The Man Who Made Gov. Bob McDonnell ‘Deeply Sorry’
is the title of this piece at Talking Points Memo that went up a few hours ago. It will give a pretty thorough background on Jonnie Williams, the man whose gifts and relationships with both Gov. Bob McDonnell and Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli have totally roiled Virginia politics, and become a focus of the likes of Rachel Maddow. Here's how the piece states:
20 book people pretend to have read
as listed in this post at Book Riot. These were nominated by readers, ranging from 85 for the first listed to 21 for the last. 1. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 2. Ulysses by James Joyce 3. Moby-Dick by Herman Melville 4. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 5. The Bible 6. 1984 by George Orwell 7. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 8. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 9. Anna Kar
Thoughts from a Conservative on issues relevant to today
When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle. - Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents, from 1770 All government — indeed, every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue and every prudent act — is founded on compromise and barter. - from Second speech on Conciliation with America, 1775. The true danger is
7-23-13 teacherken at Daily Kos
teacherken at Daily Kos: TUE JUL 23, 2013 AT 04:05 AM PDTAsking you to listen for 3:40 or sobyteacherken 1 Comments / 0 NewTo this:Some words of explanation from Jasiri X, whose work this is:I chose to remix Kanye’s song “Blood on the Leaves” because I felt like the sample he used from Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” is even more relevant today. Whether it’s the over 500 murders last year in C