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posted by on May 9 at 7:45 AM
The Demon Liquor: HBO CEO blames alcohol for his recent assault on his girlfriend.
Rice: “We are not going to leave Iraq.” Charlie Rose: “Ever?” Rice: “We are not going to leave an Iraq that is not capable of defending itself and with a foundation for future reconciliation.” Uh-huh.
Really Unpopular: Bush’s decision to veto the Iraq funding bill because it includes a timeline for withdrawal.
Charged: Six would-be Islamic terrorists at Fort Dix.
Fire in L.A.: Rampaging on the second day of a 97-degree heat spell.
Surprisingly Popular: Impeachment.
Baby Number Seventeen: for Arkansas religious nuts. (Shakes says: “My uterus hurts just looking at that picture!”)
All Over the Map: Giuliani on abortion.
Weenie: Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who says he’ll allow a ban on mandatory HPV vaccine to stand.
Recipe of the Day:
Fresh Corn Risotto with Basil, Tomato, and Lime
1 cup peeled, seeded and diced ripe tomatoes*
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
¼ teaspoon salt
5 cups chicken stock
2 cups corn kernels from 4 or 5 large ears (I used frozen corn once and it was still delicious)
2 tablespoons butter, preferably unsalted
½ cup finely chopped scallions (white part only)
1 ½ cups Arborio rice
½ cup dry white wine
½ cup grated parmesan cheese
Combine the first four ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
Purée 1 cup of the corn kernels in a food processor.
Heat the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until the foam subsides. Cook the scallions for about 5 minutes until translucent. Lower the heat if they begin to brown.
Add the rice and stir, coating the grains with butter.
Add the wine.
Cook and stir until the wine is absorbed.
Using a ladle, add 1 cup of stock to the rice. Stir over medium heat until the stock is absorbed. Add the remaining stock, ½ cup at a time, cooking and stirring until the liquid is almost completely absorbed before adding more.
Keep adding stock until the rice is almost tender, about 15 minutes. Add the puréed corn mixture with a little more stock and stir for another five or ten minutes, until rice is tender. Add the whole corn kernels and the fresh tomato mixture. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper.
Spoon into bowls and sprinkle with the parmesan cheese.
*To peel and seed tomatoes, bring a small saucepan of water to boil. Plunge the tomatoes into the water until the skins split, about 20 seconds. Lift out with a ladle and let cool before slipping the skins off, cutting in half, spooning out the seeds, and dicing.
Recipe from The Joy of Cooking; photo from Fancy Toast.
In regards to the Duggar's 17th child... I saw a poster once that said... "Its a Vagina, not a Clown Car!"
I think Dan should go to Texas, talk to anyone that voted for that bill and see if their daughters have gotten or will get the vaccine.
If girls who's families cant afford the shots on their own can't have it, these senator's daughters should be at risk too.
My mother worked in a college health center, and she said it was unbelievable the percentage of the HPV tests that came back positive for HPV.
Maybe ECB can do a calculation for us to see what their familial impact footprint will be on the planet. I suspect that number will have an exponent.
Also, in today's Real Change (on the streets, but not yet online):
"What’s the whole story on SPD conduct? Video footage contradicts the official story about exonerated cops, and members of the public recollect their experiences with what they saw as a chronically misbehaving officer [page 5]"
And in Dan Savage's "Every Child Needs a Mother and Father" segment:
Vegans sentenced in baby's death
By GREG BLUESTEIN
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
ATLANTA -- A vegan couple was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for the death of their malnourished 6-week-old baby boy, who was fed a diet largely consisting of soy milk and apple juice.
Superior Court Judge L.A. McConnell imposed the sentences on Jade Sanders, 27, and Lamont Thomas, 31. Their son, Crown Shakur, weighed just 3 1/2 pounds when he died of starvation on April 25, 2004.
The couple was found guilty May 2 of malice murder, felony murder, involuntary manslaughter and cruelty to children. A jury deliberated about seven hours before returning the guilty verdicts.
Defense lawyers said the first-time parents did the best they could while adhering to the lifestyle of vegans, who typically use no animal products. They said Sanders and Thomas did not realize the baby, who was born at home, was in danger until minutes before he died.
I like this recipe thing, specially yesterday's. They're ez. So is Bethany going to start writing the ocassional wonky piece just to make it even?
Reading the (TX HPV) article, it says that, had Gov. Perry vetoed the bill, with which he strongly disagreed, it would have been easily overridden. Seems like he just didn't want the political theater to go on any longer than it had.
"It is time to move this issue from the political arena to the court of public opinion where real lives are at stake."
Doesn't sound like a weenie to me.
all their names begin with "j"
On the subject of food, I'd have thought ECB would've had something to say about Kool-Aid dill pickles today.
Someone needs to tell that woman in Arkansas that she has to have all her kids at once to get free shit.
Made the risotto Saturday night. Easy to do and delicious. Thanks for sharing!
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