How awesome would this be? The Republican National Committee, already threatening to block CNN and NBC from hosting 2016 primary debates if they air planned features on Hillary Clinton, is also looking to scrap the old model of having reporters and news personalities ask the questions at candidate forums. Miffed that their candidates were singled out for personal questions or … Read More
Digging That Rodeo Clown
This is the week the right wing said, "We're all rodeo clowns now." Capped off by Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas): Stockman Invites Missouri Rodeo Clown to Perform in Texas | Congressman Steve Stockman. Yes, this is your modern Republican Party, denying the existence of racism in their ranks as they simultaneously excuse and enable it. Do I really need to explain … Read More
“The Newsroom”: S2E5 Review
An odd episode, this one. It's title? "News Night With Will McAvoy". Hmmm. That's pretty on the nose. Unlike most recent Newsroom episodes, this one did not jump around in time with flash forwards and flash backwards. In fact, this episode took place in real time — the 50 minutes of the newcast on April 23, 2012. We've jumped six … Read More
RIP Jack Germond
The key word to describe him is "irascible". An old school reporter and solid liberal. Good guy. Here's an Esquire tribute.
ROdeo Clown Update
The 'Obama' rodeo clown has now become the Pete Rose of Missouri State Fair rodeo clowns, drawing a lifetime ban from rodeo clowning at the Missouri State Fair.
TBogg Thanks For All The Fish
TBogg blogging is no more (well, as of Thursday). He's moving on. Too bad. He's the author of the best blog post ever.
An Honest GOP Town Hall Discussion
I've had my fun poking at Republican Congresscritters returning to their home states, holding town hall meetings, and bringing up birth certificates and other dumb stuff that would normally get them laughed at if they were on TV. But I have to give credit where credit is due. In the clip below, Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) gets questioned by a … Read More
Prudes
Playbill: Harry Scott, the superintendent of Parkview Christian Schools in Nebraska, says he was fired due to his involvement in a community theatre production of The Producers, according to JournalStar.com. Scott, who has worked as an educator for 22 years, had been superintendent at the school, which was started by Calvary Community Church, since 2011. He said he was fired Aug. … Read More
Thoughts On “Breaking Bad”
Now that the last episodes are airing, I confess that I'm a latecomer to "Breaking Bad". Like, within the past month. The series has always enjoyed a huge fanbase, and I suspect that millions like me joined the bandwagon only this month. The series also enjoys almost universal critical acclaim, and been the subject of countless articles and reviews. It's … Read More
Legal Rationale for Surveillance
I haven't been writing much about the telephony surveillance "scandal" because unlike many liberals I know, I'm not that upset by it. I do not consider the mass collection of metadata to be an invasion of my privacy. Collection is not the same thing as searching or prying, to my mind. Anyway, the Obama Administration released a white paper which … Read More
Racist Missouri
As reported by the Kansas City Star: YAEL T. ABOUHALKAH Shameful Missouri State Fair stunt smears Obama August 11 The taxpayer-supported Missouri State Fair got a lot of negative publicity Sunday following a report of a shameful stunt that occurred Saturday night in Sedalia. The story by an eyewitness, Perry Beam, is posted to Daily Kos and Show Me Progress. Fortunately, by late … Read More
Town Hall Follies
The nice thing about when Congress is out of session, is that Congresscritters go back to their constitutents and have town halls, and then we get good stuff like this. This is Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), fielding questions at the event in Afton, Oklahoma. And a woman asks him about Obama's qualifications. That's right. There are still people who STILL believe … Read More
12 Years Ago Today
12 years ago today was the infamous August 6 PDB (or Presidential Daily Briefing) which said, in really big letters: BIN LADEN DETERMINED TO STRIKE IN U.S. After listening to the briefer who told him this on Bush's ranch, Bush reportedly replied, "All right. You've covered your ass, now." We know what happened a month later. Which led to a war … Read More
NC Is Laughing Stock
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“The Newsroom”: S2E4 Review
The title of the latest episode of The Newsroom is "Unintended Consequences", and the show is chock full of them. While this show hit many of the story lines (and even linked a couple of them together), this was Maggie's show. As with all the episodes this season so far, the events are framed around a person being interviewed at a … Read More