July 2005

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American Idle Friday Random Ten (7/29)

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Joining Rox Pop and Feministe, et al, here's the American Idle Friday Random Ten:

1. Houston - Soul Coughing
2. Controversy - Prince
3. Let's Get Lost - Chet Baker
4. Bran Flakes - Parry Gripp
5. Snowball in Hell - They Might Be Giants
6. The Wind - Cat Stevens
7. Chicago Seemed Tired Last Night - The Hold Steady
8. Thank U - Alanis Morissette
9. Sexy Sadie - The Beatles
10. Really - Nellie McKay

Posted by Corey Anderson at July 29, 2005 6:53 AM

 

Lila Lipscomb: "I would have chained myself to the White House."

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City Pages Blotter has a quick interview with Lila Lipscomb, the mother of a soldier killed in the Iraq war who was featured in Fahrenheit 9/11. She's on a nationwide speaking tour sharing her thoughts on the war and those who favor it:

You know, people that have not lost anybody in this war, it hasn't touched them. And so, they sometimes seem to be very opinionated about the war. And the reason that I'm out there is so the war doesn't end up touching them. I don't want them to have to learn things the way I had to learn things in losing a son. You know, and I still say, 'you know, we live in America, and America was founded on democracy, and they have a right to their opinion just like I do.' But don't be afraid to come to the table and have a conversation.

Read the rest of the interview here.

Posted by Corey Anderson at July 28, 2005 3:49 PM

 

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Man Charged for Having Sex With Teen Wife

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LINCOLN, Neb. -- A 22-year-old man faces criminal charges in Nebraska for having sex with an underage 13-year-old girl, although he legally married her in Kansas after she became pregnant. The man's lawyer said the couple, with their families' support, "made a responsible decision to try to cope with the problem." Which problem? The fact that the man couldn't keep his hands off a 13-year-old girl? That you can legally marry a 13-year-old girl in Kansas? That he didn't take precautions to ensure his wife, who should be in 8th grade learning creationism, would not have a child?

Read the rest here.

Posted by Corey Anderson at July 27, 2005 12:27 PM

 

Besides the unhealthy fear of Kleenexes...

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Posted by Corey Anderson at July 26, 2005 4:26 PM

 

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Man accused of killing his 'gay' baby son

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TAMPA, Fla. -- Ronnie Paris would shake, wet himself and vomit as his father forced him into a box and repeatedly slapped him on the head in an effort to prevent him from being gay, the child's mother, Nysheerah Paris, testified Monday. The boy was 3 years old when he died from swelling on both sides of the brain on January 28. Here's hoping the dead child's father, Ronnie Paris Jr., spends the rest of his life being someone's bitch in the state pen.

Read the rest of this disgusting story here.

Posted by Corey Anderson at July 23, 2005 8:05 AM

 

It's nice to be nice to the nice

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Posted by Corey Anderson at July 22, 2005 11:25 AM

 

American Idle Friday Random Ten (7/22)

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Joining Rox Pop and Feministe, et al, here's the American Idle Friday Random Ten:

1. Find the River - R.E.M.
2. The Painted Desert - 10,000 Maniacs
3. Here Comes Your Man - Pixies
4. Look At That Old Grizzly Bear - Mark Mothersbaugh
5. Summer In Siam - The Pogues
6. Redemption Song - Johnny Cash and Joe Strummer
7. Cry Me A River - Richard Thompson
8. Golf Is Groovy - Parry Gripp
9. Dolphins - Billy Bragg
10. Mojo Pin - Jeff Buckley

Posted by Corey Anderson at July 22, 2005 6:54 AM

 

Has anyone seen Karl lately?

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Posted by Corey Anderson at July 21, 2005 11:09 AM

 

Drinking Liberally in St. Paul tonight!

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From Robin Walkenhorst at Drinking Liberally: This week's Drinking Liberally will be [tonight] at The Muddy Pig on Selby and Dale in St. Paul, 6-9 pm. Nick Coleman has been gracious enough to agree to try and stop by for a pint, seeing as we brought it across the river for the week.

We will be back to our regular digs at Lyle's on the 27th, and hopefully they will have fixed the air conditioning.

St. Paulites, you have no excuse this week. We'd better see you there, or I may get stern.

I actually do have a really lame excuse for not making it tonight, but if my duties permit, I'll try to get down there before 9.

Posted by Corey Anderson at July 20, 2005 9:10 AM

 

What won't those conniving bitches say?

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Tip of the hat to Billmon at the Whiskey Bar for many of these quotes!

Posted by Corey Anderson at July 19, 2005 9:12 AM

 

The Force can have a strong influence on the weak-minded

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Posted by Corey Anderson at July 18, 2005 8:46 AM

 

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Adoption agency rejects Catholic parents

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JACKSON, Miss. -- A Christian adoption agency that receives money from Choose Life license plate fees said it does not place children with Roman Catholic couples because their religion conflicts with the agency's "Statement of Faith." Let the American Holy War begin! Everyone wants the U.S. to be a Christian nation, as long as it's their sect of Christianity. You know, the right one.

Read the rest of the story here.

Posted by Corey Anderson at July 16, 2005 8:28 AM

 

And then Rove loaded them all into a truck and took them directly to the airport

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Posted by Corey Anderson at July 15, 2005 9:07 AM

 

American Idle Friday Random Ten (7/15)

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Joining Rox Pop and Feministe, et al, here's the American Idle Friday Random Ten:

1. Party at Ground Zero - Fishbone
2. Wake Up - Alanis Morissette
3. The Passion - Billy Bragg
4. Anytime - Neil Finn
5. Birdhouse In Your Soul - They Might Be Giants
6. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight - R.E.M.
7. With Body and Soul - Koerner, Ray & Glover
8. Pirate Aggro - The Housemartins
9. Shoplifters Of The World Unite - The Smiths
10. Ode To My Family - The Cranberries

Posted by Corey Anderson at July 15, 2005 6:57 AM

 

South by Southfork

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From the man who brought us Monster-In-Law, Robert Luketic, comes the feature film version of Dallas, the primetime soap that featured the salacious antics of the Ewing clan of Texas, slated for 2006. American Idle has assisted Mr. Luketic in the casting process for our usual fee. No, make it a 24-pack this time...

Posted by Corey Anderson at July 14, 2005 6:28 AM

 

Best Drudge headline ever?

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Posted by Corey Anderson at July 13, 2005 10:24 AM

 

Land of 10,000 Slots

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Posted by Corey Anderson at July 11, 2005 9:36 AM

 

American Idle Friday Random Ten (7/8)

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Joining Rox Pop and Feministe, et al, here's the American Idle Friday Random Ten:

1. Who Was That Girl? - Bill Frisell
2. Red Hot Moon - Rancid
3. Sorry - The English Beat
4. Lie Down On Landsdowne - Lifter Puller
5. Boomtown - The Blasters
6. Chalkhills and Children - XTC
7. Slick - Sugar
8. Run Joe - Louie Jordan
9. Michael - Franz Ferdinand
10. Up the Junction - Squeeze

Posted by Corey Anderson at July 8, 2005 8:32 AM

 

Will the pledges go straight to GOPAC?

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Posted by Corey Anderson at July 5, 2005 12:15 PM

 

Happy Fourth of July!

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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

Posted by Corey Anderson at July 4, 2005 7:44 AM

 

American Idle Friday Random Ten (7/1)

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Joining Rox Pop and Feministe, et al, here's the American Idle Friday Random Ten:

1. Older Chests - Damien Rice
2. This Masquerade - George Benson
3. That's Entertainment - Reef
4. Nobody Takes Me Seriously - Split Enz
5. Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody - Louis Prima
6. Oh Yoko - John Lennon
7. It's Summertime - The Flaming Lips
8. In the Highways - The Peasall Sisters
9. Sweet and Tender Hooligan - The Smiths
10. Rock N' Roll Suicide - Seu Jorge

Posted by Corey Anderson at July 1, 2005 6:40 AM

 

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