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They Built This.
Author: Raine
Date: 02/04/2013 14:24:50
Back in 2009, we were witness to the birth of the Tea Party Movement. Let's review it's early beginnings. This coincided with much tomfoolery by the likes of Glenn Beck and his 9-12 Project that was also unveiled in 2009. Sarah Palin went on to make commentary and such on Fox News. Michelle Bachmann started a Tea Party Caucus in Congress.
The Tea Party espoused the Idea that people were "Taxed Enough Already" and suggested that those in agreement with this idea should "Mail a tea bag to congress and to senate". -- By 2010, according to Wiki, Tea Party activities since 2010 have been focused on opposing the efforts (supported by the Obama Administration) to enact reforms to health insurance and health care delivery, and on recruiting, nominating, and supporting candidates for upcoming state and national elections. And the rest as they say, is history -- we saw the birth of a political movement and it's still here today. We say a revival of this:
Last year, the NYT had a piece on the GOP and it's history with the Tea Party. Dick Armey left FreedomWorks and the Tea Party less than a year later. Brandishing a gun, he recieved an 8 million dollar payout to do so. Grassroots at its best! Sarah Palin has been let go by Fox -- and Glenn Beck has left television for tin foil pastures. The 2012 elections saw the Tea Party take a public relations bruising. Dick Armey blamed the GOP, and the GOP blamed the Tea party for the pounding they took in November. Glenn Beck blamed fluoride in water.
Here we are in 2013 and it appears that things aren't quite going the way they were supposed to. The GOP certainly is in a lot of trouble. States like Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Florida and Pennsylvania have considered rigging the Electoral College order to win future elections. The Republican party is concerned, even with redistricting from the 2010 census, about winning in the future.
They built this, and now they are trying to figure out what to do with what they have wrought. So what will they do? Well, Karl Rove has a possible solution. He's startinganother a NEW Super PAC to keep the Tea Party from getting re-elected. or, as the NYT put it: Top Donors to Republicans Seek More Say in Senate Races
Where this goes, I don't know, but it does appear that they want to tear down what they themselves willingly built. I'm willing to bet the Tea Party will not go quietly. Karl Rove doesn't exactly have a stellar track record with his previous PAC activities so this might be interesting to sit back and watch. The GOP is making it clear that they want people to get in line.
Have a Samuel Adams Boston Lager-- he was at the first Tea Party revolt, so it just seems fitting.
and 
Raine
• February 27, 2009 to protest the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) bailout bill signed by President George W. Bush in October 2008 and the ARRA stimulus bill signed by President Barack Obama ten days prior to the protest;
• April 15, 2009 to coincide with the annual U.S. deadline for submitting tax returns, known as Tax Day;
• July 4, 2009 to coincide with Independence Day;
• September 12, 2009 to coincide with the anniversary of the day after the September 11 attacks;
• November 5, 2009 in Washington D.C. to protest the impending Health insurance vote;
• March 14–21, 2010 in Washington, D.C. during the final week of debate on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
The Tea Party espoused the Idea that people were "Taxed Enough Already" and suggested that those in agreement with this idea should "Mail a tea bag to congress and to senate". -- By 2010, according to Wiki, Tea Party activities since 2010 have been focused on opposing the efforts (supported by the Obama Administration) to enact reforms to health insurance and health care delivery, and on recruiting, nominating, and supporting candidates for upcoming state and national elections. And the rest as they say, is history -- we saw the birth of a political movement and it's still here today. We say a revival of this:
Last year, the NYT had a piece on the GOP and it's history with the Tea Party.
On its surface the Tea Party movement snugly fits this pattern. An organized grass-roots revolt, its influence was decisive in the 2010 elections, when an energized base propelled Republicans to enormous gains in the House, helped secure Senate victories for fresh faces like Rand Paul and Marco Rubio and captured as many as 700 seats in state legislatures. The movement drove the Republican agenda to the right, making stars of legislators like Senator Jim DeMint and Representative Paul Ryan, and did much to shift the political debate from the jobless recovery to the growing national debt.
But even in those early, heady days there were signs of trouble.
In February 2010, while a conservative mandarin like William Kristol, the publisher and editor of The Weekly Standard, exulted that the Tea Party protest was “the best thing that has happened to the Republican Party in recent times,” Sarah Palin, the figure who has come closest to tapping directly into the movement’s animating passions, sent a very different message. Her keynote address to the Tea Party convention, held that month in Nashville, Tenn., and broadcast by both Fox News and MSNBC, was widely received (by, among others, David Broder, the consummate Beltway insider), as signaling a possible presidential run. But Ms. Palin’s remarks were essentially those of a supporter of the new insurgency, rather than its leader. Indeed, she explicitly rejected a leading role. “I caution against allowing this movement to be defined by any one leader or politician,” she said. “The Tea Party movement is not a top-down operation. It’s a ground-up call to caution that is forcing both parties to change the way they’re doing business, and that’s beautiful.” True to this sentiment, she chose to remain a media presence rather than a political one and eventually decided not to enter the presidential contest. Already there was a growing schism on the right, its fault lines precisely those Ms. Palin identified, between the elite — including Mr. Kristol and other journalists who had been among her first champions — and the base. This is a strikingly new development on the right. (snip)
It’s a preachment, aimed at the like-minded. The same is true of the Tea Party movement itself. Dick Armey, himself a Beltway insider before he became the chairman of FreedomWorks, one of the most powerful Tea Party organizations, acknowledged as much when he reportedly told the freshman Republicans shortly after the 2010 election: “You don’t owe your office to the majority. You owe your office to the people who put you there.” Those people, however, compose only a fraction of the electorate. And that fraction is divided.
Here we are in 2013 and it appears that things aren't quite going the way they were supposed to. The GOP certainly is in a lot of trouble. States like Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Florida and Pennsylvania have considered rigging the Electoral College order to win future elections. The Republican party is concerned, even with redistricting from the 2010 census, about winning in the future.
They built this, and now they are trying to figure out what to do with what they have wrought. So what will they do? Well, Karl Rove has a possible solution. He's starting
“There is a broad concern about having blown a significant number of races because the wrong candidates were selected,” Law told the New York Times on Saturday. “We don’t view ourselves as being in the incumbent protection business, but we want to pick the most conservative candidate who can win.”
The Victory Project plans to oppose candidates like Christine O’Donnell, Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock. Though running in places where Republicans were favored, the tea party-backed candidates lost the general election after defeating moderate Republicans in the primary. Many tea party candidates who were victorious in 2010, such as Allen West and Joe Walsh, also ended up being defeated by Democratic challengers in 2012.
The group’s plans, which were outlined for the first time last week in an interview with Mr. Law, call for hard-edge campaign tactics, including television advertising, against candidates whom party leaders see as unelectable and a drag on the efforts to win the Senate. Mr. Law cited Iowa as an example and said Republicans could no longer be squeamish about intervening in primary fights.
“We’re concerned about Steve King’s Todd Akin problem,” Mr. Law said. “This is an example of candidate discipline and how it would play in a general election. All of the things he’s said are going to be hung around his neck.” (snip)
The retirement announcements last month from Mr. Harkin and Senator Saxby Chambliss, Republican of Georgia, have created wide-open Senate races that are expected to attract several prospective candidates. The Conservative Victory Project is working to build a consensus with other groups on candidates who have the strongest chance of winning.
Grover Norquist, who leads Americans for Tax Reform, a fiscally conservative advocacy group that plays a role in Republican primary races, said he welcomed a pragmatic sense of discipline in recruiting candidates. But he said it was incorrect to suggest that candidates backed by Tea Party groups were the only ones to lose, pointing to establishment Republicans in North Dakota and Montana who also lost their races last year.
“People are imagining a problem that doesn’t exist,” Mr. Norquist said. “We’ve had people challenge the establishment guy and do swimmingly.”
Where this goes, I don't know, but it does appear that they want to tear down what they themselves willingly built. I'm willing to bet the Tea Party will not go quietly. Karl Rove doesn't exactly have a stellar track record with his previous PAC activities so this might be interesting to sit back and watch. The GOP is making it clear that they want people to get in line.
Have a Samuel Adams Boston Lager-- he was at the first Tea Party revolt, so it just seems fitting.
and Raine
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Comment by 
trojanrabbit on 02/04/2013 14:37:23
trojanrabbit on 02/04/2013 14:37:23
If the Koch Brothers and the rest of their rich Fascist friends are so intent on running things, maybe they should just run for office themselves.
My prayers were partially answered last night. I asked for either a meteor hit or a massive power failure. Well, at least I got to see the NFL's signature event take a black eye. They should have spent part of that $350 million on LED lighting. Wouldn't have taken 20 minutes or so for the lights to cool down and another 10 for them to heat up again.
Only two commercials I liked, the Budweiser Clydesdale one and the Tide "Joe Montana stain" one.
My prayers were partially answered last night. I asked for either a meteor hit or a massive power failure. Well, at least I got to see the NFL's signature event take a black eye. They should have spent part of that $350 million on LED lighting. Wouldn't have taken 20 minutes or so for the lights to cool down and another 10 for them to heat up again.
Only two commercials I liked, the Budweiser Clydesdale one and the Tide "Joe Montana stain" one.
Comment by 
Raine on 02/04/2013 14:43:30
I hadn't thought about LED lighting, Rabbit. You are right!
I loved the Budweiser Clydesdale commercial.
Raine on 02/04/2013 14:43:30
Quote by trojanrabbit:
If the Koch Brothers and the rest of their rich Fascist friends are so intent on running things, maybe they should just run for office themselves.
My prayers were partially answered last night. I asked for either a meteor hit or a massive power failure. Well, at least I got to see the NFL's signature event take a black eye. They should have spent part of that $350 million on LED lighting. Wouldn't have taken 20 minutes or so for the lights to cool down and another 10 for them to heat up again.
Only two commercials I liked, the Budweiser Clydesdale one and the Tide "Joe Montana stain" one.
I loved the Budweiser Clydesdale commercial.
Comment by 
wickedpam on 02/04/2013 14:45:05
wickedpam on 02/04/2013 14:45:05
Morning 
Am I the only one who thinks selfish douche whenever I see a tea party license plate? And btw, where does the money go from the sales of those plates?
Am I the only one who thinks selfish douche whenever I see a tea party license plate? And btw, where does the money go from the sales of those plates?
Comment by wickedpam on 02/04/2013 14:49:32
Only flipped in every once in a while - seemed like enough light on the field to me - should have just kept playing
Checked out that ads this morning - I liked the Coke security camera ad, Jeep, and the Clydesdale was sweet
wickedpam on 02/04/2013 14:49:32
Quote by Raine:I hadn't thought about LED lighting, Rabbit. You are right!Quote by trojanrabbit:
If the Koch Brothers and the rest of their rich Fascist friends are so intent on running things, maybe they should just run for office themselves.
My prayers were partially answered last night. I asked for either a meteor hit or a massive power failure. Well, at least I got to see the NFL's signature event take a black eye. They should have spent part of that $350 million on LED lighting. Wouldn't have taken 20 minutes or so for the lights to cool down and another 10 for them to heat up again.
Only two commercials I liked, the Budweiser Clydesdale one and the Tide "Joe Montana stain" one.
I loved the Budweiser Clydesdale commercial.
Only flipped in every once in a while - seemed like enough light on the field to me - should have just kept playing
Checked out that ads this morning - I liked the Coke security camera ad, Jeep, and the Clydesdale was sweet
Comment by Raine on 02/04/2013 14:49:54
I try not to, but yes -- I do.
I am just so ideologically opposed to thier ways of expressing themselves it is hard to be objective.
Raine on 02/04/2013 14:49:54
Quote by wickedpam:
Morning
Am I the only one who thinks selfish douche whenever I see a tea party license plate? And btw, where does the money go from the sales of those plates?
I am just so ideologically opposed to thier ways of expressing themselves it is hard to be objective.
Comment by wickedpam on 02/04/2013 14:55:22
its not just ideologically for me, its personality wise too - I have not met a single tea partier that I actually like as a person.
wickedpam on 02/04/2013 14:55:22
Quote by Raine:I try not to, but yes -- I do.Quote by wickedpam:
Morning
Am I the only one who thinks selfish douche whenever I see a tea party license plate? And btw, where does the money go from the sales of those plates?
I am just so ideologically opposed to thier ways of expressing themselves it is hard to be objective.
its not just ideologically for me, its personality wise too - I have not met a single tea partier that I actually like as a person.
Comment by Raine on 02/04/2013 14:59:28
Now that you mention it... yeah. I have a friend who has become extremely fringy and it is sad to witness.
Raine on 02/04/2013 14:59:28
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:I try not to, but yes -- I do.Quote by wickedpam:
Morning
Am I the only one who thinks selfish douche whenever I see a tea party license plate? And btw, where does the money go from the sales of those plates?
I am just so ideologically opposed to thier ways of expressing themselves it is hard to be objective.
its not just ideologically for me, its personality wise too - I have not met a single tea partier that I actually like as a person.
Comment by Raine on 02/04/2013 15:05:28
Raine on 02/04/2013 15:05:28
Dovetailing with the blog: Steve Kornacki on KArl Rove's idea
So while it’s possible the Conservative Victory Fund could save the GOP a few seats in 2014, there’s also the potential that its existence will only strengthen the right’s resolve to fight the party establishment – and to help the very candidates it’s designed to stop.
Comment by trojanrabbit on 02/04/2013 15:05:34
If it was ONLY the lighting, maybe. Though there would certainly be whining if a big play happened (or didn't happen) because of the poor lighting. There were definitely shadow issues. As far as CBS was concerned, the announcer's booth was cut off and I understand the scoreboards weren't functioning. There was also no communication with the coaches up above, which probably meant no replay either. So yeah, they COULD have played but that would have been playing with fire. You want to hear Shannon Sharpe doing play by play commentary?
trojanrabbit on 02/04/2013 15:05:34
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:I hadn't thought about LED lighting, Rabbit. You are right!Quote by trojanrabbit:
If the Koch Brothers and the rest of their rich Fascist friends are so intent on running things, maybe they should just run for office themselves.
My prayers were partially answered last night. I asked for either a meteor hit or a massive power failure. Well, at least I got to see the NFL's signature event take a black eye. They should have spent part of that $350 million on LED lighting. Wouldn't have taken 20 minutes or so for the lights to cool down and another 10 for them to heat up again.
Only two commercials I liked, the Budweiser Clydesdale one and the Tide "Joe Montana stain" one.
I loved the Budweiser Clydesdale commercial.
Only flipped in every once in a while - seemed like enough light on the field to me - should have just kept playing
Checked out that ads this morning - I liked the Coke security camera ad, Jeep, and the Clydesdale was sweet
If it was ONLY the lighting, maybe. Though there would certainly be whining if a big play happened (or didn't happen) because of the poor lighting. There were definitely shadow issues. As far as CBS was concerned, the announcer's booth was cut off and I understand the scoreboards weren't functioning. There was also no communication with the coaches up above, which probably meant no replay either. So yeah, they COULD have played but that would have been playing with fire. You want to hear Shannon Sharpe doing play by play commentary?
Comment by Raine on 02/04/2013 15:08:15
The communications were down as well, Coaching staff had no way to communicate to each other and the players.
Raine on 02/04/2013 15:08:15
Quote by trojanrabbit:
If it was ONLY the lighting, maybe. Though there would certainly be whining if a big play happened (or didn't happen) because of the poor lighting. There were definitely shadow issues. As far as CBS was concerned, the announcer's booth was cut off and I understand the scoreboards weren't functioning. There was also no communication with the coaches up above, which probably meant no replay either. So yeah, they COULD have played but that would have been playing with fire. You want to hear Shannon Sharpe doing play by play commentary?
Comment by wickedpam on 02/04/2013 15:08:58
who's Shannon Sharpe?
I look at it this way, they played the game prior to the invent of of all those things they can play it without them now - but hey I just want the thing over an down with so I can get my good shows back.
wickedpam on 02/04/2013 15:08:58
Quote by trojanrabbit:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:I hadn't thought about LED lighting, Rabbit. You are right!Quote by trojanrabbit:
If the Koch Brothers and the rest of their rich Fascist friends are so intent on running things, maybe they should just run for office themselves.
My prayers were partially answered last night. I asked for either a meteor hit or a massive power failure. Well, at least I got to see the NFL's signature event take a black eye. They should have spent part of that $350 million on LED lighting. Wouldn't have taken 20 minutes or so for the lights to cool down and another 10 for them to heat up again.
Only two commercials I liked, the Budweiser Clydesdale one and the Tide "Joe Montana stain" one.
I loved the Budweiser Clydesdale commercial.
Only flipped in every once in a while - seemed like enough light on the field to me - should have just kept playing
Checked out that ads this morning - I liked the Coke security camera ad, Jeep, and the Clydesdale was sweet
If it was ONLY the lighting, maybe. Though there would certainly be whining if a big play happened (or didn't happen) because of the poor lighting. There were definitely shadow issues. As far as CBS was concerned, the announcer's booth was cut off and I understand the scoreboards weren't functioning. There was also no communication with the coaches up above, which probably meant no replay either. So yeah, they COULD have played but that would have been playing with fire. You want to hear Shannon Sharpe doing play by play commentary?
who's Shannon Sharpe?
I look at it this way, they played the game prior to the invent of of all those things they can play it without them now - but hey I just want the thing over an down with so I can get my good shows back.
Comment by 
Scoopster on 02/04/2013 15:29:01
Scoopster on 02/04/2013 15:29:01
Mornin' all.. 
Speaking of Sam Adams, a couple friends of mine recently picked up the winter/spring sampler pack & shared it at the card shop. The Maple Pecan Porter is AMAZING!
Speaking of Sam Adams, a couple friends of mine recently picked up the winter/spring sampler pack & shared it at the card shop. The Maple Pecan Porter is AMAZING!
Comment by 
Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 15:29:02
You mean the North American Man Horse Love Association one?
Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 15:29:02
Quote by Raine:I hadn't thought about LED lighting, Rabbit. You are right!Quote by trojanrabbit:
If the Koch Brothers and the rest of their rich Fascist friends are so intent on running things, maybe they should just run for office themselves.
My prayers were partially answered last night. I asked for either a meteor hit or a massive power failure. Well, at least I got to see the NFL's signature event take a black eye. They should have spent part of that $350 million on LED lighting. Wouldn't have taken 20 minutes or so for the lights to cool down and another 10 for them to heat up again.
Only two commercials I liked, the Budweiser Clydesdale one and the Tide "Joe Montana stain" one.
I loved the Budweiser Clydesdale commercial.
You mean the North American Man Horse Love Association one?
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 15:33:15
Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 15:33:15
I hated the sleazy Go Daddy ads. Ugh 
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 15:48:53
Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 15:48:53
The mere mention of Go Daddy killed the blog?
Comment by wickedpam on 02/04/2013 15:51:35
thought they were really off putting
wickedpam on 02/04/2013 15:51:35
Quote by Mondobubba:
I hated the sleazy Go Daddy ads. Ugh
thought they were really off putting
Comment by Scoopster on 02/04/2013 15:52:27
Scoopster on 02/04/2013 15:52:27
Ewwwww... supposedly Tagg Romney is thinging about a run for Kerry's old seat.
I wouldn't put too much weight on it though.. the source is thetoilet paper rag an op-ed in the Herald.
I wouldn't put too much weight on it though.. the source is the
Comment by wickedpam on 02/04/2013 15:52:31
no just
we're doing a supplier trade show Wednesday, its a little busy in my office at this sec 
wickedpam on 02/04/2013 15:52:31
Quote by Mondobubba:
The mere mention of Go Daddy killed the blog?
no just
we're doing a supplier trade show Wednesday, its a little busy in my office at this sec
Comment by trojanrabbit on 02/04/2013 15:54:24
Former Denver / Baltimore tight end, made (in)famous for his shouting into a phone on the sideline "President, we need the National Guard! We need as many men as you can spare! Because we are killing the Patriots!" during a Denver/Pats game.
Now an analyst for CBS usually pre-game, halftime and post-game. He doesn't enunciate too well, to the point where a great deal of the time he's unintelligible.
trojanrabbit on 02/04/2013 15:54:24
Quote by wickedpam:
who's Shannon Sharpe?
Former Denver / Baltimore tight end, made (in)famous for his shouting into a phone on the sideline "President, we need the National Guard! We need as many men as you can spare! Because we are killing the Patriots!" during a Denver/Pats game.
Now an analyst for CBS usually pre-game, halftime and post-game. He doesn't enunciate too well, to the point where a great deal of the time he's unintelligible.
Comment by Scoopster on 02/04/2013 15:58:29
As a card-carrying member of the nerd kingdom, I was quite insulted at the idea of making out with a ditzy hollywood blonde.
Scoopster on 02/04/2013 15:58:29
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Mondobubba:
I hated the sleazy Go Daddy ads. Ugh
thought they were really off putting
As a card-carrying member of the nerd kingdom, I was quite insulted at the idea of making out with a ditzy hollywood blonde.
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 15:59:23
Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 15:59:23
In the other football game I watched yesterday, still pissed off at Pepe Fuckin' Rena!
Comment by Raine on 02/04/2013 16:03:21
Under a parking lot no less.
To be honest I didn't know until yesterday that this was such a historical Mystery.
Raine on 02/04/2013 16:03:21
Quote by Mondobubba:
It's official, they have found Richard III's skeleton.
To be honest I didn't know until yesterday that this was such a historical Mystery.
Comment by Raine on 02/04/2013 16:04:04
They were creepy.
Raine on 02/04/2013 16:04:04
Quote by Scoopster:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Mondobubba:
I hated the sleazy Go Daddy ads. Ugh
thought they were really off putting
As a card-carrying member of the nerd kingdom, I was quite insulted at the idea of making out with a ditzy hollywood blonde.
Comment by wickedpam on 02/04/2013 16:04:49
ooookkeeyy
and this is when it sucks to be the only person not talking football in her department
wickedpam on 02/04/2013 16:04:49
Quote by trojanrabbit:Quote by wickedpam:
who's Shannon Sharpe?
Former Denver / Baltimore tight end, made (in)famous for his shouting into a phone on the sideline "President, we need the National Guard! We need as many men as you can spare! Because we are killing the Patriots!" during a Denver/Pats game.
Now an analyst for CBS usually pre-game, halftime and post-game. He doesn't enunciate too well, to the point where a great deal of the time he's unintelligible.
ooookkeeyy
and this is when it sucks to be the only person not talking football in her department
Comment by wickedpam on 02/04/2013 16:05:33
me neither but its pretty cool
wickedpam on 02/04/2013 16:05:33
Quote by Raine:Under a parking lot no less.Quote by Mondobubba:
It's official, they have found Richard III's skeleton.
To be honest I didn't know until yesterday that this was such a historical Mystery.
me neither but its pretty cool
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 16:17:40
Yeah, it is a big deal. A lot of it has to do with Dick III being the last king of England to be killed in battle. Since the Tudors won, they didn't want him buried at Westminster with the rest of the monarchs. Not to mention that notorious Tudor lapdog, Shakespeare wrote that awful play that is a pack of lies! :grin: It is true that the winners get to write history.
Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 16:17:40
Quote by Raine:Under a parking lot no less.Quote by Mondobubba:
It's official, they have found Richard III's skeleton.
To be honest I didn't know until yesterday that this was such a historical Mystery.
Yeah, it is a big deal. A lot of it has to do with Dick III being the last king of England to be killed in battle. Since the Tudors won, they didn't want him buried at Westminster with the rest of the monarchs. Not to mention that notorious Tudor lapdog, Shakespeare wrote that awful play that is a pack of lies! :grin: It is true that the winners get to write history.
Comment by 
TriSec on 02/04/2013 16:19:19
"There has been no response from the House of Tudor"
Dan Damon, on the BBC Wolrd Update commuter podcast this morning.
TriSec on 02/04/2013 16:19:19
Quote by Mondobubba:
It's official, they have found Richard III's skeleton.
"There has been no response from the House of Tudor"
Dan Damon, on the BBC Wolrd Update commuter podcast this morning.
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 16:19:56
Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 16:19:56
Speaking of Shakespeare, I got to watch a new version of Henry V over the weekend. It stars Tom Hiddleston as Henry V. Yeah that's right, Loki!
What is really cool about the production is where Olivier and Brannagh went big, this production goes small. For example the St Crispan's Day speech isn't to the English soldiers, it is to a small group of the nobles and commanders. The way Hiddleston delivers it, still carries the emotional weight of Brannagh's but it is very intimate.
Hiddleston
(Oh yeah, the Duke of York is played by a black guy)
Brannagh
What is really cool about the production is where Olivier and Brannagh went big, this production goes small. For example the St Crispan's Day speech isn't to the English soldiers, it is to a small group of the nobles and commanders. The way Hiddleston delivers it, still carries the emotional weight of Brannagh's but it is very intimate.
(Oh yeah, the Duke of York is played by a black guy)
Comment by TriSec on 02/04/2013 16:21:58
TriSec on 02/04/2013 16:21:58
And with football done, It's time for this!
And certain trucks full of certain equipment will be heading to a certain southern state from various cities across the Northeast soon!
(But only Boston makes a big deal out of that.)
That is a more reliable indicator of spring than any ridiculous rodent.
And certain trucks full of certain equipment will be heading to a certain southern state from various cities across the Northeast soon!
(But only Boston makes a big deal out of that.)
That is a more reliable indicator of spring than any ridiculous rodent.
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 16:26:40
Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 16:26:40
Quote by TriSec:Quote by Mondobubba:
It's official, they have found Richard III's skeleton.
"There has been no response from the House of Tudor"
Dan Damon, on the BBC Wolrd Update commuter podcast this morning.
Comment by Raine on 02/04/2013 16:27:45
Raine on 02/04/2013 16:27:45
I has a sad that football is over 
Hockey in DC is not proving to be much of a bright spot thus far.
Hockey in DC is not proving to be much of a bright spot thus far.
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 16:36:03
Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 16:36:03
Can you tell I am a bit stoked by the "Henry V" thing? It is my favorite play of Shakespeare's.
Comment by Raine on 02/04/2013 16:39:24
Raine on 02/04/2013 16:39:24
Malala speaks for the first time publicly since her shooting.
I heard her on the Radio this morning, and she sounds wonderful!
I heard her on the Radio this morning, and she sounds wonderful!
Comment by Raine on 02/04/2013 16:40:01
A 'lil bit... lil bit. 
Raine on 02/04/2013 16:40:01
Quote by Mondobubba:
Can you tell I am a bit stoked by the "Henry V" thing? It is my favorite play of Shakespeare's.
Comment by Raine on 02/04/2013 16:42:02
What an ass. A horse' ass in particular.
Raine on 02/04/2013 16:42:02
Quote by Mondobubba:
Heck of job being a douche bag, Brownie.
Comment by wickedpam on 02/04/2013 16:46:51
that is one brave and inspiring young woman
wickedpam on 02/04/2013 16:46:51
Quote by Raine:
Malala speaks for the first time publicly since her shooting.
I heard her on the Radio this morning, and she sounds wonderful!
that is one brave and inspiring young woman
Comment by Will in Chicago on 02/04/2013 16:47:51
Will in Chicago on 02/04/2013 16:47:51
Raine, thanks for a great blog. I think that the Tea Party is in its last gasps as something that will help the GOP. There candidates really backfired this past election.
I am recovering from the stomach flu and will have to shovel a bit later. (Yesterday was rough, but things are looking better.)
I am recovering from the stomach flu and will have to shovel a bit later. (Yesterday was rough, but things are looking better.)
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 16:50:33
Hiddleston also plays the callow, young Hal (the later Henry V) in the new production of Henry IV parts 1 and 2. All three of the Henrys and Richard II were done for the BBC in a series called "The Hollow Crown" last year. Henry IV is played by Jeremy Irons. I've started watching H IV, part one, so far that is pretty kick ass as well.
Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 16:50:33
Quote by Raine:A 'lil bit... lil bit.Quote by Mondobubba:
Can you tell I am a bit stoked by the "Henry V" thing? It is my favorite play of Shakespeare's.
Hiddleston also plays the callow, young Hal (the later Henry V) in the new production of Henry IV parts 1 and 2. All three of the Henrys and Richard II were done for the BBC in a series called "The Hollow Crown" last year. Henry IV is played by Jeremy Irons. I've started watching H IV, part one, so far that is pretty kick ass as well.
Comment by Raine on 02/04/2013 16:53:05
34 years ago.
Raine on 02/04/2013 16:53:05
The symptoms of this crisis of the American spirit are all around us. For the first time in the history of our country a majority of our people believe that the next five years will be worse than the past five years. Two-thirds of our people do not even vote. The productivity of American workers is actually dropping, and the willingness of Americans to save for the future has fallen below that of all other people in the Western world.
As you know, there is a growing disrespect for government and for churches and for schools, the news media, and other institutions. This is not a message of happiness or reassurance, but it is the truth and it is a warning.
These changes did not happen overnight. They've come upon us gradually over the last generation, years that were filled with shocks and tragedy.
We were sure that ours was a nation of the ballot, not the bullet, until the murders of John Kennedy and Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. We were taught that our armies were always invincible and our causes were always just, only to suffer the agony of Vietnam. We respected the presidency as a place of honor until the shock of Watergate.
We remember when the phrase "sound as a dollar" was an expression of absolute dependability, until ten years of inflation began to shrink our dollar and our savings. We believed that our nation's resources were limitless until 1973, when we had to face a growing dependence on foreign oil.
These wounds are still very deep. They have never been healed. Looking for a way out of this crisis, our people have turned to the Federal government and found it isolated from the mainstream of our nation's life. Washington, D.C., has become an island. The gap between our citizens and our government has never been so wide. The people are looking for honest answers, not easy answers; clear leadership, not false claims and evasiveness and politics as usual.
What you see too often in Washington and elsewhere around the country is a system of government that seems incapable of action. You see a Congress twisted and pulled in every direction by hundreds of well-financed and powerful special interests. You see every extreme position defended to the last vote, almost to the last breath by one unyielding group or another. You often see a balanced and a fair approach that demands sacrifice, a little sacrifice from everyone, abandoned like an orphan without support and without friends.
Often you see paralysis and stagnation and drift. You don't like it, and neither do I. What can we do?
34 years ago.
Comment by Will in Chicago on 02/04/2013 17:02:10
Will in Chicago on 02/04/2013 17:02:10
Raine, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Whether we will soon get out of this era where we see politicians willing to take the government hostage in the name of ideology is unknown to me, but it will not last forever.
Comment by Raine on 02/04/2013 17:02:37
Raine on 02/04/2013 17:02:37
...and we pivot from President Carter to the man who wanted to be President. He called the Iranian President a monkey.
How diplomatic for a member of the senate foreign affairs committee.
How diplomatic for a member of the senate foreign affairs committee.
Comment by TriSec on 02/04/2013 17:11:58
I'm thinking the axe wound in his face is probably a clue.
TriSec on 02/04/2013 17:11:58
Archaeologists announced the results of DNA tests on the skeleton's identity on Monday, which they hope might lead to a better understanding of how Richard died.
"There is a match between the maternal DNA from the descendants of the family of Richard the third and the skeletal remains that we found," researchers said.
I'm thinking the axe wound in his face is probably a clue.
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 17:12:23
"Angry old man shakes fist at cloud."
Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 17:12:23
Quote by Raine:
...and we pivot from President Carter to the man who wanted to be President. He called the Iranian President a monkey.
How diplomatic for a member of the senate foreign affairs committee.
"Angry old man shakes fist at cloud."
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 17:13:22
Or the sword thrust in the back of his head perhaps?
Mondobubba on 02/04/2013 17:13:22
Quote by TriSec:
Archaeologists announced the results of DNA tests on the skeleton's identity on Monday, which they hope might lead to a better understanding of how Richard died.
"There is a match between the maternal DNA from the descendants of the family of Richard the third and the skeletal remains that we found," researchers said.
I'm thinking the axe wound in his face is probably a clue.
Or the sword thrust in the back of his head perhaps?
Comment by TriSec on 02/04/2013 17:19:55
TriSec on 02/04/2013 17:19:55
And in other news, Tagg denies he's interested in running for Senate. Ann has also been mentioned.
And our former governor Bill Weld is out, too. Alas, I liked him. Mr. Weld has the distinction of being the only Republican I have actually voted FOR.
(I no longer count Mr. McCain, Circa 2000 - that was a vote AGAINST Bush, after all.)
And our former governor Bill Weld is out, too. Alas, I liked him. Mr. Weld has the distinction of being the only Republican I have actually voted FOR.
(I no longer count Mr. McCain, Circa 2000 - that was a vote AGAINST Bush, after all.)
Comment by Scoopster on 02/04/2013 17:21:51
Note: no, this is not my landlord nor the shop he works at.
Scoopster on 02/04/2013 17:21:51
Quote by Mondobubba:
What a dick! Good you are being sued, ass chub.
Note: no, this is not my landlord nor the shop he works at.