Saturday Morning Reading

Elizabeth Edwards drops a line to the folks at Daily Kos. Dr. Frank at BlueNC asks, “Damn it, John. What were you thinking?”

John Amato asks what the broader implications for the Republican Party are regarding a, b, c, d, …

Ash posted a lovely photo of an alarmingly pregnant woman. The photog blogger told Ash to take it down. Now there’s a big discussion over fair use and internet copyright at Ashvegas.

Fun quotes from a few Coleman supporters at the AC-T forums:

“i hope you are the one they chain to the tree and gets accidentally cut with the chainsaw”
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“just cut the tree down..and if the hippies dont like it..have them meet the taser. Im sure 5,000 volts will show them”
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“The irony will be when the tree dies from all the hippie funk comming up from the crowd. Or from root damage with all those stinkys standng under it.”
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“This would be a good place for the military to do some Tomahawk cruise missle testing because:

1.)Military gets practice and we are providing a service to our country.

2.)We take out people who suck off the system and contribute nothing to society.

3.) Tree is removed and site is excavated for construction.”
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“that lady passion is pretty hot i have a tree she can save”

Naomi Klein: “These Olympics are the coming out party for a disturbingly efficient way of organizing society, one that China has perfected over the past three decades, and is finally ready to show off. It is a potent hybrid of the most powerful political tools of authoritarianism communism — central planning, merciless repression, constant surveillance — harnessed to advance the goals of global capitalism. Some call it “authoritarian capitalism,” others “market Stalinism,” personally I prefer “McCommunism.”

Russia invades Georgia? WTF?!

“Russian authorities said their forces had retaken the South Ossetian capital, Tskhinvali, from Georgian control during the morning hours. They reported that 15 Russian peacekeepers and 1,500 civilians have been killed in the conflict.

Georgian forces shot down 10 Russian combat planes over the last two days, according to Alexander Lomaya, secretary of the Georgian National Security Council.”

The Big Lebowski 10th Anniversary DVD Special Edition is out, you may have noticed the pic atop this post. Via the effervescent Petulant Rumblings.