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Sexual Violence in the Congo

A few great pieces. First, Mark Goldberg speaks with filmmaker Lisa Jackson, who recently released the documentary The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo:Stephen Lewis, the co-director of AIDS-Free World, has another must-read piece up in The Nation — it’s the transcript of the remarks he gave on V-Day in New Orleans. (Also at AlterNet). [...]

Question of the Day

Howdy kids! Mister Petulant worked on and off in the garden today. I tried shoveling from the compost pile, but it turned into more an effort for a naked virile young man than me. Oh well. Hooray for Lowe’s and 1000lbs of manure, mushroom compost, and soil. My body may ache, but it was a helluva lot easier than shoveling. Bagged may defeat one of the facets of composting, but I can always use it for the container garden.

The question of the day – What will you plant this year?

I plant a variety of things each year. I always plant many tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, zucchini, peppers and various lettuces. I had great luck with Brussels sprouts last year, but am not planting those this year. The herbs I like, excluding Basil, thyme, tarragon, sage, and rosemary come back each year as those are low maintenance. I also have a container garden that is a mix of perennials and annuals. I always plant coleus. Last year, I even put a butterfly bush in a pot and it is doing well, as is a Meyer lemon tree. It’s amazing what you can grow in a pot. Har har!

Sure, We'll Get Over It When Conservatives "get over" Roe v. Wade

Of course a conservative Supreme Court Justice is going to tell us Gore v. Bush is old news. Roe v. Wade is old news too, but others aren't "getting over it."

People who believe the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision giving the 2000 presidential election to George W. Bush was politically motivated should just get over it, says Justice Antonin Scalia.

Scalia denies that the controversial decision was political and discusses other aspects of his public and private life in a remarkably candid interview with 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl, this Sunday, April 27, at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

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Ya Know...

...I don't really give a flying fook what Karl Rove has to say about anything at all, and particularly what he has to say about Democrats or the Democratic primary.

Quite honestly, I can't believe there are people left in this country who give that talking pot of shit the time of day.

Modern Miracles

Easy-open ketchup bottles and working women blow John McCain's mind.

Pass it on.

Happy Blogiversary...

...to Dorothy Surrenders, celebrating two years of delicious Dorothy Snarkering!

Honoring a Playwright in a Playwright's Town

I'm attending the 27th annual William Inge Theatre Festival in Independence, Kansas, this week. This is my 17th trip to Independence. My first festival was in 1991 when the honoree was Edward Albee. Since then I've met such people as Robert Anderson, Neil Simon, Peter Shaffer, Wendy Wasserstein, Arthur Miller, Jerry Lawrence, August Wilson, Stephen Sondheim, Tina Howe, John Guare, and countless other people who've made a lasting impression on me. And it was at last year's festival that I met Rachel Charlop-Powers who became the driving force behind the premiere last winter of Can't Live Without You.

If Only They Were As Easy to Wipe Away

Recently at Chez Cowboy, we had to have the carpeting professionally cleaned, thanks to Moon (the handsome, albeit sickly, fellow perched on my shoulder in the author pic). After the cleaning was done, the carpet cleaner dude mentioned that for maintenance purposes white vinegar would help bring the offending "stuff" to the surface for blotting away.

It occurs to me that the current Democratic primary is the white vinegar that has brought the stains of misogyny and other forms of privilege more to the surface of our national carpet.

Quote of The Day

"I will be singing it on the pillow tonight."— Chris Matthews quips about the song Senator Orrin Hatch wrote for Senator John McCain.

Lost Open Thread

Ever since I woke up this morning, my internal monologue has been: ZOMG NEW EPISODE TONIGHT OF LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST ZOMG LOST!!!11!eleventy-one!!!!

I know I can't be the only one, so let's dish, shall we? (Mama Shakes and other noob Losties—stay out of this thread! Here be Season 4 spoilerz!)