July 21st, 2010
...lies in their required succinctness.
"The Tea Party Movement: Outraged over deficits since Jan 21, 2009" -- observed by a friend.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
The News of Yesterday
June 27th, 2010
Note the headline. The grim yellow poetry of journalism's past is both florid and feral.
Note the headline. The grim yellow poetry of journalism's past is both florid and feral.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
We Had Been Thinking That Ourselves
June 26th, 2010
In an early scene from the original 1939 film version of "My Man Godfrey," the late, great William Powell stands before an assemblage of the idle and grossly rich declaring that part of the reason for his attending their soirée was "to see how a collection of empty headed nitwits conducted themselves." Moments later, a voice is heard off-screen responding, "Why, the man's perfect! I have been wanting to say that for years but I didn't have the nerve."
Viewing this clip of the AFL-CIO's Ron Blackwell calling Fox News' Neil Cavuto an "asshole" on live television provoked, in me, a similar reaction.
In an early scene from the original 1939 film version of "My Man Godfrey," the late, great William Powell stands before an assemblage of the idle and grossly rich declaring that part of the reason for his attending their soirée was "to see how a collection of empty headed nitwits conducted themselves." Moments later, a voice is heard off-screen responding, "Why, the man's perfect! I have been wanting to say that for years but I didn't have the nerve."
Viewing this clip of the AFL-CIO's Ron Blackwell calling Fox News' Neil Cavuto an "asshole" on live television provoked, in me, a similar reaction.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
IDF Siege of the Mavi Marmara
June 12th, 2010
The video embed below is a little over an hour of uninterrupted footage from the deck of the Gaza flotila ship Mavi Marmara before the siege by the IDF.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
McCain Gets In One Good Punch
May 25th, 2010
In spite of McCain's obvious faults, it's abundantly clear that challenger J.D. Hayworth is far dimmer a bulb than previously suspected.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Crank Runs For Office
May 24th, 2010
This may well be the most hyperbolic campaign ad of the spring 2010 cycle. Note the ever so subtle use of the phrase "domestic" enemy. Or this candidates brave declaration that he's not going to let Obama "destroy this nation."
The ad is moderately slick but leads me to a singular conclusion: in the words of my late grandfather, "this guy is nuts."
Saturday, May 15, 2010
RIP Frank Frazetta
He brought to life in ink and paint the visions and nightmares of many dreamers.
Frank Frazetta February 9, 1928 – May 10, 2010
Frank Frazetta February 9, 1928 – May 10, 2010
image copyright 2010 the Estate of Frank Frazetta
The Drug War - Police Killing Children's Pets
May 15th, 2010
This video has been making the rounds. It is horrifying. The fact that the police actions captured here still have so many defenders speaks very poorly of "We, the People."
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
FOX Wont Run This Ad
May 6th, 2010
FOXNews has refused to run this commercial on the grounds that it is "too confusing."
Hmm. It says a clean energy plan would cut our dependence on foreign oil. Then it says less dependence of foreign oil would cut profits to terror-sponsor states like Iran.
Yup. Completely "confusing."
For FOX.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
The Right's Distaste for Rights
May 5th, 2010
by F. Grey Parker
Yesterday, America's news viewers were greeted by a stunning debate framed innocuously in between either Vote Vets ads or promos for Goldline, depending on their predispositions. As everyone by then knew, a failed attempt had been made by a man named Faisal Shahzad to blow up Times Square. What's more, it was already clear that this was no super villain. Rather, he was another inept loser who was going through foreclosure and had seemingly romanticized martyrdom. We also had learned that he was, in fact, an American citizen.
by F. Grey Parker
Yesterday, America's news viewers were greeted by a stunning debate framed innocuously in between either Vote Vets ads or promos for Goldline, depending on their predispositions. As everyone by then knew, a failed attempt had been made by a man named Faisal Shahzad to blow up Times Square. What's more, it was already clear that this was no super villain. Rather, he was another inept loser who was going through foreclosure and had seemingly romanticized martyrdom. We also had learned that he was, in fact, an American citizen.
Faisal Shahzad photo copyright NYTimes 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Still Trying To Make Sense Of Kent State
May 4th, 2010
This is worth watching. The most chilling moment comes when we are shown footage of the Governor of Ohio at the time, James Rhodes, discussing the unruly student protesters by declaring "We are going to eradicate the problem." Emphasis mine.
It Has Been 40 Years...
May 4th, 2010
We've come a very long way. Part of our nation's journey was paid with the blood of our children. It was forty years ago today that National Guard Troops opened fire on anti-war protesters on the campus of Kent State University in Ohio killing four and wounding ten.
We've come a very long way. Part of our nation's journey was paid with the blood of our children. It was forty years ago today that National Guard Troops opened fire on anti-war protesters on the campus of Kent State University in Ohio killing four and wounding ten.
photo copyright NYT 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
Brave Advertising
April 9th, 2010
VoteVets.org has a new campaign directly linking our consumption of oil to American casualties in the Iraqi and Afghani conflicts.
VoteVets.org has a new campaign directly linking our consumption of oil to American casualties in the Iraqi and Afghani conflicts.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Indefensible. (Warning-This is Extremely Violent Footage)
April 5th, 2010
This is exactly why reliance on airpower and all concepts of "just war theory" are mutually exclusive.
This is exactly why reliance on airpower and all concepts of "just war theory" are mutually exclusive.
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