BurtWorm's Journal - Democratic Underground http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:12:18 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:12:18 Stormfront.com poster: Beck is "the baby food that feeds potential" Nazis Salon.com has an article by Alexander Zaitchik on the affiliation of Nazis, Klansmen and other white racists for Glenn Beck. His tendency to air views of guests with deep racist roots pays a sick dividend:



http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/20/glenn_beck_and_stormfront/index.html?sourc... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3918 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:40 Sarah the Quitter leaves hundreds of wet fans steaming when she leaves book signing early Yes, another Palin thread to unrecommend:

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/11/20/palin-angry-book/

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin was in Indiana yesterday for a book-signing at a Borders store. One thousand lucky fans with wristbands to meet Palin stood in the rain all day waiting for her to ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3917 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:48:31 Nate Silver: It's still the economy. dumbass! From FiveThirtyEight.com:

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/11/its-still-economy-dumbass.html

All right -- this is my favorite graph in quite some time. Let's show the picture first and ask questions later.

http://www.538host.com/economystupid.png

What we have is a comparison of Barack... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3916 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:48:25 Moonie Times editor's suit threatens to unravel myth of paper's editorial independence From Washington Post's Howard Kurtz, so take it with a grain of salt. ;-):


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/17/AR2009111703325_pf.html


Washington Times editor files EEOC complaint
Disclosing his dismissal, Miniter says paper forced him to attend religious event... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3915 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:11:01 Gohmert's Pile: Obama and Dems want a terrorist attack because it brings money to the city That's why they want to bring the KSM trial coming to NYC, the Texan dipshit says:

:eyes:

http://mediamattersaction.org/blog/200911180001

....Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas suggested yesterday that Democrats may actually want another terrorist attack because rebuilding the city would creat... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3914 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:00:35 New England: Democratic, Secular, Healthy. The South: Not so much These are facts. It's tempting, of course, to draw correlations. It's tempting for New Englanders to gloat. Having grown up in Maine and lived in Massachusetts and Connecticut, I can't help but feel proud of New England.

But having spent lots of time in Arkansas, Florida, Virginia and Tennessee,... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3913 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:21:23 Why can't the American food production and delivery system feed all Americans? Is the problem with Americans or with the way food is produced and distributed?

I'm reading The Omnivore's Dilemma, by Michael Pollan, so you might be able to guess where I stand on the issue. I think we need a food production and delivery system revolution in America. We need to stop the corn a... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3912 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:31:28 Palin on writing: I have a journalism degree, I've always loved writing...I've journaled all my life From mediabistro and GalleyCat:

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/authors/sarah_palins_diary_143330.asp


Sarah Palin's Diary

By Jason Boog on Nov 16, 2009 04:23 PM

As millions watch former Alaskan governor on The Oprah Winfrey Show this afternoon, GalleyCat dug through the interview ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3911 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:59:32 Hope for freepers: Bigger not necessarily better when it comes to brainsize.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091117124009.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29


Science News
Not Necessarily Better, When It Comes to Brains

http://www.sciencedai... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3910 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:50:24 Immigrant-Hating Teabaggers Get Punk'd in Minneapolis Alas, where teabaggers gather, unpleasantness follows:

http://www.bluestemprairie.com/bluestemprairie/2009/11/ruthiehendrycksfail.html

Activist punks Tea Party Against Amnesty; rally supporters assault protesters (updated)

Teapartyagainstamnesty One of Bluestem's young friends tipped me off... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3909 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:28:01 Heritage Analyst on 49 Million in 'Food Insecurity': 'Very few of these people are hungry.' The Indiscreet Charm of America's Bourgeoisie, noted by Hullabaloo's tristero:

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/49-million-americans-by-tristero-i-am.html


49 Million Americans

by tristero

I am so glad that Wall Street is on track for such huge bonuses this year. That's because th... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3908 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:20:48 Report: More Americans going hungry http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/16/AR2009111601598.html?wpisrc=newsletter


By Amy Goldstein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, November 16, 2009; 12:04 PM

The number of Americans who lack dependable access to adequate food shot up last year to 49 million, t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3907 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:36:59 Levi Johnston Planning to Sue Palins for Joint Custody of Son It's the Wasilla Hill Billies! Take yer shoes off. Set a spell:

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/09/johnston/index.html?source=rss&aim=/politics/war_room


Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been making more and more forays back out into the public eye as the date of her memoir's... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3906 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:03:51 War Room: How Republicans Screwed Themselves in NY-23 May they never learn the right lessons:

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/10/scozzafava/index.html?source=rss&aim=/politics/war_room

GOP learned wrong lessons in New York race

When Dede Scozzafava, then the Republican nominee, dropped out of a congressional race in upstate New ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3905 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:58:17 Michael Steele: White Republicans are 'Scared of Me' STEELE SCARES WHITE REPUBLICANS.... It's been a couple of weeks since the RNC's Michael Steele said something foolish and had to walk it back, so I suppose we were due for another gem.

Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Michael Steele, who is known for making controversial statement... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3904 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:26:33 Tea Party. What a stupid name for a political party! http://www.rwrinnovations.com/_images/teaparty.jpg

Especially one made up mostly of white male dipshitz. But if that's what they really want to call themselves... :eyes:

... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3903 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:22:12 MoJo: The Stupak Amendment is even more radical than you think http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/11/price-health-reform-abortion-rights

...

The Stupak amendment mandates that no federal funds can be used to pay for an abortion or "cover any part of any health plan" that includes coverage of an abortion, except in cases where the mother’s life is in... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3902 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:01:51 War Room: Gay bloggers organizing boycott of DNC http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/09/boycott/index.html?source=rss&aim=/politics/war_room

LGBT activists -- not to mention plenty of other people in the community -- have never been particularly impressed with President Obama's efforts on their behalf. Despite his campaign promises, ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3901 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:57:40 What is it about Christianity (or any religion) that makes it attractive to close-minded believers? I grant that not all Christians are closed-minded bigots. The question is why do so many close-minded bigots think of themselves as Christians? Is it something about Christianity (or religion in general) that attracts them to it?

I was debating with someone yesterday about who is and isn't a "tr... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3900 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:47:49 The Morning After, Democrats Regret Lost Chances to Win :nopity:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/nyregion/05dems.html?hp

By MICHAEL POWELL 9:25 PM ET
New York’s Democrats are pointing fingers at President Obama, who did not campaign for their mayoral candidate, and the City Council speaker, among others.



You fucking phonies! If you want... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3899 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:54:03 I'm alienated from my race and gender. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ks36c549BI/SvDDwroVcWI/AAAAAAAABF8/LKbZ0tzig8o/s400/white+male+vote.gif

Especially from those twits of my race and gender in Mississippi and Alabama. :puke: ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3898 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:23:53 He ran on 'change.' People believed everything would change. I don't think yesterday was necessarily a referendum on Obama. But I do think Obama will be in trouble if people don't start feeling a real change. We're sick of the rotten, Reagan-Bush-Clinton-Gingrich-DeLay corrupted, festering swamp of American politics. People want a sea change. Obama should thi... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3897 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:22:53 Ray Comfort Apologizes for Misrepresenting Darwin's Views on the Origins of the Sexes Pointed out by "captainhowdy of AK" in the comments to Comfort's reply to Eugenie Scott on the US News blog "God and Country," which is running a dialogue between Comfort and Scott about the Comfort-sponsored edition of The Origin of Species with a creationist "introduction." Comfort's organization ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3896 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:45:31 How did the gods of early human society evolve into the God of today? We all have our theories, I'm sure. What interests me, however, is what people who believe in the God of today think about this, assuming they agree that there was some evolution from those gods to this one. (Or do you agree? If you think this God is sui generis, then why do you think so many make t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3895 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:21:42 Ray Comfort is an unbelievable dolt! His arguments against Eugenie Scott at US News over his project to give away free Origins of the Species with his lame-brained creationist intro tacked onto it is astonishingly, brazenly, proudly ignorant. There simply is no better word for it. His ideas are like those of the smartest six-year-old i... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BurtWorm/3894 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:41:29