tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:58:40 +0000dirt sweat soul is devoted to thoughts and essays about politics, culture, and the intersection of the two.http://www.dirtsweatsoul.com/noreply@blogger.com (D. Ogdin)Blogger23125http://dirtsweatsoul.comhttp://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g219/dustinogdin/tinybanner.giftag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614.post-5062584943371867753Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:25:00 +00002010-03-09T16:52:53.279-06:00genuine negro jigacoustic musiccarolina chocolate dropspiedmontnorth carolinastringband No, the title of this post doesn't refer to Harry Reid's painfully back-handed "compliment" of Barack Obama. It's the cleverly provocative title of the newest album from the Carolina Chocolate Drops, an all black string band from North Carolina. The album blends a delicious stew of old-time string music, blues stomps, and Celtic arrangements with an acappella ballad, a Tom Waits cover, and a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/Cwa6mLG_UQE/genuine-negro-jig.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. Ogdin)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=Cwa6mLG_UQE:M8nkFvpVeSw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=Cwa6mLG_UQE:M8nkFvpVeSw:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=Cwa6mLG_UQE:M8nkFvpVeSw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=Cwa6mLG_UQE:M8nkFvpVeSw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=Cwa6mLG_UQE:M8nkFvpVeSw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=Cwa6mLG_UQE:M8nkFvpVeSw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=Cwa6mLG_UQE:M8nkFvpVeSw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=Cwa6mLG_UQE:M8nkFvpVeSw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=Cwa6mLG_UQE:M8nkFvpVeSw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=Cwa6mLG_UQE:M8nkFvpVeSw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=Cwa6mLG_UQE:M8nkFvpVeSw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=Cwa6mLG_UQE:M8nkFvpVeSw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=Cwa6mLG_UQE:M8nkFvpVeSw:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~4/Cwa6mLG_UQE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dirtsweatsoul.com/2010/02/genuine-negro-jig.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614.post-3548144749029202264Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:25:00 +00002010-03-09T16:54:54.194-06:00political compromiseindependent politicsfacebook Over the past several months, I've engaged in many political debates on facebook. I've really enjoyed this venue, because facebook is an interesting melting pot where people of vastly differing political opinions coalesce together with only the most tenuous connections to one another. While you might never make the time (or even have the opportunity) to grab a beer with that old acquaintance http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/EqgP-quFHkg/facebook-unlikely-political-think-tank.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. Ogdin)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=EqgP-quFHkg:FGXlmZ9SNuc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=EqgP-quFHkg:FGXlmZ9SNuc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=EqgP-quFHkg:FGXlmZ9SNuc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=EqgP-quFHkg:FGXlmZ9SNuc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=EqgP-quFHkg:FGXlmZ9SNuc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=EqgP-quFHkg:FGXlmZ9SNuc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=EqgP-quFHkg:FGXlmZ9SNuc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=EqgP-quFHkg:FGXlmZ9SNuc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=EqgP-quFHkg:FGXlmZ9SNuc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=EqgP-quFHkg:FGXlmZ9SNuc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=EqgP-quFHkg:FGXlmZ9SNuc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=EqgP-quFHkg:FGXlmZ9SNuc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=EqgP-quFHkg:FGXlmZ9SNuc:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~4/EqgP-quFHkg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dirtsweatsoul.com/2010/02/facebook-unlikely-political-think-tank.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614.post-7681562513108508252Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:56:00 +00002010-03-09T16:55:28.262-06:00mccain-feingoldsupreme courtcampaign financecorporate moneycitizens united v. federal election commission"The money powers prey upon the nation in times of peace and conspire against it in times of adversity. It is more despotic than a monarchy, more insolent than autocracy, and more selfish than bureaucracy. It denounces as public enemies, all who question its methods or throw light upon its crimes... Corporations have been enthroned, and an era of corruption in high http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/_vd1mEo_590/12110-day-democracy-died.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. Ogdin)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=_vd1mEo_590:miTO0HXi4pY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=_vd1mEo_590:miTO0HXi4pY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=_vd1mEo_590:miTO0HXi4pY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=_vd1mEo_590:miTO0HXi4pY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=_vd1mEo_590:miTO0HXi4pY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=_vd1mEo_590:miTO0HXi4pY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=_vd1mEo_590:miTO0HXi4pY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=_vd1mEo_590:miTO0HXi4pY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=_vd1mEo_590:miTO0HXi4pY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=_vd1mEo_590:miTO0HXi4pY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=_vd1mEo_590:miTO0HXi4pY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=_vd1mEo_590:miTO0HXi4pY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=_vd1mEo_590:miTO0HXi4pY:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~4/_vd1mEo_590" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dirtsweatsoul.com/2010/01/12110-day-democracy-died.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614.post-62680199233690697Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:40:00 +00002010-03-09T16:55:46.540-06:00MassachusettsDemocratic failureThird PartyScott BrownSo, now the Dems hand over a Senate seat to the GOP candidate Scott Brown (a Tea Party conservative) in one of the most reliably progressive states in the nation, Massachusetts. That alone shows the party's incompetence if nothing else. The Dems have had vast majorities in both houses of Congress and the White House for one year. What have they accomplished? Let's see... Health care likely http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/QQxkQ-DRQRI/do-dems-deserve-progressive-support.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. Ogdin)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=QQxkQ-DRQRI:yAOdrkYvhPo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=QQxkQ-DRQRI:yAOdrkYvhPo:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=QQxkQ-DRQRI:yAOdrkYvhPo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=QQxkQ-DRQRI:yAOdrkYvhPo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=QQxkQ-DRQRI:yAOdrkYvhPo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=QQxkQ-DRQRI:yAOdrkYvhPo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=QQxkQ-DRQRI:yAOdrkYvhPo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=QQxkQ-DRQRI:yAOdrkYvhPo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=QQxkQ-DRQRI:yAOdrkYvhPo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=QQxkQ-DRQRI:yAOdrkYvhPo:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=QQxkQ-DRQRI:yAOdrkYvhPo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=QQxkQ-DRQRI:yAOdrkYvhPo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=QQxkQ-DRQRI:yAOdrkYvhPo:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~4/QQxkQ-DRQRI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dirtsweatsoul.com/2010/01/do-dems-deserve-progressive-support.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614.post-8081325828597516212Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:21:00 +00002010-03-09T16:56:57.587-06:00steven soderberghfilm reviewThe Informantmatt damon The protagonist of Steven Soderbergh's latest film, The Informant!, is Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon) whose bizarre, manic stream of conscious ramblings provide much of the film's narration. The character , played with perfect pitch by Damon, seems incapable of slowing down his mind (and his mouth), often to his own peril. I can only guess that the hyper-prolific Soderbergh's mind is equally http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/gBqC1KMPEo4/film-review-informant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. Ogdin)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=gBqC1KMPEo4:FoMsxdkVD64:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=gBqC1KMPEo4:FoMsxdkVD64:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=gBqC1KMPEo4:FoMsxdkVD64:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=gBqC1KMPEo4:FoMsxdkVD64:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=gBqC1KMPEo4:FoMsxdkVD64:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=gBqC1KMPEo4:FoMsxdkVD64:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=gBqC1KMPEo4:FoMsxdkVD64:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=gBqC1KMPEo4:FoMsxdkVD64:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=gBqC1KMPEo4:FoMsxdkVD64:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=gBqC1KMPEo4:FoMsxdkVD64:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=gBqC1KMPEo4:FoMsxdkVD64:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=gBqC1KMPEo4:FoMsxdkVD64:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=gBqC1KMPEo4:FoMsxdkVD64:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~4/gBqC1KMPEo4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dirtsweatsoul.com/2009/09/film-review-informant.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614.post-2337307207017813593Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:21:00 +00002010-03-09T16:57:16.556-06:00birthersgeorge w. bushhealthcareobama administrationblue dogobstruction For eight long, disastrous years, we had a President whose dearth of intellectual curiosity and cerebral dexterity was rivaled only by his abundance of unearned confidence and self righteousness. In short, George W. Bush was all balls and no brains. It often seemed that the more wrong-headed and unwelcome his policies, the more steadfastly he defended and even expanded those policies (for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/7CX9c2IDtEg/i-miss-george-w-bushs-balls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. Ogdin)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=7CX9c2IDtEg:GZd2j30-wr8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=7CX9c2IDtEg:GZd2j30-wr8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=7CX9c2IDtEg:GZd2j30-wr8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=7CX9c2IDtEg:GZd2j30-wr8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=7CX9c2IDtEg:GZd2j30-wr8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=7CX9c2IDtEg:GZd2j30-wr8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=7CX9c2IDtEg:GZd2j30-wr8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=7CX9c2IDtEg:GZd2j30-wr8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=7CX9c2IDtEg:GZd2j30-wr8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=7CX9c2IDtEg:GZd2j30-wr8:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=7CX9c2IDtEg:GZd2j30-wr8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=7CX9c2IDtEg:GZd2j30-wr8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=7CX9c2IDtEg:GZd2j30-wr8:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~4/7CX9c2IDtEg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dirtsweatsoul.com/2009/09/i-miss-george-w-bushs-balls.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614.post-6172358314613604753Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:05:00 +00002010-03-09T16:58:40.605-06:00film reviewduncan jonessam rockwellreviewkevin spaceymoon In his feature film directorial debut, Duncan Jones has created the rare cinematic gem (at least in the film market of the last fifteen years.) Moon, starring Sam Rockwell as multiple characters (kind of), is a sci-fi indie flick for adults. As the director himself acknowledges, that is an almost extinct genre today. Jones, a former commercial director in the UK, has said he found himself http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/YZDCZZGSKvg/moon-film-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. Ogdin)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=YZDCZZGSKvg:B3WWRqrvyWI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=YZDCZZGSKvg:B3WWRqrvyWI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=YZDCZZGSKvg:B3WWRqrvyWI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=YZDCZZGSKvg:B3WWRqrvyWI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=YZDCZZGSKvg:B3WWRqrvyWI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=YZDCZZGSKvg:B3WWRqrvyWI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=YZDCZZGSKvg:B3WWRqrvyWI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=YZDCZZGSKvg:B3WWRqrvyWI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=YZDCZZGSKvg:B3WWRqrvyWI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=YZDCZZGSKvg:B3WWRqrvyWI:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=YZDCZZGSKvg:B3WWRqrvyWI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=YZDCZZGSKvg:B3WWRqrvyWI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=YZDCZZGSKvg:B3WWRqrvyWI:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~4/YZDCZZGSKvg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dirtsweatsoul.com/2009/07/moon-film-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614.post-5791606274245821559Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:26:00 +00002009-06-02T21:44:55.375-05:00starbucksmsnbcjoe scarboroughMorning Joe[Edit: In retrospect, I should have titled this post Morning Ho'.]In a refreshing move of candor, MSNBC's weekday talk show, Morning Joe (hosted by conservative pundit and former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough), has officially dropped the pretense that it is a news program. Instead, the show is explicitly marketing itself as exactly what it is - a vehicle to generate advertising dollarshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/k0BSMn-bEJ0/msnbcs-morning-joe-partners-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. Ogdin)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=k0BSMn-bEJ0:NHdWW_-PblU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=k0BSMn-bEJ0:NHdWW_-PblU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=k0BSMn-bEJ0:NHdWW_-PblU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=k0BSMn-bEJ0:NHdWW_-PblU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=k0BSMn-bEJ0:NHdWW_-PblU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=k0BSMn-bEJ0:NHdWW_-PblU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=k0BSMn-bEJ0:NHdWW_-PblU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=k0BSMn-bEJ0:NHdWW_-PblU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=k0BSMn-bEJ0:NHdWW_-PblU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=k0BSMn-bEJ0:NHdWW_-PblU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=k0BSMn-bEJ0:NHdWW_-PblU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=k0BSMn-bEJ0:NHdWW_-PblU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=k0BSMn-bEJ0:NHdWW_-PblU:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~4/k0BSMn-bEJ0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dirtsweatsoul.com/2009/06/msnbcs-morning-joe-partners-with.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614.post-3983917223910013108Sat, 23 May 2009 14:50:00 +00002009-06-02T21:44:33.657-05:00steven soderberghfilm reviewthe girlfriend experiencesasha greyWhatever you think of Steven Soderbergh, you have to respect the director’s pathological experimentation. One could arrange his films in three broad camps: 1) the big budget Hollywood vehicle ala the Oceans 11 franchise, 2) medium budget indie-type films like Traffic or The Good German, and 3) low budget experiments like Full Frontal or Bubble. Soderbergh’s most recent release, The http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/gsBDcprpEII/film-review-girlfriend-experience.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. Ogdin)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=gsBDcprpEII:ZVCpEfs_ILI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=gsBDcprpEII:ZVCpEfs_ILI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=gsBDcprpEII:ZVCpEfs_ILI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=gsBDcprpEII:ZVCpEfs_ILI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=gsBDcprpEII:ZVCpEfs_ILI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=gsBDcprpEII:ZVCpEfs_ILI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=gsBDcprpEII:ZVCpEfs_ILI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=gsBDcprpEII:ZVCpEfs_ILI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=gsBDcprpEII:ZVCpEfs_ILI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=gsBDcprpEII:ZVCpEfs_ILI:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=gsBDcprpEII:ZVCpEfs_ILI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=gsBDcprpEII:ZVCpEfs_ILI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=gsBDcprpEII:ZVCpEfs_ILI:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~4/gsBDcprpEII" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dirtsweatsoul.com/2009/05/film-review-girlfriend-experience.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614.post-3038170219390752518Fri, 22 May 2009 02:43:00 +00002009-05-22T16:33:39.237-05:00torture photoscheneyobama administrationnational securitytribunalsguantanamo baydemocratic partyWhat a difference an election makes! Thank goodness we have rid ourselves of the disastrous Bush foreign policy based on fear mongering and our basest human tendencies. Before January 22nd, we had a government that hid evidence of its illegal torture of detainees, continued to escalate it's wars in the Middle East, had no plan in sight for closing Guantanamo Bay (a public symbol of all that hashttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/rZSTUv1lko4/cheneys-pet-donkeys.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. Ogdin)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=rZSTUv1lko4:M_n4iYqCe6g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=rZSTUv1lko4:M_n4iYqCe6g:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=rZSTUv1lko4:M_n4iYqCe6g:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=rZSTUv1lko4:M_n4iYqCe6g:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=rZSTUv1lko4:M_n4iYqCe6g:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=rZSTUv1lko4:M_n4iYqCe6g:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=rZSTUv1lko4:M_n4iYqCe6g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=rZSTUv1lko4:M_n4iYqCe6g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=rZSTUv1lko4:M_n4iYqCe6g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=rZSTUv1lko4:M_n4iYqCe6g:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=rZSTUv1lko4:M_n4iYqCe6g:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=rZSTUv1lko4:M_n4iYqCe6g:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=rZSTUv1lko4:M_n4iYqCe6g:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~4/rZSTUv1lko4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dirtsweatsoul.com/2009/05/cheneys-pet-donkeys.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614.post-7020227489575558643Tue, 12 May 2009 02:26:00 +00002009-05-12T12:25:13.490-05:00prohibitionAmerican Craft Beer Weekmarijuana legalizationmicrobreweriesdecriminalizationThis is certainly an opportune time to celebrate American Craft Beer Week, as we sit in the middle of an economic collapse. Many of us are feeling the pains of a sluggish economy in the form of lost jobs, reduced income, and continued uncertainty. While it may not be the best way to cope with anxiety, one can hardly blame us for imbibing a well-crafted beer to help us through tough times. The http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/fUV0vxWNeAo/hops-malt-barley-and-hemp-politics-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. 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Simon, of course, is the co-creator of the great HBO drama The Wire. I am embarrassed to admit that I wasn't even turned on to the show until sometime within the last year, when http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/GIRse8wqID0/wire-creator-david-simon-for-secretary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. Ogdin)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=GIRse8wqID0:hJI8-oTgh5s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=GIRse8wqID0:hJI8-oTgh5s:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=GIRse8wqID0:hJI8-oTgh5s:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=GIRse8wqID0:hJI8-oTgh5s:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=GIRse8wqID0:hJI8-oTgh5s:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=GIRse8wqID0:hJI8-oTgh5s:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=GIRse8wqID0:hJI8-oTgh5s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=GIRse8wqID0:hJI8-oTgh5s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=GIRse8wqID0:hJI8-oTgh5s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=GIRse8wqID0:hJI8-oTgh5s:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=GIRse8wqID0:hJI8-oTgh5s:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=GIRse8wqID0:hJI8-oTgh5s:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=GIRse8wqID0:hJI8-oTgh5s:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~4/GIRse8wqID0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dirtsweatsoul.com/2009/05/wire-creator-david-simon-for-secretary.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614.post-9198366121975820765Sat, 09 May 2009 05:36:00 +00002009-07-17T10:40:42.294-05:00harper's magazineauthoritarianismtorturedemocracy and deferencemark sloukaaccountabilityA red carpet is rolled out after Air Force One arrives in Port of Spain, Trinidad on April 17, 2009. (Image and caption taken from Whitehouse.gov)I don't know what triggered my memory, but something led me to revisit an essay I first read last summer. It was published in Harper's Magazine almost exactly one year ago in June of 2008 during the maddeningly slow-moving final months of the Bush http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/M9pTk22Kuyo/democracy-dd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. Ogdin)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=M9pTk22Kuyo:7W5j3laXZiM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=M9pTk22Kuyo:7W5j3laXZiM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=M9pTk22Kuyo:7W5j3laXZiM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=M9pTk22Kuyo:7W5j3laXZiM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=M9pTk22Kuyo:7W5j3laXZiM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=M9pTk22Kuyo:7W5j3laXZiM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=M9pTk22Kuyo:7W5j3laXZiM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=M9pTk22Kuyo:7W5j3laXZiM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=M9pTk22Kuyo:7W5j3laXZiM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=M9pTk22Kuyo:7W5j3laXZiM:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=M9pTk22Kuyo:7W5j3laXZiM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=M9pTk22Kuyo:7W5j3laXZiM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=M9pTk22Kuyo:7W5j3laXZiM:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~4/M9pTk22Kuyo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dirtsweatsoul.com/2009/05/democracy-dd.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614.post-1726346963495980035Fri, 08 May 2009 03:50:00 +00002009-05-08T10:12:28.828-05:00spinelesscompromisemedicarehealthcarepubic planCharles SchumerAs indicated in reports from the New York Times, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) seeks to water down proposals for a public health insurance plan by offering a new "compromise" with the private insurance lobby. The development of a public plan modeled on Medicare has been the dominant proposal in response to the failed, inflated, and corrupted private system that has left almost fifty million http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/-2LE_sHUp8E/chuck-schumers-magic-healthcare-tonic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. Ogdin)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=-2LE_sHUp8E:votxlVxM2bU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=-2LE_sHUp8E:votxlVxM2bU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=-2LE_sHUp8E:votxlVxM2bU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=-2LE_sHUp8E:votxlVxM2bU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=-2LE_sHUp8E:votxlVxM2bU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=-2LE_sHUp8E:votxlVxM2bU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=-2LE_sHUp8E:votxlVxM2bU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=-2LE_sHUp8E:votxlVxM2bU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=-2LE_sHUp8E:votxlVxM2bU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=-2LE_sHUp8E:votxlVxM2bU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=-2LE_sHUp8E:votxlVxM2bU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=-2LE_sHUp8E:votxlVxM2bU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=-2LE_sHUp8E:votxlVxM2bU:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~4/-2LE_sHUp8E" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dirtsweatsoul.com/2009/05/chuck-schumers-magic-healthcare-tonic.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614.post-7923390369013728574Thu, 07 May 2009 02:36:00 +00002009-05-07T00:50:55.314-05:00film reviewX-MenWolverinemoney-wasterX-Men Origins: Wolverine is a movie that starts with a mildly awkward title and only gets worse from there. Sure, a big, shiny summer popcorn movie is easy bait for snarky, dismissive reviews by pretentious, undeservedly self-important bloggers. It just so happens that this clunky blockbuster on watered-down steroids deserves every bit of exhausted criticism thrown it's way. Besides, big, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/hPxJngIamoo/film-review-wolverine-please-just-claw.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. Ogdin)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=hPxJngIamoo:VDoOGrH86XY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=hPxJngIamoo:VDoOGrH86XY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=hPxJngIamoo:VDoOGrH86XY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=hPxJngIamoo:VDoOGrH86XY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=hPxJngIamoo:VDoOGrH86XY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=hPxJngIamoo:VDoOGrH86XY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=hPxJngIamoo:VDoOGrH86XY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=hPxJngIamoo:VDoOGrH86XY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=hPxJngIamoo:VDoOGrH86XY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=hPxJngIamoo:VDoOGrH86XY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=hPxJngIamoo:VDoOGrH86XY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=hPxJngIamoo:VDoOGrH86XY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=hPxJngIamoo:VDoOGrH86XY:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~4/hPxJngIamoo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dirtsweatsoul.com/2009/05/film-review-wolverine-please-just-claw.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614.post-9138253030965544103Tue, 05 May 2009 23:04:00 +00002009-05-05T20:31:52.738-05:00office of professional responsibilityjay bybeedepartment of justicetorturejohn yooobama administrationeric holdersteven bradburyprosecutionspoliticsAccording to the New York Times, an internal investigation by the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility found that Bush Administration lawyers in the DOJ should not be prosecuted for developing legal theories that enabled torture practices. The Times' article characterized the DOJ report as finding that the lawyers "committed serious lapses of judgment but should not be http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/S1ev_EO1XTM/justice-department-excuses-torture.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. Ogdin)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=S1ev_EO1XTM:p6PKychpJGE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=S1ev_EO1XTM:p6PKychpJGE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=S1ev_EO1XTM:p6PKychpJGE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=S1ev_EO1XTM:p6PKychpJGE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=S1ev_EO1XTM:p6PKychpJGE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=S1ev_EO1XTM:p6PKychpJGE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=S1ev_EO1XTM:p6PKychpJGE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=S1ev_EO1XTM:p6PKychpJGE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=S1ev_EO1XTM:p6PKychpJGE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=S1ev_EO1XTM:p6PKychpJGE:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=S1ev_EO1XTM:p6PKychpJGE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=S1ev_EO1XTM:p6PKychpJGE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=S1ev_EO1XTM:p6PKychpJGE:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~4/S1ev_EO1XTM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dirtsweatsoul.com/2009/05/justice-department-excuses-torture.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614.post-8203926010015019374Tue, 05 May 2009 04:19:00 +00002009-05-05T23:15:53.212-05:00Here we are on the cusp of another summer movie season full of mutant super-heroes, robotic villains, bombastic computer-generated explosions, and cinema-shaking sound designs. At a time when the vast, vast majority of films made and released in this country are designed for adolescents of all ages, it is refreshing to see a thoughtful film released before the late autumn Oscar season. Sin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/6VEYwTUTz4M/film-review-sin-nombre.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. Ogdin)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=6VEYwTUTz4M:X0qCPXHZFHY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=6VEYwTUTz4M:X0qCPXHZFHY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=6VEYwTUTz4M:X0qCPXHZFHY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=6VEYwTUTz4M:X0qCPXHZFHY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=6VEYwTUTz4M:X0qCPXHZFHY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=6VEYwTUTz4M:X0qCPXHZFHY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=6VEYwTUTz4M:X0qCPXHZFHY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=6VEYwTUTz4M:X0qCPXHZFHY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=6VEYwTUTz4M:X0qCPXHZFHY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=6VEYwTUTz4M:X0qCPXHZFHY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=6VEYwTUTz4M:X0qCPXHZFHY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=6VEYwTUTz4M:X0qCPXHZFHY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=6VEYwTUTz4M:X0qCPXHZFHY:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~4/6VEYwTUTz4M" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dirtsweatsoul.com/2009/05/film-review-sin-nombre.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614.post-5674612507075482701Mon, 04 May 2009 02:13:00 +00002009-05-03T23:40:08.327-05:00bannersadsenseann coulterparis hiltongooglepoliticsbyron dorgan's comboverSo, it's a horribly rainy Sunday in Nashville, and, admittedly, my energy level is depleted. However, even in a state of such laziness, I hope I would never fall to the depths of writing a post devoted solely to trashing Ann Coulter. After all, this is a woman who makes Michael Moore, Bill O' Reilly, and Laura Ingraham all look like bookish, shrinking violet intellectuals by comparison. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/6Qe4i506k58/ann-coulter-sucks-adsense-experiment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. Ogdin)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=6Qe4i506k58:YXLdle5eDL8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=6Qe4i506k58:YXLdle5eDL8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=6Qe4i506k58:YXLdle5eDL8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=6Qe4i506k58:YXLdle5eDL8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=6Qe4i506k58:YXLdle5eDL8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=6Qe4i506k58:YXLdle5eDL8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=6Qe4i506k58:YXLdle5eDL8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=6Qe4i506k58:YXLdle5eDL8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=6Qe4i506k58:YXLdle5eDL8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=6Qe4i506k58:YXLdle5eDL8:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=6Qe4i506k58:YXLdle5eDL8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=6Qe4i506k58:YXLdle5eDL8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=6Qe4i506k58:YXLdle5eDL8:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~4/6Qe4i506k58" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dirtsweatsoul.com/2009/05/ann-coulter-sucks-adsense-experiment.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614.post-7040217849347645945Sat, 02 May 2009 15:37:00 +00002009-05-02T18:18:09.695-05:00retirementthe ninetoobinpatriotismbush v. goresouterMy first thought upon hearing of Supreme Court justice David Souter's retirement was gratitude. I don't mean that as a backhanded compliment, as if to say I'm glad to see him go. I felt genuine gratitude regarding his public service, especially over the last eight years. Most of what I know about this man is from Jeffrey Toobin's excellent book, The Nine, which paints a penetrating portrait http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/geiNILAyOgk/justice-souter-patriotism-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. Ogdin)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=geiNILAyOgk:l5e8Hnq4_8Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=geiNILAyOgk:l5e8Hnq4_8Q:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=geiNILAyOgk:l5e8Hnq4_8Q:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=geiNILAyOgk:l5e8Hnq4_8Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=geiNILAyOgk:l5e8Hnq4_8Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=geiNILAyOgk:l5e8Hnq4_8Q:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=geiNILAyOgk:l5e8Hnq4_8Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=geiNILAyOgk:l5e8Hnq4_8Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=geiNILAyOgk:l5e8Hnq4_8Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=geiNILAyOgk:l5e8Hnq4_8Q:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=geiNILAyOgk:l5e8Hnq4_8Q:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=geiNILAyOgk:l5e8Hnq4_8Q:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=geiNILAyOgk:l5e8Hnq4_8Q:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~4/geiNILAyOgk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dirtsweatsoul.com/2009/05/justice-souter-patriotism-by.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614.post-8118320684482500102Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:44:00 +00002009-05-03T09:33:50.961-05:00There has been much hoopla regarding Arlen Specter's self-serving jump to the Democratic Party. Once Al Franken is seated, the Dems will have a filibuster-proof sixty seats. Hooray! Soon enough we can look forward to universal health care, green energy sources, federally sanctioned gay marriage, and a renaissance for strong unions. Hell, maybe we can even wrangle free college tuition and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/aCdAep5LPVU/arlen-specter-wrinkled-saint-of-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. Ogdin)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=aCdAep5LPVU:wJBoB2OwvxE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=aCdAep5LPVU:wJBoB2OwvxE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=aCdAep5LPVU:wJBoB2OwvxE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=aCdAep5LPVU:wJBoB2OwvxE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=aCdAep5LPVU:wJBoB2OwvxE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=aCdAep5LPVU:wJBoB2OwvxE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=aCdAep5LPVU:wJBoB2OwvxE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=aCdAep5LPVU:wJBoB2OwvxE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=aCdAep5LPVU:wJBoB2OwvxE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=aCdAep5LPVU:wJBoB2OwvxE:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=aCdAep5LPVU:wJBoB2OwvxE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=aCdAep5LPVU:wJBoB2OwvxE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=aCdAep5LPVU:wJBoB2OwvxE:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~4/aCdAep5LPVU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dirtsweatsoul.com/2009/04/arlen-specter-wrinkled-saint-of-change.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614.post-3239233137659157678Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:34:00 +00002009-04-29T16:48:22.051-05:00thomas friedmantorturetorture apologistny timesIn today's paper, NY Times columnist Thomas Friedman says, "President Obama got it about as right as one could when he decided to ban the use of torture, to release the Bush torture memos for public scrutiny and to not prosecute the lawyers and interrogators who implemented the policy." So, now the man who championed the Bush administration's rush to war in Iraq wants to give them a free pass http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/CA-Jnu1GyE4/thomas-friedmans-tortured.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. Ogdin)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=CA-Jnu1GyE4:OQci_wl3eJY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=CA-Jnu1GyE4:OQci_wl3eJY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=CA-Jnu1GyE4:OQci_wl3eJY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=CA-Jnu1GyE4:OQci_wl3eJY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=CA-Jnu1GyE4:OQci_wl3eJY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=CA-Jnu1GyE4:OQci_wl3eJY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=CA-Jnu1GyE4:OQci_wl3eJY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=CA-Jnu1GyE4:OQci_wl3eJY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=CA-Jnu1GyE4:OQci_wl3eJY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=CA-Jnu1GyE4:OQci_wl3eJY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=CA-Jnu1GyE4:OQci_wl3eJY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?i=CA-Jnu1GyE4:OQci_wl3eJY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?a=CA-Jnu1GyE4:OQci_wl3eJY:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DirtSweatSoul?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~4/CA-Jnu1GyE4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dirtsweatsoul.com/2009/04/thomas-friedmans-tortured.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264221477095033614.post-2588223581771997009Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:46:00 +00002009-04-29T10:54:22.141-05:00Hungerfilm reviewSteve McQueenMichael FassbenderHunger is the feature film debut of director Steve McQueen. This is not, however, the film of a novice. One immediately feels the confident tone of this film, and it doesn’t take long to appreciate that this is a movie made by a visual artist (McQueen is an accomplished artist and the 1999 recipient of Britain’s esteemed Turner Prize.) The film revolves around the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike withhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirtSweatSoul/~3/qsZ79jC_v2o/hunger-film-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D. 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