“If the President does it, it’s not illegal.” Yeah, but this was before he was President. In 1968 the United States was inches away from concluding a peace accord with North Vietnam and ending the Vietnam War. On October 22nd 1968, Nixon ordered H.R. Haldeman to stop it. Haldeman did this by encouraging South Vietnamese …
January 2017 archive
Jan 04 2017
The Breakfast Club (Word Power)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Jan 03 2017
Wading Deeper In The Muck
In the cover of darkness, behind closed doors, the House Republican voted to cripple the Office Congressional Ethics (OCE) by making it accountable to the very people they are charged to investigate. Less than 24 hours before the House convenes and votes on its rules for the 115th Congress, Republicans adopted an amendment Monday night, …
Jan 03 2017
Populism and ‘Fake’ News
At Tech Dirt today, Mike Masnick has a story up about the wave of Government proposals to censor news they news they don’t like. In this case the Government is Italian and Masnick cites this piece from Politico– Italy joins calls for fake news crackdown By Zoya Sheftalovich, Politico 12/30/16, 7:13 AM CET “Post-truth in …
Jan 03 2017
The Breakfast Club (Chasing The Truth)
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Jan 02 2017
The Pretty Parade
So I’ve been kind of tough on the Big Balloon Parade (Macy’s Thanksgiving). First of all, it’s not that damn big compared to the one us Nutmeggers throw each year in Stamford- we rival or exceed it in number of Big Balloons and Bands which brings me to point 2. The Floats are insipid rolling …
Jan 02 2017
The Breakfast Club (Great Annoyance)
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Jan 01 2017
Odds or Onions Challenge XXIII
Can you pick The Onion without hovering your mouse over the links? Not much of a challenge really, but if you just looked at the headlines you’d have an easy 50 / 50 shot at being wrong. Genuinely puzzled Keith Richards survives 2016 ROLLING Stones legend Keith Richards has expressed his genuine surprise at …
Jan 01 2017
The Breakfast Club (2017)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Jan 01 2017
Happy New Year 2017
Out with the old. In with the new. Have a Happy and Healthy New Year.