I have a dream I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a …
January 2019 archive
Jan 21 2019
Letter From Birmingham Jail
I like to publish this on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (in fact more frequently than that) because it holds many valuable lessons for those of us who believe in Direct Action, some of which I have highlighted. I won’t bother blockquoting. ek hornbeck MY DEAR FELLOW CLERGYMEN: While confined here in the Birmingham city …
Jan 21 2019
The Breakfast Club (Good Time)
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 10:00am (ET) (or …
Jan 20 2019
Throwball Conference Championships: Patsies at Chiefs
Have I mentioned recently that I hate the Patsies with the white hot intensity of a thousand Suns? Well, at least not since last week, I’ve been distracted. This is of course because Robert Kraft dicked over Hartford so he could extort a better Stadium in Foxboro, but also because Bill Belichick and Tom Brady …
Jan 20 2019
Rant of the Week: Bill Maher – The Middle Class Squeeze
In his first New Rule of the season, Bill bemoans the state of America’s shrinking middle class.
Jan 20 2019
Throwball Conference Championships: Scams at Aints
Time to get your hate on. We are now at that part of the post-Season where the contestants start to match the “official” title hype. There is no doubt that the two teams that emerge from the Conference Championships will advance to the Super Bowl (LIII I think) and represent the NFC and the AFC. …
Jan 20 2019
House
More Long Format Retro Weekend. I won’t pretend the Smothers Brothers was a formative experience because I was already 60ish when TV rolled around (still miss The Shadow– “The weed of Crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay. The Shadow knows.”), but I thought they were funny and rarely missed an episode. They kind …
Jan 20 2019
The Breakfast Club (Pinocchio)
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 20 2019
Pondering the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition
“Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. On Sunday mornings we present a …
Jan 19 2019
DNA Discounts
AeroMexico is offering DNA Discounts on tickets to Mexico which is a fascinating and beautiful place I would gladly visit if it weren’t so damn hot most of the year (which is not to say I’m looking forward to the 16 Degree Cold Snap predicted for Monday in Stars Hollow). As an acolyte of Clio …
Jan 19 2019
The Breakfast Club (The Land Of The Free)
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 10:00am (ET) (or …