Category Archives: Video

Today’s Music: Sonny Boy Williamson, “Sloppy Drunk”

Posted on January 14, 2012 by admin

Sure, you know who the original Sonny Boy Williamson was (there were two) and Aleck Miller, AKA Sonny Boy Williamson II. I have trouble keeping them apart myself, but they were both great musicians who had a vast influence on … Continue reading →

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Let’s Put Romney in a ‘Quiet Room’ By Himself — and Leave Him There

Posted on January 12, 2012 by admin

More blatherskite from “Mr. 1 Percent” himself, Mitt “I Like Firing People” Romney. Not only does Romney think it’s somehow unfair to call him on his Bain Capital record as a ruthless corporate raider that put over 5,000 Americans out … Continue reading →

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Romney’s Bain Capital Past Illustrated

Posted on January 12, 2012 by admin

Bain Capital is the 25 years of ‘leadership’ in business Mitt Romney thinks qualifies him to handle the economy. Look at the chart below, bankruptcy and over 5,000 Americans put out of a job. But don’t shed a tear; after … Continue reading →

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The True Romney Comes Out

Posted on January 12, 2012 by admin

Mitt Romney is so far out of touch with the way most Americans live, he actually thinks you can pick and choose among health insurers when the truth is most Americans have only one choice, and that’s through their job. Aside from the … Continue reading →

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And a Happy Newt Year?

Posted on January 10, 2012 by admin

Below, an embarrassing Christmas video put together by Newt Gingrich’s New Hampshire staff, nabbed from AlterNet. On one hand, Newtie getting the GOP nomination would dead-cinch insure Obama’s reelection, since Gingrich is nothing but a shambling fountain of bullshit, bombast … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Franny Beecher

Posted on January 10, 2012 by admin

Most people have never heard of Franny Beecher, but he was lead guitarist for Bill Haley and His Comets, the first hit rock band that promoted itself as a rock band in 1955. Beecher has always been underrated and rarely … Continue reading →

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While at Bain Capital, Romney Got Rich Putting People Out of Work

Posted on January 8, 2012 by admin

As usual, Mitt Romney is talking straight out of his rump here. Junior Bush just did this for eight years and collapsed the economy and dunderhead Romney wants to try it again. Einstein (and I don’t mean ‘Norman’) said trying … Continue reading →

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Romney Engaged in Crony Capitalism as Gov. of Massachusetts

Posted on January 7, 2012 by admin

People who follow politics know Willard Mitt Romney is the epitome of the “Say Anything to Get Elected” politician, but to start carping about Obama’s alleged ‘crony capitalism’ buries the hypocrisy meter all the way to the right. As Priorities … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Erik Satie

Posted on January 6, 2012 by admin

French composer Erik Satie (1866 – 1925) is an acquired taste and either you like him or hate him, but there is no denying his impact on modern music, not only classical, but jazz, as well. His sparse, languid piano … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Miles Davis “All Blues”

Posted on January 5, 2012 by admin

American jazz has travelled a rocky trajectory from the Ragtime of the early 20th century to ’20s Dixieland to the ’30s Big Band Era to post-war Bebop to ’50s Cool Jazz to late ’60s Fusion to Whatever It Is Now. … Continue reading →

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