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.
Friday, April 01, 2016
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
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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).
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