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Philip K. Howard

( Politics andvideo )

Philip K. Howard was on The Daily Show last night.  I remember his book, “The Death of Common Sense”, when it came out, but didn’t read it. I could say that this is irony made manifest, that a show on Comedy Central is bringing light to issues of governance, while cable television shows avoid it. [...]

dear god

( Politics andvideo )

John Stossel is a douchebag.  This is a ‘debate’ between Ron Paul and a black guy who looks and acts like President Obama.

President Obama kills

( Politics andvideo )

President Obama works the crowd at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.  Funny stuff.   Seth Meyers rocks it.

Bernie Sanders for President

( Politics andvideo )

There is one guy in the Senate who is willing to tell the truth.   The Daily Show – Exclusive – Bernie Sanders Extended Interview Pt. 1Tags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook The Daily Show – Exclusive – Bernie Sanders Extended Interview Pt. 2Tags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political [...]

Reality Network Television

Sidney Lumet died last weekend.  Looking through his credits, I saw that he had directed “Network“.  I watched it last night for the first time in decades and loved the way it played.  I don’t know if Sidney Lumet was a great director, but he was pretty good.  He was a former actor and that [...]

It’s Rep. Donna Edwards, baby!

( Politics andvideo )

Rep. Donna Edwards schools her Republican colleagues. And here’s the audio:

Not clued in

( video )

Stephen gets some guy who doesn’t know who Colbert is to advise him on proper English behavior.  Oh my. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c My Fair Colbert – Hugo Vickers www.colbertnation.com

too cute for words

( Kids andvideo )

DIY scanning electron microscope

( Technology andvideo )

This guy is a real DIY guy.  He has a lot of great projects at his site.  This is the one that drew my attention. A DIY scanning electron microscope.  See the video there.

Once upon a time

( Politics andvideo )

Once upon a time, the Republicans were the party of sturdy responsibility.  A combination of Northeast liberals and Western agriculture interests, they preached liberty and probity.  These days, not so much.  I’m not much of a Chris Matthews fan, but I think he has a point here: