Now back to the videos – RIP Philly guy Jon Polito, who, in addition to appearing in movies by the Coen Brothers and the cultish TV series “Crime Story” (which definitely was a fave for your humble narrator back in the day), also turned in a great supporting performance in “The Freshman,” starring Matthew Broderick and Marlon Brando, which, to me, was a genuinely clever and funny movie (what follows is a clip with Polito in a typical darkly funny role)…On the one hand, I definitely applaud the stand taken by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick on the issue of police violence against African Americans (including the socks, which I’m sure the oh-so-august-in-their-imaginations NFL will find a way to ban - here). To me, though, when the national anthem is played, you stand your ass up. If you don’t, you’re also partly disrespecting our military and their sacrifice (and hey, if you want to raise your fist like these guys, have at it). That's my story and I'm sticking to it (and I think it's hilarious that controversy surrounds a Chip Kelly-coached football team once more).
Update 9/3/16: OK, now the Santa Clara, CA cops just lost me with this – awww, did that mean football player hurt your widdle fee fees with his cartoon socks? Stop your whining and do your damn jobs!
Also, I for one like tacos (here - ha and ha).
I give you the latest antics from Governor Bully (here)…
Trenton, NJ – Governor Chris Christie demanded today that the Senate “do its job” and act on seven judicial vacancies that are jeopardizing the efficient delivery of justice to citizens in Mercer County, where the reassignment of a Superior Court judge this week underscored the emergent need for a full complement of judges in the vicinage.
In May, Governor Christie nominated seven qualified candidates, both Democrats and Republicans, to fill the Mercer County vacancies, but the Democrat-controlled Senate has failed to schedule them for a review and confirmation.
As noted here, Judge Merrick Garland now holds the record for the longest wait for a Senate confirmation hearing (oh, and both chambers of Congress are run by Repugs, in case we had somehow forgotten.)
Oh, and by the way, you big, fat oaf, I could care less about your budget problems, but because you can’t manage numbers correctly, now you’ve apparently ended a 39-year reciprocal tax agreement between your state and the commonwealth of PA, as noted here (and yes, I work in NJ, so this matters to me personally...Update: Steve Santarsiero posted on his Facebook page that he'll meet with PA Guv Tom Wolf to see what we can do to prevent this from taking effect, if anything).
For anybody out there reading who is as mad as I am over this, the best response is to click here and support Steve for the U.S. House, who fought tooth and nail to try and prevent this.
..and as Atrios would say, we do so love our children (more here and here)…
...and this tells us about the dangers of lead poisoning and a link to crime (uh, yep)...
...and I honestly hope Shep Smith doesn't get any grief from his odious employer for telling the truth like this, going off-script once again - kudos once more (here)...
…and speaking of voting, if there’s any truth to this, then heads should roll among the corporatist frauds at the Democratic National Committee (NSFW)…
…and oh, aren’t our dear good “friends” the Saudis helping us ever so much on the War on Terra! Terra! Terra!, which is still being fought of course by killing many innocent civilians and radicalizing their families and friends better than al Qaeda or ISIS ever could (and kudos to Dem U.S. House Rep Ted Lieu for this)…
…and wow, when Bushie Jim (The Dow Will Hit 36,000!!) Glassman comes out for HRC, then that’s kind of a “well, spank my butt and call me Charlie” moment – I remember this guy facing off with The Eternal George Carlin on “Real Time” once…tried some verbal sleight of hand, but as you might expect, Carlin was having none of it…
…and as we bid farewell to summer (sniff), what better way to do it with a little “Friday with Frank.”
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