It's been a tough week for leftiness in general. GOP senator elected in MA. Essentially all limits on corporate spending in elections lifted. Air America shutting down. Dems in disarray (well, okay that's just their normal state).
I don't know about you guys, but I've had it with super-strong little women who aren't me.
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gudanov - Jan 22, 2010 10:28:09 am PST #3514 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
DavidS - Jan 22, 2010 10:31:20 am PST #3515 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Essentially all limits on corporate spending in elections lifted.
This galls me. I had an image of gleeful hogs squealing as they ran to the trough. Two of the worst decisions with the most far-reaching impacts were: (1) defining political contributions with free speech; (2) treating corporations as if they had individual rights.
Calli - Jan 22, 2010 10:34:43 am PST #3516 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Dems in disarray (well, okay that's just their normal state).
Yeah, I probably wouldn't like this NSFW video half as much if it wasn't so appropriate this week. [link]
Steph L. - Jan 22, 2010 10:35:35 am PST #3517 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
treating corporations as if they had individual rights.
You know, I'm not a lawyer, but it seems SO CLEAR that corporations don't get the same rights that individual citizens get. BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT PEOPLE.
GOP senator elected in MA. Essentially all limits on corporate spending in elections lifted.
Well, the silver lining to those 2 things are that now Dems don't have to kiss Lieberman's ass (though god knows they'll probably continue to do so), and -- because of the campaign funding clusterfuck -- I never have to donate to a political campaign again. Ever. Because what's the fucking point?
Frankenbuddha - Jan 22, 2010 10:36:08 am PST #3518 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
This galls me. I had an image of gleeful hogs squealing as they ran to the trough.
I'm hoping Grover Norquist gets so excited that whatever organ of his simulates a heart explodes into tiny fragments.
§ ita § - Jan 22, 2010 10:39:31 am PST #3519 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'd like to make (or clarify) a business rule: No Bellies. I shouldn't have to see a co-worker's stomach. Your outfit shouldn't show it, and you shouldn't raise your shirt to scratch your skin. It ain't right.
flea - Jan 22, 2010 10:41:01 am PST #3520 of 30001
information libertarian
I was definitely clinically depressed at 10, though I don't think I really had a grasp on the concept of suicide at that point, or how one might practically do it.
Dear therapist: the metaphor about the shit sandwich and did I want mustard was NOT REALLY HELPFUL, thx.
Daisy Jane - Jan 22, 2010 10:42:56 am PST #3521 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
You know, I'm not a lawyer, but it seems SO CLEAR that corporations don't get the same rights that individual citizens get. BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT PEOPLE.
And didn't the movie "The Corporation" teach us that if they were people they'd be sociopaths?
javachik - Jan 22, 2010 10:45:34 am PST #3522 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Exactly, DJ.
DavidS - Jan 22, 2010 10:51:50 am PST #3523 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
You know, I'm not a lawyer, but it seems SO CLEAR that corporations don't get the same rights that individual citizens get. BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT PEOPLE.
Right? In Not!Crazy land Judge Hecubot bangs the gavel and says, "Okay, let's clear up two things. Corporations are not people, so they shouldn't be treated as individuals with individual rights. That one's pretty obvious, I think. Second, when you equate the ability to pay for something with free expression, you basically limit expression to the people who can pay the most for it. That's stupid and obviously inimical to the public good. Sheesh, who thought up that one? Both of those stupid ideas are retired."