tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82247622008-06-17T11:21:15.775-04:00Ryan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16570890432407347432noreply@blogger.comBlogger1316125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224762.post-11510096989513159762008-06-16T16:42:00.003-04:002008-06-17T11:21:15.869-04:00

This is it, the last post for Jokers to the Right! This blog has served me well for 4 years of college, but now it's time to hang it up. I'm moving to The Watchtower, at ryansilberstein.com! Come say hi!

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It seems some foul play is afoot in tomorrow's Republican 8th district Congressional primary in VA: Amin Singh's campaign is accusing Ellmore of falsifying quotes in order to make Singh seem like a more extreme libertarian than mainstream conservative: A flier put out by Mark W. Ellmore's campaign days before Tuesday's U.S. House Republican primary in Northern Virginia falsely attributes material

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My hero this week is Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who is now a member of the KISS Army: Rice was in the Swedish capital Thursday for an international conference on Iraq. Kiss had a sold-out concert to play Friday. "I was thrilled," Rice said of her late-night encounter with Kiss frontman Gene Simmons and bandmates Paul Stanley, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer in the executive lounge of the

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The ones I've seen are bolded. Count at the bottom. The list as taken from the IMDB. Movies I've seen in bold. Click to show/hide. 42 (including The Usual Suspects, as I plan on watching it tomorrow or Wednesday) h/t Hube (again).

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So to the indifferent inquirer who asks why Memorial Day is still kept up we may answer, it celebrates and solemnly reaffirms from year to year a national act of enthusiasm and faith. It embodies in the most impressive form our belief that to act with enthusiam and faith is the condition of acting greatly. To fight out a war, you must believe something and want something with all your might. So

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The Indiana Jones movies are a big part of my childhood, even moreso than Star Wars. The only other movie I could even anticipate as much as Indy IV would be a Ghostbusters III, but it looks like I'll just have to play the video game for that (which looks amazing!). Needless to say, I tried to do my best to lower my expectations going into this movie, being wary of a sequel after 19 years.

Ryan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16570890432407347432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224762.post-61288466856166955962008-05-19T16:28:00.003-04:002008-05-19T16:42:26.520-04:00

List your favorite bands from A to Z:A. Arcade Fire B. The Beatles C. Cream D. Dylan, Bob E. The Eagles F. Fleetwood Mac G. Goo Goo Dolls H. Hendrix, Jimi I. Incubus J. Joel, Billy K. The Kinks L. Led Zeppelin M. Muse N. Nine Inch Nails O. Old & In The Way P. Pearl Jam Q. Queen R. Rush S. Springsteen, Bruce T. Traveling Wilburys U. U2 V. Tie: Vampire Weekend & The Velvet Underground W. Weezer X.

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Well The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian was apparently a box office disappointment, 'only' making $56 million in its opening weekend. Usually sequels gross higher, but the first Narnia flick scored $60 million in This comes after Speed Racer made only $20 million, opening a week ago. What gives? First, Iron Man is a freakin' juggernaut. Moviegoers (and I suspect industry types as well)

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My hero this week surprises even me...it's Angelina Jolie. She's got a cool head on Iraq: The request is familiar to American ears: "Bring them home." But in Iraq, where I've just met with American and Iraqi leaders, the phrase carries a different meaning. It does not refer to the departure of U.S. troops, but to the return of the millions of innocent Iraqis who have been driven out of their

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Here's something to think about over the weekend: If President Bush wanted to hurt Barack Obama's chances in November, then instead of attacking him, shouldn't the President just endorse him? Seems like that would hurt him more...

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My friend e-mailed me this article the other day... the newspaper asked all of the US Senators not running for President whether or not they would want to be Vice President.  Here are some of the serious, funny, and/or confusing answers (the complete list can be seen here... including Biden's answer.): Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) “I would say ‘No, Hillary.’ ” Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) “We

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I hate when comics reflect my life, as PHD illustrates: Although I've been pretty damn productive this week (and I assure you, I need to be) I wouldn't be up right now except I recently discovered my girlfriend had never seen the original Superman or Superman II. Half of this has been rectified, and I'm up at 1 AM. Totally worth it. (And by the way, we'll probably watch the theatrical release

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I give you the cast of Seinfeld playing Dungeons and Dragons.

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The heroes this week are those involved with the space station Genesis I, a private venture: A prototype module for a private space station has passed an orbital milestone after completing its 10,000th trip around the Earth. Genesis 1, an inflatable module built by the Las Vegas, Nev.-based firm Bigelow Aerospace, passed the 10,000-orbit mark as it nears the beginning of its third year of

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John McCain's advisor, Mark Salter, attacked Barack Obama today. Take a look: First, let us be clear about the nature of Senator Obama’s attack today: He used the words ‘losing his bearings’ intentionally, a not particularly clever way of raising John McCain’s age as an issue. This is typical of the Obama style of campaigning. We have all become familiar with Senator Obama’s new brand of

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Tim Russert proclaim's Obama the nominee: Is the media stepping in and declaring the race over? To me it's been "inevitable" that Obama was going to be the nominee for months now, but it seems to me that the media is trying to push this contest to an end.

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While it seems that all conventional wisdom points to a Barack Obama Democratic nomination, the real trouble exists in the exit polls: To Clinton voters: Would you support Obama in November? Indiana: Yes– 48%, Vote for McCain– 33%, No vote– 17% North Carolina: Yes– 45%, Vote for McCain– 38%, No vote– 12% To Obama voters: Would you support Clinton in November? Indiana: Yes– 59%, Vote for McCain–

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The College Republicans and the College Democrats will be debating tomorrow at 7:00 PM in Purnell Hall room 115. There are four general topics with two questions in each section. Four students from each group will be debating questions within the topics of: Immigration, the economy, healthcare and foreign affairs. Come support your party, political views or just come watch your friends! FREE

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Trent Reznor, aka Nine Inch Nails, released a new album for FREE on the NIN website. Available in multiple formats. My thoughts: After playing "The Hand That Feeds" on Rock Band, I've started to be more and more intrigued by NIN. I guess I never really knew what kind of band NIN was before, possibly mistaking alternative-industrial with some form of heavy metal that involved screaming, the the

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Just to let you guys know, I'm graduating at the end of the month (still job-hunting!), and in accordance with that, there are going to be some big changes around here.

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Probably not a good idea: U.S. Senate hopeful Murray Sabrin burned through $1,050 of his campaign cash Saturday on a Kentucky Derby long-shot. Sabrin, a Ramapo College professor, announced the bet during a press conference Friday in Atlantic City. Sabrin’s wager, which is apparently legal under federal elections laws, aimed to highlight his promise to legalize sports betting at casinos. Sabrin

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A couple friends and I kicked off the summer movie season a day early last night, catching a 9:00 showing of Iron Man. Iron Man completely overpowered my expectations. I've always been more of a DC than a Marvel guy, so I haven't read that many Iron Man comics, but I'm familiar with Tony Stark, the origin story, and what role he's been playing in the Marvelverse recently. So when I heard that an

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I just finished watching the second part of the Hillary Clinton interview on The O'Reilly Factor, which is aired on Fox News Channel. I thought that this interview was fine, nothing groundbreaking, but Bill O'Reilly really pissed me off. He basically used his last question to Hillary Clinton as a way to say how great he is... and as if that wasn't enough, the next few pundits that came on the

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Those of you who know me know that I love movies. I love the movie-going experience, and there is no better season for movies than summer. My love affair with summer movies began in June of 1993 with Jurassic Park and has continued ever since. Last summer was kicked off by the disappointing Spider-Man 3, but the summer wasn't a total loss between Ratatouille and Stardust. This summer, there are

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Snapped these this morning on the way to work:

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