GAH! JUNEBUG JUST HIT ME IN THE FACE!
Today, the Supreme Court ruled that ripping Habeas Corpus rights from detainees at Gitmo was unconstitutional.
Justices: Gitmo detainees can challenge detention in U.S. courts
Its shocking to me that today’s Boumediene v. Bush decision only won 5-4. While this is a victory of sorts, it still saddens me. Scalia, of course, is the prime pig in the bunch: “… (the) nation will live to regret what the court has done today”.
No, sir, there are many things I will live to regret about the past eight years. This isn’t one of them.
The mural in the baby’s room was completed yesterday. All rejoice! It is brimming with badassity, and photos shall be taken once there isn’t a giant pile of junk in the center of the room.
Behold the awesomeness that is Bill Moyers as he delivers his keynote address at the 2008 National Media Reform Conference:
ETA: the transcript. Heh!
heartbreakangel posted this on bpal.org today. I had to share.
Has anyone else seen the new Trojan commercial for a mini vibrator? Am I the only one that feels like they’re painting it as a new invention?
Wait… just… one… minute… it VIBRATES? And I can do WHAT with it? How INNOVATIVE!
It happens every month and specifically every time the moon is full. According to scientists, for about three days on both sides of a full moon, the lunar surface could transform from a tranquil, inert landscape to an electrically charged, potentially dangerous environment.
I can’t host one (pregnancy is prohibitive in some ways), but I will gleefully bake, and even more gleefully consume —
(C/p’d from an email I received from MoveOn)
Dear MoveOn member,
Winning the White House is going to take a lot of dough. So on Saturday, June 21st and Sunday, June 22nd, we’re organizing “Hungry for Change”—the largest bake sale in history—to fund a massive campaign to send Barack Obama to the Oval Office. Every extra cookie and brownie we sell means more organizers on the ground, more creative ads, and more Obama voters at the polls on Election Day. Can you help?
Back in 2004, we held a nationwide bake sale to defeat Bush, and folks are still talking about how fun it was! We also know from ’04 that lots of people in Los Angeles will be eager to help out by making treats (“Yes We Candy”, anyone?) and staffing the table. They just need somebody to get things started. Can you sign up to be a host?
Click here to get started:
http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/create.html?action_id=123&id=12823-8589863-JVZVi3&t=4
We’ll gather together, have a blast, and provide a striking contrast: the small-donor energy for electing Obama versus McCain’s fat checks from CEOs and corporate lobbyists.
And hosting is a piece of cake—you just pick a location, bring a table, print out a few signs, and bring some food or drinks to sell. We’ll recruit other MoveOn members to bring more sweets, help you sell, and buy the delicacies at your table. And we’ll help you with directions and advice, every step of the way.
The money we raise will go directly to expanding MoveOn’s cutting-edge election plan for ’08: our proven door-to-door and phone plans from years past, plus innovative new tactics to reach new voters and persuade them to support Obama.
After Senator Clinton’s speech on Saturday, Democrats are uniting and Obama is building momentum—so now is the perfect time to host an event that will bring your neighbors together and kick off the general election.
Click here to get started today:
http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/create.html?action_id=123&id=12823-8589863-JVZVi3&t=5
The sooner you sign up to host, the sooner we can start finding other folks to help you out!
Thanks for all you do.
–Nita, Michael, Patrick S., Peter, and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
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I’m posting a hell of a lot this morning, ain’t I?
