2016-02-25 16:53
Just when all of the outlandish conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia seemed to be fading away, revelations worthy of a conspiracy theory surfaced… Read More
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2016-02-24 18:59
A rather revealing admission by the winner of the Nevada GOP caucus. At first glance, Trump appears to be denigrating the very people who are propelling him to victory, and that is how a num… Read More
2016-02-24 04:48
I came across an interesting bit of presidential trivia earlier this evening. If Donald J. Trump becomes our next president, his wife will have the distinction of being only the second First… Read More
2016-02-23 22:45
I just finished reading an excellent study, of the man seen above, in the New York Times Magazine. Commissioner Roger Goodell might be universally scorned, and perhaps even hated, but no one… Read More
2016-02-23 22:38
2016-02-23 22:37
From what I have been able to gather, Nugent's supporters are about evenly divided between those who profess not to see anything anti-Semitic here, and those who love the fact that the graph… Read More
2016-02-23 22:36
I come to bury Christie, not to praise him.He could have been a serious contender in the 2016 race, but Chris Christie couldn't quite manage to transcend the grubby politics of his home stat… Read More
2016-02-23 22:35
“The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.” - Henry Kissinger “I was very flattered when Henry Kissinger said I ran the State Department b… Read More
2016-02-23 22:35
I must confess that the very last GOP presidential candidate that I expected to be linked to a sex scandal would be Ted Cruz. This doesn't really qualify as one, but it will suffice in a pin… Read More
2016-02-23 22:34
For me anyway, this remarkable exchange between Cruz and Rubio was one of the most revealing moments of last night's debate. But, in order to fully appreciate just how meaningful this was, i… Read More
2016-02-23 22:32
Prior to the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, over the weekend, six out of the nine members of the Supreme Court were Roman Catholics. The other three are Jewish. On the face of it, one coul… Read More
2016-02-23 22:31
Jeb Bush might have grown up in Texas, and served as the governor of the gun-crazy State of Florida, but he is never going to convince anyone that he is an authentic gun guy. Earlier today… Read More
2016-02-23 22:30
This is the latest edition of Poland's wSieci (The Network) magazine, and it is provoking no small amount of controversy. The headline reads "Islamic Rape of Europe", but I question whether… Read More
2016-02-23 20:13
2016-02-23 20:12
2016-02-23 18:03
“I sadly predict, Mr. President that this is going to be one of the bitterest, dirtiest presidential campaigns we will have seen in modern times,” he said. “I’m sur… Read More
2016-02-15 22:57
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2016-02-08 16:39
2016-02-05 18:23
Last night was the premiere of the much-anticipated ESPN 30 for 30 documentary about the 1985 Chicago Bears, and it certainly did not disappoint. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it, and… Read More
2016-02-03 21:18
Orwell was referring to the game of soccer of course, but one could easily be forgiven for assuming that he was actually anticipating the gladiatorial spectacle that is today's American foot… Read More
2016-02-03 15:42
As I was reading the various postmortems being written for Rand Paul's 2016 presidential campaign, there was a mention of a Time magazine cover that touted Paul as the "most interesting man… Read More
2016-02-02 17:08
If the children of Iowa were allowed to caucus, Trump would surely have won in a landslide last night. They seem to instinctively like Donald Trump, and I don't think that can be entirely at… Read More
2016-02-02 02:31
When Jeb Bush launched his ill-fated presidential bid in June of last year, he made the announcement in both English and Spanish. Bush would also sit down for at least one interview in which… Read More
2016-02-01 17:47
We New Yorkers have long since become accustomed to seeing the name TRUMP all around us, because the man emblazons it on everything he touches, and typically in 10-foot tall gold letters. It… Read More
2016-01-31 16:48
An article in the LA Times this morning highlights the importance of Heidi Cruz to her husband's presidential campaign, and reading it made me curious about the woman who married Ted Cruz. W… Read More
2016-01-31 03:16
"Before you leave here, Sir, you’re going to learn that one of the most brutal things in the world is your average nineteen-year-old American boy.” - Phil Caputo, A Rumor of WarA… Read More
2016-01-30 17:04
"Megyn Kelly's false eyelashes are so big, every time she blinks, the breeze wakes up Ben Carson"I can't say with any certainty if Donald Trump's absence was the reason I didn't watch Thursd… Read More
2016-01-29 14:44
"I admire him, I frankly confess it; and when his time comes I shall buy a piece of the rope for a keepsake." - Mark TwainThe target of that marvelous insult, British imperialist Cecil Rh… Read More
2016-01-28 01:45
"Because of where we sat, we had a close up view of your conduct in the fourth quarter. The chest puffs. The pelvic thrusts. The arrogant struts and the ‘in your face’ taunting… Read More
2016-01-27 22:54
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2016-01-27 14:05
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the fierce defenders of our Constitutional liberties. What a motley collection of sad sacks. And what the hell is Dennis Miller doing here? That… Read More
2016-01-27 05:15
It appears that the "brains", and I use that word very loosely, behind the Oregon bird sanctuary siege are now in federal custody. The Bundy brothers, along with several others other members… Read More
2016-01-24 17:59
Every time I attempt to either like, comment, or share something on Facebook, this is the friendly message I get. What really burns me is that the idiots continue reminding me of important d… Read More
2016-01-23 17:44
I guess that desperate times do indeed call for desperate measures. The last time I posted to my blog was in November of 2014, and that post was prompted by something that was happening on F… Read More
2014-11-13 05:02
Tuesday night a number of famous musicians performed on the Washington Mall at the "Concert for Valor", an event which was billed as a salute to America's veterans. But the following day, th… Read More
2013-03-26 03:27
Cold Dead Hand with Jim Carrey from Jim Carrey Read More
2012-09-22 01:37
I love Sarah Silverman! Talk about using a potent mixture of facts, logic, and a liberal dose of naughty language, to make a very important point. There is no epidemic of voter fraud in th… Read More
2012-09-10 03:14
Here is the dishonest ad Romney has been running accusing President Obama of "gutting" Bill Clinton's 1996 welfare reform bill. Not too difficult to figure out just what bloc of voters the… Read More
2012-09-09 04:26
I had a very difficult time reading this article through to the end. The demented "War on Drugs" that our government has been waging relentlessly for nearly four decades now, has fundament… Read More
2012-09-08 16:50
2012-09-08 02:24
So, this moron decided he would test the law permitting the open-carry of handguns in Tennessee state parks. To that end he dressed up in camo, and entered a park armed with a Draco AK-47 pi… Read More
2012-09-01 15:34
When ethnic "gangsters" do business the way that Bain Capital does, they are labeled as "public enemies" and prosecuted. Mitt Romney, on the other hand, is running for president. The di… Read More
2012-07-25 22:41
They gun nuts are frenetically throwing out one thing after another to muddy the waters, and sow confusion. They are quite good at that, having much experience. It comes from constantly h… Read More
2012-07-25 17:52
The indications are that the first audience member to announce his intention to sue, is planning on suing the owners of the movie theater, the producers of the Batman movie, and a doctor wh… Read More
2012-07-12 20:25
This reenactment is invaluable for the visual images it provides of the doomed Confederate assault on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg. However, a reenactment is exactly what it i… Read More
2012-07-10 18:34
The only thing that would make this fascinating bit of history better, would be the HMS Romney having been a French, rather then a British, ship. Even so, there is some rich irony in the fac… Read More
2012-07-08 21:26
Ah, Monica Lewinsky. The raven-haired vixen who almost brought down a sitting president. Or, should that be "went down on a sitting president?" Either way, she represents an simpler, and mor… Read More
2012-06-04 20:19
2012-01-12 04:16
An article that I read earlier today inspired me to write about with a bit more depth then my usual facebook posts. The story concerned a jewelry store in Brooklyn that is selling earrings i… Read More
2012-01-06 05:00
"Rumsfeld said there aren't any good targets in Afghanistan. And there are lots of good targets in Iraq," Clarke said on Sunday's 60 Minutes. "I said, 'Well, there are lots of good targets i… Read More
2012-01-04 19:19
Fuck Al Gore, and his patronizing dismissal of Ron Paul's candidacy. The man who actually won the 2000 presidential election deserves a fair share of the blame for the predicament we find ou… Read More
2011-11-23 19:37
On October 3, 2008 President George W Bush signed into law the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), which authorized the United States government to spend up to $700 billion buying up… Read More
2011-10-25 18:41
Just to be clear, the Bush White House ultimately admitted that the "Mission Accomplished" banner was both made, and hung, at the behest of the administration. Of course, they tried to blame… Read More
2011-09-29 01:13
There is an ugly mood percolating among those who feel like they have been shafted by this economy. They are looking for someone, or something, to blame it all on. Probably the last time Oba… Read More
2011-04-03 03:34
Very sobering article in the NYT's today, regarding the looming vote in the UN General Assembly, on the issue of Palestinian statehood. A vote on a resolution, to grant recognition to a Pale… Read More
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