Keeping a jaundiced eye on the corporate media.
Posted in My So-Called Life on Nov 30th, 2007
As I said, one of the reasons I’m happy to move on is that I’m not feeling as safe here as I used to, what with several recent armed robberies in the neighborhood.
Yesterday I took a shortcut to work, and right around the corner, I passed one of those huge piles of stuffed animals and [...]
Posted in Politics As Usual on Nov 30th, 2007
Hostages held at Clinton campaign office in New Hampshire. He has what appears to be a bomb duct-taped to his chest.
UPDATE: Probably not a bomb:
Restaurant owner Anthony Ejarque said the suspect’s son came into the Governor’s Inn saying his dad “had been drinking for 48 hours and had road flares strapped to him.”
Authorities refused to [...]
Posted in Class War, Corporate Statism, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Politics As Usual, The Regime on Nov 30th, 2007
On Countdown last night. If you haven’t read her book, you really should watch this:
Posted in Higher Ground, My So-Called Life on Nov 30th, 2007
My friends (the historical document dealers) had a lovely cocktail reception last night to celebrate the opening of their new office.
I got to speak with a descendant of Gen. Smedley Butler, who knew his ancestor only as a general and not as the person who exposed the right-wing coup attempt against Franklin Roosevelt. (He was [...]
Posted in Arts & Music on Nov 30th, 2007
Great interview with Nigel Tufnel.
Posted in Friday Fun on Nov 30th, 2007
Cubicle Freakout! Have fun! (CAUTION: Turn the sound down!)
Posted in Class War, Corporate Statism, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Politics As Usual on Nov 30th, 2007
David Sirota:
Through their ethics scandals, Republicans in Washington long ago began making the word “conservative” synonymous with the term “corrupt.” Surprisingly, though, it is a group of Democrats that is cementing this definitional conversion for good.
In the midst of the housing crisis, a cadre of self-described “conservative” Democrats called the Blue Dog Coalition is demanding [...]
Posted in My So-Called Life on Nov 30th, 2007
I took half an Adderall this morning. Even though this one dose will make my face twitch for several weeks, even though it will make my heart feel tight in my chest, I don’t see that I have many options - someone has to pack the rest of this stuff, and I don’t see anyone [...]
Posted in Blogosphere, Politics As Usual on Nov 30th, 2007
A Madrak endorsement. (No, not me - the other one.)
UPDATE: And by the way, here’s one reason I won’t support Obama.
Posted in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Politics As Usual on Nov 30th, 2007
There are a couple of ways you could look at this: One is that state politicians really want to keep casino money from flooding into the political process - or they simply prefer cash.
This being Philadelphia, I’ll go with the second option.
Posted in Arts & Music on Nov 30th, 2007
Michael Moore cut this scene because no one would believe it.
Posted in Blogosphere on Nov 30th, 2007
Another great blog that doesn’t get the attention it deserves is Carolyn Kay’s Make Them Accountable. She covers pretty much everything - and then some. She has a great editor’s eye, and if she isn’t on your daily blog rounds, you’re missing a lot.
Posted in Politics As Usual on Nov 30th, 2007
On Olberman last night:
Posted in Media, Politics As Usual on Nov 30th, 2007
You know, I find it hard to be sympathetic to the media when I read stories like this:
Such is life spent trailing the Clinton juggernaut, where reporters can generally get close enough to watch but no further, as if separated from the candidate by an invisible sheet of glass.
National correspondents are increasingly frustrated by a [...]
Posted in Our Booming Economy on Nov 30th, 2007
A couple of billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money:
The mortgage meltdown is taking a rising toll on the broader economy, increasing pressure on the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates for a third time next month in hopes of averting a recession.
Homeowners will see their property values sink by $1.2 trillion [...]
Posted in Our Booming Economy on Nov 29th, 2007
I’m so glad I live in a cash world. I’m better prepared than most to handle what promises to be a very long, deep recession. (They used to call it a depression…)
The median price for an existing home plunged by a record 5.1% in October, shrinking values back to March 2005 levels, as many buyers [...]
Posted in The Body Electric on Nov 29th, 2007
I wonder how much evidence it would take to convince people who smoke that they shouldn’t be allowed to inflict it on other people’s lungs:
(WebMD) For the first time, researchers say they have evidence that long-term exposure to secondhand smoke can cause structural damage in the lungs that is indicative of emphysema.
Their study also suggests [...]
Posted in Politics As Usual, Power to the People on Nov 29th, 2007
Joshua Holland has a good piece today on Ron Paul. You should read the entire article, because he thoughtfully and carefully weighs the pros and cons, but this sums up Paul’s appeal in a nutshell:
But more than that, the typical analysis misses the fundamental dynamic driving Paul’s popularity. His campaign occupies that political space where [...]
Posted in Just Plain Crazy on Nov 29th, 2007
Toys that kids sit and look at.
Posted in Our Booming Economy, Politics As Usual, Republicans Are Good With Money on Nov 29th, 2007
This isn’t good for anyone, including our employers. I don’t know about you, but I’m already battening down the hatches - planning to take care of outstanding issues soon in case of layoffs. As I may have mentioned, I talk to presidents and CEOs as part of my job, and there’s palpable fear out there:
Credit [...]
Posted in Politics As Usual on Nov 28th, 2007
I knew Rudy would self-destruct.
And I still say Huckabee will be the Republican nominee.
Posted in Arts & Music on Nov 28th, 2007
What is an artist? First of all, he is a collector. He makes that which he cannot afford to buy. - Pablo Picasso
It’s been a long time since I fell head over heels for a painting, and I didn’t mean to fall in love with this one - but I did. Enough that I dared [...]
Posted in Media on Nov 28th, 2007
I don’t know if you’ve been following it, but Joe Klein made an error of fact in his Time column and his editors dragged their feet about fixing it. Turns out the “correction” was even worse. Glenn Greenwald sums up the “business as usual” attitude of corporate journalists:
Leave aside the false description of what Klein [...]
Posted in Corporate Statism, Customer Service Hell, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels on Nov 28th, 2007
For the past month or two, the cable in my living room hasn’t worked. Well, Comcast has beaten me into submission, gotten the desired Pavlovian response - I simply accepted it. The picture that pixilated, or went off completely? The code that said the channel would be available shortly - but never was? Must be [...]
Posted in Media on Nov 28th, 2007
Dr. S. writes about the mutual love we share for community journalism!
Posted in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Politics As Usual, The Regime on Nov 28th, 2007
If I were a suspicious person who didn’t think so highly of the Bush administration, I might be convinced this was an intimidation tactic. But I know they’d never stoop to that:
WASHINGTON — The head of the federal agency investigating Karl Rove’s White House political operation is facing allegations that he improperly deleted computer files [...]
Posted in Our Booming Economy, Republicans Are Good With Money on Nov 28th, 2007
Remember when we invaded Iraq, and people were saying, “At least we’ll have cheap gas“?
Stephen Schork, editor of the daily Schork Report energy newsletter published in Villanova, said hedge funds were “buying all [the oil options] they can now,” hoping the prices will rise.
Big funds are betting that people will adjust and keep buying [...]
Posted in Arts & Music on Nov 27th, 2007
Sinead O’Connor:
Posted in Blogosphere on Nov 27th, 2007
I wish I had something to say, but I don’t. How about you?
Posted in Action Alert on Nov 27th, 2007
Action alert from Jeralyn at Talk Left:
Contact your Senators today and urge them to refuse to pass the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. As I wrote a month ago, it’s a thought crimes bill aimed at preventing domestic terrorism by judging the thoughts, including those expressed on the Internet, of [...]
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