Monthly Archives: September 2011

Two More Reasons Christie Will Never Be the GOP Nominee for President

Just imagine how this still photo or video will strike the average Obama-hating Christopublican Teabagger.

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Video: Every Democrat Should Follow Her Example

Here’s Elizabeth Warren, running for US Senate in Massachusetts against Wall Street Republican puppet Sen. Scott Brown, and clearly defining her campaign in no-nonsense populist terms every Democrat running for any office in the country should emulate. Hedge Fund favorite Brown has raised $10 … Continue reading

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Cartoon and a Quote on Jobs

Copyright 2011 RJ Matson. “Here’s a simple reality-check: there are no jobs! According to the Economic Policy Institute, ‘there are 6.9 million fewer jobs today than there were in December 2007.’ Of course, the working-age population has grown by over … Continue reading

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Bumper Sticker Thinking

I’m Canadian. It’s like being American, but without the gun. I was for Mitt Romney before I was against him, but I never changed my mind. In France, they have a month off for vacation, 35-hour work weeks, a livable … Continue reading

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Seven Reasons Why Chris Christie Won’t Be the GOP Nominee

1. He’s a Media Darling. Aside from the fact that Christie keeps saying ‘NO’ to a presidential run and the Beltway Punditocracy keeps looking at it upside-down and seeing ‘ON,’ the chattering classes apparently have missed one salient fact: they … Continue reading

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Today’s Quotes: They Get It From Reagan

Ever wonder where current Republican twits like Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann get some of their goofiest, dumbest twists on history, society and government? Seems they are simply borrowing from the ‘Master,’ the same mental colossus many members of the … Continue reading

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Video: 1950s ‘Tuna Rarebit’ Sandwich

What — did the Gasco’s run out of lard? I especially like the part where Sally scoops the digusting creamed tuna mess onto the toast — it just looks so…appetizing! (Ha, ha.) One thing: why was ‘Your Gas Company’ instructing … Continue reading

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Today’s Quotes at Random

“A human being is a part of the whole, called by us ‘ Universe,’ a part limited in time and space. He [or she] experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest. A kind of optical … Continue reading

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Cartoon: Teabaggers vs. ‘Union Thugs’ by Mike Thompson

Ah, the right-wing myth of the armies of violent ‘union thugs’ (you know, teachers, cops, and firefighters) condemned by the sort of people who wear automatic weapons in plain view to Obama speeches and babble about “Second Amendment remedies” if … Continue reading

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“Choo-Choo-Ch’Boogie” Louis Jordan and the Tympani Five

Here’s the incredible Louis Jordan, all but forgotten today, one of the fathers of modern blues and rock. This hit, “Choo-Choo-Ch’Boogie”, one of many for Louis, originally came out in 1946 when the genre was called ‘jive boogie’ or ‘jump blues’ … Continue reading

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