Streetlight Reflections - The Christmas Series,
Dec. 8th and 9th, Pt. 2

post from The American Street on 09 December 2007 11:36:00 PM. © The American Street

I think it’s time for a one song set. They’ll be getting longer from tomorrow through[...]

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Open Thread and Diary Rescue

post from Daily Kos on 09 December 2007 11:27:30 PM. © Daily Kos

(Tonight's Diary Rescue is brought to you by the Rescue Rangers. SusanG)

Tonight's Rescue Rangers are vcmvo2, watercarrier4diogenes, ezdidit, joyful, twilight falling, Rippen Kitten and Wes Opinion, with claude in the editor's chair.

eclec∑tic

Pronunciation:

\e-'klek-tik, i-\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Greek eklektikos, from eklegein to select, from ex- out + legein to gather ó more at legend

Date:

1683

selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles

composed of elements drawn from various sources

Second-time diarist TominReston explains why Adam Smith's idealized free market doesn't exist in The Bankruptcy of Conservative Ideas: The Market Myth. (vcmvo2)

Eternal Hope shows us what people who live their moral convictions are doing about the war in The Occupation Project: Tearing down the walls.. (watercarrier4diogenes)

For Kossack activists with even a little geek blood, first-time diarist notanumber explores Reaching the social graph. Where the socially active may become social activists, Facebook? (watercarrier4diogenes)

In rural America, factory farms mean a loss of livelihood and environmental destruction. Farm Bill Girl explores this key issue in Vegetables of Mass Destruction: OH-05 and the Ultimate Wedge Issue. (twilight falling)

In a beautiful and poignant diary, srkp23 reminds us that the nowhere land of GITMO operates outside the laws of all countries. Don't miss the exquisite GITMO: Where Are You?. (twilight falling)

annetteboardman shares the interesting stories behind some of her Christmas ornaments in I guess you could say I am part of the war on Christmas. (twilight falling)

psericks wonders if we've arrived at The Rise of the "Mainstream" Blogosphere? (joyful)

Exploding the myth that Bush is tough on terror, Wattree gives us a dose of reality in Why Should Democrats Concede The Fight Against Terrorism To The GOP? (ezdidit)

Dan Quixote ponders the disorder known as SAD and finds that the various winter festivals of lights practiced by different cultures around the world may have a biological basis in SAD, Skeleton Photoperiods, and Winter Festivals of Lights. (Wes Opinion)

What is the goal of Bushís seriously flawed subprime mortgage plan? NBBooks points out one strong possibility in Lobbyist: Bushís Subprime Mortgage Plan Sandbags Congress (Wes Opinion)

At lunch today in France is a personal account of the Americans remembered fondly from World War II by French citizens and their reaction to the contretemps of the Bush era, by mofembot. (Wes Opinion)

brillig has tonight's Top Comments- 12/09/07 Help For New Readers Edition.

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Should I choose Ron Paul over Hillary

post from The American Street on 09 December 2007 11:26:00 PM. © The American Street

Looks like the press is no longer enamored of Rudy, based on the grilling he got at the debate[...]

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Overnight

post from Eschaton on 09 December 2007 11:26:00 PM. © Eschaton

Rock on.

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Sunday Videos

post from The Liberal Doomsayer on 09 December 2007 11:20:00 PM. © The Liberal Doomsayer

Interpol ("No I In Threesome"; kind of atmospheric for a breakup song)...

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...Happy Birthday to Gregg Allman ("Melissa," performed by YouTuber GilsMusic - I thought this was nice)...

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...jazz keyboard legend Jimmy Smith would have been 82 yesterday ("Watermelon Man," aided by guitarist Mark Whitfield, live in Germany in 2004)...

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...James Douglas Morrison of The Doors would have been 64 yesterday ("You Make Me Real," recorded live back in the day - don't have any other info on this)...

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...and now, Christmas music: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" recorded at St. Paul's Cathedral (I thought I saw Ron and Hermione along with Neville Longbottom - snark)...

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...and "The Wet Spots" are in the holiday mood, probably with the aid of an alcoholic beverage or two ("Fist Me This Christmas").

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WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

post from Eschaton on 09 December 2007 11:11:00 PM. © Eschaton

More news from Big Shitpile.

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Sunday Late Nite: I Meet a Hucklebee Voter

post from Firedoglake on 09 December 2007 11:01:00 PM. © Firedoglake

Last nite, something odd happened at a party in San Francisco. A bunch of us middle-aged gay men were hanging out on the verandah, smoking and slurping up second-hand smoke while we discussed the relative merits of the three Democratic front-runners.[...]

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Late Night Music Club with Emmylou Harris

Guest blogged by Driftglass. [Howie is on vacation.] ?I Don?t Want To Talk About It Now?: With the sound turned down, damn if this video still doesn?t work: Emmylou Harris looking as fine as fivepence, strapped into her guitar and commanding the stage.And with the sound up?One of the sultriest voices on [...]

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Pantings the Opposition

More boobs on display at WaPo.

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Onward!

This post is mainly for those of you on RSS readers, as the homepage should, quite soon, be redirecting everyone. But so you know, this blog has moved to: http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/ezraklein For those using RSS, the new feed is:[...]

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