http://www.smugbaldy.com It's hard to think when you're not used to it. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:57:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So the big story today is how Big Brother the Bush Administration got the extra spying powers it sought with the passage of the so-called FISA Compromise Bill. The Washington Post reported: Bush today welcomed the Senate vote, calling the bill "critical to America's safety" and "long overdue." He ... http://www.smugbaldy.com/2008/07/09/fisa-compromise-bill-passes/ If YouTube views were votes, then we'd be talking about President Barak Obama, and how he beat John McCain by a whopping 50 million votes. Below is a screenshot of the YouTube politician channel, and as you can see, Obama has over 1100 videos with over 54 million ... http://www.smugbaldy.com/2008/07/08/obamas-winning-social-media-strategy/ Here Pat Condell comments on how "the allowances we make for religion has encouraged Islam to push its way into our society, where it really doesn't belong, and threaten all of our freedom." Some links from the youtube post are here for support: Assault on free speech in the Netherlands Islam can no ... http://www.smugbaldy.com/2008/07/07/pat-condell-a-secular-world-is-a-sane-world/ I saw this over at SEB, where the title was simply: It's funny because it's sooo true: Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency Thanks to Les http://www.smugbaldy.com/2008/07/07/bush-tours-area-devastated-by-his-presidency/ This is arguably the best moment ever in recorded spelling bee history. Here, the contestant doesn't quite hear the word he's supposed to spell, and he's relieved to be wrong. Enjoy: http://www.smugbaldy.com/2008/07/03/best-spelling-bee-moment-ever/ President Bush takes some direct questions after his announcement of a $50 Billion supplemental to battle zombies. Bush vs. Zombies isn't just a Homeland Security priority, I think it's an instant classic: "How about their overall creepiness?" HT To Matt http://www.smugbaldy.com/2008/07/02/homeland-security-bush-vs-zombies/ We just caught the awesomeness that is Kung Fu Panda. Jack Black was the perfect choice for the voice of Po, the noodle cook who dreams of being a Kung Fu master. The animation - even the short dream sequence at the film's opening were amazingly well done, ... http://www.smugbaldy.com/2008/07/01/kung-foo-panda-quotes-pure-awesomeness/ Scientific American is reporting today that a recent survey of users of magic mushrooms have had profound mental changes that have lasted up to 14 months: Most of the volunteers looked back on their experience up to 14 months later and rated it as the most, or one of the five ... http://www.smugbaldy.com/2008/07/01/magic-mushrooms-positive-effects-lingers/ One of the things I find interesting bout the FISA bill is that it doesn't provide the telecoms that colluded with Bush administration officials with immunity from criminal charges. http://www.smugbaldy.com/2008/07/01/keith-olbermann-special-comment-obamas-fisa-opportunity/ Moderate America is a political blog that's claims to be more about policy than people. To the folks - mainly fringe nut-cases - that tend to think that there really isn't any such thing as a political moderate, or worse - that a moderate has no views whatsoever, moderate-america ... http://www.smugbaldy.com/2008/06/25/a-site-for-political-moderates-moderate-americacom/