Monthly Archives: May 2012

Today’s Quotes: Powering Down the Right-Wing

Posted on May 17, 2012 by admin

“…Where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that.’ — Lord Acton “We are at that point where one side or the other … Continue reading →

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Signs o’ the Times for May 17, 2012

Posted on May 17, 2012 by admin
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Today’s Music: The Kingston Trio, “Greenback Dollar” (1962)

Posted on May 17, 2012 by admin

Improbably, in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, three short-haired young white men in pinstripe shirts called The Kingston Trio were top 40 hitmakers before The Beatles landed on Ed Sullivan’s show in 1964, took the US by storm, and … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music Bonus: Bela and Boris Sing “We’re Horrible Men”

Posted on May 17, 2012 by admin

No, it’s not Bartok and Pasternak. Presumably this was recorded when they both were at Universal and before Bela Lugosi took a strong dislike to Boris Karloff.

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The News Magazine Shock Doctrine

Posted on May 16, 2012 by admin
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Video: New French President Francois Hollande Promises an End to Austerity

Posted on May 16, 2012 by admin

Recorded at The Bastille, May 6, 2012:

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Weird Pix for May 16, 2012

Posted on May 16, 2012 by admin

1. That’s one of my favorite writers, Mark Twain, apparently stuffing a kitten in the corner pocket.  (Or else the Photoshop Angel has paid a visit.)  Having read a lot of Twain, I’m sure the kitty was unhurt. 2. Speaking … Continue reading →

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Today’s Quotes: Loss Leaders Losing and Winning

Posted on May 16, 2012 by admin

“Former US President George W Bush, his Vice-President Dick Cheney and six other members of his administration have been found guilty of war crimes by a tribunal in Malaysia.” […] “Transcripts of the five-day trial will be sent to the … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Ray Charles, “Goin’ Down Slow” (1968)

Posted on May 16, 2012 by admin

The genius, live in France, 1968. (I’ll dedicate this one to the GOP.)

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Mitt Romney’s Bully Pulpit

Posted on May 15, 2012 by admin
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