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Rep. Weiner GOES OFF On Republicans Over Blocking 9/11 Health Compensation Act - TPC

I love this guy

Rep. Anthony Weiner spoke on the House floor tonight in support of H.R. 847, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which was blocked from passage by House Republicans. Rep. Weiner addresses some of the false arguments Republicans were using in their opposition to the bill. The vote was 255 to 159 in support of the bill, short of the 2/3 needed for passage; 155 Republicans voted against the legislation, which provides medical monitoring and treatment to World Trade Center responders and survivors who were exposed to the toxins at Ground Zero.

This makes me sick. “Oh, 9/11, how tragic! Unite! Get the terrorists! Go to war! (Democrats, don’t you know it’s un-American to protest while we’re at war!?) Oh, what? The first responders and survivors want healthcare? That’s SOCIALIST! How dare those firefighters and EMTs and survivors have the gall to ask for handouts.”

What the fuck is wrong with this country’s politicians? At least some jackass had the balls to stand up and start pointing out to everyone the elephant in the room. We need less of all of this, and more of what Rep. Weiner’s talking about. You believe? You vote yes. You don’t? You vote no.

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minusmanhattan:

iOS 4.0 on iPhone 3G. So true. Also: hilarious.

This is 100% true with my 16GB iPhone 3G.

+1. iOS4 on an iPhone 3G is probably going to end up the single biggest driver of iPhone 4 sales. It’s in large part why I bought mine. But I’ve never owned a phone more than two years, and I’m okay with this. Your mileage may vary, but your iPhone 3G with iOS4 is still gonna be Slowey McSlowerson.

Charlie Parr - Jubilee.

I love the heartbeat rhythm throughout, though it probably could’ve been mixed down just a titch.

Charlie’s playing tonight at the Cedar. See you there?

lonelysandwich:

This is my Flipboard.

That’s what I’m calling this little video I made to demonstrate the elegance and ingenuity of a new iPad app called Flipboard. I think you’ll agree, it looks nice. I also think you’ll find, once you download the app, that it feels amazing.

Here’s the effect it’s had on me in my couple of months using it in beta: I tend not to follow too many people on Twitter for the content they share, and in a typical Twitter client, I tend to gloss over links and images. Flipboard gives me such a nice way to read this stuff, I use it as an auxiliary client, just for the linked content. Turns out there’s some interesting stuff hidden behind all those ugly short URLs and yfrogs.

Big thanks to the talented and illustrious Peter Atencio for his work behind the lens, and to my handsome and kindhearted nephew Wes who knows how to swing.

Yet another reason I want an iPad.

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Seven children cover Pantera’s “Cowboys from Hell” and restore my faith in humanity.