News 6/14/10

(Today in hair: George III. What, what?)

President Obama describes the transformative nature of the BP spill as "(shaping) how we think about the environment and energy for many years to come." Obama will address the nation on the evening of Tuesday the 15th as concerns continue about BP's dedication to paying for cleanup and damages.

Israel has decided: There will be an official inquiry into the Gaza Flotilla raid.

David Boies describes case against marriage equality as complete crap. (I'm paraphrasing, but that's the gist of it.) Closing arguments will proceed this Wednesday.

Orrin Hatch is a putz.

Jimmy Dean shuffles off this mortal coil at 81. "Taste that country goodness."

Morning News 6/01/10

 (My brother and sister-in-law had us over for burgers last night. I helped install drywall and felt very butch about the whole thing. Photo attribution below.)

Suckier And Suckier. BP's market value plunges as it becomes clear that they have no idea what they're doing.

Almost Human. SF Chronicle details the thawing of Roy Ashburn.

I Admonish You Sir. UN condemns Israeli attack on blockade runners, after US blocks stronger language.

Bring Me The Head Of Bill Gates. Google ditches Windows because Windows kinda sucks.

(Typical, homemade, north American hamburger photographed by Neal Whitaker.)

Morning News 5/27/10

Serious Balls. JMG tells us this morning that Lt. Dan Choi and Captain James Pietrangelo have gone on a hunger strike to demand an immediate end to DADT.

She carries the Sandra Day O'Conner seal of approval. Former justice approves of Elena Kagan.

No, Just No. Israel plans to divert, deport activists who attempt to break three-year Gaza blockade.

Great Parenting Skills You've Got There. Video of a real smoking toddler lit up the internet yesterday. MSNBC quotes the two-year-old's father:

"I'm not worried about his health, he looks healthy," shrugged the boy's father Mohammad Rizal. "He cries and throws tantrums when we don't let him smoke. He's addicted." 

Clap. Clap. Clap.

Whew! I Think. Los Angeles Times reports that initial results in the BP "Top Kill" effort are working.

(Thanks to all my glamorous readers. Consider following The Flaming Chef. It's a low-sodium alternative to reading the damn paper or turning on the idiot box.)

Morning News 3/27/10

Rachel Maddow, the straw lesbian. JR Russell over at Lez get real has a charming essay about Mass. Senator Scott Brown's fund raising letter that makes not-so-subtle reference to Ms. Maddow's Saphotasticness which is true and fabu. But the idea that she plans to challenge him for his seat is absurd.

There, now nobody is happy. The Israelis and the Palestinians are still slaughtering one another, complicating US attempts to get them to stop slaughtering one another.

We Germans aren't all smiles und sunshine. German Chancellor Angela Merkel takes a very strong role in negotiating the Greek bail out, prompting some in the EU to resent her very strong role.

Watch out Laszlo Panaflex! Actor Dennis Hopper honored with star on Hollywood's Walk of fame.

(Image of Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow in MGM's 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz.")