Paul Krugman's Blog: Phony Deficit Hawks (New York Times)
the GOP never cared about the deficit - not a bit. It has always been nothing but a club with which to beat down opposition to an ideological goal, namely the dissolution of the welfare state. They're not interested, at all, in a genuine deficit-reduction deal if it does not serve that goal.
Jim Hightower: A LITTLE LESS CORPORATE POLITICAL CORRUPTION
The president is thinking about issuing an executive order that would mitigate some of the damage done to our democracy by the Supreme Court's dastardly Citizens United edict, which unleashes unlimited amounts of secret corporate cash to pervert America's elections. Obama's idea is simply to require that those corporations trying to get federal contracts disclose all of their campaign donations for the previous two years, including money they launder through such front groups as the national Chamber of Commerce.
Al Gore: Climate of Denial (Rolling Stone)
But in this case, the President has reality on his side. The scientific consensus is far stronger today than at any time in the past. Here is the truth: The Earth is round; Saddam Hussein did not attack us on 9/11; Elvis is dead; Obama was born in the United States; and the climate crisis is real. It is time to act.
Mark Shields: You Can Choose Your Friends (Creators Syndicate)
Seeking public endorsements from elected officeholders to burnish his thin credentials, Ted Kennedy invited Boston state legislators for lunch at Locke-Ober, then probably Boston's most elegant and pricey restaurant. One young freshman state representative from South Boston who had never set foot in the prestigious eatery had been urged to attend just to order the house specialty, lobster Savannah.
Robert Christgau: Monster Anthems
Defying these odds, Lady Gaga is complex. She's compared to Madonna not because both emerged from dance music but because nobody since Madonna has wielded celebrity so audaciously, a failure of collective nerve for which the pop singer who looked like a movie star is partly to blame.
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."
Clark's Teaberry is a brand of chewing gum. It was developed by the D. L. Clark Company and is currently a product of Clark Gum Company in Buffalo, New York and made in Mexico. The gum dates to 1900.
Its popularity peaked in the 1960s. It was additionally popularized when Pelican Films did a series of commercials using Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass who performed the song "The Teaberry Shuffle" (originally a Tijuana Brass tune titled "Mexican Shuffle"). In each commercial, a bored-looking person would unwrap a stick of Clark's Teaberry gum and start chewing it. The chewer would abruptly break into a rapid, energetic dance with distinctive shuffling steps for several seconds, then would just as abruptly return to his or her original activity. For instance, one commercial in the campaign featured a column of marching soldiers: one soldier in the middle of the column chewed the gum and stepped out of the column to dance the Teaberry Shuffle, then resumed his position in the column and fell back into step. In all the commercials, the dance steps were quite simple; the creators of the ad campaign may have hoped that the commercials would inspire a dance craze.
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mj was first, and correct, with:
Sticky that
Teaberry gum.
Alan J wrote:
The TeaBerry Shuffle
BttbBob replied:
Clark's Teaberry chewing gum... Like Joe S. yesterday, this was one of those, "I know this... but just can't remember what it is" moments. Upon researched, it was, like, "Oh, yeah"... Joe, take heart, you are not alone...
Jim from CA, retired to ID, responded:
The Teaberry Shuffle
Charlie responded:
It became "The Teaberry Shuffle," to sell chewing gum with.
Sally said:
How about "Clark's Teaberry Chewing Gum?"
Here he is, a nice Jewish boy who is also a painter, sculptor, and arts philanthropist. Pretty damned descent guy, I would say!
PS: Well the picnic was rained out, the place where it was to be held is now a mini lake, complete with human-eating mosquitoes! On the flip side, I didn't have to prepare 24 deviled eggs, but now, what do I do with all them eggs??
Breakfast anyone??
Adam answered:
The Teaberry shuffle to advertise Clark's Teaberry gun.
George M responded:
Marty, I'll admit that the weekends on Bartcop.com are somewhat slow, but when I log onto Bartcop Entertainment, I do enjoy seeing and reading quite a bit of stuff that won't fit the Bartcop site itself
This weekend I am about to get to cleaning my apartment, as I have an inspection coming up on Tuesday, but over the past few days, my mind has been bringing up a Tampa Bay-area television personality from my youth. His name was Sol Fleischman - better known as "Salty" Sol to so many in the Tampa Bay area. He served as sports director for WTVT Television in Tampa from 1957 to 1974, and would make weekly appearances on the station until 1981, from what I've learned. From what I remember, and have learned elsewhere, as I only spent one year of my youth in the Tampa Bay area during the Seventies, "Salty" Sol Fleischman was primarily known for his fishing and hunting features on the station's "Pulse" news broadcasts, and I do recall his segment, "Where Am I?", where he would show footage of a fishing and hunting location somewhere in Florida, and he would ask the viewers to guess where he was when the footage was taken. The viewers, in turn, would send in their guess, along with their name and address, on a postcard to WTVT, and if the viewer guessed correctly and their card was drawn, they received a rod and reel set for their efforts.
Sadly, "Salty" Sol Fleischman passed away in 2000, however I do believe that, were he alive today, he would be promoting fishing and hunting, as well as perhaps getting involved in conservation efforts in the Sunshine State.
Ah, well, just something to speak of on this day. Hope to hear from you soon!
CBS starts the night with '60 Minutes', followed by a RERUN'Hawaii Five-0', followed by a RERUN'Undercover Boss', then a RERUN'CSI: The 2nd One'.
NBC opens the night with 'Dateline', followed by a RERUN'America's Got Talent', then another RERUN'America's Got Talent', followed by the SEASON PREMIERE'The Marriage Ref'.
ABC begins the night with a RERUN'America's So-Called Funniest Home Videos', followed by a RERUN'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition', then a RERUN'Castle', followed by a RERUN'Body Of Proof'.
The CW offers an old 'Friends', followed by another old 'Friends', then the movie 'Legally Blonde'.
Faux has a RERUN'American Dad', followed by a RERUN'Bob's Burgers', then a RERUN'Simpsons', followed by a RERUN'Cleveland Show', then a RERUN'Family Guy', then a RERUN'American Dad'.
MY has an old 'How I Met Your Mother', followed by another old 'How I Met Your Mother', then an old 'The Closer', followed by another old 'The Closer'.
A&E has 'Criminal Minds', another 'Criminal Minds', still another 'Criminal Minds', followed by a FRESH'The Glades'.
AMC offers the movie 'Lonesome Dove', followed by the movie 'Lonesome Dove', again.
BBC -
[6:00 AM] Top Gear - Episode 2
[7:00 AM] Top Gear - Top Gear Season 15 Special
[8:20 AM] James May's Road Trip - Episode 7
[9:00 AM] Top Gear - Episode 1
[10:00 AM] Top Gear - Episode 2
[11:00 AM] Top Gear - Episode 3
[12:00 PM] Britain's Biggest Beasts
[1:00 PM] The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth
[2:00 PM] Animals: Extreme Lives
[3:00 PM] Rhinos: Built to Last
[4:00 PM] Amazon: Super River
[5:00 PM] Top Gear - Episode 2
[6:00 PM] Battlestar Galactica - Ep 1 - 33
[7:00 PM] Battlestar Galactica - Ep 2 - Water
[8:00 PM] Alien 3
[10:30 PM] Alien 3
[1:00 AM] The X-Files - Ep 7 3
[2:00 AM] The X-Files - Ep 8 One Breath
[3:00 AM] Top Gear - Episode 1
[4:00 AM] Top Gear - Episode 2
[5:00 AM] Top Gear - Episode (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'Real Housewives Of NJ', another 'Real Housewives Of NJ', still another 'Real Housewives Of NJ', followed by a FRESH'Real Housewives Of NJ'.
Comedy Central has the movie 'Balls Of Fury', followed by the movie 'Employee Of The Month', 'Tosh.0', and 'Futurama'.
FX has the movie 'What Happens In Vegas', followed by the movie 'Marley & Me', then the movie 'Marley & Me', again.
History has 'Ice Road Truckers', another 'Ice Road Truckers', followed by a FRESH'Ice Road Truckers', and 'Swamp People'.
IFC -
[6:00 AM] Far Harbor
[8:15 AM] Man About Town
[10:15 AM] The Nugget
[12:15 PM] The Whitest Kids U'Know
[12:45 PM] The Whitest Kids U'Know
[1:15 PM] The Whitest Kids U'Know
[1:45 PM] The Whitest Kids U'Know
[2:15 PM] The Whitest Kids U'Know
[2:45 PM] Far Harbor
[5:00 PM] Man About Town
[7:00 PM] The Tao of Steve
[9:00 PM] Meatballs
[11:00 PM] Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings
[11:30 PM] Young Broke and Beautiful
[12:00 AM] Freaks and Geeks
[1:00 AM] Undeclared
[1:30 AM] Mr. Show With Bob and David
[2:00 AM] The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
[4:30 AM] Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings
[5:00 AM] Young Broke and Beautiful
[5:30 AM] Undeclared (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[7:00 AM] The Wednesdays
[7:15 AM] Gretchen
[10:00 AM] The End Of The Line
[11:30 AM] ALL ON THE LINE - Between the Sheets (Episode 3, Season 1)
[12:30 PM] ALL ON THE LINE - Gemma Kahng (Episode 4, Season 1)
[2:30 PM] Of Time And The City
[3:50 PM] Gretchen
[6:45 PM] The New Protocol
[8:25 PM] Better Things
[10:00 PM] Thumbsucker
[11:45 PM] La Maison En Petits Cubes
[2:00 AM] ALL ON THE LINE - Gemma Kahng (Episode 4, Season 1)
[4:00 AM] Thumbsucker
[5:40 AM] The New Protocol (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has the movie 'Category 7: The End Of The World', followed by the movie 'The Core'.
U.S. singer and actress Vanessa Williams and U.S. singer and songwriter Stevie Wonder perform at the marble Panathinaikon stadium in Athens during theopening ceremony of the Special Olympics Athens 2011 World Games on Saturday, June 25, 2011. More than 7,500 athletes with mental disabilities from 185 countries will take part in the Special Olympics which begin Saturday and will end on July 4.
Photo by Kostas Tsironis
The Colorado State Parks Board approved an agreement Friday for the artist Christo to pay $550,000 to state parks to carry out his Over the River project, which would suspend 5.9 miles worth of fabric panels over parts of the Arkansas River.
However, the agreement is moot if the Bureau of Land Management doesn't approve a federal permit for the project. The BLM hasn't made its decision yet.
Christo's project would use heavy equipment to help erect a system of cables and anchors to hang the fabric along U.S. 50.
The agreement approved by the parks board applies only to lands it manages. It says Christo's team would pay $320,000 to cover State Parks' costs related to Christo carrying out his project, plus $230,000 in recreation impact fees.
In May, Colorado wildlife commissioners voted 9-0 in favor of sending a letter to the BLM opposing the project and urging federal officials to adopt measures to ease potential effects on bighorn sheep if they do issue a permit to Christo.
Actress Susan Sarandon receives a ball during a promotional event as part of the China versus World Team Challenge table tennis tournament Saturday June25, 2011 in Shanghai. China.
Photo by Eugene Hoshiko
Art researchers at Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum said Tuesday they have "discovered" a work by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh -- long thought to have been a self-portrait -- was in fact a picture of his younger brother Theo.
"According to current opinion, Vincent van Gogh never painted his brother Theo, on whom he was dependent," the Van Gogh Museum said in a statement.
But senior researcher Louis van Tilborgh now believed the 1887 painting of a man wearing a light-coloured hat and a dark blue jacket was in fact Van Gogh's brother Theo, Vincent's junior by five years.
"The conclusion is based on a number of obvious differences between the two brothers," said the museum, pointing out dissimilar features including the neatness of the subject's beard and his round-shaped ear, "something Vincent did not have."
British artist Ray Davies performs at the Hard Rock Calling Festival in London's Hyde Park, Saturday, June 25, 2011. This is the sixth consecutive year of the central London festival.
Photo by Paul Jeffers
The iconic portrait of Billy the Kid that led to the mistaken belief that the outlaw was a southpaw is going up for sale this weekend.
A tintype image taken in 1879 or 1880 in Fort Sumner, N.M., showing the gunslinger with a Winchester rifle in his right hand and a Colt revolver holstered on his left is thought to be the only surviving depiction of the man also known as William H. Bonney.
The portrait led those unaware that tintype photos are reverse images to assume he was a lefty. The misinformation was so widespread that Paul Newman played the outlaw in the 1958 Western "The Left Handed Gun."
Cable network USA and DC Comics debuted Chapter 1 of its "Burn Notice" interactive graphic novel, "A New Day," alongside the show's Season 5 premiere on Thursday. To date, "A New Day" has scored more than 100,000 page views, according to the network.
Written by the creative team behind the series, the digital graphic novel takes on the series' time jump and how Michael Westen's (Jeffrey Donovan) list of 31 people responsible for burning him was reduced to two in Season 5.
Eleven more chapters will be released weekly during the season featuring illustrations from DC Comics, original video, interactive features, and gaming content.
The interactive graphic novel series is available at usanetwork.com, Facebook, on compatible Apple devices, and as an Android App on select devices.
ASCAP president Paul Williams and his wife Mariana pose at the 24th annual ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) Rhythm and SoulMusic Awards in Beverly Hills, California June 24, 2011.
Photo by Mario Anzuoni
Madison Square Garden, the world's most famous arena, is going dark for the summer - and top acts like Sade, Britney Spears and Taylor Swift are having to perform on the outskirts of the Big Apple as the renowned venue prepares for a long-term makeover.
MSG will spend the next three summers reconstructing its arena. That's good news for New Jersey venues like the Prudential Center and IZOD Center, which are experiencing an increase in high-profile performers as a result. Even Long Island's Nassau Coliseum is getting a small boost.
"MSG is the busiest arena and has been the busiest arena that I've seen in the States ... and anytime you take out that supply, especially if you have an increase in demand, it's going benefit the Prudential Center, and certainly we expect that to be the case," said Jeff Vanderbeek, who owns the Prudential Center in Newark.
It's a busy summer for top musical acts: Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block are on the road together, the cast of "American Idol" and "Glee" are performing live and hitmakers like Katy Perry and Rihanna - accompanied by Cee Lo Green - have tours.
This would have made an interesting episode of "The Brady Bunch."
Florence Henderson, the actress who played perky mom Carol Brady in the beloved family sitcom, says she once got crabs after a one-night-stand with career politician John Lindsay, who was the mayor of New York City at the time.
Henderson, now 77, recounts in her upcoming memoir that she was cheating on her husband during the 1960s, and gave in to her better judgment when her married and unattractive friend put the moves on her over drinks at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
"I was lonely. I knew it wasn't the right thing to do. So, what did I do? I did it," she writes in "Life is Not a Stage," set for publication in September.
Henderson went home later that night, and awoke to a grisly surprise the next day as she saw "little black things" crawling over her bed and body.
A reveller poses at the Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade in Berlin, June 25, 2011. The annual street parade parade is a celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender lifestyles and denounces discrimination and exclusion.
Photo by Thomas Peter
Federal authorities have arrested a Phoenix-based TV pitchman who failed to show for his arraignment.
Donald Lapre is charged with running a nationwide scheme to sell essentially worthless Internet-based businesses.
A grand jury indicted him on 41 counts of conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud and promotional money laundering. He's accused of encouraging people to sell worthless vitamins through a company called "The Greatest Vitamin in the World."
An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for the 46-year-old Lapre after he was a no-show at his arraignment. The U.S. Marshals Service says deputies arrested him Thursday night in Tempe. No other details were released.
A decade and a half before it blew apart in a hydrogen blast that punctuated the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl, the No. 3 reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant was the scene of an earlier safety crisis.
Then, as now, a small army of transient workers was put to work to try to stem the damage at the oldest nuclear reactor run by Japan's largest utility.
At the time, workers were racing to finish an unprecedented repair to address a dangerous defect: cracks in the drum-like steel assembly known as the "shroud" surrounding the radioactive core of the reactor.
But in 1997, the effort to save the 21-year-old reactor from being scrapped at a large loss to its operator, Tokyo Electric, also included a quiet effort to skirt Japan's safety rules: foreign workers were brought in for the most dangerous jobs, a manager of the project said.
The previously undisclosed hiring of welders from the United States and Southeast Asia underscores the way Tokyo Electric, a powerful monopoly with deep political connections in Japan, outsourced its riskiest work and developed a lax safety culture in the years leading to the Fukushima disaster, experts say.
Women dressed as "Smurfs" use portable toilets during a promotional event in Mexico City June 25, 2011. Promoters for the film "The Smurfs"gathered volunteers dressed as "Smurfs" to take part in a Global Guinness World Record attempt for the most people dressed as "Smurfs" ever.
Photo by Carlos Jasso
The Sarah Palin (R-Quitter) film "The Undefeated" has booked a 111-year historical landmark in Iowa for its world premiere next week.
The premiere is scheduled at 5 p.m. central time Tuesday at the Pella Opera House, a venue that hosted live stage plays before hitting its stride with silent movies in the early part of the last century.
"Undefeated" is the well-hyped documentary about the former vice presidential candidate from Victory Film Group and ARC Entertainment that was written and directed by Stephen Bannon. It was produced by Bannon and Victory's Dan Fleuette and Glenn Evans.
"Undefeated" begins limited release on July 15 at 10 AMC theaters in Dallas, Denver, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Atlanta, Orange County, Phoenix, Houston, Indianapolis and Independence, Missouri.
The Russian tall ship 'Kruzenshtern', a four masted barque built in 1926 in Bremerhaven-Wesermunde, Germany under the name 'Padua' in Kiel Bay nearby Kiel, northern Germany, during the tall ship parade of the Kiel Week sailing event on Saturday, June 25, 2011. Some 120 boats took part in this event which is one of the highlights of the current world's biggest sailing competition. Ship at right is the 'Atlantis' launched in Hamburg in 1905 and the the early 1980's converted into an elegant three-masted barquentine. Other ships are unidentified.
Photo by Heribert Proepper
The first submarine in history to sink an enemy warship is upright for the first time in almost 150 years, revealing a side of its hull not seen since it sank off the South Carolina coast during the Civil War.
Workers at a conservation lab finished the painstaking, two-day job of rotating the hand-cranked H.L. Hunley upright late Thursday.
The Hunley was resting on its side at a 45-degree angle on the bottom of the Atlantic when it was raised in August 2000 and scientists had kept it in slings in that position in the lab for the past 11 years.
Scientists hope the hidden side of the sub will provide clues as to why the Hunley sank with its eight-member crew in February, 1864, after sending the Union blockade ship Houstonic to the bottom.
Six-week-old twin jaguar cubs play with their mother, Daniela, at the Parque de las Leyendas Zoo in Lima, Peru, Friday, June 24, 2011.
Photo by Martin Mejia
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