Way too damn young to go – I’m sure we’ll find out more later; couldn't find any good videos to upload, so I wasn't planning to say anything else…
...and yeah, I know it’s utterly not shocking for our corporate media to swoon over their latest Republican “sugar daddy” (see The Sainted Ronnie R and his “son”), but it’s still vile and repulsive anyway; kudos to Media Matters for compiling this video (here), which must have been a truly gut-churning task…
…and speaking once more of “The Donald,” Cenk tells us how the all-but-named Repug presidential nominee supposedly helped on 9/11 - uh-huh…
...and I just saw "The Graduate" on a movie channel lately, which made me remember this tune.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Wednesday Stuff
By the way, I have something to say about any self-proclaimed pundit of any political affiliation who indulges in the equivalent of navel gazing about his or her preferred presidential candidate and then laments about how tiresome the electoral process is in this country (which it is):
If you’re wasting column or online pixel space engaging in this exercise instead of devoting space to REAL people dealing with REAL issues instead, then stop whining, because YOU are part of the problem too.
…and I know there are Republicans out there who will ABSOLUTELY LOSE THEIR MINDS if you point out to them that their party wins in no small part by voter disenfranchisement; too f*cking bad…own it, wingnuts...and one more thing, for the benefit of the host of this video - EVERY VOTE DOES COUNT!…
…and in the latest “horse race” political news, all I can say in response to these obscene sums of money is – THANK YOU JOHN ROBERTS (tongue in cheek of course) for this…
...and for PA-08 folks, to do more to help, click here…
…and I give you another installment of “This Day In Doomsy History” (more or less), with a video from 4/16/12 in which the “party of Lincoln” tried a subliminal advertising trick aimed at Number 44; as we know, though, the Repugs are the real “Mad Men”…
…and, in a story timed for “4/20,” it looks like our neighbors to the north are moving forward with national legalization of pot; personally, I’ve always favored decriminalization, but it’s a “vox populi” kind of thing…
…and I honestly didn’t know “4/20” was a thing – can’t think of a more apropos tune than this one.
If you’re wasting column or online pixel space engaging in this exercise instead of devoting space to REAL people dealing with REAL issues instead, then stop whining, because YOU are part of the problem too.
…and I know there are Republicans out there who will ABSOLUTELY LOSE THEIR MINDS if you point out to them that their party wins in no small part by voter disenfranchisement; too f*cking bad…own it, wingnuts...and one more thing, for the benefit of the host of this video - EVERY VOTE DOES COUNT!…
…and in the latest “horse race” political news, all I can say in response to these obscene sums of money is – THANK YOU JOHN ROBERTS (tongue in cheek of course) for this…
...and for PA-08 folks, to do more to help, click here…
…and I give you another installment of “This Day In Doomsy History” (more or less), with a video from 4/16/12 in which the “party of Lincoln” tried a subliminal advertising trick aimed at Number 44; as we know, though, the Repugs are the real “Mad Men”…
…and, in a story timed for “4/20,” it looks like our neighbors to the north are moving forward with national legalization of pot; personally, I’ve always favored decriminalization, but it’s a “vox populi” kind of thing…
…and I honestly didn’t know “4/20” was a thing – can’t think of a more apropos tune than this one.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Tuesday Stuff
When it comes to Billo, I wasn’t going to “go there” when it comes to the personal stuff, but I got tired of reading garbage like this and this…
Update 4/20/16: Keep it up, Billo (here)...
…and I think this clip from Samantha Bee is an appropriate palate cleanser, timed for today of course (here – definitely NSFW; LOVE the Kasich description)…
…and Kyle Kulinski tells us about the primary challenge in Florida to that Dem traitor DWS and why she’s in deep doo-doo (NSFW as well – to help, click here)…
…and I think the sound of this guy is too interesting to ignore any more.
Update 4/20/16: Keep it up, Billo (here)...
…and I think this clip from Samantha Bee is an appropriate palate cleanser, timed for today of course (here – definitely NSFW; LOVE the Kasich description)…
…and Kyle Kulinski tells us about the primary challenge in Florida to that Dem traitor DWS and why she’s in deep doo-doo (NSFW as well – to help, click here)…
…and I think the sound of this guy is too interesting to ignore any more.
Monday, April 18, 2016
Monday Stuff
GO, BERNIE, GO (tomorrow is indeed the big day in “The Empire State,” with PA a week from tomorrow)…
…and I thought this was an interesting report by Rachel Maddow on Repug governors and their “stage craft” at signing ceremonies, leading to a report on how utterly tone deaf on gender issues John Kasich is (and he’s supposed to be the “smart” one)…
…and I also agree that violence against people and property isn’t justified in the circumstances in this video (here), but neither is it justified to forget about the root causes of why poverty and blight exist in this country…
…and like you I’m sure, I’m glad Diana Ross is OK (here); gives me an excuse to put up this tune (with a legendary bass line by Motown “Funk Brother” James Jamerson).
…and I thought this was an interesting report by Rachel Maddow on Repug governors and their “stage craft” at signing ceremonies, leading to a report on how utterly tone deaf on gender issues John Kasich is (and he’s supposed to be the “smart” one)…
…and I also agree that violence against people and property isn’t justified in the circumstances in this video (here), but neither is it justified to forget about the root causes of why poverty and blight exist in this country…
…and like you I’m sure, I’m glad Diana Ross is OK (here); gives me an excuse to put up this tune (with a legendary bass line by Motown “Funk Brother” James Jamerson).
Friday, April 15, 2016
Friday Stuff
I give you a snapshot of Life In These United States (Washington, D.C. in particular) from yesterday (and this happened also)…
…and Rachel Maddow brings us some echoes of Repug history in this clip, mainly how The Sainted Ronnie R began his campaign for the presidency (rounding up the herd of racist cats, if you will) and what that has in common with the latest escapade from "The Donald" on Long Island...
…and on a similar note, I usually couldn’t give a fig about all of the political horse race BS, but I thought this was an interesting discussion between Chris Hayes, GQ’s Drew Magary and Sam Seder about what “The Donald” might do once he takes a good, hard look at the reality of this election, assuming he hasn’t done that already (somewhat amusing stuff)…
…and “Occam’s Razor”? “Deus ex Machina”? Dag Chris, this is MSNBC, not Wellesley College!...
…and John Oliver delivers a pithy expose of sorts once again, this time on credit reporting (just like most “snoozer” topics, it’s easy to forget how important this stuff really is – here)…
….and Thom Hartmann brings us economic and labor news for the week…
…and we ended up with a nice little refund; hope you all end up doing OK also (50th birthday of this song also, believe it or not).
…and Rachel Maddow brings us some echoes of Repug history in this clip, mainly how The Sainted Ronnie R began his campaign for the presidency (rounding up the herd of racist cats, if you will) and what that has in common with the latest escapade from "The Donald" on Long Island...
…and on a similar note, I usually couldn’t give a fig about all of the political horse race BS, but I thought this was an interesting discussion between Chris Hayes, GQ’s Drew Magary and Sam Seder about what “The Donald” might do once he takes a good, hard look at the reality of this election, assuming he hasn’t done that already (somewhat amusing stuff)…
…and “Occam’s Razor”? “Deus ex Machina”? Dag Chris, this is MSNBC, not Wellesley College!...
…and John Oliver delivers a pithy expose of sorts once again, this time on credit reporting (just like most “snoozer” topics, it’s easy to forget how important this stuff really is – here)…
….and Thom Hartmann brings us economic and labor news for the week…
…and we ended up with a nice little refund; hope you all end up doing OK also (50th birthday of this song also, believe it or not).
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Thursday Stuff
In case you’re wondering, the answer is no; I’m not going to stop beating the proverbial drum over North Carolina’s anti-trans bathroom bill (and when it affects porn, you know that sh*t just got real)…
…and it looks like Verizon workers are “feeling the Bern” (more here); to do what you can to help, click here…
...and Cenk gives us an update over the recent idiocy he had to deal with at the hands of American Airlines (and MAN, is that the question of the hour at the end, or what?)...
...and Lowell George would have been 71 yesterday.
…and it looks like Verizon workers are “feeling the Bern” (more here); to do what you can to help, click here…
...and Cenk gives us an update over the recent idiocy he had to deal with at the hands of American Airlines (and MAN, is that the question of the hour at the end, or what?)...
...and Lowell George would have been 71 yesterday.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Wednesday Stuff
I thought this was a good report by Chris Hayes on the 1994 Bill Clinton crime bill (I remember that idiot John McLaughlin on that show of his losing his mind about the supposed threat of “midnight basketball” back then - Hayes is right; great observations all around but particularly by Jeremy Travis)…
…and kudos to Bryan Adams – didn’t know he was still touring – and everyone else protesting that horrible trans “bathroom bill” in North Carolina…
…and wow, did Tamron Hall from that supposedly “liberal” MSNBC network try her best to torpedo Former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich and, by extension, Bernie Sanders (Hayes's report was actual journalism, as opposed to this)…
…and what balls by Steve Miller for this (I hear the ring of truth in most of it).
…and kudos to Bryan Adams – didn’t know he was still touring – and everyone else protesting that horrible trans “bathroom bill” in North Carolina…
…and wow, did Tamron Hall from that supposedly “liberal” MSNBC network try her best to torpedo Former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich and, by extension, Bernie Sanders (Hayes's report was actual journalism, as opposed to this)…
…and what balls by Steve Miller for this (I hear the ring of truth in most of it).
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Tuesday Stuff
To help Steve (for everyone in PA-08 who will vote in the Dem primary two weeks from today, right?), click here…
...and kudos once more to NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for this...
...and really, Yahoo News? I can smell the desperation from here…
…and it’s sad that this battle still has to be fought, but apparently it does (here), and more here...
…and I seriously hope that nobody thinks this is a “one off,” because it isn’t…
…and I’m sure nobody will be able to pry Eddie Eagle from Samantha Bee’s cold, dead hands (here – metaphorically speaking of course)…
…and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made history as the first man in space 55 years ago today (here).
...and kudos once more to NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for this...
…and it’s sad that this battle still has to be fought, but apparently it does (here), and more here...
…and I seriously hope that nobody thinks this is a “one off,” because it isn’t…
…and I’m sure nobody will be able to pry Eddie Eagle from Samantha Bee’s cold, dead hands (here – metaphorically speaking of course)…
…and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made history as the first man in space 55 years ago today (here).
Monday, April 11, 2016
Monday Stuff
Chris Hayes talks here with Todd Allbaugh, former Republican political operative, helping to unmask even further the fraud of voter ID bills…
...and hey, turnabout is fair play...
…and as always, this is a tongue-in-cheek commentary from Bill Maher, but he’s right; it’s more important for the wingnuts to have a Democrat to hate than it is to elect a Republican (and he said this right in front of that Trump stooge who was utterly ridiculous the whole show)…
...and kudos to The Boss for this.
...and hey, turnabout is fair play...
…and as always, this is a tongue-in-cheek commentary from Bill Maher, but he’s right; it’s more important for the wingnuts to have a Democrat to hate than it is to elect a Republican (and he said this right in front of that Trump stooge who was utterly ridiculous the whole show)…
...and kudos to The Boss for this.
Friday, April 08, 2016
Friday Stuff
John Oliver does it again, as he did earlier this week, on the subject of congressional fundraising here – nice for the DCCC’s Steve Israel to feel like he can take a victory lap or two since he’s stepping down, but along with that traitor DWS, they have a pretty sorry record of losing congressional mid-term elections (and yes, I know lazy Democrats who only vote off-cycle if they accidentally wander into a voting booth are partly to blame too, but here’s something I’ve noticed…does anybody point out any more how badly team “D” is getting creamed when it comes to social networking and viral videos? Try finding something current at the Dem “Rapid” Response YouTube channel…a lot more to do online for campaigns than just to send scare Emails and try to turn us upside down and shake loose change out of our pockets)…
…and it sounds like Cenk and The Young Turks are taking a bow or two also over 200 million views in a month, which I have to admit is pretty cool – good for them (mildly NSFW)…
…and Lord knows Andrew Cuomo has issues, but kudos to him and the Empire State for passing and signing into law the most progressive family leave policy in the country, as Kyle Kulinski tells us (definitely NSFW - wonder if Steve Israel is listening?)…
...and Thom Hartmann brings us Economic and Labor News for the week...
…and for a bonus installment of “This Day In Doomsy History,” we’re going to journey back to 4/9/11 to commemorate once more the passing of film director Sidney Lumet, who brought us “Network” by Paddy Chayefsky, a movie with enough brains for about five other movies – the “mad as hell” scene is what everyone quite rightly remembers the most, but to me, this is the one that endures all the more (and yes, mildly NSFW also)…
…and speaking of milestones, happy 88th birthday tomorrow to the funniest math professor of all time.
…and it sounds like Cenk and The Young Turks are taking a bow or two also over 200 million views in a month, which I have to admit is pretty cool – good for them (mildly NSFW)…
…and Lord knows Andrew Cuomo has issues, but kudos to him and the Empire State for passing and signing into law the most progressive family leave policy in the country, as Kyle Kulinski tells us (definitely NSFW - wonder if Steve Israel is listening?)…
...and Thom Hartmann brings us Economic and Labor News for the week...
…and for a bonus installment of “This Day In Doomsy History,” we’re going to journey back to 4/9/11 to commemorate once more the passing of film director Sidney Lumet, who brought us “Network” by Paddy Chayefsky, a movie with enough brains for about five other movies – the “mad as hell” scene is what everyone quite rightly remembers the most, but to me, this is the one that endures all the more (and yes, mildly NSFW also)…
…and speaking of milestones, happy 88th birthday tomorrow to the funniest math professor of all time.
Thursday, April 07, 2016
Thursday Stuff
Kudos to Seth Meyers for stating the obvious here about a woman's right to control her own body (and for making the point about the stuff going on in state legislatures across this country - here)...
...and here are some protesters trying to speak truth to duuuh! (in light of the Meyers clip)...
…and yeah, the video is satire, but unfortunately, this somewhat related development is reality – yep, time for the latest installment of “This Day In Doomsy History” from 4/2/08…
...and former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich explains the importance of passing a new Voting Rights Act and opposing voter ID here, which is just the same old Democratic and minority voter discrimination in a brand new wrapper (still timely in light of the remembrance of Dr. King's slaying this week)...
…and RIP Merle Haggard (love the look he gives to the drummer - going over the line when it comes to country music to mark the occasion)…
…and I always thought this was a pretty cool tribute song, so here it is.
...and here are some protesters trying to speak truth to duuuh! (in light of the Meyers clip)...
…and yeah, the video is satire, but unfortunately, this somewhat related development is reality – yep, time for the latest installment of “This Day In Doomsy History” from 4/2/08…
...and former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich explains the importance of passing a new Voting Rights Act and opposing voter ID here, which is just the same old Democratic and minority voter discrimination in a brand new wrapper (still timely in light of the remembrance of Dr. King's slaying this week)...
…and RIP Merle Haggard (love the look he gives to the drummer - going over the line when it comes to country music to mark the occasion)…
…and I always thought this was a pretty cool tribute song, so here it is.
Wednesday, April 06, 2016
Wednesday Stuff
Congratulations to the Villanova men’s basketball team on winning the NCAA championship (here)…
…and with their Tuesday primary still in mind, Rev. Al shines a spotlight on Wisconsin’s particularly awful voter ID law (and it looks like that U.S. House idiot Glenn Grothman gave away the con here)…
...and I know April 4th was a few days ago, but kudos to Lawrence O’Donnell for this clip that reminds us of the significance of that day; anyone who helps keep history alive like this is doing a service for us all…
…and yeah, this is definitely a positive development, but I think it’s scary that a case like this was even heard at all (figures that an idea having to do with crappy governance would come from Texas – more on Edward Blum is here)…
...and I thought this was an interesting clip on a report by economist Didier Jacobs claiming that about three-quarters of the "one percent" don't merit their wealth (more on Jacobs is here)...
…and here’s some great new music from a guy who’s currently on tour; coming to PA in late May I believe but not to these parts, sadly...c'est dommage.
…and with their Tuesday primary still in mind, Rev. Al shines a spotlight on Wisconsin’s particularly awful voter ID law (and it looks like that U.S. House idiot Glenn Grothman gave away the con here)…
...and I know April 4th was a few days ago, but kudos to Lawrence O’Donnell for this clip that reminds us of the significance of that day; anyone who helps keep history alive like this is doing a service for us all…
…and yeah, this is definitely a positive development, but I think it’s scary that a case like this was even heard at all (figures that an idea having to do with crappy governance would come from Texas – more on Edward Blum is here)…
...and I thought this was an interesting clip on a report by economist Didier Jacobs claiming that about three-quarters of the "one percent" don't merit their wealth (more on Jacobs is here)...
…and here’s some great new music from a guy who’s currently on tour; coming to PA in late May I believe but not to these parts, sadly...c'est dommage.
Tuesday, April 05, 2016
Tuesday Stuff
Former spokesperson for Trump’s Superpac Stephanie Cegielski explains to Alex Witt why she turned away from “The Donald” (I give her credit for going on the record, though I don’t totally buy her explanation at the end about why everything had to shut down…always easy to blame allegedly disgruntled people for candidate shortcomings - oh, and yeah, to be fair, Trump has "energized" a lot of voters, but as noted here, HRC has received about 9 million votes so far, 1 million more than "Fergus Laing")…
Update 4/10/16: To be fair, though, it looks like this Trump supporter is "energized" (h/t Dave Weigel and Chris Hayes via that Twitter thingie)...
…and with the prior clip in mind, this video goes out to anyone who opposes the nomination of “The Donald” because you’re worried about the survival of the two-party system in this country, or something - the “party of Lincoln” decided to hang this metaphorical millstone around their own necks, and we shouldn’t do a damn thing to help them get rid of it (mildly NSFW)…
...and Chris Hayes looks at how the RNC doesn't officially hold a vote in North Dakota, but they have some caucus-ish system where delegates can be named and choose candidates for themselves apparently - imagine the outcry if the Dems tried something like this (and from the same bunch who complained about the "sausage-making" of health care reform - in response, what the hell do you call this? And Alex Jones is way too damn funny, by the way.)...
…and I made a reference to RT above, but he also recently celebrated a birthday – hope a splendid time was had by all.
Update 4/10/16: To be fair, though, it looks like this Trump supporter is "energized" (h/t Dave Weigel and Chris Hayes via that Twitter thingie)...
…and with the prior clip in mind, this video goes out to anyone who opposes the nomination of “The Donald” because you’re worried about the survival of the two-party system in this country, or something - the “party of Lincoln” decided to hang this metaphorical millstone around their own necks, and we shouldn’t do a damn thing to help them get rid of it (mildly NSFW)…
...and Chris Hayes looks at how the RNC doesn't officially hold a vote in North Dakota, but they have some caucus-ish system where delegates can be named and choose candidates for themselves apparently - imagine the outcry if the Dems tried something like this (and from the same bunch who complained about the "sausage-making" of health care reform - in response, what the hell do you call this? And Alex Jones is way too damn funny, by the way.)...
…and I made a reference to RT above, but he also recently celebrated a birthday – hope a splendid time was had by all.
Monday, April 04, 2016
Monday Stuff
Gee, ya’ think maybe “The Donald” and “Calgary” Cruz should take a look at this? Not that it would matter a whit to them, I guess, since they’re extremists in their own right (here)…
...and I hope some of you out there are ready for a history lesson, because I definitely have one for you that you shouldn't miss (here)...
...and hey, maybe we ought to do something about this climate change thing (have some falafel, Billo)...
…and here is another one of my once-a-year songs; in consideration of the first clip here, it has to do with a man who ultimately gave his life for peace.
...and I hope some of you out there are ready for a history lesson, because I definitely have one for you that you shouldn't miss (here)...
...and hey, maybe we ought to do something about this climate change thing (have some falafel, Billo)...
…and here is another one of my once-a-year songs; in consideration of the first clip here, it has to do with a man who ultimately gave his life for peace.
Friday, April 01, 2016
Friday Stuff
God, how funny is this - "Short Fingered Stout," huh? GENIUS!!! (here)...
…and nice work by John Oliver with his report on conspiracy theories here (oh noes – I JUST SAW A BLACK HELICOPTER!)…
...and I thought this was a really good segment conducted by Lawrence O’Donnell with Dan Rather and Jeff Greenfield about “The Donald”; when asked about the most difficult presidential candidate he had to cover, I’m shocked that Rather didn’t say Tricky Dick given some of their legendary showdowns…
…and Rachel Maddow brings us a report initially on Peoria International Airport, though it leads into a quite-rightly blistering segment on the “pro-life” bunch; the last three and a half minutes or so are a hell of a payoff for a great setup…
…and Thom Hartmann brings us economic and labor news for the week…
…and I guess this is too easy of a selection given the date, but here it is.
…and nice work by John Oliver with his report on conspiracy theories here (oh noes – I JUST SAW A BLACK HELICOPTER!)…
...and I thought this was a really good segment conducted by Lawrence O’Donnell with Dan Rather and Jeff Greenfield about “The Donald”; when asked about the most difficult presidential candidate he had to cover, I’m shocked that Rather didn’t say Tricky Dick given some of their legendary showdowns…
…and Rachel Maddow brings us a report initially on Peoria International Airport, though it leads into a quite-rightly blistering segment on the “pro-life” bunch; the last three and a half minutes or so are a hell of a payoff for a great setup…
…and Thom Hartmann brings us economic and labor news for the week…
…and I guess this is too easy of a selection given the date, but here it is.
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Thursday Stuff
Here’s something you won’t hear me say very often – kudos to a responsible gun store owner for a change…would that more were like this; as usual, Caucasians are more of a threat for mass gun violence in this country than other groups...and please note that Mr. Downs thwarted a potential catastrophe not by acting like "a good guy with a gun" and trying to shoot it out with "a bad guy with a gun," but by using common sense and letting law enforcement do its job (here)…
...and I thought this was a great "Secular Talk" NSFW clip from Kyle Kulinski about Bernie Sanders and "Third Way" Democrats...
…and geez, I just gave this state kudos Tuesday night (here – again NSFW) – my bad; Samantha Bee explains (well, it’s more one incredibly awful for-profit incarceration bidness, to be fair)…
…and a happy belated 71st birthday to Eric Clapton.
...and I thought this was a great "Secular Talk" NSFW clip from Kyle Kulinski about Bernie Sanders and "Third Way" Democrats...
…and geez, I just gave this state kudos Tuesday night (here – again NSFW) – my bad; Samantha Bee explains (well, it’s more one incredibly awful for-profit incarceration bidness, to be fair)…
…and a happy belated 71st birthday to Eric Clapton.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Wednesday Stuff
Kudos to Dem U.S. House Rep Mark Takano for this…
…with sentiments echoed by Chris Hayes/Linda Sarsour here (yep, pissing off a particular demographic is a good way to mobilize them to action)…
…and if I may say so, I think that this is a pretty special installment of “This Day In Doomsy History,” featuring this legendary clip by K.O. about the Teahadists; once more, watch stuff like this to truly know where “Donald Drumpf” came from – this is a bit deceptive I’ll admit, since, though I did put this up on 3/29/12, Olbermann’s epic commentary originally aired before the 2010 midterm elections in which Boehner & co. took over the U.S. House…you’ll have to go a long way to find more prescient words than this…
...and 10 years ago yesterday, Tom Jones, the "Prince of Wails," was knighted by QE2 (here - a bit creeped out by that avatar in the bottom right corner, though).
…with sentiments echoed by Chris Hayes/Linda Sarsour here (yep, pissing off a particular demographic is a good way to mobilize them to action)…
…and if I may say so, I think that this is a pretty special installment of “This Day In Doomsy History,” featuring this legendary clip by K.O. about the Teahadists; once more, watch stuff like this to truly know where “Donald Drumpf” came from – this is a bit deceptive I’ll admit, since, though I did put this up on 3/29/12, Olbermann’s epic commentary originally aired before the 2010 midterm elections in which Boehner & co. took over the U.S. House…you’ll have to go a long way to find more prescient words than this…
...and 10 years ago yesterday, Tom Jones, the "Prince of Wails," was knighted by QE2 (here - a bit creeped out by that avatar in the bottom right corner, though).
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Tuesday Stuff
RIP Oscar-winning child star Patty Duke (not a bad epitaph as far as I'm concerned) – as far as movies go, she’ll probably be remembered the most for The Miracle Worker, and she was excellent also in many other productions, including a TV version of Taylor Caldwell’s Captains And The Kings many moons ago…she was also a mental health advocate…
Update 3/30/16: Important related info is here.
…and Chris Hayes and Dan Savage discuss the push-back against GA's trans-bathroom bill (and NC is quite rightly feeling the heat on this also, as noted here – I’m sure it doesn’t need to be pointed out how utterly stupid these bills are...and I think what Savage said about HRC and Bernie Sanders was a reaction to this; shockingly stupid moment from Susan Sarandon, who I thought otherwise had a brain...)…
…and my response to this is GOOD! Let them all blow each other's brains out (more here – awww, too bad)...
…and maybe Nathan Deal did what he did for crass political reasons as Dan Savage discussed above, but it was still the right thing to do, so here’s a song for the occasion.
Update 3/30/16: Important related info is here.
…and Chris Hayes and Dan Savage discuss the push-back against GA's trans-bathroom bill (and NC is quite rightly feeling the heat on this also, as noted here – I’m sure it doesn’t need to be pointed out how utterly stupid these bills are...and I think what Savage said about HRC and Bernie Sanders was a reaction to this; shockingly stupid moment from Susan Sarandon, who I thought otherwise had a brain...)…
…and my response to this is GOOD! Let them all blow each other's brains out (more here – awww, too bad)...
…and maybe Nathan Deal did what he did for crass political reasons as Dan Savage discussed above, but it was still the right thing to do, so here’s a song for the occasion.
Monday, March 28, 2016
Monday Stuff
It looks like Bill Maher found the proverbial nut again, this time on our Beltway courtier media enablers, Chuck Todd(ler) in particular here (spot-on...and of course, Reihan Salam tries to misdirect the conversation over to one of his idiotic preferred talking points, making the claim that you're somehow not a Trump supporter if you go to church, with no data to back it up of course - meanwhile, yours truly sees my share of "Anybody but Hillary" bumper stickers every Sunday; nope, sorry wingnut…church attendance has nothing to do with what Maher is saying…but Jennifer Granholm kept the focus where it belonged)...
Update 3/30/16: Memo to Reihan Salam...
...and it looks like this Chris Jansing person, I think, on MSNBC, has a report with Christopher Dickey of The Daily Beast and someone from Politico about just how nutty Trump and Cruz are (here)...
…and for anyone who wonders how this stuff with “The Donald” is playing elsewhere in the world, I give you this (yep, just gonna let Crooks and Liars do the work tonight – here)…
…and I have to admit that I’m not totally into this at the moment; I guess I need a bit of a kick start – this should do the trick.
Update 3/30/16: Memo to Reihan Salam...
...and it looks like this Chris Jansing person, I think, on MSNBC, has a report with Christopher Dickey of The Daily Beast and someone from Politico about just how nutty Trump and Cruz are (here)...
…and for anyone who wonders how this stuff with “The Donald” is playing elsewhere in the world, I give you this (yep, just gonna let Crooks and Liars do the work tonight – here)…
…and I have to admit that I’m not totally into this at the moment; I guess I need a bit of a kick start – this should do the trick.
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Happy Easter 2016
Friday, March 25, 2016
Friday Stuff
I know I had a clip earlier with Douglas Brinkley, Charlie Pierce and Chris Hayes about “The Donald,” but I think Brinkley’s appropriate context needs to be presented again, as he does here with Rev. Al…
…and Trevor Noah responds to this country’s right-wing freakout over the Belgium attack earlier this week (here); yep, telling that the rest of the world knows how to handle this stuff as opposed to Republicans and their followers in this country…
…and for those of you who think I only bitch about Republicans, I give you what I consider to be a cautionary tale of cozy Dem media/political antics; I know I alluded to Tweety earlier this week, and here he is again (terrific job of following the money, as they say, from Cenk Uygur)…
…and I have to admit that I really didn’t have much of a clue as to what is going on in Brazil (other than they supposedly make a gang of coffee, and I guess whatever Lula wants, Lula gets…OK, so much for “Damn Yankees”); fortunately, John Oliver is all over it here…
...and Thom Hartmann gives us economic and labor news for the week...
…and happy belated 85th birthday to “Captain Kirk.”
…and Trevor Noah responds to this country’s right-wing freakout over the Belgium attack earlier this week (here); yep, telling that the rest of the world knows how to handle this stuff as opposed to Republicans and their followers in this country…
…and for those of you who think I only bitch about Republicans, I give you what I consider to be a cautionary tale of cozy Dem media/political antics; I know I alluded to Tweety earlier this week, and here he is again (terrific job of following the money, as they say, from Cenk Uygur)…
…and I have to admit that I really didn’t have much of a clue as to what is going on in Brazil (other than they supposedly make a gang of coffee, and I guess whatever Lula wants, Lula gets…OK, so much for “Damn Yankees”); fortunately, John Oliver is all over it here…
...and Thom Hartmann gives us economic and labor news for the week...
…and happy belated 85th birthday to “Captain Kirk.”
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Thursday Stuff
For everyone out there bitching about Number 44’s tango in Argentina, as noted here (give me a freaking break), I “see” you that and “raise” you this (here)…
…and It’s hard to find a more deserving scumbag for something like this besides Repug Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (tape included here is below in video, to go with this, this and this - can hardly wait to see how this all plays with those evangelical saps)…
…and this report tells us of the utter “cluster” voters in Maricopa County, AZ experienced when trying to vote the other night (some valuable perspective on that is here)…
…and even though this clip about U.S. gun violence is about a month old, I think it’s important for a few reasons, one of which is to point out that suicide by gun is statistically more of a threat than mass shootings; I honestly didn’t know that, but it figures…
…and I think this is way too damn funny; George Will is worried NOW about the Republicans becoming the party of white people…news flash: THEY HAVE BEEN FOR YEARS!!!...
…and kudos to the world’s greatest rock n’ roll band for this.
…and It’s hard to find a more deserving scumbag for something like this besides Repug Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (tape included here is below in video, to go with this, this and this - can hardly wait to see how this all plays with those evangelical saps)…
…and this report tells us of the utter “cluster” voters in Maricopa County, AZ experienced when trying to vote the other night (some valuable perspective on that is here)…
…and even though this clip about U.S. gun violence is about a month old, I think it’s important for a few reasons, one of which is to point out that suicide by gun is statistically more of a threat than mass shootings; I honestly didn’t know that, but it figures…
…and I think this is way too damn funny; George Will is worried NOW about the Republicans becoming the party of white people…news flash: THEY HAVE BEEN FOR YEARS!!!...
…and kudos to the world’s greatest rock n’ roll band for this.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Wednesday Stuff
It shows you just how far Not Your Father’s Republican Party has strayed from reality when Former President Highest Disapproval Rating In Gallup Poll History actually looks like a statesman, timely in particular for the recent attack in Brussels (more here)…
...and Rev. Al talks to former Ohio governor Ted Strickland, running against Rob Portman; the main issue here is the Scalia vacancy on the Supreme Court of course (more on Portman is here, and on the whole "Reagan Democrat" thing noted in the clip, I give you this)...
…and in keeping with the Judge Merrick Garland thing, Samantha Bee has some fun over the latest Repug idiocy, as noted here (OK, sooo, they don’t want to consider Obama’s nominee because of the so-called “Biden Rule,” in which Biden is alleged to have said that a presidential nominee for the Supreme Court can only be considered during the lame duck session of the final year of a president’s term – and by the way, he didn’t actually say that…big surprise I know, but the quote was clipped…even though considering Obama’s nominee only during the lame duck session is EXACTLY what the Repugs want to do if, God willing, a Dem wins the White House…).
Memo to the American sheeple – the “party of Lincoln” is going to continue pulling this shit unless you get your asses to the voting booth (and unfortunately, because of the gutted Voting Rights Act, even THAT might not be enough, as noted here...here, however, is some GOOD news about Democratic voter turnout for a change)…
…and here’s a tune to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (noted here – and by the way, it’s not an act, it’s a federal LAW…the Dems continue to be behind the curve when it comes to messaging, and this is a prime example).
...and Rev. Al talks to former Ohio governor Ted Strickland, running against Rob Portman; the main issue here is the Scalia vacancy on the Supreme Court of course (more on Portman is here, and on the whole "Reagan Democrat" thing noted in the clip, I give you this)...
…and in keeping with the Judge Merrick Garland thing, Samantha Bee has some fun over the latest Repug idiocy, as noted here (OK, sooo, they don’t want to consider Obama’s nominee because of the so-called “Biden Rule,” in which Biden is alleged to have said that a presidential nominee for the Supreme Court can only be considered during the lame duck session of the final year of a president’s term – and by the way, he didn’t actually say that…big surprise I know, but the quote was clipped…even though considering Obama’s nominee only during the lame duck session is EXACTLY what the Repugs want to do if, God willing, a Dem wins the White House…).
Memo to the American sheeple – the “party of Lincoln” is going to continue pulling this shit unless you get your asses to the voting booth (and unfortunately, because of the gutted Voting Rights Act, even THAT might not be enough, as noted here...here, however, is some GOOD news about Democratic voter turnout for a change)…
…and here’s a tune to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (noted here – and by the way, it’s not an act, it’s a federal LAW…the Dems continue to be behind the curve when it comes to messaging, and this is a prime example).
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
More Tuesday Stuff
By the way, I didn’t say anything about the latest horrific terrorist attack, this time in Brussels, not because I didn’t care, but because I didn’t think I had anything terribly important to say.
However, I turned on my teevee earlier today and watched Tweety talking with Jonathan Capehart, who I pretty much respect, and some lady who worked in counterterrorism whose name escapes me, and the charter member of our Beltway courtier media was basically waxing along the lines of, gee, isn’t it interesting how terrorism can bring people together? Why, prior to the Iraq war, we didn’t like the French, with all of that “freedom fries” stuff, but after last year we united with them, or something.
Leave it to Chris Matthews to sneak in a plug for Former Commander Codpiece, trying to come up with more propaganda at the expense of a country which, actually, turned out to be right all along about Number 43’s mess in Mesopotamia (and by the way, my feelings for France have remained unchanged throughout).
(Also, this latest attack should put to rest the whole question of Apple and data encryption as far as I’m concerned. Yes, this creates an opportunity for abuse by the telcos, which they’ve been guilty of all along anyway, but when technology starts obstructing law enforcement, then, as far as I’m concerned, we’ve reached the water’s edge, as they say.)
I thought I’d offer a departure on this story from the typical media idiocy in this country and turn to our neighbors to the north instead…
…and, as I recall, RT wrote this song as sort of a spoof on the mind of a terrorist – with today’s events, I felt like hearing it again.
However, I turned on my teevee earlier today and watched Tweety talking with Jonathan Capehart, who I pretty much respect, and some lady who worked in counterterrorism whose name escapes me, and the charter member of our Beltway courtier media was basically waxing along the lines of, gee, isn’t it interesting how terrorism can bring people together? Why, prior to the Iraq war, we didn’t like the French, with all of that “freedom fries” stuff, but after last year we united with them, or something.
Leave it to Chris Matthews to sneak in a plug for Former Commander Codpiece, trying to come up with more propaganda at the expense of a country which, actually, turned out to be right all along about Number 43’s mess in Mesopotamia (and by the way, my feelings for France have remained unchanged throughout).
(Also, this latest attack should put to rest the whole question of Apple and data encryption as far as I’m concerned. Yes, this creates an opportunity for abuse by the telcos, which they’ve been guilty of all along anyway, but when technology starts obstructing law enforcement, then, as far as I’m concerned, we’ve reached the water’s edge, as they say.)
I thought I’d offer a departure on this story from the typical media idiocy in this country and turn to our neighbors to the north instead…
…and, as I recall, RT wrote this song as sort of a spoof on the mind of a terrorist – with today’s events, I felt like hearing it again.
Tuesday Stuff
This was a truly outstanding report last night by Rachel Maddow on what it took to get a U.S. president to set foot on Cuban soil for the first time since 1928 yesterday – someday, someone or something is going to write the proverbial book on Number 44, and they’re going to have a hard time trying to figure out how he was able to manage so many momentous accomplishments in the face of such relentless and utterly juvenile obstruction…
…and this report from Seth Meyers helps to uncover the utter fraud of voter ID laws, which, now as always, serve only as obstacles to keep Democrats from legally voting (here)…
…and Kyle Kulinski of Secular Talk takes a withering look (completely justified) at that waste of space Blaine Luetkemeyer in the U.S. House and his typically ludicrous (and misogynist) comments about Sen. Elizabeth Warren – NSFW…
…and I don’t know how on earth this has only less than 15K total views, but I hope I can help change that.
…and this report from Seth Meyers helps to uncover the utter fraud of voter ID laws, which, now as always, serve only as obstacles to keep Democrats from legally voting (here)…
…and Kyle Kulinski of Secular Talk takes a withering look (completely justified) at that waste of space Blaine Luetkemeyer in the U.S. House and his typically ludicrous (and misogynist) comments about Sen. Elizabeth Warren – NSFW…
…and I don’t know how on earth this has only less than 15K total views, but I hope I can help change that.
Monday, March 21, 2016
Monday Stuff
The Repugs like to point to the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago as the nadir of the “D” party; well, they ended up shooting themselves in the foot a bit, as it were, in 1976, as Chris Hayes tells us here with Charlie Pierce and Douglas Brinkley (didn’t know about the Ford/Reagan animus, but it doesn’t surprise me – even though he had a rep as a bit of a klutz, Ford was so much more of a man than Number 40 that it wasn’t even funny)…
...and it's time once more for another installment of "This Day In Doomsy History" from 3/22/10 (K.O. vents on how the Teahadists lost on health care reform; they would of course retake both the U.S. House and Senate even though I think Olbermann’s thesis here is still spot-on over the long term…anyone who thinks Donald Trump spontaneously arose from a vacuum should definitely pay attention to this clip)…
...and Trevor Noah struck back here at Sen. Mr. Elaine Chao over McConnell's obstruction against Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland (in particular, I love the bit at the end with the megaphone)...
…and here is a neat new tune to remind us (well, me anyway), that it’s officially spring and better weather days are coming.
...and it's time once more for another installment of "This Day In Doomsy History" from 3/22/10 (K.O. vents on how the Teahadists lost on health care reform; they would of course retake both the U.S. House and Senate even though I think Olbermann’s thesis here is still spot-on over the long term…anyone who thinks Donald Trump spontaneously arose from a vacuum should definitely pay attention to this clip)…
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...and Trevor Noah struck back here at Sen. Mr. Elaine Chao over McConnell's obstruction against Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland (in particular, I love the bit at the end with the megaphone)...
…and here is a neat new tune to remind us (well, me anyway), that it’s officially spring and better weather days are coming.
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Saturday Stuff
Even though I support Bernie Sanders, I gotta tell ya’ that I LOVE the comeback to “The Donald” from HRC here (click on link if you want to see the truly stupid Trump ad that started the dustup)…
…and speaking of the all-but-named Repug presidential nominee, John and Cenk respond to the latest threats from “Fergus Laing” at a potentially brokered convention – yeah, he sure knows how to blow those dog whistles, all right (I know the answer before I ask, but where the hell is all this concern for disenfranchisement towards “the blahs” as opposed to elderly white conservatives?)…
…and Thom Hartmann brings us economic and labor news for the week (this first story is so utterly appalling that I feel personally ashamed, though I’m not sure what I could do that I haven’t already done about that – it should be yelled about from every conceivable location in this country, especially our houses of worship for a change…other stuff out there besides abortion, war, and trying to put the bite on us for more money)…
…and today marks the 13th anniversary of Dubya’s disastrously failed war in Iraq (here) – I give you a tune for the occasion.
…and speaking of the all-but-named Repug presidential nominee, John and Cenk respond to the latest threats from “Fergus Laing” at a potentially brokered convention – yeah, he sure knows how to blow those dog whistles, all right (I know the answer before I ask, but where the hell is all this concern for disenfranchisement towards “the blahs” as opposed to elderly white conservatives?)…
…and Thom Hartmann brings us economic and labor news for the week (this first story is so utterly appalling that I feel personally ashamed, though I’m not sure what I could do that I haven’t already done about that – it should be yelled about from every conceivable location in this country, especially our houses of worship for a change…other stuff out there besides abortion, war, and trying to put the bite on us for more money)…
…and today marks the 13th anniversary of Dubya’s disastrously failed war in Iraq (here) – I give you a tune for the occasion.
Friday, March 18, 2016
Friday Stuff
Yeah, we sure get the picture all right, CNN hairdo lady (Ashleigh Banfield?) – how about covering all of what a Democratic political figure actually says in a speech next time, OK? (here)…
...and Chris Hayes talks to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio; I thought de Blasio’s summary of why younger voters are “feeling the Bern” is pretty spot-on (and nothing to be proud of, by the way)…
…and Lawrence O’Donnell interviews Kim Foxx, who recently defeated Anita Alvarez in the Democratic primary for Cook County, IL prosecutor - more here (kind of a quick cut at the end there)…
...and RIP Philly doo-wop (you can Google it) legend Lee Andrews.
...and Chris Hayes talks to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio; I thought de Blasio’s summary of why younger voters are “feeling the Bern” is pretty spot-on (and nothing to be proud of, by the way)…
…and Lawrence O’Donnell interviews Kim Foxx, who recently defeated Anita Alvarez in the Democratic primary for Cook County, IL prosecutor - more here (kind of a quick cut at the end there)…
...and RIP Philly doo-wop (you can Google it) legend Lee Andrews.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Thursday Stuff
I’m sure Merrick Garland is an eminently qualified jurist and may very well end up to be a reasonable selection for the U.S. Supreme Court. However, as we know, there are no reasonable political actors in the “party of Lincoln” these days, and I think Thom Hartmann’s analysis is correct (as is this, and this is interesting also).
Even as his time grows short, Number 44 seeks to burnish his creds as a moderate – he has never been a progressive, and he never will be…hard to consider all of this to be anything but another example of President Hopey Changey pissing on his base once again…
...and Chris Hayes interviews Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who talks about how the U.S. Senate has gone "the extremist route" and how that ties into Trump (Nail. Hammer. Head.)...
...and RIP Frank Sinatra Jr.; I always gave him credit for trying to establish his own identity while trying to crawl out from under the shadow of one of the most prominent figures of the 20th century (and a little sense of humor can go a long way too)…
...and happy St. Patrick's Day, everybody (was tempted to go with Dropkick Murphys, but I changed my selection at the last minute).
Even as his time grows short, Number 44 seeks to burnish his creds as a moderate – he has never been a progressive, and he never will be…hard to consider all of this to be anything but another example of President Hopey Changey pissing on his base once again…
...and Chris Hayes interviews Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who talks about how the U.S. Senate has gone "the extremist route" and how that ties into Trump (Nail. Hammer. Head.)...
...and RIP Frank Sinatra Jr.; I always gave him credit for trying to establish his own identity while trying to crawl out from under the shadow of one of the most prominent figures of the 20th century (and a little sense of humor can go a long way too)…
...and happy St. Patrick's Day, everybody (was tempted to go with Dropkick Murphys, but I changed my selection at the last minute).
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Wednesday Stuff
…and kudos to Chris Hayes for setting the record straight on what led to the violence in Chicago recently at another
Update: Great catch here, by the way...
…and it isn’t my intention to spend so much time on “Fergus Laing,” but I think I need to; this clip is about a week old I believe, and I’m presenting this despite the laughably inappropriate background music for about the first 2:30 mainly because I respect the hell out of NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman…
…and it’s time to get a little more current again with the tunes…definitely a fan of hers from way back, and it’s good to see Bonnie Raitt just keep cranking out good music.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Tuesday Stuff
(I also posted here.)
Yep, this is what “The Donald” thinks of women all right…
…and do you wonder how our neighbors to the north see all the political stuff going on in this country? I think this give us more than a hint…
…and Thom Hartmann brings us science and green news from last week (don’t mess with the bees, people, or we’re done as a species – the wolf stuff was interesting too IMHO)…
…and here is another one of those once-a-year songs.
Yep, this is what “The Donald” thinks of women all right…
…and do you wonder how our neighbors to the north see all the political stuff going on in this country? I think this give us more than a hint…
…and Thom Hartmann brings us science and green news from last week (don’t mess with the bees, people, or we’re done as a species – the wolf stuff was interesting too IMHO)…
…and here is another one of those once-a-year songs.
Monday, March 14, 2016
Monday Stuff
Kudos to one of Minnesota’s Dem U.S. Senators for this – “the world’s greatest deliberative body” is still waaay too chummy of a club for my tastes, but good for Al Franken for coming within a pinprick of popping that proverbial balloon (here)…
...and Rachel Maddow provided what I thought was a good summary of how we got to the point where that situation occurred in Chicago recently; more (here)...
…and John and Wes Clark, Jr. bring us their analysis of the most recent Democratic presidential candidates town hall session (yet again, Jimmy Dore automatically makes this NSFW)…
…and here is a public service announcement; if you haven’t made the adjustments you need to make for daylight savings time, you’re a little late.
...and Rachel Maddow provided what I thought was a good summary of how we got to the point where that situation occurred in Chicago recently; more (here)...
…and John and Wes Clark, Jr. bring us their analysis of the most recent Democratic presidential candidates town hall session (yet again, Jimmy Dore automatically makes this NSFW)…
…and here is a public service announcement; if you haven’t made the adjustments you need to make for daylight savings time, you’re a little late.
Friday, March 11, 2016
Friday Stuff
Yeah, I would say Number 44 "crushed it" here too - didn't he once give a speech where he said there was no "red" America or "blue" America?...
…and like it or not, it is indeed time once more for “This Day In Doomsy History” from the actual exact day, which would be 3/11/09 – K.O. brings us another episode of “Factor Fiction” with Billo and Bernard ("Fired From CBS For Lying About A Story") Goldberg (timely in light of this and this)…
…and this story just thoroughly saddens me; great reporting by CBS News (update is here)…
…even though this has been known for a little while, as the New York Times reported here, including this excerpt…
...and Robert Greenwald is back with another great new movie, as noted here (in light of yet another gun tragedy, as noted here)...
…and it looks like we have another new, unwanted growth industry in this country…
...and Thom Hartmann brings us economic and labor news for the week...
…and RIP Keith Emerson (featured at the very end, of course) – definitely not the way I wanted to end the week...
…though I think this is a better example of Emerson’s virtuosity, so here it is.
Update: Offered without further comment (ugh)...
…and like it or not, it is indeed time once more for “This Day In Doomsy History” from the actual exact day, which would be 3/11/09 – K.O. brings us another episode of “Factor Fiction” with Billo and Bernard ("Fired From CBS For Lying About A Story") Goldberg (timely in light of this and this)…
…and this story just thoroughly saddens me; great reporting by CBS News (update is here)…
…even though this has been known for a little while, as the New York Times reported here, including this excerpt…
“I look at companies like Starbucks — that’s the model,” (former CEO Steven) Nardizzi said. “You’re looking at companies that are getting it right, treating their employees right, delivering great services and great products, then are growing the brand to support all of that.”If I hear one more of these CEO assh*les talk about providing a public service as if they were running a corporation, I’m going to vomit. Your goal is to provide the best possible care for our veterans, not make a cup of goddamn coffee!!
...and Robert Greenwald is back with another great new movie, as noted here (in light of yet another gun tragedy, as noted here)...
…and it looks like we have another new, unwanted growth industry in this country…
...and Thom Hartmann brings us economic and labor news for the week...
…and RIP Keith Emerson (featured at the very end, of course) – definitely not the way I wanted to end the week...
…though I think this is a better example of Emerson’s virtuosity, so here it is.
Update: Offered without further comment (ugh)...
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Thursday Stuff
Once more, Sen. Elizabeth Warren stands tall on the Senate Repugs not doing their jobs on holding a hearing for an Obama Supreme Court nominee, among many other matters, here (of all of her great moments, this may be her finest, and bonus points for harking back to November 2000)...
...and Bernie Sanders tells Fix Noise that health care is a basic human right - pathetic that that needs to be said, but it does (NSFW)...
...and yes, this video makes some great points about some of our ridiculous foreign policy expenditures versus the relative pittance to feed those most in need in our country, and that's the real takeaway, but I think that bit about what we supposedly spend in Ukraine on democracy building was a bit of a cheap shot from "the Vlad Putin Network"...
...and I actually missed out on National Get Over It Day yesterday (no, really) - allow me to make amends with this tune (tough year for that band, by the way, also considering this).
...and Bernie Sanders tells Fix Noise that health care is a basic human right - pathetic that that needs to be said, but it does (NSFW)...
...and yes, this video makes some great points about some of our ridiculous foreign policy expenditures versus the relative pittance to feed those most in need in our country, and that's the real takeaway, but I think that bit about what we supposedly spend in Ukraine on democracy building was a bit of a cheap shot from "the Vlad Putin Network"...
...and I actually missed out on National Get Over It Day yesterday (no, really) - allow me to make amends with this tune (tough year for that band, by the way, also considering this).
Wednesday, March 09, 2016
Wednesday Stuff
I know I’m a little late with this great report from Chris Hayes on David Duke from last Friday, but it definitely bears repeating…
…and speaking of Duke’s candidate (whether “The Donald” admits it or not)…I’m sure he knows the “best words” all right; well, we know some too, such as WE’RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE LEGALLY CAN TO MAKE SURE YOU NEVER BECOME PRESIDENT, YOU ASSCLOWN…
…and I never had the first clue about the problem we have in this country with “special districts” and their unbelievable lack of oversight, but kudos to John Oliver for telling us all about it (kids are cute at the end too)…
…and RIP Sir George Martin; I probably could have selected any one from a whole gamut of tunes from the Fab Four, but I always thought that this one was a particular technical marvel that was a testament to his utter genius as a producer.
…and speaking of Duke’s candidate (whether “The Donald” admits it or not)…I’m sure he knows the “best words” all right; well, we know some too, such as WE’RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE LEGALLY CAN TO MAKE SURE YOU NEVER BECOME PRESIDENT, YOU ASSCLOWN…
…and I never had the first clue about the problem we have in this country with “special districts” and their unbelievable lack of oversight, but kudos to John Oliver for telling us all about it (kids are cute at the end too)…
…and RIP Sir George Martin; I probably could have selected any one from a whole gamut of tunes from the Fab Four, but I always thought that this one was a particular technical marvel that was a testament to his utter genius as a producer.
Tuesday, March 08, 2016
Tuesday Stuff
Kudos to Rachel Maddow for some honest-to-goodness investigative journalism, this time on the utterly failed state of Michigan under the abysmally awful Rick Snyder...the next time you hear about how supposedly terrible those state workers are, remember the story about the veterans home – after watching this, I wonder how many other similar issues are going on with other states under the “governance” model of the “party of Lincoln” (trying to keep up a theme here for International Women's Day, by the way)…
…and if you want to argue that there could be an “enthusiasm gap” among Democrats, I guess you could unfortunately, but let’s not forget that this is the first presidential election since the High Court of Hangin’ Judge JR gutted the Voting Rights Act, and I think that is having an impact as well – of course, the data on all of this will come out by the merciful end of the election, which God willing will have the right result (we have to work to make that happen)…
...and nothing against Trevor Noah, but it's looking more and more like Samantha Bee should have gotten that job instead (here - NSFW)...
…and yesterday marked the birthday of the telephone, created by Alexander Graham Bell of course (he received a patent for it 140 years ago on March 7th, as noted here); here is a tune to commemorate this event.
…and if you want to argue that there could be an “enthusiasm gap” among Democrats, I guess you could unfortunately, but let’s not forget that this is the first presidential election since the High Court of Hangin’ Judge JR gutted the Voting Rights Act, and I think that is having an impact as well – of course, the data on all of this will come out by the merciful end of the election, which God willing will have the right result (we have to work to make that happen)…
...and nothing against Trevor Noah, but it's looking more and more like Samantha Bee should have gotten that job instead (here - NSFW)...
…and yesterday marked the birthday of the telephone, created by Alexander Graham Bell of course (he received a patent for it 140 years ago on March 7th, as noted here); here is a tune to commemorate this event.
Monday, March 07, 2016
Monday Stuff
For the occasion, I’ll overlook all the “Queen Nancy”/consult with the astrologer/Madame Defarge sans the knitting needles stuff and remember her instead as a tireless advocate for stem cell research, as noted in the video…
…and it looks like humor is intersecting with political reality again (here)…
…and Bill Maher reminds us, basically, that there’s no expiration date on that great poem on the Statue of Liberty from Emma Lazarus (here)…
…and happy 70th birthday to Matthew Fisher of Procal Harum.
…and it looks like humor is intersecting with political reality again (here)…
…and Bill Maher reminds us, basically, that there’s no expiration date on that great poem on the Statue of Liberty from Emma Lazarus (here)…
…and happy 70th birthday to Matthew Fisher of Procal Harum.
Saturday, March 05, 2016
Saturday Stuff
For the record, as noted here, Teahadist assh*le Mike Lee doesn’t think the kids in this video need any help from the federal government (fortunately, as shown in the clip, Rachel Maddow hosted that great town hall on the Flint water disaster – and oh yeah, little Luke Russert appears to be an utter Beltway courtier media tool and little else)…
…and I wanted to highlight this video from last year to feature Lee’s fellow traveler Scott Wagner and note updates to this post…
...and have you heard of The Empowerment Plan? Well, this tells you all about it...
…and this happened 50 years ago yesterday; he made the comment to a writer for a British magazine, and it was printed there and no one thought much of it at the time - the whole thing blew up when this country heard about it, of course…makes me recall this NSFW tune.
…and I wanted to highlight this video from last year to feature Lee’s fellow traveler Scott Wagner and note updates to this post…
...and have you heard of The Empowerment Plan? Well, this tells you all about it...
Friday, March 04, 2016
Friday Stuff
I thought this was a great report from Rachel Maddow on what happens when a political party chooses its nominee during a convention and basically ignores the primary voting (yeah, this isn’t 1968 and hopefully won’t become that, but…)…
…and I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge this week the occasion of Formerly Silent Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asking a question from the bench for the first time in 10 years; as noted here, though, it had to do with whether or not those guilty of domestic abuse should be allowed to own guns which, for most people who are otherwise sane, should be a resounding NO…of course, leave it to Thomas to rely on that horrible Heller ruling to frame his question to an attorney…made me recall this moment from October 2011 (remember this little dustup, Your Honor? And K.O. said Scalia by mistake, but he meant Thomas)…
…and kudos to Brent Brown, someone who is honest enough to admit that he was wrong about what will end up as the signature achievement of the Obama Administration – best wishes for continued good health…
…and Thom Hartmann brings us economic and labor news for the week (please take away the first item if you take away nothing else)…
…and I know I touched on the stuff with Melissa Harris-Perry a bit earlier, but I thought this was some great analysis by Cenk and Ana about that situation and the state of MSNBC overall; like much of our media in general, the Comcast Network is hastening its own extinction…
…and happy belated 72nd birthday to Roger Daltrey of The Who.
…and I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge this week the occasion of Formerly Silent Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asking a question from the bench for the first time in 10 years; as noted here, though, it had to do with whether or not those guilty of domestic abuse should be allowed to own guns which, for most people who are otherwise sane, should be a resounding NO…of course, leave it to Thomas to rely on that horrible Heller ruling to frame his question to an attorney…made me recall this moment from October 2011 (remember this little dustup, Your Honor? And K.O. said Scalia by mistake, but he meant Thomas)…
…and kudos to Brent Brown, someone who is honest enough to admit that he was wrong about what will end up as the signature achievement of the Obama Administration – best wishes for continued good health…
…and Thom Hartmann brings us economic and labor news for the week (please take away the first item if you take away nothing else)…
…and I know I touched on the stuff with Melissa Harris-Perry a bit earlier, but I thought this was some great analysis by Cenk and Ana about that situation and the state of MSNBC overall; like much of our media in general, the Comcast Network is hastening its own extinction…
…and happy belated 72nd birthday to Roger Daltrey of The Who.
Thursday, March 03, 2016
Thursday Stuff
Kudos to Chris Hayes for cutting to the proverbial chase here on the all-but-named Repug presidential nominee and the bottom-feeders that associate themselves with him...
...and with that in mind, when it comes to "The Donald," you sure reap what you sow, don't you (here and here)...
...and what was it somebody once said - elections have consequences, or campaigns anyway? (here)...
...and I know I'm late with this info on the Progressive Summit from 2/23, but it definitely isn't too late to make a difference...
...and Thom Hartmann brings us science and green news...
…and I don’t know if this guy is going to be visiting in these parts any time soon (I think he was in NYC in January), or maybe he was here already; anyway, here is another cool new tune (trying to keep things current here musically).
...and with that in mind, when it comes to "The Donald," you sure reap what you sow, don't you (here and here)...
...and what was it somebody once said - elections have consequences, or campaigns anyway? (here)...
...and I know I'm late with this info on the Progressive Summit from 2/23, but it definitely isn't too late to make a difference...
...and Thom Hartmann brings us science and green news...
…and I don’t know if this guy is going to be visiting in these parts any time soon (I think he was in NYC in January), or maybe he was here already; anyway, here is another cool new tune (trying to keep things current here musically).
Wednesday, March 02, 2016
Wednesday Stuff
Lord Almighty, is Samantha Bee ever spot-on with her remarks about the 2010 elections (here)...
...and I thought this was a good commentary by Seth Meyers on Trump, David Duke and the First Amendment (as usual, when you want some truly objective reporting on an important news story, turn to a comedian – and Governor Bully looks more pathetic by the minute, and on that subject, I think this is absolutely hilarious)…
…and I must confess that I’m a little unsure of what exactly to make of this from yesterday’s Super Tuesday coverage on MSNBC, with Steve Kornacki breathlessly reporting on the percentage of Democratic primary voters across the country who consider themselves to be liberal – probably news to the Comcast Network and our corporate media overall, but not to too many other folks I would imagine (and God forbid there would be any actual analysis behind the numbers)…
…and every once in a while, I just need to hear something a bit life-affirming; with that in mind, I give you the following.
...and I thought this was a good commentary by Seth Meyers on Trump, David Duke and the First Amendment (as usual, when you want some truly objective reporting on an important news story, turn to a comedian – and Governor Bully looks more pathetic by the minute, and on that subject, I think this is absolutely hilarious)…
…and I must confess that I’m a little unsure of what exactly to make of this from yesterday’s Super Tuesday coverage on MSNBC, with Steve Kornacki breathlessly reporting on the percentage of Democratic primary voters across the country who consider themselves to be liberal – probably news to the Comcast Network and our corporate media overall, but not to too many other folks I would imagine (and God forbid there would be any actual analysis behind the numbers)…
…and every once in a while, I just need to hear something a bit life-affirming; with that in mind, I give you the following.
Tuesday, March 01, 2016
Tuesday Stuff
Just because we’re involved in the presidential primary season that will never end, that doesn’t mean that stories like this aren’t still going on, unfortunately; once more, Kathleen Kane has her issues, but good for her for still trying to do her job vigorously, which she should do anyway of course…
...and returning once more to the carnival (oh yeah, they're having elections today aren't they?), I give you this editorial takedown, which of course can come from a comedian and no one else anymore apparently (here - NSFW)...
...and speaking of the presumptive Repug presidential nominee, kudos to Ann Kirkpatrick for making John McCain pay a price for his Trump support here (they gave us "Fergus Laing" as a weapon - might as well use it)...
...and this is one of those songs I've been meaning to get to for a little while for no particular reason, so here it is.
...and returning once more to the carnival (oh yeah, they're having elections today aren't they?), I give you this editorial takedown, which of course can come from a comedian and no one else anymore apparently (here - NSFW)...
...and speaking of the presumptive Repug presidential nominee, kudos to Ann Kirkpatrick for making John McCain pay a price for his Trump support here (they gave us "Fergus Laing" as a weapon - might as well use it)...
...and this is one of those songs I've been meaning to get to for a little while for no particular reason, so here it is.
Monday, February 29, 2016
Monday Stuff
I guess if I'm going to say anything about Black History Month, I'd better hurry up since it ends tomorrow; I give you the following from the network that also brought us this...
...though actually, if you want to witness something that I believe truly represents racial tolerance and understanding, I would ask that you revisit this 2/26/15 video from Dallas, TX sportscaster Dale Hansen - yes, it's time once more for "This Day In Doomsy History" (a comparatively short trip around the block this time)...
...and I'll be honest - even though I overwhelmingly shared her politics in many ways, there were times when a little of Melissa Harris-Perry went a long way, but that definitely doesn't merit the treatment she received from the Comcast Network - kudos to Brian Stelter for this commentary (sync is off a bit starting at about 1:10)...
...and on a wholly other note, I really like this new tune by Ray LaMontagne, so here it is.
...though actually, if you want to witness something that I believe truly represents racial tolerance and understanding, I would ask that you revisit this 2/26/15 video from Dallas, TX sportscaster Dale Hansen - yes, it's time once more for "This Day In Doomsy History" (a comparatively short trip around the block this time)...
...and I'll be honest - even though I overwhelmingly shared her politics in many ways, there were times when a little of Melissa Harris-Perry went a long way, but that definitely doesn't merit the treatment she received from the Comcast Network - kudos to Brian Stelter for this commentary (sync is off a bit starting at about 1:10)...
...and on a wholly other note, I really like this new tune by Ray LaMontagne, so here it is.
Friday, February 26, 2016
Friday Stuff
Yeah, this is about all of this hot mess that I can tolerate…
…and part of this video makes me laugh, and part of it makes me cringe (after reading about this, I think Trump and Rubio ought to take a good, long, hard look in the mirror before they say anything about who is "poorley educated")...
…and it looks like the “banksters” are ramping up a bit when it comes to mortgages, though, if B of A can be trusted (a big “if”), it sounds like they may do it right this time; another insightful report from Al Jazeera America, which is going to shut down soon – truly a loss for us all because of their fine work...
...and within the context of the Democratic presidential primary, I thought this was an informative look back at the Clinton years with Chris Hayes, Joy Reid, and Former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich...
…and Thom Hartmann brings us economic and labor news for the week (oh, great – the “one percent” is going to outlive us, on top of everything else, and dropping language classes is pretty damn stupid in this day and age)…
…and I thought this was a great story from earlier in the week honoring women computing pioneers (6 in particular) timed for the 70th anniversary of the building of the ENIAC Computer, which took place at the U of P – backgrounder appears in the video…
...and with Tinseltown ready to host its annual soiree this Sunday, Lawrence O'Donnell's brought us what I thought was a great "Rewrite" segment on Wednesday (I'm sure Chris Rock will address the whole "diversity" thing somehow...after watching this, I included "Beasts Of No Nation" on our Netflix queue)...
…and with that in mind, here is a song about movies from this list; I started the week with Steely Dan, so I might as well end with them too.
…and part of this video makes me laugh, and part of it makes me cringe (after reading about this, I think Trump and Rubio ought to take a good, long, hard look in the mirror before they say anything about who is "poorley educated")...
…and it looks like the “banksters” are ramping up a bit when it comes to mortgages, though, if B of A can be trusted (a big “if”), it sounds like they may do it right this time; another insightful report from Al Jazeera America, which is going to shut down soon – truly a loss for us all because of their fine work...
...and within the context of the Democratic presidential primary, I thought this was an informative look back at the Clinton years with Chris Hayes, Joy Reid, and Former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich...
…and Thom Hartmann brings us economic and labor news for the week (oh, great – the “one percent” is going to outlive us, on top of everything else, and dropping language classes is pretty damn stupid in this day and age)…
…and I thought this was a great story from earlier in the week honoring women computing pioneers (6 in particular) timed for the 70th anniversary of the building of the ENIAC Computer, which took place at the U of P – backgrounder appears in the video…
...and with Tinseltown ready to host its annual soiree this Sunday, Lawrence O'Donnell's brought us what I thought was a great "Rewrite" segment on Wednesday (I'm sure Chris Rock will address the whole "diversity" thing somehow...after watching this, I included "Beasts Of No Nation" on our Netflix queue)...
…and with that in mind, here is a song about movies from this list; I started the week with Steely Dan, so I might as well end with them too.
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