Monthly Archives: May 2012

Today’s Music: Ramsey Lewis, “The In Crowd”

Ramsey Lewis is still out there movin’ and doin’ it, and his excellent drummer, Red Holt, also still lays down a mean rhythm, sometimes in great Chicago jazz pianist Joe Hurt’s trio. (Full disclosure: I’ve known and jammed with Joe … Continue reading

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Mitt Romney: Taking Credit Through the Ages

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Caught in the Internet: Lost in Mistranslation

Signs in English from Around the World — In a Bangkok, Thailand, religious shrine: IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ENTER A WOMAN, EVEN A FOREIGNER, IF DRESSED AS A MAN. — Cocktail lounge in Norway: LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE … Continue reading

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Today’s Quotes: Obama and Romney — the Choice is Clear

One just took a stand on gay marriage that may cost him some votes; the other just panders and lies and babbles nonsense.

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Conservative Sarkozy is Bounced as Socialist Francois Hollande Wins the French Presidency

Something important I neglected to post earlier this week. After a flirtation with conservatism, France and other countries, like Greece, have had it with austerity measures and the other debilitating features of pro-wealth, anti-public rule.  Conservative Party British PM David Cameron … Continue reading

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Today’s Music: The Beatles, “Norwegian Wood”

One of my favorite Beatles tunes, more for the melody line than the lyrics, though.

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Cartoons: Romney at Random

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Today’s Quote: Scott Walker, Far Right Rock Star

“Walker’s supporters feel intensely in favor of him. And his opponents, the people supporting me, are very, very unhappy with the way he created an ideological civil war here in the state of Wisconsin and now is having the time … Continue reading

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Tom Barrett Wins Wisconsin Dem Primary; Will Face Walker June 5th

Barrett wins Democratic primary, to face Walker in June Jason Stein and Patrick Marley Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 3:00 a.m. CDT, May 9, 2012 Shrugging off millions of dollars spent by labor groups to defeat him, Tom Barrett strolled to victory … Continue reading

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Video: The Marco Rubio Fraud

From a geeky Florida Republican who, despite his grandiose Bilderberg conspiracy theories, does have a few facts straight about the potential Romney Veep choice:

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