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Today’s Quote: Actor Will Smith on Trayvon Martin

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What If Trayvon Martin Had Been White?

As a ‘thought experiment,’ let’s pretend for a moment that Trayvon Martin was a 150-lbs white kid with Skittles and a can of iced tea shot dead by George Zimmerman, a beefy 250-lbs. full-grown man with a 9mm pistol. In … Continue reading

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Cartoons: Mitt Romney, the Etch-A-Sketch Candidate

H/T to Bartcop.com.

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Today’s Music: John Coltrane, “A Love Supreme” (1965)

I have to admit it took me awhile to be able to listen to and enjoy John Coltrane’s music of the mid-‘60s (and some I still can’t appreciate), but in “A Love Supreme” (released in 1965), Coltrane eases us into … Continue reading

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Today’s Video: Joe Friday on Right-Wing Groups and Fascism

Yep, Dragnet’s Det. Joe Friday (as played by Jack Webb) was as Republican conservative as they came in the 1960s, but even he knew the difference between the nutcases and the true conservatives. That distinction, unfortunately, has been lost by … Continue reading

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Political Tabloid Headlines of the Future

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Today’s Music: Fats Waller & Art Tatum, “Georgia On My Mind” (1941)

You’ve heard Ray Charles’ great vocal version, but here a couple of other geniuses take a crack at Hoagy Carmichael’s 1930 melody instrumentally. Fats (Thomas Wright) Waller is first, followed by Art Tatum, and I’ve plum run out of superlatives … Continue reading

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Weird Pix for March 27, 2012

1. Yes, it’s none other than the beloved Ed Sullivan, listening to the World’s Greatest Music on the World’s Crappiest Portable Record Player. It looks like Ed’s thinking, “How did I ever get talked into this goddamned thing? I don’t know shit … Continue reading

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Sanford, Florida, Police Guide to Standing Your Ground

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The Shameless Smearing of Trayvon Martin Begins

Why some righties want to defend nutjob George Zimmerman is beyond me, but the typical right ‘smear the victim’ campaign has started. Here, Zimmerman’s lawyer says he was attacked and beaten by Trayvon and sustained a broken nose — gee, … Continue reading

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