Paul Krugman: Untruths, Wholly Untrue, And Nothing But Untruths (New York Times)
… is there anything at all in Romney's stump speech that's true? It's all based on attacking Obama for apologizing for America, which he didn't, on making deep cuts in defense, which he also didn't, and on being a radical redistributionist who wants equality of outcomes, which he isn't. When the issue turns to jobs, Romney makes false assertions both about Obama's record and about his own. I can't find a single true assertion anywhere.
WATCH: Mitt Romney Just Got His Own First Name Wrong
Wolf Blitzer: "I'm Wolf Blitzer, and yes that's my real name." Mitt Romney: "I'm Mitt Romney, and Wolf that's also my first name." ... Mitt Romney's first name is Willard: Willard Mitt Romney.
Josh Kosman: Romney's past is more a working class zero (New York Post)
Bain in 1988 put $5 million down to buy Stage Stores, and in the mid-'90s took it public, collecting $100 million from stock offerings. Stage filed for bankruptcy in 2000. Bain in 1992 bought American Pad & Paper (AMPAD), investing $5 million, and collected $100 million from dividends. The business filed for bankruptcy in 2000. Bain in 1993 invested $60 million when buying GS Industries, and received $65 million from dividends. GS filed for bankruptcy in 2001. Bain in 1997 invested $46 million when buying Details, and made $93 million from stock offerings. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2003.
Paul Constant: Mitt Happens (The Stranger)
The fact is, when fewer people turn out at elections, Republicans win. And the best way to turn people off is to make the race as dirty as possible, throwing shit until the only rational response is to shut down your attentions and stop bothering with the whole ugly affair. Democratic hopes that the shit-slinging will remain inside the Republican Party through June are pretty much unfounded. Hold on tight: Things are about to get really ugly.
Susan Estrich: The People Have Spoken (Creators Syndicate)
The people have spoken - all 126,185 of them. That's how many votes turned Mitt Romney into the Republican nominee, for all intents and purposes. In a country with more than 300 million people, less than a tenth of a half of a percent have picked one of the two men who could be the next president of the United States.
Kenneth Thomas: You Can't Fire Your Insurance Company When You're Sick (middleclasspoliticaleconomist)
Moreover, most people are insured through their employer and only have whatever limited choice of insurance their employer gives them. The possibility of "firing" your insurance company and having a large choice of companies seeking your business exists only, as Carroll points out -- in Massachusetts, under Romneycare.. And it will be true in the U.S. under the Affordable Care Act. But of course Romney has pledged to repeal that.
David Bruce has 42 Kindle books on Amazon.com with 250 anecdotes in each book. Each book is $1, so for $42 you can buy 10,500 anecdotes. Search for "Funniest People," "Coolest People, "Most Interesting People," "Kindest People," "Religious Anecdotes," "Maximum Cool," and "Resist Psychic Death."
Chessie was a popular cat character used as a symbol of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Derived from an etching by Viennese artist Guido Gruenwald, the image first appeared in an advertisement in the September 1933 issue of Fortune magazine with the slogan "Sleep Like a Kitten and Wake Up Fresh as a Daisy in Air-Conditioned Comfort".
When the ad generated a positive response, the railroad developed an advertising campaign around the image and chose the name Chessie as a derivation of the railroad's name. The promotion proved widely popular and, in addition to national print advertising, grew to include calendars, clothing, and even two children's books about the character. Chessie acquired two kittens named "Nip" and "Tuck" in 1935, as well as a mate named "Peake" in 1937. During World War II, the Chessie character was used to promote War Bonds and support for the war effort, depicted as working on the home front to support Peake, who was off to war. The Chessie image continued to appear in advertising until 1971 when passenger train travel was consolidated under Amtrak.
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BttbBob was first, and correct, with:
Nip and Tuck... and her mate was called 'Peake'...
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"Sleep Like a Kitten and Wake Up Fresh as a Daisy in Air-Conditioned Comfort". Ad from Fortune Magazine, Sept. 1933
» Chessie the Railroad Kitten
Jim from CA, retired to ID, wrote:
Chessie acquired two kittens named 'Nip' and 'Tuck' in 1935, as well as a
mate named 'Peake' in 1937.
Charlie replied:
Nip and Tuck.
Sally said:
Chessie's two kittens were named "Nip" and "Tuck."
I came across this photo of a young MAM, with her first cats, the one's in question...
PS: I see that B2BB shared my photo for yesterday's Trivia Question - damn, we've all been together here for so long, we are becoming one mind. ;)
Adam answered:
Nip and Tuck from her mate, Peake.
Alan J responded:
Nip and Tuck
Marian replied:
Nip and Tuck
MAM wrote:
"Nip" and "Tuck"
"Chessie and her first family"
PS Am sending off my support for the E-Page tonight. Hope some others will also.
And, Joe S answered:
Nip and Tuck,which are silly names for kitties. We named our kitties Cat Boy and Cat Girl.
Cat Boy was with us for 9 years and Cat Girl for 19 years.
The kid & I attended a family wedding at an airplane museum behind the Orange Curtain.
Tonight, Sunday:
CBS starts the night with '60 Minutes', followed by a FRESH'Undercover Boss', then a FRESH'The Good Wife', followed by a RERUN'CSI: The 2nd One'.
NBC fills the night with the FRESH'69th Annual Golden Globe Awards', then it repeats on the left coast.
ABC begins the night with a FRESH'America's So-Called Funniest Home Videos', followed by a FRESH'Once Upon A Time', then a FRESH'Desperate Housewives', followed by a FRESH'Pan Am'.
The CW fills the night with what passes for local news and other fluffery.
Faux has a RERUN'Simpsons', followed by another RERUN'Simpsons', then a FRESH'Simpsons', followed by the SERIES PREMIERE'Napoleon Dynamite', then a FRESH'Family Guy', followed by another FRESH'Napoleon Dynamite'.
MY has an old 'How I Met Your Mother', followed by another old 'How I Met Your Mother', then an old 'Big Bang Theory', followed by another old 'Big Bang Theory', then still another old "Big Bang Theory', followed by yet another old 'Big Bang Theory'.
Bravo has 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', another 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', followed by a FRESH'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', then a FRESH'Chef Roblé & Co'.
Comedy Central has the movie 'Broken Lizard's Super Troopers', 'Tosh.0', another 'Tosh.0', followed by the FRESH'Kevin Hart: Laugh At My Pain', then 'Kevin Hart: Laugh At My Pain', again.
FX has the movie 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen', followed by the movie 'Zombieland'.
History has 'American Restoration', another 'American Restoration', 'Ax Men', followed by a FRESH'Ax Men', then a FRESH'Cajun Pawn Stars', followed by another FRESH'Cajun Pawn Stars'.
IFC -
[6:00AM] Dummy
[8:00AM] The Whitest Kids U'Know
[8:15AM] Little Miss Sunshine
[10:30AM] Undeclared-Pilot
[11:00AM] Undeclared-So You Have a Boyfriend
[11:30AM] Undeclared-Eric Visits
[12:00PM] Undeclared-Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
[12:30PM] Undeclared-Sick in the Head
[1:00PM] Undeclared-The Assistant
[1:30PM] Undeclared-Truth or Dare
[2:00PM] Johnson Family Vacation
[4:00PM] Get Shorty
[6:15PM] Love and a .45
[8:30PM] Monster's Ball
[11:00PM] Portlandia-One Moore Episode
[11:30PM] The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
[2:30AM] Requiem for a Dream
[4:45AM] The Whitest Kids U'Know
[5:00AM] Portlandia-One Moore Episode
[5:30AM] The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[6:00A] Apres Lui
[7:40A] Teleglobal Dreamin'
[8:00A] ALL ON THE LINE WITH JOE ZEE - Qristyl Frazier: Plus-Sexy (Episode 2, Season 2)
[9:00A] THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - Curb Your Enthusiasm's Cheryl Hines & Comedienne Margaret Cho (Episode 6, Season 1)
[9:30A] THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - Singer Alanis Morissette & TOM Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie (Episode 7, Season 1)
[10:00A] Pageant
[11:35A] Apres Lui
[1:15P] Flame & Citron
[3:40P] Pageant
[5:15P] Apres Lui
[7:00P] My Year Without Sex
[12:00A] MY SO-CALLED LIFE - In Dreams Begin Responsibilities (Episode 19, Season 1)
[1:00A] THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - Singer Alanis Morissette & TOM Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie (Episode 7, Season 1)
[1:30A] THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - Curb Your Enthusiasm's Cheryl Hines & Comedienne Margaret Cho (Episode 6, Season 1)
[2:00A] GIRLS WHO LIKE BOYS WHO LIKE BOYS - Get Out of My House (Nashville - Ep. 9)
[3:00A] ALL ON THE LINE WITH JOE ZEE - Qristyl Frazier: Plus-Sexy (Episode 2, Season 2) (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has the movie 'Resident Evil', followed by the movie 'Resident Evil: Apocalypse'.
From left to right, Current TV President David Bohrman, Cenk Uygur, host of the new television show "The Young Turks with Cenk Uygur," Jennifer Granholm, former Michigan Governor and host of the new television show "The War Room with Jennifer Granholm," and Al Gore, Former Vice President and Current TV Chairman and Co-Founder, participate in the Current TV portion of the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena , Calif. on Friday, Jan. 13, 2012.
Photo by Danny Moloshok
Former Vice President Al Gore on Friday described Current TV as the "consistent" liberal TV network compared with MSNBC, and said it will keep Keith Olbermann in the fold.
Olbermann, Current's most popular personality, didn't participate in Iowa and New Hampshire political coverage, reportedly because he was upset over production problems at the network.
"He's fine," said Gore, chairman of the network in 63 million U.S. homes, dismissing rumors that Olbermann was seeking to leave. "He has been the key to our ability to pivot and develop our whole network as a progressive news and commentary network."
Gore himself has taken on the role of pundit, working as a commentator for Current's political night coverage on Iowa and New Hampshire.
Angelina Jolie, left, director of the Golden Globe-nominated foreign language film "In the Land of Blood and Honey," and Pedro Almodovar of Spain, director of the Golden Globe-nominated "The Skin I Live In," pose together at the Golden Globe Foreign Language Nominees Seminar, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at the Egyptian Theater in Los Angeles.
Photo by Chris Pizzello
The network said Saturday that the TV comedy about two men who dress as women to look for work is off the schedule after only two episodes aired. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation had protested the series, saying it mocked the transgender community.
"Work It" attracted little interest from viewers. The Nielsen company said the second episode on Tuesday was seen by less than five million people.
GLAAD's Herndon Graddick said Saturday that it was an outdated show. But he said it started a dialogue about discrimination faced by transgender people.
A New York exhibit sheds new light on the life of Emma Lazarus, whose sonnet on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty transformed the monument into a symbol of hope for millions of immigrants.
"Emma Lazarus Poet of Exiles" at The Museum of Jewish Heritage, which runs through December, marks the 125th anniversary of the dedication of the statue.
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free ..." wrote Lazarus, whose passion had been stirred by the plight of Russian Jews fleeing pogroms in the 1880s, which inflamed anti-Semitism and xenophobia at home and abroad.
"Many people know Emma Lazarus for those lines, but we wanted visitors to understand all the influences that fed her thinking so that she could craft that message about exile, home and the promise of America as no one else could," said Melissa Martens, curator and director of the exhibit.
(L-R) Chynna Phillips, Carnie Wilson and Wendy Wilson of the band Wilson Phillips pose during TV Guide's TCA Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, California January 14, 2012.
Photo by Jonathan Alcorn
A federal judge has ordered the immediate removal of a Christian prayer mural displayed in the auditorium of a Rhode Island high school, saying it violated a U.S. constitutional ban on state-sponsored prayer in public schools.
U.S. District Judge Ronald Lagueux rejected the school's claims that the message in the mural - which opens with "Our Heavenly Father" and closes with "Amen" - was purely secular.
"No amount of debate can make the School Prayer anything other than a prayer, and a Christian one at that," Lagueux wrote in a 40-page opinion.
Jessica Ahlquist, a student at Cranston High School West, sued the city of Cranston and its school committee in April 2011 to remove the banner, which dates back to 1963.
As an atheist, Ahlquist said the mural made her feel excluded and ostracized. She accused the school of violating the Establishment Clause of the Constitution's First Amendment, which prevents the government from promoting one religion over another.
A part-time art dealer who unwittingly bought bogus Damien Hirst prints from a California fraudster created his own legal problems by doctoring appraisals as he resold them, authorities and his lawyer said.
Richard Silver, a real estate broker who moonlights in photography and art dealing, pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor forgery and false-filing charges, admitting he'd faked appraisals for what he believed were limited-edition prints of three of the British conceptual-art star's dot-patterned works: "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)," ''Opium" and "Valium."
Silver, of New York, had bought several prints in each series online from Irvine, Calif., art scammer Vincent Lopreto, who was arrested in 2008 on charges of creating fraudulent certificates of authenticity for the prints. Lopreto later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison.
Silver, who had spent about $40,000 to $45,000, had no idea the prints weren't real Hirsts until after he'd sold them, his lawyer, Vinoo P. Varghese, said Friday.
Silver sold the pieces to buyers in Great Britain and Canada for a total of about $84,000. Those buyers got appraisals that Silver admitted Thursday he had falsified.
A deputy charged with smuggling heroin inside a burrito into a courthouse jail was initially kicked out of the Sheriff's Department training academy after a bumbling performance that was captured by Fox TV cameras for a reality show, a newspaper reported Friday.
Henry Marin later returned to the academy and became a deputy. But during his first attempt in 2007, he was quickly tagged as the class slacker on the show "The Academy" after supervisors caught him sleeping during orientation, the Los Angeles Times said.
During a training exercise filmed by Fox, Marin failed to call for help and forgot the radio code for an emergency after a suicidal woman pulled a gun. A similar mishap led to his dismissal.
He was later allowed to enroll again and graduated, sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said.
"He certainly wasn't one of our best," Whitmore told the Times.
Canada's mint will soon unveil one-dollar and two-dollar coins made from brass-plated steel, replacing more expensive nickel cores, the government said Friday.
An explanation in the official Canada Gazette said the traditional use in coinage of high cost alloys at volatile market rates has driven up production costs for governments around the world.
"In many countries, the intrinsic metal value of the coins are greater than their face value, leading to coin hoarding activities that reduces the efficiency of the monetary system," it said.
The new coins will be slightly lighter, Can$16 million (US$16 million) cheaper to produce and ship, and harder to counterfeit.
However, the change will cost coin-operated industries up to $40 million to recalibrate vending machines to recognize the new coinage.
A building is decorated by Turkish flags and a poster of modern Turkey's founder Ataturk in the town of Selcuk, near the western Turkish coastal city of Izmir, January 14, 2012. Thousands of enthusiasts are expected to watch the wrestle between Dromedary camels, who are bred specially for the annual Selcuk-Efes Camel Wrestling Festival, usually held in the Agean region of Turkey.
Photo by Murad Sezer
A personal check that Abraham Lincoln wrote the day before he was assassinated is among those that were rediscovered by an Ohio bank.
The Plain Dealer in Cleveland reports that 70 checks were found in a vault at Huntington Bank's Columbus headquarters, including checks signed by George Washington, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens and Thomas Edison. Some are being displayed at branches throughout the state.
The Lincoln check had been made out to "self" for $800.
The checks had been stored in a vault since at least 1983, when Huntington took over another bank. An employee had begun looking through old boxes last year, which led to the discovery of the checks.
Demonstrators calling for the recall of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker learned there really is such a thing as too much cowbell.
Oshkosh police arrested a 26-year-old Appleton man on Thursday after he kept playing a cowbell and shaking it in an officer's face when he and other protesters were told to be quiet.
The Oshkosh Northwestern reports that when the officer tried to take the cowbell, the man pushed the officer. A 25-year-old Appleton woman then hit the officer in the back with her picket sign while the man was being handcuffed.
Both were taken to the Winnebago County Jail. Police will recommend that the man be charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest and the woman be charged with disorderly conduct and battery to an officer.
Naomi, a five-year-old reticulated mother giraffe, nuzzles her new male calf that was born Jan. 11 at 12:10 p.m. at the Jacksonville Zoo, Friday, January 13, 2012 in Jacksonville, Fla. The new calf, which hasn't been named yet, weighed in at 145 pounds and 6-feet tall at birth and is is doing well.
Photo by Will Dickey
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