I wrote about this last year at this time, and I still stand by it...That news outlets treat the "rebuttal" to the state of the union with equal validity and importance is utterly asinine.  So I ask again, why is there a rebuttal to the State of the Union address? 

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Robert Gates:  Too few Americans bear the burden of war

 Banterrific:  Too many Americans bear the burden of war.

Robert Gates is basically saying 1% of our  population are professional soldiers and to the rest war in Afganistan and Iraq are abstractions...

Gates is saying this a… Read full post »

Joe Biden:  "remind our base constituency to stop whining and get out there and look at the alternatives. This president has done an incredible job. He's kept his promises." 

 

Thanks Joe... let me reinterpret what you just said...

"Hey, Progressive base that got us here... FUCK YOU!… Read full post »

Robert Gates spoke this weekend about the need to curtail military spending.  Kudos to him for bringing up this quite unpopular view.  Military spending has been discribed as the REAL third rail of American politics, so Gates needs to be praised for even bringing it up.&… Read full post »

Today Anne Lamott had this column garbage on the front page of Salon: 

Why I hate Mother's Day

"It celebrates the great lie about women: That those with children are more important than those without"

No, Anne Lamott, you petty moron, it celebrates mothers because they deserve to be celebrated.… Read full post »

How would you feel if someone asked you that question, for real, not joking around?  How would you feel if that person asking you that question was the GM of the Miami Dolphins and possibly your future boss.  Miami Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland asked prospective draft pick Dez Bryant i… Read full post »

Sorry for the repost, but I want to get the word out..

 Bill Moyers Journal is ending its run this Friday April 30th, with it goes one of the best, most insightful, educational shows television has ever seen.  In an era dominated by reality shows, and punditry, Bill Moyers Journal represent… Read full post »

 

Bill Moyers Journal is ending its run this Friday April 30th, with it goes one of the best, most insightful, educational shows television has ever seen.  In an era dominated by reality shows, and punditry, Bill Moyers Journal represents the best of what television can do for societ… Read full post »

 Yesterday morning at work I was feeling unusually sluggish.  I needed a pick me up big time.  Against my better judgement rather than simply buying a 'traditional' caffeinated beverage, I decided to try an energy drink.  I have never had one before (other than a red bull and vodk… Read full post »

You don't really hate paying taxes!!

I love Tax day!!! 

These are all both front page headlines from left leaning news websites today.  Okay I get it, Republicans/teabaggers hate taxes and consider them an abomination.  Every April, pitch forks are sharpened for an impending revolt by… Read full post »

The president broke "protocol" today by acting all mavericky and going to his daughter's soccer game without the sycophantic press core swinging from his nuts.  Do you think this is not news?  I do.  Evidently breaking a "protocol" for dealing with the press, will be made into news....… Read full post »

I am sure most people have seen or heard about the wikileaks.org leaked video of American soldiers shooting unarmed Reuters reporters... then firing on a good Samaritan and his family who stopped to help.  CNN reported on it too.  Their report is worth a read for its exceptional matter-of-f… Read full post »

This and This and This are why my child will never ever ever join the military.  Utterly disgusting and despicable.  I dont have words to describe how disgusted I am with our armed forces and the chicken-hawk warmongers in charge, and the arm chair commandos rooting them on safely from thei… Read full post »

So I got up purdy early on Saturday to get to the Wal-marts to buy my Ipad.  I was expectin a long line, but twernt much of a line to get in since it is a 24 hr store.  Anyway, I pass the grocery store, clothing section, and automotive, to get… Read full post »

I am about a week or 2 late on healthcare commentary... hopefully my catchy title will draw people into a discussion.  I don't want to gloat over the Republicans losing for a couple reasons 1) in general I am against "cheerleader politics"... choosing a team and sticking with them no matter… Read full post »

Glenn Greenwald was blogging today on a CIA report submitted to wikileaks entitled (disturbingly):

Afghanistan: Sustaining West European Support for the NATO-ledMission—Why Counting on Apathy Might Not Be Enough

Greenwald's article is worth reading, and goes into detail how our go… Read full post »

Some of you have probably seen this before, but its new to me.  It's about time Evangelicals attacked the root of today's ungodliness:  Hugging.

Below some hardcore gangstas for Christ advocate the Christian side hug... to keep onesself pure and away from Satan!!

Choice quotes "Stop…

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Impeach Obama!  So says the Kuhner at the Washington Times.  Let me be clear before I go on, I am utterly ambivalent about the current iteration of this bill, as am I about Obama. I dont want this post to be an argument for or against the bill, I just want… Read full post »

I would like to see the British tradition of "Question time" incorporated into our vapid political system

Can you imagine... just imagine GW Bush fumbling attempting to cough up the words to use in a verbal sparring match that required him to be quick on his feet? He would have…

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 I have to report on the "cotton ball incident" as it has been called that happened recently on the campus of my alma mater Mizzou.  I saw the words "cotton ball incident" in a headline, and to be honest I was befuddled.  It turns out 2 Mizzou students decided to spread some… Read full post »

If you watch the Oscars, you are lame... this is my prediction.

Also, I predict that the Oscars will suck.  Listen well folks cause I may be clairvoyant.  A bunch of rich assholes will give eachother awards, and many sycophants will placate these assholes... also many losers will hold parti… Read full post »

Holy Shit!  We all know that God is punishing the Haitian people for one (most likely apocryphal) incident about a pig sacrifice that happened 150 years ago.  Everyone knows when one person slaughters an animal and that person's side wins a conflict, your whole country is damned for et… Read full post »

10:03:  Okay its US vs. Sweden.. here we go!

10:05:  Okay, some portly guy threw a round stone, and now there's yelling.

10:06:  Aparently the ice is dirty, some guy is sweeping furiously

10:10:  more sweeping, more yelling

10:12:  the points at the top of the screen changed… Read full post »

Dear Tiger Woods,

  Thanks for again apologizing about your abhorrent behavior, but I (and dear God I hope) the majority of people do not give a shit about your philandering.  We do not care about your apologies.  We do not care about your trists, your sex addiction, your non-golf rela… Read full post »