tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156747322012-02-02T13:31:30.273-08:00If you were supposed to watch your mouth all the time I doubt your eyes would be above it - Gravity's Gone - Drive-by TruckersAAWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02531072530673324928noreply@blogger.comBlogger18871100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15674732.post-72143072203853984812011-08-22T07:46:00.000-07:002011-08-22T08:39:34.458-07:00

On August 22, 2005 AAW was born: Alabama Ass Whuppin': First Post: This will be all things political, ridiculous, Drive-by Truckerish, Crimson Tide footballable, and whatever the hell else I decide to do with it. Over the next 6 years this blog produced 2,775 posts. Today is the 2,776th and final post on AAW. I'd written several detailed final posts but deleted them. No more needs to be

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DBT! AAW's first DBT related post from 12/22/2005: Alabama Ass Whuppin': DBT - Blessing and a Curse _______ Here's the first DBT Week in Review posted March, 2006: 2006 Alabama Ass Whuppin': DBT Week in Review 3/12 - 3/18: Hey All Y'all: This is something new I'll be posting on Friday's each week. Just a round up of all the DBT web related info I come across during the week. Hope you

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Ummmmm..... AMERICAblog News: Is the Internet making us smarter? OK, it makes up some-smarter..... 5 Ridiculous Secrets Only Two Living People Know: Part 2 | Cracked.com OK, OK, it amazes us, too. Thank you internets. Astronaut Photographs Perseid Meteor... From Space : Discovery News _______ No, Alabama! Bad, Alabama. Stop it. STOP it. Is There Anything Worse Than A Sorority Girl

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Q: What's the difference between Reaganism, Neoconservatism and Neoliberalism? A: Neoliberalism applies a drop of lube. Other than that the answer is 'Nothing'. Obama is a Neoliberal Daily Kos: UPDATED: What is Neoliberalism?: "* Economy is a self-regulating entity that always balances out. * Government is inefficient and costly. * Private business is efficient and therefore the best way

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Yup. The Bad Deal | Common Dreams: "The President is not a progressive – he is not what Americans still call a “liberal.” He is a willful player in an epic drama of faux-politics, an operative for the money power, whose job is to neutralize the left with fear and distraction and then to pivot rightward and deliver a conservative result. What Barack Obama got from the debt deal was exactly

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Methinks this: BART admits halting cell service to stop protesters Will not go over very well in the Bay Area. Hacker group threatens cyberwar against BART _______ That Russell Brand fella is kinda sharp. UK riots: Big Brother isn't watching you | UK news | The Guardian: "These young people have no sense of community because they haven't been given one. They have no stake in society

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Lauderdale Shoal band Lauderdale released their 2nd record this week titled 'Moving On'. It is a mighty fine one that you should add to your collection. The song 'Grant Hotel' is one of the most rocking whore-house songs you'll every encounter. Lauderdale back, 'Moving On' | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL Lauderdale - Home Lauderdale - The band _______ DBT! Two sold out

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Did Snoop even watch the iconic television show she was on?! Felica 'Snoop' Pearson, HBO 'Wire' Actress, Plans To Plead Guilty To Drug Charges In 'Operation Usual Suspects': "BALTIMORE — An actress who played a Baltimore drug gang assassin in HBO's 'The Wire' pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to distribute heroin, caught by a wiretap in a joint federal-state drug probe of an alleged drug gang.

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'More money, more problems'? More like 'More money, Fuck You'! Upper-class people less empathetic than lower-class people: study | The Raw Story: “One clear policy implication is, the idea of nobless oblige or trickle-down economics, certain versions of it, is bull,' Keltner added. 'Our data say you cannot rely on the wealthy to give back. The ‘thousand points of light’—this rise of

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No longer the beacon... Opinion: Once Upon a Time in the West - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International: "The word 'West' used to have a meaning. It described common goals and values, the dignity of democracy and justice over tyranny and despotism. Now it seems to be a thing of the past. There is no longer a West, and those who would like to use the word -- along with Europe and the United

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Let's do this, Wisconsin. Make it happen. Wisconsin recall votes may impact 2012 election | Reuters _______ Daily Kos: The debt ceiling, the White House and the damage of 'compromise': "The more we hear reaction from both parties, the more convinced I am that my original take on the debt ceiling deal was correct, and that this 'compromise' is in fact an unambiguous and abominable failure by

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DBT!Ugly Buildings, Whores and Politicians: Greatest Hits by Drive-By Truckers | Rolling Stone Music | Music ReviewsDrive By Truckers - 7/8/11Drive-By Truckers Live at Norton Auditorium on 2011-07-30 : Free Download & Streaming : Internet ArchivePatterson Hood & Jay Gonzalez of The Drive-By Truckers | Flickr - Photo Sharing!_______Full show from Norton Auditorium in Florence, AL:_______Everybody

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Ridiculous Thursday.10 minutes till meltdown...Swedish man caught trying to split atoms at home: "The 31-year-old Handl said he had tried for months to set up a nuclear reactor at home and kept a blog about his experiments, describing how he created a small meltdown on his stove."_______Things that a Followill could not accomplish.Ill. woman finishes bar exam while in labor_______Dude. Sex on

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Matt Damon eviscerates know-nothing know-it-alls from douche Drew Carey's libertarian "reason".tvHe Galts their ass good-like. (Not proper usage of the term 'Galt', but it just flows so well)_______Read his speech from the same day to a group of teachers. Damon takes the lead for my write-in candidate for President in 2012.NOT Waiting for Superman : Articles/20110730-Matt Damon At SOS Rally:"So

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No reason that I should stay...._______Robert Reich: Ransom Paid:"Anyone who characterizes the deal between the president, Democratic, and Republican leaders as a victory for the American people over partisanship understands neither economics nor politics."_______Debt Ceiling Deal: The Democrats Take a Dive | Rolling Stone Politics | Taibblog | Matt Taibbi on Politics and the Economy:"We

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In the immortal words of Dick Cheney, Obama and the Democrats can go fuck themselves. At this point, President Romney would be an improvement.Eschaton: SUPERCONGRESS:"Some details aren't clear to me yet, but seems like they've hit on the perfect combination of stupid and evil for the debt ceiling 'deal.'"_______AMERICAblog News: "Suffice it to say, the GOPers won. Big. Expect to hear some

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I'll be here today paddlin' 10 miles of glory...DBT WIR on Monday._______________

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The Good. Rick Bragg on the Tuscaloosa tornadoe.What stands in a storm: When the winds died down - CNN.com:"I have seldom felt helpless in my life. I hold to the hillbilly standard that there is no situation so hopeless that, through perseverance, I cannot make worse."_______The very bad.A Plague on the Gulf: Local Fisherman Pulls Up Dozens of Crabs with Oil Stains, Burns and Lesions Off

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Krugman.Meh, Bleh, and Eek - NYTimes.com:"At this point, we just have to accept it as a fact of life: Obama doesn’t, and maybe can’t, do outrage — no matter how much the situation calls for it. The purpose of last night’s speech, if there was one, was to rally the nation against crazy Republicans. But there were no memorable lines, no forceful statements of the very stark reality. “Now, now, that

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Eschaton: No Drama Obama:"The rather obvious solution is a clean debt ceiling hike, but none of the people involved in this ridiculous mess seem to want that.Using crisis as an excuse to ram through massive 'bipartisan' changes without public input is horribly undemocratic.Shame on all of them."_______Compromise My Ass:"Man, the citizens of this country are being duped big time, again.Dupe: One

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Shock Doctrine.Eschaton: There Is No Crisis_______What Obama Was Willing to Give Away - NYTimes.com:"Jonathan Cohn summarizes what seems to have been in the deal that Boehner walked away from; it’s horrifying. Above all, the proposed rise in the age of Medicare eligibility was a real betrayal of both Democratic principles and good government."_______Daily Kos: The Debt Ceiling Battle Was Lost

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DBT!Rocking the Blues Concert: Drive-By Truckers - EventbriteBUTTHOLEVILLE by Patterson HoodDrive-By Truckers – Go-Go Boots � BUMS LOGICSwampland:Athens Photographer Jason Thrasher Discusses Filming The Drive By Truckers Go-Go Boots Episodes______________Patterson HoodPatterson Hood 7/2/2011 @ Standard Deluxe – Waverly, AL � Live Music!Patterson Hood � Music in the Hall_______Lera LynnLive Video

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FDRA real Democrat warning us about today's Democrats and Republicans._______Reagan_______RoseanneAn American treasure. Her show would never make it to air these days._______Fair-the-well, Shuttles. I grew up with you and watched you fly into Huntsville, AL on the back of 747s. Our government has failed with you nothing to replace you.Atlantis has landed, ending NASA's shuttle era - Yahoo!

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Truth? Only compromised deals where everyone is equally at fault.... or some similar bullshit. Daily Kos: Some Things Are True_______Indeed, why.The coming economic catastrophe: Why do we still listen to free-market ideologues? - By Joseph E. Stiglitz - Slate MagazineJust a few years ago, a powerful ideology—the belief in free and unfettered markets—brought the world to the brink of ruin.

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I'd say let them go if the land wasn't an important part of my West Coast secession plan: Baja, California, Oregon, Washington and B.C. One awesome new country and our economic fortunes would expand exponentially once we were no longer subsidizing leech red states.SoCal secede? Why is this bad? | San Francisco Bay Guardian:"Those counties vote for Republicans who vow to cut taxes and spending

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Change. Dammit. Change.The only deal is no deal:"What am I willing to give up so that Congress will follow through on its constitutional obligation to protect the credit of the nation? Exactly what I'm willing to give up to ensure that the sun rises, that water is wet, and that Republicans will toady to the rich. Nothing, that's what I'll give up.No matter how many times it may be said, and

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DBT!UGLY BUILDINGS, WHORES, AND POLITICIANS – GREATEST HITS 1998-2009Greatest Hits 1998 - 2009 by Drive-By Truckers - Preorder Greatest Hits 1998 - 2009 on iTunes_______Hey, hey, I hope my rock will never die - Good Morning - GoErie.com/Erie Times-News_______Basilica Block Party, Day 2: a sharp contrast of stages | StarTribune.com:"And like a molotov cocktail, he and the devlish crew even dropped

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Much of the clap-louder crowd are breaking their palms today over this:Obama: Enough is Enough in Debt Talks, 'This May Bring My Presidency Down, But I'm Not Yielding' | TPMDC:"'I have reached the point where I say enough,' Obama told the leaders, according to the account. 'Would Ronald Reagan be sitting here? I've reached my limit. This may bring my presidency down, but I will not yield on

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The ladies World Cup Semi against Fucking France (h/t Christopher Moore) kicks off in 30.Watch it on ESPN3: Watch Live Streaming Sports Online - ESPN3Check out this great video while you're at it. U.S.A.! (I love you, Hope Solo)Wambach goal gets its own tribute video - World Soccer - Yahoo! Sports_______Good work, WI. I want to see this headline from across the nation in '12:Fake Democrats

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Krugman:The Obama-Keynes Mystery - NYTimes.com: "I’m not alone in marveling at the extent to which Obama has thrown his rhetorical weight behind anti-Keynesian economics; Ryan Avent is equally amazed, as are many others. And now he’s endorsing the structural unemployment story too.To those defending Obama on the grounds that he’s saying what he has to politically, I have two answers. First,

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Lot's to say about the impending Grand Screw about to come down on our collective heads by Obama, Republicans and Democrats. But....DAMN, this was incredible. Marry me, Hope Solo.Wambach, Solo key dramatic US win over Brazil: "The Americans are moving on to the semifinals after one of the most riveting games in the history of the Women's World Cup — beating Brazil 5-3 on penalty kicks after a

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DBT!Scroll to the bottom of the page for the audio link.Alabama Arts Radio: "Folklorist Deborah Boykin interviews musician Patterson Hood about the Drive-By Truckers' (DBT) upcoming appearance at the W.C. Handy Festival sponsored by the Alabama Folklife Association. A native of Florence, Hood talks about the influence of the area on his songwriting and discusses growing up as a second

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Jesus fucking Christ, for the sake of liberalism and this country, Ronald Wilson Obama must not be elected to another term.Unbelievable.Obama puts Social Security, Medicare cuts on the table | The Raw StoryMiles Mogulescu: Republicans and Obama are Like Thelma and Louise Racing Toward the Cliff: "I wish I could see an exit from this theater before the movie ends in disaster."And nobody gives a

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Gonna be a 'What Atrios Says' kinda day.Eschaton: No We Can't: "No We Can'tNot a new observation, but I do continue to be amazed that in the greatest fucking country in the history of the universe our elite classes have basically decided that things suck and there's nothing to be done._______Eschaton: Elite Fail:"Elite FailUnemployment is at 9.1% and everybody in Washington is desperately

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I'm a bit surprised how many I've visited.150 Best Bars in America | The Daily Meal_______Well played, Georgia. Well played.Ga’s farm-labor crisis playing out as planned | Jay Bookman:Thanks to the resulting labor shortage, Georgia farmers have been forced to leave millions of dollars’ worth of blueberries, onions, melons and other crops unharvested and rotting in the fields. It has also put

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Happy Fourth to y'all.Good doggie:_______________

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DBT!Drive-By Truckers at The Grand Opening of the Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA - Rock 'N' Raffle - Benefiting Nuci's SpaceY'ALL (Note Patterson Hood)Patagonia Music Benefit Tracks for the EnvironmentJambands.com - Need We Say More? > Reviews > Shows > Drive-By Truckers, The Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ - 6/11Find the DBT reference and be sure to read the footnote:Chuck Klosterman on Led

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And yet another cave.Federal Reserve Raises Swipe Fee Cap In Victory For Wall StreetThe epic deficit (lie) cave is coming very soon. ________Digby is easily one of the smartest people on the internet:Hullabaloo:"From his press conference today, it would appear that the president's negotiating strategy really is to give Republicans huge cuts in spending (and 'make his base give him a hard time')

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Here's how our ruling elites behave when they think no-one is watching.Clinton and Paul Ryan kissing each other's ass and discussing the need to end Medicare.We are ruled by truly awful people._______What Krugman says...Debt Limit Stakes - NYTimes.com:"Think about it. There’s a significant chance that failing to raise the debt limit could provoke a renewed financial crisis — and Republicans would

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The Grand Lie will very soon lead to The Grand Bargain in which the middle class (what remains) will get thoroughly screwed by Obama, other fake Democrats and the Republicans. Bank on it.Van Jones on the deficit: ‘We are not stupid. We can do the math.’ | The Raw Story:"On stage, Jones used his speech, at times funny, at times tragic, to push back on the idea that America is out of money. “We

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Are the following articles the media ginning up faux resentment for the sake of a story to publish? Or, are these proper critiques of a President who is not doing the job he was elected to do.I report, you de.... oh, whatever.Maddow On Gay Marriage Passage In New York: 'President Obama Is Against What Just Happened' (VIDEO)_______Maher: Obama ‘sucking up to the people he should be fighting’�|�

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LauderdaleGreat band from the Shoals with 5 days left on their Kickstarter. They are close to their pledge amount. Keep in mind that they won't get any of the pledged cash unless they meet the stated goal.Drop a few bucks today on Lauderdale. Totally worth it.Lauderdale - Moving On by Lauderdale — Kickstarter_______DBT! Encore request from David Letterman. Only the 2nd time that's every

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Oh no he di'ent. Snap. (And if another season of The Wire isn't enticement enough to end this stupid war, nothing ever will be.)‘The Wire’ creator to Holder: I’ll do another season if you end the drug war_______Ha. Keep promises. Tell Attorney General Holder: Keep Obama’s Promise and Respect State Medical Marijuana Laws | Just Say Now________Frank/Paul 2012? Sure, why the hell not.New bill

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Only one things needs a posting today.... Drive-By Truckers performing 'Everybody Needs Love' on the Late Show with David Letterman.Dave called for an encore and rumor has it that is only the 2nd time in 17 years he has requested a band play out the show.Awesome.Here's the full episode with the performances for when they kill the bootleg YouTube:Late Show Video - The Late Show - 6/21/2011 -

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Centro-matic's new records, Candidate Waltz drops today. Purchase a copy from this most excellent band:_______Seriously. What the hell is wrong with the rest of you states. Thank you, Miss California. Thank you.Newly Crowned Miss USA Was One Of Only Two Contestants Who Believe In Evolution | ThinkProgress:_______________

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In the wilds of mountainous California. No time to blog as I fend off bears.Watch Van Jones' speech. Yes, another speech. WATCH: Van Jones tells Fox News “You’re not America!”�|�Raw ReplayLittle less conversation, a little more action baby._______________

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Follow and Likehttp://www.facebook.com/eyesaboveithttp://twitter.com/eyesaboveitDBT!Drive-By Truckers played Wellmont, playing BROOKLYN BOWL MONDAY, Letterman Tuesday & other dates:Drive By Truckers: Go-Go Boots | Beat MagazineDrive By Truckers conjure up the past during show at London Music Hall:Truckers still in high gear | Music | Entertainment | Toronto SunDrive-By Truckers, Alejandro

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Is there anything Samuel L. Jackson can't make a touch better?_______Good stuff from Conan O'Brien._______Lots of research going on.Magic mushroom’s positive effects lasting over a year, say researchers | The Raw Story_______________

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So inspiring.Obama: ‘There are days where I say one term is enough’�|�Raw ReplaySo Progressive it hurts.Obama bid to cut pediatrician training draws fire - The Washington PostSo wrong, so damn wrong. AMERICAblog News: Obama slams government hiring, says private industry should leadFinally! Someone tackling those out of control $10 URL costs. Nevermind those $500 military toilet seats.

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It is all just so stupid.The joys of repressed voyeuristic titillation - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.comThere are few things more sickening -- or revealing -- to behold than a D.C. sex scandal. Huge numbers of people prance around flamboyantly condemning behavior in which they themselves routinely engage. Media stars contrive all sorts of high-minded justifications for luxuriating in every last

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RIP to an Alabama Icon.Alabama legend Kathryn Tucker Windham dies | The Montgomery Advertiser | montgomeryadvertiser.comShe was a grand lady.13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:"In fact, Windham has said that she has received letters from people telling her she is doomed to hell for writing the Jeffrey books.[2]In an interview with The Birmingham News, Windham

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Eyes Above It'Like' and 'Follow', purdy please:http://www.facebook.com/EyesAboveIthttp://twitter.com/eyesaboveit_______LauderdaleAnother wave of great music coming from The Shoals. Pick in some coin to help Lauderdale release their sophmore effort. Including a rocking-ass song about a whore-house in Sheffield, AL, it promises to be a dang good'urn.Lauderdale - Moving On by Lauderdale —

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My governor rocks. The cell phone savings is but a drop, but it makes a lot of sense. Read the entire blog and check out the numbers.Gov. Brown says nearly half of state cell phones eliminated : Politics Blog:"Brown got rid of his own state-issued cell phone when he issued the executive order."_______Again. Rocks because he has huge stones.Daily Kos: The Jerry Brown Method: Defeating GOP Memes

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Sum total of our current news media. I imagine this is what their morning meetings are like.YouTube - Reservoir Dogs - Like a Virgin scene______Democrats and bold. Like snakes and Indiana Jones. I'm giving too much credit to Democrats or snakes in this analogy.Daily Kos: Now is the time for boldness.:"America is rotting.Not through neglect, but through design and timidity. The 1Percenters

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Once the dysfunction that passes as a news media in this country finds their magical elixir (penis + politician) then becomes dumb-ass drunk on said elixir stomping around their fire performing the 24/7 insanity ritual of non-stop reporting on the importance of a political cock, it becomes exponentially more difficult to maintain postings on this blog when the overbearing weight of

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The bitch is back! I've got a brand new 21st century internet connection and the speed is blazing throughout casa del AAW.Gonna be rolling hard this week. Pissing off the robots, for sure.Dear Margaret Spellings in a business suit:Biology Teacher Eviscerates Obama's Education SecretaryMore from the people on the freakin' ground.A Letter to Arne Duncan � Failing Schools:"Respect? Value? Support?

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Last day of crappy Starbucks coffee for internet. Have some new Centro-matic in the meantime:

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Ah, the joys of having to use bloody Starbucks free internet. At least they are playing Booker T.'s new one.This guy is pretty good....Oregon Senator Wyden freezes second Internet censorship bill | The Raw Story

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Still having serious internet issues. Won't be remedied til Friday, dagnabit. 20 minutes just to post this.I dream of this....New Internet tech transmits data at 26 terabytes per second | The Raw Story_______________

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I'm working on about 8k internet speed, when I do have a connection, thus the lack of posts this week. Will be back up and running next week when I have a new service provider.

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It has become apparent that Mother Nature is done putting up with our crap. Thoughts go out to those in Missouri. Missouri officials say tornado killed at least 89 - Yahoo! News_______One bright note from AL. Daily Kos: Tornado Victim's Lost Cat Shows Up During TV Interview_______Multi-tasking momma.Tiffany Goodwin Catches Foul Ball While Holding 8-Month-Old Son (PHOTO)_______RIP Macho Man. The

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Like and Follow:https://www.facebook.com/eyesaboveithttp://twitter.com/EyesAboveIt_______DBT!Drive-By Truckers @ Leeds Metropolitan University 11.05.11 | Bearded Magazine: The Home of Independent Music: "The best part of the next hour and three quarters then proceeds to prove that not only can music make grown men cry, smile and pretend they are can play an invisible Les Paul, but that chart

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The penalty should be a beating death. I'm all for Shahira law on this one.Loud cell-phone talker removed from quiet car by police - Yahoo! News_______No more hickeys from Kenickie,'Taxi' star Jeff Conaway hospitalized in a coma - Yahoo! News_______Forever awesome.Burt Reynolds' Fan Letters From The '70s: Pics, Videos, Links, News_______Dibs.First habitable exoplanet? Climate simulation reveals

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So glad this dirt-bag is no longer governor of CA. Schwarzenegger reveals he had child with stafferAnd very glad this guy is. I'd vote for a Jerry Brown POTUS in 2012 in a heartbeat.Daily Kos: The Jerry Brown Method: Defeating GOP Memes in Four Months Or Less:"Second, Brown talked directly to the people of California, not just the obstreperous and incoherent Republican commandants. Again,

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What Krugman says... again. Expect another epic cave. But, hey, what do the dirty fucking hippies know anyway, right?Held Hostage Over the Debt Ceiling - NYTimes.com:"But the president can’t call the extortionists’ bluff unless he’s willing to confront them, and accept the associated risks.According to Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, Mr. Obama has told Democrats not to draw any “line

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Eyes Above It"Like" and Follow:https://www.facebook.com/EyesAboveIthttp://twitter.com/eyesaboveitDBT!eGigs.co.uk - Drive-By Truckers / Dan Michaelson And The Coastguards - Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds on Wednesday 11 May 2011Drive-By Truckers: O2 Academy, Liverpool - Getintothis: Liverpool's guide to music reviews, gigs, discussion and opinion.In Photos: Drive-By Truckers Josh T.

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This article is as comprehensive as I've read regarding what is being called the Hackleburg tornado. Hard to put into words, but somehow they did.132 Miles of Devastation: EF-5 tornado deadliest in United States in last 56 years | al.com________I get a bit put off by the bastardization of the word 'elite' when what they really mean is 'privileged-hasn'tworkarealjobever-powerhungry-assholes'.But,

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Not nary a one will pay a political price. Legal Schnauzer: Alabama's GOP Delegation Voted Against Funding for Tornado Forecasting: "Bachus, however, apparently neglected to mention that he and other Republicans in Alabama's Congressional delegation voted against funding for satellites that are critical for accurate storm forecasting. The Web site climateprogress.org reports that Bachus and his

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With all of the big news of late, a reminder:Devastated Alabama Town Struggles to Account for Its Missing - NYTimes.com_______ESPN visits Tuscaloosa for tornado-recovery story | al.com:"Davis grew up in Muscle Shoals and graduated from Alabama. He was in second grade when his house in Guin was destroyed by the outbreak of tornadoes that swept through the South in April 1974."_______Toomer's for

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DBT!DBT's in the UK, loves. Spot of Rock in Britain, innit.Preview: Drive-By Truckers, Queen's Hall - Scotsman.com Living_______Booker T. JonesBooker's new record is outstanding. Stream it at the link, buy it on Tuesday (5/10)Listen to Booker T. Jones Upcoming Album 'The Road From Memphis'! - The Roots Report - Late Night with Jimmy Fallon_______Jason Isbell and the 400 UnitScene Live: Jason

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Happy Cinco de Mayo!He thanks his bathtub manufacturer. Javy is a good dude.Ex-Tide football star Javier Arenas survived Tuscaloosa tornado, gives back to storm victims (video) | al.com_______What does it mean?!Double waterspouts form off Hawaii shore - Yahoo! News_______Nerds.Mac Tips: 25 OS X Tricks Every User Should Know_______Double nerds. Very cool. You can also see what each letter

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What, not soon enough?"Guy walks into a bar..Bartender asks, what can I get you..Guy says I'll have a Bin Laden..What's that asks bartender...Guy replies, Two shots and a splash of water."_______But, seriously, we ain't winning.Turley: The demon is dead; so are many of our rights - USATODAY.com:"What has been most chilling is that the elimination of Saddam and now bin Laden has little impact on

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Serious game face on the POTUS.Tis fun watching all of the Rethugs tie themselves in knots attempting to 1) Not praise Obama. 2) Figure out a way for it to be Bush's win. 3) Lie that waterboardingAfter Uncertainty, a Moment of Triumph in the Situation Room: ‘We’ve IDed Geronimo’ | SwamplandOsama bin Laden raid yields trove of computer data - Mike Allen - POLITICO.com:"“They cleaned it out,” one

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T-minus 5 seconds before Michelle Bachmann et. al. demand to see his long-form death certificate.I like that they said they buried him at sea.Suck it, bin Laden. Not a bad start to the week.Hey, now we can fully leave Iraq and Afghanistan, right? Right?!Osama bin Laden said to be buried at sea after brutal firefight in Pakistan | The Raw Story:"US media reports said that bin Laden's body had

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Alabama TornadoesPlease consider helping with the devastation caused by the 4/27 tornadoes in Alabama and across the Southeast.Call 1-800-RED-CROSS or text "REDCROSS" to 90999 to make a $10 donation.If you live in Alabama and find pictures or documents, please send them to this Facebook page. These folks are doing a great thing:Pictures and Documents found after the April 27, 2011 Tornadoes______

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Devastating day in Alabama with killer tornadoes seemingly everywhere. Other parts of the southeast hit hard too.Not much to say but... damn.| TuscaloosaNews.com | Tuscaloosa NewsDay of devastation in Alabama: At least 128 killed by storms | al.comTornado videos: Top 10 must-see from Alabama storms | al.comDozens of tornadoes kill 201 in 6 Southern states - Yahoo! News_______________

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It only costs 1.5 mil a year. Austerity kills. SETI forced to shut down search for alien life | The Raw Story: "Operating the telescope array costs about $1.5 million a year, according to The Associated Press.SETI has other telescope arrays at its disposal, but the Allen Telescope Array is the biggest and, unlike other facilities, is dedicated to the institute's operations.The shutdown comes

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Quite beautiful:25 Abandoned Yugoslavia Monuments that look like they're from the Future | Crack Two_______America. fuck yeah.We're #1 -- Ten Depressing Ways America Is Exceptional | News & Politics | AlterNetThis is #11:Taco Bell tests shell made of Doritos : Hot Topics________Bah. That is all._______________

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The 2nd picture of the volcano erupting is amazing:NASA Celebrates Earth Day With Stunning Photos Of, You Guessed It...Earth | TPM Photo Galleries_______Very interesting. Football teams as socialist commies.The Science Behind College-Football Helmet Stickers | Playbook:"When small rewards become visible trophies of status within a group, male players change their approach in competition,

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Eyes Above ItCheck out my new project. Full website to accompany the social media sites in the works. Eyes Above it:http://www.facebook.com/EyesAboveIthttp://www.twitter.com/EyesAboveIt_______DBT!Drive-By Truckers perform on Sound Opinions | WBEZQRO Magazine - Album Reviews � Drive-By Truckers : Go-Go BootsJack McBrayer and Drive-By Truckers Big To-Do Monkey Slate T-Shirt - Coolspotters_______

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I not used to it at all. Nor should anyone else be used to it.Arianna Huffington: Barack Obama's Memento Presidency: "We got used to the president making strong promises and then caving -- from closing Guantanamo to not extending the Bush tax cuts for millionaires. Now he's making strong promises he's already broken. He's like a political version of the Guy Pearce character in Memento -- he's

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Shining a light on the motherland today.Never gonna happen. Not in SF. Nope.SF Mayor Ed Lee enters nightclub rules fight:"If the San Francisco Police Department had its way, every single person who went into a club in the city would have her picture taken and ID scanned as she walked in the door."_______Once completed, this bridge will be a jaw-dropper. The new Bay Bridge tower grew to 495

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Starting off with Krugman and Stiglitz today.FINALLY! Damn right.Let’s Not Be Civil - NYTimes.com: "So let’s not be civil. Instead, let’s have a frank discussion of our differences. In particular, if Democrats believe that Republicans are talking cruel nonsense, they should say so — and take their case to the voters."_______Look up the etymology of the term 'heads will roll'.Society | Vanity

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Credit where credit is due. House Democrats Punk Republicans On Budget Vote (VIDEO)_______Make no mistake... this was no mistake. Campaign has begun.Obama remarks caught by open mic - Los Angeles Times_______Words, words, words. AMERICAblog News: Candidate Obama vs. President ObamaMe, I'll go back to my Grand Bargain drinking game. See the part in the Krugman quote about letting the Bush tax

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DBT!Wes Freed poster for the DBT - Plan 9 - Record Store Day In-store performance tomorrow in Charlottesville, VA.Wes is also holding a ticket and meet and greet passes contest on his Facebook page today:Wes Freed_______Hey y'all...Shonna...:"Hey y'all...Shonna Tucker of the DRIVE BY TRUCKERS will be my guest on KZFR 90.1 FM Tuesday, April 19th @ 11:30 am pacific time. Tune in to hear her recipe

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The People's Budget presented by the Democrats' largest caucus; The Progressive Caucus.Negotiations should begin here and not budge a freaking inch.Introducing the People's Budget"# Reduces unemployment—and thus the deficit—through extensive investment in infrastructure, clean energy, transportation and education;# Ends almost all the Bush tax cuts, creates new tax brackets for millionaires and

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I wonder which Republican policies our 'Democratic (haha)' President will champion today. Do your back exercises and stretches, because we will most certainly be hauling the load on our backs.No look at all these non-pragmatic, non-serious, pie-in-the-sky-ers. Change is not perceptible, Hippies!Newly Released Spending Deal Targets Health, Environment, Energy | TPMDCSix-month spending bill

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Congrats to Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit on their record release today. 'Here We Rest' is available at local record stores as well as online outlets.Browan Lollar's cover artwork is particularly inspired.Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit_______Sandwiches.Little Vietnam Cafe's Banh Mi Ga: Rather - Media (1 of 21) 21 sandwich recipes_______________

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So, yeah. Another Friday, another complete capitulation. A horrible 'deal' that screws much of the U.S..2011 is not 1995 - Ezra Klein - The Washington Post:"The substance of this deal is bad. But the way Democrats are selling it makes it much, much worse."_______Daily Kos: Ignore this Mr. President. You already ignore me.:"Here I am doing my civic duty, working on my taxes. I am paying my fair

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DBT!Wes Freed's Photos - Drive-By Trucker Artwork - Lexington, KY PosterLexGo.com | Drive-By Truckers travel on the dark side of the SouthINTERVIEW: Brad Morgan of Drive-By Truckers | Scene SC UpstateDrive-By Truckers always wildcats of the music world � Knoxville.com� Blog Archive � My Morning Download 4/5/11 – Drive-By Truckers World Cafe Exclusive Archive track______________Jason Isbell and

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Or you've just gone all Randian:7 Basic Things You Won't Believe You're All Doing Wrong | Cracked.com_______Annual top restaurants in the Bay Area:Restaurants — Food — SFGate_______Tee. Hee.Photography Tips From an Old Dude | Uptown Almanac_______Aaaand. Politics.Jon Stewart Mocks Obama's 2012 Re-election Campaign, Lack Of Transparency (VIDEO)_______________

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Read this accurate and bloody sad essay. H/T BB:When Pigs Rule | Common Dreams:"Silence is far too generous a label of contempt to apply to the Democratic Party. We are well past the point of acknowledging their complete complicity in the crime. Hardly anyone noticed in the 1990s, when New Democrats (a euphemism for old Republicans) stopped talking about the plight of the poor, even before

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Being better than Republicans is not enoughIt's not. And until Democrats/Progressives learn how to fight dirtier/fight-to-win than those other bastards, we'll continue to have our asses handed to us even when we have super-majorities. As it stands now, we don't have anyone fighting for us in D.C._______Another D.C. hack elevated. Rhee and the Corporate Takeover of Public EducationThe rise, and

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Read this several times today to kick your week off right. How To Steal Like An Artist (And 9 Other Things Nobody Told Me) - Austin Kleon_______Neat.Low Tides Reveal SF Ocean Beach Shipwreck - Yahoo! News_______Sad.Flotsam from Japan's tsunami to hit US West Coast_______________

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DBT!Drive By Truckers - Go Go BootsDrive-By Truckers put on their ‘Go-Go Boots' | Metromix GreenvilleOMNIVULTURE: The Dark Humor of Mike Cooley: Subtlety In The Age of LOLs2nd Annual Haiti Benefit ft. Patterson Hood, David Barbe & the QHs more!“Go-Go Boots,” The Drive-By Truckers | American SongwriterMichael Bialas: As the Wheels Turn: The Drive-By Truckers Will Take You for a Ride_______Jason

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This is how it should work in the U.S.:Campaign via social media networks blocks Dutch bankers' bonuses | Business | The ObserverThis is how is actually works in the U.S.:Senate Dems cede more ground, offer Republicans $30 billion in budget cuts Fucking Democrats selling us up the river... again._______We hoped we elected Kennedy. Would have settled for Clinton. We got Bush-lite.ThinkProgress

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I'm pretty sure if you put me in a room with the Prez, without me saying a word, five minutes later I'd come out with his lunch money, his bicycle, all his comic books and a sandwich made by the First Lady... possibly his shoes.... OK, definitely his shoes.AMERICAblog News: Government shutdown, here we come!:"For some reason we still can't fathom, the President simply joined the Hoover Economics

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Not all Progressives. Some realize he's home where he is.John R. Talbott: Progressives Cry Out: "Obama, Come Home":"Last month, Obama named Jeffrey Immelt to the President's Economic Recovery Board and then we find out it was GE that designed and built the Japanese reactors. Yesterday we hear that GE is not paying any taxes on $14 billion of profits but is instead receiving a $3.2 billion rebate

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Herbert's last column at the NYT:Losing Our Way - NYTimes.com: "The U.S. has not just misplaced its priorities. When the most powerful country ever to inhabit the earth finds it so easy to plunge into the horror of warfare but almost impossible to find adequate work for its people or to properly educate its young, it has lost its way entirely."....."G.E. is the nation’s largest corporation.

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