War, sir, is raw. But here mostly cooked.

This is brilliant.

I have dengue fever

Don't worry, it's just the musical kind.

This LA-based, Cambodia-inspired band is a lot of fun. The sound (maybe just the singer's voice) kind of reminds me of Dadon, the Tibetan pop-rock group (which I can't find a link to).

Enjoy!

BAD RALPH

Nader Announces New Run for President - AP

No! No no no no no no no no no no! No! No! No! No! No no no no no no! No! BAD. BAAAAAAAD. BAD.

Do we not remember Florida 2000? The final count was:
Bush: 2,912,790
Gore: 2,912,253
Meaning Bush "won" by only 537 votes.

How many did Nader get in Florida? 97,421.

It is truly remarkable that not even the unprecedented horror of the last eight years has dampened Nader's self-righteousness. He is just as much a zealot as Bush, utterly sure of himself and his mission, heedless of the consequences of his actions.

The U.S. needs a Green Party (and other small parties too), but until the Green Party gets strategic it is a serious impediment to progressive causes in this country. Instead of running protest candidates in the Presidential election, the Green Party should focus on state and local elections to build a broad grass-roots base. It should also run candidates for Congress in "safe" districts that are not at risk of falling into the hands of right-wingers. This would give it a much larger influence on policy than it has now. But EVERY time a Green Party candidate runs a risk of helping a Republican defeat a Democrat by dividing the progressive vote, s/he needs to join forces with the Democrats. The self-righteousness of the Greens is just not worth the poverty, war, torture, etc., that comes with Republicans.

It's probably too late for Ralph Nader; the man is fossilized as he is. But I hope those who consider voting for him ask themselves if their moral vindication is worth a war in Iran!

El mamut chiquitito

This is old, but I recently came across it again and remembered how awesome it is. A classic.

RI Matters!

On March 4th, Rhode Island's 32 Democratic delegates will actually be in play! As Wonkette notices:

It turns out that Rhode Islanders, in spite of their legendary venality, corruption, and love for coffee milk, are still allowed to vote in presidential primaries. [AP/AP]

Damn right they are! So my vote might be slightly less meaningless than usual.

Gin Club Sneak-Peak

The official Gin Club blog is in the works, but, due to overwhelming demand/impatience, I'll post some evidence of Saturday's meeting now.

The match-up:



















Morale begins high:















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You can see where this is headed. Stay tuned for more GC and also the best pun EVER.

Sock puppet agitprop

Finally, a neomarxist explanation of affective capitalism I can relate to.

PLUS a visit from the online porn monster!