RNC chairman condemns controversial Obama song - CNN.com

RNC chairman condemns controversial Obama song - CNN.com

I'm glad that the RNC chairman is condemning this.  Not only is the song about Obama offensive, the very title of the CD is also:  "We Hate the USA".  It is just a continuation of politics of vilification that unfortunately the GOP has mastered. 

"I think most people recognize political satire when they see it," Saltsman told CNN. "I think RNC members understand that."

There are jokes and then there is prejudice that masquerades as a joke.  Mr. Saltsman, this is an example of the second case.

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On the feast of Stephen...

Happy Day after Christmas! It has been great just to spend time with the family. Waking up when the body says to wake up. Going to sleep when I'm tired. Watching the temperature rise to 38 degrees today. These are of the gifts of Christmas that mean something. Don't get me wrong: I appreciate the 4th Season of Lost and the shirt and the books, but the main thing has been to just enjoy the 'now'.

I got a Christmas Card today from a friend I knew growing up. I'm such a deadbeat when it comes to snail-mail. I need to write back and see if I can find an email address--I'm much better at keeping in touch with people that way.

Well, it's getting time to start winding down for the night. I find I sleep better if I log off the computer an hour before bed. Otherwise my mind is still too active. Hope all are enjoying their holidays!

xkcd - A Webcomic - Lisp (For geeks only)

xkcd - A Webcomic - Lisp

I've been having LISP on the brain lately. Thanks to Mike L. for pointing out this one to me.

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Denny Hecker almost killed my shredding machine

Denny Hecker (the famous Twin Cities Denny Hecker who just recently closed a whole bunch of his auto dealerships and laid off 400 people just before the Holidays) almost killed my shredding machine. I'm paying my youngest $5 to shred junk mail. One of the junk mails had a small thin metal key in it. I probably would have stuffed it into the shredder without really looking at it too. (To be honest, it probably should have just been thrown away, but somehow it got put in the shredding pile.) And the ^#$&@#$ key got jammed. A pair of plyers did the trick to saving the shredder.

I never got a good feeling about the Denny Hecker dealerships--and this just adds to that feeling.