A great article by two professors at UT Austin. It discusses the ludicrousness of the big banks' claims that they can't possibly accurately account for how the TARP funds are spent. Especially since nonprofits are required by law to do so every day of the year. Handcuffs await the boards of those who don't.
NYT
Monday, February 23, 2009
Fiscal Responsibility Summit
Amazing day today. Think about it. The President of the United States opened the floor for 45 minutes of questions from his rivals: Senators, Governors, economists and others. Took the first question from Senator John McCain. Whatever your politics, you have to admit that this is a different kind of presidency.
Here's the transcript of the Q & A:Q&A/
Here's the transcript of the Q & A:Q&A/
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Oscar Blogscar
Here we go as Hollywood pulls a muscle patting itself on the back...
Just watched some red carpet. They must be desperate for young viewers. How else to explain the appearance of Zac Efron and Miley Cyrus?
Here comes host Hugh Jackman with a totally entertaining opening number.
The Best Supporting Actress nominees are each being announced by former Best Supporting Actress winners. Goldie! With the dress barely covering the nipples! And the unpleasant side cleavage. Goldie is cute--but there comes a time to wear age-appropriate clothing. Now might be that time.
Penelope Cruz just won. But she doesn't even speak English! ;)
MILK wins best screenplay. Slumdog Millionaire wins Adapted Screenplay. Both presented by the very funny Tina Fey and Steve Martin.
Jennifer Aniston and Jack Black are presenting some animation thing. Camera cuts to poor Angelina Jolie, who must smile the entire time lest she be accused tomorrow of giving Jen the Stinkeye. You know, Jennifer Aniston is cute. I don't get the haters at all. The winner of Best Short Animation is Japanese and speaks very little English. So his speech was "Thankyouacademee..." etc. Then he said, "Domo Arigato, Mister Roboto." Funny!
Folks, I'm already bored with this show. I've been flipping to Confessions of a Teen Idol and that disgraceful Ray J show, if that's any indication of how I'm doing so far. I may not make it to the end.
Oh! My boyfriend Daniel Craig is up! Nice. I don't know what the category or winner is. I don't care because I'm busy looking at Daniel Craig. Thank you lord for putting Daniel Craig on this earth. I seriously want to climb through the TV. Best Makeup Artist went to Benjamin Button. As the BBDD says, "Hellboy was robbed!" The guy who accepted is all Jiminy Glick, that Martin Short character. He seems to have stopped his speech to burp! Awesome!
Okay, I'm out. I can't do it. Not even for Ben Stiller impersonating Joaquin Phoenix... Maybe you guys can let me know who wins. :)
Just watched some red carpet. They must be desperate for young viewers. How else to explain the appearance of Zac Efron and Miley Cyrus?
Here comes host Hugh Jackman with a totally entertaining opening number.
The Best Supporting Actress nominees are each being announced by former Best Supporting Actress winners. Goldie! With the dress barely covering the nipples! And the unpleasant side cleavage. Goldie is cute--but there comes a time to wear age-appropriate clothing. Now might be that time.
Penelope Cruz just won. But she doesn't even speak English! ;)
MILK wins best screenplay. Slumdog Millionaire wins Adapted Screenplay. Both presented by the very funny Tina Fey and Steve Martin.
Jennifer Aniston and Jack Black are presenting some animation thing. Camera cuts to poor Angelina Jolie, who must smile the entire time lest she be accused tomorrow of giving Jen the Stinkeye. You know, Jennifer Aniston is cute. I don't get the haters at all. The winner of Best Short Animation is Japanese and speaks very little English. So his speech was "Thankyouacademee..." etc. Then he said, "Domo Arigato, Mister Roboto." Funny!
Folks, I'm already bored with this show. I've been flipping to Confessions of a Teen Idol and that disgraceful Ray J show, if that's any indication of how I'm doing so far. I may not make it to the end.
Oh! My boyfriend Daniel Craig is up! Nice. I don't know what the category or winner is. I don't care because I'm busy looking at Daniel Craig. Thank you lord for putting Daniel Craig on this earth. I seriously want to climb through the TV. Best Makeup Artist went to Benjamin Button. As the BBDD says, "Hellboy was robbed!" The guy who accepted is all Jiminy Glick, that Martin Short character. He seems to have stopped his speech to burp! Awesome!
Okay, I'm out. I can't do it. Not even for Ben Stiller impersonating Joaquin Phoenix... Maybe you guys can let me know who wins. :)
The GOP-H
Grand Old Party of Hypocrites. ThinkProgress has a list of all the GOP senators and reps (22 and counting!) who voted against the Stimulus but who are now "fighting for their fair share" of the money and touting the jobs it will bring to their regions. Florida Rep. Mica's staffer had this to say: “It’s possible to oppose the entire bill on principle and favor certain sections of it.” Yeah, certain sections that benefit YOUR constituents. Fucker.
This is what a party without a soul looks like.
This is what a party without a soul looks like.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
A Great ForeCAST
I am getting my cast off in 2 weeks! So please hang with me while typing is hard. I swear I'll be back to my usual prolific boringness in a mere fortnight. I got a new cast yesterday and thank god. I had made the error of involving myself in the making of a tuna sandwich while wearing an unwashable and unremovable cast. You don't need me to tell you how rank that situation was...
Stay tuned, lovies! More bloggage tonight. And thanks to the inimitable Utah Savage for sending so many nice people to the neighborhood. Thanks!
Stay tuned, lovies! More bloggage tonight. And thanks to the inimitable Utah Savage for sending so many nice people to the neighborhood. Thanks!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
TARP Details
TARP Details, courtesy of JJP. Some heavy good reading:
http://www.scribd.com/people/documents/9148/folder/70874
http://www.scribd.com/people/documents/9148/folder/70874
Idol's Back!
We're down to the top 36, so now I feel like writing about American Idol. But only some of the contestants.
Stevie Wright, 17 years old. Oh bless her heart. NO, no, no. She sounds like me singing while I'm vacuuming the house. Kind of out of breath, and lame. She has a good voice, but she bit the big one tonight. Simon, "Stevie, it was terrible."
A few words about Ryan Seacrest: say what you will, mock how you will, but Ryan is perfect for this gig. He makes it look easy, and if you think about it, it is just not. Making random people seem interesting, filling air time when the B-roll malfunctions, you name it, Ryan Seacrest is on it.
Anoop Desai. What a voice. Weird song. Thank God he is the anti-Sanjaya.
The next chick whose name escapes me doing Everything Little Thing She Does Is Magic by The Police. Total cruise ship. She's bad Jessica Simpson. Picture that. The BBDD says it is High School Musical. Weirdness by her mother too, after she was demolished by the judges. Just way too much investment by mom there. Weird. And one pointer: you never, never publicly, seriously sing The Police unless you have just been invited on stage by The Police to sing with The Police.
I'm already bored, y'all.
Okay, this next guy, is THE JAMS. Know what I mean? He's doing Michael Jackson's Rock With You, and it's all sweet sweet lovin' all the time, baby. Children will be conceived to this man's voice. You heard it here first. He sang it not great, but he's all about The Jams.
Okay let's just boil this whole show (what my Dad would have called A Goddamned Ordeal) down to one point: If you are 17 and amateur, you should not sing:
Whitney Houston
Michael Jackson
Aretha Franklin
The Police
Just sayin'.
One final note: Tatiana del Toro is just this side of your totally psychotic ex-girlfriend. Please let her go to the next round, because that is some serious Crazy.
Stevie Wright, 17 years old. Oh bless her heart. NO, no, no. She sounds like me singing while I'm vacuuming the house. Kind of out of breath, and lame. She has a good voice, but she bit the big one tonight. Simon, "Stevie, it was terrible."
A few words about Ryan Seacrest: say what you will, mock how you will, but Ryan is perfect for this gig. He makes it look easy, and if you think about it, it is just not. Making random people seem interesting, filling air time when the B-roll malfunctions, you name it, Ryan Seacrest is on it.
Anoop Desai. What a voice. Weird song. Thank God he is the anti-Sanjaya.
The next chick whose name escapes me doing Everything Little Thing She Does Is Magic by The Police. Total cruise ship. She's bad Jessica Simpson. Picture that. The BBDD says it is High School Musical. Weirdness by her mother too, after she was demolished by the judges. Just way too much investment by mom there. Weird. And one pointer: you never, never publicly, seriously sing The Police unless you have just been invited on stage by The Police to sing with The Police.
I'm already bored, y'all.
Okay, this next guy, is THE JAMS. Know what I mean? He's doing Michael Jackson's Rock With You, and it's all sweet sweet lovin' all the time, baby. Children will be conceived to this man's voice. You heard it here first. He sang it not great, but he's all about The Jams.
Okay let's just boil this whole show (what my Dad would have called A Goddamned Ordeal) down to one point: If you are 17 and amateur, you should not sing:
Whitney Houston
Michael Jackson
Aretha Franklin
The Police
Just sayin'.
One final note: Tatiana del Toro is just this side of your totally psychotic ex-girlfriend. Please let her go to the next round, because that is some serious Crazy.
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