I have to admit, this was pretty fun.
So, in the continuing saga of @starkruzr vs. the NDN Group Think Leaders (We’ve always been at war with Eurasia!), I’ve decided to FJM the longest screed they wrote to him:
We’ve been collectively watching ND football for longer than 50 years.
There are 4 of you. That’s claiming that on…
— Cornel West
— Benjamin Franklin
Just a disclaimer. I didn’t take this, but someone I was with did. We knew y’all would want to see how the internet showed up at the protests.
I think at this point Internet Memes are just going to be a part of all major protests now.
-Joe
As if there weren’t enough reasons already to be a liberal, our protests are just so much more clever and fun.
Wisconsin + Arcade Fire = a viral video. Here’s what it’s all about, people.
(via headphonesnotrequired)
Whenever I’m on a mission—or need to get myself on track for one—this helps get me focused and motivated. It’s also just generally badass, in a nerdy kind of way.
“Ping Island / Lightening Strike Rescue Op,” - original track by Mark Mothersburg for the film, “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.” Another masterpiece by director Wes Anderson.
In this eye-opening profile of Darrell Issa in the upcoming edition of The New Yorker, we are introduced to another side of one of the most powerful men in the new Republican controlled House of Representatives (who happens to represent my hometown of Temecula, CA and parts of San Diego county).
While you might remember him for financing the overthrow of California’s executive branch in a failed bid to buy his way into the Governor’s mansion, it turns out that stealing cars, brandishing firearms, committing insurance fraud and even arson are but a few of the colorful allegations haunting Mr. Issa’s past.
— Cornel West
Reblogging this from my friend, Kat. Of all the women I know from ND/SMC with an opinion on this, she’s the first who I think understands the points I tried to make yesterday, here, and on twitter.
The only reason I’m commenting on this in my blog is because:
- I’m pissed at the ridiculous coverage and the lynch mob mentality of Notre Dame students who have NEVER directly dealt with NDSP, the University, and an accused sex offender aka a case like this and therefore have no right or weight…
