DCist (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Photo by Kevin H. The fight for D.C. voting rights has always been two-fold. On one front, the city has demanded representation in Congress, while on the other it has fought for greater autonomy in local budgetary and legislative matters. While the struggle for congressional representation often gets more press, tomorrow a hearing on Capitol Hill will focus on how better to allow the city to make...
Boston Comedy. Funny grown here. (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Stephen Lynch kicked off the first leg of his 3 Balloons Tour in Boston in February. Now he’s on the second leg of the tour and heading to the Hanover Theatre in Worcester Saturday. Sometime next year, you can expect to see a few different versions of the tour on a Comedy Central special, on DVD, and as a concert film, if you happen to frequent film festivals. I caught up with Lynch by phone...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch has helped two substance abuse programs with which is wife is affiliated land more than $1.6 million in federal earmarks.
Curmudgeonly & Skeptical² (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
A Courtesy to our Friends at KOS DEMOCRATS WHO VOTED TO SLAP WOMEN BACK TO THE STONE AGE ( HR # Bill: H R 3962 ) KOS diarist LaFeminista reflects the animus the Soros-left have after the passsage of the Stupak Amendment which, nominally, will keep Obamacare from funding abortion. In truth, a Medicare type supplement insurance will be available. Anyway, to help them out, and make retribution easier,...
Blue Mass. Group - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Being from MA can be sort of a let down during big, national progressive battles. Whenever I see the "please contact these legislators" lists, I tend to scan through, just to catch a surprising name from some OTHER state. Well, imagine my shame when such a list appeared on DKos today : Your phone calls are ESPECIALLY important if you are represented by one of these potential holdouts: Harry...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Stephen Lynch has always struggled to draw the line between music and stand-up.Lynch doesn't think he'd make it as a singer/songwriter. He's not a big fan of , either. By bringing together a little of both, he struck a chord with audiences around the globe."I didn't set out to become a comedian," he said. "I still don't think I have a real knack for it. I just happen to have found this...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Musical comedian Stephen Lynch has a confession: 'I have no real interest in comedy' S tephen Lynch has always struggled to draw the line between music and stand-up.
GamePolitics.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Apparently well versed in interactive entertainment, a United States Congressman likened the layout and functionality of a government website to an old videogame. At a November 3rd hearing to discuss the current state of the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) website , Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-MA) told the executive director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Greg Long that, “In the...
Least I Could Do (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
At long last, I can proudly inform you (with pride) that LICD Volume 6: I Am Not A Credible Source will be going up for pre-sale this coming Monday, November 2nd. This year, as we've done before, Lar and I will be signing the first 1,000 books to be sold. I wish we could do more, but my wrist can only do so much (heh), and I'm leaving for China a couple of days after the books arrive, which doesn't...
TONY Blog (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Video: Stephen Lynch sings "Little Tiny Mustache"
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
The House Democratic leadership is meeting this morning to determine what version of the public option goes into the House bill--negotiated rates or the stronger Medicare Plus 5 formula. The most recent reports are that they are only 12-15 votes away from the strongest version of the bill, the Medicare Plus 5 version that ties public option rates to Medicare reimbursement rates. Having the strongest...
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Tomorrow at 2:00 , [update: the meetings in leadership and the caucus will be in the morning. Please call tonight and early tomorrow] the House Democratic Caucus will meet and determine what version of the public option goes into the House bill. Pelosi announced earlier today that there's probably the 218 for a good public option, but report are that they are only 12-15 votes away from the strongest...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
BOSTON US Representative Michael Capuano may be trailing Attorney General Martha Coakley in the polls, but he is winning among dropouts from the Senate race. US Representatives Stephen Lynch and John Tierney, both of whom have exited the Senate race, are backing their congressional colleague. Lynch, of South Boston, was to endorse Capuano last night at Amrhein’s, a restaurant in ...
Talking Pish (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
The latest Hooray For Saturday can be listened to online right now on SubCity. There's comedy from Stephen Lynch and Maria Bamford, plus tunes from Portugal. The Man, The Hives, Nada Surf and more.
Puritan Blister (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
"...I go on/ Sounding my doomed eternal bodiless goddamned/ I, I, I, I, I." --T.R. Hummer 1. JoeF- A Means To An End (Joy Division) 2. JoeF- Satellite Of Love (Velvet Underground) 3. JoeF- Venus In Furs (Velvet Underground) 4. Here & Now- Another Brick In The Wall (Pink Floyd) 5. I just don't know- One Mint Julep (Rudy Toombs/The Clovers) 1. Hood Internet- Fire It Up, Firemouse (Lil Wayne...
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