December 11, 2007
Two videos everyone should see:
The first is Bill Moyers’ interview with The Yes Men, a group that gives the most absurd presentations at official functions — and get taken seriously — proving the gullibility and out-right stupidity of major government and industry leaders.
The second is a YouTube video from the Texas College Democrats about Senator […]
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August 31, 2007
Ever wonder what being Tasered felt like or sounded like? Check out this video obtained by PETA from the U.S. Air Force showing the effects of Tasers on pigs.
Awful.
[Hotel Tango: Danger Room]
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August 16, 2007
The FBI-California Highway Patrol Joint Counter-terrorism Task Force has asked right-wing-nut David Horowitz’s organization, the David Horowitz Freedom Center (pride is a sin, Dave), to provide them with a copy of their video, “What Every American Needs to Know About Jihad,” to train their officers.
You can view the ridiculous video here. Then head over […]
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August 1, 2007
Going against the grain, Penelope Trunk has devised a short quiz to determine whether you’re a Baby Boomer, Generation Jones, Generation X or Generation Y based on your use of media rather than birth date.
I’m Generation Y.
[Hotel Tango: so this is mass communication]
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July 3, 2007
Cute and Sad Kiwi
[Hotel Tango: The Shape of Days]
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July 2, 2007
Oh, Oregon Assembly, if only you knew your true competition, the Texas Legislature.
We’d have a larger DVD box-set with a shorter session!
“It’s good to feel happy.”
“We are yielding our hairspray . . .”
(Around 11:15 Scott Hochberg appears.)
At 11:52, the bill fairy comes out.
“Everybody that’s not gettin’ old is dead.”
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June 28, 2007
A sixteen-year old high school student kicks Bill O’Reilly’s ass on-air by correcting his quotes regarding a sex-and-drugs educational event (of the “Just Say No” sort; not the “Coke Is Awesome — Especially Off Public Restroom Toilet Seats” class I took in high school) at a high school and then quoting a passage from O’Reilly’s […]
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June 23, 2007
Two great ads have appeared in recent weeks pointing out the harm caused to our country and our fellow citizens by continuing to follow the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Pursue” policy and the failure of our government to yet provide hate-crimes protection to the GLBT community, respectively.
[Hotel Tango: Sam Smoot]
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