SALON / NOT ARROGANT, just **Today in Salon: Obama's a for probing Bush torture

...better than you (or anyone who is not Salon A list).

 goes the day so goes another brilliant essay in salon. Would I like to share a beer with the author? Sure. Mainly to ask, ""dude, does you googul pixel microscope of who is the REAL elite in the united states - dude, any chance of your being in ANY WAY useful, practical, helpful or predictive?

Does ANYONE AT SMARM.COM, uh, SALON.COM have any life experience beyond their overrated "college campuses," compund-interest based (thanks dad!) trust funds or "help baby-sit your sisters while mommy was still at her [job], tied-into-a-broken-system FICA?
My superiority delsions were broken down working in a casket factory in the Midwest (Thompson. My specialty: particle board caskets for the impoverished. Dustepectful yet proper). Any of you use you hands for anything beyond typing, sexuality or consumerism?

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On Nov 13, 2008, at 3:27 AM, Salon Newsletter <newsletters@salon.com> wrote:

Today in Salon: Thursday November 13, 2008

Obama's plans for probing Bush torture President Bush may be pondering an unprecedented pardon for officials involved in brutal interrogations -- and may face a sweeping investigation under the new president By Mark Benjamin

Open Salon The Sexiest Man Living... Technically... Open Call: Vision For America via Obama -- Prize! A Personal Account of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Crock Pot Fricassee-Good Eats!

Joan Walsh How do you solve a problem like Joe Lieberman? Palinpalooza!

Why "Scarface" is f-ing great De Palma's '80s cult classic is trash, many scoff. But the lowdown, seedy movie with Al Pacino as a Cuban thug influenced pop culture from gangsta rap to "Miami Vice." By Louis Bayard

A permanent Democratic majority? Hispanic voters played a pivotal role in this election. If current trends continue, they may turn other parts of the country as blue as they just turned New Mexico. By Alex Koppelman

Video Dog Bateman: Al-Jazeera on the Bush era "Slumdog Millionaire" Bateman: On Fox, Brit Hume in deep denial

Proposition 8 made me quit the Mormon church I have been a Mormon my whole life. But after the church's campaign of hatred to ban gay marriage, I finally renounced my membership. By Jodi Mardesich

How can I not know what I am feeling? If I'd been more honest with myself and with her, maybe we wouldn't have broken up. By Cary Tennis

Tom the Dancing Bug Nov. 5, 2008. By Ruben Bolling

How the World Works Biofuels to the rescue Henry Paulson has a brand-new plan As goes General Motors, so goes the world?

Obama surfs through The Obamas are a warm vision for the White House -- but he should strive toward full transparency. Plus: Yes, I still like Sarah Palin! By Camille Paglia

Broadsheet "WTF" of the day: Fetus-shaped cookies Blinded for going to school From "terror sex" to hope sex "It's about the human heart" Victoria's secret: Formaldehyde?

War Room Save Lieberman! Talkin' Paul Broun Paranoid Blues Shep Smith tells it like it is Barone: Media mad that Palin didn't have an abortion Salon's rash predictions on the election Palin vs. Couric Foley: "I'm trying to find my way back"

I'm on vacation King Kaufman

Glenn Greenwald The Democrats of 2002 and 2007 haven't gone anywhere

Obama's debt to Howard Dean As Dean leaves the helm of the Democratic National Committee, one thing is clear: He got it right with his controversial 50-state strategy. By Mike Madden

The momification of Michelle Obama The next first lady is an accomplished lawyer. But with the media focused on her clothes and family, Bamalot is starting to look a lot like Camelot. By Rebecca Traister

Knife play "Top Chef" moves to New York City for its fifth season, and the battle begins in a brutal frenzy of slicing and dicing! By Heather Havrilesky

Beyond the Multiplex Thrill ride through a "maximum city"

Is Detroit worth saving? The U.S. is gung-ho on rescuing the automakers. But the bailout better have major strings attached. By Joseph Romm

Wow! America is cool We are being admired by Swedes! We don't have to pretend we're Canadians. We elected Barack Obama! By Garrison Keillor

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