Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Links: June 16, 2009

Picture of the day:
This guy is protesting a new line of buses in Guadalajara, Mexico. Nobody knows why he is against these buses or what hanging out in a hammock over a busy intersection has to do with them. I like Hammock Man and wish to get to know him.

Run up your credit! Refuse to pay! You'll get away with it for cheap!

A very nice look at the Obama administration's plans for Iran and North Korea, especially in the points that show how different the two situations are. The big question I have is how they came to the conclusion that the best way to confront the struggling, paranoid nation is to put "overwhelming pressure" on the only structural necessity working well for the country. With actions such as this, the scenario described within the piece seems extremely likely:
“Right now, our biggest worry is the North Korean captain who does something very, very stupid,” a senior military officer in the Pacific Command said Monday. “... Then we can find ourselves back in the old days.”
Needless to say, but this is NOT what the U.S. wants.

Also included in the NYT's Iran coverage is this blog post about a Daily Show correspondent's trip to Iran. I can't wait.

The best Tuesday morning treat possible: Being about a quarter-mile behind this guy when he crashed, getting there before the cops. I think I could have gotten about 50 beers in my trunk and been back on the road before the cruisers showed ...

Lou Dobbs is causing violence against Hispanics. Just so you know.

In sports coverage, Bruce Jenkins' view of the Warriors draft is so bad that I actually felt the need to post a comment on this blog post. Look down for the comment from "bulldawgj" for my full view, but in short, it is this: Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry would make excellent backcourt partners offensively and be horrible defensively, which fits everything the Warriors are doing right now.

Um, considering typical Chinese tactics and the torture the U.S. doled out at Gitmo and elsewhere, this seems pretty tame.

Anybody who shops at Abercrombie & Fitch needs to stop. Now.

Not a huge Michael Moore fan, but he's pretty funny in the trailer for his upcoming movie. Unfortunately, he's gotten so old that he looks like a fat Larry King ...

Since my girlfriend is my only "follower" right now, I'll post one that is right up her alley ...

I would think that a simple clerical error causing this much trouble was funny if I didn't think back to how much an extra month of school would have sucked when I was a kid ...

If this turns out to be true, what a story it will make ...

Lots of fun hatred directed at Joe Buck's new show on the Web today, but here's a nice roundup on Slate that includes a link to the further adventures of Buck and Artie Lange.

One day he's Jesus (see yesterday's links) and the next he's a "fly-killing badass."

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