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The dagbuzz for 2/18/09: (Cars and Houses and Chimps, Oh My!)

By Deadman on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 12:36pm |
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I'm starting to feel the economy is like the chimp gone mad yesterday in Connecticut. You know, the one who ripped off the face of his owner's friend.

"It's eating us!! Listen to me, you have to shoot it!!"

Today's economic damage tally:

$22 billion more for the car companies, 50,000+ expected jobs lost anyway.

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The dagbuzz for 2/17/09: (Obama's New New Deal?)

By Deadman on Tue, 02/17/2009 - 3:23pm | Politics, Business

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So Obama is signing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 into law in Denver this afternoon. I've heard several pundits calling the $787 billion stimulus package the beginning of Obama's New Deal. In today's dagbuzz, I discuss why that comparison is foolish, and why we probably couldn't even afford a new New Deal even if we desperately needed one.

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The ashes of the Phoenix ...

By Deadman on Thu, 02/12/2009 - 3:41pm | Arts & Entertainment

I have really little to add here, but this may be one of the most uncomfortable celebrity interviews I've ever seen. This guy is clearly fruit loops.

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The DagBuzz for 2/12/09: (Darwin, Lincoln, and the new MOFT)

By Deadman on Thu, 02/12/2009 - 11:04am |
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Exciting news, daggers (well, it's at least exciting for Deadman)!! I have bought a snazzy new hi-res Webcam, and the videos should now end up being much, much clearer. However, the bad news is that not only do you now get to see all of Deadman's defects in full glory, but I kind of liked the way the old dark and grainy images fit the Deadman persona.

All hope is not lost, though, as the new webcam can do some very cool things, some of which could help solve my persona dilemma.

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The DagBuzz for 2/11/09: (Stump, Immigrants, Michelle Obama)

By Deadman on Wed, 02/11/2009 - 1:38pm |
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You daggers are in for a real treat today, as you get to virtually meet Deadman's world-famous dog, Oliver (aka Ollie, The Monk, and when I'm real mad at him, Oliver Jacob or O.J.), whose dagblog.com's debut appearance is in honor of the 133rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and its best in show winner, the 10-year-old Sussex spaniel Stump.

Unfortunately, today's video is even more off-the-cuff and with more face scratching than usual because I had very limited time, and besides, Ollie wasn't about to indulge me in multiple takes.

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The Buzz for 2/10/09: (Geithner, Geithner, Geithner)

By Deadman on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 1:26pm | Politics, Business

The buzz today is focused solely on Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's financial stability plan. My quick verdict is that the plan is woefully inadequate on details, and I just don't understand the rush to announce this plan without a more specific framework for implementation.

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The Daily Buzz for 2/9/09: (Obama, Gaza, Octuplets, Grammies, Tiger)

By Deadman on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 1:33pm | Politics, Arts & Entertainment, Potpourri

OK, I don't know how many people actually listened to my first attempt at the Daily Buzz, but two people commented they liked it (with reservations), and that's all the encouragement the vain Deadman needed to continue the process.

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Questions: Stimulate Me

By Deadman on Sat, 02/07/2009 - 5:19pm | Politics, Social Justice

OK, so Obama's tough talking apparently worked.

The administration got three moderate Republican senators to agree to support the stimulus package and prevent a filibuster. In return, some $100 billion in spending from the package was removed while some Republican proposals for tax cuts and credits were adopted (most notably a $15,000 credit for homebuyers).

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The Daily Buzz (An Experiment in Multimedia)

By Deadman on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 4:58pm | Politics, Sports, Arts & Entertainment, Humor & Satire

Ok, so I am totally going to risk extreme personal embarrassment by doing this, but I decided to experiment with a little video rundown of some of the day's top stories as indicated by Yahoo Buzz!, which is a Digg-like service at http://buzz.yahoo.com. I basically put on my Unabomber/Deadman outfit, recap the top articles that interested me, and throw in a little commentary for good measure.

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MOFT: Episode 8 (Reddi-Wip)

By Deadman on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 1:26am | Personal, Food & Drink

The first time I remember seeing a Reddi-wip can was on a camping trip during a high school summer when some of my friends tried to get high by snorting the nitrous oxide gas inside it. Even back then, a 'whippit' sure looked like a stupid, only mildly effective, thing to do.

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