Archive for January 15th, 2008

Want to scare Chris Matthews? All you need…

All you need to scare Chris Matthews is, apparently, a vagina. You know how I mentioned how Matthews pinched Senator Clinton’s cheek? Well, get ready for a list of things he’s said about Clinton over time. It’s frightening. From Daily Kos via Jezebel.

To get an idea of the type of language Matthews regularly uses when covering Clinton, take a look at this sampling:

  • “I hate her. I hate her. All that she stands for.”
  • “She Devil”
  • “Anti-male”
  • “She’s going to tell us what to do.”
  • “[L]et’s talk about the troops …Will they take the orders?”
  • “[L]ike a strip-teaser saying she’s flattered by the all the attention”
  • On Sen. Clinton’s endorsers: “castratos in the eunuch chorus”
  • “Is she a convincing mom?”
  • “[S]he’s clapping, like she’s Chinese. I know the Chinese clap at each other, but what is she clapping at? I mean, it’s like one of these wind-up things.”
  • “[S]he was giving a campaign barn-burner speech, which is harder to give for a woman; it can grate on some men when they listen to it — fingernails on a blackboard, perhaps.”
  • “[T]he reason she’s a U.S. senator, the reason she’s a candidate for president, the reason she may be a front-runner is her husband messed around.”

Let me say—that list? Is edited. There’s more on Daily Kos where that came from. Plus Matthews’s not-misogynistic-at-all ruminations on Michelle Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and more.

I don’t even know what to say except: REALLY?! I know you’ve got air time to fill, but REALLY?!

Thank you, Chris Matthews, for proving yet again that blatant, overt sexism is alive and well–and not just on right wing websites or talk radio. CNN MSNBC. You’re awesome. Truly.

Craigslist + Google Maps + Geekery = Awesome

This came up in a meeting today and I hadn’t seen it yet. I’m pretty sure you don’t care about how (in detail) it’s done, but suffice it to say that a programmer took Google Maps and housing information from Craigslist and made an interactive map that shows you, on the map, where all the rentals in your area are and pops up any pictures available when you click on one. It’s the coolest thing ever. Well, maybe not ever. But it’s cool. It’s all at HousingMaps.com.

Apartment Image
Locations
Housing site