March 2012
incorrectbibleverses:
“And Jesus said, ‘Free market ideology is the best economic ideology. Anyone who says differently is a communist or a socialist.” —Mark 16:22
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Dead Presidents: swag-gr asked: Can you explain... →
deadpresidents:
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No, I can’t.
That’s the thing: I literally cannot explain why someone who believes the things that Rick Santorum believes and says the things that Rick Santorum says can be a leading contender for a major party’s Presidential nomination this late in a campaign…
I was about to write something about why I have such a massive distaste for...
February 2012
“This is like watching a Greek tragedy. It’s the negative campaigning and the...”
– Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by the Boston Herald, on the state of the Republican presidential race. (via liberalsarecool)
“There’s a hell of a distance between wisecracking and wit. Wit has truth in it;...”
– Dorothy Parker, as quoted in The Paris Review (via millionsmillions)
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“I do find it frustrating…that an atmosphere of polarization and ‘my way or the...”
– Sen. Olympia Snowe • Discussing why she’s not seeking re-election in 2012. Snowe, a fairly popular figure in her home state of Maine, was considered a shoo-in to win, but now the seat is more likely to go to a Democrat. She found herself in the middle of the polarization wars more than a few times,...
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“We spoke all night in tongues,
in fingertips, in teeth.”
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Robert Hass, from “Spring” (via the-final-sentence)
“Yet when I hear our politicians talking about “fixing” Washington, I often...”
– A federal worker, who’s sick of politicians trying to denigrate his work, speaks out. It’s worth it to read his entire op-ed. (via think-progress)
“I have somewhat of an evil mind and I have thought of a lot of other ways to...”
– Nebraska Sen. Burke Harr, during debate on a voter ID bill. (via officialssay)
“I don’t think any parent in America who has a child would think it snobbery to...”
– White House Press Secretary Jay Carney
White House responds to Rick Santorum ‘snob’ comment, declines to hit back - POLITICO.com
(via apsies)
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“No, you can’t deny women their basic rights and pretend it’s about your...”
– President Barack Obama (via ithedivine)
“Large-scale education was not developed to motivate kids or to create scholars....”
– Seth Godin, from his new manifesto on education “Stop Stealing Dreams” (via liberalsarecool)
“You don’t really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a...”
– Journalist William D. Tammeus (via lajoiedespetiteschoses)
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7u7:
why everybody talking about oscar
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“Please accept me because I have so much love to give.”
– Composer Ludovic Bource, in his acceptance speech for “The Artist,” which won Best Score. Such a lovely sentiment. (via shortformblog)
This was the one part of the Oscars I caught and it was so completely beautiful. I always feel like composers get shafted during award season since sound tracks,...
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“Oh we were full of lyrical lines like “At the Phoenicia Hotel.” Free verse: why...”
– Thomas Pynchon (via motionality)
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“You improve them, my boy! Can’t you see that yourself? You stimulate them! You...”
– The Dragon (Grendel by John Garder)
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“Do you take pride in your hurt? Does it make you seem large and tragic?”
– East of Eden (via vicevirtueandviceversa)
“My relationship with cats has saved me from a deadly, pervasive ignorance.”
– William S. Burroughs (via nirvikalpa)
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