Saturday Stuff

Rachel Maddow does a good job here of connecting the dots, as it were, between the utterly wretched Darrell Issa, chair of the House Oversight Committee, and Dan Burton, his predecessor who actually may have been worse, believe it or not (and to say nothing of our lap dog corporate media also of course)…



…and here is a great holiday story…



…and here’s a soulful seasonal tune…



…and I remember having big hair once like this guy did…sigh…



…and what the hell – why not some fun too…



…and the following is offered without comment.

Friday Stuff

Darn that Mark Fiore and his trenchant commentary – removing tongue from cheek (here)…



…and in a similar vein, I thought this was a good commentary by Lawrence O’Donnell about Judge Leon’s ruling on the NSA spying (and once again, let’s not forget that we’re talking about a Dubya appointee who ruled in favor of that insect Larry Klayman)…



…and I promised that I would avoid the “Duck Dynasty” nonsense, but I can’t resist this commentary from Jon Stewart…



…and I guess that’s a good lead-in to the seasonal stuff...



…and hey, Santa, pass us that bottle willya?...



…and I don’t know what possessed Seth MacFarlane to include Shatner in that Oscar skit this year, or whatever that was – don’t suppose we’ll ever find out.

Thursday Stuff

Gosh, “Tiger Beat On The Potomac” sez that Number 44 is having the worst fifth year ever? Really? Oh, and speaking of these cretins, a hat tip to Eschaton for this…



…and this might be the most important video of this or any year (once more, a hat tip to Eschaton here)…



…now let’s turn to the seasonal stuff – and apparently, Brian Griffin will make a miraculous return shortly…



…and turning perilously close to country music, I give you this.

Wednesday Stuff

(I also posted here.)

By the way, I'm still waiting for Pete Sessions to confirm whether or not he actually said that he "can't stand the sight of" President Obama (yep, looks like "flop sweat city" from the Repugs with this latest fit of desperation)...



...and uh-oh, it looks like it's also time to crank up the right-wing outrage meter again; I don't know about you, but though I know at heart he's a doctrinaire kind of guy, I'm liking this pope more and more (here)...



…and happy 70th birthday to Keith Richards…



…and I would have liked a non-secular image or two mixed in here with the others, but it’s still nice to hear Nat sing this carol…



…and he didn’t even need the tomahawk while he sang this, surprisingly enough (dated boomer reference I know)…



…and I hope these people eventually signed with a major label – they deserve it.

Tuesday Stuff

Here’s a novel idea – how about if our corporate media actually reports on REAL PEOPLE who are benefitting from the Affordable Care Law as opposed to going nuts over a web site? (more here)...



...and don't look now, but U.S. Senate Repugs actually AREN'T obstructing, and "The world's greatest deliberative body" is actually doing something - shocking!...



...and here are more seasonal favorites.

Monday Stuff

(I also posted here.)

'Tis the eason for more Repug wingnuttery, given a historical context here (actually, when it comes to demonizing those less fortunate, it's ALWAYS the season, particularly for the stupidest life form in the universe shown in the clip - video at the end looks kind of catchy)...



…and here is a program note about that Murphy guy again; my bad for being a day late, but it may get rerun (and just as a reminder, this is who the Teahadists elected instead a little over three years ago – and to do something about that, click here)…



…and I really shouldn’t waste my time over the latest with Fix Noise humanoid Megyn Kelly, but the stuff from Jon Stewart in particular in response is great…



...and here is more seasonal stuff.

Sunday Stuff

RIP Peter O’Toole (sorry the film clips were edited out…a typically great speech, though – and gee, was Meryl Streep a little tanked, or what? And it is absolutely beyond criminal that he never won anything but an honorary Oscar)…



…and though there are so many great clips to choose from including O’Toole, I selected this one from “What’s New, Pussycat?” featuring Peter Sellers also (a bit of a guilty pleasure for your humble narrator, and a big-time ‘60s frolic for sure)…



…and no, I’m never going to stop beating this drum until we have federal gun laws in this country that are actually sane...



...and here's another seasonal selection.