Electronic Writer

Thanks to the wonderful world of technology, you can actually SEE the handwriting and original manuscript from Charles Dickens’, “A Christmas Carol.” Don’t you just love technology sometimes . . . .

http://documents.nytimes.com/looking-over-the-shoulder-of-charles-dickens-the-man-who-wrote-of-a-christmas-carol#p=1

There is no introduction necessary to this one . . . .

Representative Barney Frank is getting the word out about the economy, and has a few things to say in rebuttle to the negative press.  Watch this:


Also, Rep. Frank will be joining Crooks and Liars for a live chat about the state of the economy tomorrow at 3pm. Come and join it! That is COOL!

This is unbelievable.  At 12 years old, Severn Suzuki addressed the United Nations at an Eco Summit in Brazil (1992).  What an incredible speech–and, how applicable to today.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has created an online tool to help the members of the Republican Party generate apologies to the almighty Rush Limbaugh.  The controversy is provided by Rush Limbaugh openly hoping on his national radio program that President Obama fails in with his stimulus package and pulling the country out of the recession (he obviously still has a job, health insurance and plenty of food in his cupboards).  The apology generator was created by Democrats only a few days after Republican-party criticism against Rush Limbaugh was rescinded by: Congressman Phil Gingery (R-GA), Governor Mark Sanford (R-SC), and RNC Chairman, Michael Steel. (Here’s a whole list of articles at USA Today about it).

I think the apology generator is an ingenious invention.  While having fun and tinkering with the options, I can see what it feels like to be a member of the modern day Republican Party–forced to swallow the ill-concieved and self-centered rhetoric of a few loud-mouth, evangelical wing-nuts as if it were medicine and somehow good for me.  Free will be gone.  It’s the party-line, or it’s nothing.

Rush Limbaugh Apology Generator:  http://www.dccc.org/content/sorry

There is a new online newspaper for San Francisco-ites:  SF Appeal. They launched on Friday, and so far, I love the focus.

It is pretty mind-boggling that there are no real newspapers geared towards San Francisco.  The San Francisco Chronical is markedly backwards in their desire for a return to newsprint and in their effort to provide national and international coverage, their SF coverage lacks (in my opinion). The Examiner has almost vanished, and that leaves us with . . . nothing until SF Appeal.

Keep up the good work, SF Appeal, and thanks for covering what matters to me.

Visit SF Appeal at www.sfappeal.com

Republicans and the bounty hunters that serve them have been taking orders from this guy for too long.  In a recent picture, it sparked something . . . .

You decide!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/03/AR2009030303946.html

It is so sad when the Human Virus spreads to the Moon at the end . . . .  I get weepy every time.

The Doghouse is a BRILLIANT advertisement/commercial by JC Penny.  I just can’t rave enough about it.

Don’t take my word for it.  Please see for yourself . . . .

A great friend of mine sent me a link to a funny video clip just after the third Presidential debate, and I had to laugh at the similarities of the Penguin’s campaign tactics to the McCain campaign.  NOT John McCain himself, but rather Steve Schmidt and by proxy, the tactics of Karl Rove.

So, watch and see: Lie about the truth, sling as much mud as you can, use the Palin-effect at least one time during your presentation, and use technical difficulties to the disadvantage of your opponent.

I suppose that the Penguin was “running a campaign to win.”