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This Week In Crasstalk

Hello Crasstalk. Hope you are having a great day. We have had some great writing here in the last few weeks and Team Crasstalk feels that it is time to start recognizing some of the great stuff you all have taken the time to put together. We can’t include all of the fantastic posts, but we hope that this will be way of telling you all how much we appreciate all of your contributions to Crasstalk. This will be a weekly feature, so please email us your nominations.

Let’s go back all the way to last Sunday and wonder about the mystery of the death of a tragic socialite. We can move from the past to predicting the future in this post.

We also had a very servicey week. We had advice on how to dominate your computer, your dog, or your irrational sports rivals.

We also had some fun pop culture, some fun nerd culture, some fun youth culture, and even some fun Scandinavian culture.

Finally, we had this conflict-inducing post (read the comments), which lead to this.Which was pretty funny (sorry Arken).

Once again, thanks for all of your contributions to Crasstalk. Please support the writers of this site by sharing their posts with the social media links on each page. Have a great week.

 

 

 

Tea Party Rock

Nothing says Rock and Roll like conservative America. Just ask The National Review. While you may not think of the county Republican meeting as a swaggering display of animal sexuality, it is that pro-freedom passion that makes conservatives rock. Just ask the Ted Nugent.

 

Now that is presidential!

So here is a collection of the best Rawk the Tea Party has to offer. Feel free to bookmark these videos so you will have something to watch when you hang out at you aunt’s house in Arizona next Christmas.

This chick has sort of a Laura Branigan thing going on. Unfortunately, no one told her that the use of the word accountability in a song sucks most of the rock right out. However, she does get points for dramatic lighting.

Here is a classic from the health care debate. Try to resist dancing in front of your computer.

This guy is really trying to rock in a sort of Mr. Mister sort of way. However, he really needs to rethink the Naziesque gray shirt combo, especially while bitching about the British. Don’t live the stereotype, dude!

Here is a low-fi treatment. This guy wants freedom like Lou Reed wanted junk. This is what happens when you bundle Garage Band and IMovie on new Macs.

OK, I can’t leave this without at least one country song. This is epic and contains stars and stripes burqas. Warning: The viewing of this video will make you afraid to ever visit The National Mall.

Saturday Daytime Open Thread

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Hello Crasstalk. Hope you are having a wonderful day. Here are some cartoons. Try not to spill Cheerios on the couch.

Buttercup is such a bad ass. Have a wonderful day.

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(Booze) Recipe Friday

Since the weekend is upon us it is time to start thinking about ways to waste our time before getting back to work on Monday. Hopefully, you did not have too much green beer yesterday and are ready for some weekend libation. Today I am sharing a recipe from my friend Kelly, who understands the importance of a proper drink. First, here is a recipe for a delicious Lime Ricky that she makes. This recipe originally appeared on food52.com.

A woman who appreciates a good drink.

What you need:
12 ounces frozen red raspberries
1.5 cups sugar
Zest of two limes
Juice of two limes
24 ounces Sparkling water
Thin slices of lime for garnish
What you do:
Combine raspberries, sugar and zest in a saucepan and place over medium heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly until the berries dissolve and the sugar melts. Only let it boil for 2-3 minutes as you don’t want jam. After that time, take the syrup off the heat and let cool slightly. Strain the syrup.
Fill a tall glass by half with ice. Pour 3 to 4 tablespoons of the syrup over the ice. Squeeze the juice of half a lime into the glass. Fill the glass to the top with sparkling water and garnish with a lime slice or two. These are super tasty, and are a nice drink when you feel like something sweet.

Kelly also has a beer blog (told you she was cool), and her beer recommendation for this week is Founders Red from the Founders Brewery in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They make really tasty beer so grab some of this if you can find it.

So what’s on you booze agenda this weekend, Crasstalkers? Share your recipes below.