Archive for January 2012
GEORGE CARLIN SAYS IT ALL
Posted by: Pat Johnson on: January 31, 2012
- In: Current Events | Propaganda | Religion | Uncategorized
- 14 Comments
It was approximately 50 years ago that John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the Democratic candidate for president of the United States, was forced to appear before a group of Protestant clergy to assure them that should he win that office his loyalty would be to the Constitution and not to the Roman Catholic Church. This led to his [...]
Manic Monday: Apples and Oranges
Posted by: chatblu on: January 30, 2012
- In: Economy | Human Rights | Open Thread
- 24 Comments
Supposedly, you can’t compare them. Lately, you can. For the purposes of this post, please consider apples to be technologic advances/corporate profits, and oranges to be human beings. Witness the elevation of the late Steve Jobs to “jobs creator” by both political parties. The President not only mentioned him in the SOTU, he actually had [...]
Lazy Sunday: Political Movies
Posted by: chatblu on: January 29, 2012
- In: movies | Politics | You Tube
- 18 Comments
Good Sunday, Widdershins. We have made it through another week of cr*p. My state is absolutely awash in political events that would rival Barnum and Bailey. Newt is proposing a space colony. Romney is quoting Castro. Just another week in the political process, but it’s way too up close and personal. The only way to [...]
DESIGNATED HITTER?
Posted by: Pat Johnson on: January 28, 2012
Is the “designated hitter” rule applicable to the current state of GOP presidential contenders? If not there should be since it appears that the current two front runners are not exactly “popular” with the base. It is so obvious that the primary voters have no special love set aside for Mitt since they have been [...]
Evening Widdershins: Go Big Blue!
Posted by: madamab on: January 27, 2012
Somehow I have failed to mention the fact that the team from my adopted home state, Noo Yawk, has somehow limped its way into the SuperBowl. This was obviously a huge error on my part. Mea culpa! But seriously….I have no idea how this happened. I truly thought it was not going to be the [...]
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