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‘When I Was Younger, So Much Younger Than Today . . .’

Posted on | July 29, 2010 | 9 Comments

On this date in 1965, the second Beatles movie, Help! premiered in London:

Of course, I found out about this on Twitter.  Something else I saw on Twitter was this article by my young friend Chris Moody:

With the turn of a phrase, Minnesota Rep. Michelle Bachmann seemed to sum up last weekend’s RightOnline conference, an annual gathering of conservative activists.
“The sleeping giant is awake,” she declared, drawing a thunder of applause and cheering that could be heard across the fifth floor of the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, where the two-day event was held.
For years, the progressive Netroots Nation conference had monopolized the discussion about online activism. Republicans held the White House and Congress until November 2006, a reality that sparked a fury on the left and motivated them to dominate the online world.
The election of Barack Obama, however, turned much of that on its head.
For the first time ever, conservative blogs hold the top two slots in Technorati.com’s politicsl blog ranking, pushing The Huffington Post, the long-reigning champion, to the fifth slot. Conservative blogs also make up half of the top ten political blogs on the Web, while the distinctly liberal blogs only claim two spaces.

I had written a long post connecting these two thoughts, but the computer ate it. I blame Erik Telford.

Category: Blame Erik Telford, Music, Right Online, Uncategorized

Comments

9 Responses to “‘When I Was Younger, So Much Younger Than Today . . .’”

  1. JeffS
    July 29th, 2010 @ 3:41 pm

    “The sleeping giant is awake,” she declared, drawing a thunder of applause and cheering that could be heard across the fifth floor of the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, where the two-day event was held.

    That reminds me of this moment, for some odd reason…..

  2. JeffS
    July 29th, 2010 @ 3:41 pm

    “The sleeping giant is awake,” she declared, drawing a thunder of applause and cheering that could be heard across the fifth floor of the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, where the two-day event was held.

    That reminds me of this moment, for some odd reason…..

  3. JeffS
    July 29th, 2010 @ 11:41 am

    “The sleeping giant is awake,” she declared, drawing a thunder of applause and cheering that could be heard across the fifth floor of the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, where the two-day event was held.

    That reminds me of this moment, for some odd reason…..

  4. Bob Belvedere
    July 29th, 2010 @ 6:04 pm

    1) Well, Stacy, dammit rewrite it!

    2) Now that your back, what’s the word on THE SECOND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BIKINI FEST?

  5. Bob Belvedere
    July 29th, 2010 @ 2:04 pm

    1) Well, Stacy, dammit rewrite it!

    2) Now that your back, what’s the word on THE SECOND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BIKINI FEST?

  6. Bob Belvedere
    July 31st, 2010 @ 4:33 am

    You have until Monday and then I’m going rogue.

  7. Bob Belvedere
    July 31st, 2010 @ 4:33 am

    You have until Monday and then I’m going rogue.

  8. Bob Belvedere
    July 31st, 2010 @ 12:33 am

    You have until Monday and then I’m going rogue.

  9. Fishersville Mike: Checking the numbers
    July 31st, 2010 @ 4:21 pm

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