January 2011
Biden: Mubarak Should Not Step Down
rand0mflora:
Vice President Biden, issuing the Obama administration’s most definitive statement to date on the turmoil in Egypt, said President Mubarak should not step down and downplayed the protests spreading across the Mideast as generally unconnected.
He described the unrest as an expression of “middle-class folks” looking for “a little more access and a little more opportunity.”
Though...
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Mubarak dismisses government
Embattled leader says he will name a new government on Saturday.
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I usually hate reporters at press conferences with their stupid questions and blah blah blah, but Robert Gibbs should really go fuck himself.
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I’ve really enjoyed watching Gibbs sidestep every question he possibly can.
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Manic Street Preachers - The Masses Against The...
Oh great, and today is the 25 year anniversary of the Challenger disaster.
Today just doesn’t feel right.
I do not understand why the U.S. stands by it’s trade and other restrictions with a country like Cuba, yet there is no condemnation of the regime in Egypt.
This morning (0900) CNN is reporting that PEACEFUL protesters are being attacked by police and government troops. It sounds like the violent protesters have been the minority, but that will change very soon.
I don’t understand...
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@Mabel
Thanks for the link.
It’s amazing how Egypt has become a communications black hole, losing internet, sms, and mobile networks, and government troops and police are killing protesters and yet I’m struggling to find any coverage of it.
But at least I have 3 channels of C-Span.
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BEIGE ALERT
I have been drinking since 2pm Wednesday.
If I don’t make it tell my wife I said “Hello”.
Neophobia is the fear of new things or experiences. It is also called cainotophobia.
Manic Street Preachers - Me And Stephen Hawking
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On the local news they just said “If you are watching this from home consider yourself lucky”… That’s because the rush hour hasn’t ended yet.
Poor bastards.
When the state has to send tweets that say “we’re sending a fuel truck, don’t abandon your vehicle” you know you’re in deep. See also: fucked.
Also, according to all the traffic...
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tomolive:
I just moved like 20 feet!
I’ve been checking in on the traffic reports online and watching the news, hoping to offer Keith an update. Amazingly enough, he’s traveled less than 2 miles in 4 hours and there is NO MENTION of any problems on the roads he’s on.
As I told him via text, I’m having a nervous breakdown just thinking about it. I can’t imagine...
discomfortismymiddlename:
Sound System -...
I think Jim Cantore may be out of his mind.
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The Dead Flag Blues
it went like this:
the buildings tumbled in on themselves mothers clutching babies picked through the rubble and pulled out their hair
the skyline was beautiful on fire all twisted metal stretching upwards everything washed in a thin orange haze
i said: “kiss me, you’re beautiful - these are truly the last days”
Manic Street Preachers - Take The Skinheads...
Manic Street Preachers - We Are All Bourgeois Now
Don’t you realize they are all politicians?
thesweetestpsychopath:
Man or Astro-man? (1:46)...
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vortexdreamer:
Soon the liquer store is open again, whoopwhoop
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Errors - Germany
Did anyone just catch Larry King wipe some disgusting shmutz on Conan’s chair?
Somebody screencap it. QUICK.