Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
…seems to be the underlying sentiment of Women Against Sarah Palin. “No Redneck, No How.” Yeah, now yer talkin’. Maybe we should prove permit numbers to proper blue-blood New Englanders who see fit to run for important seats in our nation’s capital…makin’ big important decisions and junk. The rednecks think they’re up to it. How dare they!
I got the link off of Dr. Casino’s page, which you should really check out if you get the chance. The Blog That Nobody Reads has been getting a little bit more traffic from there as of late, even though it’s only mentioned there one time.
Dr. Casino has taken steps to register legal protection on his original image. It’s still okay with him that the photoshopped version fly around far and wide, though. He uses words designed to imply, but will not categorically state, that “Elizabeth” is on board with those of those wishes. This will be interesting to watch — lots of folks would like to discuss the origins of the ‘shopped image that (Palin-bashing) Dr. Casino would love to see repeated ad-nauseum, and when they do, displaying a reduced version of the original just seems natural. But Dr. Casino says no. Don’t. Dr. Casino’s lawyer’s pager is about to explode.
By the way, the discussion blogger friend Phil and I have been having about the word “uppity” is a rather interesting one. We pretty much see eye-to-eye on it so there’s not much of a debate to be had. But furthermore, I think it fits in well with the headline of this post, because the consensus-driven definition of the adjective seems to include –
1. An exaggerated sense of self-importance;
2. Said exaggerated sense rises to the level of simple significance;
3. The norm, against which this sense is contrasted, descends to the level of insignificance;
4. Therefore — the implication is, people are uppity when they think they matter, even though they belong to a class which should preclude this from happening.
I don’t think this all necessarily follows from a simple use of the word “uppity.”
But I do think it all necessarily follows from the “Women Against Sarah Palin” website’s criticism of Gov. Palin. I don’t see how you can get around it. She thinks she should count. How dare she??
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