For the second day in a row, the High Court of Hangin’ Judge JR does the right thing, though with a closer vote on marriage equality than health care reform...and for the second day in a row, Antonin Scalia ended up doing his best impression of Andrew Dice Clay – I believe that, somewhere, Harvey Milk is smiling…
...and returning to the issue of the confederate flag, Rachel Maddow interviews John Hawkins, former president of the black student body at Ole Miss; he refused to wave it as a cheerleader for the school - want to know how change happens? By a whole lot of people doing exactly what Hawkins did...
…and RIP actor Patrick Macnee, who played secret agent (remember them?) John Steed in The Avengers, a guy who was debonair of course, but also tough without a gun…
…and returning to the top story, I just felt like playing this tune (I’m sure the Catholic Church is going to be heaping lots of fire and brimstone over this on Sunday – by the way, I read that Macnee’s mother was lesbian…not that that should matter of course, but I only wish to point out that same-sex partners can be great parents too, which I suppose should be obvious).
Friday, June 26, 2015
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Thursday Stuff
To me (and many others, I realize), this was the day’s big story; I’ll admit I was pleasantly surprised because I feared the worst. However, to be honest, I think Hangin’ Judge JR, he who would call balls and strikes, saw that Justice Kennedy was going to side for the ACA, and he wanted to be in with the winning team, as it were.
And with that in mind…
…and returning to the Charleston horror (well, what was behind it anyway), Larry Wilmore gives us the following (here – and ZOMG! A Fix Noise rent-a-blonde gives Billo what-for!)…
(And by the way, here is today’s reason to bitch at MSNBC and their crappy web site; an interview Chris Hayes did with one of the Sandy Hook moms and another lady advocating common sense gun laws on Tuesday is no longer available for embedding…heckuva job!)
…and boy, does Cenk make a good point here as to what would have happened to these two losers if they had a different skin color...
...and to me, it's a shame that "Brother Ray" didn't make it to see "Obamacare" codified into what I would consider to be settled law.
And with that in mind…
…and returning to the Charleston horror (well, what was behind it anyway), Larry Wilmore gives us the following (here – and ZOMG! A Fix Noise rent-a-blonde gives Billo what-for!)…
(And by the way, here is today’s reason to bitch at MSNBC and their crappy web site; an interview Chris Hayes did with one of the Sandy Hook moms and another lady advocating common sense gun laws on Tuesday is no longer available for embedding…heckuva job!)
…and boy, does Cenk make a good point here as to what would have happened to these two losers if they had a different skin color...
...and to me, it's a shame that "Brother Ray" didn't make it to see "Obamacare" codified into what I would consider to be settled law.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Wednesday Stuff
I thought this was a good report by Rachel Maddow on the legacy of the Confederate flag throughout the South and what it really tells us about that area of what passes for Western civilization (oh, and according to some numbskull named Bill Dorris, slavery was supposedly the first form of Social Security here – sure it was, you nematode)...
(Oh, and I have another message for the person(s) behind the web site of that supposedly liberal network MSNBC – where the hell is Chris Hayes' interview with Ari Berman over the Dems' introducing a bill in Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act? More is here, by the way.)
...but speaking of the host of “All In,” gee, I wonder if former DHS head Janet Napolitano and the author of that original report on right-wing terrorism are going to get an apology now? Don't hold your breath (and I'm sure law enforcement is taking the threat seriously too – I don't consider these characters to be down and out under any stretch of the imagination)...
...and speaking of racism (which I guess is the theme so far), Thom Hartmann tells us just what kind of a hold the Council for Conservative Citizens really has on Not Your Father's Republican Party (more here)...
...and the weather was really nice in these parts today, with much less humidity after the recent T-storms – kind of made me want to hear this song.
(Oh, and I have another message for the person(s) behind the web site of that supposedly liberal network MSNBC – where the hell is Chris Hayes' interview with Ari Berman over the Dems' introducing a bill in Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act? More is here, by the way.)
...but speaking of the host of “All In,” gee, I wonder if former DHS head Janet Napolitano and the author of that original report on right-wing terrorism are going to get an apology now? Don't hold your breath (and I'm sure law enforcement is taking the threat seriously too – I don't consider these characters to be down and out under any stretch of the imagination)...
...and speaking of racism (which I guess is the theme so far), Thom Hartmann tells us just what kind of a hold the Council for Conservative Citizens really has on Not Your Father's Republican Party (more here)...
...and the weather was really nice in these parts today, with much less humidity after the recent T-storms – kind of made me want to hear this song.
Monday, June 22, 2015
Monday Stuff
I have some not-particularly-deep thoughts about this whole business with the Repug Party politicos now calling for taking down the “stars n' bars” over the state capitol of South Carolina.
First of all, the damn thing never should have flown over the capitol in the first place, so I don't understand why people like Willard Mitt Romney and Governor Nikki Haley are supposed to somehow get credit now for doing what they should have done long ago. Second, all of this has totally removed the gun issue, which remains a highly legitimate topic for discussion in all of this as far as I'm concerned, from the narrative courtesy of the news organizations with initials for names (as well as the Foxies of course) on this whole thing.
And speaking of race, I think it's hilarious to read the corporate media harrumphing over Obama using a word that is used against him in derision every day, maybe even every hour (here)...
...and say what you want, but as far as I'm concerned, Rev. Al knows how to get to the heart of this stuff, heartless as it is...
...and once again, leave it to a comedian to come up with a really good suggestion on this here (NSFW)...
...and this clip is about a month old, but I think it's timely in light of this...
...and I can't decide whether or not this song is a put-down of a particular mindset and attitude (which, you could argue, has spawned characters like this latest psycho Dylann Roof) or a celebration of the same – I report, you decide, as they say.
First of all, the damn thing never should have flown over the capitol in the first place, so I don't understand why people like Willard Mitt Romney and Governor Nikki Haley are supposed to somehow get credit now for doing what they should have done long ago. Second, all of this has totally removed the gun issue, which remains a highly legitimate topic for discussion in all of this as far as I'm concerned, from the narrative courtesy of the news organizations with initials for names (as well as the Foxies of course) on this whole thing.
And speaking of race, I think it's hilarious to read the corporate media harrumphing over Obama using a word that is used against him in derision every day, maybe even every hour (here)...
...and say what you want, but as far as I'm concerned, Rev. Al knows how to get to the heart of this stuff, heartless as it is...
...and once again, leave it to a comedian to come up with a really good suggestion on this here (NSFW)...
...and this clip is about a month old, but I think it's timely in light of this...
...and I can't decide whether or not this song is a put-down of a particular mindset and attitude (which, you could argue, has spawned characters like this latest psycho Dylann Roof) or a celebration of the same – I report, you decide, as they say.
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Sunday Stuff
Happy 40th anniversary to Jaws (the movie, of course, not Peter Benchley's great book)...
...and while I'm on the subject of milestones, I just wanted to note that this month also marks the 10-year anniversary of this blog – I started out pretty much cutting and pasting Emails and promotional stuff from the Democratic Party, then I tried to do the pundit thing without linking to anything, then I tried to do the pundit thing again with more links to content from people smarter than I am to try and prove my point, then I tried to do the pundit thing with more analysis and research, then I tried to do all of that with more Democratic party promotional stuff for the sake of candidates I once liked (Patrick Murphy, Rush Holt, and yes, John Edwards), then I tried to do all of that with more videos, then some job stuff happened and I couldn't do all of that and had to stick to pretty much videos and not much else...and I guess that's pretty close to where we are now. I'd like to get back to creating more actual content with links to smarter people, but I can't see how at the moment – maybe someday.
So, with all of that boring meta stuff out of the way, allow me to put up one favorite clip (speaking of movies again) – if someone visiting this site takes absolutely nothing else away from it, I hope they take this...
…and this doesn’t have anything to do with politics, but I thought it was kind of fun – Happy Father’s Day (a naked mole rat?)…
…and I don’t really need to say a word about this, do I?
...and while I'm on the subject of milestones, I just wanted to note that this month also marks the 10-year anniversary of this blog – I started out pretty much cutting and pasting Emails and promotional stuff from the Democratic Party, then I tried to do the pundit thing without linking to anything, then I tried to do the pundit thing again with more links to content from people smarter than I am to try and prove my point, then I tried to do the pundit thing with more analysis and research, then I tried to do all of that with more Democratic party promotional stuff for the sake of candidates I once liked (Patrick Murphy, Rush Holt, and yes, John Edwards), then I tried to do all of that with more videos, then some job stuff happened and I couldn't do all of that and had to stick to pretty much videos and not much else...and I guess that's pretty close to where we are now. I'd like to get back to creating more actual content with links to smarter people, but I can't see how at the moment – maybe someday.
So, with all of that boring meta stuff out of the way, allow me to put up one favorite clip (speaking of movies again) – if someone visiting this site takes absolutely nothing else away from it, I hope they take this...
…and this doesn’t have anything to do with politics, but I thought it was kind of fun – Happy Father’s Day (a naked mole rat?)…
…and I don’t really need to say a word about this, do I?
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