Peon Quotables
Each man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds. --Mark Twain source: Hazelden.org
We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a little joy, then a sorrow, now a sin, then a generous or brave action. --Ralph Waldo Emerson
Not the power to remember, but the power to forget is a necessary condition for our existence. --Sholem Asch
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Video Hilarity: Sarah Palin steps down and Don Lemon reads Twitter reactions
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
The Day in 100 Seconds
It is Thursday, Are we backing off our coverage from Iran?, No we are not., Iran again, the big story, the rallies continue, the story continues, uprising in Iran, absolutely crucial day, day of mourning, tens of thousands, dressed in black, mourning and marching, marching and grieving, huge numbers, still turning out, wearing black, Iranians have become the news and the journalists, led by the people, our eyes and ears on the ground, twitter, eyes and ears, twitter is getting a lot of attention, digital Davids fighting the theocratic Goliath (gotta love Diane Sawyer), twitter revolution, twitter sphere, tweets, frivolity, I like my corn flakes, brown sugar, life or death, why does twitter work, various servers, tweet via text message, harder to block, whack-a-mole, the shahs and these clerics, relatively older, social media, government trying to use technology, propaganda by tweets, fake tweets, incredible Jim, earthquake shaking this country, larger, embolden, no longer about an election, way beyond, cutting across all the traditional boundaries, rich, poor, religious, secular, conservative, reformist, legitimacy of the state is at stake, not just an election
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Links to updates on the H1N1 Flu and other info mentioned by the President in 'Your Weekly Radio Address'
Amy at Organizing for America compiled a list of the links that President Obama mentioned in 'Your Weekly Radio Address' to get updates on the H1N1 flu virus and other news.
Thanks Amy!You also can find the White House on these other sites:
- Flickr.com/WhiteHouse
- Vimeo.com/WhiteHouse
- YouTube.com/WhiteHouse
- iTunes (videos & podcasts)
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Video: Old Man Stewart Shakes His Fist At Twitter
A representative who is Twittering, really isn't paying attention? Are you?
The ones who were nodding off though, would they have been able to pay a little bit better attention if they had been twittering?
To have even the most mundane thing to comment upon on Twitter, you have to listen at least a little bit, and you have to be awake to do it.
Peon News & Blog Faves
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Bill Action: Passed Senate: S.Res. 252: A resolution authorizing the taking of a photograph in the Chamber in the United States Senate. - Passed Senate by Unanimous Consent. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]1 week ago
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Observers note Kennedy absences, worry over health care vote - A while ago, I wrote both here and at Daily Kos that it was time to pull the plug on the Senate Finance Committee's consideration of the health care bill...1 day ago
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Sebelius: Public option not 'essential' - DOWNLOADS: (64) [image: Download WMV] [image: Download Quicktime] PLAYS: (168) [image: Play WMV] [image: Play Quicktime] Health and Human Services...1 hour ago
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Midday open thread - - I'll be updating this storm post on Tropical Storms Ana, Bill, and now Claudette throughout the day. Residents in storm prone areas should take...1 hour ago
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(Former Senator Ne-R) Hagel warns of U.S. 'drift' in Afghanistan - Source: [b]Omaha World Herald[/b] Joseph Morton Washington – The United States needs to figure out what it's doing in Afghanistan, former Nebraska Sen. Ch...41 minutes ago
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FactCheck.org Has a New Look! - You'll still find our content at the same place, but you'll need to change your RSS feed to http://factcheck.org/feed/rss/1 week ago
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Obama today in Montana - *From NBC's Mark Murray* *President Obama's* town hall today in Montana was essentially a replay of the one he held in New Hampshire earlier this week. He...1 day ago
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GroundReport: News Publishers Debate Journalism's Future Live at Aspen Summit - Is American journalism in peril? On August 16, leaders of the nation's most prominent media organizations will discuss the future of their profession in the...8 minutes ago
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Jude : Wow: White House To Drop 'Public Option' - A very big headline and a very big testament to the power of the people making themselves heard. Now we'll see what it really means. Obama and the Democrat...3 hours ago
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News of the Day for Sunday, August 16, 2009 - Firemen put out a fire in a burning vehicle after a bomb attack in Karrada District, central Baghdad August 16, 2009. A string of bombings is stirring gro...8 hours ago
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Black Women—get an education, give up the chance for marriage and family? - I originally read about this study over at Prometheus6. From MSNBC.com: Marriage eludes high-achieving black women Many remain single and childless, accord...5 hours ago
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Fox uses falsehood, cropped video to hype unsolicited email claims - Even while asserting that he wasn't suggesting anything "nefarious" on the part of the White House, Fox News' Major Garrett did just that while recountin...23 hours ago
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Biking Out of Iraq - *This story first appeared on the TomDispatch website.* The Bush administration invaded Iraq in March 2003 with a force of approximately 130,000 troops. ...3 days ago
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Quote of the Day - QUOTE OF THE DAY.... We haven't heard quite as much lately from center-right Blue Dog Democrats, but Rep. Mike Ross of Arkansas, the caucus leader on healt...38 minutes ago
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HEALTH CARE REFORM TEETERING ON THE EDGE OF FAILURE - There is a growing realization that the public option in the Democrat’s reform package is about to be jettisoned, and that the entire reform effort may be ...2 hours ago
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John Brennan's dangerous national security advice - *Editor's note:* Glenn Greenwald is on vacation this week. Marcy Wheeler, who blogs at Firedoglake, is guest-blogging today. Last year, Glenn posted some...2 days ago
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New Jersey: Seven School Buses Burned To A Crisp - In May of 2009, nine school buses were burned in Georgia, but the incident was not deemed to be as a result of arson. The buses in this story were owned...1 month ago
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New plea to join Sept. 9 argument - The top-ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the minority leader, has asked the Supreme Court to allow his lawyer to ta...2 days ago
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Sebelius Says Public Option Not Essential - "A day after President Obama appeared to suggest that his administration might be open to health care reform legislation that does not include a public hea...4 hours ago
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Top Blue Dog Embraces the Crazy - Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR): "I will never vote for a bill to kill old people, period."...1 hour ago
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Obama to visit Elkhart - WASHINGTON – President Obama will visit the Elkhart area Wednesday, the White House said.The location and other details are being worked out.It is the third ...2 weeks ago
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Al Franken Announces Bid For Re-Election - Today, on the steps of the Minnesota State Capitol, US Senator Al Franken held a press conference to declare his intention to seek a second term as Minnes...1 month ago
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Weekend Open Thread - *** MSNBC's Mark Murray greets John Boehner's pushback over his 2003 vote for end of life care funding with some healthy skepticism.1 day ago
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Ohio police dispatcher passes along racist image of Air Force One. - The OhioDaily blog reports on a “rogue” dispatcher from the North Canton Police who recently sent out a racist e-mail from her work account. Dispatcher Ani...1 hour ago
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Is Uptown being besieged by riots? - What a riot! from Joe Gray on Vimeo. From NBC5 Chicago: Uptown Up in Arms Over "Near Riot-Like" Activity Shots reportedly fired Thursday night By BJ LUT...1 day ago
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Naomi Campbell Plays Exotic African Queen - How do you make a Black woman appear attractive when the world privileges Eurocentric beauty? [image: image] [image: image] [image: image] [image:...4 hours ago






