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Monthly Archives: September 2011
The Last Words of Lee Hays
Shortly before he died in 1981, Lee Hays, the poet and writer, and bass voice of The Weavers folk group, composed his own last testament. Here it is: In Dead Earnest By Lee Hays If I should die before I … Continue reading
Posted in Blues, Humor, Jazz, Music, Politics, Video
Tagged Blacklisting, Eulogy, Folk Music, HUAC, Leadbelly, Lee Hays, The Weavers
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Bill Maher and Keith Olbermann Try to Bring a GOP Voter to Reality with the Facts
Yeah, it’s funny because it’s so true. As a poor fool who has tried to penetrate the steel shell of misinformation, illogic and sheer stupidity that surrounds the average Teabagger, I’m acutely aware of the frustration illustrated by the comedy bit below. These … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election, Bizarre But Real, Christopublicans, Conservatives, Humor, Idiots, Media, Politics, Religion, Republicans, Teabaggers, Video, Wingnuts
Tagged Bertrand Russell, Bill Maher, Corporate Media, HBO, Keith Olbermann, Nicolas Chauvin, Reality
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Boehner Finally Admits He’s From Another Planet
Posted in 2012 Election, Cartoon, Christopublicans, Collagatorial, Conservatives, Humor, Idiots, Republicans, Teabaggers, Wingnuts
Tagged 2012 Election, Cartoon, Christopublicans, Collagatorial, John Boehner, Republican Scam, RS Janes, Social Security, Space Aliens, Teabaggers, Wingnuts
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The Jack and the Beanstalk Memo
The possibly apocryphal story is that an unknown number of years ago, a major Hollywood studio wanted to remake the children’s fable “Jack and the Beanstalk” for a modern audience. A script that stuck closely to the original tale was submitted … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre But Real, Humor, Idiots, WTF?
Tagged Hollywood Studio, Jack and the Beanstalk
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Today’s Quotes: More on Big Media Propaganda
“The owners and managers of the press determine which person, which facts, which version of the facts, and which ideas shall reach the public.” — Report by the Commission on Freedom of the Press. Quoted in “Democracy for the Few,” … Continue reading
The Doomed GOP Taildraggers Soldier On
Posted in 2012 Election, Cartoon, Christopublicans, Collagatorial, Conservatives, Humor, Idiots, Media, Politics, Republicans, Teabaggers, Wingnuts
Tagged 2012 Election, Cain, Cartoon, Christopublicans, Collagatorial, Gingrich, Huntsman, Palin, Pawlenty, Republican Primaries, Ron Paul, RS Janes, Santorum, Teabaggers, Wingnuts
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The Wicked Mr. Pickett and Jimi Hendrix On Stage Together in 1966
While Berry Gordy at Motown in Detroit was trying to tailor his soul acts to appeal to white pop audiences (i.e.: making them more doo-wop tame, ala The Supremes), over at Stax-Volt in Memphis they were going for the gut … Continue reading
Posted in Blues, Music, Rock, Video, Voting
Tagged Atlantic Records, Fender Jazzmaster, Jimi Hendrix, Soul Music, Stax-Volt, Wilson Pickett
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Carville’s Advice to Obama: “Panic!”
I don’t always agree with former Clinton strategist James Carville and find his marriage to in-the-tank Cheneyite Mary Matalin beyond bizarre, but the bald love child of a space alien and a Louisiana Keebler elf is dead on in this … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election, Conservatives, Democrats, Economy, New Ideas, Obama, Politics, Progressives, Republicans, Teabaggers, Voting
Tagged Advice, CNN, Fight, Fire, Indict, James Carville, Mary Matalin, Panic, Washington Bubble
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Judge Vega on Teabagger Walsh: “He’s No Different Than Anyone Else”
Loudmouthed Republican Congresscreature Joe Walsh (not the guiter-playing rocker, of course) has spent his short career in national politics knocking others for not taking responsibilty for their actions, as well as being a general Tea Party douchebag about everything else. But … Continue reading
Cartoon: Matt Wuerker on Obama’s Dilemma
Obama didn’t start the fire, but he’s getting blamed, including by people who should know better, for not cleaning up the Republican mess faster. Emperor Junior had eight years to put the torch to New Rome — Obama has only … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election, Cartoon, Christopublicans, Conservatives, Economy, Humor, Obama, Politics, Progressives, Republicans, Teabaggers, Wingnuts
Tagged GOP, Matt Wuerker, Obama
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