Saturday Stuff

At first I thought, oh great, here's Bill Maher bashing religion again here...but as is just about always the case, his criticisms are spot-on (NSFW)...



...and switching the mood big time, as horrible as this is, and it is that, if Hastert were a Democrat, this story would be bigger than Caitlyn Jenner, though I'll admit it is somewhat big at the moment (and as usual, Charles Pierce cuts to the chase – and yes, it's true that silence isn't necessarily an admission of guilt by itself)...



...and oh yeah, let's not forget that our military is still in harm's way, OK? Where are all the “Support Our Troops” bumper stickers NOW??...



...and I had another selection in mind for today, but on second thought, like last night's George Carlin clip, I think this also needs to be repeated every so often, particularly with the prior clip in mind.

Friday Stuff

Yeah, I think I'm going to give the “third eye” network a pass for a little while based on this...



...and with that in mind, Rev. Al brings us the latest on economic inequality, which reflects the voices of both parties, even though only one gives a damn about it, and even half-hearted at that...



...and as usual, Mr. Carlin gives us the appropriate context (very NSFW - there's some stupid video after this with some guy in a wig that I don't endorse, for what it's worth)...



...and I have a request: if you choose to fire your external death penis this weekend, please do so at an inanimate object – hugs.



Update 6/6/15: Wonder if Senator "Show Some Leg" was listening? (heh - here).

Wednesday Stuff

Surely by now, even Governor Bully sees the handwriting on the wall when it comes to his faint presidential hopes (the wall that is sinking in its foundation along with everything else still in neglect in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, that is)...



Update 6/5/15: It's actually fun watching his hopes for higher office going down the drain (here).

...and I'm pretty sure Rachel Maddow had a follow-up tonight to this utterly unbelievable story about what's going on in North Carolina on the issue of marriage equality (well, maybe not that unbelievable, unfortunately)...



...and I have to admit that I really didn't know what was going on with all this FIFA stuff, but fortunately John Oliver explains all, to great comedic effect also, here...



Update 6/6/15: We'll see, won't we? (here).

...and here's a nice little tune from this century that's a favorite of all the youngsters out there (heh).

Tuesday Stuff

John and Ana of The Young Turks bring us the latest on the Patriot Act and various related machinations (more here)...



...and Chris Hayes shines a light on the fact that we really don't do a very good job of tracking victims of police shootings in this country...



...and I thought this was a nice interview with Melissa Harris-Perry and jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard (and I like the tune at the end)...



...and for all of their supposedly moralist harrumphing about the “culture wars” as evidenced by their fawning coverage of anything that appeals their elderly conservative base (to say nothing of their “clown car” full of right wing pundit hacks on their Op-Ed page), guess what the pic in the headline was for this morning's Bucks County Courier Times?

Yep, you guessed it – it's all about those dwindling circulation dollars, baby!

What a joke.

Sunday Stuff

I can't think of the words to comment on this almost unspeakable tragedy - my deepest sympathies to Vice President Biden and his and his son's families...



Update 6/2/15: And what an admirable legacy (here).

...and returning to the more mundane political stuff, yeah, I'd say it's high time for the IRS to give ALEC the treatment it deserves (here)...



...and by the way, did you know that this month marks the 100th birthday of Orson Welles? I thought I'd commemorate the occasion with one of the greatest movie introductions of a character of all time, and that would be Welles as Harry Lime in “The Third Man,” still an awesome movie after all these years...



...and I hope this puts you in the mood to hear a song about the movies, because here it comes.