Ryan Metz
- : Chicago, IL
- : 24
- : Progressive
- : Democratic (I guess)
- : http://talkingpointsmemo.com
- : I am a dancing-cowboy-biologist. Those are the three main things I do besides reading. My specific field in biology is neuroscience. I have three great nemeses in life: social-conservative ideology, climate change, and organic chemistry.
- : This one.
- : Nietzsche's works, nearly all of which I have read at least once, and papers in scientific journals about biology, especially neuroscience. I read for pleasure every day and there are many more books I love but I want to keep this list short.
- : "I may have faults, but being wrong ain't one of them." - Jimmy Hoffa "We can dance if we want to, We can leave your friends behind. Cuz your friends don't dance and if they don't dance, well, They're no friends of mine." - 'Safety Dance', Men Without Hats
Articles of Impeachment
Dennis Kucinich brought articles of impeachment against George W. Bush today. http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Kucinich_presents_Bush_impeachment_articles_0609.htmlWhy is no one talking about this yet? I am not hopeful that the attempt will be successful but if it gets a decent amount of support that will...more »
Posted on June 10, 2008 1:32 AM
Perhaps The Best Negative Ad Ever
I don't remember after which primary vote or caucus this happened but it was one that McCain won. I think it might have been SC. In his victory speech he gave his supporters some "straight talk." In that speech, which...more »
Posted on February 11, 2008 10:34 AM
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My thoughts exactly. I love this town.
Posted at June 14, 2008 7:14 PM in response to Obama: If They Bring A Knife, We Bring A Gun
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Thank you so much for that delicious pun.
Posted at June 12, 2008 2:02 PM in response to Obama Campaign Taking Over Large Swaths Of DNC Operations
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Hell yeah! Center of the progressive universe!
Posted at June 12, 2008 1:59 PM in response to Obama Campaign Taking Over Large Swaths Of DNC Operations
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ALL FOR THE GREATER GLORY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS!
I love this town!
Posted at June 12, 2008 1:57 PM in response to Obama Campaign Taking Over Large Swaths Of DNC Operations
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Too long, didn't read.
Posted at June 10, 2008 11:11 AM in response to Was abolishing slavery the act that put us out of favor with the Lord?
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I have no illusions that this has any chance of success. However, it makes me quite happy to have had a house rep read off all those charges in congress since they're true. The amount of time this stunt took away from other congressional "work" is minuscule and it made my day.
Posted at June 10, 2008 10:55 AM in response to Articles of Impeachment
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That is AWESOME and I wish I'd thought of it first.
Posted at June 10, 2008 2:23 AM in response to MUST READ (To Be Believed): Are You Ready for the Rapture? (Disgusting Cynicism on Display)
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To be clear: TPM users have been talking about it. I was writing about the silence from news sources. Neither the AP or Reuters had it in their feeds when I checked at the end of Kucinich's speech.
Posted at June 10, 2008 1:35 AM in response to Articles of Impeachment
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This can just be used to point out McCain's age. A lot of voters are not going to connect with a political jab about something that happened in the 70s.
Posted at June 9, 2008 9:23 PM in response to McCain: Obama Would Equal Carter's Second Term
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Damn it, no. That is not what this poll says. All this poll says it that given their sampling constraints they can't tell who's in the lead. That's it. Based solely on this poll it's a 50/50 toss up who is actually ahead. I'm going to start mailing journalists stat textbooks.
Posted at May 29, 2008 1:38 PM in response to Poll: Obama Losing To McCain In Michigan -- But Hillary As VP Might Help
