Archive for April 20th, 2009
Monday, April 20th, 2009
OPEN THREAD; Unfortunate Ad Placement & Seinfeld Socialism
H/T – April Winchell
H/T – Driftglass
12 Comments » - Posted in Open Thread by l3wis
Monday, April 20th, 2009
Artist Shepard Fairey files a counterclaim against the Associated Press
Sunshine Cleaning divx
Fairey is being sued and challenged by the AP over fair use practices regarding his popular Obama Hope image. But as you can see above, Fairey has a counter claim against the AP for using ‘his’ images as theirs.
Read Fairey’s comments. You can also read the counter claim PDF or his lawyers [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Fairey by l3wis
Monday, April 20th, 2009
Gov. Rounds announces April 20, 2009 – BOB NEWLAND Day!
After recommendations from Attorney General Larry Long and long time admirer Pat Powers, the governor felt it only appropriate to give him his own day;
“You know, I have never sucked on a number with Bob,” says Rounds “But I heard he rolls a mean fatty.”
Rounds also commented on Newland’s courageous work on trying to legalize [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Medical Mary Jane by l3wis
Monday, April 20th, 2009
Sunday Funnies
Heh. Sam Donaldson really smacks down the ever-unctuous (and historically inaccurate) George Will on This Week’s roundtable discussion about the teabaggers:
DONALDSON: Oh, they weren’t saying that, George. What they were saying is, we don’t like Obama. And this is a proxy way to say that. Because it’s true, he’s going to lower taxes on 95% [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Tea Party by l3wis
Monday, April 20th, 2009
Chill, Barack’s in the White House.
Kids today with their hippity-hop and their baggy jeans…
High school students in Albany, NY are using the president’s name as a form of slang. For example, when someone sneezes, say “Barack you.” Or, instead of saying “What’s up?” or “What’s crackin’?”, now those in the know ask “What’s Baracking?”
For more, check the NPR story here. [...]
