* This podcast gets into body policing, the use of slurs for humor purposes, and the desexing of Lafayette and Jesus, and the weakness of Marnie's characterization, etc. in True Blood in the first two thirds. Contains spoilers: http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2011/09/fangs-for-fantasy-podcast-episode-31.html
* Yes, I know the Republican debate was tonight, but I decided it would be better for my blood pressure to miss it, especially since this far from the primary, it's just smoke and hot air. I'm sure the really egregious stuff will surface on the net anyway.
* My favorite ******** up sound bite so far is Michele Bachmann proclaiming that "Kids need jobs!" Presumably instead of schools, which would allow them to become educated voters. People are saying it's a gaff, but I think not, given the Reopublan push in many states to abolish child labour laws, abolish worker safety standards, and abolish public education. If we are going to close the schools, we clearly do need sweat shops to keep those kids occupied.
I'm not kidding when I say the Republican goal seems to be to drag us all back to 1850.
* I heard about the IHOP slaying just before bed last night. It's looking like eleven dead, three national guard. They suspect the guardsmen may have been the target, but the shooter is dead, so it's hard to tell.
* The government in Syria was extra violent today, but as they are still barring independent journalists, there are no firm figures, only smuggled video of terrible things.
* It is planting season in the Horn of Africa, but people are too weak to plant, so it is expected there will be another whole year of famine. As I mentioned yesterday, Republicans are responding to the crisis by insisting on cutting food aid 75%.
*Someone is auctioning BPALs to help hurricane Irene victims: http://www.ebay.com/sch/blueangelgal/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686
* Speaking of the Republican belief in baked goods for health care, I misspelled Roemer as "Rommert" yesterday, most likely because I've been referring to Louie Gommert so often lately because he frankly horrifies me. My sincere apologies for making Roemer look so much like Gommert, which is an entirely unfair slur. Again, the misspelling was entirely accidental.
* Speaking of disconnection from reality. I think they need to fire Leon Panetta for being clearly delusional and that's dangerous in someone with that kind of power.
* Speaking of dangerous, despite relentless oil company propaganda commercials on both Canadian and US stations, I'm against that oil sands pipeline because it's clearly a large scale environmental disaster waiting to happen.
* This is pretty interesting: http://greenwick.livejournal.com/42972.html?style=mine#cutid1
* RM found, "The Evolution of Ape-Face Johnson:" http://thehairpin.com/2011/09/the-evolution-of-ape-face-johnson
* *snerk* http://lettersfromtitan.tumblr.com/post/9927901542/eccleston-was-a-tiger-and-tennant-was-well
* I am told Superman now tortures in DC official comics. I thought this whole reboot thing was a terrible idea. I now have proof.
http://box-in-the-box.livejournal.com/527385.html
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