Saturday Stuff

Boy, does Lawrence O’Donnell have good ideas on improving those debates, as noted here…



…and I think his new recording comes out on iTunes and everywhere else in about a week – can’t wait.

Friday Stuff

Rachel Maddow tells us about “True The Vote” here, and it looks like this Teahadist bunch of fools and frauds needs a lesson in “physician, heal thyself,” as noted here (and that Ohio scumbag Jon Husted ended up firing the two Democratic workers who protested Husted’s early voting restrictions, and I believe they sued - good)…

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Update 10/15/12: What bastards (Husted and Mike DeWine, I mean).

…and speaking of the teabaggers, it looks like they’re going to descend on a location near the court house in Doylestown, PA tomorrow morning at around 9:00 – if you’re able, it would be great to appear and counter-protest (parking in the location is kind of sucky, though) – I could probably put up this video every night for one reason or another if I wanted to, but it’s particularly appropriate now…the great Spencer Tracy nailed these characters a long time ago…



…and while I stand by what I’ve said about the debates, well, I don't know if this makes up for his vote for that fraud of a bankruptcy bill all those years ago, but I think it comes close (and of course, all Eddie Munster can do in return is sit there with that dopey grin on his face - hey Catholic Church, you still support that fraud and his running mate?)

Of course you do - why do I even ask (sad face)...



…and a couple of days ago, I missed what would have been the 95th birthday of Thelonious Monk– enjoy.

Thursday Stuff

(I also posted here.)

I don’t like the “play” either – the “actor” for PA-08 isn’t any good (harking back to this - and to do something about it, click here)…



…and apparently, that fine, upstanding Roman Catholic man from Wisconsin is (based on the teenaged one’s preliminary reports) getting his lunch handed to him by Biden tonight, maybe because he tried stuff like this...and this is a nice way to take advantage (Rob Zerban is running against Ryan for the seat currently held by Mr.-Puppy-Dog-Eyes-With-The-Shiv-In-His-Pocket)…



Update: And here is the post-debate analysis from the wingnutosphere...



Update 10/19/12: And speaking of Ryan - well, heckuva job here (what a shame...and what does that story tell you about Ryan's supporters, by the way?).

…and Rachel Maddow tells us about the scientific discoveries of enlightened individuals, none of whom apparently reside in the U.S. House Republican Party, as noted here (surprised?)…

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…and no “message” songs tonight, just rock (no video – and they’re coming to town apparently).

Wednesday Stuff

RIP Alex Karras (here is the quote from Mongo that everyone remembers)…



…and by the way, I saw this and admitted I had a hard time trying to determine if this was a parody or an episode of “Meet The Press” with Dancin’ Dave…


In Bipartisan Spirit, Obama Makes Deal To Get Kicked In Balls

…and let’s not forget that the greed head scams of Willard Mitt and his pals had some real-world impact on people who can afford it the least, as noted here (and here is more on the Repug presidential nominee – and why does that idiotic smirk look so familiar?)…



…and speaking of which, today is the tenth anniversary of the passage by Congress of the Authorization to Use Military Force in Iraq, as noted here (and yes, the Bushies will waste no time reminding us that Democrats voted for it also…43 and his fellow pirates “broke” Iraq, so they own it…well, they did at least, but guess who “owns” it now?).

…(by the way, I’d intended to put up “War Pigs” by Black Sabbath since I believe that’s an eminently appropriate tune, but I didn’t like any of the videos – I included Jackson Browne last night I know, but this is an excellent substitute).

Tuesday Stuff

Looks like Willard Mitt has finally broken through with a prized voting demographic (true dat – heh...bad language alert)…

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…and here’s something to keep in mind while Mr. Puppy-Dog-Eyes-With-The-Shiv gets ready for his debate with Biden, and vice versa – yeah, I know the “47 percent” thing is old by now, though Obama needs to bring that up big time in the last two debates…and yes, I know about this too…still thoroughly nauseating to hear Repugs talk about a “moral tipping point” when these characters themselves have the “morality” of feral alley cats)…

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…and happy birthday to Jackson Browne…



…and John Lennon.

Monday Stuff

Gee, I wonder if Willard Mitt Romney would like to shake that Etch-A-Sketch of his upside down and erase this de facto endorsement of the Obama jobs record from 2006 (here)…



Update 10/10/12: The takeaway for me are the graphs from here...

…and let’s not forget this, by the way (something to keep in mind while reading this)…



…and speaking of foreign policy…well, as the astute Eugene Robinson puts it here, “domestic policy, you talk about stuff you don’t know anything about, you make an ass of yourself; in foreign policy, you start a war” (also, Willard Mitt, try reading this before you blame Obama for the SOFA)…



…and memo to Team Obama/Biden – this should be your anthem for confronting the Romney/Ryan Lie Factory while you prepare for these phony baloney TV debates (I still think that, if it has taken anyone this long to make up his or her mind and they need the idiot box to do it for them, then they’re definitely part of the problem and not part of the solution).

Sunday Stuff

(I also posted here about a local matter.)

So Mary Matalin thinks that Professor Krugman is a “liar,” huh? Why, because he backs up what he says with dumb stuff like, y’know, actual verifiable facts and data?...



(Also, concerning Bill Orally, I think the “Worst” citation is something to remember considering this.)

Oh, and in the “turnabout is fair play” department concerning Matalin, I give you this.

…also, my church did it again today, giving a (“wink, wink”) on-the-sly endorsement to the Repugs, taking a shot at President Obama; an offertory prayer intention was added for the president to “respect the life of the unborn,” plainly implying that Obama doesn’t (and the mass celebrant also warned us today about the supposedly grave threat of “human cloning”).

I’ve been attending Mass for very nearly half a century, and I’ve never heard such an intention offered for the President of the United States before.

So, this goes out to my parish which (“wink, wink”) isn’t supposed to (“wink, wink”) endorse a political candidate for the (“wink, wink”) Republican Party – heckuva job (may have to crank the volume a bit).

Saturday Stuff

I’ve been doing this blogging thing, for better or worse, since about June 2005. I’ve put up over 6,000 posts here at Blogger and about 770 over at Wordpress.

No, I’m not patting myself on the back – if I were to step back and take a look, I’m sure I’d find some stuff that was great, some stuff that was above average, some stuff that was OK, and some stuff that has genuinely sucked.

Why am I saying this? Because, if you remember absolutely nothing that I ever say or have said, or any other video, please remember this one – it sums up so very much of what I’ve tried to communicate here in about three or so minutes…



…and that being said, Mr. President, try saying this stuff to Willlard Mitt Romney’s face in the next debate also (Bob Herbert takes President Hopey Changey to the proverbial woodshed here)…



…in addition, it should be noted that Mr. Puppy-Dog-Eyes-With-The-Shiv, as well as being Willard Mitt’s running mate, is also running to retain his U.S. House seat in Wisconsin; to help his opponent, Rob Zerban, click here…



…and happy birthday to Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon (yes, I know, REO Speedwagon, “pretty boy” close-ups and all – this is still a whompin’ tune after all these years, however).

Friday Stuff

(I also posted here.)

How dare the Bucks County Courier Times actually publish an intelligent Guest Opinion today, from our former U.S. House Rep Patrick Murphy, who of course just wasn’t good enough to represent us in favor of Mikey The Beloved (here...and wow, what wingnut garbage in the comments)…

…and here are still more lies from Willard Mitt Romney (I can’t possibly imagine how he sleeps at night, and at the rate he keeps lying, I can’t imagine how his supporters do either)…



…and this tells you how long the Repugs have been trying to get rid of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (in light of this); I know Fred Rogers wasn’t all he appeared to be at times (I guess that’s the best way to put it), but he was spot-on here, testifying for funding in 1969 before Sen. John Pastore of Rhode Island (and a Dem)…



…and RIP Frank Wilson, legendary Motown producer and songwriter, who brought us this memorable tune among others (gutsy stuff, from an era where artists including those at Motown tackled issues like this frequently, with nary a right-winger in sight screaming about the "liberal media").

Thursday Stuff

(Hat tip to Daily Kos for the thoroughly apropos graphic...)

I suppose Number 44 could have had a little less “hopey, changey” and a little more fire in the belly last night, but it’s hard to look presidential when dealing with a thoroughly unrepentant liar like Willard Mitt Romney (I discussed that and other related stuff here, particularly this)…



…well, as least the POTUS “brought it” today, though he needs to do that next time to shove that garbage down Romney’s throat…



…and of course, Romney is following in a thoroughly dishonorable tradition for his party, as noted here (the Reagan/Mondale videos continue in more or less of a loop, by the way)…



...and I can think of no more apt tune for this business than this one (well, maybe Jonny Lang also).

Wednesday Stuff

Gosh, it looks like Mikey The Beloved won’t attend a public forum any more where the media or recording devices are present – oh yeah, and Kathy Boockvar also (as Mikey’s PR service “reports” here).

Seriously.

How about this then, Mikey – is it OK…

…or this…

…or this…

…or this…

Click here to support Kathy Boockvar and help to erase the mistake that too many voters in PA-08 – in their iron-headed, Teahadist stupidity – made two years ago.

(Gee, I wonder if Mikey is a bit skittish because of this video – the part where he accuses President Obama of treason is between 4:16 and 4:20)…



Also, I know I’m really late any more to all of the dustups in the “blogosphere” (still hate that word), but this tells us that yet another attempt to paint President Obama as a ZOMG BLACKETY BLACK SCARY MUSLIM BLACKETY BLACK ACORN ACORN ACORN SCARY KENYAN SOCIALIST WEALTH REDISTRIBUTOR!!!!! turned into an epic fail.

Yes, this is yet another pointless, stupid right-wing contrivance. However, I think something else needs to be pointed out here.

And that is the fact that, by manufacturing this garbage, our fellow conservative methane dispensers are showing a thorough and utter lack of any regard whatsoever for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Should the victims of Katrina be remembered with the reverence of the 9/11 victims? I don’t think it’s possible to answer that question, because any loss of life is a tragedy. However, what unites both catastrophes to me is the fact that our government failed in different ways to protect those among us who they were elected to serve (and yes, I’m thinking of Former President Highest Disapproval Rating In Gallup Poll History when I say that).

Was Obama being a bit of an opportunist by giving his speech that the wingnuts have turned into a cause célèbre? Probably. But at least some politician was trying to speak truth to stoo-pid when it came to trying to rebuild the “Big Easy.”

With all of that out of the way, I’d like to offer this one more time, in the probably vain hope on my part that the next time anyone tries to score political points over Katrina, they’ll crawl back under their respective rocks instead.

Tuesday Stuff

Yep, if there’s something Willard Mitt Romney sure knows about, it’s hard work – performed by someone else, that is (here)…



…and now, I think it’s time for a case of the “warm fuzzies” :-).

Monday Stuff

RIP Barry Commoner (here and here)…



…and changing the mood more than a little, here is my reaction to this story :-)...



…and speaking of TV personalities, one of the most iconic of all began his run as host of the “Tonight” Show 50 years ago today (this clip pre-dates that, actually – Marilyn Monroe had been dead for about a month, sadly)…



…and everywhere I go, I keep reading and hearing the same thing that I’m sure you read and hear also, namely, something along the lines of “well, just wait until the debates,” particularly the first one between Romney and Obama, and then that will decide the election.

And why is that, exactly? Could it be that there are actually people out there who are waiting for that occasion to make up their minds? Are there that many people in this country who are that dense that they somehow can’t grasp what’s at stake in this election?

(I know, if I won’t like the answer, don’t ask the question.)

Yes, I support Obama for a lot of reasons, but still, this song captures how I feel about the “debates” (actions speaking louder than, and all that).

Sunday Stuff

(I also posted here.)

Former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich speaks truth to stoo-pid once again...



...and here is a special request.

Friday Stuff

God, is Willard Mitt Romney just a bit of a self-entitled prick, or what (here)…



…and I hope his comments at that Boca Raton fundraiser haunt him until the day he dies (here – which hopefully won’t be for a long time, I wish to emphasize)…



…also, I give Lawrence O’Donnell (and Jim Webb too, of course) credit for continuing to push the issue of Romney’s advocating of someone else fighting in Vietnam besides him while he frolicked in France instead (here)…

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...and I’m probably about a month early for this, but what the hell (I’ve been kind of mellow with the videos this week – so much for that).

Thursday Stuff

(I also posted here.)

I couldn’t have put it better myself (bad word alert here)…



…and if anyone needed motivation to go out and get this done, here is some…



…and here is more (variation on the above ad, I'll admit)…



…and I think Mike Love is a real dick for this – this song came immediately to mind (not hard to see who is who concerning this story).

Wednesday Stuff

The next time you hear someone say that Islam is nothing but a “gutter religion” or whatever – well, ask them to watch this video (here)…



…and by the way, how hilarious is this? TPM put together a reel of clips showing Repugs telling Todd Akin to GET THE HELL OUT of the Missouri Senate race, but apparently based on this, all is forgiven (and God, how pathetic is Dennis Miller anymore?)…



…and I give you yet another Repug acting just a bit too candid in front of a camera and a microphone here (and to help Tammy Baldwin, click here)…



…and happy birthday to Bryan Ferry, formerly of Roxy Music.

Tuesday Stuff

I really hadn’t planned to say anything about what apparently was the blown call in the Green Bay Packers/Seattle Seahawks football game last night, but I thought this was an interesting piece of “world” news from Yahoo.

In addition to the fact that the replacement refs are scabs, the games shouldn’t be watched because the NFL is thus marketing an inferior product.

The only things Roger Goodell and the owners understand are asses in the seats at the home games and eyeballs watching the TV screens. Until that changes, nothing else will.

Now, to switch subjects – this is a quick video, but a meaningful one...



...and enigmatic Canadian pianist Glenn Gould would have been 80 today (time for a bit of culture).

Monday Stuff

I guess you can call this a bit of humor echoing a serious message (here)…

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…and I know I gave it to Kathy Boockvar yesterday for her wishy-washy sort-of endorsement of the Affordable Care Law, but apparently, she gave an interview recently with the oh-so-august-in-their-imaginations editorial board of the Bucks County Courier Times, and she said things that were a lot more in line with what a Dem is supposed to think and feel and believe, IMHO (no oil company subsidies; get our military out of Afghanistan – depending on what the brass has to say...conditional, I know, but pragmatic; and raising the top-tier tax rate to 39 percent – here, and to help Boockvar, click here).

And of course, since we’re talking about Gary Weckselblatt and Mikey the Beloved’s PR factory, they pointed out moments when they asked her questions and she didn’t know the answers (honestly can’t recall our Longtime Bucks Resident Good Catholic Father And Former Eagle Scout PA-08 rep getting that kind of treatment). They also pointed out how many times Boockvar has run for office and lost.

Now why does that sound familiar...



…and here is a message to Willard Mitt from one of the “47 percent” (here)…

…and what the hell is wrong with that man anyway (here – h/t to Jed Lewison for the pic).

Sunday Stuff

Yes, I know we’ve beaten the “Mitt Romney screwing the proverbial pooch at the Boca Raton fundraiser” thing to death, but I still thought Chris Hayes had some interesting comments about it here (probably the best argument for the moment for public financing only of campaigns)…



…and happy 60th birthday to Richard Nixon’s “Checkers” speech, probably the first bit of political theater for the TV age…keep in mind that it worked…



…and I don’t know about you, but I need a laugh (though Tricky Dick was kind of humorous in that speech…hat tips to Time and Buzzfeed), so…



…and happy 63rd birthday to Bruce Springsteen (and I give you one of the best expressions of populist rage set to music I’ve ever heard).