Image via Wikipedia I recently traveled to Venezuela where I stayed with some friends who are completely opposed to the government of Hugo Chavez. Before I departed, they told me how crime-ridden their country is these days. I was advised to not speak to people on the flight to Caracas and that upon arrival, I [...]
The term “tea-bagger” is obviously pejorative. Calling them “tea partiers” makes little sense, as the people behind that movement seem to have little interest in engaging in any activity that might involve a party. So what do we call the people who put teabags on their hats to protest budget deficits (that did not upset [...]
Image via Wikipedia Completely predictable: Right-wing radio jock Rush Limbaugh used (Tiger) Woods’ scandal to bash President Obama on his syndicated show. Declaring that Obama had let African-Americans down and that “the black frame of mind is terrible,” Limbaugh added: “I’m sure Tiger Woods’ choice of females is not helping ‘em out.” All of Woods’ [...]
Image by ~C4Chaos via Flickr I think of myself as someone with solid liberal credentials. In terms of presidential races, I ran for delegate for Jerry Brown in DC in 1992, supported Bill Bradley in 2000, knocked on doors in a snowy and unfriendly Iowa town for Howard Dean in 2004. In 2008, Obama was [...]
Image by G. J. Charlet III via Flickr Every year, I eagerly await the holiday season so I can get my share of wassail, give some gifts, listen to some old songs, and spend time with my family and friends. But in the last few years, there’s been something even better to look forward to: [...]
Teabagging hip-hop. It’s even worse and more stupid than you might imagine.
Image by smiteme via Flickr Well, the drama seems to be over, so I’m now trying to get back in the habit of daily blogging. But it’s been hard given that this is Sarah Palin week. Sadly, I haven’t been immune. Some of the highlights on the web have been Andrew Sullivan’s obsession with Palin [...]
Image via Wikipedia Wow: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in Rome for a U.N. food summit, spent several hours in the company of 200 Italian women recruited by an agency and tried to convert them to Islam, Italian media reported on Monday.”Seeking 500 attractive girls between 18 and 35 years old, at least 1.70 meters (5 [...]
Image via Wikipedia Meet the GOP’s next hero: Larry Whitten marched into this northern New Mexico town in late July on a mission: resurrect a failing hotel.The tough-talking former Marine immediately laid down some new rules. Among them, he forbade the Hispanic workers at the run-down, Southwestern adobe-style hotel from speaking Spanish in his presence [...]
Yikes: A Springfield man is facing indecent exposure charges after police say he stood naked inside his home as a 7-year-old boy and his mother walked by. Twenty-nine-year-old Eric Williamson denies any wrongdoing and says any exposure was accidental. “Yes, I wasn’t wearing any clothes but I was alone, in my own home and just got [...]
