Friday Stuff

(I also posted here.)

I wonder if Matt Katz and the other Christie fluffers at the Philadelphia Inquirer will pay attention to the first item in this report (not rocket science to realize that people vote with their wallets, so to speak – and yep, time to look at raising Social Security, which is more liberal crazy talk I realize)…



…and speaking of crazy talk, I give you the following…



…and what a great story here, indeed timed for Veterans Day on Monday; good luck to Jim Wolf (and thanks for his service)…



…and I never quite figured out exactly why this guy’s career didn’t take off – hopefully this tune will do it.

Thursday Stuff

Sure, Repugs – you want to believe that last Tuesday went OK for you, you do that if it works for you (and gee, could “The Cucc” be more of a big baby? And Dem pollster Celinda Lake makes a hell of a point about the shut down at the end)…



…and I guess this tune fits, given all of this stuff.

Wednesday Stuff

I thought Ed Schultz had some pearls of wisdom here…



…and oh yeah, Governor Bully won big last night as expected, aided in no small part by Big Media Love and the spineless quiescence of the “Democrats” in the New Jersey general assembly…



…and as noted here from Julianna Forlano, J.P. Morgan Chase has a history of ripping off customers predating both this century and the prior one; so why exactly should we trust them now, or ever for that matter…



…and oh yeah, in other election news, John Lewis and Mark Moffa didn’t quite make it in the Lower Makefield supervisors contest, but here is the big story, boys and girls…

…Hallelujah! Yes, Simple Simon and his cohort were defeated by Deb Wachspress and Josh Waldorf – great work – I thought this analysis from Deb was telling a bit…

“There is a population in the Republican party that was done with Simon Campbell and they were just looking for candidates who were going to bring more civility and a sense of working as a team (to the board),” Wachspress said Tuesday night.

So, for all the hoopla, it took Republicans getting mad at Campbell for him to get taken out, as they say; kind of depressing that we Dems don’t have the strength in numbers – yet – to do stuff like that on our own…have to keep working towards that day.

So, with this fresh in our minds, here is a tune for Simple Simon.

Tuesday Stuff

I can’t help but think that Tom Harkin would have stayed in the Senate if Harry Reid had pursued meaningful filibuster reform – we definitely need his voice (here)…



Update 11/06/13: Great stuff on this by Bob Cesca here...

…and here’s a tune and video from this decade – last week, actually, I think (like the bass line).

Monday Stuff

Tomorrow is election day, people. Here are the folks who need our support…

Deb Wachspress and Josh Waldorf for the Pennsbury School Board (here)…

…so we can give this guy the boot at long last (Simon Campbell published the salaries of the Pennsbury School Board employees again in another of his heinous booklets last weekend, along with our total school taxes, threatening a 23 percent increase that will never happen were he to be voted out, along with our appraised home value – typical low life move)…

…also, John Lewis and Mark Moffa for Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County supervisors (here, to help move this along a bit too)…

…and Barbara Buono needs our help big time in NJ, in the face of all the “Get Christie Love” from our corporate media (click here)…



…and here is more on other elections (I think Josh Barro is a bright guy, but he needs to dig just a tad deeper in his analysis – maybe he did after the commercial :-)…



…and this idea from Bill Maher is way too progressive for the Teahadists…



…and happy 65th birthday to Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie (who?), singing her biggest hit.

Sunday Stuff

Really, New Jersey? You’re prepared to give this clown another term?

To do something to see that that doesn’t happen, click here (and time truly is short)…



Update 11/04/13: Case closed.

…and I guess this is one musical response, though I suppose there are many others also.

Saturday Stuff

Happy 100th birthday (no longer with us, of course) to Burt Lancaster, legendary Hollywood actor and one of the finest Democrats who ever lived.

It’s hard to find a particular role when looking for one highlight in particular – “Judgment at Nuremberg,” “Birdman of Alcatraz,” “The Killers” (remade later with The Sainted Ronnie R as the bad guy who slapped Angie Dickinson), “The Rainmaker,” “Atlantic City,” or his Oscar-winning portrayal in “Elmer Gantry,” but I chose this clip as larger-than-life critic J. J. Hunsecker in “Sweet Smell of Success,” with some of the finest movie dialogue of all time from Clifford Odets, Alexander Mackendrick and Ernest Lehman from Lehman’s novel…



…and I’ve been meaning to get to this from a local guy for a little while, so here it is.

Friday Stuff

To me, this is one of the most under (or non) reported stories of the ruinous years of Dubya, along with the fact that he put people in charge of agencies of government in the same cavalier fashion as if he were playing a practical joke (which, in a very real sense, I believe he was) – outstanding reporting on this…



…and I guess, for that among other reasons, Martin Bashir brings us these sage words (shocking yet commendable insight from Repug Ohio Governor John Kasich)…



…as does Jon Stewart – gosh, I can’t imagine what it is that’s getting bleeped…can you? Stupid...



…and I know I already put up a tune as a tribute to Lou Reed, but here is one of his most “muscular” performances, made so in no small way by amazing guitar work from Steve Hunter.

Thursday Stuff

Chris Hayes delivers some incisive reporting on potentially more cuts to food stamps (here), which, in addition to being thoroughly non-stimulative to the economy, is also deeply immoral (but of course, our media punditocracy has to “kick the poors” and LEAVE THOSE ‘JOB CREATORS’ ALOOOONE, or else they aren’t “serious” – oh, and by the way, paging the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops…)…



…and this item about Baby Newton Leroy is too ridiculous to not completely deserve the following response…



…and here’s more on “the Cucc” from Cenk Uygur…



...and once more, Happy Halloween....



...and what the hell - what's Halloween anyway without a laugh or two?

Wednesday Stuff

I believe that this is so patently offensive that the clip that follows is the most appropriate response…



…and speaking of offensive, kudos to Ed Schultz for throwing down the gauntlet, as it were, towards our thoroughly compromised corporate media here on the issue of health care reform…



…and Jon Stewart takes it to the news networks with initials for names as only he can (here)…



…and yep, here’s another tune for Halloween.

Tuesday Stuff

(I also posted here.)

Definitely not your father's Republican Party in action here, people (nice work if you can get it)...



...and here is another seasonal number.

Monday Stuff

Man, somebody’s gotta rein in those wacky Arabs and their gonzo sense of humor, praise Allah :-)…



…and dialing back things a bit, here is an important reminder for another “meatless Monday” in the midst of the climate crisis…



…and kudos to Dem Governor Steve Beshear for speaking truth to stoo-pid here (I almost wish that someone would water board Fluffyhead – almost)…



…and here’s kind of a seasonal favorite – I’ll try to feature other Halloween tunes this week.

Sunday Stuff

RIP Lou Reed – he did stupid things to himself (drugs, booze), but there’s no denying his impact as a musician…



…as well as a performance artist, on display here (sympathies to family and friends).

Saturday Stuff

This is the commentary from Bill Maher that I referred to last night (definitely NSFW, but good)…



…and really, IOKIYAR, it really is…



…and this is just a reminder that Medicare Part D turned out to be a much bigger clusterf*ck than the ACA has so far (and of course, with the typical two-faced rhetoric from the usual suspects), and is likely to ever be (here)…



…and here’s a bit of a seasonal number, though it’s really tied to something like this I realize.

Friday Stuff

I think it’s particularly repugnant for Repug candidate for Governor Ken Cuccinelli to tout his pro-gun bona fides at Virginia Tech (here), site of one of this country’s worst mass shootings – as noted here from a couple of weeks ago, the “___Is For Lovers” state is up to other voter shenanigans on Cuccinelli’s behalf – and by the way, people, every…election…matters…



…and I really shouldn’t let the week come to an end without calling out that Republican knucklehead Don Yelton, who let the cat out of the proverbial bag (shhhh, don’t run your mouth next time…nobody is supposed to know – more here)…



…and kudos to Dem U.S. House Rep Frank Pallone for this…



…and Bill Maher had a good commentary on this tonight – I’ll look for the video…



…and in response to this, I have only to add the following: Nail. Hammer. Head…



…and here’s a bit of an anthemic tune to wrap up the week (well, we’ll see about tomorrow).

Thursday Stuff

I’m not sure what it says about our corporate media that it takes a comedian to do the type of reporting that we should see on a daily basis…no, never mind – I know EXACTLY what it says about our corporate media, and it’s nothing good (oh, and Jon Stewart is funny as hell on this stuff, again…and God, is Jim Cramer an idiot, and as far as I’m concerned about Maria Bartiromo, we’re pretty much just negotiating what she charges at this point, If you know what I mean)…



…and oh, that baaad Alan Grayson sure is a meanie for comparing the Teahadists to the Klan, isn’t he (here) – as Rachel Maddow tells us, if the shoe fits…



…and I thought Chris Hayes presented three good interviews here related to health care reform, one with technologist Clay Shirky on the healthcare.gov rollout, one with Dem Senator Sherrod Brown, and one with Former President Snowe…



…and here’s a neat little tune for all the youngsters out there :-).

Wednesday Stuff

I would say that The Big Man in Rome is “laying down a marker” to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops with this one…



Update 10/24/13: And I would respectfully submit that His Holiness was talking about these "Christians" also.

…and I know I said that there would be a whole bunch of milestones this year, and here is another – 40 years ago on Sunday, the “Saturday Night Massacre” took place (I absolutely loved “Our World,” and then as now, Patrick Buchanan remains sickeningly arrogant)…



…and possibly the darkest day in the presidency of The Sainted Ronnie R took place on this date 30 years ago with the bombing of the Marine barracks in Lebanon (here - oh, but we “liberated” Grenada afterwards, so it was all good…uh huh)…



…and I might as well get all the “downer” stuff out of the way at once with this, which means it’s time again for this video (and I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by this either, though this is positive).

Tuesday Stuff

Martin Bashir brings us some more cautionary words on those Heritage numbskulls fighting health care reform, when, as it turns out, it was their idea anyway…



…and speaking of health care, Stephen Colbert points out someone from Fix Noise in dire need of counseling (here...dealing with Hulu again, so video may be fussy to load)…



…and Texas judge Carlo Key is my new hero for this…



…and this kind of reminds me about a nightmare I had once about an elementary school art class – the horror, the horror…

Monday Stuff

(I also posted here.)

There’s still hope, people – to help, click here…



…and yes, the web site “glitches” noted previously need to be addressed, but let’s not “take our eye off the ball” here, people…



…and for the opposing point of view (ugh), I give you this…



…oh, and I just realized that I forgot to acknowledge World Mental Health Day a week or so ago (smile).

Sunday Stuff

Here’s a rather unholy lesson on The Lord’s Day concerning the Teahadists, courtesy of Cenk Uygur (the real takeaway here IMHO begins at about 7:00 until the end)…



…and I guess I’m a day late with this number (I think the Segway’s are a nice tongue-in-cheek touch).