The Friday Blog Round-up

Here's a new feature that showcases the blogs I follow.

This section will ( hopefully ) be a continuous Friday feature that showcases both the Left and Right. Not in the spirit of "fairnessy and blancyness", but just to show you how completely off base the Modern American Right are and make you understand that the Mainstream Media aren't digging in like they should on the real issues - while favoring the framing of the Right.

- It's certain to be a Right Wing, GOP, Tea Bagger talking point that Anthony Weiner's seat ( oh wait, are we supposed to say it's "the poople's seat"? ) will tilt to the Republicans, but Nate Silver tells us why Rep's should be tepid in their insistence.

- John Cole how Republican/Conservative/Libertarian/Randian? posturing gets mixes in a pot and either comes out as Galt-Cultist goulash, or just idiocy disguised as important socio-political dialogue.

- My Twitter Pal ( @bluegal - you're "it" ) briefly talks about the different from "non-profit" charter schools and "for-profit" charter schools ( read: Tea Bagger Institutions Of "Learning" ).

- Occasional commenter Busted Knuckles over at "Ornery Bastard" has the greatest description of what it means to be a Republican and really break the law in reference to extra-marital exercises.

- Gryphen over at The Immoral Minority points out what Fox"News" and Fox"Nation" will attempt to spin before we can say "Paul Revere actually brewed that beer with Samuel Adams, donchaknow"

- Former "I'm really the intellectual guy" MTV anchor ( and that's fucking funny on it's own ) Kurt Loder takes to the Doughy Pantload path and ends up highlighting how "Fascism" is part of the Green Lantern movie storyline. Yeah, you knew it was coming.

- Breitbart's "Big Gov't" site continues to push their ignorance ( wait, is it really ignorance or just a veiled attempt to protect those businesses that are more than willing to shaft the consumer if they can have accountability removed? ) of Net Neutrality with another call for "defunding".

- The internet's Dumbest Man is more than eager to show his hatred for women's reproductive systems while stalking his employer Andrew Breitbart at the so called "Right Online" convention to attempt to tell people he knows that his decisions are more important than any woman's. Typical.

- Oh, so the Romney "hey, guys I'm unemployed too" bit was just an innocent joke?

- Once again, Brent Bozell's easily lead employee's equate low ratings with "Liberal Media Bias"

Got a link for me to use? You know where I am.............

Influential Influences

Here's a new set of posts that I will attempt to keep up with for your Thursday night enjoyment.

I have discovered several fantastic blogs over the past year of my own blogging adventures. And, each Thursday, I will give props to two blogs that are influential to me.

Tonight, we feature BlueGal and Dr. Zauis.

BlueGal ( aka Fran ) is not only the blogging queen of knitting and panties, she has a particularly wonderful sense of humor and honesty in her posts that I have yet to find any other place. Her quirky sense of politics and life are something fresh and wildly pleasing to the palate. I often read and re-read her posts and get the sense of connectiveness that I rarely find anywhere else. Also, her original videos are a treat for the senses. BlueGal also hosts a weekly chat time on Mondays that I wish I had the opportunity to join in on more, as the discussions are rife with honest, intellectual discussions that you won't find in most places.

Then, there's the amazing Dr. Dr. Zaius.

A blogger that brings the wonderful feeling of a hybrid of the Sean Connery era of James Bond blended with the vibe of the swinging 60s, Zaius is one of the internet's greatest political satirists. Zaius delivers some of the greatest photoshop-comments on the political stories of the day. His style and substance blend together in a seemless wave of truth, justice, and the ape way.

Quote Of The Day

BlueGal talks a bit about Michelle Malkin's book and what it really means

She must have written or at least conceived of this book before January of this year. Apart from the complete intellectual dishonesty that she could judge or analyze this administration so clearly six months in, the timing of her book proves that she banked, personally and professionally, on McCain/Palin losing the election, which makes her a traitor to her Party and cause and the alleged nation she holds dear, period.

Nutcase Has Stroke On Live TV

As I watched this last night, I was starting to wonder if Liddy was going to pass out.



What's all the more interesting is that Liddy, as well as all the crazies that go along with this spectacularly pointless conspiracy, will believe what he wants to believe regardless of the facts that are presented to him.

BlueGal has a new video that echoes some of my own thoughts on this non-issue-issue



The only reason that I think that this debate should continue, is that it shows an increasingly larger number of fringe conservative crazies are beginning to show up. They're not so much a minority in the party any longer. And, if not for anything else, this is going to be a defining segment of the GOP from now on.

And Speaking Of O'Reilly Being Creepy.....

Courtesy of BlueGal @ Aristocrats.

Palin, "Anonymous" Bloggers, and Republican Nonsense

Here's a video made by one of my favorite women on the interwebs. The "anonymous" BlueGal



"Anonymous bloggers" probably means "bloggers that vote Democrat".

And BlueGal's video brings up a fantastic point - when someone "visible" says something fantastic about someone as unprepared and easily lead as Palin, this is acceptable?

With the rhetoric that has been continually amped-up ever since September of last year - and is becoming more widely accepted among conservative constituancies - is it really going to suprise anyone that Palin will run for President in 2012, and lose?