Monthly Archives: June 2012

Tea Bagger doctrine up in smoke

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

There’s a huge wildfire consuming the area around Colorado Springs. Anti-tax, anti-government Tea Bagging conservatives in the area — the ones who have voted to cut government services including police and fire protection — are now trying to blame President … Continue reading →

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Gale and Wayne and Brenda

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

A while back, I made the embarrassing admission that I didn’t realize the lead singer for the ’60s band We Five was a girl. I seem to be on a roll with androgenous ’60s voices. I thought Wayne Newton was … Continue reading →

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‘Serena’: one of YouTube’s ‘Wigs’

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

There are a bunch of shorts on YouTube called “Wigs.” It consists of various serialized stories featuring top actresses. The kind of stuff that would normally be found on network television. I’ve been watching “Blue” and “Jan,” but here’s an … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court upholds Romneycare

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

Since the Supreme Court has ruled that Obamacare (née Romneycare) is legal, how are the Republicans going to resolve this revelation by Chief Justice of the U.S. John Roberts? But Roberts found another way to rescue it. Joined by the … Continue reading →

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Gasoline prices fall

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

Back in March, I posted on how Fox News was pushing the line that rising gasoline prices were President Obama’s fault. And then I noted how when prices went up during the tenure of President Bush the Dumber, those same … Continue reading →

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Billie Jean: The Civil Wars

Posted on June 27, 2012 by
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Previously, on “The West Wing”

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

Back when “The West Wing” was on TV, my wife used to get annoyed with me because I had a tendency to deliver the next line of dialogue even though I’d never seen the episode before. I didn’t know why … Continue reading →

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Voters confuse me

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

Here’s an anti-Romney ad: The setting is Marion, Indiana, about 60 miles northeast of Indianapolis. The city is the home of Indiana Wesleyan University, the largest evangelical Christian university in the Midwest and largest private university in Indiana. Since 2003, … Continue reading →

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While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

A tribute to George Harrison from 2004, with one musician making his guitar weep, moan, scream and sing.

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Cuckoo for austerity

Posted on June 24, 2012 by

So what’s happening in world economics? Steepest drop in German private sector output for three years. Euro crisis leads to survey-record monthly fall in service providers’ business outlook. Of course, an economist could explain this better, but let’s see: Germany … Continue reading →

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