This blog entry is dedicated to a variety of news sources and their commentary on Sarah Palin. Some are funny, some are serious, most are scary.
If you have one you'd like to add to the list PLEASE send it my way!
Here are some of my favorites:
The Jon Stewart Show - "Sarah Palin may be the ideological opposite of Hillary Clinton, but she's her gynecological twin." The clip: John McCain Chooses a Running Mate.
By Fareed Zakaria - "Palin is Ready? Please." McCain says that he always puts country first. In this important case, that is simply not true. Published Sep 27, 2008. From the magazine (Newsweek) issue dated Oct 6, 2008.
From a Katie Couric interview with Sarah Palin - As Wonkette notes, the first couple of minutes and the very end are priceless! Also, I just like to watch Katie's eyes glimmer as she asks the 'difficult' questions! The clip: Couric Interviews Palin.
From the Huffingtonpost.com - "Palin Claimed Dinosaurs and People Coexisted". Need I say more??
Saturday Night Live - "Palin and Clinton" - too funny!
Saturday Night Live - "Palin and Couric" - also very funny!
Time.com: In Search of Sarah Palin - The McCain campaign has squirreled Sarah Palin away from the press -- a clear vote of no-confidence that does no service to the candidate, to women or to voters.
From the Huffingtonpost.com - Jack Cafferty: If Sarah Palin Being One Heartbeat Away "Doesn't Scare The Hell Out Of You, It Should"
From CNN's Campbell Brown - Campbell Brown Calls Out the McCain Campaign: Stop being Sexist
From MSNBC's Countdown With Keith Olbermann - Keith Olbermann makes good on his promise to pay $100 to charity every time Sarah Palin lies or repeats a lie in the course of campaigning. This week Keith donates $3,700 to the Alaskan Special Olympics Fund and one lucky Countdown viewer will win a can of Aunt Sarah’s Moose Stew. The clip: Keith pays on his promise.
From MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show - Pig lipstick: Rachel Maddow blasts McCain/Palin distraction
From The Washingtonpost.com's 'Media Notes' by Howard Kurtz 9/30/08- "Meanwhile, I seem to have kicked up a fuss on the blogs with my column yesterday reporting that CBS has tape of more potentially embarrassing answers by Sarah Palin. These are part of Katie Couric's "Questions" series--Joe Biden fields the same queries--and will air Wednesday and Thursday. I can now report that one of the questions deals with Supreme Court decisions, and that the Alaska governor was unable to name a single ruling other than Roe. " Also check out the Huffingtonpost.com article on this topic.
From The National Review - Kathleen Parker's article "Palin Problem: She's out of her league."
From salon.com - The Sarah Palin pity party, By Rebecca Traister "Everyone seems to be oozing sympathy for the fumbling vice-presidential nominee. Please. Cry me a freaking river."
From The Christian Science Monitor - Campaign 2008: Patchwork Nation Blog "Dump Palin?"
From The Christian Science Monitor - The Vote Blog - "Palin to Biden: Bring it on!"
From the Washingtonpost.com - Colbert I. King - "Hanging with the Palins? Not for me."
From the Huffingtonpost.com - Robert J. Elisberg - "Where Should the Bar Be Set for Sarah Palin?"
From the Huffingtonpost.com - Sam Stein - "Palin, A Journalism Major, Can't Name A News Source She Reads."
From The Christian Science Monitor - Andrew Halcro - "What it's like to debate Sarah Palin."
From the Slate - Hart Seely - "The Poetry of Sarah Palin - Recent works by the Republican vice presidential candidate."
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Yummy Vegetarian Chili
I decided to try a new vegetarian chili recipe this weekend. I based the recipe on one that I found on www.allrecipes.com but made some changes based on the feedback that people had provided on the site.
Here are the changes I made:
Here are the changes I made:
- left out the jalapeno peppers and chopped green chile peppers
- added 2 full chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped
- added 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped and seeds removed
- drained and rinsed both the kidney beans and garbanzo beans
- added 1 bag (instead of 1 can) of whole kernel corn
| The Best Vegetarian Chili in the World |  |
| Submitted by: calead910 Rated: 5 out of 5 by 297 members | Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Hour | Ready In: 1 Hour 15 Minutes Yields: 8 servings |
"Break out your soup pot and fix up a batch of this delicious, spicy vegetarian chili today! It's ready in no time, and packed with vegetables, beans - and flavor!"
INGREDIENTS:
| 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 medium onion, chopped 2 bay leaves 1 teaspoon ground cumin 2 tablespoons dried oregano 1 tablespoon salt | 2 stalks celery, chopped 2 green bell peppers, chopped 2 jalapeno peppers, chopped 3 cloves garlic, chopped 2 (4 ounce) cans chopped green chile peppers, drained |
| 2 (12 ounce) packages vegetarian burger crumbles 3 (28 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, crushed 1/4 cup chili powder | 1 tablespoon ground black pepper 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained 1 (15 ounce) can black beans 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn |
DIRECTIONS:
| 1. | Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, and season with bay leaves, cumin, oregano, and salt. Cook and stir until onion is tender, then mix in the celery, green bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, garlic, and green chile peppers. When vegetables are heated through, mix in the vegetarian burger crumbles. Reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer 5 minutes. |
| 2. | Mix the tomatoes into the pot. Season chili with chili powder and pepper. Stir in the kidney beans, garbanzo beans, and black beans. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 45 minutes. Stir in the corn, and continue cooking 5 minutes before serving. |
| ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2008 Allrecipes.com | Printed from Allrecipes.com 9/14/2008 |
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
August and early September
Yeah, yeah I know, I'm a slacker. I haven't been updating the blog on a regular basis ... I'm sorry! So, here's a recap of my last couple of months.
At the end of July I went on a road trip to Georgia and Tennessee to visit family and friends. I love to drive so the drive down to Georgia was fine. I left early on Saturday morning and drove straight through to Savannah. I spent four days with family - we went out to eat, to the beach, the pool, shopping, etc. My brother bought a Wii system and we all had fun playing tennis, bowling, and especially playing 'Rock Band'. I have to say, we kicked butt on some of those songs ... and some of those songs kicked our butts! We had a blast.
We also had lots of fun playing with a doggie sprinkler that I bought for the kids. Here's a pic of the sprinkler:
My next stop was in Monteagle, Tennessee where I spent a few days with Amber and her family. I always enjoy spending time with them!
After getting back from my road trip I started to count down the days until the American Idol 2008 concert! It was a pretty good show and helped to reinforce why the top 3 are the top 3! They were definitely so much better than the rest of the cast. Once again, thanks to friends adn connections, we were able to get back stage passes to meet the Idol's. Here's a pic of David Cook, the 2008 American Idol:
Last Friday I went to see Gwen Ifill - 'Gwen Ifill is moderator and managing editor of "Washington Week" and senior correspondent for "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer." She is also frequently asked to moderate debates in national elections, including the Vice Presidential debate during the 2004 election and the upcoming Vice Presidential debate scheduled for October. Ifill is also the author of the forthcoming book The Breakthrough: Politics in the Age of Obama. During the 2008 campaign season, Ifill is bringing Washington Week to live audiences around the country on a 10-city tour.'
We went to see a live taping of her show: "Gwen Ifill kicks off the general election season with a special Campaign '08 edition of WASHINGTON WEEK from The George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium in front of a live audience." Here's the link to the show.
All in all, it has been an interesting summer. I'll keep you updated as interesting things happen. :-)
At the end of July I went on a road trip to Georgia and Tennessee to visit family and friends. I love to drive so the drive down to Georgia was fine. I left early on Saturday morning and drove straight through to Savannah. I spent four days with family - we went out to eat, to the beach, the pool, shopping, etc. My brother bought a Wii system and we all had fun playing tennis, bowling, and especially playing 'Rock Band'. I have to say, we kicked butt on some of those songs ... and some of those songs kicked our butts! We had a blast.
We also had lots of fun playing with a doggie sprinkler that I bought for the kids. Here's a pic of the sprinkler:
My next stop was in Monteagle, Tennessee where I spent a few days with Amber and her family. I always enjoy spending time with them!After getting back from my road trip I started to count down the days until the American Idol 2008 concert! It was a pretty good show and helped to reinforce why the top 3 are the top 3! They were definitely so much better than the rest of the cast. Once again, thanks to friends adn connections, we were able to get back stage passes to meet the Idol's. Here's a pic of David Cook, the 2008 American Idol:
Last Friday I went to see Gwen Ifill - 'Gwen Ifill is moderator and managing editor of "Washington Week" and senior correspondent for "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer." She is also frequently asked to moderate debates in national elections, including the Vice Presidential debate during the 2004 election and the upcoming Vice Presidential debate scheduled for October. Ifill is also the author of the forthcoming book The Breakthrough: Politics in the Age of Obama. During the 2008 campaign season, Ifill is bringing Washington Week to live audiences around the country on a 10-city tour.'
We went to see a live taping of her show: "Gwen Ifill kicks off the general election season with a special Campaign '08 edition of WASHINGTON WEEK from The George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium in front of a live audience." Here's the link to the show.All in all, it has been an interesting summer. I'll keep you updated as interesting things happen. :-)
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