It's a quiet, grey day, I'm starting to get caught up on blogs after yesterday, and my shoulders hurt too much to catch a kip, so I may as well do a Liberal Coalition blogaround. Particularly since edwardpig is closing up shop and going on hiatus (*snif*) and I'm trying to rally the troops to vote in a few new potential members (two of whom are already on my blogroll anyway)...
Alex Greenwood takes a page from Holden at First Draft and has an obsession with the gaggle, the topic of this press secretary b.s. being the evacuation of the Capitol when that Cessna came strolling by. He's apparently suffering from idiot spammers as well; hope Sooner Thought gets better soon, Alex!
Amy's SO Dave asks his latest Friday question Star Wars-intro style. Brilliant! Go watch the video and respond.
Andante remembers Sputnik and bemoans the devolution of science teaching in this country, much the same way I did at the Rose Center a week ago. She also gives Pat Buchanan what fer.
Bryant Gries is going to be in a documentary! I agree with him completely that bloggers aren't journalists (unless they're journalists who blog) but rather commentators. Me, I'm just a loud-mouthed wiseass. Also check out all of Bryant's "Meet Me in St. Louis" posts, as he blogs from the National Conference for Media Reform.
Chris Brown does a nice book review of God's Politics by Jim Wallis.
At Corrente, Lambert's mind boggles at the irony, and Riggsveda alerts us we're due for another planned Blogger outage. 'S okay, that's what comics reading is for.
Echidne's been blogging up a storm subbing for Atrios at Eschaton, but she's also found time to do some primo ranting on her own blog. (Oh dear, the kids don't say things like "primo" any more, do they?)
Over at And Then..., Scout is growing discouraged over political posting and has taken temporary refuge in music. I'm looking forward to more comics reading this afternoon for pretty much the same reasons.
At First Draft, Tena bemoans the dumbing-down of public broadcasting (in much the same way that Andante mourns the downfall of science education in the US. My favorite quote about the religious reich currently in charge: "They are pandering to the stubbornly ignorant in this country and telling them not to want to remedy their ignorance, but to revel in it." It's true, I've felt a number of times that many people seem downright proud to be dumb. Also check out this terrific post by Athenae on the assumption of innocence.
Guy Andrew Hall can't even keep track of his blogiversary. Of course, neither can I, I've missed wishing so many people happy birthdays and blogiversaries lately, I'm getting as bad as I am with family birthdays. So, y'all know who you are, hope your special day is/was a good one.
Jeff at Speedkill reads the letters to the editor page of the local paper.
Jesse does some research on why the Nelson amendment to the recent disastrous bankruptcy bill was likewise shot down.
John at Archy is the latest to cackle at Pete Seeger's revenge on the warmongers. I'm constantly amazed at the disconnect between people's love of songs and their complete non-understanding of what those songs actually say. But then, I'm the one who threw stuff at the TV the first time Mercedes-Benz used the Joplin song about conspicuous consumption to advertise their vehicles.
Jude Camwell notes that Congress' approval rating is about as abysmal as the President's, and bids us stay tuned. And she too quotes Jim Wallis.
Keith Kisser has a mystery cat but not triskaidekaphobia.
Maru Soze also blogs the hell out of her pets, and congratulates skippy, as should we all even though Stewart was actually making fun of his name. Hey, any publicity is good publicity sometimes...
Michael at Musing's Musings brings us the scoop from Cannes.
Mike from Left is Right has a truly disturbing graphic but, hey, his post references a truly disturbing guy.
Moi at bloggg congratulates T.J. Maxx customers' generosity and passes along some snappy comebacks.
Mustang Bobby gives us two good articles for Sunday reading, one on blogging and one on the push for elderly people to be busy and active.
Norbizness did a keep-religion-out-of-my-face post yesterday too, but said things much more succinctly than me, as usual.
NTodd Pritsky, somewhere in Jersey as we speak but does he call? does he write?, reviews the state of the music industry.
Wish Scott Baron luck! While you're at it, wish me luck too...
One of the Scrutiny Hooligans, Uptown Ruler, apologizes for the lack of original content, citing general busy-ness among all the hooligans, and assuring me that if they didn't excerpt articles they wouldn't be blogging at all. As I replied, most bloggers link to articles they think should be read; it's their take on those subjects that I think gives blogging its value. Nonetheless, SH is a must-peruse anyway 'cause every now and then you get original content like plans for the Asheville blogging summit, so there you are.
Steve Bates reports on his gig at Rice University. And please offer him your condolences on the loss of his kitty Sufi.
Steve Gilliard, who held his own quite nicely on Majority Report this week, talks about trigger-happy soldiers in Iraq.
T. Rex loves pop culture the way it should be loved - selectively!
Please also extend condolences to Trish Wilson, who lost her kitty Mulder. Other recent posts from Trish include the latest Ike meme and the news about John Cleese writing an Aardman movie (which reminds me that I never did pick up that True Brit hardcover)...
Upyernoz is preparing to IM to Uzbekistan. I can't wait for his follow-up post.
Lastly, Wanda reminds us of the joy of all the kitties in the world that don't belong to us.
As a reminder: The Liberal Coalition was a group formed during the heyday of the Truth Laid Bear's New Blog Showcase which has since gone by the wayside. (But the LC hasn't; commonality of purpose will do that to ya!) Unlike webrings, along with the requirement of blogrolling one another, doing periodic blogarounds (what some bloggers call "carnivals") is one of the pseudo-requirements of LC membership.
Alex Greenwood takes a page from Holden at First Draft and has an obsession with the gaggle, the topic of this press secretary b.s. being the evacuation of the Capitol when that Cessna came strolling by. He's apparently suffering from idiot spammers as well; hope Sooner Thought gets better soon, Alex!
Amy's SO Dave asks his latest Friday question Star Wars-intro style. Brilliant! Go watch the video and respond.
Andante remembers Sputnik and bemoans the devolution of science teaching in this country, much the same way I did at the Rose Center a week ago. She also gives Pat Buchanan what fer.
Bryant Gries is going to be in a documentary! I agree with him completely that bloggers aren't journalists (unless they're journalists who blog) but rather commentators. Me, I'm just a loud-mouthed wiseass. Also check out all of Bryant's "Meet Me in St. Louis" posts, as he blogs from the National Conference for Media Reform.
Chris Brown does a nice book review of God's Politics by Jim Wallis.
At Corrente, Lambert's mind boggles at the irony, and Riggsveda alerts us we're due for another planned Blogger outage. 'S okay, that's what comics reading is for.
Echidne's been blogging up a storm subbing for Atrios at Eschaton, but she's also found time to do some primo ranting on her own blog. (Oh dear, the kids don't say things like "primo" any more, do they?)
Over at And Then..., Scout is growing discouraged over political posting and has taken temporary refuge in music. I'm looking forward to more comics reading this afternoon for pretty much the same reasons.
At First Draft, Tena bemoans the dumbing-down of public broadcasting (in much the same way that Andante mourns the downfall of science education in the US. My favorite quote about the religious reich currently in charge: "They are pandering to the stubbornly ignorant in this country and telling them not to want to remedy their ignorance, but to revel in it." It's true, I've felt a number of times that many people seem downright proud to be dumb. Also check out this terrific post by Athenae on the assumption of innocence.
Guy Andrew Hall can't even keep track of his blogiversary. Of course, neither can I, I've missed wishing so many people happy birthdays and blogiversaries lately, I'm getting as bad as I am with family birthdays. So, y'all know who you are, hope your special day is/was a good one.
Jeff at Speedkill reads the letters to the editor page of the local paper.
Jesse does some research on why the Nelson amendment to the recent disastrous bankruptcy bill was likewise shot down.
John at Archy is the latest to cackle at Pete Seeger's revenge on the warmongers. I'm constantly amazed at the disconnect between people's love of songs and their complete non-understanding of what those songs actually say. But then, I'm the one who threw stuff at the TV the first time Mercedes-Benz used the Joplin song about conspicuous consumption to advertise their vehicles.
Jude Camwell notes that Congress' approval rating is about as abysmal as the President's, and bids us stay tuned. And she too quotes Jim Wallis.
Keith Kisser has a mystery cat but not triskaidekaphobia.
Maru Soze also blogs the hell out of her pets, and congratulates skippy, as should we all even though Stewart was actually making fun of his name. Hey, any publicity is good publicity sometimes...
Michael at Musing's Musings brings us the scoop from Cannes.
Mike from Left is Right has a truly disturbing graphic but, hey, his post references a truly disturbing guy.
Moi at bloggg congratulates T.J. Maxx customers' generosity and passes along some snappy comebacks.
Mustang Bobby gives us two good articles for Sunday reading, one on blogging and one on the push for elderly people to be busy and active.
Norbizness did a keep-religion-out-of-my-face post yesterday too, but said things much more succinctly than me, as usual.
NTodd Pritsky, somewhere in Jersey as we speak but does he call? does he write?, reviews the state of the music industry.
Wish Scott Baron luck! While you're at it, wish me luck too...
One of the Scrutiny Hooligans, Uptown Ruler, apologizes for the lack of original content, citing general busy-ness among all the hooligans, and assuring me that if they didn't excerpt articles they wouldn't be blogging at all. As I replied, most bloggers link to articles they think should be read; it's their take on those subjects that I think gives blogging its value. Nonetheless, SH is a must-peruse anyway 'cause every now and then you get original content like plans for the Asheville blogging summit, so there you are.
Steve Bates reports on his gig at Rice University. And please offer him your condolences on the loss of his kitty Sufi.
Steve Gilliard, who held his own quite nicely on Majority Report this week, talks about trigger-happy soldiers in Iraq.
T. Rex loves pop culture the way it should be loved - selectively!
Please also extend condolences to Trish Wilson, who lost her kitty Mulder. Other recent posts from Trish include the latest Ike meme and the news about John Cleese writing an Aardman movie (which reminds me that I never did pick up that True Brit hardcover)...
Upyernoz is preparing to IM to Uzbekistan. I can't wait for his follow-up post.
Lastly, Wanda reminds us of the joy of all the kitties in the world that don't belong to us.
As a reminder: The Liberal Coalition was a group formed during the heyday of the Truth Laid Bear's New Blog Showcase which has since gone by the wayside. (But the LC hasn't; commonality of purpose will do that to ya!) Unlike webrings, along with the requirement of blogrolling one another, doing periodic blogarounds (what some bloggers call "carnivals") is one of the pseudo-requirements of LC membership.
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