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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Video: We Bail Out Bankers; Iceland Arrests Them
Even though this is from a batty Ron Paul site, Cenk Uygur is no ‘Paulist’ and he makes some good points here.
Posted in 2012 Election, Bizarre But Real, Conservatives, Corporations, Corruption, Economy, Progressives, Republicans, Teabaggers, Video, Wall Street, Wingnuts
Tagged Bankers, Cenk Uygur, Iceland, Ron Paul
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Cartoons: Around the Battered Horn
Posted in 2012 Election, Cartoon, Conservatives, Health Care, Humor, Idiots, Republicans, Romney, Science, Teabaggers, Wingnuts
Tagged Drugs, GOP Scam, John Stossel, Medicare, Paul Ryan
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Today’s Music: Louie Bellson, Dobie Gray, Mick Jagger
Jazz drummer extraordinaire Louie Bellson was born today in 1924 (d. 2009). Pop singer Dobie Gray became one of the ‘in crowd’ this day in 1940 (d. 2011). The Rolling Stones’ lead singer, songwriter and co-founder Mick Jagger first arrived … Continue reading
Posted in Blues, Jazz, Music, Rock
Tagged Dobie Gray, Louie Bellson, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones
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The Rolling Stones Turned 50 This Month
The longest-running franchise in rock history, The Rolling Stones, was founded this month in 1962 and played their first gig at the Marquee Club in London. Here’s a notice of their first gig: Here’s how they looked then: And here’s … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre But Real, Blues, Humor, Music, Rock
Tagged 50th Anniversary, The Rolling Stones
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Today’s Quotes: Junior Bush, Jon Stewart, Lord Byron
Posted in 2012 Election, Christopublicans, Conservatives, Economy, Humor, Idiots, Obama, Quotes, Republicans, Romney, Teabaggers, Wingnuts
Tagged Eisenhower, George W. Bush, Jon Stewart, Laughter, Lincoln, Out of Touch, Washington
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Signs o’ the Times: Truth or Consequences
Posted in 2012 Election, Christopublicans, Conservatives, Corporations, Corruption, Economy, Health Care, Idiots, Media, Obama, Politics, Quotes, Republicans, Romney, Teabaggers, Wall Street, Wingnuts, WTF?
Tagged Big Oil Subsidies, Corporate Smears, Entitlements, GOP Scam, Middle Class, Rick Santorum, Right-Wing Media, Rupert Murdoch, Social Security, Tax Rich, The Rich, Truth or Consequences, Wars
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Cartoons of the Weird for July 25, 2012
Posted in Bizarre But Real, Cartoon, Humor, Idiots, Uncategorized, WTF?
Tagged Bacon, Gun, Rhino, Snake, Swing Set, Tigger, WiFi
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Today’s Music: Johnny Hodges, Jim McCarty, Steve Goodman
Sax master and Duke Ellington sideman Johnny “Rabbit” Hodges was born today in 1906 (d. 1970). Johnny was a major influence on later jazz saxophonists such as Charlie Parker and John Coltrane. The Yardbirds’ drummer Jim McCarty was born this … Continue reading
Posted in Blues, Jazz, Music, Rock
Tagged Country Blues, Jim McCarty, Johnny Hodges, Steve Goodman, Yardbirds
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