Blog Feed: The Liberal Doomsayer

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2013-01-02 22:10:00

I agree with Peter King on virtually nothing, and he’s more than a bit of a blowhard at times, but he’s nobody’s fool either (here...well, not usually); Rachel Maddow first pointed out that John Boehner really isn’t very good at his job, but

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2013-01-01 12:20:00

The part that applies to the U.S. is between about 2:00 and 3:00 – looks like those numbskulls in the House have another chance to save this country from yet another putrid cave-in by the Dems (here), with the Repugs using the party in charge of th

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-31 14:53:00

I know there’s at least one video out there (from Lawrence O’Donnell, I think) where he and some panelists are having a good time laughing about some of the political nonsense over the past year. I happen to think humor should be left in the hand

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-30 23:43:00

If I were still doing Do-Gooders and Dregs, this guy would be really high on my Do-Gooders list for this (maybe next year, but I’m not promising anything)……and we have all kinds of phony-baloney congressional investigations, but for what it’s

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-29 12:27:00

(I also posted here.)Did you hear the one about “No Corporate Tax” Pat Toomey wanting “offsets” for disaster relief funding on behalf of victims of Hurricane Sandy (here).Oh, sorry – it’s no joke, though he is……and public TV station W

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-27 23:08:00

I’ll bet you didn’t know about this from Jack Klugman; I didn’t – makes him stand even taller as far as I’m concerned (here)……and the wretched U.S. House Repug “leadership” sure is “the gift that keeps on giving,” isn’t it (he

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-26 20:32:00

Happy Boxing Day, all you non-Canadians (and Canadians too), eh?...…and I’m not going to pretend that I understand all of the ramifications of Congress’s passage (and Obama’s signing into law) of The Magnitsky Act, but I think our elected off

Merry Christmas 2012

Published on 2012-12-25 10:59:00

All the best of the holiday season, as well as a great 2013 also, from me, Bill Evans, and Tony Bennett……and Nat too, of course.

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-24 10:29:00

Here are more seasonal tunes, including one from a musical legend we lost this year……and no, I wasn’t going to forget this either……and what’s Christmas Eve within Bing and Bowie……and this guy too.

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-23 17:46:00

I have to hand it to Lawrence O’Donnell - when he brings the outrage, he doesn’t hold back one bit (here)…Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…and you think you have a dysfunctional family (h/t Balloon

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-22 21:18:00

Back to the holiday videos...

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-21 22:27:00

So let me guess –we’re all still here, aren’t we :-)……and maybe I’m in the minority here, but I think Joe Scar took it too easy on this idiot Tim Huelskamp – somehow I have a feeling this numbskull would be singing a different tune if o

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-20 22:48:00

(I also posted here.)I read a really good Guest Opinion today in the Bucks County Courier Times (and how often can I say that?) about the importance of the Production Tax Credit for funding renewable energy, particularly wind power, here; one of the

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-19 22:29:00

Let’s not mourn the loss of Robert Bork as far as I’m concerned, for the reasons Jeffrey Toobin of The New Yorker articulates here; basically, by his behavior during the “Saturday Night Massacre” of the Watergate era, he ended up furthering a

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-18 22:30:00

Bill Moyers recorded this after the shootings at the premiere of “The Dark Knight Rises” over the summer, but he might as well be talking about today. And by the way, what do I see when I drive south on Route 1 in Trevose, PA today after getting

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-17 22:26:00

Godspeed to Eddie Weingart – a bit of an eerie coincidence in that I have relatives in Silver Spring, MD (here)……and is Martin Bashir ever spot-on, talking about the gun carnage that preceded the Newtown, CT massacre (literally impossible to ke

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-16 19:40:00

I gave up on this show a long time ago, but I have to admit that this was a nice touch (I have trouble with videos from Hulu - just refresh please if it doesn't appear right away)……and we know what the top story is, and as long as it has occurred

A Profile In Cowardice (Updates)

Published on 2012-12-16 11:08:00

As noted here, all 31 pro-NRA U.S. Senators refused invitations to appear with Dancin’ Dave on “Meet The Press” today (I don’t have a confirmation, but I strongly suspect that “No Corporate Tax” Pat Toomey of PA is one of them). And as no

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-15 22:00:00

(By the way, with everything going on in the news, I forgot to mention that I also posted here.)I have to admit that I never paid much attention to Piers Morgan up until now, but kudos to him for this (and by the way, John Lott, apologist for Murder,

The Gun Rules Over All - Again (Updates)

Published on 2012-12-14 13:52:00

At least Dem U.S. House Rep Jerrold Nadler gets it, among a very select few others (here)...Update 1 12/14/12: By the way, if you want to tell this asshat Larry Pratt exactly what you think of him for this, you can try clicking here (such a hero –

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-13 22:29:00

So let me get this straight – as far as Huckleberry Graham and the U.S. Senate Repugs are concerned, this Rice isn’t any good, but this Rice is (noted in the vid…and God, is it gut-churning to watch this again)?Besides, all the now-withdrawn ca

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-12 21:31:00

Kudos to Tom Harkin for speaking truth to stoo-pid here...…and based on this, it looks like PA’s governor Tom “Space Cadet” Corbett isn’t going to help set up the health care exchanges mandated by health care reform and will rely on the Fed

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-11 22:51:00

Rachel Maddow takes another look at some of the recent high-profile conservative corporate media spats, and the subsequent scamming of the wingnuts who let themselves get suckered – too funny (here)…Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-10 21:35:00

So Huckleberry Graham says Obama needs to “man up” and cut Medicare (here)? Really? Gee, that sounds like some of the crying that the U.S. House Repugs did in this clip over a year and a half ago.Sounds like Graham needs a history lesson (and by

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-09 21:18:00

I’ll keep putting up videos like this making the same point over and over (I know) as long as I have to, and I expect that that will be the case for a good while yet (Dem Rep Raul Grijalva speaks truth to stoo-pid here...and one again, people have

More Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-08 22:36:00

This is the cartoon that has apparently generated a lot of umbrage from Fix Noise, probably because every damn word of it is true (here)……and this is for everyone observing the festival of lights……and here’s another seasonal number……and

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-08 13:14:00

And oh yes, Mikey the Beloved is on the list that you can view from here......and let’s have no illusions about why Jim DeMint is actually leaving the U.S. Senate, OK?......and I apologize for being a bit behind on my commemorations – I didn’t

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-07 23:22:00

(I also posted here.)And yes, this garbage in Michigan passed, as noted here (and Snyder is a cowardly, lying scumbag)…Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…turning to seasonal stuff, I now give you the funni

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-06 22:38:00

Gosh, what a shame that Teahadist hero Jim DeMint is leaving public life (here), depriving us of moments like this, in which he ultimately disagrees with – himself?……and yes, my fellow prisoners, Medicare is an earned entitlement, and that need

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-05 22:25:00

To me, this is the very definition of the word “fail” – Lawrence O’Donnell explains why (hard to find the words to truly communicate my disgust; the Teahadists must be so proud, including those supporting “No Corporate Tax” Pat Toomey who

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-04 23:02:00

So instead of devoting their time and attention to an actual issue of actual consequence (such as what Rachel Maddow describes), what are the Repugs exercised about instead? This and this…Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news ab

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-03 22:14:00

Just a reminder that the whole “fiscal cliff” kabuki is nothing but a scheme to try and use the debt as an excuse to continue taking from those who can afford it the least, so that the “pay no price, bear no burden” crowd can continue to skat

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-12-02 00:15:00

As a tribute to World AIDS Day today, I give you the following (this came in first place in a video contest sponsored by Chevron)......and I guess I can’t put this off any more, so here we go again – oy.

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-30 23:31:00

(I also posted here.)Yeah, I’m trying to put off the whole “chestnuts roasting on an open fire” bit for a little while longer, but Martin Bashir puts the whole Fix Noise “War on Christmas” thing in perspective here…Visit NBCNews.com for b

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-29 22:11:00

After watching this from Stephen Colbert, I guess I should have included last night’s Elvis Costello video tonight instead (I give you the Fix Noise mentality, or what passes for one, on display…men are supposed to “trust our leaders,” and th

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-28 22:29:00

I give you the U.S. House Repugs and their commitment to “diversity” (or “binders full of” – well, something)...Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy...and I realize that this tune could fit it multiple

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-27 22:08:00

At this moment, I can’t think of another seven-minutes-and-a-few-seconds out there that does a better job of of laying utter waste to any pretense of Beltway media objectivity than this clip (here)...Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news,

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-26 22:18:00

Time to stand some of that dreaded “conventional wisdom” right on its pointed little head (here...soooo, instead of all of this Beltway jabbering about austerity, how about some seed funding to help fund the “pipeline” noted in this story?)..

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-25 21:39:00

So you really want to split, “Tejas” (here)? K.O. tells us why you might want to reconsider......and part of me just wants you to leave already, but here’s a tune that also captures how I feel I guess.

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-23 22:32:00

I hope everybody survived the malls today...Black Friday Thanksgiving from Teri Hatcher ...and conservatives remain such good losers :-)...Conservative Megadonors Have Spent Week Yelling At Their Money...and I personally am thankful for this but

Happy Thanksgiving 2012

Published on 2012-11-22 09:14:00

I got a kick out of this (courtesy of Pixdaus and Daily Kos)....and it looks like The Onion does it again...Obama Outlines Moral, Philosophical Justifications For Turkey Pardon...and here's another holiday fave, with an intro by Seth MacFarlane as St

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-21 22:06:00

(I also posted here.)Once again, Robert Reich explains it all - let's hope the Dems are listening...…and I’ve been looking for a “thanks” song to commemorate tomorrow, and this has always been a personal fave of yours truly.

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-20 22:33:00

I read a good opinion column in the Bucks County Courier Times today (shocking, I know) written by a guy named Mike Krauss, chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Bank Project, talking about all of the good work done by community banks in a fledgling mo

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-19 22:03:00

Is it really worth it to reward the smiley-faced bastards later this week, people (here, and more here)......and for a second or two, I thought this was an episode of “The Outer Limits” – “there is nothing wrong with your (picture)...We will

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-18 14:24:00

(Not exactly sure why my page view count is going insane today, but uh…thanks?)In the meantime, here is a little post-election reminder to Number 44 from Bill Maher……and nothing like a little Sunday alternative rock while the Iggles get roasted

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-16 22:50:00

(I also posted here.)HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!! (more here).I swear, if the postscript of this election isn’t the biggest “conservative white people pity party” that I’ve ever seen, then I don’t know what else qualifies.And in that

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-15 23:19:00

I guess I would be laughing harder at this if Asomugha’s football team (our own Iggles) wasn’t in free fall in the NFL East standings at the moment – yeah, there’s a lot that’s screwed up about that organization I’ll admit, but those skid

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-14 22:42:00

Rachel Maddow acts like it’s a problem that one of our two major political parties is completely bonkers – actually, if they’re drowning metaphorically (or even for real), don’t throw them a life preserver...do what they’d do to us and toss

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-13 22:21:00

Yeah, I know the election is over and I should just let Falafel Man rant like all his other troglodyte buddies, but I just can’t help putting this video here because, well, it’s just way too damn funny, that’s why…Visit NBCNews.com for breaki

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-12 22:04:00

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been reading a lot of commentary along the lines of “well, the Republican Party has to be more inclusive” and “inclusive not just demographically to Hispanics in particular, but also economically to other gr

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-11 21:49:00

In appreciation of the sacrifices of our veterans on this day, I give you this......and yes, this is really heavy I know and probably more appropriate for Memorial Day, but do you want to know something? I saw barely any flags out anywhere today (tho

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-10 22:16:00

Yeah, you knew this was coming, right? Well, here is a reminder from the reality-based community, which I’m sure this cretin Morrison will dutifully ignore (and a guy named Batman too? Insert your snark here)……and I think this is an appropriate

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-09 20:37:00

(I also posted here.)God, is it ever good to know that Alan Grayson is returning to Congress (here – and yes, it’s a good thing that Obama won, but he’s got to get off this “I want to go into the books as a transformative politician so I may

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-08 22:32:00

I give you more voting hijinks in our beloved commonwealth (more here)……and speaking of hijinks, Jon Stewart nails the usual media culprits over the election here……and this reality-based commentary by Rachel Maddow should be required viewing

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-07 22:31:00

Time to say adios to some departing Repugs on Capitol Hill – first, U.S. Rep Roscoe Bartlett……next, fellow House Repug Joe Walsh……and Allen West……and Todd (“Legitimate Rape”) Akin……and “Holy Joe” Lieberman in the Senate (and

Some Random Post-Election Thoughts

Published on 2012-11-07 11:11:00

I don’t have much to add here, except to congratulate returning Dem U.S. Senator Bob Casey and returning Dem state house reps Steve Santarsiero and John Galloway on their electoral wins last night.And while it’s a shame that Kathy Boockvar lost l

Election Stuff

Published on 2012-11-06 22:42:00

Congratulations to President re-elect Obama!...and here is a clip for the occasion (after we take a good, long, deep breath - well, we still have work to do).

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-05 21:46:00

It’s a bit late to do anything about #3 here, but there’s a lot of other good voting info in this video……and I haven’t had much of anything to say about Bob Casey, who is running for re-election tomorrow as one of PA’s U.S. senators, the

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-04 22:41:00

Sounds like there were some problems at the brown shirt rally for Willard Mitt and Mr.-Puppy-Dog-Eyes-With-The-Shiv today at Shady Brook Farm (here and here – I’ve been there enough times to know how freaking cold it can get…it is a working far

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-03 22:56:00

I’m personally pissed that Willard Mitt and Mr.-Puppy-Dog-Eyes-With-The-Shiv are going to be in my “hood” tomorrow – if I can manage to come up with a creative and appropriate response, I’ll let you know – in the meantime, it looks like M

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-02 23:51:00

Cenk Uygur pointed out that tax cuts for the rich don’t work (which we knew), but we now have the proof (so of course the Repugs are trying to quash the findings)……and for no particular reason, I give you this (and let’s hope for a rain-free

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-11-01 22:44:00

Sixty years ago today, the first hydrogen bomb test was conducted on Eniwetok atoll in the Pacific – this clip from the documentary “The Atomic Café” provides some context from that period……and going from one “bomb” to another (and I d

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-31 22:19:00

Keep bashing the unions, Willard Mitt – you’re doing just fine (here...and if you can help President Obama, click here)......and here’s a Halloween request; don’t eat your candy all at once :-).

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-30 11:36:00

“Romnopoly” indeed (here)……and it looks like “Governor Bully” went off-script again here, though, to be fair, I honestly don’t believe that he cares about a “script” at the moment; kudos to him……and it looks like “weather vane” Willard Mitt “shook that Etch-a-Sketch” again, or something, based on this (and no, I’m not trying to imply that the wreckage left by Sandy is worse than any other natural disaster that has struck our country recently because it happened he [..]

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-29 19:33:00

So Willard Mitt Romney considers federal disaster relief “immoral” (here)……Really? (from here)……and here’s a tune to listen to while the power flickers.

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-28 12:18:00

Try watching this without feeling the bile rise in your stomach because Willard Mitt Romney’s presidential hopes haven’t yet been stomped utterly into oblivion…Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…oh, and by the way, get a load of the pro-Romney campaign signs featured in the hardcopy version of this New York Times story (I guess no one had enough paint to make the “Obama Bad” and “Obama Lying” signs also)…Update 1: Oh yeah, I forgot to ad [..]

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-27 23:26:00

(I also posted here.) Can’t make the case any plainer than this, people……and good luck with the storm, people – anybody got a “C” battery :-).

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-26 22:32:00

Given the thoroughly amoral behavior described in this video, I honestly don’t know how we can be (or should be) surprised by this (h/t Atrios...and I didn’t know about the vision-impaired professor, and please spare me the “boys will be boys” mea culpa – that behavior was learned from somewhere…God, Romney is such a scumbag, and the Huffpo piece makes this even more of a sick joke)……and I don’t know if this is a “message” song or not, but I don’t care because it just roc [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-25 22:41:00

Yep, Willard Mitt keeps such interesting company, doesn’t he (and speaking of Mourdock and “interesting company,” I give you this, and this, including this doofus from PA)……and I give you genius stuff from Stephen Colbert here, though he comes perilously close to breaking the pane of pseudo-reality he creates with his typical TV persona……and changing the mood a lot, this from Sen. Al Franken reminds us that Sen. Paul Wellstone, his wife Sheila, and their daughter Marcia died in a p [..]

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-24 22:31:00

(I also posted here.)The Repugs keep pulling garbage like this, so I guess I have to respond somehow (Any actual grownups in that party? Show of hands?)…"Legitimate Rape" Pharmaceutical Ad (TW) - watch more funny videos …and I give you the following baseball commentary based on this (and I’m rooting for the Tigers, even if Prince Fielder does need his own area code – sad face).

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-23 22:42:00

President Obama tries to close the deal on this election, in admirable fashion I may add (here)……and in so doing, throwing back in the face of a certain former Massachusetts governor all of his bouts of “Romnesia” (a genius tag line - I wish this video had gone on a little bit longer...here)……and it looks like Willard Mitt “don’t know much geography” also, as noted here, keeping up with a less-than-honorable Repug tradition (here)… …and it looks like we have a last-minute [..]

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-22 22:30:00

You know what? Can we just put an end to this charade once and for all?Here, President Obama utterly busted Willard Mitt Romney on the fact that he has been UNEQUIVOCALLY, THOROUGHLY AND UTTERLY WRONG throughout his ridiculous campaign, not just on foreign policy but on everything else, and all he has to offer in response is, “yeah, well, says you Obama!”Seriously, people, are we going to continue to see polls about how this election is supposed to still be close? And yes, I know it probably [..]

Two Pre-Debate Videos

Published on 2012-10-22 17:14:00

“Any” president, Willard Mitt (here)?...…and as you watch this video, I would ask that you keep this in mind also (here as well).

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-21 21:55:00

RIP Sen. George McGovern (more here)……and I’m putting up this video chiefly to highlight what that idiot Darrell Issa did with his Libyan “document dump” as noted here (yeah, as C&L says, we know what Rahm is, but he’s spot-on here)……and when I think of McGovern, I think of this song; I know the “ain’t no Democrat” part doesn’t fit, but I think the rest does (yep, another song by Jackson Browne, I know, but I don’t know anyone else out there writing or performing this k [..]

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-20 18:37:00

Second verse, same as the first (from the day before – here)……and I remember getting dressed up for Saturday night – sigh.

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-19 22:24:00

I suppose “Obamacare” does cover pre-existing conditions, but I’m afraid Romney’s type of stoo-pid could be terminal (certainly for his presidential prospects, though we need to make sure of that – here)……and with stuff like this, no wonder Willard Mitt has “Romnesia” (funny)……and what of Willard Mitt’s “youthful ward”? Check this out (and this - typical)……and shifting the tone again, I give you this from Robert Redford (yet another important reason to vote for Pr [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-18 22:41:00

(I also posted here.)Yep, you can tell we’re in the home stretch of a U.S. House re-election campaign featuring Mikey The Beloved – the Courier Times today, in the front page banner, has a reminder to look inside the paper for a full-page ad telling us how great Mikey supposedly is…yes, I get it that the paper can accept any advertising they want, but that still utterly reeks, almost as much as their largely pungent Op-Eds – and to help Kathy Boockvar, click here……and I don’t suppo [..]

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-17 22:33:00

I read some pundit who equated this moment from Willard Mitt (Binders Full of Women…???) Romney last night with Gerald Ford’s remark about supposed Polish autonomy way back when – just a thought...oh, and here is another thought…...and I wish Obama had said, “yeah, here’s my pension, you doofus” and accented it with a crotch grab; I realize, though, that while that would have been highly satisfying, it probably would have cost # 44 the election – looks like that was Romney’s � [..]

The Inky Gets It Straight On PA-08

Published on 2012-10-17 12:15:00

The Philadelphia Inquirer announced its endorsement in the eighth district U.S. House race……and it’s Kathy Boockvar!As the Inky tells us here…A scurrilous Republican ad campaign against Democrat Kathy Boockvar offered (Mike) Fitzpatrick a chance to speak out against the divisiveness that continues to paralyze Washington. But instead of showing leadership, he has mostly talked about his bipartisan credentials as a former county commissioner.Add his party-line votes to repeal the health-ca [..]

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-16 22:27:00

On the one hand, it’s terrific to see so much citizen action in all of the political stuff with the videos in particular (and yeah, it’s even better that it benefits Obama and the Democrats, mainly because the Repugs are just stone cold nuts on the national level). On the other hand, it’s sad to me that such participation is necessary because our traditional corporate media has, for the most part, utterly failed in its duty to educate and inform… Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, worl [..]

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-15 22:29:00

And the Catholic Church continues to support (wink, wink) this pirate (more here…watch this and then ask me why I’m supposed to need some damn debate to make up my mind)……and a long time ago, I worked for a company in downtown Philadelphia where the former CEO, now deceased, once threatened to fire any employee who voted for Bill Clinton – I left soon after he said that, so I really didn’t think it was worth it to tell him what he could do in response; basically, the more things chan [..]

More Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-14 21:51:00

As far as I’m concerned, the real “takeaway” in this New York Times profile of former Bushie (and now chief Romney) economist Glenn Hubbard comes near the end…Mr. Hubbard earned much more making the same pro-industry point in several court appearances, as an expert witness on behalf of corporations and mutual fund interests. One of those cases was a lawsuit by employees of ABB, a power generation products manufacturer, against the company and Fidelity, the mutual fund giant, over accusat [..]

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-14 15:23:00

RIP Arlen Specter – on the “con” side, there’s the infamous “magic bullet” theory, the Anita Hill inquisition, the fact that his “answer” to almost every issue was to hold a hearing, and probably more than a few items I’m forgetting (and he commendably spoke “truth to stoo-pid” here a little over five years ago and, as nearly as I can tell, didn’t invoke anywhere near the amount of flak Harry Reid took for saying basically the same thing).On the “pro” side, he served [..]

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-13 23:01:00

Boy, does Lawrence O’Donnell have good ideas on improving those debates, as noted here……and I think his new recording comes out on iTunes and everywhere else in about a week – can’t wait.

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-12 22:50:00

Rachel Maddow tells us about “True The Vote” here, and it looks like this Teahadist bunch of fools and frauds needs a lesson in “physician, heal thyself,” as noted here (and that Ohio scumbag John Husted ended up firing the two Democratic workers who protested Husted’s early voting restrictions, and I believe they sued - good)…Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…and speaking of the teabaggers, it looks like they’re going to descend on a loc [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-11 21:03:00

(I also posted here.)I don’t like the “play” either – the “actor” for PA-08 isn’t any good (harking back to this - and to do something about it, click here)……and apparently, that fine, upstanding Roman Catholic man from Wisconsin is (based on the teenaged one’s preliminary reports) getting his lunch handed to him by Biden tonight, maybe because he tried stuff like this...and this is a nice way to take advantage (Rob Zerban is running against Ryan for the seat currently held b [..]

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-10 22:09:00

RIP Alex Karras (here is the quote from Mongo that everyone remembers)……and by the way, I saw this and admitted I had a hard time trying to determine if this was a parody or an episode of “Meet The Press” with Dancin’ Dave…In Bipartisan Spirit, Obama Makes Deal To Get Kicked In Balls…and let’s not forget that the greed head scams of Willard Mitt and his pals had some real-world impact on people who can afford it the least, as noted here (and here is more on the Repug presidential [..]

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-09 21:43:00

Looks like Willard Mitt has finally broken through with a prized voting demographic (true dat – heh...bad language alert)…Blacks For Romney - watch more funny videos …and here’s something to keep in mind while Mr. Puppy-Dog-Eyes-With-The-Shiv gets ready for his debate with Biden, and vice versa – yeah, I know the “47 percent” thing is old by now, though Obama needs to bring that up big time in the last two debates…and yes, I know about this too…still thoroughly nauseating [..]

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-08 22:16:00

Gee, I wonder if Willard Mitt Romney would like to shake that Etch-A-Sketch of his upside down and erase this de facto endorsement of the Obama jobs record from 2006 (here)……and let’s not forget this, by the way (something to keep in mind while reading this)……and speaking of foreign policy…well, as the astute Eugene Robinson puts it here, “domestic policy, you talk about stuff you don’t know anything about, you make an ass of yourself; in foreign policy, you start a war” (also, [..]

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-07 20:10:00

(I also posted here about a local matter.)So Mary Matalin thinks that Professor Krugman is a “liar,” huh? Why, because he backs up what he says with dumb stuff like, y’know, actual verifiable facts and data?... (Also, concerning Bill Orally, I think the “Worst” citation is something to remember considering this.)Oh, and in the “turnabout is fair play” department concerning Matalin, I give you this.…also, my church did it again today, giving a (“wink, wink”) on-the-sly endorse [..]

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-06 22:00:00

I’ve been doing this blogging thing, for better or worse, since about June 2005. I’ve put up over 6,000 posts here at Blogger and about 770 over at Wordpress.No, I’m not patting myself on the back – if I were to step back and take a look, I’m sure I’d find some stuff that was great, some stuff that was above average, some stuff that was OK, and some stuff that has genuinely sucked.Why am I saying this? Because, if you remember absolutely nothing that I ever say or have said, or any o [..]

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-05 23:17:00

(I also posted here.)How dare the Bucks County Courier Times actually publish an intelligent Guest Opinion today, from our former U.S. House Rep Patrick Murphy, who of course just wasn’t good enough to represent us in favor of Mikey The Beloved (here...and wow, what wingnut garbage in the comments)……and here are still more lies from Willard Mitt Romney (I can’t possibly imagine how he sleeps at night, and at the rate he keeps lying, I can’t imagine how his supporters do either)……an [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-04 22:20:00

(Hat tip to Daily Kos for the thoroughly apropos graphic...)I suppose Number 44 could have had a little less “hopey, changey” and a little more fire in the belly last night, but it’s hard to look presidential when dealing with a thoroughly unrepentant liar like Willard Mitt Romney (I discussed that and other related stuff here, particularly this)……well, as least the POTUS “brought it” today, though he needs to do that next time to shove that garbage down Romney’s throat……and [..]

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-03 22:01:00

Gosh, it looks like Mikey The Beloved won’t attend a public forum any more where the media or recording devices are present – oh yeah, and Kathy Boockvar also (as Mikey’s PR service “reports” here).Seriously.How about this then, Mikey – is it OK……or this……or this……or this…Click here to support Kathy Boockvar and help to erase the mistake that too many voters in PA-08 – in their iron-headed, Teahadist stupidity – made two years ago.(Gee, I wonder if Mikey is a bit sk [..]

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-02 22:33:00

Yep, if there’s something Willard Mitt Romney sure knows about, it’s hard work – performed by someone else, that is (here)……and now, I think it’s time for a case of the “warm fuzzies” :-).

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-10-01 22:19:00

RIP Barry Commoner (here and here)……and changing the mood more than a little, here is my reaction to this story :-)...…and speaking of TV personalities, one of the most iconic of all began his run as host of the “Tonight” Show 50 years ago today (this clip pre-dates that, actually – Marilyn Monroe had been dead for about a month, sadly)……and everywhere I go, I keep reading and hearing the same thing that I’m sure you read and hear also, namely, something along the lines of “w [..]

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-30 09:59:00

(I also posted here.)Former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich speaks truth to stoo-pid once again......and here is a special request.

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-28 22:44:00

God, is Willard Mitt Romney just a bit of a self-entitled prick, or what (here)……and I hope his comments at that Boca Raton fundraiser haunt him until the day he dies (here – which hopefully won’t be for a long time, I wish to emphasize)……also, I give Lawrence O’Donnell (and Jim Webb too, of course) credit for continuing to push the issue of Romney’s advocating of someone else fighting in Vietnam besides him while he frolicked in France instead (here)…Visit NBCNews.com for brea [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-27 22:51:00

(I also posted here.)I couldn’t have put it better myself (bad word alert here)……and if anyone needed motivation to go out and get this done, here is some……and here is more (variation on the above ad, I'll admit)……and I think Mike Love is a real dick for this – this song came immediately to mind (not hard to see who is who concerning this story).

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-26 22:00:00

The next time you hear someone say that Islam is nothing but a “gutter religion” or whatever – well, ask them to watch this video (here)……and by the way, how hilarious is this? TPM put together a reel of clips showing Repugs telling Todd Akin to GET THE HELL OUT of the Missouri Senate race, but apparently based on this, all is forgiven (and God, how pathetic is Dennis Miller anymore?)… …and I give you yet another Repug acting just a bit too candid in front of a camer [..]

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-25 22:34:00

I really hadn’t planned to say anything about what apparently was the blown call in the Green Bay Packers/Seattle Seahawks football game last night, but I thought this was an interesting piece of “world” news from Yahoo.In addition to the fact that the replacement refs are scabs, the games shouldn’t be watched because the NFL is thus marketing an inferior product.The only things Roger Goodell and the owners understand are asses in the seats at the home games and eyeballs watching the TV [..]

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-24 22:31:00

I guess you can call this a bit of humor echoing a serious message (here)…Guide to Voter ID Laws - watch more funny videos …and I know I gave it to Kathy Boockvar yesterday for her wishy-washy sort-of endorsement of the Affordable Care Law, but apparently, she gave an interview recently with the oh-so-august-in-their-imaginations editorial board of the Bucks County Courier Times, and she said things that were a lot more in line with what a Dem is supposed to think and feel and believe, [..]

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-23 22:36:00

Yes, I know we’ve beaten the “Mitt Romney screwing the proverbial pooch at the Boca Raton fundraiser” thing to death, but I still thought Chris Hayes had some interesting comments about it here (probably the best argument for the moment for public financing only of campaigns)……and happy 60th birthday to Richard Nixon’s “Checkers” speech, probably the first bit of political theater for the TV age…keep in mind that it worked……and I don’t know about you, but I need a laugh ( [..]

Some Saturday Health Care Hijinks From Mikey The Liar

Published on 2012-09-22 21:15:00

There’s a reason why I frequently refer to the Bucks County Courier Times as Mike Fitzpatrick’s PR operation. It’s because that’s exactly what that newspaper is, and they proved it again yesterday.They ran a headline with a look of consternation on Fitzpatrick’s face (supposedly from fighting for his constituents again, I guess, or so they’d have us believe), and the “news story” at the top of the front page had to do with the supposed revelations of the latest Congressional Budg [..]

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-21 23:22:00

(I also posted here.)Yeah, I gotta do it again over The Mittster – comedy gold from Jon Stewart, and speaking truth to stoo-pid too……and nothing wrong with Fox Entertainment, I should add, as opposed to Fox “News” (art imitates life again)……by the way, Troy Davis was murdered by the state of Georgia a year ago today (here)……and this is probably a little chatty for a “relationship” song (more than one, actually), but it rocks.

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-20 22:40:00

As Willard Mitt Romney continues to desperately search for an Obama “scandal” (here), I give you this……and here is the latest with the groups that Romney has no shot of winning, at least in the numbers he needs (and speaking of babies)…Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…oh, and speaking also of faux Repug scandals, I give you this (here, something to keep in mind while reading this)…Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news a [..]

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-19 22:22:00

The Bucks County Courier Times allowed Mikey the Beloved (that upstanding Catholic former Eagle scout and supposed paragon of integrity, let's not forget) to whine some more today about how he supposedly is a protector of Social Security and Medicare (here); in response, I give you this video...and as far as Mikey supposedly being a “protector” of Romney-RyanCare (or, to be more precise, Romney-Ryan-MikeyCare), I give you this……and sure, why not let Jon Stewart have a whack at the Romney [..]

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-18 22:48:00

(I also posted here.)Awww, too bad Rep. Turzai, you creep (here)……and I give you a member of the “47 percent” with a message for Willard Mitt……and I’ve tried to stay away from Jon Stewart not because he isn’t great, which he is, but because I don’t find most of what’s going on to be particularly funny, though it rocks that he basically rips “Baghdad Dan” Senor a new one here…The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on [..]

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-17 22:03:00

Another day, another insert-foot-in-mouth-and-turn moment from Willard Mitt Romney (hat tip to Atrios for this, the latest from Think Progress is here, and here is more about the individual hosting the event where Romney told us what truly lurks in his coal-black heart)……all of which makes what he has to say in this video even more unintentionally hilarious (more here)……and from the ridiculous (but still important) to the sublime, I give you this; happy 225th birthday to the U.S. Constit [..]

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-15 22:54:00

Yep, Willard Mitt Romney sure keeps interesting company (more here)……and good luck trying to woo women voters (here)……and this should drive the proverbial stake through the heart of another stupid Repug/corporate media talking point……and ain’t love grand?

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-14 22:29:00

(I also posted here.)I thought Ezra Klein produced some interesting historical context here on how diplomacy in the Muslim world really is a bipartisan issue…and yes, you may be shocked to learn that Dubya deserves credit for actually doing something right (here, and I thought this was interesting also on this issue – I continue to be impressed by Rep. Keith Ellison)…Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…and I’m bringing back this report from Memor [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-13 21:47:00

Leave it to America’s Finest News Source to get the lowdown on the latest Willard Mitt Romney campaign strategy (hey, CNN, you got “scooped”! :- )...GOP Trying To Keep Elderly Voting Base Alive Until November...and switching gears big time, this video starts out pretty rough, but please stick with it – it gets better, as they say.

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-12 22:20:00

Let’s “set the wayback” for the benefit of Willard Mitt Romney, OK (answering this); here is his response to the British burning Washington during the War of 1812... “Well, this is what happens when President Jefferson and Secretary of War Madison apologize to the British and let them 'impress' members of our Navy for their own.” (Read this to find out that Jefferson and Madison did no such thing).Here is Romney’s response to the commencement of The Civil War in 1861... “I’m shoc [..]

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-11 21:07:00

Offered without comment – I don’t believe any is necessary…(Also, sorry to profane the memory of this day with media/political crap, but in response to this, I give you this, particularly egregious on Cheney’s part when you consider this…more in the spirit of this day, I give you this.)…and consider this my way of saying “F.U.” to those who attacked us, scratchy vinyl and all (from the Columbia years…I read people who were actually upset that bin Laden was supposedly unarmed wh [..]

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-10 21:41:00

Damn skippy with this, Willard Mitt……and here is a bit of an homage to “the city that doesn’t sleep” in advance of tomorrow.

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-09 21:15:00

To me, this was easily the highlight of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte last week – a highly unoriginal observation, I realize...here is all of former President Clinton’s speech......and Slash and Myles Kennedy keep cranking out rockin’ little numbers like these.

An Addendum To My 2012 U.S. House Voting Guide

Published on 2012-09-08 21:07:00

I have to admit that I was feeling a bit pleased with myself for this recent post in response to the 31 (at a minimum) votes to repeal the Affordable Care Law, in which, in response, I highlighted 31 U.S. House Republicans (and two Democrats) who I thought were most at fault for this utter waste of time and taxpayer money. And putting all the posts together, while a time-consuming and sometimes exhausting exercise, was something that I thought was beneficial.However, it recently occurred to me t [..]

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-07 23:45:00

Today, we fight the corrupting influence of ALEC, the Koch Brothers, Sheldon Adelson, and on and on, but in an earlier day, the primo right-wing sugar daddy was this guy, and the Repugs (and probably some Dems too) paid homage to him…not saying this as a tribute to Moon by any means, but just acknowledging the history)……and remember when the Repugs used to be the “daddy party” according to our corporate media? Funny, but I’m not hearing that any more (Rachel Maddow should get an Emmy [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-06 22:13:00

“The Choice,” indeed……and I suppose it’s time to put up a video from this decade for a change, so here it is.

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-05 21:12:00

Rachel Maddow and Chris Matthews (who has been kicking butt lately, for anyone who’s noticed) bring us a depressing, but important, history lesson concerning the awful 112th Congress (and something neither mentioned, which is just as bad, are the stalled judicial appointments)...Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy...and I don’t know how many other people besides me are going to say it today, so please allow me – happy birthday to Al Stewart.

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-04 21:53:00

Gee, I wonder what position Willard Mitt (Etch-A-Sketch, Weather Vane) Romney was taking here (great stuff, included in a film tribute to Ted Kennedy at the convention tonight)......and I heard be “proved it all night,” as the song goes, again in these parts (here...this is loud!).

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-03 22:19:00

Looks like that sleazy weasel Eric Cantor needs to pay a trip to the Karl Rove-Frank Luntz GOP Messaging Factory (‘humuna humuna humuna” – and speaking of Virginia’s congressional mistake, I give you this)...Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy...and here’s another tune for the holiday (sorry, no video).

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-02 22:37:00

As we know, Willard Mitt Romney promises nothing except “the ownership society” on steroids (here).However, I want to digress for a minute and focus on That Upstanding “Catholic” man Paul Ryan for a second.This, to me, was a hell of a catch by Paul Slansky at HuffPo; did you know that rape is a “method of conception” according to Mr.-Puppy-Dog-Eyes-With-The-Shiv-In-His-Pocket?And, by the way, that supposedly is "an improvement over what we have now" according to Ryan? WHAAAA????!!!Ac [..]

More Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-01 23:13:00

Oh, and by the way, while one political circus packs up and leaves Tampa and a new one makes its way to Charlotte, I think we should all keep in mind the fact that the planet is still melting, and we still need to do something about that, assuming it is still possible (and leave it to al Jazeera to do the reporting that actually matters)......and RIP Hal David.

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-09-01 11:54:00

Hey, if the Repugs are going to twist that “you didn’t build that” quote, then the Dems should be able to take advantage also (and for more, Matt Taibbi, in typical fashion, delivers here)......and I was kind of in the mood for this, so here it is (just felt like changing things up again a bit).

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-31 22:20:00

(I also posted here.)“The Man From Bloomfield Hills” – nice job by Moveon.org……and more avoidance by Willard Mitt is on display here (though I must say that, though I support Number 44, it takes more than a bit of chutzpah to try and tether Romney to Afghanistan, which Obama owns exclusively at this point)……and by the way, how did Iraq war cheerleader William Kristol, of all people, end up as the corporate media arbiter of political etiquette when it comes to all people, places and [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-30 22:54:00

Welcome to the Republican Party, Clint (here…very “non-PC” language follows)……and gee, THANKS, GOVERNOR BREWER (here - maybe she should have a talk with Michael Moore)……and time to rebut that “good Christian” Paul Ryan again……and this goes out to the Wisconsin U.S. House rep.

My 2012 U.S. House Voting Guide

Published on 2012-08-30 10:50:00

It’s been a few days since I finished compiling the list of the 31 U.S. House Republicans opposed to health care reform, and I wondered what the next step should be. I mean, pointing out that these people fundamentally are frauds and charlatans is a nice, therapeutic exercise I know, even if it ended up being waaay more time consuming than I thought it would be.But how do we actually get rid of them, I wondered?With that in mind, I did a bit of research and came up with a list of Democratic ch [..]

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-29 22:03:00

John Fugelsang gives us a dose of reality for the corporate media BS currently oozing out of our flat screens (hat tip to one of my senior correspondents for this one)……and I think this song has a lot more to do with the reality we know than the nonsense currently playing out in “the state of Lex Luthor Scott.”

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-28 22:48:00

You want to know why I hate the Repugs? Read on… (In case it's hard to read, I should point out that some single-digit-IQ'd life form(s) spray painted a hammer and sickle on the front of the new Obama campaign office in Doylestown, Pa.)The link to the signup tomorrow is here (and if you really want to extend a middle-digit-on-high to the perpetrators of the vandalism, click here and make a contribution).Now, for a change of subject, get a load of this asshat being interviewed – the miners w [..]

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-27 22:04:00

(I also posted here.)“Believe in America,” all right (here – and speaking of Mitt’s BS, great work by Chris Matthews here)……and this isn’t a bad tune, considering that it doesn’t have a “bridge” – kind of reminds me of REM in the ‘80s, only I can understand the vocals:-).

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-26 11:18:00

And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for (well, maybe)…#2, Mike Fitzpatrick#3, John Boehner#4, Eric Cantor#5, Michele Bachmann#6, Paul Ryan#7, Louie Gohmert#8, Allen West#9, Joe Pitts#10, Jack Kingston#11, Patrick McHenry#12, Spencer Bachus#13, Jim Gerlach#14, Cliff Stearns#15, Jean Schmidt#16,

More Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-25 21:59:00

I would like to have seen a bit more of an edge, but Kathy is the one running against Mikey, not me - to help, click here......and happy birthday to Jeff Tweedy of Wilco (I think I put this up once before, but that's OK).

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-25 16:45:00

You want to try shooting yourself in the foot again, Willard Mitt? And to do something about it, click here...…and I think this was a pretty tidy wrapup of the Repug presidential nominating circus (hat tip to Crooks and Liars)……and RIP Neil Armstrong……probably too easy of a selection as a tribute, but there you are (sorry, no video, just some pics).

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-24 22:29:00

I’ll probably wrap up the congressional countdown this weekend, but not tonight (Wondering who gets the top “honors”? It won’t be long).In the meantime, I have only this to say in response to this story – let him rot in prison until he’s dead, then cremate him and burn his ashes (no video)……and happy what-would-have-been 100th birthday to Gene Kelly – there’ll never be another……and I’ve been meaning to put up this ad featuring President Clinton for the whole week; still [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-23 22:19:00

(I also posted here.)Good luck to you two crazy kids – hope she got her “happy ending” (hey now!)…...and now, time for the penultimate post on the congressional countdown… #3, John Boehner#4, Eric Cantor#5, Michele Bachmann#6, Paul Ryan#7, Louie Gohmert#8, Allen West#9, Joe Pitts#10, Jack Kingston#11, Patrick McHenry#12, Spencer Bachus#13, Jim Gerlach#14, Cliff Stearns#15, Jean Schmidt#16,

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-21 22:17:00

(Maybe back to the congressional countdown tomorrow, or the day after – not sure yet.)Meanwhile, the numbers don’t lie, people, no matter how much the punditocracy tries to spin them (and I’m not talking about Krugman)……but when you need up-to-the-minute reporting on the Repug National Convention coming up in Tampa, that means it’s time for America’s Finest News Source…Tampa Bay Gay Prostitutes Gearing Up For Flood Of Closeted Republicans…in the humor department, though, let’ [..]

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-20 22:14:00

And then there were three...#4, Eric Cantor#5, Michele Bachmann#6, Paul Ryan#7, Louie Gohmert#8, Allen West#9, Joe Pitts#10, Jack Kingston#11, Patrick McHenry#12, Spencer Bachus#13, Jim Gerlach#14, Cliff Stearns#15, Jean Schmidt#16,

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-18 22:48:00

Bill Maher weighs in on PA's ridiculous voter ID law (with a novel counter idea, I must say)......and further down the list we go, people... #5, Michele Bachmann#6, Paul Ryan#7, Louie Gohmert#8, Allen West#9, Joe Pitts#10, Jack Kingston#11, Patrick McHenry#12, Spencer Bachus#13, Jim Gerlach#14, Cliff Stearns#15, Jean Schmidt#16,

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-17 21:20:00

(I also posted here.)(Also, this ended up being a pretty bad week for the congressional countdown – hopefully I’ll have better luck with it in the coming days.)Until then, allow me to point out that I neglected to note that Wednesday was the 77th birthday of Social Security, as noted here; if – God help us – Willard Mitt Romney and Puppy-Dog-Eyes-Carrying-The-Shiv Paul Ryan have their way, it won’t see 78……and I’m sorry, but I’m goddamned angry about this; there was a time when [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-16 22:45:00

And now it’s time to take a ride on the crazy train, my fellow prisoners… #6, Paul Ryan#7, Louie Gohmert#8, Allen West#9, Joe Pitts#10, Jack Kingston#11, Patrick McHenry#12, Spencer Bachus#13, Jim Gerlach#14, Cliff Stearns#15, Jean Schmidt#16,

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-15 21:58:00

Back to the countdown tomorrow, probably :-)...In the meantime, nice work from Chuck Todd here, something I don't say too often because, often, I have no reason to say it - nice to make an exception......and The King left us 35 years ago tomorrow.

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-14 22:02:00

(I’ll probably get back to the Repug congressional countdown tomorrow – I’ve only got five left, and I want to be deliberate.)From the usually reliable Joe Nocera, I give you this today, on the subject of Willard Mitt Romney’s tax returns (aside from the disgusting meme of “even though Paul Ryan is a shameless, craven ideologue, he’s somehow ‘serious,’ so now we can have a ‘discussion’ on money matters”)…Ever since the campaign entered the postprimary, preconvention phase [..]

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-13 21:25:00

Once more unto the breach, dear friends... #7, Louie Gohmert#8, Allen West#9, Joe Pitts#10, Jack Kingston#11, Patrick McHenry#12, Spencer Bachus#13, Jim Gerlach#14, Cliff Stearns#15, Jean Schmidt#16,

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-12 18:32:00

I give you Mikey the Beloved in Bucks County’s conservative house organ today (here)…“(Kathy Boockvar’s) pilgrimage to San Francisco to be with her fellow extreme ideologues to raise money from the far left’s radicals in their home base demonstrates to our community all we need to know about Boockvar’s misguided beliefs,” according to the release, attributed to Faith Bender, Fitzpatrick’s campaign manager.OMIGOD NANCY PELOSI NANCY PELOSI NANCY PELOSI NANCY PELOSI NANCY PELOSI!!!! [..]

More Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-11 21:02:00

Here’s more on Paul Ryan, Willard Mitt Romney’s VP nominee, and his “funny number” creation (Or maybe the top of the ticket instead, as noted here? Unbelievable…for more, click here)……but even though the supposed GOP financial “architect” will come a bit later on the list, for now, we’re going to journey to “the land of the yellow rose”…#8, Allen West#9, Joe Pitts#10, Jack Kingston#11, Patrick McHenry#12, Spencer Bachus#13, Jim Gerlach#14, Cliff Stearns#15, Jean Schmidt [..]

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-11 12:50:00

I think this selection sends the following message to the “values voter” zealots of the Republican Party who, to be fair, comprise a lot of their “foot soldiers” too… ...and here is Willard Mitt's VP selection doing something he does well, unfortunately...…and I think this contains what should be the Romney/Ryan campaign theme song.

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-10 22:19:00

(I also posted here.)I just can’t face doing the congressional list tonight (partly a commentary on the next person coming up, to be honest). I promise I’ll get back to it soon.In the meantime, isn’t it interesting how the political party that screams the most about “voter fraud” is so good at actually practicing it (here, which made me recall this clip about McCotter, the guy who tried to teach everyone “how to speak Democrat” )……and happy 65th birthday to Ian Anderson of Jeth [..]

Thursday Later PM Stuff

Published on 2012-08-09 22:50:00

I meant to get to this a few days ago, but I know I'm a little late - sorry (have to relish the good news when we can...hat tip for the pic to bluegalfran at Crooks and Liars)...Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy...and this video should be completely unnecessary, but unfortunately it isn't (here - never occurred to me the toll that job has taken on him until I watched this clip)......and for the next installment of the countdown, it's time to journey to t [..]

Thursday Early PM Stuff

Published on 2012-08-09 11:09:00

Hopefully back to the blogging thing for better or worse tonight – in the meantime, I give you the following dose of reality on Willard Mitt Romney (here)…Update: And maybe I’m just an impertinent, pointy-headed liberal, but why the hell should Robert Gibbs or anyone else on the Obama side be forced to "condemn" an ad which, as far as we know (and I have no information otherwise), is COMPLETELY TRUE??!! (here).…and after enduring a recent family loss of the four-legged variety, I feel li [..]

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-07 22:54:00

I now give you today's regularly scheduled lies from Willard Mitt Romney (here)... …and “demand a plan” indeed (here)…...and we're into the single digits now, people... #10, Jack Kingston#11, Patrick McHenry#12, Spencer Bachus#13, Jim Gerlach#14, Cliff Stearns#15, Jean Schmidt#16,

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-06 22:09:00

I’m taking a break from the Repug congressional countdown opposing health care reform for tonight – I’ll probably get back to it tomorrow (entering the home stretch and a whole new level of crazy, I might add).And speaking of nuts, I give you this, and this, and kudos to President Obama for this (speaking again of nuts).I have to tell you that I’m personally disgusted more than I ever thought I would be with the routinely demonic vilification of President Obama by various right-wing ment [..]

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-05 16:47:00

I know I’ve picked on the “Peach State” a bit in this list with Broun and Gingrey, and I’m about to do it again; I’m sure there are a lot of good Democrats there, but unfortunately, there are also a lot of Republicans whose actions speak for themselves… #11, Patrick McHenry#12, Spencer Bachus#13, Jim Gerlach#14, Cliff Stearns#15, Jean Schmidt#16,

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-04 17:35:00

Sorry, wingnuts

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-03 21:21:00

Tomorrow, there will be a gathering of Bucks County, PA Democrats at the Doylestown office for canvassing, phone banking and voter registration (10 E. Court Street) at 10 AM. You can also sign a birthday card for President Obama. With that in mind, I give you the following video from Kathy Boockvar, running against Mikey the Beloved for his PA-08 U.S. House seat (lots of ammo to use against Mikey…this is good, though - to help, click here)...…and I’m not going to be able to add Anne Marie [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-02 22:06:00

(I also posted here.)This might be the best commentary on the so-called “war on drugs” that I’ve ever heard; kudos to Lawrence O’Donnell (here)…Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…and I’m telling you, ya’ just gotta hand it to the Repugs – with Willard Mitt Romney knee deep in doo doo over his joke of a European tour and his continued failure to release his tax returns, they come up with this as a distraction, with meat head PA Rep Mike K [..]

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-08-01 22:51:00

RIP Gore Vidal – he said things that, at times, made people uncomfortable because he forced us to think, as he did in this clip from 1968; would that we had more like him (I would say that he at least hinted at bits and pieces of what was then the future, but which has come to pass in terms of in-vitro fertilization, using food for fuel such as ethanol, etc.)……and yes, it’s baaack…#15, Jean Schmidt#16,

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-31 22:09:00

(I also posted here.)I’m messing around a bit with the congressional list, so I’ll take a break again tonight (the breaks may become more frequent as I work further down the list, since the offenders are more and more blameworthy and documenting their misdeeds will take more time).As a bit of a respite, though, I give you this from Willard Mitt Romney (so presidential, I know…related links are here, and particularly, here – and yes, the “kiss my ass” guy apologized, as well he should [..]

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-30 21:34:00

You know it, you love it – here it is again…#16, Phil Gingrey#17, David Schweikert#18, Virginia Foxx#19, Pete Sessions#20, Charlie Dent#21, Cathy McMorris Rodgers#22,

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-29 22:18:00

(I also posted here.)I’m taking a break from the congressional countdown tonight, or whatever you may want to call it…Meanwhile, it’s pretty sad when Willard Mitt gets taken to the proverbial woodshed by his party’s own media apparatus, that stupid comment about voting in Chicago (or whatever) notwithstanding (here)……and I thought this was a nice little summer video featuring one of rock’s most interesting and underrated bands (doing the Gershwin standard, of course).

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-28 22:49:00

I think this is basically a good report about Willard Mitt’s bumbling on the world stage and the fact that he would be “George W. Romney” on foreign policy and other matters, but I think it’s dangerous for anyone to assume that Romney would be a pacifist – I can definitely see him doing something stupid overseas, if for no other reason than to try and prove that he’s tougher than he ever will be…Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyAnd it’s t [..]

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-27 22:24:00

I think I’m close to half way on this thing (why do I create so much work for myself, I wonder?)…#18, Virginia Foxx#19, Pete Sessions#20, Charlie Dent#21, Cathy McMorris Rodgers#22,

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-26 22:37:00

Gosh…ummm….welcome to the fight, Billo (?????) – still trying to wrap my head around this, as it were (here)…Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…and it’s that time again – you know the rest, right?#19, Pete Sessions#20, Charlie Dent#21, Cathy McMorris Rodgers#22,

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-25 22:34:00

I guess he’s “movin’ on up” for real now – RIP, Philly cat Sherman Hemsley……and I could call this, sadly, a pretty good “ROI” for ALEC and the Koch Brothers…Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…and it looks like we’re into the “teens” with that little thing I’ve been doing for the past couple of weeks…#20, Charlie Dent#21, Cathy McMorris Rodgers#22,

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-24 22:30:00

I suppose you know what comes next, don't you...#21, Cathy McMorris Rodgers#22,

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-23 22:26:00

(I also posted here.)RIP Sally Ride – among her other accomplishments, I remember her great work on the panel investigating the Challenger disaster…she didn’t take any crap from the Morton Thiokol suits or other bureaucrats; she definitely will be missed……and working our way ever forward, I give you this…#22, Chris Smith#23,

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-22 17:59:00

Moving right along, as they say… #23,

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-21 20:44:00

OK, just when you thought we were safe, I’m back again with you-know-what…#24,

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-20 22:38:00

My sympathies and condolences go out to the victims of the latest mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado (here). However, since the NRA owns just about every politician who could make a difference, don’t expect that a damn thing will change.And going from the ridiculous to the even more ridiculous, I should note that it’s that time again…#25, Kristi Noem#26,

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-19 22:53:00

Yep, it’s that time again – here is the total so far… #26, Hal Rogers#27,

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-18 22:26:00

OK, let’s have at this again, people…#27, Lou Barletta(Two bonus selections: Boren and Ross)#28, Paul Broun#29,

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-17 22:42:00

(I also posted here.)OK, here’s the tally so far…(Two bonus selections: Boren and Ross)#28, Paul Broun#29,

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-16 20:47:00

Sam Seder brings us the latest on the DISCLOSE Act, which the Repugs in the Senate (to absolutely no-one’s surprise) filibustered today – wonder if Mr. and Mrs. America down the shore, up the mountains or whatever are paying attention...not to the desired degree I’m sure, which is indeed tragic......and this tells us that I may have been off in my calculation that the U.S. House Repugs have held 31 votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act (an utter waste on so many levels...the votes I mean [..]

More Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-14 21:53:00

OK, here’s the tally so far…#29, Mary Bono Mack#30, David Dreier#31, Marsha Blackburn

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-14 14:38:00

Those wonderful words coming out of the mouth of someone like Romney sound like nothing but garbage......and happy 100th birthday to Woody Guthrie (I know I featured Arlo here a couple of days ago – of course, if Willard Mitt had his way, the song would be titled “This Land Is My Land”).

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-13 21:15:00

I now give you Republican U. S. House Numbskull #29 (on health care – backgrounder here), and that would be Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack, for the reason noted in this video, as well as here (as somebody once sang, the beat goes on - for those keeping score at home, #31 is Marsha Blackburn and #30 is David Dreier)……and a hat tip goes out to Jay Ackroyd at Eschaton for this – to me, the payoff comes in the last minute or so (Ever wonder why we went about 50 years between the Great Depressi [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-12 22:46:00

(I also posted here.)This is meant as a parody, but I have to admit that I didn’t laugh as much as I thought I would as I watched it…Wonderful World Of Drones with Christopher McDonald from Christopher McDonald

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-11 22:49:00

(I’ll try to get back to the “list of 31” I started last night tomorrow.)In the meantime, I give you more spot-on commentary from former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich (more here)......and happy 65th birthday to Arlo Guthrie (and no, I don’t necessarily encourage the behavior in this video from that little outdoor concert in 1969 – and I have to admit that I got a kick out of this).

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-10 21:46:00

There was a time when I once published Emails like this on this site, but I stopped for a variety of reasons. However, I’m going to restart the practice for this one occasion: Tomorrow will be the 31st opportunity wasted by the GOP.When they vote to repeal Obamacare for the 31st time, they will be wasting another opportunity to do the work we sent them to Washington to do.Thirty-one opportunities wasted to pass a jobs bill to put people back to work.Thirty-one opportunities wasted

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-09 22:02:00

(I also posted here.)RIP Ernest Borgnine (I thought this was a nice remembrance) – among other things, he racked up a bunch of service commendations from the Navy during WWII, and he also beat the you-know-what out of that skinny kid from Hoboken in “From Here to Eternity” (I read once that the movie role of "Marty" was turned down by Rod Steiger, and Borgnine sure ran with it, I'd say); I thought he had a great cameo role in “The Dirty Dozen” too, and what else can you say about a guy [..]

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-07 16:38:00

Yeah, I would say that Stephanie Miller’s powerful story undoes a whole lot of wingnut garbage about health care reform (here – and never lose sight of the fact that all of it would be abolished under Republican “governance”...I think it’s shocking that she’ll be on probation for a year with her new employer, but companies pull this stuff now because they can get away with it completely, with almost no push back whatsoever)...Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news ab [..]

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-06 22:56:00

(I promise to stop hating on Blogger for a little while – even though I checked out the template HTML and realized that I can’t do a goddamn thing with it, I have to admit that it’s pretty badass to see the site on my smartphone now...now all I have to do is create intelligent content :-).However, turning about 180 degrees in the direction of stupidity, I give you the following instead (sooo, it looks like Thad McCotter, after witnessing his presidential primary candidacy going up in [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-05 22:24:00

Looks like our beloved commonwealth made the national news again, but not in a good way of course (more here - interesting that, as big of a story as this is, I couldn't find a video; don't wake our corporate media stenographers...rock-a-bye baby; maybe Russia Today will have something, or Al Jazeera, and no, I'm not kidding...)......and there are a few songs I could think of that come to mind in response, but I’ll take this one.

Happy July Fourth

Published on 2012-07-04 10:40:00

Here is a musical selection for the occasion (sorry, no video)......and there's always an excuse for "prog" rock, including today (no video here either - sorry again).

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-03 21:04:00

(Here are more vids from my hideous new blog, courtesy of those numbskulls at Blogger :-(...RIP Andy Griffith, an American icon who did us a political favor here, among his other accomplishments (if only the Dems had pitched the Affordable Care Act as “Medicare for all” – sigh)......and I would say that Number 44 is on the proverbial beam here, as opposed to Willard Mitt......and I don’t know what on earth came over Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder here, vetoing three bills to combat the th [..]

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-07-01 17:37:00

No, this site hasn’t been absorbed by MSNBC or The Ed Show or something – I accidentally clicked some button on Blogger’s whiz-bang new interface, and this is the new layout. I tried to revert to the old format, but I haven’t had any luck (got a bunch of error messages about malware or something from Blogorama, which I linked to from the old site). At least I could save my old template HTML, so it looks like, at some point, I’ll have to reconstruct this site. I’m definitely not in lo [..]

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-30 11:57:00

Yep, still waiting for the apology, Billo, you moron (here)...

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-29 23:14:00

While the wingnutosphere continues to erupt over the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care law, I would ask that you keep in mind at least some of what Rachel Maddow tells us here in this report from last night... Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy...as well as President Obama himself here......and Jon Stewart weighed in here...The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Bl [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-28 22:19:00

(I also posted here about today’s top story.)Before I include anything about the Supreme Court’s upholding of the individual mandate, and pretty much the rest of the Affordable Care Act (including the shocking inclusion of Hangin’ Judge JR with the 5-4 majority), I should bring you this note (backgrounder here) about more non-governance from the U.S. House Repug “leadership,” and by extension, Mikey the Beloved (how utterly predictable and pathetic, kind of like this – and by the way [..]

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-27 22:37:00

“Damn that Obama – do you know I had to pay $4.60 a gallon to gas up the Doomsymobile? And it cost me over $50 to fill my bloody tank! What’s next, odd/even-day rationing and a return to hyperinflation?”

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-26 22:22:00

(I also posted here.) RIP Nora Ephron, a gifted and insightful author and filmmaker who gave us this, among many other memorable moments……and I was searching for a summer love song depicting teen angst (been there, done that), and I came up with this…I guess this works.

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-25 22:09:00

Or, as Lewis Black might say, "And another American family is destroyed" (here)...

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-24 21:23:00

OK, I’m back, and I’m going to try and fire this up again with more crappy videos.And it looks like I’ll be picking up where I left off with Willard Mitt Romney and his affinity for the “hoi polloi” (oh, but our corporate media can’t possibly be impertinent enough to actually call him on it, as noted here, even though Martin Bashir, as per usual, has no trouble speaking truth to stoo-pid)……and before I took a break, I forgot to wish a happy birthday to Sir Paul, so please allow m [..]

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-16 23:02:00

Happy Father’s Day – here is a good tune, though an unhappy one......but this is a bit more tongue-in-cheek (featuring a neat solo by Sonny Landreth).And with that, I take my leave of you all for about a week (excuse: vacation).Courage.

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-16 16:52:00

Once more, I give you The Eternal George Carlin, bad words and all (including my latest credo)......and among other things, this clip of Jon Stewart commenting on Jamie Dimon (with, yet again, Stewart showing more guts than our media sycophants plying their dark art at “news” organizations with initials for names) demonstrates what a clueless moron Jim DeMint truly is (but yet again, as I always say, there are life forms out there who actually vote for this boob)... ...and if [..]

More Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-14 21:14:00

(I also posted here.)By the way (and once again), Happy Flag Day...Flag Day: A History in Flags with Fred Willard from Fred Willard

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-14 14:51:00

Yep, “Romney Economics” sure stink, all right......and I think this is a neat little number in honor of what we observe today (and yes, I forgot for awhile too – recorded in 2004 at the Philadelphia Folk Festival by, as far as I’m concerned, the most musical ex-mailman of all time...yep, it still works, John).

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-13 21:47:00

I haven’t read a column like this one

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-12 22:10:00

The truth hurts, doesn’t it, Willard Mitt (here)......and happy 35th birthday to Kenny Wayne Shepherd (trying to branch out musically a bit).

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-11 22:51:00

Looks like Glenn “Give It Your Best Shot” Hubbard (and econ adviser to Willard Mitt Romney, of course) is in the news again, as noted here (and as usual, not for a good reason; so much for stopping at the water's proverbial edge)......and I tried to find a good song about L.A. in honor of hockey’s new royalty – hope this will do.

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-10 21:38:00

Kudos to Martin Bashir for calling out Little Timmeh for being a Beltway sycophant (here

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-09 13:04:00

Lawrence O’Donnell brings us an important history lesson here, and when you recall everything he says, it only emphasizes how small, petty and callow Willard Mitt Romney truly is (and commendable introspection on O’Donnell’s part, by the way)… Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…and happy belated birthday to Boz Scaggs.(And please, no fanfare by my 6,000th post – never thought I’d see 100 for a time, actually.)

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-08 22:08:00

Can’t improve upon this, ladies and gentlemen (but before we chortle too much over #1 in the clip, be advised that a certain Barack Hussein Obama signed into law legislation allowing guns in our parks – sooo, why exactly is that wasteoid Ted Nugent all POed again?).........and speaking of guns (God, will this country ever learn?)......and I now give you the latest lies from Willard Mitt Romney... Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy...and best wishes [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-07 22:22:00

(I also caught a bit of a break and posted here.)So let’s see, we’ve gone from Willard Mitt the dog abuser to Willard Mitt the school bully – now, apparently, we have Willard Mitt the police impersonator too?I’m not concerned about Romney. However, I am concerned about the slime from the other side… Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…and RIP Bob Welch, a sadly apropos tune from my second-favorite Fleetwood Mac album (what a waste – my [..]

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-06 22:20:00

(I also posted here.)Gosh, I though Norm Orenstein and Thomas Mann were fixtures on the Sunday morning gab fests – see what happens when you tell the truth in D.C. pundit land? The only show that will book you belongs to that troops-hating pinko Chris Hayes (removing my tongue from my cheek)… Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy...and yeah, Hosni Mubarak Walker’s pals outspent the Dems and he remained as governor – we came up short, but there’s n [..]

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-04 21:52:00

It comes down to tomorrow, people (here) – let’s make this happen for no other reason than to stick it to George Will and the rest of the Beltway media elite, chortling at those impolite public sector employees while they enjoy their Bordeaux and pass the sweet and sour shrimp by the Potomac......and I think this is a neat tune, even if there is no video (possibly with this in mind?).

More Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-02 22:27:00

I’m so glad that this nasty business about Bain Capital has been cleared up (including President Clinton). Aren’t you...Bain Capital - We're Not So Bad! - watch more funny videos

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-02 15:18:00

Rachel Maddow explains why the biggest “abortion,” in this country, if you will, is the Repug U.S. House “leadership” (as I and others have said too many times to count, there are people out there who actually vote for Boehner, Cantor et al)... Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy...and yeah, I think this tune fits when considering these imbeciles dancing to the string-pulls of their corporate puppet masters (in another context I'll admit - n [..]

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-06-01 22:38:00

It’s really hard for me to get mad at this guy, but I have to admit that I’m starting to do that.Fresh off doing everything he could possibly do to sink the Democratic primary candidacy of Patrick Murphy for Attorney General (solely for a political payback), Bill Clinton (based on this) has returned to tells his centrist Beltway Democratic pals to LEAVE BAIN CAPITAL ALOOOONE, and then to be SHOCKED, just SHOCKED over lefty criticism for doing so.Repealing Glass-Steagall was your idea, N [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-31 21:52:00

(I also posted here.)I wasn’t going to put this up, but I feel like I have to in response to this

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-30 21:58:00

Yeah, he sure is, as noted here (along with Kasich, Snyder, Daniels, Governor Bully, Hosni Mubarak Walker, Brownback, Lex Luthor Scott, LePage, Martinez, Nikki Haley, Bobby ("Don't Call Me Piyush") Jindal, and on and on and on)......and RIP Doc Watson.

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-29 22:31:00

Would I have spoken the words that Chris Hayes did about our military (before he apologized)? No. But funny thing – last I checked, free speech was still legal in this country (here).Besides, I’m sure most of the people complaining have no idea that he has brought us intelligent commentary and reporting, like this (like to know who was laughing at Nadler – I guarantee you he took notice)......and yes, it does feel that way, doesn’t it?

More Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-28 22:27:00

Considering that the jury in the OMIGOD JOHN EDWARDS IS SUCH A HORRIBLE PERSON AND OF COURSE HE’S GUILTY OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE VIOLATIONS FOR PAYING OFF HIS MISTRESS AND THEIR CHILD WITH ILLEGAL MONEY has been deliberating for five days and still hasn’t reached a verdict (allowing for the holiday weekend), is it too early for filthy unkempt liberal blogger types such as yours truly to say that prosecuting Edwards on these charges was a REALLY, REALLY STUPID IDEA AND A WASTE OF MONEY??!!Yes, th [..]

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-28 12:13:00

Happy Memorial Day......and yes, even though pictures are allowed now of our fallen heroes returning to Dover, I think this song is still timely as long as we’re at war, which, sadly, we still are.

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-27 22:33:00

Bill Maher ended up articulating a lot of what I think about the Obama Administration the other day, even though I’ll support Number 44 of course......and here’s a nice summer tune with an important message at the end.

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-25 23:08:00

(By the way, for what it’s worth, I also posted here – don’t expect that to become a habit, by the way.)Rachel Maddow gives us a whole bunch of background on Willard Mitt Romney and his “unforced errors,” as she quite rightly puts them (God, I wish our corporate media would pay a fraction of the attention to the campaign as she does here – I didn’t know Maddow once lived in Philly).Yep, the news organizations with initials for names continue to ignore Romney’s bonehead prono [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-24 22:18:00

Just a reminder that Hosni Mubarak Walker's state is dead last in job creation (here)......and here's a tidy little number for the kids (how come a lot of these "relationship" songs end up with someone in a bathtub :-).

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-23 22:22:00

Martin Bashir, sitting in for Lawrence O’Donnell, quite rightly ridicules the Repugs and their “women’s caucus,” or whatever (trying to play women like the Repugs try to play the Teahadists, the elderly, the poor, kids, Catholics, immigrants, and on and on and on).And by the way, I have issues with the veep myself, mainly his support of that horrific bankruptcy law when he was the Senator from MBNA along with Carper, but I think it’s really a stretch for Melissa Harris-Perry to go [..]

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-22 22:14:00

Nothing to see here, people, just a dead steel contractor – move along (here...beyond belief; what country am I living in again? Any by the way, I also posted here.)......and here’s another tune without a video.

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-21 22:25:00

Ed Schultz and I give you Cory Booker, sellout, along with info on how that Keynan Muslim Marxist pre-zee-zint supposedly doesn’t know anything about bidness (and isn’t this interesting about Booker, by the way...didn't see Rachel Maddow with Booker yet, but I'll check it out)… Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…and with this bit of idiocy in mind, I give you the following.

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-20 22:58:00

It’s happening again, people.You know, when our corporate media decides to portray a Republican presidential candidate as someone whose faith supposedly dictates his decision making and/or his approach to governance.The New York Times devoted entirely too many column inches today on how Willard Mitt Romney practices his Mormonism on the campaign trail, how he supposedly did the same when running Bain Capital, how he supposed did the same when he was governor of Massachusetts, etc (sorry, no li [..]

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-19 22:54:00

Hey, remember that ultra-stupid right wing talking point about how African Americans wouldn’t support marriage equality since, well…I mean, everybody knows that African Americans are more culturally conservative than white people, right?Wrong (here, and Paul Broun remains as big a bonehead as ever…kudos to Rep. John Lewis, and a pox on Andrea Mitchell and her alleged disconnect about “many African Americans” and marriage equality)… …and by the way, aren’t you glad you use [..]

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-18 23:12:00

Ever wonder how Willard Mitt Romney got so stinking rich? Former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich explains (and yes, I know it’s no crime

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-17 22:07:00

Time to hold Hosni Mubarak Walker responsible, people (more here)……and RIP Donna Summer – hardly a disco fan, but I am a fan of great talent.

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-16 20:28:00

I’m probably about five and a half months early for this, but here it is anyway... ...and inspired loosely (very loosely) from the latest post from here, I give you the following (time for a change of pace).

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-15 22:10:00

Once again, I give you the wisdom of Seth MacFarlane via Peter Griffin (well, Brian mainly)… …and this song reminds me a bit of a nightmare I once had after I saw too many 8mm films in phys ed class one day…and no, I was never in charge of working the projector.

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-14 22:15:00

I give you more for the sorry file of Willard Mitt Romney, all-but-named Repug presidential nominee, as noted here (and please take note that Number 44 stands up and lets us know who is behind this bit of truth-telling, as opposed to Karl Rove, American Crossroads or whatever, and ALEC and the “U.S.” Chamber of Commerce, among other Citizens United beneficiaries)……and RIP Donald “Duck” Dunn.

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-13 18:11:00

(By the way, this blog is probably going to shut down for a little while starting about Tuesday due to technical issues. I’m not sure how long it will be out of commission. When I know more, so will you.)Putting aside the fact that Grover Norquist shouldn’t show his face in respectable company anywhere on the planet (and it was strangely entertaining watching Margaret Hoover trying not to laugh too hard lest her conservative puppet masters decide to send her back to the factory), I have to s [..]

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-12 21:14:00

Sam Seder brings us a moment of “Fluffyhead” Gregory fellating the supposed popularity of Governor Bully; I mention Dancin’ Dave because he’s going to head a “conference for a major GOP advocacy group,” as noted here (yep, time for another blogger ethics panel).“Let’s see, ethics and journalistic integrity, ethics and journalistic integrity…now where did I put that SPJ handbook again…”And imagine the hue and cry if Rachel Maddow did the same thing for the Dems (and no, assu [..]

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-11 22:41:00

(By the way, for what it’s worth, I also posted some stuff here.)Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ll just steal a couple of videos from Crooks and Liars; first, did you know that Thomas Friedman Is An Enormous Moustache (here)? And that, as far as the esteemed New York Times pundit is concerned, it’s entirely the fault of President Obama that he hasn’t been “transformational” enough to rise about petty partisan politics?Sure you did……and speaking of petty partisan politics, kudos to [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-10 22:17:00

I give you the latest from the “Willard Mitt The Bully”campaign…Romney Courts Hispanic Vote With Animated Sombrero-Wearing Parrot…who is course is wrong again, as noted here……and I thought the best way to respond to Willard Mitt’s latest idiocy was to present Kyle in Indiana; I have no idea who this young man is, but I admire his courage and his love of country for doing what he did and making this video (yes, I said “love of country”…for more, click here)……and all of thi [..]

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-09 22:32:00

Lick your own damn stamps, Dubya, you grifter (here, and why am I not the least bit surprised by this)……and as far as I’m concerned, the Log Cabin Republicans have to be the stupidest people on the planet for this, short of the Teahadists of course (and I give you another infamous moment from these clowns below)……and speaking of people who have a problem with reality, I give you this concerning Willard Mitt himself……and finally, I'm not totally sure what to make of the fact that I [..]

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-07 21:36:00

OK, so Willard Mitt Romney apparently feels that he can’t stand up to a constituent who says Obama should be “tried for treason” (here)…yet, he’s running for probably the most important job in the world in which he’ll have to deal with…oh, I don’t know…dumb stuff like facing off with China, whichever nut is in charge of North Korea, Ahmadinejad and the mullahs in Iran, Putin in Russia, Assad in Syria, the latest in the Afghanistan quagmire, etc., etc., etc. (to say nothing of a [..]

More Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-05 22:32:00

Silly Rachel – doesn’t she know that Willard Mitt and Rudy 9iu11ani only care about firefighters for photo ops? Why, they’re part of that dastardly government workforce that the Repugs hate (here)…

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-05 16:29:00

I meant to put this up on “May Day,” but I was a little late – sorry (here, and I meant to include this related item also…by the way, the last minute-and-half of what Daron Acemoglu said, I thought, was particularly noteworthy about what the “Occupy” movement should do)… Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…and by the way, happy Cinco de Mayo.

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-03 22:41:00

The saga of the banksters creeps along, as noted by Lee Camp (here – bad word alert…slipping on that I know)… …and happy 93rd birthday to this guy, speaking, and playing, with the eternal “man in black.”

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-02 22:12:00

So the governor of our beloved commonwealth, Tom “Space Cadet” Corbett, thinks that forces ultrasounds are “the way to go,” huh? Way beyond pathetic (here)...

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-05-01 22:35:00

I posted over here concerning Willard Mitt Romney, and thistells us the following about the all-but-named Repug nominee……and I haven’t heard much about Robin Gibb lately – hope he’s doing as well as can be expected.

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-29 16:32:00

Steve Jobs, visionary American genius of technology (here)…In one of his last public appearances before his death, Steven P. Jobs, Apple’s chief executive, addressed Cupertino’s City Council last June, seeking approval to build a new headquarters.

More Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-28 22:42:00

Remember the saga of John Edwards and the $400 haircut? Well, it turns out that Edwards is a piker compared to Scott Brown; as noted here, the latter up $1401 in charges last year to make sure he stays “well coiffed.”Wonder when somebody is going to make a video like this about “Wall Street Scott” (to say nothing of a column heaped with ridicule by Kathleen Parker – what exactly was that Pulitzer for again?)……and yes, I have to admit this at last (sniff), so I might as well have fu [..]

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-28 09:34:00

Memo to our idiot politicians in Washington: Stop trying to come up with schemes to “regulate the Internet.” Every time you try, you screw up even worse, largely because you insist on freezing out the content creators and people who would otherwise innovate on it, creating new industries and – dare I point this out? – J-O-B-S (and I don’t mean that Apple dead guy - more here...and here is more on the clown behind CISPA)......and with this in mind, here is a Saturday morning cartoon [..]

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-27 20:33:00

Here’s a question – is one of our presidential candidates learnin’?...…and if you liked “governance” under Number 43, it looks like Romney is getting ready to bring us, on foreign policy anyway (probably domestic policy too), “Bushco – The Sequel”… Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…and with that in mind, here is Part 2 of “Willard Mitt Romney vs. Reality”……meanwhile here is what actual leadership looks like (by the way, I d [..]

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-25 22:18:00

I also posted here (yes, as a follow up to last night, I’m trying to resuscitate the old WP site).Want to know why Not Your Father’s Republican Party is going to be nothing but a bunch of angry white fogies primarily from the South one day? I give you this (naaah, the Repugs aren’t waging a war on women – just keep trying to convince yourselves, people)…...and I guess I just mixed this group up with Fine Young Cannibals because of the lead vocalist, but I’m glad I got that straighten [..]

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-24 22:13:00

OK, two things: 1) I officially no longer care about the PA Attorney General’s race, since the voters of our beloved commonwealth continue to reward mediocrity every chance they can get in all manner of elective office, and 2) I don’t know how many other people besides me are aware of this, but Blogger recently completed an “upgrade,” and it is a total disaster. I’m seriously considering resurrecting the Wordpress site and bailing on Blogger once and for all, for anyone who cares [..]

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-23 21:36:00

Don’t forget, tomorrow is primary election day in PA, and the guy in this clip needs our vote……and here’s a reminder about the cretins who want to hold sway over all…

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-22 21:49:00

Happy 75th birthday to Jack Nicholson – I could be here all night sorting through clips to put up here, from “Chinatown,” “Five Easy Pieces,” “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest,” “Batman” even, and many other films, but this will do (from “A Few Good Men,” of course)......and here’s a tune to listen to between the raindrops.

More Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-21 22:54:00

Kudos to Martin Bashir for this (the typical right-wing character assassination in response, mainly to Bashir’s body of work in general, is here...and here is another “insert foot in mouth and turn” moment on the economy from Willard Mitt)......and Happy Earth Day, everybody (more here).

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-21 13:58:00

Like The Eternal George Carlin said, they’re after our Social Security, as noted here, as well as our Medicare (and if you don’t know who “they” are, then you haven’t been paying attention)......and I don’t know about you, but I’m in the mood for kind of an Indie-retro tune, so this should do the trick.

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-19 21:30:00

You are scum for this, Mikey the Beloved. Absolutely unmitigated, unrepentant scum (though the crowd behavior is about what you would expect from his lizard-brained, nematode followers). And I can’t wait to see the verbal gymnastics employed by the Bucks County Courier Times in Mikey’s defense to attack those who point that out.Want to do something about it? Click here (maybe it will begin to tilt some of the fundraising numbers a bit in Kathy Boockvar’s direction; let’s hope so anyway)� [..]

Thursday Mashup (4/19/12)

Published on 2012-04-19 10:50:00

(Once more, don’t count on these posts on a regular basis anymore…about once in a while is the best I can do, unfortunately).From the “plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose” category, I give you the following from Fix Noise here (with “Bush’s Brain” propagandizing about our chief executive and the veep)…Mr. Biden offered other wild assertions that didn’t even get a mild pushback on Sunday morning. For example, Mr. Biden said Mitt Romney wanted to “let Detroit go bankrupt [..]

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-18 22:09:00

Yes, I know it’s ridiculous to keep harping on the idiocy of Fix Noise, since all they’ll do is recycle pretty much the same crap all over again for the next news cycle, but even though I feel like I’m tilting at about 20 windmills as it were, I also feel like I have to keep trying to speak truth to stupid...Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy...and even though he hung on waaay too long, give Dick Clark credit for popularizing pop music on “American [..]

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-17 21:46:00

(To answer a question from elsewhere – why yes, it did.)Oh, and in the matter of the PA Democratic Primary for Attorney General…why of course Philadelphia Engulf And Devour Mega-Money Corporate Media endorsed Kathleen Kane over Patrick Murphy. Gee, I wonder if it’s because they’re looking for a sacrificial lamb against the Repug nominee in the general election. Ya’ think?OK, I'll grant Kane her prosecutorial experience in this state, but as far as I'm concerned, you need a whole lot mo [..]

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-16 22:14:00

I thought subliminal advertising had gone the way of the Corvair and Brylcreem, but then again, the Repugs are the truly “mad men” (well, mainly that gender, but not totally)......and for everyone filing by today, I hope you get a refund (we did).

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-15 21:45:00

Anyone with any familiarity with this blog at all should know what I think of John Edwards, a guy I tried to support as strenuously as I could in my way until I realized that I’d been utterly played (not too big to admit that that hasn’t happened once every so often), but still, I think the following needs to be said (from this Rachel Maddow report from Friday)...Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy...and congratulations to this well-deserving, albeit pos [..]

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-14 22:39:00

Nice to know that Willard Mitt Romney surrogate and former Repug U.S. House Rep Pete Hoekstra is as big of a dope as he ever way, naaah, the Repugs aren’t waging a war on women…not much they aren’t (here)……and Happy Titanic Day – watch out for stray icebergs.

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-13 22:12:00

I would like to thank the 59 Catholic leaders who have officially expressed their opposition to the latest budget scheme from Paul Ryan, noted here......and I realize it's probably a big step for me to assume that Ryan even has a soul, but assuming he does, he should try listening to this song.

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-12 22:56:00

Looks like it’s time again for “the professional left” in the form of yours truly to take Number 44 to task over this; sooo…he quite rightly supported overturning DADT, but he apparently has no problem with LGBT discrimination in the workplace (here)? And that goes on top of the JOBS bill BS as noted here (the first sign of trouble is when sleazy weasel Eric Cantor showed up for the signing into law – he shouldn't even be in the same area code...I give you Matt Taibbi on this here).Oh, [..]

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-10 21:33:00

Yeah, somehow I’m not surprised that he now wants to run away from those stinking, ruinous tax cuts of his (here)......and adios, Little Ricky – have to admit that I never thought he’d get this far (a testimony to the lunacy of the Repugs as far as yours truly is concerned)......and concerning the all-but-named Repug presidential nominee, I give you this......and I thought this was a whompin’ little number, so here it is.

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-08 16:28:00

RIP Mike Wallace – I don’t know if it’s completely accurate to say that he invented investigative TV journalism, but if he didn’t, he came pretty close.There are probably hundreds or maybe thousands of clips out there of interviews he conducted (perhaps the most famous – or infamous, depending on your point of view – broadcasts he was responsible for had to do with Gen. Westmoreland and the Vietnam War, Jeffrey Wigand and the Brown and Williamson stuff, and Khomeni and the quote from [..]

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-07 22:59:00

I more or less skimmed over this New York Times story today about corporate lobbyists whining about supposedly onerous rules that the Obama Administration was trying to implement concerning their activities, and it made me recall this Brave New Films clip from Bernie Sanders from a couple of years ago (and by the way, the High Court of Hangin’ Judge JR upheld the Austin campaign finance decision in Michigan, though that did not one bit of good because it was overturned by the horrendous Citize [..]

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-06 18:55:00

Yep, as usual, I would say also that the choice couldn’t be clearer (here)......and gee, Repugs, don’t overdo it in your support for Willard Mitt, the all-but-named presidential nominee of your party (and yep, not surprised about this, unfortunately – nothing unites the knuckle-draggers like their hatred for that alleged Kenyan Marxist socialist community organizer)...The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook...and speaking of [..]

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-03 22:41:00

Well, since we don’t have K.O. again, I guess it’s time to turn to Cenk Uygur, among others; I grant Cenk his points, but let’s give Obama some credit here for saying this stuff – yes, it would be nice if he would back it up…maybe he will?...but it really is hard to do that when his opposition is certifiably insane……and speaking of his insane opposition……and to answer your question, yes, I’m still steaming about this one (and Kennedy is supposed to be a centrist?)......and de [..]

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-02 22:22:00

Given this latest atrocity from the High Court of Hangin’ Judge JR, I think it’s a good idea to revisit these wise and prescient words from Sen. Al Franken around the time of the Elena Kagan confirmation hearing – haven’t heard much lately from him, though (and Number 44 actually thinks the bunch in the black robes isn’t going trash the individual mandate before they get out of Washington, D.c. in a couple of months...let’s just say that I’m not optimistic)...Update: My bad, I mean [..]

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-04-01 20:27:00

Yes, this has some bad words, but I thought it also had some funny stuff – it’s time for “The Onion Week In Review”…Penn State T-Shirt Awkwardly Looked Away From…and sorry I neglected to note the passing of Earl Scruggs earlier this week…I’ll do so now.

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-03-31 22:09:00

I think we all pretty much know what George Zimmerman is at this point, but it does bear repeating (here – I promised I wouldn’t deal with Maher anymore because of his idiotic criticism of those who criticized Flush Limbore, but to tell you the truth, I’m including this mainly for Van Jones)......and he played this song over the Trayvon Martin killing when in town this week, and apparently he’s been playing it elsewhere on the tour – good job.

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-03-30 21:53:00

Based on this, I don’t think Joel Hyatt’s “word” counts for a whole hell of a lot (and I thought Al Gore was smarter than to go along with this nonsense also).Like him or not, Keith Olbermann is (was?) an equity stakeholder in Current TV. Yes, we’re not talking about General Motors here, but you can’t just fire one of your biggest stockholders.I’m sure K.O. will take these idiots to the proverbial cleaners, though I doubt that we’ll find out exactly what eventually happens since [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-03-29 22:09:00

I came across this column in the Old Gray Lady today, which I thought was unintentionally hilarious (here)...WASHINGTON — Big business groups like the Chamber of Commerce spent millions of dollars in 2010 to elect Republican candidates running for the House. The return on investment has not always met expectations.Even though money for major road and bridge projects is set to run out this weekend, House Republican leaders have struggled all week to round up the votes from recalcitrant conserva [..]

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-03-28 21:41:00

As I once remarked in these parts to somebody (forget who), having to choose between Comcast and Verizon is like having to choose between diphtheria and tetanus (here, and in a related vein, what Atrios sez here, and this is a bit worrisome also)……and here’s a tune for the occasion (still waiting for the new recording from “The Boss” to do it for me, but that hasn’t happened yet – wonder if it will?).

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-03-27 21:46:00

See what happens when you play nice with the Repugs (for the umpteenth time), President Hopey Changey (here)……and bye bye, “President” Snowe.

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-03-26 21:48:00

“God, Doomsy, you ‘libtard’ (actually miss that one a bit), are you ever going to stop whining about guns?”No, I’m not…Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…and here’s a great song about pointless gun violence.

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-03-24 23:22:00

Happy second birthday to the Affordable Care Act, as noted here (and while this is a good idea, I really hate the fact that Number 44 adopted the wingnut shorthand of “Obamacare,” unless they were trying to tweak their foes, in which case they shouldn’t have bothered, as Kevin Drum points out...and by the way, isn’t it funny to hear “Goober” Gohmert in particular pretending to care about women’s health care, given their latest jihad against contraception?)......and I give you this [..]

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-03-23 22:38:00

Haven't had much to say about the Trayvon Martin tragedy I know, so please allow me to do so here (I'm sure this act of statesman-like compassion will earn Number 44 nothing but further wingnut scorn - not sure what's up with the spacing)......and I guess you can consider this to be my musical response.

My Response To Geraldo Rivera

Published on 2012-03-23 22:28:00

Asshole (h/t Atrios)...

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-03-21 21:33:00

From the campaign that generated the “weather vane” crack from Little Ricky (a rare lucid moment), the “Romney 2012” bunch now gives us this......which, as far as yours truly is concerned, makes me recall this tune (sorry, no video).

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-03-19 21:42:00

Whenever it gets too thick with Little Ricky, as noted here, I think we would all do well to recall the following once more......and I guess I’m a day late with this sentiment, but I hope the guy here is still in time for redemption (tee hee).

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-03-16 22:40:00

Oh, by the way, remember that Patrick Murphy guy? Used to be a good congressman, right? Well, to help make him a good PA Attorney General also, click here (and here is more on Corbett’s most recent shameful embarrassment)…...and as long as we're on the subject (here)......and I give you the latest in the Willard Mitt Romney chronicles here......and this has a bit of a sudden ending, but I still think it works for a Friday night.

Bill Donahue SNAPs Over Judge Mesle’s Mess

Published on 2012-03-16 22:01:00

And as long as I’m addressing the mountain in my “In” box, allow me to comment on the following (from here)…Turning the tables on an advocacy group that has long supported victims of pedophile priests, lawyers for the Roman Catholic Church and priests accused of sexual abuse in two Missouri cases have gone to court to compel the group to disclose more than two decades of e-mails that could include correspondence with victims, lawyers, whistle-blowers, witnesses, the police, prosecutors a [..]

A “Tortured” Yoo Treatise And More “Blow ‘Em Up” Bolton Bombast

Published on 2012-03-16 21:22:00

Yes, I’m in semi-retirement I know, but some things are too egregious to ignore – I give you the following from the New York Times last Saturday (don't count on this happening too often, me posting like this I mean)…OUTER space has become the next frontier for American national security and business. From space, we follow terrorists and intercept their communications, detect foreign military deployments, and monitor a proliferation of unconventional weapons. Our Global Positioning System g [..]

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-03-13 21:39:00

Remember all the wingnut caterwauling over how many pages that baaad “big gumint Obamacare” bill was? Well, I give you this over something of possibly greater importance concerning our beloved commonwealth (some more great “ROI” to ALEC from Governor Tom “Space Cadet” Corbett...Will Bunch said awhile back how awful the PA DEP head Michael Krancer was – Nail. Hammer. Head.)......and I figure I’d better put up this video now before all places like it in PA are hopelessly polluted b [..]

Friday Stuff

Published on 2012-03-09 22:13:00

Yeah, Willard Mitt is a real “mutt” all right......and here’s a bit of a change of pace as we head into the weekend – hope it’s a good one.

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-03-08 22:13:00

By the way, for what it’s worth, I know about this. And I know that in the world of realpolitik, no sitting president is going to give up powers bequeathed to him by his predecessor, no matter how wrong it was for that to occur in this case (with those powers used as a pitiful pretext). However, that all being said, I still think the whole deal stinks.Now, onto the latest from the right-wing noise factory (here)......and Happy Woman’s Day, or whatever it’s called – hope it was fun.

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-03-06 21:38:00

Yes, I know, Flush Limbore blah blah blah, but if nothing else, this is a diversion from the fact that life forms in at least three states (maybe a fourth?) think that Former Senator Frothy Man-On-Dog Mixture is someone qualified to be president (and here is the latest on Rush’s sponsors - the good folks at J.C. Penney have brought the count to 33 who have dropped that blubbering OxyContin addict)......and the answer to the question is no – I don’t just put up music videos when somebody di [..]

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-03-05 21:07:00

I have a feeling that Willard Mitt Romney is on his way to buying the Repug nomination for president with millions in negative ads, but before Little Ricky bids us adieu, I think we need to know about this breaking story from The Onion (and by the way, concerning another “values” kerfuffle, I thought this was a good post from Cenk Uygur)...Heartbroken Santorum Condemns Gay Marriage For Two-Timing Jerks Like Nick...and RIP Ronnie Montrose, here doing his “guitar god” thing with Sammy Haga [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-03-01 21:22:00

Want to know how we all got conned? This tells the story......and I know I featured a tune by the Monkees as a tribute to Davy Jones yesterday, but I always like this one too, and the video is cool also.

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2012-02-29 22:42:00

“Worst Persons” (Brion McClanahan of The Daily Tucker screeches for denying the vote to anyone on food stamps or any other type of government aid, as well as “tobacco and drug tests” – yep, I would say that that hits those zany teabaggers right where they live, in between the Geritol and the Little Debbie snacks; Repug John Mathis in Utah tries to cover up abuse of animals in “factory farms,” and I would say that chances are he’s on the wrong track…get it, “Johnny” Mathis a [..]

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2012-02-28 21:47:00

It looks like the frothy one ended up behind Romney tonight in Michigan and Arizona (here) – c’est dommage (made me want to revisit this choice item from a few days ago...again, Santorum’s lying is bad enough, but the certainty he shows in his lying is possibly more so)...Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy...and geez, I kept waiting for the self-important, whiny twentysomething rock star to throw a fit and toss the food up in the air at the end (I gue [..]

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-02-26 13:18:00

It’s time to “unpackage the crazy” from our august corporate media again.Sooo…as far as Kelly O’Donnell is concerned, it’s up to the voters to decide whether or not it was OK for Repug U.S. House Rep John Sullivan of Oklahoma to advocate “killing a couple of them,” meaning U.S. Senators who oppose the Paul Ryan “Reward the 2 Percent And Everybody Else Gets It In The Neck” budget, but O’Donnell found it offensive, or something, for Martin Bashir to draw a perfectly appropria [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-02-23 22:19:00

Remember when I said I’d pop up every so often with a video? Well, I give you the following (mostly ginned-up BS, I realize – Rachel uses more polite language than I would, which is one reason why I’ll never host a cable news show)...Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy...and this was recommended to me by the young one (the “teenage one” just about now) – good for him.

Just A Song Before I Go

Published on 2012-02-13 13:04:00

Yep, the hiatus starts now – I may pop up from time to time with a video, but I’m not sure at this point. I’ll make a note of developments about this blog as warranted by events.In the meantime, I’ve been looking for a way to work this in, and I think this is as good a time as any, describing what I’ve tried to be about here, though I know I’ve fallen short at times (I’d prefer the original by John Wesley Harding, but since I can’t, I’ll settle for this, which is a pretty good [..]

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-02-12 22:59:00

Minnesota Dem Governor Mark Dayton might as well be talking about our beloved commonwealth (here)……and I dedicate this to David Frei and the Westminster Kennel Club for dropping Pedigree as a sponsor to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, apparently because Westminster had a problem with Pedigree’s ads encouraging adoption of non-pedigreed dogs (here) – what, do you think your audience will object to non-pampered pooches? Are they all supposed to be Disney characters or something?“Sh [..]

More Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-02-11 22:38:00

Kudos to Dem U.S. House Rep Luis Gutierrez for this; nothing like speaking truth to stupid, is there……and all this business with the Catholic Church up in arms over contraception coverage made me recall this item from The Eternal George Carlin (bad word alert)……and here is my response to the latest Breitbart meltdown (hey, we lefties can play the “let’s doctor the videotape to make it look as incriminating as possible” game too)……and this is awful news – my sympathies to the [..]

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2012-02-11 15:18:00

Do we? Sometimes I wonder (here)……and the whole “Cal Thomas saying something typically stupid and full of red meat for the CPAC wingnuts against Rachel Maddow” thing ended up moving a little faster than I could comment on it in real time, but I’m going to say something now anyway (here).To begin, I give Thomas credit for being enough of a man to stand up and admit that he made a pretty childish mistake, though I wonder if he would have done that if Greta Van Susteren of Fix Noise hadn� [..]

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2012-02-09 21:31:00

This combines Black History Month with more bad conduct from the banksters, though we can do something about it……and kudos to Ron Johnson (the good one) of J.C. Penney for standing up here (along with Ellen DeGeneres)……and in a related story, I’d been so preoccupied with the utterly manufactured “issue” of contraception offered in health insurance for Catholic institutions (I’m sure more screeching drivel on this subject from Christine Flowers will attack our sensibilities on thi [..]

Wednesday PM Stuff

Published on 2012-02-08 23:03:00

I know I called Florida the Land of Duh a little while ago, and after this whole dustup over the Catholic Church and contraception, I realize that I was being waay too limited in my geographic scope.In an attempt to dispatch with this idiocy as soon as possible, I give you the following:This tells us that Charles Chaput, head of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, is of course speaking out in protest, desperate for any opportunity to move the spotlight from the hideous recent school closings.This, [..]

Mikey's "TRAIN In Vain" And Other Follies, Part 3

Published on 2012-02-08 11:47:00

(Part One including the setup is here, and Part Two is here...this may be the last regular post before the hiatus, or at best the next-to-last one.)So, how about if we move on with Mikey’s mailer from last month…Serving Our VeteransHR 2433, Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) Act of 2011HR 1392, Introduced the Fairness to Veterans Act of 2011HR 178, Military Surviving Spouses Equity ActHR 333, Disabled Veterans Tax Termination ActHR 2534, Ensuring America’s Promises Act of 2011HR 2349, Vete [..]

Wednesday AM Stuff

Published on 2012-02-08 09:28:00

See what you’re voting for, all you nitwits in Missouri, Colorado and Minnesota (here)? God, are parts of this country stoo-pid……and I know I praised the Eastwood Super Bowl ad the other day, and I stand by that, but I think the following should be noted from here too……“Worst Persons” (Uber-lobbyist and wingnut Rick Berman tries to pass himself off as a “union member” in one of his anti-union ads – once again, you’d have to be a stone cold moron to trust these people; Tim W [..]

Monday Stuff

Published on 2012-02-06 21:47:00

“Worst Persons” (K.O. is back to tell us of Charles Payne somehow trying to claim that, well, y’know, poor people really aren’t poor because they get gout…OK, genius, let me clue you in on something – this hits me where I live because, in addition to the causes for the affliction that Keith mentions, namely diet and hypertension, there is also a hereditary component to it, and as someone who has suffered with it from time to time, I can testify that it can attack ANYONE regardless of [..]

More Sunday Stuff

Published on 2012-02-05 22:49:00

God, is Pete Hoekstra a moron...Update 2/6/12: I guess I was so pissed off by the stupidity of Hoekstra's ad that I didn't pick up on the contradiction of someone who claims to be a fiscally prudent Repug running the most expensive possible ad that he could - fortunately, mcjoan did here.…and by the way, here is more Hoekstra stupidity (a response is here)……and after viewing the ridiculous, I now give you the sublime (from here – apparently, both these ads aired during that football game [..]

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-07-05 21:53:00

Once again, former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich explains it all (here)......and last July 3rd marked the 40th anniversary of the death of Jim Morrison.

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-07-04 22:23:00

It took awhile for Dem NJ State Senate President Stephen Sweeney to wake up and see what Governor Bully is truly all about, but at least he finally did at long last (here)......and once more, happy fourth, for what's left of it.

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2011-07-03 12:07:00

Hey, Mikey The Beloved, see all the fun you're running away from (more here - you can sense at about 5:00 that Dent is losing the crowd when he starts blaming Obama for supposedly "not showing up" for the negotiation on raising the debt ceiling...and

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-07-01 21:01:00

Good grief (and by the way, in an unrelated story, this tells us that the National Association of Free Clinics will sponsor an event in New Orleans on August 29th)...Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy...and best

Friday Mashup (7/1/11)

Published on 2011-07-01 15:02:00

This story from The Hill tells us that, in light of President Obama’s thoroughly justified criticism of “Orange Man” and his pals in charge of the U.S. House for taking a vacation while they continue to dawdle over raising the debt limit, the

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-06-30 22:39:00

Finally, a "corporate citizen" who is actually honest (here)......and happy 60th birthday to Philly native Stanley Clarke.

Thursday Mashup (6/30/11)

Published on 2011-06-30 16:31:00

Gosh, didn’t Little Tommy Friedman just tell us the other day that “China had a peaceful internal transformation from Maoist Communism to capitalism”? If so, then please explain this (here)…China has boomed during three decades of economic re

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-06-29 21:30:00

Gosh, look what the right-wing's supposed economic genius is up to. Wonder if the bloom is off the rose for our Beltway media's fair-haired boy?......and I would have put down Laura Meckler of the Murdoch Street Journal a little less politely, but th

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-06-28 22:26:00

(Not sure about posting tomorrow, by the way...)Happy 85th birthday to the one and only Mel Brooks; I can't think of anyone else who could have come up with this clip (from "History of the World Part 1")......and maybe the question is too obvious, bu

Tuesday Mashup (6/28/11)

Published on 2011-06-28 16:37:00

I read over this item today on the supposed “negotiations” on the debt limit, and I had some thoughts (I put negotiations in quotes because we’re dealing with the nativist political bunch that is only interested in “moving the goalposts” on

Monday Mashup (6/27/2011)

Published on 2011-06-27 17:46:00

I had an item left over from last week that I guess I didn’t feel like getting to, so I’ll give it a shot now here… …the greatest responsibility for the collapse of the housing market and the near "Armageddon" of the American economy belongs

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2011-06-26 17:49:00

Yes, it is indeed awesome that same-sex marriage rights won in New York on Friday (here), but lest we forget about Silent Clarence Thomas and his little....how would you put it?..."influence" issue, Rachel Maddow and Ian Millhiser remind us here (jus

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-06-24 22:48:00

I give you Republicans talking out of both sides of their faces yet again (here)......and here's a cheery, uplifting tune to take us into the weekend (sorry, no "Hollywood ending").

Friday Mashup (6/24/11)

Published on 2011-06-24 17:05:00

This post from The Hill tells us the following…Attention federal employees: it is against the law to doodle horns or a halo on the official portrait of President Barack Obama if the photo is displayed in your cubicle. It’s also against the law to

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-06-23 22:37:00

Just because I didn't see the speech on Afghanistan doesn't mean I can't have an opinion or two about the whole thing, amplified by K.O. here (and sorry for the triple negative in that statement)...Update 6/24/11: Here is link to Keith's comment; I t

Thursday Mashup (6/23/11)

Published on 2011-06-23 16:21:00

This tells us that the Obama National Labor Relations Board is trying to implement a rule that would shorten the amount of time it would take a workforce to join a union…Union elections have been heavily tilted in favor of business for many years n

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-06-22 22:54:00

I would call this a cautionary history lesson with an important message......and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODD! (no video - only a tune of his which is vastly underrated, IMHO).

Wednesday Mashup (6/22/11)

Published on 2011-06-22 16:35:00

Memo to The Hill: The Sainted Ronnie R died seven years ago.Also, it looks like Mark Krikorian of Irrational Spew Online is getting ready to call the civility police (here)…Look, I understand that conservatives disagree on Libya, and more generally

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-06-21 21:42:00

God, did I miss "Countdown" (here)...…and happy 60th birthday to Nils Lofgren (take it easy on the back flips, OK?).

Tuesday Mashup (6/21/11)

Published on 2011-06-21 16:45:00

Over the weekend, former Bushco IRS head Mark Everson wrote the following (here, about our current economic mess)…It will take decades to fully untangle the causes of the 2008 financial crisis…Really? I would say that the causes have been pretty

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2011-06-18 21:00:00

Three words in response to this latest “New Rules” segment from Bill Maher – Nail. Hammer. Head. (and I don’t mean only about “Goodhair” Perry)……and in case I don’t post tomorrow, best wishes for a happy Father’s Day.Update: RIP B

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-06-17 22:04:00

And once more (in a related item), I think this bears repeating.If it weren’t for the fact that former Repug House Rep Chris Lee of New York stepped down in the wake of his shirtless little number on craigslist advertising for a date (a bit of a pr

Friday Mashup (6/17/11)

Published on 2011-06-17 16:33:00

(I’ll try this blogging thing one more time; I know it has been a sporadic posting month, but there’s really not a lot I can do about that. Maybe at some point I’ll get into the gory details, but not now.)(And by the way, here and here are item

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-06-16 12:13:00

(Looks like it’s just going to be videos for a little while – oh well)…As Atrios sez, more like this – a lot more……and it looks like the Repugs have come up with a new way to try and stifle dissent, as noted here (just imagine how much th

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-06-13 13:38:00

Aw, c'mon, you REALLY didn't think the Repugs were done after trying to pass "Ryan Care" did you?(Note: I FINALLY upgraded to Google Chrome, which proceeded to fix three of my browser issues...took me long enough, I know...maybe back to blogging tomo

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-06-10 22:23:00

Bill Maher laid into The Mittster a week ago during New Rules and made some good points; I was going to search for the clip, but then I came across this from Stephen Colbert, which is probably a little better...The Colbert ReportTags: Colbert Report

Friday Mashup (6/10/11)

Published on 2011-06-10 16:51:00

Back to the blogging thing – I give you the following (here)…Voter-photo-ID laws and the like are targeted at those ineligible to vote, regardless of race. If (Dem Congresswoman from Florida Debbie) Wasserman Schultz is concerned that photo-ID re

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-06-09 21:45:00

Hopefully back to more posting tomorrow – this is a recording, I know…I think the Weiner thing is now officially too bizarre for words (or, as Atrios might put it, “the Weinis meets the Clenis”)…The Daily ShowTags: Daily Show Full Episodes,

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-06-08 22:29:00

Yeah, let's watch and see what happens with crap like this if Willard Mitt wins the Repug nomination ......and I read this (h/t Atrios) and I find myself thinking of this song ("is it ever gonna be enough"? indeed).

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-06-07 22:56:00

I think this requires a replay of this fine commentary by Lawrence O’Donnell from a few months ago (bang bang, wingnuts – why do you hate America?)……and yep, it looks like the thermometer is going to tick upwards by a bit over the next few da

Tuesday Mashup (6/7/11)

Published on 2011-06-07 16:27:00

It’s bad enough that I have to do my best to avoid Christine Flowers of the Philadelphia Daily News on Fridays, but apparently, I have to do so now at other times during the week; here, she’s uncharacteristically polite in criticizing Sister Mary

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-06-06 21:05:00

This brought the following scene to mind……and speaking of food, I give you another tale of capitalism run amok (here)…Save The Farm Trailer from Cinema Libre Studio on Vimeo.…as well as the stupidity of voters in this country who continually

Saturday Mashup (6/4/11)

Published on 2011-06-04 20:44:00

In response to this (and more here)……allow me to present once more the following message from the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee…Also, I apologize for wasting everyone’s time once more with the Anthony Weiner stuff, but I thought

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-06-03 22:07:00

I'll try to get back to posting soon, but we'll see......but for now, RIP James Arness......oh, and Social Security is a "pyramid scheme" (here)? Wonder if this guy reads J.D. Mullane?And then this asshat tries to walk back his comments by saying he

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-06-02 22:05:00

Given this video as well as this, can somebody tell me again why this guy is supposed to be so popular?......and happy 70th birthday to Charlie Watts (don't see him in this clip from The Concert for NYC...oh well).

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-06-01 21:53:00

Against my better judgment, I've decided to waste more time over this (the takedown is here), but I thought Jon Stewart made some good points about "the usual suspects"... The Daily ShowTags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-31 22:46:00

Kudos to Dem U.S. House Rep Cedric Richmond for this - I'd like to say exactly what I think of Huntington Ingalls, but I honestly do try to watch the profanity around here, though sometimes "F" blasts are called for......and maybe this is a "message"

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-30 21:50:00

Glad Anthony Weiner isn't being deterred by the latest Breitbart crap (available from here)......and I'll bet you were watching the musicians too - yeah right.

Memorial Day Stuff

Published on 2011-05-30 10:29:00

I don't do the whole "paintball" thing, but I still thought this was a good video......and as long as we're on the subject...

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-29 21:17:00

Such good friends, aren't they......also, I couldn't make this up if I tried - way too damn funny (more here)......and happy 50th birthday to Melissa Etheridge.

Alleging Daniels Dirt, Smerky Doth Protest Too Much

Published on 2011-05-29 16:49:00

Wow, what a howler from Smerky today at The Philadelphia Inquirer (here)…Mitch Daniels would have added some much-needed substance to the national dialogue. His reason for not running for president is a sad commentary on the sideshow our elections

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-28 11:07:00

RIP Gil Scott-Heron......oh, and by the way, here is more info on Karen Silkwood.

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-27 22:30:00

Today would have been the 100th birthday of Hubert H. Humphrey - there was a great remembrance today in the New York Times by Rick Perlstein here (and I always liked this campaign ad for Humphrey/Muskie in 1968...amazing how timely it still is)......

Friday Mashup (5/27/11)

Published on 2011-05-27 17:31:00

(Before I say another word, I should point out that posting is going to be highly problematic for about the next 7-10 days. I’ll let you know.)To begin, I give you the following “Thumbs Down” from today’s Bucks County Courier Times (here)…T

More Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-26 22:22:00

We were overdue for another righteous outburst from Dem U.S. House Rep Anthony Weiner, but he obliged here, to our good fortune......oh, and speaking of "pouting" and walking off the set, as noted here, I give you the following over basically the sam

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-26 13:17:00

Probably none of my stinky posts today :-), so here are some videos:Keep beating this drum, Congressional Democrats. All the way to November 2012. And don't let up (and by the way, remember this too)......and kudos to Dem U.S. House Rep Earl Blumenau

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-25 22:44:00

Here is the testimony of Elizabeth Warren before asshat Patrick McHenry that I noted earlier; I think Warren’s shocked expression as McHenry calls her a liar speaks volumes, and if there’s any justice, his sorry ass will get voted out of office (

Wednesday Mashup (5/25/11)

Published on 2011-05-25 17:00:00

This tells us that CNBC business news anchor Mark Haines passed away last night – my sympathies to his family and friends.And by the way…As noted here, Haines “provided a false analogy in order to mock a new rule that will reportedly require ba

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-24 21:44:00

Here is something to cry about for real, Orange Man (and congratulations to U.S. House Representative-Elect, Democrat Kathy Hochul from NY-26)...…and I’ll be honest; I was going to go “all in” and work on some enormous post about Bob Dylan in

Tuesday Mashup (5/24/11)

Published on 2011-05-24 17:28:00

Note to the “webmaster” of the Bucks County, PA Courier Times and phillyburbs.com – concerning your online survey question "Should firearms be permiited in Bucks County parks?," since when is 54 really 82 (I wish, though, that it really were th

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-23 21:23:00

Paging President Hopey Changey - maybe you should look into this (assuming he's not ultimately in on it too, I realize)......and this is a kickass little tune - sorry, no video.

More Lies From Mikey The Beloved’s Energy Escapade

Published on 2011-05-23 09:38:00

It seems our Repug PA-08 U.S. House Rep took time from meeting with business leaders in an attempt to spur job creation (of course, God forbid Mikey would stop at a job fair and talk to people living through the hell of unemployment to learn their pe

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-21 17:27:00

What a shame - it's about 7:30 EST and it looks like I missed The Rapture :-)...Anyway, a hat tip to Avedon Carol at Eschaton for this (it's the real thing)......and here is another video clip of a town hall event that you won't see from the news pro

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-20 22:32:00

About what I said earlier, I didn't mean to imply that the Dems don't have more work to do on behalf of organized labor (here)......and I would say that this bears repeating based on this (and this...and I'm sure Repug Bucks County, PA DA David Heckl

Friday Mashup (5/20/11)

Published on 2011-05-20 15:39:00

On the subject of “disrespect” (and clownhall.com isn’t ripping “Bibi” here, of course), it should be noted that President Obama is being attacked by the usual suspects even though his call for Israel to return to its 1967 borders was also

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-19 22:04:00

More like this, a lot more (and we may see it)......and I'm sure he tore it up at the Tower Theater tonight in these parts.

Thursday Mashup (5/19/11)

Published on 2011-05-19 17:22:00

I’d better get teh stupid of former Laura Bush employee Andrew Malcolm out of the way first, I suppose (here, concerning Libya and the Middle East in general)…We froze Col. Kadafi's assets over here a while back and all he did was change hats.Uh,

Wednesday PM Stuff

Published on 2011-05-18 22:24:00

I give you a cautionary (and sickening, truth be told) reminder on our economy from Ed Schultz......and as long as we're being robbed, I guess it's just a "short walk" off the cliff when there's nothing left to steal......a fate brought to us by thes

A Word About Arnold and Maria and John and Liz

Published on 2011-05-18 15:17:00

Am I the only one who thinks there is something that really stinks about the way our corporate media is covering the breakup of Ahhnold and Maria Shriver?No, this blog is not turning into The Hollywood Minute and ignoring all of the infinitely more i

Wednesday AM Stuff

Published on 2011-05-18 09:59:00

(The first three videos are from a post that disappeared last week when Blogger crashed, for what it's worth.)This just in: a video press release from the Republican House Congressional Committee in response to this……and in a related story, say b

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-17 22:07:00

See all the fun Mikey The Beloved is missing with his chicken "E-Town Halls" and phone calls? And by the way, Rachel Maddow connects the dots brilliantly here......however, I don't believe she included this (Ben Quayle is, of course, a typical Repug

Tuesday Mashup (5/17/11)

Published on 2011-05-17 15:15:00

I think this is the last bit of “old business” from last week for yours truly to catch up on; freshman Repug U.S. House Rep Adam Kinzinger opined as follows at The Hill (on “Ryan Care,” basically)…On May 10, 41 of my freshman colleagues and

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-16 21:11:00

Before there were the Koch Brothers, there were the Rockefellers - yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling that Standard Oil was an "unreasonable" monopoly......and kudos to Carlos Santana for speaking truth to stoo-pid her

Monday Mashup (5/16/11)

Published on 2011-05-16 15:33:00

This is a link to the Area Votes in Congress writeup in the Philadelphia Inquirer from May 8th (not yesterday, which I’ll get to later). It’s late primarily because of last week’s Blogger kerfuffle.There’s not a lot to say, though, except to

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-13 22:11:00

Because of the recent Blogger kerfuffle, I’ve now got a bunch of stuff in my “in” box that I’ll try to get to as soon as I can.In the meantime, to help keep this ad on the air, click here……and good for Jon Stewart; as “values” issues

At Long Last, Baby Newton Leroy Enters The Fray

Published on 2011-05-13 12:29:00

(Note: I will attempt to regenerate this from yesterday…love and kisses to Blogger for crashing and blowing up this post…)I have to admit that I was a bit surprised by the news that disgraced former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich finally decide

More Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-11 22:05:00

This just in: a video press release from the Republican House Congressional Committee in response to this……and in a related story, say buh-bye to those 2012 presidential prospects, Willard Mitt – waay too logical for the wingnuts here……and

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-11 10:29:00

Not sure about posting today, so here are a couple of videos instead (drink up, fellow citizens of our beloved commonwealth, while you can - more here)......and yeah, I was wondering if someone in our media was going to react to this too - fortunatel

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-10 22:36:00

Oh, and concerning the Repug candidates debate, it looks like we didn't miss much (and just once I'd like to see one of these nitwits called out for claiming that "gumint" is in the way of our wonderful, job-creating private industry machine, which r

Tuesday Mashup (5/10/11)

Published on 2011-05-10 16:51:00

I give you the following from Fix Noise here…President Obama's nominee to be Attorney General Eric Holder's top deputy at the Justice Department crashed into a Republican roadblock in the U.S. Senate on Monday, garnering just 50 votes, 10 short of

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-09 22:01:00

Suffer the snotty-nosed little children, with their J Crew, their Google Droids and their Lexuses (Lexi? Hat tip to Moveon.org)......and I don't know if this fits the video above or not, but it's not too often you see a cello in a rock song like this

Monday Mashup (5/9/11)

Published on 2011-05-09 20:34:00

Lurita Doan is back to inflict the following here at clownhall.com today…It's déjà vu all over again. Democrats in congress have re-introduced a small business –jobs bill that has no hope of helping small business. Pandering to labor union inte

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-08 16:31:00

OK, so let me get this straight…first, Mikey The Beloved decides to hold a “tele” town hall (which he called out Patrick Murphy for last year…I know, because he called our house asking us to participate – I declined because I was given no a

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-07 18:17:00

"Swipe" this, money-grubbing Wall Street a-holes (see what happens when you kick out the adults in the 111th Congress and put the little kids in power in the 112th, all you morons who voted for the Repugs last fall?)......and yes, I'm sure this vide

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-06 21:54:00

It seems like every bit of bad news imaginable turns out to be good news for Big Oil...so why am I not surprised that easily the most positive development this week turns out to be bad news for these crooks......and I just love it when Jim DeMint pro

Friday Mashup (5/6/11)

Published on 2011-05-06 16:16:00

I give you the following from Mark Halperin’s sad excuse for a politics/news blog here, proclaiming that “Bam and Mitch (as in Daniels) Are Friends” (yeah, let’s see how long that lasts, I think to myself).In response, I give you the demonstr

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-05 21:52:00

I don't know who the constituents are who are represented by State Rep Steve Simon of Minnesota, but I'm quite sure they're very proud of him for this (background is here)......and from the sublime, we now go to the ridiculous (here..."baby Americans

Thursday Mashup (5/5/11)

Published on 2011-05-05 16:28:00

(Not sure about posting for tomorrow…)Anyone who has any familiarity with this blog knows how I feel about a certain Former President Highest Disapproval Rating In Gallup Poll History, but part of me really hopes that this post from Think Progress

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-04 23:29:00

Happy 70th birthday greetings hereby go out to none other than George Will (from a year ago, though the Krauthammer topic is still timely)......and here's a tune for the birthday boy (digging into the archives again).

Wednesday Mashup (5/4/11)

Published on 2011-05-04 16:45:00

To begin, I give you the following “Foto Funny” from clownhall.com. Enjoy.Next, leave it to former Bushie Marc Thiessen to use the occasion of bin Laden’s killing to tell President Obama to apologize to those CIA officers who were allegedly per

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-03 21:23:00

Yes, he still does Special Comments, this one about you-know-what (coming back to Current TV at 8 PM EST on 6/20, as a reminder)......and this has just kind of put me in the mood for something gothic, so here it is.

Tuesday Mashup (5/3/11)

Published on 2011-05-03 15:51:00

I just loved the corporate media tut-tutting on display in this New York Times story from Saturday…A group of leading Democrats, including some with close connections to the White House, are officially forming what are expected be the major outside

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-02 20:39:00

In case anyone hasn't noticed, our corporate media is already starting to spin the story of bin Laden's killing along the lines of "well, he was just a figurehead at this point"...And Barney Frank asks a really good question here about Obama supposed

More OBL Fallout (update)

Published on 2011-05-02 11:44:00

Some interesting (but thoroughly unsurprising) pundit reactions to the death of bin Laden…J.D. Mullane: A good day for America, and President Obama's job approval ratings should get a ten point bump shortly -- until the national jobs report arrives

Rot In Peace, OBL

Published on 2011-05-02 00:42:00

Years ago, I said that I didn't want to see this character's face again unless he was dead. Now, thank God, that day has arrived (here).Congratulations to everyone in our military and intelligence services, particularly for those who carried out the

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2011-05-01 21:12:00

Oh, and happy eighth "Mission Accomplished" day (as noted here)...(And in response to this, I have only to say the following...well done, if it turns out to be true. Now, let's get the hell out of Afghanistan!)...and Obama is trying to "deactivate" w

Friday PM Stuff

Published on 2011-04-29 22:38:00

(Not sure about posting early next week, by the way...)Five years ago, Stephen Colbert hosted the White House Press Club Dinner and gave that ballsy performance in front of the utterly soused Dubya and his pals - nice to see he hasn't lost his touch.

Friday Mashup (4/29/11)

Published on 2011-04-29 16:16:00

A lot of times, I link to a story or a post and try to refute it with another link or commentary, or both (for the benefit of anyone who hasn’t grasped that by now). However, I’m not going to do that for this story, which tells us the following

Friday AM Stuff

Published on 2011-04-29 09:03:00

OWWWWW!!!! TEH STUPID!!!! IT BURNS US!!!!! (here)......and anyone who voted for this misogynist asshat should lose his or her right to the universal franchise.

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-04-28 21:20:00

Ladies and gentlemen, I now give you Repug U.S. House Rep from PA Lou Barletta here, ultra supreme jag off ("oooh, you filthy unkempt liberal blogger, you're not supposed to call people names."). Well then, what would YOU call a U.S. Congressman or w

Thursday Mashup (4/28/11)

Published on 2011-04-28 16:25:00

With all of the attention paid to the utterly ridiculous non-issue of President Obama’s birth certificate (which the Bucks County Courier Times thought merited a 72-point, all caps and bolded headline on the front page this morning), another wingnu

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-04-27 21:17:00

Hopefully back to posting tomorrow - in the meantime, here is some big news from yesterday (he also said something about improving the quality of the show's online content - it would be hard for it to be worse than what is offered by MSNBC)......and

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-04-26 22:53:00

Looks like that dastardly Kenyan Marxist socialist has struck again, as a segue to The Donald (here - joke)...The Colbert ReportTags: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive…and gosh, methinks it’s getting a littl

Tuesday Mashup (4/26/11)

Published on 2011-04-26 17:00:00

Somebody named Katie Gage over at The Hill opined as follows here…“S.C. political leaders used words such as ‘frivolous,’ ‘shameful’ and ‘ludicrous’ Thursday to describe a National Labor Relations Board complaint against Boeing, which

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-04-25 22:30:00

Regarding the earlier post and that disgusting National Review cover, we didn't have to Photoshop Number 43 to communicate the message that he was a clueless idiot - as Paul Krugman says, most outside the Beltway don't consider Ryan to be "serious,"

Monday Mashup (4/25/11)

Published on 2011-04-25 15:41:00

Once more unto the breach, dear friends – to begin, I give you Former Laura Bush employee Andrew Malcolm (here – shocking that he’s actually taking a break from bashing President Obama for now)…If the conventional mantra about California bein

Happy Easter 2011

Published on 2011-04-24 09:32:00

May you all have a happy and blessed Easter. If you don't observe anything, may you have a happy and blessed long weekend.

More Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-04-22 21:53:00

I couldn't let the week end without noting this development, though I'm sure we haven't heard the last of John Ensign and his scandalous garbage......and I once linked this video to John Edwards, so I think it fits here too.

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-04-22 13:03:00

God, I wish our beloved commonwealth could make national news for something positive for a change (here)... ...and by the way, Happy Earth Day (and this is completely predictable, of course).

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-04-21 22:34:00

One way to honor Tim Hetherington is to get the word out about the movie he co-directed (here - vid should play OK)......and I thought this was a nice little tutorial on how we end up getting screwed into paying a higher price for gas (hint: it has n

Thursday Mashup (4/21/11)

Published on 2011-04-21 16:06:00

(Posting is questionable for tomorrow, by the way.)To commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf yesterday, the Philadelphia Inquirer ran a typical Obama-bashing column on energy by former Repug U.S. House Rep

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-04-20 21:41:00

Hopefully back to posting tomorrow, by the way...Great news about Patrick Murphy running for PA Attorney General here; somehow, I think that will be a pretty important job given what probably will be the cascading misery from thoroughly unregulated d

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-04-19 21:42:00

Here's a video dedicated to our PA-08 rep, who voted for "RyanCare" in lieu of actual Medicare for real last week along with his pals......and with Washington's preoccupation with deficit reduction and raiding Social Security (and a good question in

Tuesday Mashup (4/19/11)

Published on 2011-04-19 17:31:00

The next time Gary Weckselblatt or someone else from the Bucks County Courier Times decides to fluff “Mikey The Beloved” Fitzpatrick over his opposition to “Obama care,” I’d appreciate it if they’d mention this story to him. It has to do

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-04-18 20:03:00

Actually, Representative "Puppy Dog Eyes" from Wisconsin is right, but not in the way he imagines (here)......and no, I don't really have a lot to say in response to this either......except to wonder if The Sainted Ronnie R would be good enough for h

More Money-Mad Monday Mikey Musings

Published on 2011-04-18 13:07:00

Our PA-08 U.S. House rep doled out some king-sized helpings of “conventional wisdom” yesterday in the Bucks County Courier Times (here...glad to see the push-back Mikey is getting in the comments, by the way)…Since Congress convened in January,

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2011-04-16 15:14:00

Just remember, when you see these people making idiots out of themselves this summer in town halls across the country, you'll know where their fellow teabaggers found them......and even though the clip above is a joke, it still made me think of this

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-04-15 22:21:00

Yes, this most definitely needs to be repeated over and over and over until November 2012, and even beyond that point (and for the record, 6,000 times 33 is 198,000 - close enough for government work :-)......and how much is our adventure in Afghanis

Friday Mashup (4/15/11)

Published on 2011-04-15 16:07:00

Linked to this post is the roll call vote to the measure just passed by the Repug-dominated U.S. House to try to enact Paul Ryan’s Medicare voucher atrocity and also pass more tax cuts for millionaires (oblivious to this fact, of course).And “Mik

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-04-13 21:24:00

And keep in mind, as you hear Ryan and Cantor whining about Obama supposedly engaging in "class warfare" by crafting a fairly responsible budget reduction plan, that those two asshats belong to the political party that once gave us this (sorry for th

Wednesday Mashup (4/13/11)

Published on 2011-04-13 16:56:00

(No posting tomorrow, by the way – can’t see how at the moment…)I give you Fix Noise “Democrat” Doug Schoen here; basically, he complimented President Obama on his speech today about the deficit (shocking for me to be somewhat in agreement

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-04-12 22:44:00

50 years ago today, Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space (and I also know that "the war between the states" started 150 years ago...sorry, but with all due respect to Ken Burns, I don't feel like commemorating something some of our "red state"

Tuesday Mashup (4/12/11)

Published on 2011-04-12 15:50:00

Is it just me, or has Ken Blackwell had a lot of time on his hands since he rigged the Ohio 2004 presidential election, which no doubt was a contributing factor to his 23-point loss to Ted Strickland in 2006? Blackwell propagandized as follows at The

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-04-11 20:31:00

Funny, but I can't tell the difference between this and the real thing......and for some grownup commentary on the deal to keep our government running - that is, until the Repugs try to hold the debt ceiling hostage - here is Ezra Klein... ...and by

Monday Mashup (4/11/11)

Published on 2011-04-11 08:10:00

(Posting could be iffy for the whole week, by the way…just don’t know at this point.)J.D. Mullane continued his harangue against President Obama yesterday on the pages of the Bucks County Courier Times (here, concerning Number 44’s trip to the

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2011-04-09 22:26:00

RIP Sidney Lumet, a native Philadelphian and legendary movie director who never won an Oscar for his marvelous films..."12 Angry Men," "Serpico," "Dog Day Afternoon," "Fail-Safe," "The Verdict," and others (yes, he was given an honorary one, but that

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-04-08 22:47:00

And by the way, given the ridiculous fiasco about the federal government that appears to be resolved for now, let’s not forget this......and it might be resolved because, gee, maybe “Orange Man” or one of his many minions suddenly remembered th

Friday Mashup (4/8/11)

Published on 2011-04-08 21:00:00

I’m not sure exactly what to make of this, but I thought I would just submit it as a curiosity of sorts for people to make of it what they will; an organization called the Institute for Economics and Peace in Australia released their findings that

Thursday Mashup (4/7/11)

Published on 2011-04-07 17:52:00

Looks like Congressman Peter King, fresh off his SCARY MUSLIM! hearings on Capitol Hill, has found a new gratuitous way to generate headlines (here)…On Monday, as Attorney General Eric Holder stood at the podium at the Justice Department headquarte

Thursday AM Stuff

Published on 2011-04-07 08:43:00

I would say that this guy is long overdue for this type of treatment......and when I think of Ryan, this song comes to mind immediately, even though it doesn't quite match what the historical reference is all about.

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-04-06 22:39:00

By the way, today is the 40th anniversary of the passing of Igor Stravinsky - anybody got a cigarette?......and gosh, can "Lonesome Rhodes" Beck really be leaving Fix Noise? Where will he takes his "water works" to next, I wonder? Spike TV?......and

Wednesday Mashup (4/6/11)

Published on 2011-04-06 17:15:00

Seriously, Tucker, give up (here)…Two mainstream news organizations are receiving hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars from Obamacare’s Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP) — a $5 billion grant program that’s doling out cash to compa

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-04-05 22:00:00

I'm not going to kid you - I had a lot of problems with John Adler, the Democrat who represented NJ-03 until Jon "Uh, How Much Tax Can I Get Out Of Paying On My Farm?" Runyan defeated him last year. And I really went back and forth about whether or n

Tuesday Mashup (4/5/11)

Published on 2011-04-05 16:18:00

The New York Times told us last weekend here about how Number 43 and Laura are “kicking it”(this is from the former First Lady)…We built this house during the 2000 campaign. We knew we wanted it to be energy efficient. We have geothermal heat a

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-04-04 22:09:00

I wish this all were just a delayed April Fools' joke, but no such luck (and good luck finding many more people on TV except Rachel Maddow talking about this stuff)......and would it be in bad taste to say this show with Jon Stewart turned into "Samm

More "Stinky Inky" Faux Ferris Equivalency

Published on 2011-04-04 16:46:00

I actually didn’t even plan to read this pitiful dreck from Kevin Ferris of the Philadelphia Inquirer; I was looking for yesterday’s Area Votes in Congress writeup. However, to my utter disgust, I found it anyway (I have other stuff that I hope I

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-04-01 21:15:00

There was an April Fool’s joke making the rounds earlier today that Rachel Maddow had been fired by that asshat Phil Griffin of MSNBC – don’t laugh too hard because anything is possible (thank God we have her – she brings us a state-by-state

Friday Mashup (4/1/11)

Published on 2011-04-01 14:15:00

You can consider this to be my obligatory April Fools' reference (more here). (And by the way, “Pastor” Terry Jones is another fool – far worse actually; I didn’t even know that he actually went through with that stunt of burning a copy of th

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-31 22:47:00

There are “rallies” (heh – awww, poor teabaggers got a little chilly and decided to take a “mulligan,” I guess)……and then there are rallies (from you-know-where…the city named after our fourth president, where they're not scared off b

Thursday Mashup (3/31/11)

Published on 2011-03-31 16:39:00

Gee, wingnuts, next time you try to be clever, try to do something original, OK (h/t Daily Kos). Next, I give you a certain Willard Mitt Romney (here)…Even 7.5% unemployment means 11.5 million Americans without jobs. The human cost of that dry stat

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-30 22:29:00

Yes, we know what happened 30 years ago (the clip was filmed five years ago), and I think it’s worth remembering that, as a result (eventually under Democratic President Bill Clinton), the Brady Bill was signed into law.Any chance of either this or

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-29 22:38:00

Heckuva job, Hosni Mubarak Walker (to help keep the ad on the air, click here)……and Jon Stewart has more on Walker and his pals here (and by the way, Rick Snyder, I used to have a Gateway PC, and it utterly sucked)…The Daily Show - Gov HurtsTag

Tuesday Mashup (3/29/11)

Published on 2011-03-29 17:19:00

I just wasn’t in the mood to deal with Kevin Ferris of The Philadelphia Inquirer yesterday, but I suppose I’d better get him out of the way (here, from Sunday) …"(The $61 billion in spending cuts proposed by the House GOP) are the first actual

Monday Mashup (3/28/11)

Published on 2011-03-28 19:44:00

Time to journey “down the rabbit hole” again; Lurita Doan tells us the following here from clownhall.com… In February, Obama presented his 2012 budget to congress and stated that reducing the deficit was his priority. Clearly, Obama didn't reme

More Saturday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-26 20:52:00

There are other reasons why Judge David Prosser is dirty (including this), but I don't know how there could be a worse one than this (this subject hits close to home for the Philadelphia archdiocese also, unfortunately)......and definitely changing t

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-26 16:32:00

RIP Gerry Ferraro - she went kind of "full mooner" at the end when trying to support Hillary Clinton's run for the Dem presidential nomination in '08, but I think she'll always deserve credit for this at least (the '84 vice-presidential debate with P

Saturday Mashup (3/26/11)

Published on 2011-03-26 09:18:00

The New York Times published a great story yesterday telling us that General Electric — the world’s largest company — made $14.2 billion in profits ($5.1 billion in America) and managed to not pay a dime in federal taxes. In fact, the company a

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-24 22:56:00

Silly Ed Schultz - the notion of "Man Tan" Boehner having integrity? It is to laugh.Since Ed didn't ask it, I will...hey Orange Man and Mikey The Beloved - WHERE ARE THE JOBS??!!I hope everyone who voted to return these clowns to power last November

Thursday Mashup (3/24/11)

Published on 2011-03-24 17:56:00

It would be sooo easy to say yes, wouldn’t it (they asked the question, not me).Also, I give you the following from The Hill (here)…House Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling (Texas) on Wednesday said the growing federal debt is the "red

More Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-23 21:48:00

To commemorate the one-year anniversary of the signing of health care reform under President Obama, I thought it would be a good idea to watch this Special Comment from Keith Olbermann once more from about August of '09, chiefly about the battle for

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-23 17:23:00

(Posting will still be off and on for a bit, by the way.)OK, let me restate that I currently support our involvement in Libya because what I read is that we will be involved for "a matter of days, not weeks" according to the White House (and any comp

More Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-22 21:53:00

All over the country, it's true, as Rachel says...it's not about the budget (and between 200 and 800-something million, Gov. "Space Cadet" Corbett? Wow, that's some "sound fiscal management," all right...maybe in Bizarro-land)......and here's a melod

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-22 16:47:00

Nic Robertson is my new hero for this, reminding us once more how ridiculous it is to take Fix Noise seriously……and by the way, Captain Kirk is 80! Happy Birthday!

Tuesday Mashup (3/22/11)

Published on 2011-03-22 14:26:00

(Lots of catching up to do, so I’d better get started…) First of all, memo to The Donald – some things are better kept to oneself.Next, Mikey the Beloved held a town hall meeting last night, as the Courier Times tells us here…You are spending

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-21 23:01:00

The blogging gods have not been smiling on yours truly lately - I'll try again tomorrow.In the meantime, check this out from Lee Camp - Nail. Hammer. Head......and RT knocked 'em dead again tonight at the McCarter Theater in Princeton, NJ...this is f

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-20 22:19:00

Read this, then watch the clip below and keep telling yourself that it is only satire (from back in the era of Dippity-Do and go-go boots)......and I think this is a timely little number (from the SRV tribute concert).

No “Home” For Repug Housing Calamity Help

Published on 2011-03-19 17:47:00

Before I take note of a couple of votes from last week’s Area Votes in Congress writeup in the Philadelphia Inquirer, let’s “set the wayback” for January 2004 and check out this USA Today story…In a bid to boost minority homeownership, Pres

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-19 15:43:00

Rachel Maddow provides a great history lesson here on why Dems should support working men and women and families in this country (sad that they need to be reminded of that from time to time) considering what's going on in the Midwest (and the report

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-18 22:46:00

My for-profit activities impacted my posting again today, but I hope to be back at it soon.In the meantime, it looks like those farcical hearings by Peter King, in addition to wasting taxpayer dollars, definitely missed the target, as noted here (sur

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-17 21:55:00

Two things: 1) Today turned out to be a horrendous day for trying to post - maybe back tomorrow, and 2) I know I've said practically nothing about Japan, but it's not because I don't care - far from it. It's just that there's no way that I have the b

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-16 22:48:00

And oh yeah, let's not forget about Michigan either (and you'd better be paying attention, Governor Tom "Space Cadet" Corbett)......and geez, take it easy on the slopes, willya James? (one of my favorite songs from him, which probably isn't surprisin

Wednesday Mashup (3/16/11)

Published on 2011-03-16 20:51:00

Looks like some of our lower life forms have a new fake controversy to blame Obama for this week, as noted here, and that would be the invasion of Bahrain by the Saudis (there are actual legitimate ones such as the continued illegal detention of Pfc.

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-15 22:28:00

I think I saw this at Eschaton first, but then I saw it at Daily Kos (hat tips to both) - now, you're seeing it here......and every year I make a mental note to put up this song on this date, and every years I forget - not sure why I remembered this

Tuesday Mashup (3/15/11)

Published on 2011-03-15 16:26:00

The Bucks County Courier Times provided more idiocy from Simon Campbell of the Pennsbury School Board today (here)……teachers can't be laid off for economic reasons and tenure ensures a job for life.Campbell is specifically referring to the teache

Monday PM Stuff

Published on 2011-03-14 21:09:00

(Hopefully back to posting tomorrow...)Sorry, Rachel, somehow I don't think it's possible for John Ensign to do anything with dignity, even leave, which he still isn't even going to do the way he should have by now (based on a comment at the very end

Monday AM Stuff

Published on 2011-03-14 11:43:00

Here is what a Democratic politician is supposed to sound like (hat tip to Ministry of Truth at Daily Kos)......and consider this an admittedly small gesture of support on behalf of the people of Japan (to help, click here).

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-13 21:53:00

Be careful turning up the volume on this to hear the awesome barnburner of a brief speech by Wisconsin farmer Tony Schultz, or else you're going to hear some really loud whooping it up by assembled crowd, which is definitely a good thing (here...the

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-12 20:46:00

I seem to recall reading somewhere that the Koch Brothers like to keep a low profile - rest assured that those days are over (and in addition to supporting Robert Greenwald and Brave New Films, here is something else we can do - and this looks like o

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-11 21:44:00

Looks like the payback has begun in Wisconsin - to help keep this ad on the air, click here......and good for Lawrence O'Donnell for giving Baby Newton Leroy another shot here......and you just knew the Repugs would find their 2012 presidential "dark

Friday Mashup (3/11/11)

Published on 2011-03-11 16:18:00

I give you Christine Flowers, who of course defends Repug U.S. House Rep Peter King and his SCARY MUSLIM! hearings here……the reason (King is) holding hearings on the radicalization of American Muslims is that there is no other distinct group that

Thursday PM Stuff

Published on 2011-03-10 22:58:00

Nothing like speaking truth to stupid - well done, Rep. Ellison (and by the way, heckuva job, Rep. King)......and this song comes fairly quickly to mind when I consider the life forms who support King and the Repugs generally.

Thursday Mashup (3/10/11)

Published on 2011-03-10 16:27:00

I give you more hilarity from Irrational Spew over Repug U.S. House Rep Peter King’s SCARY MUSLIM! hearings (here)…Washington — Sheila Jackson Lee (D., Texas) took the spotlight at the Homeland Security Committee’s hearing today, railing agai

Thursday AM Stuff

Published on 2011-03-10 08:22:00

Always good to see Fix Noise humanoid Megyn Kelly get a comeuppance whenever possible......and as long as we're on the subject, maybe we should hear from "Enema Man" (lots of bad words here, by the way - I don't completely "get" this guy and a lot of

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-09 22:27:00

(Not sure about posting for tomorrow…)Well, Hosni Mubarak Walker finally did it (here) – shame indeed (and I'll remember this the next time I hear a conservative complaining about a "Democrat" power grab)……and oh God, Newt, please run for pre

Wednesday Mashup (3/9/11)

Published on 2011-03-09 17:27:00

To begin, I should let you know that I checked the web site of our PA-08 U.S. House rep Mikey The Beloved to find out what progress he has made with the daunting task of trying to bring jobs to our district.As noted here from last month, he “announ

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-08 22:16:00

Well, with Corbett's horrendous budget that he announced today (no surprise, I realize), I guess the unemployed in our beloved commonwealth can look forward to even fewer jobs that are supposedly "there," but aren't of course...and probably never wer

Tuesday Mashup (3/8/11)

Published on 2011-03-08 17:02:00

Well, I have to tell you that former Laura Bush employee Andrew Malcolm has, at long last, left me speechless, as it were.This post from last Friday (a little late I know) pertains ostensibly to President Obama claiming that tax cuts have helped the

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-07 21:22:00

It's a good thing that all eyes are on Madison, Wisconsin, but Rachel Maddow tells us here why it's important not to forget about Milwaukee also (to do more, click here - we're winning this thing, people, but we can't let up either)......and happy 65

Monday Mashup (3/7/11)

Published on 2011-03-07 14:36:00

To begin, let me point out that I am completely aware of the situation with Pfc. Bradley Manning, the alleged “Wikileaker” to Julian Assange. And for what it’s worth, I find Manning’s treatment to be utterly unconscionable (profmarcus has mor

More Saturday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-05 20:49:00

Gee, I wonder what it's going to take for "The Most Trusted Name In News" to stop reporting on "Panda people," dog adoption and ENOUGH OF CHARLIE FREAKING SHEEN ALREADY!!! and pay attention to what I guess they think is dumb stuff like this and this

A Saturday "Foto Funny"

Published on 2011-03-05 20:21:00

While doing my Internet thing looking for stuff in general to post about, I found the "Stay or Go" feature at philly.com, which the site does at the conclusion of every season by one of our area sports teams (which players/coaches/front office person

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-05 17:19:00

While we're all quite rightly focused on Wisconsin, lets not forget about the nonsense in Ohio either...kind of wonder why any Dem anywhere would have been "sleeping" last year, but we are where we are (and coming to The Keystone State also, noted he

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-04 22:28:00

And yet again, when it's time for perspective on the demonizing of teachers in this country (which puts us in a league with who exactly, I wonder? Iran? North Korea??), it's time for Jon Stewart (here - and Fix Noise humanoid Megyn Kelly stands out a

Friday Mashup (3/4/11)

Published on 2011-03-04 14:05:00

We all know that Fix Noise is the epicenter of voter fraud allegations involving Democrats which just about always turn out to be baseless (as noted here – actually, I can’t recall a single instance when they’ve been right).Well, guess what? As

A Thursday Meditation

Published on 2011-03-03 22:34:00

I don't know what else to do with this, so I thought I might as well put it here (my reaction to this - based very loosely on this)...O beautiful polluted skiesThat pour down acid rainUpon the heads of right-wing nutsWho shout out oaths insaneFrom "F

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-03 17:38:00

Probably no posting today - whatever...I know I'm a bit late with this, but what George Miller said here definitely bears repeating (as what Jeff Merkley says here - h/t Atrios...I can't think of a word for the disgust that I feel when the Dems give

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-02 22:52:00

Damn straight (and to help get the ad on the air, click here)……and I must tell you that during weeks like this, when posting is getting all messed up for a variety of reasons, this song captures how I feel, despite my liberal do-gooder tendencies

Wednesday Mashup (3/2/11)

Published on 2011-03-02 21:16:00

From the “past is prologue” file here (40 years ago yesterday)…Hundreds of thousands of workers across Britain have taken part in an unofficial day of protest against the government's new industrial relations Bill.Figures suggest over 100,000 w

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-03-01 17:08:00

Ed Schultz brings us a recap of the Sunday bobbleheads here, including Nikki Haley and her "Democrat" Party reference - wonder who she's rumored to have had an affair with this week (oooohh).And by the way, the voters of Wisconsin appear to have had

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-28 22:07:00

Hey, it could've been a lot worse; they could have found a way to delete our porn...Al Qaeda Attacks Internet With Photo Of Adorable Piglet...and a long time ago, Fred Rogers defended his PBS show before Congress, and I think it's a good idea to chec

Monday Mashup (2/28/11)

Published on 2011-02-28 14:25:00

Someone named James Pethokoukis tells us here that a shutdown of the US government, in the event that the “pain caucus” in the Repug-controlled U.S. House gets its way, is “worth it” (I’ll let you, dear reader, decipher the financial detail

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-27 23:12:00

Can you hear us now, Hosni Mubarak Walker? And by the way, check this out......and here's a tune to help us keep up the fight (and it partly explains how we got into this mess to begin with).

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-26 14:33:00

This tells us what happened in Wisconsin yesterday, but the video below tells us how (and to do something about it, click here)......and on at least one level, I think this tune (no video) is appropriate.

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-25 22:11:00

More "past is prologue" stuff with Hosni Mubarak Walker (again, unbelievable that this somehow didn't come out in the campaign last year)......and this is a charming little film clip of a Koch Brothers stooge in action (I wonder if he realizes how he

Friday Mashup (2/25/11)

Published on 2011-02-25 13:18:00

I give you last week’s Area Votes In Congress from the Philadelphia Inquirer (here)…HouseRepublican spending cuts. Voting 235-189, the House passed a Republican bill (HR 1) to reduce non-security discretionary spending by $60 billion below curren

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-24 22:10:00

To do something about the ongoing travesty in Afghanistan, click here (and good for Michael Hastings to completely embarrass our bought-and-paid-for corporate media yet again)... ...also, you knew Jon Stewart would have something to say about Hosni

Thursday Mashup (2/24/11)

Published on 2011-02-24 17:16:00

It’s time for another “Foto Funny” from Fix Noise, as noted here.Now before you get too steamed over the Milwaukee school district supposedly spending over $786 grand on Viagra for teachers, read the linked story at ABC News (which, unlike Fix

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-22 21:49:00

Sometimes it really is that simple......and the latest issue of Rolling Stone features another great report by Matt Taibbi, this time on how the banksters escaped jail, and it also features a story on a recording, the band's first in 24 years, by the

Monday Mashup (2/22/11)

Published on 2011-02-22 15:15:00

Gee, I wonder how many people in our government are feeling stupid right about now for “normalizing” relations with Libya given some of the apocalyptic rhetoric from that country’s leader-for-life Moammar Gadhafi, saying that he intends to “d

More Partisan Mikey Musings On Wisconsin

Published on 2011-02-22 13:30:00

I give you the latest from Bucks County, PA’s conservative newsletter (here)…Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick said Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is doing the "right thing for his state" and called government bureaucracy "the next bubble.""I've got to t

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-21 15:45:00

Truly, the whole world is watching Wisconsin, as noted here......and "every time you close our eyes," you can expect the Repugs and their pals (including chicken Dems) to steal more of our rights (here).

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-20 17:53:00

Once more, I'm about a day or so behind on Rachel Maddow's fabulous reporting on what's going on in Wisconsin and how high the stakes truly are; here is her report from Friday.(By the way, at about 11:00, she notes that part of the Repug strategy is

More Anti-Obama Agit-Prop From Rummy The Liar

Published on 2011-02-20 11:29:00

CNN lapped up the following garbage from our former Defense Secretary here (maybe he figured that everyone would be paying so much attention to Wisconsin that no one would notice)...(Rummy) said there's no evidence to support the premise that the Uni

A Note About Wisconsin

Published on 2011-02-19 17:19:00

(I was going to add this as a comment to a prior post, but it got too long, so I thought I would just post about this separately.)As I've been watching all of this play out in Wisconsin along with most of the rest of the country, I'm getting a pretty

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-19 11:26:00

"Bake sales versus billionaires" - yep, that about nails it here, people (and as usual, our corporate media totally misses the story, by design I'm sure)......and these guys were mentioned in the Sunday New York Times magazine; so far, this is the on

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-18 22:06:00

Ed Schultz gives us a taste of how serious the stakes are in Wisconsin right now here (and Rachel Maddow's reporting on this over the past week, connecting the dots, has been fantastic - I can't put up the videos because of MSNBC's awful upload non-c

Friday Mashup (2/18/11)

Published on 2011-02-18 20:29:00

Crazy Tom Coburn of Oklahoma imparts the following to us today at the WaPo (here, on the economy of course)…“…in the coming budget debate, everything has to be on the table. There can be no sacred cows and pet priorities.”Sweet Jeebus, that

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-17 22:12:16

Rachel Maddow connects the dots beautifully here on the Repugs and their (and I hesitate to say this, but it fits pretty well here) "war" on public employees (she should get an Emmy or a Cable ACE award or something for this, but she won't - I came a

Thursday Mashup (2/17/11)

Published on 2011-02-17 16:46:51

I know we just can’t get enough of more bogus polling analysis from former Laura Bush employee Andrew Malcolm, and he delivers again here…President Obama's done a lot of talking recently about Winning the Future. Trouble is, he's not. Politically

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-16 22:50:34

And oh yeah, it looks like Scalia and Thomas of The Supremes haven't been too forthcoming on the whole financial disclosure thing concerning all of their little parties with their "pay no price, bear no burden" pals......and it looks like it was noth

Wednesday Mashup (2/16/11)

Published on 2011-02-16 17:03:26

Oh yes, isn’t it just awful that those baad autoworkers at “Government” Motors received bonuses while still taking taxpayer dough (here – of course, nary a peep has been heard from wingnut media over this).Next, even on the exceedingly rare o

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-15 20:56:00

(Hopefully back to posting tomorrow...)A particularly appropriate question given this revolting development (South Dakota keeps voting against this stuff, Repug politicians keep introducing these horrific bills - lather, rinse, repeat; to support the

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-14 21:27:00

RIP George Shearing......and once more, when it's time for no-holds-barred, bring-the-hammer-down, speaking-truth-to-power editorializing - well, that means it's time for Jon Stewart......and this tune comes from the days when performers wrote someth

Monday Mashup (2/14/11)

Published on 2011-02-14 16:42:00

Oh, and by the way, before people start losing their minds over stories like this, read this and pay particular attention to the paths of the red and blue lines in the chart over the rest of this decade, OK?Yes, Obama knows about the bloody debt alre

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-11 22:32:00

As Atrios says, more like this - a lot more (here...hey teabaggers, nice job on the Patriot Act - you wanna lend a hand here too?)......and there are a lot of reasons why it's a good thing that Mubarak is no longer in charge of Egypt, but his crimina

Friday Mashup (2/11/11)

Published on 2011-02-11 19:43:00

With the joyous news that the crook/despot/dictator Hosni Mubarak is finally no longer in charge of Egypt, leave it to Fix Noise to ratchet up the crazy a notch or two about SCARY MUSLIMS! SCARY MUSLIMS! SCARY MUSLIMS! SCARY MUSLIMS!!!! (and with tha

More Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-10 22:22:00

"Inspired by true events" as they say (h/t Daily Kos)......and in a related story, I never thought I would give those zany teabaggers credit for a thing (including this guy), but I have to for this (I'm afraid the extension will eventually pass anywa

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-10 18:07:00

(Posting is going to be up in the air again - maybe yes, maybe no tomorrow and for a few days.)I thought this was a good interview Lawrence O'Donnell conducted with Bill Maher recently; I was meaning to say something about Bill Orally's joke of an in

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-08 22:24:00

This is the Rachel Maddow clip I was looking for from last night by the way - I call this case closed (I can do without this guy's narration in the beginning, and the head shots and the un-synched audio, and it craps out with about a minute to go, bu

Tuesday Stuff (2/8/11)

Published on 2011-02-08 14:56:00

(Oh, and for the record, let it be known that here and here are the latest examples of how this country's political/media/industrial complex has learned absolutely nothing from the Tucson carnage.)This post from Michael Grunwald of Time has to do wit

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-07 21:39:00

(Hopefully back to posting tomorrow...)Oh, and you can now cue the Bucks County Courier Times to leap to the defense of Mikey The Beloved, claiming that he has the health benefits of his wife, who's a schoolteacher, and how dare Durbin say such thing

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-06 12:44:00

(Probably no posting tomorrow, by the way...)And with all of the Reaganalia in full swing, I thought this was appropriate (God rest Phil Hartman)......and here is more humor for the occasion......and you're not going to believe the words you're heari

Happy Birthday To The Gipper

Published on 2011-02-05 15:38:00

On the occasion of the 100th birthday of The Sainted Ronnie R, I would like to present some recollections of Number 40 mostly from the book “Ronald Reagan’s Reign of Error,” by Mark Green and Gail MacColl, published in 1983 (additional material

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-04 22:12:00

OMG, don't you remember how Andrew Breitbart secretly hearts al Qaeda? I mean, it's in this video, so it must be true, right? Just like the recent Planned Parenthood videos, right?...and I quite rightly dumped on our PA-08 U.S. House rep today, but t

Friday Mashup (2/4/11)

Published on 2011-02-04 14:02:00

I give you the following from the front page of the Bucks County Courier Times today (somehow, this ran in the banner instead of the legitimate news story about Egypt…but then again, we are talking about the PR service for Mikey The Beloved here)

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-03 22:09:00

God bless Zach Wahls of Iowa for this (a clip from "The Last Word" last night, and Lawrence O'Donnell's interview with him and his family tonight was pretty good also - I'll keep an eye out for the video)......and I'm sure you share my utter disgust

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-02 22:02:00

Glad to see Punxsutawney Phil is trying to do his part to get us through this winter (more here - I know there's bad stuff going on in Cairo also...sorry, but I don't know what I can do about it except to express my disgust over it and emphasize my o

Wednesday Mashup (2/2/11) (updates)

Published on 2011-02-02 18:33:00

(I have a feeling that posting is going to get flaky again over the next few days – I’ll keep you up to date.)I give you the following from former Bushco flunky Dana Perino (here)...Does anyone else see the irony of the president last night calli

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-02-01 22:53:00

"WTF" indeed (h/t Daily Kos)...The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cFrom Russia With Govhttp://www.thedailyshow.com/Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogThe Daily Show on Facebook...and yep, I guess this defi

Tuesday Mashup (2/1/11)

Published on 2011-02-01 17:32:00

Being a filthy, unkempt liberal blogger, I’m inclined to wonder how much sooner the apparently-pro-Democracy uprisings in the Middle East would have happened had not a certain Former President Highest Disapproval Rating In Gallup Poll History decid

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-31 22:23:00

Actually, I don't think Utah is going far enough here - I think they should name a state gastropod also. How about the ever-reliable garden slug (oddly appropriate as far as I'm concerned)?And I have a perfect honorary name too: Clark Aposhian of the

Monday Mashup (1/31/11)

Published on 2011-01-31 16:30:00

When we last heard about Florida Federal Court Judge (and Reagan appointee) Roger Vinson, he was the subject of a Wikipedia hoax that a certain Flush Limbore fell for here last September; an entry stated that Vinson was “an avid hunter and amateur

Sunday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-30 22:15:00

Two musical notes: happy belated 30th birthday to Jonny Lang (hope another hit is forthcoming - way too much talent here)......and happy 60th to Phil Collins (I thought this was a good interview in the New York Times a few months ago; one thing we le

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-29 22:59:00

Yeah, here's something our U.S. House Rep Mikey The Beloved should think about while his ankle heals, he being the beneficiary of that sweet, sweet guaranteed health care he voted to deny everybody else not as well off as he is......and on this day 1

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-29 00:03:00

As anyone with any familiarity with this site knows, there are topics that I post about where I am actually knowledgeable on that subject, there are some that I post on where I have a passing familiarity with what’s going on, and there are some top

Friday Mashup (1/28/11)

Published on 2011-01-28 17:11:00

So, let’s see what the kiddies in charge of the U.S. House were up to last week, OK? (here – the Senate was still trying to figure out its rules for the upcoming session I believe)…HouseHealth-care repeal. Voting 245-189, the House passed a Rep

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-27 22:25:00

Leave it to the Onion News Network for topical content......and I was looking for something to do with summer here, and I suppose this does a bit, though I can't even escape the damn snow here either.

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-26 23:17:00

I know we've done the whole Keith Olbermann thing to death, but this is pratically all of what Lawrence O'Donnell said on Monday as a tribute to K.O.- I thought it was very well put, and it was classy of O'Donnell to name all of the people behind the

Wednesday Mashup (1/26/11)

Published on 2011-01-26 17:21:00

Hold onto your hats – I know this is hard to believe, but our prior presidential administration was found to have (gulp!) actually broken the law.Yes, I know that’s positively shocking, but the Bucks County Courier Times brought us the following

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-25 21:50:00

Remember that video of Jon Stewart quite rightly criticizing Dem U.S. House Rep Steve Cohen last week? Well, here is an update (and the very best part is that Fix Noise humanoid Megyn Kelly looks like a complete and total idiot, as well as a liar)...

Tuesday Mashup (1/25/11)

Published on 2011-01-25 16:33:00

If former Speaker Nance Pelosi were going to sit next to anybody at the SOTU tonight, it should be Boehner, since he’s now the speaker (here…if anybody, Cantor should sit with Steny Hoyer, who was majority leader before him – and no, I can’t

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-24 22:00:00

Uh, yep...(And by the way, for the record, I was a bit hasty in judging Lawrence O'Donnell on Friday - he had some good stuff tonight on guns and an extended interview with Glenn Greenwald.)...meanwhile, thank God these characters haven't been in cha

Monday Mashup (1/24/11)

Published on 2011-01-24 17:20:00

Yesterday, the New York Times ran some opinion columns from people suggesting what Obama should say or do when he gives his State of the Union address tomorrow night (sorry, but I know those things basically are pep rallies regardless of which side i

More Saturday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-22 22:52:00

First we have that moron Jesse Kelly making a fool of himself yet again here, and now this John Wilson cretin...well, I'll let Cenk give you the rest of the story, as it were......and I suppose I'm overdue for another "relationship" song, so here it

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-22 11:48:00

Here’s some stuff I’d planned to get to before the Olbermann news broke last night…To begin, let it be known that I don’t automatically give Dems a pass when it comes to stupid behavior (here)…The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p

Adios, Keith

Published on 2011-01-21 22:32:00

I’ve had a few minutes to digest the shock of this development – I suppose this is the reaction that comes foremost to mind:Imagine the crap that this man has had to put up with for as long as “Countdown” has aired. He hinted as much in his c

Friday Mashup (1/21/11)

Published on 2011-01-21 18:41:00

(By the way, let it be known for the record that I could care less whether or not Democratic and Republican politicians sit together during President Obama’s State of the Union address next week.)Easily the biggest story going on in these parts at

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-20 23:07:00

I made a reference to the fact that today (well, yesterday almost) was the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s inaugural address – here it is (words we definitely need to hear once more)……and since I already put up “Abraham, Martin and

Thursday Mashup (1/20/11)

Published on 2011-01-20 16:55:00

From The Hill, Dem U.S. House Rep Earl Blumenauer of Oregon tells us the following (here)…National public broadcasting is very cost effective and an excellent example of a public-private partnership maximizing value for the taxpayer. The Corporatio

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-19 21:09:00

Hey, wasn’t today supposed to be the day the Repugs take their “victory lap” over passing the repeal of the Obama “job killing” (and yes, the moratorium in the wake of the Tucson tragedy on that inflammatory and utterly incorrect language l

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-18 21:56:00

RIP Sargent Shriver (more here)......and going from the sublime to the ridiculous when it comes to Democratic politicians, this tells us that the odious Kent Conrad will not seek another term in the Senate (like to see how much Conrad would laugh it

Tuesday Mashup (1/18/11)

Published on 2011-01-18 17:23:00

I’m a bit overdue to catch up on the wretched blog of J.D. Mullane of the Bucks County Courier Times, but I did so recently here (misstep with punctuation and all), in response to Obama’s speech at Tucson in the wake of the shooting.Concerning wh

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-17 21:29:00

I hope I've already made it clear that this site doesn't traffic in "eliminationist" rhetoric against anyone except bin Laden, though of course it does traffic in a lot of snark (but if you ask me to give up on that, you might as well ask me to give

Legacy Of A Dream, 2011

Published on 2011-01-17 11:47:00

President Obama issued a proclamation here today in honor of this day commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and this post from 2006 concerning Dr. King is every bit as timely now as it was then.Also, here is an excerpt from a speech given by Dr.

More Saturday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-15 20:23:00

Here is some debunking of the "conventional wisdom" surrounding Jared Lee Loughner, whom all of us, myself included, have spent waaay too much time discussing (And by the way, CNN, can you please remove that disgusting photo of him looking deranged f

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-15 12:10:00

Or, as someone named Rotwang at Eschaton asked, what exactly is a Reince Priebus (here - what a shame we apparently won't have Mike Steele to kick around any more; as if he really called the shots anyway)......and oh yeah, speaking of the new RNC cha

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-14 22:43:00

By the way, remember that supposedly awful lame duck session of Congress with the Dems before the voters threw them out in a hissy fit? You know, the one where "Man Tan" Boehner said the American people would remember this, or something like that?Wel

Friday Mashup (1/14/11)

Published on 2011-01-14 16:30:00

For anyone who wonders whether or not any gun control-related legislation will emerge as a result of the Tucson tragedy, I think we have our answer (from here).The billboard advertises a gun show taking place about 13 miles from where the shootings o

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-13 22:55:00

Kudos to Patricia Maisch for telling it like it is, she being the woman with tremendous guts who kept Jared Loughner, the alleged Tucson shooter, from loading a second clip before Loughner was wrestled to the ground (Keith Olbermann interviewed her a

More Wingnut Mania Over Tucson

Published on 2011-01-13 16:20:00

Before I say anything else, I should note that, up until now, I had not found an instance of Democrats and/or liberals in general using violent rhetoric against their opponents. Well, I recently came across the following from here…Former Congressma

A CREW "Cut" On Sessions And Saint Mikey

Published on 2011-01-13 13:18:00

I have a bit of catching up to do concerning our PA-08 U.S. House rep, particularly since he’s one of the individuals cited in a complaint today by the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), as the Bucks County

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-12 21:45:00

Oh yeah, Happy Birthday to the OxyContin addict (and the earthquake in Haiti took place a year ago today - this clips ties the two together, infamously when it comes to Flush Limbore)......and this song has some sunny, scenic imagery (of Las Vegas, I

The Speech I Would Give About Tucson

Published on 2011-01-12 13:08:00

President Obama is scheduled to speak to the nation about this weekend’s attack in Arizona, as noted here – if were your benevolent dictator, as Atrios puts it (and assuming I could step into Obama's shoes), I would say the following (this is why

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-11 22:42:00

(Hopefully back to something like normal posting tomorrow...)Rachel Maddow reviews the Tucson shootings (and some of the others in our infamous history) with former ATF agent Edgar Domenech, who was the agent who investigated the Virginia Tech massac

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-10 22:33:00

In other news, as they say, bye bye Bug Man (here)……and yep, it didn’t take long for the ruling House Repug leadership to “walk back” all those claims about saving money from the budget, did it……and on this day six years ago, CBS releas

"Mainstreaming" The Crazy

Published on 2011-01-09 19:20:00

In Matt Taibbi's fine profile of John Boehner in the latest issue of Rolling Stone, we have the following (here, pg. 4)...Another Ohio Democrat, Steve Driehaus, clashed repeatedly with Boehner before losing his seat in the midterm elections. After Bo

More "Old Gray Lady" Wankery Over The Shooting (update)

Published on 2011-01-09 12:43:00

Naive, filthy, unkempt liberal blogger that I am, I had seriously hoped that the shooting of Congresswoman Giffords and everyone else in Arizona yesterday would bring to a halt, among other things, the "false equivalency" game in our media.Yep, silly

Saturday Mashup (1/8/11)

Published on 2011-01-08 21:41:00

Obviously, the horrific event in Arizona today trumps everything, but there is still some unfinished business in our congressional district.I said earlier that I would cut PA-08 rep Mikey Fitzpatrick some slack on the matter of his swearing-in screwu

A Word Or Two About Gabby Giffords

Published on 2011-01-08 19:48:00

We now know that police have some life form named Jared Loughner in custody for the shooting of Dem U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the murder of Federal Judge John Roll, a nine-year-old child and four others at this point (more here). Base

Friday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-07 22:44:00

Good for Alan Grayson; he should keep speaking up even though he’s out of public life – his voice needs to be heard (here)……and it’s time for a theology lesson from “father” Bill Orally here (his stupidity goes in, it goes out – plent

Thursday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-06 22:38:00

So let's review, shall we?First, Speaker Boehner decides to allow this little show of reading the Constitution as the soon-to-be-dreaded 112th Congress commences (and as noted earlier here, it wasn't even the whole document).Next, he allows our own M

Thursday Mashup (1/6/11)

Published on 2011-01-06 14:36:00

I’ve really tried to avoid the blog of former Laura Bush employee Andrew Malcolm for a little while now, but I suppose some things can’t be put off forever, particularly with us beginning a new year and all.And if you guessed that his latest nons

Wednesday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-05 22:19:00

Meet the "new" GOP, same as the old GOP (here - but just keep telling yourself that people out there actually elect these fools)......and this is probably a little "Dawson's Creek" of me, but I'm putting up this video anyway; kind of in need of a bit

Wednesday Mashup (1/5/11)

Published on 2011-01-05 17:37:00

What luck for the PA-08 U.S. Congressional district – it looks like Mikey Fitzpatrick is back on the job based on this item yesterday in the Bucks County Courier Times (ugh)…Fitzpatrick, who defeated two-term Democrat Patrick Murphy in November,

Tuesday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-04 21:46:00

I may have more to say about Darrell Issa tomorrow; in his case, a lot needs to be said (hopefully back to posting tomorrow, and congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton makes a great point in the last minute here about the Democrats and investigations -

Monday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-03 22:29:00

The first "Worst Persons (Not Really)" segment of 2011 (Michael Steele, running again for RNC head, and Ann Wagner, also trying for that gig, take the "bronze" for not remembering what books they supposedly read recently, with Steele somehow mixing u

Monday Mashup (1/3/11)

Published on 2011-01-03 16:25:00

(All four of these items are based on content recently published in the New York Times, for what it’s worth.)I realize that it’s probably not a good practice for me to call out “civilians” here (non-pundit types who write Letters to the Edito

Saturday Stuff

Published on 2011-01-01 21:51:00

We know Richard Holbrooke passed away a few weeks ago, but I recently came across this item, and I thought it was an interesting remembrance, particularly about the Kosovo war......and whaddaya know? Look who received an OBE (here - and congrats to T

Friday Stuff

Published on 2010-12-31 17:24:00

As we watch the train wreck of the 112th Congress unfold, keep in mind what the American sheeple voted out of office; namely, grownups who actually got stuff done, as Rachel Maddow reminds us here......and I give you the following from the land of Da