Category Archives: Quotes

The Times They Are A-Changin’ by Bob Dylan

They did after 1964 when Bob released this song, with Americans taking to the streets to end the Vietnam debacle and the draft, and usher in civil rights and women’s rights, just as they are taking to the streets today … Continue reading

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Today’s Quote: Betty White on ‘Balls’

I’ve long thought it was odd that the most tender and vulnerable part of a man’s body, the one part that, when struck, brings him to his knees in an instant, would be used to indicate ‘toughness.’ The idea of … Continue reading

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Today’s Quote: Steve Jobs on Dogma

In case you’ve been cavebound and haven’t heard, Apple founder Steve Jobs died Oct. 5th at the young age of 56. R.I.P.

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Waiting For a Sign? Here They Are, Too Big to Ignore…

The children of the 1980s business-school yuppies who cared about little but making money and voted for Republicans because they erroneously thought they were ‘good for business’ and would lower taxes on the middle-class, are now in their 20s and … Continue reading

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Today’s Quote: Lincoln on the Real Issue

“That is the real issue. That is the issue that will continue in this country when these poor tongues of Judge Douglas and myself shall be silent. It is the eternal struggle between these two principles–right and wrong–throughout the world. … Continue reading

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“Goldman Sachs Rules the World,” Says Trader

The future of the global economy seems bleak with the Smart Money betting on complete collapse and cow-eyed diddly-winks like the stock trader in the video below announcing that governments are irrelevant as “Goldman Sachs rules the world.” (One wonders … Continue reading

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Cartoon and a Quote on Jobs

Copyright 2011 RJ Matson. “Here’s a simple reality-check: there are no jobs! According to the Economic Policy Institute, ‘there are 6.9 million fewer jobs today than there were in December 2007.’ Of course, the working-age population has grown by over … Continue reading

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Today’s Quotes: They Get It From Reagan

Ever wonder where current Republican twits like Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann get some of their goofiest, dumbest twists on history, society and government? Seems they are simply borrowing from the ‘Master,’ the same mental colossus many members of the … Continue reading

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Today’s Quotes at Random

“A human being is a part of the whole, called by us ‘ Universe,’ a part limited in time and space. He [or she] experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest. A kind of optical … Continue reading

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Today’s Quote: Obama Takes a Well-Deserved Swing at Perry

I like the ‘new Obama’ — he’s finally calling the GOPsters out, and by name. As JM Ashby posted at Bob Cesca’s blog, “More like this please.” “You’ve got a governor whose state is on fire, denying climate change.” — … Continue reading

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