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| 06.28.04 (8:08 pm) [edit] |
So, I've been looking for a new job and have been concentrating my efforts in major American cities. I've noticed minor differences in the way a position is described, depending on where the job is located.
But Los Angeles is the only place I've seen this request: "No head shots."
Too bad. I was hoping they'd see how pretty I am and hire me for that research analyst position. :wink:
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| Movies for these dark times |
| 06.26.04 (8:30 pm) [edit] |
I'm sure by now that a some of you have rushed out to see Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 911" (myself included). If you're a news junkie, you probably didn't see anything there that you didn't already know, but if it was nice having it all in one place.
There's a scene early on where members of the Congressional Black Caucus try to contest the outcome of the 2000 election (after the Supreme Court decision), but they are unable to act, because not a single Senator would sign on. I considered who was in the Senate at that time who might have been willing to help out. Wellstone was still around, although he was probably worried about his upcoming election in two years. Feingold might have been one to join in (it suits his personality), but didn't. Boxer also said nothing, but I'm not that surprised. So why no action?
Does it really come down to the fact that there were (and are) no African Americans in the Senate? What does it say about representation when only 4 African Americans have [i]ever[/i] been [url=http://www.senate.gov/pagelay...]elected to the Senate[/url] (with a 90 year gap between #2 and #3)?
If you're still in a movie-watching mood after Fahrenheit 911, I suggest you check out (or revisit) Mike Nichol's "Catch-22." Without giving away too much, let's just say that there are a number of parallels between the two films.
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| is this jerk for real? |
| 06.13.04 (7:17 pm) [edit] |
I was reading over the [url=http://www.washingtonpost.com...]transcript[/url] of Ashcroft's testimony the other day. Here is one of my favorite parts:
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LEAHY: ...Has there been any order directed from the president with respect to interrogation of detainees, prisoners or combatants, yes or no?
ASHCROFT: I'm not in a position to answer that question.
LEAHY: Does that mean because you don't know or you don't want to answer? I don't understand.
ASHCROFT: The answer to that question is yes.
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Boy, John Ashcroft is a grammatical genius!
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