Did you feel sorry for disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) when he finally resigned last week? NPR's Nina Totenberg did, and actually said so on Friday's “Inside Washington” (video follows with transcript and commentary): NINA TOTENBERG, NPR: I finally felt sorry for Anthony Weiner at that press conference with people heckling him, making him a further spectacle. I mean the guy was finally resigning. You should be able to resign in public with a little, without, and control it a little bit without having people treat it as a spectacle. He’s gone, and it just seemed incredibly mean. Isn't it marvelous how liberals can feel sympathy for disgraced political figures when they get caught behaving badly? Of course, such emotions only well up in them when the person involved is also a liberal. These sentiments certainly wouldn't have been expressed by Totenberg if Weiner had an “R” next to his name. Of admittedly lesser importance, can a woman wearing such a multi-colored blazer get away with expressing sympathy even for someone whose political views she shares? It's one thing to have your ears burn when this woman boohoos for one of her own, but does she have to melt the eyes with her attire as well? I mean, Hillary Clinton on her worst day wouldn't have considered wearing that jacket in public even if it came with matching pants.
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Republicans used their weekly address to call for progress on pacts to expand trade with South Korea, Panama and Colombia. (June 18)
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Thank goodness for the Internet! Tonight’s total lunar eclipse — the first of 2011, and the longest in nearly 11 years — isn’t visible in North America, but the video below from Sky Watchers Association Of North Bengal (SWAN) is live streaming the entire spectacle. (CLICK HERE for photos of the lunar eclipse.) According to NASA, the lunar eclipse begins at 1:24 p.m. EDT, though the 100-minute long totality (when the Earth’s shadow completely covers the moon) will happen from 3:22 p.m. EDT until 5:02 p.m. EDT. SWAN isn’t the only group documenting the rare spectacle and sharing it with the world. Google announced that a live stream of the lunar eclipse can be watched on their YouTube channel (also embedded below) or by using the Sky layer in Google Earth. The feed comes from the Slooh Space Camera, and they have a live interface to let users take part in the lunar eclipse, as well. CLICK HERE to read more about the lunar eclipse. UPDATE: Because the lunar eclipse is now over, we have replaced the live feeds below with video of the event. WATCH:
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Whisper 6: Music Review (The Stooges) and the State of American Rock N’ Roll (Softly Spoken). Video Response to SUPERMAC18!! and ASDF MOVIES grooveshark web usability 3 vubeda says: listening to Baile De Los Pobres by Calle 13 on @ Grooveshark : #nowplaying http://t.co/i7UxBPg
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Chris Brown VS Frank Ocean, The Braxtons, The Edge Of Glory Review & MOre Chris Brown Beef With Frank Ocean and Tyler the Creator on Twitter OFWGKTA x LA Leakers (Frank Ocean & Tyler, The Creator) 2 TriumphantTao says: Just seen the “She” video by Tyler, The Creator featuring Frank Ocean and the girl staring in the video resembles @iDAMExPR lol
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The long wait is finally over! Joining the likes of HTC EVO 3D and Sharp SH-12C is LG’s very own Optimus 3D aka Thrill 4G for AT&T, which we first got our hands on back in February and again in March. The specs for this Android 2.2 device (yeah, we know) have remained untouched since we last checked: here we have a 4.3-inch glasses-less 3D LCD with 800 x 480 resolution, a 1GHz dual core TI OMAP4430 processor, 512MB of speedy dual channel RAM, a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera, and a couple of 5 megapixel cameras on the back that can capture 3D 1080p video at 24fps, or 3D 720p at 30fps. Other tidbits include 14.4Mbps HSPA+ connection, an HDMI-out port, and a removable 1500mAh battery, all inside a 5.93 ounce package. Alas, no date’s been mentioned for the phone’s US launch, but the lucky Europeans will get to pick up this phone first, followed by the rest of the world “over the next several weeks.” Stay tuned while we keep our eyes peeled open for further news. Continue reading LG’s Optimus 3D officially launched, debuting in Europe with dual lens and dual core CPU LG’s Optimus 3D officially launched, debuting in Europe with dual lens and dual core CPU originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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• Email simon.burnton@guardian.co.uk with your thoughts • Follow it on the sly with our pop-up report • Watch video highlights of the Test here • Barney Ronay on cricket and booze 10.53am: It’s raining! 10.45am: A very random thing that’s amazed me this week: Amon Tobin’s set design . The bad news: you can’t see it – his one UK show was in London last night. The good news: it’s just as well – he well might have given you a bit of a headache. Incredibly impressive bit of design, though. You can see more here (with the volume down, if necessary). And it’s not his only great contribution to musical achievement: this might be the best song ever written about muffins . I’m assuming it’s about muffins. Obviously none of this has any place in an OBO, but I had to tell someone. Morning world! The good news? The weather forecast for the Rose Bowl is great – 24C and sunny. The bad news? That’s the Rose Bowl, Pasadena. But there’s better news from Southampton, as well – it’s rained already this morning, the clouds have cleared and it looks pretty bright. Play should start on schedule, though there will be interruptions this afternoon . If you got here early, you might just have time to check out Mike Selvey’s report on yesterday’s play: Given the apocalyptic predictions for today’s weather, it was a bonus to get any cricket at all. Mizzle held things up in the morning and torrential stuff finished things off before the tea interval. In between times 23 overs were managed as Sri Lanka advanced from 81 for four to 177 for nine, sufficient overs for Chris Tremlett to reinforce the mighty impression he has created, with career best figures of six for 42. They were sufficient also for Stuart Broad to continue his struggle to make any sort of impact other than occasionally on the body of opposing batsmen; and for Sri Lanka’s lower order to be let off the hook by some indifferent captaincy and another brave performance from the wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene, who made 43. England have been presented with a pitch in Southampton that is the antidote to all those bland, consistent surfaces around the world that appear to have the half life of uranium in their rate of deterioration. Raising the mower blades a smidgen offers the bowler something with which to work and provides a challenge to the techniques and fortitude of batsmen. For the full report, click here . Sri Lanka in England 2011 England cricket team Sri Lanka cricket team Cricket Over by over reports Simon Burnton Rob Smyth guardian.co.uk
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Conservative Andrew Breitbart was just gang-rushed by a mob of racist-hurling gay-hating leftists at the Nutroots 2011 Convention. Andrew Breitbart decided to go chat with the enlightened leftists at Nutroots 2011 today. The annual leftist online convention is being held a couple of blocks from the Right Online convention. The leftists immediately swarmed him and attacked Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Big Government Discovery Date : 17/06/2011 21:30 Number of articles : 4
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Right before our interview with Ron Howard, we talk about eReader evolution, gaming execution, and a 3D phone revolutions. Was that a haiku? We’re not sure because we forgot how to count, but we hope you caught the part about there being an interview with Ron Howard toward the end. We’re all “really? really!” about it, and we think you might be too. Listen all the way to the end for a red-headed dessert on an already nutritious and fulfilling episode of the Engadget Podcast. Host: Tim Stevens Guests: Brian Heater, Myriam Joire Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: My Sharona 00:03:40 – Console vs. PC redux: how mobile gaming will reshape the industry (again) 00:07:21 – Nintendo’s Iwata talks about Wii U’s place in the living room 00:16:15 – Kobo eReader Touch Edition review 00:22:13 – Kobo eReader Touch does more than words, handles Sudoku and web browsing on the side (video) 00:23:45 – HTC EVO 3D review 00:39:20 – Apple starts selling unlocked iPhone 4 for $649 00:43:51 – More iOS 5 features get their moment in the beta testing sun 00:46:40 – HTC pulls a 180, now says Gingerbread is coming to Desire (updated) 00:51:36 – MOTOBLUR name phased out due to public feedback 00:55:43 – Kinect for Windows SDK beta launches, wants PC users to get a move on 00:57:08 – Ron Howard interview 01:12:30 – Listener questions Hear the podcast Subscribe to the podcast [ iTunes ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (enhanced AAC). [ RSS MP3 ] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically. [ RSS AAC ] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in enhanced AAC) to your RSS aggregator. [ Zune ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace Download the podcast LISTEN (MP3) LISTEN (AAC) LISTEN (OGG) Contact the podcast Send your questions to @tim_stevens . Leave us a voicemail: (423) 438-3005 (GADGET-3005) E-mail us: podcast at engadget dot com Twitter: @tim_stevens @bheater @tnkgrl Filed under: Podcasts Engadget Podcast 244 – 06.17.2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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