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Re: Breaking News

Radley — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:31:29 -0000

I contend that Mackey's true motive is that he just doesn't want fattyfatfats to be seen anywhere near his stores. Not working the checkouts. Not shopping in the aisles. Because they might pollute his precious brand with their fattyfatness.

Re: The WaPo Is Helpful

Radley — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:33:02 -0000

@epilimnion: That is exactly my impression -- that her participation shouldn't be newsworthy. In fact, if I didn't know the title of the article, I wouldn't have known what to make of it at all. Without the title, the piece is a straight-forward ho-hum case report, peppered with irrelevant allusions to the fact that Sotomayor did her job and participated. It's really a very strange piece.

Re: The WaPo Is Helpful

Radley — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:25:33 -0000

I saw the problem, albeit a little vaguely. It absolutely depends on the framework to which Melissa alludes. For me, the clincher was this line: "...she asked as many questions and made as many comments as Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr...," which I could almost hear in my brain being followed by something like: "*GASP* How dare she!"

[edited to fix typo]

Re: Two-Minute Nostalgia Sublime

Radley — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:06:51 -0000

The Colbys- Cheesiest show ever.

Clearly you have not seen anything starring David Caruso. ;)

Re: If It's Friday, It's A Douchebag!

Radley — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:46:51 -0000

If only Wilson were actually an embarrassment to Republicans everywhere, but I'm not totes sure that's the case. Yesterday on NPR, I heard one of his apologists praise Wilson in re: the "You lie!" outburst for his willingness to "call a spade a spade." Said on public airwaves, about a black president, for all the world to hear, and without a modicum of shame.

Re: Quote of the Day

Radley — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:13:20 -0000

"So-called women's issues are stability issues, security issues, equity issues...

I only wish she had worked in "economic issues" as well. Fab quote though.

Re: What The Hell?

Radley — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:55:51 -0000

Another great WTH! But I feel a little sad for your waist bow, liberalandproud. Why's it all droopy and downtrodden?

Re: Congratulations, The Hangover

Radley — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:01:37 -0000

But I don't believe that people who have paid their debt are necessarily owed the same opportunities they had before.

Amen.

Also, I'm a little more sympathetic to those who have paid their debt and who have expressed some degree of sincere remorse and demonstrated that they've truly learned and changed. This is not the case with Tyson.

Re: Evil Fatties

Radley — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:48:52 -0000

This whole "obesity tax" bullshit is bullshit for so many reasons, but one thing I find missing from the discussion lately is the current prices of healthy foods and how that plays into this so-called epidemic. My broke ass is having for lunch a cup of fatty, salty ramen noodles rather than a nice fresh salad from the vegetarian bar next door... because, well, guess which option is cheaper.

Re: lol your understanding of feminism

Radley — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:36:05 -0000

"...the fact that women make less money than men cannot by itself be evidence that women are worse off than men, any more than the fact that men own fewer pairs of shoes than women cannot be evidence that men are worse off than women."

Income versus shoe count. lol your comparison.

Re: Bread and Teaspoons

Radley — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:47:27 -0000

Okay, I have a really small job to offer.

I'm looking for someone experienced in PHP to improve a web form script with basic security and validation features.

It's not much, I know, but if anybody's interested, please email me.

radley DOT wymann @ hotmail DOT com

Re: Fierce Advocate, My Fat Ass

Radley — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:32:57 -0000

Melissa, thank you so much for writing this.

When I first heard about bennies for gay partners of federal workers, my first reaction was "Yay! Good on our president!" And then, of course, the reality sinks in of how small a bone he's actually throwing. It's sad that some of us --- certainly myself, and probably others --- in the LGBTQI community have continually set our expectations and hopes for equality so low that we're eager to latch onto any good news on that front.

Re: Fierce Advocate, My Gay Ass

Radley — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:06:03 -0000

So the Hope-ster flips the LGBT community the bird. Again. Excuse me while I go put on my 'big surprise' face.

Re: Dear Gay Republicans:

Radley — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:24:12 -0000

firemen? Tsk tsk. ;)

Re: Save Samantha Orobator

Radley — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:29:08 -0000

If this were a white woman...

Exactly. There'd be big red banners and huge headlines on CNN for weeks.

It's also frustrating that the British govt can do absolutely nothing except weigh in with its disapproval.

Re: Talk About Stiff Competition

Radley — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:44:11 -0000

It makes you wonder what the hell they even teach in journalism school these days.

Re: Random Youtubery

Radley — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:17:52 -0000

I liked your comment, SugarLeigh. Yeah, I can't decide whether to be amused, saddened or terrified at how unhinged some people have become.

Re: Quite a Chairperson You've Got There, GOP

Radley — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:42:26 -0000

Of course, this is the same guy who, as Lt. Governor of Maryland, didn't have the will to call out then-Governor Bob Ehrlich for attending a fund raising event at a "whites-only" country club. He's always been pathetic, weak and ineffective --- which makes me gleeful that he's been put in charge of the Republican Party.

[edited: link added]

Re: I Write Letters

Radley — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:39:55 -0000

Best "Golden Girls" line ever: "If Rose finds out that Danny Thomas is a lesbian, it'll break her heart." RIP, Estelle.

Re: L&O:SVU

Radley — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:45:11 -0000

The hero cops. This is SVU's biggest fail. It's as though the writers have made Benson and Stabler implausibly enlightened in order to obfuscate the show's cheap eroticism of rape. I used to watch SVU religiously until I started making some of the same observations that Melissa noted above. Nice post, Melissa.

Re: The Language of Immigration, Continued

Radley — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:17:19 -0000

KaterTot: I adore posts about language, and this one was superb. Thank you for writing it.

Re: Quote of the Day (That Will Make You Want to Hit Things)

Radley — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:56:34 -0000

BTW, what's a buttfor?

For pooping, silly.

Oh, wiggles. You walked right into that one. ;)

Re: Thanks, But No Thanks

Radley — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:14:54 -0000

I wanted to hop on this thread and jump all over Kanye's tired old stereotyping douchebaggery. And then I remembered that I'm a designer. And I'm gay. So maybe I'll just shut up.

Re: Children of the Backlash

Radley — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:41:44 -0000

I know this comment isn't exactly on-point, but since we're talking about advertising, and because I was so thoroughly pissed about this when I saw it this morning, I'll share it anyway.

Billboard ad for a car dealership: "Buy your next truck at Anderson! Plenty of room for your ho's.... and your shovels too!"

And yeah, I will be writing a letter.

Re: Knoxville Church Shooter Pleads Guilty; Gets Life in Prison

Radley — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:20:09 -0000

Just for kicks, I did some Googlery to see whether Coulter, Hannity or O'Reilly made any kind of statement denouncing the shooting. I even visited Coulter's site. *shudder* I do not recommend it, by the way.

The only thing I found in the way of "reaction" from any of these idiots was a story about O'Reilly's production crew harrassing an op-ed writer who dared suggesting there's a link between the right's brand of hatemongering and the violence that the church shooting typefies. For the record, I'm not surprised. I'm just sharing.