I think this is almost too delicious for words, especially in light of the following video…
…and in a related item, it looks like that Kenyan Muslim socialist in the White House is trying to leave our number one ally defenseless again (removing my tongue from my cheek)…
…and John Oliver brought us a great bit IMHO last week (here) about the lack of U.S. representation in our territories; once again, when you look for true investigative journalism these days, turn to a comedian (Stanley Kubrick would be proud)…
…and I don’t think I’m going to be able to include any items related to Friday the 13th again for a little while, so I’d better get this in now (still can't believe Jack Bruce is gone - sniff).
Friday, March 13, 2015
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Thursday Stuff
Ever wonder what happens when that conservative thought bubble gets popped, if you will, by the metaphorical pin of reality? Check this out…
…and yeah, our corporate media sure loves their Republican “sugar daddies” giving them orders and looking all serious and all, don’t they – in response to this, I think this video is appropriate (and that doesn’t even consider this)…
...and I give you Jon Stewart on our "post-racial" society here; don't know when he's going to sign off, but he's going out with a bang - good for him...
…and RIP Jimmy Greenspoon of Three Dog Night (reminds me that the Doomsymobile is due for inspection – snark mode off).
…and yeah, our corporate media sure loves their Republican “sugar daddies” giving them orders and looking all serious and all, don’t they – in response to this, I think this video is appropriate (and that doesn’t even consider this)…
...and I give you Jon Stewart on our "post-racial" society here; don't know when he's going to sign off, but he's going out with a bang - good for him...
…and RIP Jimmy Greenspoon of Three Dog Night (reminds me that the Doomsymobile is due for inspection – snark mode off).
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Wednesday Stuff
Once again, Shep Smith forgets the script and tells the truth here – kudos to him; there’s a reason why I’ve had absolutely nothing to say about the supposed “scandal” of Hillary Clinton’s email, and that is because I can assure you that I give not one damn whatsoever…
…and I thought this was a pretty good interview Rachel Maddow conducted with Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine about the “Tehran Tom” Cotton letter, though I think King was a little too respectful towards that worm Bob Corker in light of this (and “Democrat” votes from Senator Get-Off-My-Lawn...cute)…
...and part of the reason why I’m including this video is for everyone to watch Repug U.S. Senator John Hoeven completely dance around the question of whether or not Keystone XL will be attached to a bill to fund much-needed infrastructure repair and upgrading in this country, as well as any future legislation from “the world’s greatest deliberative body” – of course the answer is that the Repugs will keep bringing up Keystone over and over and over (and I think it’s telling that, when Hoeven talks about energy, he completely ignores renewables).
And by the way, good for Ed Schultz for mentioning the fact that, while Repugs will scream about “eminent domain” all the live long day when it comes to solar, wind and geothermal, they’re quiet as proverbial church mice when it comes to oil (here), though I would have been happier if he’d allocated his time a little better so Jane Kleeb had as much say as Hoeven…
…and happy belated 70th (!) birthday to classic rock icon Robin Trower.
…and I thought this was a pretty good interview Rachel Maddow conducted with Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine about the “Tehran Tom” Cotton letter, though I think King was a little too respectful towards that worm Bob Corker in light of this (and “Democrat” votes from Senator Get-Off-My-Lawn...cute)…
...and part of the reason why I’m including this video is for everyone to watch Repug U.S. Senator John Hoeven completely dance around the question of whether or not Keystone XL will be attached to a bill to fund much-needed infrastructure repair and upgrading in this country, as well as any future legislation from “the world’s greatest deliberative body” – of course the answer is that the Repugs will keep bringing up Keystone over and over and over (and I think it’s telling that, when Hoeven talks about energy, he completely ignores renewables).
And by the way, good for Ed Schultz for mentioning the fact that, while Repugs will scream about “eminent domain” all the live long day when it comes to solar, wind and geothermal, they’re quiet as proverbial church mice when it comes to oil (here), though I would have been happier if he’d allocated his time a little better so Jane Kleeb had as much say as Hoeven…
…and happy belated 70th (!) birthday to classic rock icon Robin Trower.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Tuesday Stuff
RIP Sam Simon of “The Simpsons,” who helped to bring us moments such as these recalled by Chris Hayes in the following clip…
…and I said after the electoral debacle last fall that Tom Cotton would likely end up as the most notorious of the incoming Repug senatorial class, and he truly sunk to new depths with the letter to Iran noted here in Lawrence O'Donnell's discussion with Steve Clemons, Howard Dean, Joy Reid and Harry Enten (try to imagine the hue and cry if the Dems had written a similar letter to the U.N. Security Council telling them to ignore Colin Powell and the infamous vial of baking soda prior to the Iraq war...and good point here too, by the way)…
Update 3/11/15: A sign of a pulse from our corporate media - the stuff of miracles, IMHO (here)
...and good for Emily's List President Stephanie Schriock for taking apart the "party of Lincoln" here...
...and in a related vein, sorry I forgot that last Sunday was International Women's Day as noted here - calls for a tune, wouldn't you say?
…and I said after the electoral debacle last fall that Tom Cotton would likely end up as the most notorious of the incoming Repug senatorial class, and he truly sunk to new depths with the letter to Iran noted here in Lawrence O'Donnell's discussion with Steve Clemons, Howard Dean, Joy Reid and Harry Enten (try to imagine the hue and cry if the Dems had written a similar letter to the U.N. Security Council telling them to ignore Colin Powell and the infamous vial of baking soda prior to the Iraq war...and good point here too, by the way)…
Update 3/11/15: A sign of a pulse from our corporate media - the stuff of miracles, IMHO (here)
...and good for Emily's List President Stephanie Schriock for taking apart the "party of Lincoln" here...
...and in a related vein, sorry I forgot that last Sunday was International Women's Day as noted here - calls for a tune, wouldn't you say?
Monday, March 09, 2015
Monday Stuff
I thought this was a well done, and touching, remembrance by the Rev. Clark Olsen speaking about the murder of fellow minister James Reeb in Selma, Alabama prior to passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965...
...which I think is a good lead-in to Charles Osgood's report on the 50th anniversary of the Selma march and the conflict at the Edmund Pettis Bridge (and Obama speaking there also on Saturday, of course)...
...which I think is a good lead-in to Charles Osgood's report on the 50th anniversary of the Selma march and the conflict at the Edmund Pettis Bridge (and Obama speaking there also on Saturday, of course)...
Friday, March 06, 2015
Friday Stuff
Looks like the Repugs need another lesson in outreach to African American voters, as noted here (and as you watch this clip from about two years ago, keep in mind once more that Joy Reid’s show was cancelled by that supposedly “liberal” MSNBC network)…
…and Rev. Al (whose show is also due to end) gives us more on the Justice Department’s report on the Ferguson, MO police department…
…and here is another clip from about two years ago on the NRA and the “Connecticut Effect” in light of this recent disgusting episode…
…and I thought this was an interesting story that made me recall this tune.
…and Rev. Al (whose show is also due to end) gives us more on the Justice Department’s report on the Ferguson, MO police department…
…and here is another clip from about two years ago on the NRA and the “Connecticut Effect” in light of this recent disgusting episode…
…and I thought this was an interesting story that made me recall this tune.
Thursday, March 05, 2015
Thursday Stuff
Neither can I, Ed – kudos to former Reaganite Bruce Bartlett for speaking truth to duuuuh (here)…..
…and I give you the following in response to Cleveland Police Patrolman's Association president Steve Loomis’s claim that 12-year-old Tamir Rice, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, was responsible for his own death (here)…
…and maybe instead of trying to make fun of Al Gore again, maybe “Senator Snowball” should pay attention to this (NSFW)…
…and let’s hope this marks the end of my “winter” songs for the year after today.
…and I give you the following in response to Cleveland Police Patrolman's Association president Steve Loomis’s claim that 12-year-old Tamir Rice, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, was responsible for his own death (here)…
…and maybe instead of trying to make fun of Al Gore again, maybe “Senator Snowball” should pay attention to this (NSFW)…
…and let’s hope this marks the end of my “winter” songs for the year after today.
Wednesday, March 04, 2015
Wednesday Stuff
Every time I think that it’s impossible to overstate the utter repugnance of Governor Bully, I realize just how wrong I am (and about that ridiculous “settlement” with ExxonMobil, this tells us that the affected residents may see absolutely nothing, much like some still reeling from Hurricane Sandy I’m sure)…
Update 3/9/15: I once worked with a guy I otherwise respect who thought that former NJ governor Jim McGreevey was the WORST THING EVAH and SO CORRUPT because he came from Woodbridge Township (and this guy thought it was hilarious when McGreevey came out, by the way), but this person never seemed to have a negative thing to say about Governor Bully. And I’m sure that somehow, even in light of this, he still has nothing negative to say.
…and sticking with Rachel Maddow, here is her report on the recent speech by “Bibi” (and let’s not forget this about former Repug U.S. House Rep Dan Burton, by the way)…
...and I think Jon Stewart also gives Netanyahu the treatment he deserves here (somewhat NSFW at the very end)...
…and I think this is an appropriate tune for the occasion.
Update 3/9/15: I once worked with a guy I otherwise respect who thought that former NJ governor Jim McGreevey was the WORST THING EVAH and SO CORRUPT because he came from Woodbridge Township (and this guy thought it was hilarious when McGreevey came out, by the way), but this person never seemed to have a negative thing to say about Governor Bully. And I’m sure that somehow, even in light of this, he still has nothing negative to say.
…and sticking with Rachel Maddow, here is her report on the recent speech by “Bibi” (and let’s not forget this about former Repug U.S. House Rep Dan Burton, by the way)…
...and I think Jon Stewart also gives Netanyahu the treatment he deserves here (somewhat NSFW at the very end)...
…and I think this is an appropriate tune for the occasion.
Tuesday, March 03, 2015
Tuesday Stuff
Check out what “Man Tan” Boehner has to do to keep his caucus in line (here) – too funny…pass the popcorn…
…and I know a lot of this comes from a “60 Minutes” report by Steve Kroft that I already posted, but I don’t think it can be repeated often enough; I give John Oliver credit for devoting so much time to such a crucial issue, even with humor that I think is a bit misplaced (here)…
...and just in case you thought that debtor's prison was something that only existed in a Victor Hugo novel, think again...
…and I happened to come across this guy who I think is local – kind of a catchy tune.
…and I know a lot of this comes from a “60 Minutes” report by Steve Kroft that I already posted, but I don’t think it can be repeated often enough; I give John Oliver credit for devoting so much time to such a crucial issue, even with humor that I think is a bit misplaced (here)…
...and just in case you thought that debtor's prison was something that only existed in a Victor Hugo novel, think again...
…and I happened to come across this guy who I think is local – kind of a catchy tune.
Monday, March 02, 2015
Monday Stuff
Yeah, Hosni Mubarak Walker is pretty godawful, but like any other Repug, he considers his foul rhetoric as merely “red meat” for the base (and the “badger state” had a chance to bounce him last year but failed to do so – oh well)...
…and hey, did you hear the one about Billo watching the nuns getting shot in the back of the head? He continues to be an utter fraud…
…and here is some of the reality point of view in honor of “Bibi” arriving here to give his damn speech…
...and did you know that this week is National Sleep Awareness Week? Well, neither did I, but here is a tune for the occasion.
…and hey, did you hear the one about Billo watching the nuns getting shot in the back of the head? He continues to be an utter fraud…
…and here is some of the reality point of view in honor of “Bibi” arriving here to give his damn speech…
...and did you know that this week is National Sleep Awareness Week? Well, neither did I, but here is a tune for the occasion.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Friday Stuff
RIP Leonard Nimoy – a lot more to this guy than just Spock, though he will always be remembered for that above all else, which is probably as it should be (please don’t smoke, people – find a way to stop somehow).
“This Side of Paradise” might be my favorite episode of the original “Star Trek” series (partly because Spock gets to knock Kirk around a bit :-), and this is probably the key moment of revelation between Nimoy and Jill Ireland – of all the clips of Nimoy that could be presented as a tribute, this is the one I personally prefer the most…
…and as usual, pop culture parody is the sincerest form of flattery…
...and by the way, we had great Net Neutrality news this week, though I'm sure the lawsuits from the usual corporate suspects will follow (video lags at end)...
…and kudos to Dem Senator Sheldon Whitehouse for this…
...and sportscaster Dale Hansen does it again here - kudos as well...
…and I guess this video depicts just another Friday night for you millennial hipsters out there – I remember those days (sigh).
“This Side of Paradise” might be my favorite episode of the original “Star Trek” series (partly because Spock gets to knock Kirk around a bit :-), and this is probably the key moment of revelation between Nimoy and Jill Ireland – of all the clips of Nimoy that could be presented as a tribute, this is the one I personally prefer the most…
…and as usual, pop culture parody is the sincerest form of flattery…
...and by the way, we had great Net Neutrality news this week, though I'm sure the lawsuits from the usual corporate suspects will follow (video lags at end)...
…and kudos to Dem Senator Sheldon Whitehouse for this…
...and sportscaster Dale Hansen does it again here - kudos as well...
…and I guess this video depicts just another Friday night for you millennial hipsters out there – I remember those days (sigh).
Thursday Stuff
I think it’s actually pretty hilarious to watch anyone from our supposedly “respectable” corporate media take shots at Jon Stewart for supposedly debasing our already-trashed political discourse, and Fix Noise dutifully obliges here (as always, though, it’s a stretch to consider these particular frauds as emblematic of anything whatsoever besides rank propaganda).
The networks with initials for names have fundamentally failed to educate and inform their audience on the critical issues that we face in this country, opting instead for a two-or-more-dueling-talking-head format that serves only to inflame passion instead of cultivating reason (for ratings of course, and also to try and deflect the charge of “liberal bias” that will be made by the usual suspects regardless). And the void created by that terrible decision has been filled by Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Bill Maher, John Oliver, and many others.
I would ask that you consider all that while you watch this clip (here)…
…and I give you Ed Schultz on Jeb Bush (Rachel Maddow, among others, covered some of this already, though it shows that Jeb definitely haven’t “sealed the deal” with the base)…
…and here is Cenk and Ana from TYT on Patricia Arquette (NSFW…sounds like the extremes of both sides were mad, which must mean that she was doing something right)…
…and here is something bluesy and more current than the rest of what I’ve featured here this week.
The networks with initials for names have fundamentally failed to educate and inform their audience on the critical issues that we face in this country, opting instead for a two-or-more-dueling-talking-head format that serves only to inflame passion instead of cultivating reason (for ratings of course, and also to try and deflect the charge of “liberal bias” that will be made by the usual suspects regardless). And the void created by that terrible decision has been filled by Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Bill Maher, John Oliver, and many others.
I would ask that you consider all that while you watch this clip (here)…
…and I give you Ed Schultz on Jeb Bush (Rachel Maddow, among others, covered some of this already, though it shows that Jeb definitely haven’t “sealed the deal” with the base)…
…and here is Cenk and Ana from TYT on Patricia Arquette (NSFW…sounds like the extremes of both sides were mad, which must mean that she was doing something right)…
…and here is something bluesy and more current than the rest of what I’ve featured here this week.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Wednesday Stuff
By the way, when we refer to the “corpocracy,” we’re not kidding, and never have been – and oh yeah, the Idaho Repugs apparently need a biology lesson; the serious stuff, though, has to do with DHS (an update is here - yep, looks like congressional Repugs still can't get their act together; heckuva job, all you idiot voters who gave them the keys to the metaphorical car that they promptly drove into a ditch)…
...and as I watch this, I wonder why the hell every Democrat running for election last year didn't wrap themselves around health care reform - and yes, I know the answer...
...and after watching this NSFW clip, I have even less interest in ever actually seeing “American Sniper”...
...and "the quiet Beatle" would have been 72 today.
...and as I watch this, I wonder why the hell every Democrat running for election last year didn't wrap themselves around health care reform - and yes, I know the answer...
...and after watching this NSFW clip, I have even less interest in ever actually seeing “American Sniper”...
...and "the quiet Beatle" would have been 72 today.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Monday Stuff
Science fiction writer Robert Heinlein, in his famous novel Starship Troopers, envisioned a society where voters, too, had to demonstrate their patriotism before being allowed to vote. In his fictional society, the right to vote came only after some kind of dangerous public service — in the military, as a volunteer in dangerous medical experiments, or in other ways that demonstrated a willingness to sacrifice personally for the common good. The thought was that such voters would be more careful, and less selfish, in their voting.So, just for the record, "The Ole Perfesser" thinks that voting should only be allowed if someone of a suitable age had first participated in an activity like this...
So when the five-day wonder of questioning Barack Obama’s patriotism is over, perhaps we should address another question: How patriotic is the electorate? And how long can we survive as a nation if the answer is “not very”? And we should proceed from there.
…and I have no idea whether or not author Robert Heinlein was ever influenced by controlled substances or not – makes me wonder a bit based on that clip – but in case he was, I think that makes this NSFW commentary from Bill Maher (here) particularly at the end even more timely…
…and I have three words for Cenk Uygur based on this…Nail. Hammer. Head…
…and RIP Clark Terry.
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Saturday Stuff
Friday, February 20, 2015
Friday Stuff
Meet the new Bush, same as the old Bush…
…also, Ed Schultz tells us more about the battle to keep the U.S. Postal Service in operation – yes people, it really is a bargain, and if it goes away, we’re going to be really screwed…
…and I give you more misogynist Repug hijinks (yeah, let me know how that whole “outreach to women voters” thing goes, OK)…
…and I really don’t have a dog in the hunt, as it were, concerning Tinsel town’s upcoming soiree on Sunday evening (here), but may the best in each category win – makes me recall this glam-rock-ish tune, which I think is apropos.
…also, Ed Schultz tells us more about the battle to keep the U.S. Postal Service in operation – yes people, it really is a bargain, and if it goes away, we’re going to be really screwed…
…and I give you more misogynist Repug hijinks (yeah, let me know how that whole “outreach to women voters” thing goes, OK)…
…and I really don’t have a dog in the hunt, as it were, concerning Tinsel town’s upcoming soiree on Sunday evening (here), but may the best in each category win – makes me recall this glam-rock-ish tune, which I think is apropos.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Thursday Stuff
By the way, allow me to say right now that I am absolutely done with this crap about what Obama did or didn’t say about radical Islam at that prayer breakfast, whenever it was. I expect Fix Noise to come down with a case of the vapors, but I’m beyond disgusted with how the supposedly liberal MSNBC is wasting precious time and resources on this idiocy also.
Meanwhile, there goes Shep Smith of Fix Noise practicing some actual journalism again here, this time with another Dubya-era flunky who apparently pines for the firm foreign policy hands of "Honor and Virtue" McCain and Huckleberry Graham...
…and though I’ve never completely bought into the concept of Black History Month, which we observe in February of course – what about Jewish History Month or Catholic History Month? – I have to admit that I thought this was a good report by Melissa Harris Perry…
…and in a related story, just remember that idiot Mississippi state rep Gene Alday is the real victim here, people – sure he is (more here)…
...and I hope she's on the mend from her recent health issues - can't tell based on this.
Meanwhile, there goes Shep Smith of Fix Noise practicing some actual journalism again here, this time with another Dubya-era flunky who apparently pines for the firm foreign policy hands of "Honor and Virtue" McCain and Huckleberry Graham...
…and though I’ve never completely bought into the concept of Black History Month, which we observe in February of course – what about Jewish History Month or Catholic History Month? – I have to admit that I thought this was a good report by Melissa Harris Perry…
…and in a related story, just remember that idiot Mississippi state rep Gene Alday is the real victim here, people – sure he is (more here)…
...and I hope she's on the mend from her recent health issues - can't tell based on this.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Wednesday Stuff
Rev. Al takes a look at the stalling going on in “the world’s greatest deliberative body” concerning Obama Attorney General Nominee Loretta Lynch (though I think the following needs to be pointed out here – not taking a shot at Lynch, but only saying that there’s a way for intelligent adults to discuss the HSBC stuff…I realize that many in the Senate are not intelligent adults, of course…and by the way, it’s particularly galling for the Repugs to complain about improper fiscal oversight given this, where they punted on their own chance to do the same thing, which led to the meltdown of our economy)…
…and as far as I’m concerned, one answer to this is to shop at Office Max and tell Staples where to go (and just toss out the 5:00 – 6:00 stuff with this guy from The Manhattan Institute – trying to un-couple the employer mandate from the individual mandate would be catastrophic to the ACA, and if he isn’t smart enough to know that or honest enough to admit it, then he doesn’t belong on my teevee)…
…and congrats to Miss P (woof!)…
…and as far as I’m concerned, one answer to this is to shop at Office Max and tell Staples where to go (and just toss out the 5:00 – 6:00 stuff with this guy from The Manhattan Institute – trying to un-couple the employer mandate from the individual mandate would be catastrophic to the ACA, and if he isn’t smart enough to know that or honest enough to admit it, then he doesn’t belong on my teevee)…
…and congrats to Miss P (woof!)…
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Tuesday Stuff
Joy Reid tells us about FBI Director James Comey’s recent speech on race – I wonder if FBI agents will turn their backs on Comey now as the NYPD did against Mayor de Blasio for saying much the same thing?...
Update 2/22/15: Sorry to find out that Joy Reid's show was cancelled - would that that fate would befall "Morning Joe" instead.
…and I hope the cause of what is mentioned in this story isn't attributed to the legalization of pot in the state of Colorado – sure would be a drag, as it were…
…and this just in – it looks like tragedy has come to the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile (though as “America’s Fish Wrap” tells us here, it plans to be back on the “hot dog highway” again soon)…
…and RIP Lesley Gore (sad face).
Update 2/22/15: Sorry to find out that Joy Reid's show was cancelled - would that that fate would befall "Morning Joe" instead.
…and I hope the cause of what is mentioned in this story isn't attributed to the legalization of pot in the state of Colorado – sure would be a drag, as it were…
…and this just in – it looks like tragedy has come to the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile (though as “America’s Fish Wrap” tells us here, it plans to be back on the “hot dog highway” again soon)…
…and RIP Lesley Gore (sad face).
Monday, February 16, 2015
Monday Stuff
Happy President’s Day – I thought this video was kind of cool; the Inquirer gave a little exercise on the Op-Ed page to list all of them in order, which would have been kind of neat if it weren’t for the fact that it gave the answers on the same page – kind of takes away the challenge, I would say…
…and I give you another bravura report by John Oliver, this time on cigarettes here - hopefully he won't get sued, and no, I'm not kidding (NSFW)…
…and this just in – Bill Maher provides a great New Rules segment on Brian Williams IMHO (here - I think this is NSFW also)…
…and I thought this was a neat story on Pattie Boyd, ex-wife of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton, who had a bit of a penchant for photography – I know she’s credited as the influence behind “Layla,” but I always associate her with this tune above all others.
…and I give you another bravura report by John Oliver, this time on cigarettes here - hopefully he won't get sued, and no, I'm not kidding (NSFW)…
…and this just in – Bill Maher provides a great New Rules segment on Brian Williams IMHO (here - I think this is NSFW also)…
…and I thought this was a neat story on Pattie Boyd, ex-wife of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton, who had a bit of a penchant for photography – I know she’s credited as the influence behind “Layla,” but I always associate her with this tune above all others.
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