How the salty swell lifts
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The following has been circulating for years.  The author is unknown.  In the wake of the Halliburton rape case, and 30 senators--all Repugnicans--voting against the Franken amendment that denies government contracts to companies that make their employees sign contracts that say they will n… Read full post »

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MOON BOMB SMASHES BECK BIRTHPLACE

"Loony" Pundit Sobs Uncontrollably

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PREZ WINS PEACE PRIZE

Iran, N Korea, Taliban Expected to Play Nice

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DOW NEARS  10,000

Jobless Cheer

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HATE CRIMES DEFINITION EXPANDED

Congress Members Now Protected Cl… Read full post »

 What's been happening the last few days with ACORN has been pissing me off even more than the contretemps over healthcare.  (And that's saying something!)  Keep in mind how many ACORN employees-- six out of about 14,000, I believe--were accused of any wrongdoing.  Why, it's as if… Read full post »

Are scallions good for you?

I just ate four scallions.

Are scallions rich in anti-oxidants?

I know they’re full of crunchy goodness, and tasty.  But what else?

The four scallions I sliced into one-and-a-half-inch pieces and threw into the wok with nine pork and leek dumplings.  I wait… Read full post »

 

I post the following because today is Labor Day, the day we are supposed to honor the true wealth producers.   Lest we forget.

Solidarity Forever

Solidarity forever!
Solidarity forever!
Solidarity forever!
For the union makes us strong.

When the union's inspiration
through the wo… Read full post »

1}    Everybody in, nobody out.  Access to health care for every man, woman, and child in America, period.  Universality.

2}   Portability.  If you lose your job or change your job--even if you are unemployed--your health coverage goes with you and stays with you. … Read full post »

What follows is a letter, slightly edited only to correct typos, from the site http://www.1payer.net/faxapp/senders/add/cid:28.

Please copy and paste the address into your browser.

If you believe, as many of us do, that our health care system is in or near crisis, and that the best solution is a cha… Read full post »

* William Boyd, better known as Hopalong Cassidy, was  spotted by my brother in Times Square with a big blonde in furs on his arm.  He must've looked very uncowboy-like.

* A classmate at Weehawken High School reported having a cousin who went to the same summer camp as Morey Amsterdam’… Read full post »

   Here are the four questions to ask your member of congress about the public option:

    Q) Do you support a public healthcare option as part of healthcare reform?
    Q) If so, do you support a public healthcare option that is available on day one?
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Because we Americans are famously devoted to history, I don’t have to tell you that the Russo-Japanese War was fought in 1904 and 1905.  And of course you will recall that President Teddy Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his mediation services, but I do not expect you to… Read full post »

I find myself in receipt of the following in my inbox:

Dear Exteemed customer!  [Do I take this to mean that I have joined the ranks of the formerly teemed?  Is this a good thing or a bad thing?]

Attention:  [Although not leaping to my feet to stand ramrod straight, I am… Read full post »

 

If memory serves, it was always around Christmas time that Pete Seeger played an annual concert at Carnegie Hall.  This is the late '50s I'm talking about, and I was in high school and living in northern New Jersey.  The folk revival had been going on long enough for us… Read full post »

I'm so tired of all the blather, but since I can't stop it, I might as well join in.  Just another white man with nothing better to do than sound off today.

President Obama, for whom I am not a constant apologist, be assured, was entirely correct to opine that the… Read full post »