http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/ Politics, parenting and other prattlings. en-us Copyright 2008 Fri, 30 May 2008 05:56:47 -0800 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:19:22 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.0D http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RIP, Harvey Korman. LOS ANGELES -- Harvey Korman, the tall, versatile comedian who won four Emmys for his outrageously funny contributions to "The Carol Burnett Show" and was seen to hilarious effect on the big screen in "Blazing Saddles,"... http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/05/good_night_hedl.html http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/05/good_night_hedl.html Movies, TV, Radio Fri, 30 May 2008 05:56:47 -0800 Texas Supreme Court ......ruled that the state must return some 130 children taken into state custody following an early April raid on a polygamous sect's West Texas ranch. However, the decision likely will affect about 320 other children from the... http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/05/63.html http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/05/63.html Law Thu, 29 May 2008 20:03:48 -0800 The saga of the Texas CPS's abbrogation of the civil rights of the residents of the FLDS continues ELDORADO, Texas (CNN) -- An 18-year-old who gave birth in state custody after she was incorrectly seized in a raid on a... http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/05/social_workers.html http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/05/social_workers.html Law Mon, 26 May 2008 22:07:54 -0800 What do you get when an entitled Democrat state dictator legislator has his own job-security proposition thwarted at the polls and is termed out? Some of the funniest "criticism of me is racist" schtick this side of O!'s campaign. Former... http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/05/california_demo.html http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/05/california_demo.html California News Sat, 24 May 2008 10:10:28 -0800 Democrats don't even try anymore to hide their contempt of people who are successful. House Democrats are proposing a tax surcharge on millionaires to pay for a big increase in education benefits for veterans of the war in Iraq, lawmakers... http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/05/democrat_long_k.html http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/05/democrat_long_k.html Politics Wed, 14 May 2008 06:38:35 -0800 More Californication As state leaders hunt for politically palatable solutions to the swelling budget shortfall, some Democrats are proposing unorthodox ways to generate cash. [...] Assemblyman Charles Calderon (D-Montebello), chairman of the Revenue and Taxation Committee [... ] has proposed... http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/05/will_work_for_t.html http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/05/will_work_for_t.html California News Fri, 09 May 2008 06:18:35 -0800 "It's for your own good" is the sincere, if often times wrong-headed, excuse for creeping Nannystatism. A minor kerfuffle has kicked up with the use of Lindsay Lohan's mugshot in an American Beverage Association Institute ad in USA Today opposing... http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/05/all_your_carz_b.html http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/05/all_your_carz_b.html Law Sat, 03 May 2008 13:33:04 -0800 Because some eating is a sin. WINDSOR, N.J. (CBS) ― The sputtering economy has caused an increase in prices of many staples including gasoline, rice, ice cream, even beer. Now some lawmakers in New Jersey are considering taking food taxes... http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/04/for_your_own_go.html http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/04/for_your_own_go.html Culture Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:58:05 -0800 at 1:14 am this morning, 8 lbs 9 oz, 21.5 inches long. Firstborn son of my cousin Greg and his wife Gina. You know, it's just not fair that Gina looks so wonder after a long labor!! I looked more... http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/04/kyle_robert_mak.html http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/04/kyle_robert_mak.html Personal Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:03:43 -0800 Karl at Protein Wisdom does another excellent political analysis of Bill Moyer's ankle-licking puff interview with Rev. Wright. Do also run through the extensive audio clips that Huge Hewitt has assembled of Wrights "sermons." Snap So much for the "snippets... http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/04/wright_whiffleb.html http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/04/wright_whiffleb.html Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:52:22 -0800 I started a new job last week. I'm still with the county but am with a different department and have been promoted into a supervisor job. The area I'm working in hasn't had a supervisor for almost six months, so... http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/04/apologies.html http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/04/apologies.html Personal Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:56:01 -0800 ... is "That's not funny!" "You will be punished" A satirical response to a feminist publication at Colorado College has landed the college and two of its students in the middle of a fierce debate over freedom of speech.Chris Robinson... http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/04/the_punchline_t.html http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/04/the_punchline_t.html Feminism Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:14:47 -0800 click on image - link to video BWHAHAHAHAH!... http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/04/barak_obama_jed.html http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/04/barak_obama_jed.html Politics Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:18:11 -0800 Michelle Obama again deigns to speak for "most Americans" Most Americans, [Michelle] said, don't want much. "They don't want the whole pie," she told the women. "There are some who do, but most Americans feel blessed just being able... http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/04/no_pie_for_you.html http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/04/no_pie_for_you.html Politics Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:26:27 -0800 (h/t Dr. Melissa Clouthier)... http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/04/just_say_it.html http://www.darleenclick.com/weblog/archives/2008/04/just_say_it.html Patriots Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:06:55 -0800