Open Thread–2/10/2011

Yesterday my apartment was quite cold so I went back to bed to stay warm and catch up on sleep.  I am up to date on comments.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today it took me 3:56 (average 4:32).  To do it, click here.

Short Takes

From NY Times: Senator Jim Webb, Democrat of Virginia, has decided not to run for re-election, avoiding a blockbuster rematch with the man he beat in 2006, George Allen, and giving Senate Republicans another opportunity to try to reclaim the majority.

George Allen is a racist pig!  Do you remember “maraca”?  Tim Kaine could brobably beat him, but so far he has said no.

From SPLC: This morning, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) hosted his first hearing as chairman of the House subcommittee that oversees the Federal Reserve, the nation’s central bank…

…One of the witnesses invited to testify was Thomas DiLorenzo, a longtime activist in the neo-Confederate hate group, League of the South (LOS). The LOS advocates for a second Southern secession and a society dominated by “Anglo-Celts” – that is, white people. LOS leaders have called slavery “God-ordained” and described segregation as necessary to the racial “integrity” of black and white alike. [emphasis added]

That Ron Paul would invite such a man to testify is proof positive of Paul’s own decrepit racism.  No wonder his son Rand wants to dismantle the Civil Rights Act.

From New York Magazine: Keith Olbermann is trying to out-Keith Olbermann himself: His new Current TV show is said to be scheduled against his MSNBC replacement’s slot. Lawrence O’Donnell’s The Last Word replaced Olbermann when he abruptly left MSNBC after eight years with the network. He’ll also—happily we presume—once again be going head to head with Fox News talking head Bill O’Reilly. But fans will have to wait: Olbermann’s non-compete clause doesn’t expire until May.

I’d rather have him opposite Chris Matthew, but I’ll take what I can get.  May is a long wait!

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