Saturday Stuff

Among other things, this tells you just how purposely out of touch “Man Tan” Boehner and the Repug U.S. House “leadership” really is (and it tells you also how courageous, at least on ENDA, Repug U.S. Senator Mark Kirk really is, to say nothing of overcoming the affects of a devastating stroke)…



Update 1/7/14: Serves me right for actually giving a Republican credit for anything (here).

…and kudos to Bill Maher for this commentary on the less-than-Supremes (NSFW)…



Update 11/19/13: And the beat goes on, sadly (here).

…and kudos also to Yeb Sano for his courage on display here…



…and perhaps in an unintended context, I’m thinking of the title of this song as a response to the previous clip.

Friday Stuff

(I also posted here.)

I'm not the biggest fan in the world of Mary Landrieu's plan either, but a version of it may be the least bad option...



…and seriously, I’m glad Stephen Colbert is also roasting Richard Cohen here for that “parenthetical” remark about New York City Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio’s wife being a lesbian – umm, and who exactly is it that is supposed to care?...



…and speaking of race, I think some of these people Elon James White is referring to have left comments at the Bucks County Courier Times web site, though I’m sure they didn’t use their real names :-) - NSFW…



...and I thought this was an introspective interlude to begin our weekend.

Thursday Stuff

Want to hear a health care reform success story? Here you go…



…and about raising the minimum wage, I give you this…



…and this has nothing to do with politics, but I still think it’s pretty damn amazing (hat tip to Mrs. Doomsy for this)…



…and I think this is actually a homemade video, but as far as I’m concerned, it works.

Wednesday Stuff

One of these days, he’ll just go away – and no, I don’t wish any physical harm, despite what he did to many of us; of all the people Dubya played, the children of Israel were pretty damn high on the list – they should now know how we lefties felt for, oh, about eight years (and I don’t know what happened in Rachel’s first segment)…



…and hey, a story combining the Teahadists, Repug “governance” and the Atlanta Braves (“sports socialism,” as Lawrence O’Donnell points out)? What’s not to hate?...



…and Lee Camp brings us more oily antics from the usual suspects (here – NSFW…need to crank up the volume with Chris Hedges, though the line “you can’t talk about hope unless you actively resist” is a keeper)…



…and kudos to Philly for joining the “Meatless Monday” campaign (here)…



…and in the mood for comic relief? Well, Jon Stewart tells us of the latest doings on Fix Noise (referring to the network here – nothing against Stewart, of course)…



…and happy belated 60th (!) birthday to indie rock icon Marshall Crenshaw.

Monday Stuff

A big thank you goes out to our veterans on this day in particular, among all days – I probably shouldn’t introduce politics into this, but the facts are undeniable (and here’s that Murphy guy again)…



…and I thought this was a hell of a video about Detroit and its courageous workers and retirees (like to see something like this about Philly too, particularly the public schools…hey, corporate courtier media? Instead of fawning over Governor Bully, here’s a real story, and you don’t even have to leave the Beltway to learn about it)…



…and I couldn’t ignore this recent segment from Bill Maher (NSFW of course)…



…and in line with spiritual matters, I give you this from a truly underrated “prog rock” band.