Monthly Archives: May 2008
Circle Line and Tube parties today/tonight
This became an irretrievably stupid idea from the moment the newspapers started to cash in on it. (Both London freesheets had it on their front page yesterday, and it’s in several nationals today.) My advice to you if you’re planning … Continue reading
Linkdump ahoy!
1. Joseph Obi is on the warpath. The attack on Louise Redvers is particularly appalling… and actionable. Sadly, The Obi One has yet to reveal what he’s really angry about (i.e. what triggered this greatly delayed outburst). 2. Thank you, … Continue reading
Scott McClellan
Scott McClellan on Bush and the selling of the Iraq war: In Iraq, McClellan added, Bush saw “his opportunity to create a legacy of greatness,” something McClellan said Bush has said he believes is only available to wartime presidents. The … Continue reading
You can trust the Bush administration
, . , . , apart from a certain method that certainly isn’t torture, . . (via)
Five quick items
1. Nadine Dorries is telling porkies again. Oh, and did everyone watch the sun come up this morning? It came as a hell of a surprise, let me tell you. 2. Richard Bartholomew offers an excellent post on UK libel … Continue reading
Fundies abroad
Two items for those who watched In God’s Name and appreciated seeing the evidence of Christian fundamentalists and their influence in politics (locally, thanks to David “I’m a tolerant kind of guy” Cameron and his ‘nice’ Tory party): 1. Jesus … Continue reading
Weezer’s latest video: Pork and Beans
Via Tom: 1. Weezer rocks. Very few bands would get away with this. I love the quality of the cameos. So does everybody else by the looks of things… this video has had just over a million views already and … Continue reading
In-joke with totally NSFW audio
What would it sound like if Phil Hendren had Paul Staines’ problems? A bit like this, I would think. (via) Aaaand, back to work I go…
Look before you leap
Congratulations to Sky News, the Telegraph, the Mail, the Mirror and Metro, who all printed the ‘Grand Canyon leap’ photo-story as fact when it was seen and sorted by Snopes years ago. Metro has changed its article this morning; they … Continue reading
Brown forced to eat Crewe and Nantwich
Well said, that man: Justin McKeating: Any Tory who thinks they are winning rather than Labour losing needs to stop jumping around and take a bit of breather. Even Iain Dale and Paul Staines appear to agree; it wasn’t the … Continue reading
