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I can’t believe how much of a dustup has ensued from the following - seemingly inocuous - quotation:

“For the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback.” (CNN)

Regardless of your political affiliation, I don’t see how you could take this to mean that Mrs. Obama was ever anything but a proud American.

Did anyone on the right stop to consider what might actually be going through her mind?  And what it means?

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mildewd (alt. mildude) [mil-dyüd] noun, informal: 1. a man, formerly fastidious in dress and/or manner, who has now allowed himself to deteriorate with advancing age. 2. clothing that would only be worn by such an individual.  (plural: mildewds)

Some examples:

• “Man, get a haircut.  You’re such a mildewd.”
• “That shirt was mildewd 20 years ago.”
• “I don’t want to go to Shifty McNasty’s, it’s a bar for mildewds.”
• “The mildewd, no longer fashionably late, received a scowl from the prestigious crowd.”

I hereby submit this word to the English language.  If you have other, more interesting uses, of the word - please feel free to leave them in a comment.

Special thanks to SarZ for causing me to think of this.

Yesterday a reprehensible piece of legislation was introduced in the Canadian House of Commons that stands to make millions of otherwise law-abiding Canadians criminals. It also stands to expose those same millions to lawsuits that could ruin lives, careers and families for the simple crime of shifting songs from a lawfully purchased CD to a lawfully purchased iPod or other device or storage format.  Welcome to the 21st Century, bitches.

The Federal Minister of Industry, Jim Prentice, says “This bill reflects a win-win approach.”

Just who will be doing all the winning with this is pretty clear. And it’s not me and you.

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/12/tech-copyright.html

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From CBC:  http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/06/12/taser-report.html

Okay, now it’s all gone too far.  I call shenanigans on this sorry damn excuse of a Federal Government, and I especially call out Stockwell “Doris” Day for delaying a report so that he might put some of his own spin on it before it gets released.

I don’t think there could be one single, solitary, non-bullshit reason given by any sane person to justify delaying such an anticipated report for any period of time at all…let alone for SIX DAYS.

Obviously, there’s something in there that very much concerns our Mr. Day.

I call upon anyone in possession of a copy of this report to leak it to the media immediately.  Do your own conscience a favour and do your country a service by releasing this report before Doris puts his stamp on it.  Please.