Posted on June 12th, 2008 by Frenchdoc
Since I have just received my DVD of this great film, I thought I’d re-post the review I wrote at The Global Sociology Blog.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a wonderful and harrowing adaptation of the book of the same name by Jean-Dominique Bauby (”Jean-Do”, as everyone calls him). Jean-Dominique Bauby was the editor [...]
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Filed under: Arts & Entertainment, Books, Democratic Daily, France, Frenchdoc, Health, Healthcare, Movies
Posted on June 12th, 2008 by Frenchdoc
Via Der Spiegel:
“When garden gnomes go missing in France, most are tempted to blame the shadowy Garden Gnome Liberation Front . The group has been linked to the disappearance of dozens of miniature garden residents over the years.
Not this time, however. Some 170 gnomes and other ornaments have been stolen in the north-western [...]
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Filed under: Democratic Daily, Frenchdoc, Humor, In The News, International
Posted on June 12th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
Since The DemDaily seldom does one how about an Open Thread? Here’s a photo to help spark off your creativity.
Personally, since it sets the tone for the entire Administration it helps me focus and remember the reason we all are working so hard. After the primaries, it helps me remember his possible successor may have [...]
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Filed under: Bush Admin, George W. Bush, In The News, Open Thread
Posted on June 12th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
As we begin the race to November all Democrats, disaffected Republicans, independents and very angry Clinton supporters of all descriptions need to remember that winning in November is paramount. [Our opponent is explicitly against Roe v. Wade. If you need no other reason to vote against him remember that reality.]
Taylor Marsh has guest published an [...]
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Filed under: Barack Obama '08, Election '08, Endorsements, Equality, Hillary Clinton '08, In The News, John McCain '08, Sexism, Stuart O'Neill, Women's Issues
Posted on June 12th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
In today’s WaPo Dana Milbank uses his column to bite The Dark Lord, (no, not He-Who-Shall-Not-Be Named), VP Dick Cheney square on the ass while reporting also on Dennis Kucinch’s futile attempt to impeach George Bush. That effort died a quick death.
“Why so unwilling to impeach Bush? As Democratic leaders like to say, two words: [...]
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Filed under: Barack Obama '08, Bush Admin, BushCo, Economic News, Election '08, Environment, George W. Bush, Global Warming, In The News, Political News, Stuart O'Neill, WaPo
Posted on June 12th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Note to readers: I’ll be offline for the next couple of days taking care of some family stuff — packing up my daughter at college and bringing her home for the summer.
I hope that some of our other wonderful writers here will fill in some in my stead. In the meantime there’s always Memeorandum for [...]
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Filed under: Democratic Daily, In The Blogosphere, Pamela Leavey
Posted on June 12th, 2008 by Dizzy Dezzi
I don’t know how to say this, delicately, but something smells fishy in today’s Ten Post Round-Up.
1: The new GI Bill would be too expensive, if passed (according to John McCain), but not if we fired all the scam Iraq contractors and war profiteers…
Where is John McCain’s outrage at THIS government spending?–Brilliant [...]
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Filed under: Democratic Daily, Dizzy Dezzi
