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Re: The Tea Party is Only as ‘Dead’ as Conservatism
02/08/12 11:14 am
The essence of culture war is a marching-backwards. Glenn Beck made "Leave it to Beaver" noises because his target audience is cognitively s...Re: Morning Awful: Catholic Birth Control Contention
02/08/12 10:51 am
Notice how a lot of so-called liberal Catholic MEN, like E J Dionne and Chris Matthews, are making this all about religious freedom. Bullpuc...Re: The Tea Party is Only as ‘Dead’ as Conservatism
02/08/12 10:46 am
I was six years old and in parochial school when John Kennedy ran for President. I remember my parents and family being pleased when he won,...Re: Chris Hedges on the Black Bloc “Cancer” in Occupy (but not in Anonymous)
02/08/12 2:15 am
You've seen them before at the 2009 G-20 meeting and the Battle of Seattle in 1999.Re: Morning Awful: Regressive South Carolina
02/07/12 3:17 pm
It takes an advanced degree in cognitive dissonance to deny these laws have any object other than making it harder for minorities & the ...Re: Chris Hedges on the Black Bloc “Cancer” in Occupy (but not in Anonymous)
02/07/12 7:07 am
I checked out on OWS months ago so I never heard of Black Bloc. Wow. Good to know.Re: Most Precise Bombing Campaign Ever
02/06/12 8:43 am
Applause for a simply-stated version of my own mind.Re: Most Precise Bombing Campaign Ever
02/06/12 8:41 am
2 is a higher number than my preferred number of "zero," and it's still lower than 30. I think you can summarize a lot of the Obama Era in t...Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/06/12 6:47 am
Who has the irrational hatred of POTUS ? Greenwald or Paul ? Which POTUS ? Bush? Obama ? Lincoln ? Madison ? Any ideas about why ? rather...Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/05/12 1:30 am
Good post! I've stopped by a few times, but never commented. I think the key phrase in assessing Greenwald is "overcompensates" and he does...Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/03/12 2:24 pm
I dislike the term "emoprog." It confuses musical politics with movement politics.Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/03/12 1:19 pm
For the same reason Ron Paul approved those newsletters.Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/03/12 1:18 pm
And vote. No vote, no voice and no right to criticize the government, because the sorry a-holes who don't vote enable whichever government t...
Category Archives: Football
Football is Progressive
I have to hand it to Bill Maher on this one: football is the most progressive sport ever, and the perfect rejoinder to anyone who tells you that socialism is un-American, or that it doesn’t work. It also proves that … Continue reading
Between Fail And Fiasco There Is Epic Fail
Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio after a disaster-themed 49-7 bowl loss to Alabama, via my local daily: “This game is a roller coaster,” he said. “You go into it — you can be in the locker room all focused … Continue reading
The Inflation of Steve Pierce
Steve Pierce, whose time on the Florence City Council was marked by his “excitement!” over the Renaissance Tower and the city’s various and sundry infrastructure boondoggles of the 1990s, is just as “excited!” today by the University of North Alabama’s … Continue reading
Football-Time In Alabama
It is time to admit the drums and brass carried from down the street weren’t lying, that the crackle-and-grunt rhythm of the season punctuated by the screaming cicada is not your imagination. A goddess named Victory will soon bring a … Continue reading
Alabama’s Annual Archaeism
Despite its reputation as the buckle of the Bible Belt, Alabama’s de facto state religion is college football. Today will see the ritual battle of our two main denominations in what has come to be known as the “Iron Bowl.” … Continue reading
Football Notes
Halfway through the NFL season, the AFC has nothing on the NFC while the Saints and Vikings are in charge of the latter. The NFC title match will likely produce a Superbowl winner, and that game could very well be … Continue reading
