Vanity Fair’s attacked conservative men with its latest political satire: a soft-core pornographic, borderline homosexual and obviously photoshopped “Official 2010-2011 Republican Beefcake Calendar.”
Continue reading …The ‘ Convoy ‘ design, from the Union of Concerned Scientists What’s that Rubber Duck ? Is CB humor too obscure? Believe it or not, medium- and heavy-duty trucks, which do lots of hauling in the U.S., aren’t subject to fuel efficiency standards. The Union of Concerned Scientists says new government proposals for fuel (and carbon) standards would clean up our air and help truckers keep more money in their pockets. Another idea: The “Convoy,” a virtua… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …John Gizza at Human Events lists 10 House races which could end in upsets: 1. Conn.-1: Engineer Ann Brickley is running a spirited grass-roots campaign against Rep. John Larson in the Hartford-district that has been Democratic since 1958. (Brickley actually sends hand-written thank-you notes.) 2. La.-2: Once thought a sure loser, Republican Rep. Joseph Cao may now hold on in the New Orleans district against Democratic State Rep. Cedric Richmond. 3. Mass.-4: Bill Clinton came in for a rescue mission because Rep. Barney Frank is in trouble with voters over the flawed Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill and the election of Marine Corps veteran Sean Bielat could be the GOP Cinderella story of 2010. 4. Mass.-6: Lawyer and first-time GOP candidate Bill Hudak has fought seven-term Rep. John Tierney to a tie in the polls so, incredibly, this one is going down to the wire. 5. Mich.-15: Some polls now show physician Robert Steele leading Democratic Rep. John Dingell, longest-serving (56 years) House member in history. 6. Mo.-3: In St. Louis, car dealer Ed Martin (who worked in the Vatican when John Paul II was pope) appears to be closing in on Rep. Russ Carnahan, brother of Democratic Senate nominee Robin Carnahan. 7. N.J.-6: A Tea Party favorite, feisty Highlands Mayor Anna Little, who upset the GOP establishment in the primary, is giving 22-year Rep. Frank Pallone the race of his life. 8. Ore.-4: Scientist and scholar Art Robinson is raising big money and attracting independent expenditure support in his raging battle with 24-year Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio. 9. Pa.-14: Pittsburgh’s Democratic Rep. Mike Doyle suddenly finds himself with a fight on his hands from Melissa Haluszczak, a paralegal daughter of Ukrainian immigrants. 10. RI-2: ’08 GOP nominee Mark Zacaria is giving Rep. Jim Langevin a harder time in their rematch for the Providence district. There’s one more that probably should be on that list – HI1, Obama’s “home” district in Hawaii.
Continue reading …It’s hard to tell if the ad embedded after the break is purely official, but it definitely reeks of HP. In a good way, that is. Uploaded by the same fellow that gave us our first sneak peek at webOS 2.0, this “Sizzle” ad shows 34 solid seconds of Palm Pre 2 action, complete with a glimpse at Angry Birds, Facebook and all sorts of new 2.0 features. We’re aren’t totally digging the tunes, but otherwise, it looks to be rather attractive — way better than the first wave of original Pre ads , that’s for sure. Update : Hey, hey — looks like the ad’s now embedded on Palm’s website. Kudos! Continue reading Palm Pre 2 and webOS 2.0 showcased in new commercial Palm Pre 2 and webOS 2.0 showcased in new commercial originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …By Martin Sutovec, Cagle Cartoons, Slovakia Related Entries October 19, 2010 When Banks Are the Robbers October 12, 2010 John le Carré: Calling Out the Traitors
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Continue reading …President Obama came into office with high hopes of reaching across the aisle to work with both Republicans and Democrats in Congress. The only problem with that plan is that certain high-ranking GOP operatives such as Mitch McConnell aren’t interested in joining in the spirit of bipartisan cooperation; in fact, according to McConnell, they’d prefer to make sure that Obama’s first term is also his last.
Continue reading …Building the Transportation System of 2050 Public transportation has to be improved significantly in many parts of the U.S., but that’s not going to happen magically. There are lots of people working on moving things in the right direction (activists, urban planners, politicians, citizen groups, bloggers, etc), and some of them recently met last week in Portland for the Rail-Volution 2010 conference. Our friend Clarence was there and had a chance to interview some very interesting transit heroes. Check it out! Via
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