Friday Stuff

Rachel Maddow leads off with a collection of truly awful political ads before she turns to covering Teahadist victories this week in Texas; figures that the only way one of them could lose a primary election is to an energy industry executive (and speaking of MSNBC, I’ll remember this every time I go to their site and the first thing I see is that natural gas ad with that woman with her eyebrows who apparently doesn’t care whether or not her kids are ingesting fracking chemicals)…



…and yes, my fellow prisoners, Judge Rudolph Randa really is that bad (I have to admit, though, that I’m losing patience with Chris Hayes; he continually goes out of his way to give a forum for conservatives – the problem isn’t that these people have a contrary opinion, the problem is that they are demonstrably and provably wrong)…



...that being said, I noted on Wednesday that I was wringing my hands on the food issue in this country, so I think it’s important to put up this video for more information...



...and it’s Friday – time to dance.

Thursday Stuff

As you watch this, consider the “success” of cable TV deregulation – the bigger fish gobbled up the smaller fish, and that was that (here)…



…and yes, I apologize for involving myself or anyone else into the 2016 stuff already, but when it comes to the future of the planet, I think that topic tops all others (as well as taking a well-deserved shot or two at Lex Luthor Scott)…



…and even though I thought “Cold, Dead Hand” was great, Jim Carrey remains pretty much an acquired taste for yours truly – I heard his recent commencement address was awesome, though, including this excerpt (I’ll have to go find the whole thing and watch it later)…



…and this guy made it to Philly last month – sorry I missed the show and didn’t put up the vid earlier.

Wednesday Stuff

Statistically, I’m sure we’ll be down this road again, as we wring our hands and do nothing while another lunatic lurks in the shadows – love to be wrong, of course (here)…



…and oh yeah, remember the Afghan War Number 44 inherited from Former President Nutball?…



…and aside from the latest income inequality news, which is terrible, please believe that I support the first lady’s food initiative, but if kids are going to just waste healthy food (monumentally stupid, and I would consider it a sin also), then maybe the schools do need the flexibility to manage their food budgets appropriately; yes, those criticizing Michelle Obama are mainly doing it because she’s a “D,” but maybe we need a meeting of the minds versus the mindless on this subject…still wrestling with this as you can tell…



...and I have to admit that, in a good way, this is an infectious little tune (can't tell you what's up with the huge pink slurpee, though).

Tuesday Stuff

“Drop that vibrator, lady, and come out with your hands up!” (here).

How about a policy of “no vibrators, no guns,” then? You want to know how fast the High Court of Hangin’ Judge JR would overturn that one?...



…and I take no pride whatsoever in holding up Michael Kinsley to ridicule, but his comments about “the government” being able to decide what should be reported on above all else earns him scorn, which is truly sad…



Update 5/28/14: And as noted here, Kinsley has a lot of company (h/t Atrios).

…and just remember that neither Sen. Richard Burr nor “Dr.” Ben Carson have ever served our country (and almost just as galling is to see Nia Malika Henderson try to pivot this mess away from Burr to the Democrats – typical corporate media narrative; more false equivalency...the bill Henderson refers to "went down" in the Senate because it was killed by Senate Republicans, noted here)…



…and happy birthday to BRUUUUCE Cockburn.

Memorial Day Stuff

Happy Memorial Day – this man in Rockland, MA definitely has the right idea…



…and here is a tune for the occasion.

Sunday Stuff

This report from Rachel Maddow tells us more about LBJ’s “Great Society,” for which we recently observed the 50th anniversary, before it takes a right turn and discusses Eric Cantor’s Teahadist primary challenger in Virginia (for Cantor to lecture anyone on earth about “decency” is enough to make me gag, though those life forms booing him are actually beneath contempt in their own way too)…



…and yeah, as far as Cantor and his pals are concerned, it is indeed “how we operate.”