Saturday Stuff

For the record, as noted here, Teahadist assh*le Mike Lee doesn’t think the kids in this video need any help from the federal government (fortunately, as shown in the clip, Rachel Maddow hosted that great town hall on the Flint water disaster – and oh yeah, little Luke Russert appears to be an utter Beltway courtier media tool and little else)…



…and I wanted to highlight this video from last year to feature Lee’s fellow traveler Scott Wagner and note updates to this post…



...and have you heard of The Empowerment Plan? Well, this tells you all about it...

…and this happened 50 years ago yesterday; he made the comment to a writer for a British magazine, and it was printed there and no one thought much of it at the time - the whole thing blew up when this country heard about it, of course…makes me recall this NSFW tune.

Friday Stuff

I thought this was a great report from Rachel Maddow on what happens when a political party chooses its nominee during a convention and basically ignores the primary voting (yeah, this isn’t 1968 and hopefully won’t become that, but…)…



…and I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge this week the occasion of Formerly Silent Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asking a question from the bench for the first time in 10 years; as noted here, though, it had to do with whether or not those guilty of domestic abuse should be allowed to own guns which, for most people who are otherwise sane, should be a resounding NO…of course, leave it to Thomas to rely on that horrible Heller ruling to frame his question to an attorney…made me recall this moment from October 2011 (remember this little dustup, Your Honor? And K.O. said Scalia by mistake, but he meant Thomas)…



…and kudos to Brent Brown, someone who is honest enough to admit that he was wrong about what will end up as the signature achievement of the Obama Administration – best wishes for continued good health…



…and Thom Hartmann brings us economic and labor news for the week (please take away the first item if you take away nothing else)…



…and I know I touched on the stuff with Melissa Harris-Perry a bit earlier, but I thought this was some great analysis by Cenk and Ana about that situation and the state of MSNBC overall; like much of our media in general, the Comcast Network is hastening its own extinction…



…and happy belated 72nd birthday to Roger Daltrey of The Who.

Thursday Stuff

Kudos to Chris Hayes for cutting to the proverbial chase here on the all-but-named Repug presidential nominee and the bottom-feeders that associate themselves with him...



...and with that in mind, when it comes to "The Donald," you sure reap what you sow, don't you (here and here)...



...and what was it somebody once said - elections have consequences, or campaigns anyway? (here)...



...and I know I'm late with this info on the Progressive Summit from 2/23, but it definitely isn't too late to make a difference...



...and Thom Hartmann brings us science and green news...



…and I don’t know if this guy is going to be visiting in these parts any time soon (I think he was in NYC in January), or maybe he was here already; anyway, here is another cool new tune (trying to keep things current here musically).

Wednesday Stuff

Lord Almighty, is Samantha Bee ever spot-on with her remarks about the 2010 elections (here)...



...and I thought this was a good commentary by Seth Meyers on Trump, David Duke and the First Amendment (as usual, when you want some truly objective reporting on an important news story, turn to a comedian – and Governor Bully looks more pathetic by the minute, and on that subject, I think this is absolutely hilarious)…



…and I must confess that I’m a little unsure of what exactly to make of this from yesterday’s Super Tuesday coverage on MSNBC, with Steve Kornacki breathlessly reporting on the percentage of Democratic primary voters across the country who consider themselves to be liberal – probably news to the Comcast Network and our corporate media overall, but not to too many other folks I would imagine (and God forbid there would be any actual analysis behind the numbers)…



…and every once in a while, I just need to hear something a bit life-affirming; with that in mind, I give you the following.

Tuesday Stuff

Just because we’re involved in the presidential primary season that will never end, that doesn’t mean that stories like this aren’t still going on, unfortunately; once more, Kathleen Kane has her issues, but good for her for still trying to do her job vigorously, which she should do anyway of course…



...and returning once more to the carnival (oh yeah, they're having elections today aren't they?), I give you this editorial takedown, which of course can come from a comedian and no one else anymore apparently (here - NSFW)...



...and speaking of the presumptive Repug presidential nominee, kudos to Ann Kirkpatrick for making John McCain pay a price for his Trump support here (they gave us "Fergus Laing" as a weapon - might as well use it)...



...and this is one of those songs I've been meaning to get to for a little while for no particular reason, so here it is.

Monday Stuff

I guess if I'm going to say anything about Black History Month, I'd better hurry up since it ends tomorrow; I give you the following from the network that also brought us this...



...though actually, if you want to witness something that I believe truly represents racial tolerance and understanding, I would ask that you revisit this 2/26/15 video from Dallas, TX sportscaster Dale Hansen - yes, it's time once more for "This Day In Doomsy History" (a comparatively short trip around the block this time)...




...and I'll be honest - even though I overwhelmingly shared her politics in many ways, there were times when a little of Melissa Harris-Perry went a long way, but that definitely doesn't merit the treatment she received from the Comcast Network - kudos to Brian Stelter for this commentary (sync is off a bit starting at about 1:10)...



...and on a wholly other note, I really like this new tune by Ray LaMontagne, so here it is.