day. A detailed and sober evisceration of James O'Keefe done by right wingers (albeit right wingers with some sense of fairness and ethics). Does Raw Video of NPR Expose Reveal Questionable Editing & Tactics? | The Blaze www.theblaze.com
Schiller is selectively deaf, to the point of almost being morally obtuse; that's his job (or was). As my dad used to say, NEM DER GELT! Gelt always trumps guilt. NPR's Ron Schiller gets stung by James O'Keefe. www.slate.com
Is this a Purim parody, or is this really happening? Obama Proposes Gun Reform | NJDC Blog www.njdc.org
Goldberg channels Gatemouth’s Gingrich joke and runs it into the ground. My Love Affair With America – Jeffrey Goldberg – Politics – The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com
As does Gail Collins Eye of The Newt www.nytimes.com
I love Rick Hertzberg and I'm a strong enough supporter of NPV to have blogged about it, but for the second time in a week (the first was a pro-bike lanes story I'm tempted to question his sanity.
Having a crusade embraced by Tom Golisano is a sign of impending disaster. Yet, in making his case why Tom's embrace is a good thing Rick cites the Amigos imbroglio the week Carl Kruger got indicted! Hendrik Hertzberg: N.P.V. gets a boost www.newyorker.com
As I've noted ,I have no objection to stripping Kruger of his Committee Chairmanship, though it hardly makes up for the sin of giving him the position in the first place.
Nonetheless, I would be remiss if I didn't point out that it ill behooves a conference which has chosen John Sampson as its leader to be too self-righteous in expressing its moral outrage. Krueger/Kruger Update www.capitaltonight.com
When I read the Post headline about Kruger's “secret gay lover,” my first thought was, "he's cheating on Michael?" Journos Pan N.Y. Post Coverage of Kruger | The New York Observer www.observer.com
THIS JUST IN: No link yet, but District Leader Chris Owens just called for Kruger and Boyland's resignation.
I've already registered my disapproval of this sort of publicity stunt (even if Chris, unlike Linc Restler, acknowledges the existence of the presumption of innocence), but I have to admit, it is quite a pronounement from a guy who refused to condemn his dad's calling the Clarence Norman inctment a "lynching."
And I have to acknowledge that it's pretty gutsy for a black pol to tell another black pol to step down.
This generally isn't done.
It also must have been tough, given the long relationship between the Owens and Boyland families. Even accounting for the fact that Tracy B ultimately challenged Major O for Congress, these folks fought a lot of battles together as comrades in arms.
Even though I disapprove, this couldn't have been easy for Chris.
With its votes providing the margin of victory for a fraudulent attempt to kill Redistricting Reform for a decade, the IDC proves they are now part of the Republican Conference in all but name. Thanks To IDC, Constitutional Redistricting Bill Passes (Updated) www.capitaltonight.com
Though he's no longer an every nite regular (I'll never forget the day Angel Rodriguez showed up just to ask me an election law question) this is still Gate's favorite bar. 90's Oasis Pete's Waterfront Ale House Still Going Strong ny.eater.com