Screaming on the left over Sarah writing notes on her hand. Sarah’s response.

Via BigGov and Daylife.
DU is not amused. They seem to think it’s “childish”. I thnk making a big deal about 6 words written on her hand is just plain stupid.

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And better looking. Kristen Davis to run for NY governor.

Davis has spoken in the past about running against former Gov. (and alleged former client) Eliot Spitzer - to draw attention to the fact that she served nearly four months on Rikers Island while Client 9 escaped indictment.
“This started out being about Spitzer,” admitted Stone, who […]

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From the Minnesotans For Global Warming. Youtube channel. Some good videos there.

Imagine There’s No Global Warming
From someone else but related and funny.
Al Gore’s Travelin’ Global Warming Show

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San Francisco’s secret public spaces that are privately owned Boing Boing
Some of these are extremely nice - for instance, a two block long greensward with benches, public art, and peace and quite, twenty feet up above bustling downtown. (via Instapundit)

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Via Althouse comes a parable of class warfare.
Legend has it that during a brutal contract bargaining session, Harry Bennett, Henry Ford’s enforcer, attempted to break the tension by passing around snapshots taken during a visit to Maxon Lodge, a gorgeous hideaway in the woods of northern Michigan.Walter Reuther, architect of the United Auto Workers’ rise, […]

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Omnivoracious: Omni Daily News: Remembering J.D. Salinger, Howard Zinn, Louis Auchincloss
J.D. Salinger (1919-2010) CNN has reported that author J.D. Salinger passed away yesterday at his home in Cornish, N.H. Jerome David Salinger was 91 years old.
Yes, I know, he turned into a crotchety hermit, and he was a one-hit wonder, but […]

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Kinda sick fun - watching Valerie Jarrett on Meet The (De)Press(ed) trying to explicate how The Obamanation & Co. “…turned the economy around…” in the last twelve months!
Nice “deer-in-the-headlights” empty-headed look she had on her pan at several junctures, especially when she was vainly striving to explain just what The Won intended to actually do […]

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Black Conservatives Take Lead Role in Tea Party Movement
Though the tea party movement has attracted criticism for its supposed lack of diversity, minority activists who are involved say the movement has little to do with race, and that it is attracting a more diverse crowd every day.
Lloyd Marcus’ conservatism started when he was 9.
His […]

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Teddy Pendergrass dies aged 59
Soul singer Teddy Pendergrass has died at the age of 59 following “a difficult recovery” from colon cancer surgery, his son has told the AP news agency.
Teddy Pendergrass II said his father had died at a hospital in Philadelphia.
Close the door
My Greatest Inspiration
Where Did All The Lovin’ Go
Two Hearts […]

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No actors, no SAG, no directors, no grips, no plot just programmers. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 takes $1bn in sales
It went on sale in November and made an estimated $550m in its first five days.
The sales put it alongside other $1bn titles such as Guitar Hero III and World of Warcraft, also owned […]

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Conservatives Finish 2009 as No. 1 Ideological Group
PRINCETON, NJ — The increased conservatism that Gallup first identified among Americans last June persisted throughout the year, so that the final year-end political ideology figures confirm Gallup’s initial reporting: conservatives (40%) outnumbered both moderates (36%) and liberals (21%) across the nation in 2009.
More broadly, the percentage of […]

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Voters to California: Drop dead « Don Surber
Voters to California: Drop dead
55% of American voters think the federal government should just let the state of California file bankruptcy, Rasmussen reported.
Only 27% say the state should be bailed out.
“53% say the state should cut back on welfare programs, health services and the state payroll,” Rasmussen noted.
Quite […]

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American Thinker: American Thinker’s First Six Years
Back when the internet was black and white and spoke only Unix, those of us who played on its sparse grounds (by today’s standards) spent a lot of time speculating what wonderful new talents, projects, and goals might be advanced and/or achieved.
The American Thinker turned out to be one […]

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In season at Ferry Plaza Farmers Market in January
Here are your options at Ferry Plaza Farmers Market in January.
First, how about this for a sample shopping list?
1. Turnips
2. Celery root
3. Kumquats
4. Oysters
5. Southern corn bread mix
6. Almond butter
7. Fava beans
8. Green onions
9. Blue cheese
10. Collard greens
Enjoy your blizzards, suckas. I’ll be in the kitchen […]

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The Man Is Gone, But Long Live The Blogosphere : NPR
Most bloggers I know don’t much like the word “blog”, and they have even less affection for “blogosphere.” Blech.
I keep hearing this, but frankly, I don’t know that “most bloggers” (other than those Jeff knows) don’t like either blog or blogosphere.  I think this […]

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A No-Fly List? Count Me In by Jonah Goldberg on National Review Online
According to the latest epidemiological research, airports reside somewhere between no-frills Haitian brothels and Penn State fraternity bathrooms when it comes to hygiene. USA Today recently surveyed the health-inspection records of airport restaurants and found that serious code violations were as commonplace as […]

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Homey Christmas lights last Sunday night - Maggie’s Farm
A down-home view of global warming for the holidays.

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Why People Continue To Be Angry About The Crotch Bomber | QandO
Well, let’s review – Richard Reid, the shoe bomber, bought a one-way ticket to the US, using cash and checked no luggage. 8 years ago. So, as Jon Stewart ask recently on the Daily Report, what other than the location of the explosives changed […]

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A Decade of Self-Delusion - HUMAN EVENTS
We have a government that cannot balance its books, defend its borders or win its wars. And what is it now doing? Drafting another entitlement program as we are informed that the Social Security and Medicare trust funds have unfunded liabilities in the trillions.
At the end of the first […]

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via Instapundit:

And this:
Bookworm Room » San Francisco as it once was
Union Square is no longer a grass covered and palm treed oasis in the middle of the City. Because of the homeless, who saw the grass as a comfortable bed, the City removed all greenery. A good architect made […]

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Happy New Year!
Over at Instapundit, Glenn has a poll running on the issue. I voted for “Better,” partly because I’m a naturally optimistic type of guy (SF writers do tend to be that way), and partly because I may have a slightly different definition of “better” than many people do.
Under the banners of both […]

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Via smitty, saberpoint and AARA* from a true American.

* did I miss anyone?

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Could Bull from “Night Court” be working for the Secret Service? Standing there behind the Won?

Some interesting photo sets at Eyeball Series. Includes Jonestown aftermath.
Interesting docs can be found at Cryptome.
Via The Wandering Aramean

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