...is a fucking genius.
Part 1
Part 2
Feb 9, 2011
Feb 7, 2011
Socialism On The March
I'm hoping certain people will be reminded of what happened yesterday in Super Bowl 45 whenever they start waxing rhapsodic about the wonders and the majesty and the supremacy of free-market capitalism. I don't know exactly what our 'system' should be called, but whatever name you come up with, it sure as hell ain't free-market capitalism - not when the biggest annual Celebration-Of-All-Things-Totally-Awesome-About-America ends with a team owned collectively by the good folks of Green Bay being crowned champions of a business consortium which has thrived since adopting some very 'socialistic' principles.
Feb 6, 2011
Feb 5, 2011
The Reagan Myth(s)
The big 5 as per Will Bunch at The Washington Post:
1) Reagan is our most popular president
2) Reagan cut taxes
3) Reagan was a hawk
4) Reagan decreased the size of the federal government
5) Reagan was a conservative culture warrior
1) Reagan is our most popular president
2) Reagan cut taxes
3) Reagan was a hawk
4) Reagan decreased the size of the federal government
5) Reagan was a conservative culture warrior
Feb 1, 2011
Tell Me Somethin' Good
First time I've heard a high quality full-length cut since the old days of KFML.
Jan 31, 2011
Jan 30, 2011
The Arab World
In a post the other day, I predicted a certain bit of crowing about Jr Bush and NeoCon policy because of the revolts that are happening in Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen and even Jordan. This was not a hard thing to figure out, so don't give me any credit for my amazing foresight - I was definitely not alone.
But, here's one of the aforementioned 'told-ya-so' articles by none other than Elliot Abrams (one of the pricks who should still be in prison because of Iran Contra).
So how long did it take? A coupla days?
Now let's see how long it takes 'em to pretzel all this 'wisdom' when it becomes clear that the old autocratic secular regimes in these countries are going to be replaced with new autocratic sectarian regimes. That's right - we've destabilized the region; we've taken ourselves out of the game by chasing phantoms in desert shit-holes; we've crippled our military; and we've left the doors wide open for the Islamists to waltz in and take over the joint. Yay, Bush.
But, here's one of the aforementioned 'told-ya-so' articles by none other than Elliot Abrams (one of the pricks who should still be in prison because of Iran Contra).
So how long did it take? A coupla days?
Now let's see how long it takes 'em to pretzel all this 'wisdom' when it becomes clear that the old autocratic secular regimes in these countries are going to be replaced with new autocratic sectarian regimes. That's right - we've destabilized the region; we've taken ourselves out of the game by chasing phantoms in desert shit-holes; we've crippled our military; and we've left the doors wide open for the Islamists to waltz in and take over the joint. Yay, Bush.
Jan 27, 2011
The Arab World
Tunisia, and then Egypt, and then Yemen. The Arab street is finally rising up to throw off their oppressive regimes. It's interesting and unsettling and impressive.
It's also NOT cut and dried. It's not clear what anybody's really after. And it's not at all clear that we'll see anything remotely resembling democracy pop up in any of those countries.
But how long will it take DumFux News to decide about praising Jr Bush and their own cheerleading for the Iraq invasion for starting this glorious march to freedom? It might be a tough call for them. They've been hedging on Bush since they started pandering to the Tea Partiers, so they'll have to figure out how to put some nuance into their pronouncements, which suddenly makes it all a lot messier than their audience likes it to be.
It's also NOT cut and dried. It's not clear what anybody's really after. And it's not at all clear that we'll see anything remotely resembling democracy pop up in any of those countries.
But how long will it take DumFux News to decide about praising Jr Bush and their own cheerleading for the Iraq invasion for starting this glorious march to freedom? It might be a tough call for them. They've been hedging on Bush since they started pandering to the Tea Partiers, so they'll have to figure out how to put some nuance into their pronouncements, which suddenly makes it all a lot messier than their audience likes it to be.
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