Woo-hoo!

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Oh, this is BEAUTIFUL.

Mayor Virg Bernero of Lansing, MI, tears Fox anchor a new one.


That is SO FUCKING GORGEOUS. Check out how Mayor Bernero rakes this idiot over the coals when he tries to pull out the tired, already discredited "auto workers make $70 an hour" bullshit canard. (I find it truly unbelievable not only that the Rethugs keep trying to hawk that one, but that ANYONE would ever be stupid enough to buy it.) It's refreshing and invigorating to watch.

So pop open a brew and toast Mr. Bernero's healthy balls. Say, do you think he might be interested in running for President after Obama's done?

Grrr

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For honeyandvinegar, I give you Neil de Grasse Tyson being his annoyingly brilliant self:

Neil deGrasse Tyson's Rubik's Cube

I think I hate him now.


This is what's so great about TDS. Where else on the tube would you see something as wonky and delightful as this?



And here's the interview referenced in the above clip:

How Pluto ruined Neil's life back in 2001

DGT and Jon talk about the Great Pluto Demotion,
and how it got Neil a ton of mail.


I'll never stop missing Carl Sagan, but I must say that Neil's looking like a worthy successor. *smile*

Midnight Media Cafe - Surrender

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When I decided to start doing these posts, it was with the intent of doing my own thing, borrowing only the title from the excellent nightly LNMC posts at Crooks and Liars. But tonight their entry really fit my head this evening, so I shall reproduce it here, along with pointing you over to it.

(Also, if you enjoy these posts, you should check out and bookmark the original Late Nite Music Club. They rock. Also, they jazz, croon, bluegrass, and classical.)

Surrender - Cheap Trick

When I woke up, Mom and Dad were rollin' on the couch
Rolling numbers, rock and rollin'
Got my Kiss records out!



Cheap Trick might not be the greatest band of all time, but they're definitely the least bad.

Arena rock without the overblown self-importance. Pure radio pop without the bubblegum. This song, about coming to terms with the fact that your parents are a little edgier than you might be comfortable with, has always been my favorite.

My friend and I make a lot of top ten lists about music, and Cheap Trick was #1 on our "least hated bands of all time" list along with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, X and Thin Lizzy. Who else can you think of that might not be everyone's favorite, but rarely inspires revulsion in anyone?

-- MaxMarginal, at Crooks and Liars


ETA: The commenters at the C&L page are going nuts posting links to vids of 70's-80's tunes. Oh gods, I am having such fun reliving my past!