Friday Night Links: Obama’s War, Pot Wars, Old Time Music, Creepy Cartoons

By Lucy Steigerwald On May 24, 2013 · In Nighttime links, Politics, War · 2 Comments

Here’s Obama’s Thursday foreign policy speech — sans Code Pink heckling, mind you — if you’re interested in getting the”furrowed brow of sadness about killing people” effect without having to watch the man say words…and…pause.
Or, as Matt Welch wrote: “Obama’s ‘Anguish’ Makes His Bush-Like Warmaking So Much More Palatable!”
Glenn Gleenwald continues to ask the awkward questions about terrorism vs. state actions.
Medical marijuana raids in 2011 constitutional; insult to injury for some folks.
Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day are not as redundant as they seem.
Adam Kokesh is free from jail.
A salute to the man who decided to film this F5 tornado.
I hate Jezebel, but I’m glad they are spreading the good news.
The gays are doing better than the straights at sticking together.
Eddie Stubbs interviews Old Crow Medicine Show on Nashville’s 650 AM WSM. I was there, and it was glorious.
I think The Hunger Games imparts more lessons than just propaganda comes from both sides, io9.
I’ll be here tomorrow, camera and cellphone in hand for copwatch purposes.
Cracked is an amazing source for scary old cartoons. This 1930 one, “Swing You Singers,” would have scared the shit out of me as a child. As it stands now, it’s just disturbing enough. Check it out, it’s wonderful and so uneasy.
Also great: Cab Calloway as cartoon jazz-clown-ghost singing “Saint James Infirmary Blues.”