Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Ummmmmmmm


Bart-b-que

Faux News


I'm only posting this to point out not only the sophomoric production vales and overtly racist tone of the piece, but to state the obvious.

The recording of "I'm Sorry" that get played in the intro is not Patsy Cline, you tools...it's BRENDA LEE!!!

Wolcott


James Wolcott provides his slant on the Arlen Specter defection.

"The Branch Davidian compound of the Confederate Jesus". Hah.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Waterboarding


This video has been making the rounds this week so you may have already viewed it. Anyone...ANYONE, who believes that this activity doesn't constitute torture must be either out of their head...or Andy Sipowicz.

Friday, April 24, 2009

Game 3


Just a taste.

Krugman


The Shrill One speaks out.

Frankly, I've never understood the excuse that we're too busy on other important things at hand to investigate the reasons why we went to war in Iraq and the methods we used to extract information from these enemy combatants.

We're a nation of laws that is designed to be able to handle tasks of this scope simultaneously. let's act like it.

Friday Random Ten


My apologies for having been delinquent in my postings this week. I shan't miss the FRT however. Here's the list...

Here, There And Everywhere -- The Beatles
Fire Island -- Fountains Of Wayne
All For You, Sophia -- Franz Ferdinand
EMI -- Sex Pistols
Beep Beep Love -- Gruppo Sportivo
Throughout -- Bill Frisell and Petra Haden
As Tears Go By -- The Rolling Stones
World Wide Suicide -- Pearl Jam
Hymn To Her -- The Pretenders
Outro With Bees -- Neko Case

El Bonus Grande...

Someday Never Comes -- Creedence Clearwater Revival

Monday, April 20, 2009

Mike Brown


We got the Coach of the Year. Now all we need is the ring to go with it...

420


Three little birds reminded me this morning that today is 4/20.

If perchance you're unaware, 420 has developed an interesting history over the past several years. Here's a comprehensive look at the formative influences of the holiday. Hence the video.

And, as luck would have it, it's also my good pal's birthday. Ladies and gents, here's to fellow librul blogger and all around stand up individual, Woody Guthrie's Guitar.

Jah Rastafari.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Friday, April 17, 2009

Talking Heads


Feeling a bit like this today, myself. I'm guessing that I saw the Heads at the Agora about a month before or after this aired on the Old Grey Whistle Test. They certainly were something.

Susan Boyle



The phenomenon continues to expand exponentially. Of course I remain somewhat unconvinced that Susan Boyle isn't in actuality, most excellent British actor, Jim Broadbent.

Personally, I've never seen them in the same place at the same time. You?

And for what it's worth, here's a really nice version of "Cry Me A River" Susan recorded several years ago for a local charity in Scotland.

The Cleve


If you lived here...you'd be home by now.

(hat tip to Mr. Janos)

Friday Random Ten


End Over End -- Foo Fighters
Sitting In Limbo --Jimmy Cliff
Slow Hands -- Interpol
Don't Go Into The Barn -- Tom Waits
Fashion -- David Bowie
Needle Time -- Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Death Trip -- The Stooges
Praying Hands -- Devo
River Is Waiting --John Fogerty
War No More -- Wyclef Jean

Bonus Glam Rock Throwback Cut:

Strictly Confidential -- Roxy Music

Thursday, April 16, 2009

A Testicus for the rest of us


Here's a link to my pal, Sinfonian. He gave a little speech at the Pensacola Tea-buggery fest yesterday. A brave individual indeed.

Sinfonian was the first person to ever blogroll me. Woo-Hoo!

HSR


Here's the speech from this morning.

I've been doing research on this stuff for years. Ever since I spent some time in Germany, I have looked at short hop HSR trips as being THE ANSWER to gas prices, plane congestion, cost reduction and efficiency to our regional travel woes.

Here are some web sites that I've become acquainted with over the past few years. Take a look and write a letter or go to a meeting. $8 Billion is a nice start, but this stuff is very expensive and the tea-baggers are certain to fight this at every turn just because it has the patina of "earmarks' and "pork". They're wrong.

Midwest HSR Association


The Ohio Hub


Ohio Rail Development Commission

Playoffs


Dave just sent me a link to some comments that Mr. Obama made today on High Speed Rail funding and I'll dig in and provide some links to that in a bit.

In the interim, a couple of sports updates:

The reeling Indians open the new Yankee Stadium in a couple of hours at 1:00. It's a duel of C.C. Sabathia and Cliff Lee. I'll be tuning in.

Secondly, the playoffs start for the Cavs on Saturday against the lowly Detroit Pistons.

Listen, I was always taught never to celebrate the injury of another team or player just because it helped my chosen team advance or win. That said, this is huge news for the Cavaliers...

Photos


There are several photo blogs of yesterday's Tea-Baggin' festivities. My favorite came from Ed over at GinandTacos.com

What is it with these Right Wingers that they appear incapable of spelling anything correctly?...

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Tea Party



Bernie Horn is right! Glenn Beck DOES look like the white rabbit!

Lather, Rinse, Repeat


The howl that went up last week over "slashes" in the Pentagon budget were as predictable as an 18 foot LeBron jump shot hitting nuthin' but net.

Ken Silverstein explains exactly why that is...

Of course no one ever mentions that Camp Anaconda (the second busiest airport in the world) and the like are ever going to get scaled back, do they?

Yeah, I thought not...

As of Febuary 2006, Balad AB was home to about 30,000 U.S. troops.

The base is so large it has its own 'neighborhoods'. These include: 'KBR-land' (a Halliburton subsidiary company); 'CJSOTF' which is home to a special operations unit,' the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force and is surrounded by especially high walls that is, according to The Washington Post, so secretive that even the base Army public affairs chief has never been inside. There is a Subway sandwich shop, a Pizza Hut, a Popeye's, a 24-hour Burger King, two post exchanges which sell an impressive array of goods, four mess halls, a minature golf course and a hospital. The base has a strictly enforced on-base speed limit of 10 MPH.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Dynamite Ham


We had some folks over for dinner yesterday and my thoughts turned to this scene from Annie Hall. Dave and I have been laughing at this for over thirty years now.

Woody's Easter feast comes in at about 6:40 in the clip...

Ted Rall


I've entitled it, "Obama's Katrina". What do you all make of it?...

Manny being Manny


Keeping in line with our sports theme today, I found this out on the ESPN site. More like Manny being crazy.

What?...

Is he seriously going to take a pay cut of 75% to come back and play in Cleveland?

I think not.

The people's game


The Masters was won yesterday by Angel Cabrera. Instead of the usual monied, pampered and right wing automatons that frequently win such tourneys, this guy is from a different world.

Here's a rather lengthy and fascinating glimpse into the background of El Pato from a couple of years ago.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Unhappy pappy


Color me among the group labeled, "terribly disappointed". The White House needs to get its act together on this front tout suite.

Mr. Fish



Exactamundo.

Friday Random Ten


Two Wrongs -- Wyclef Jean
He Wasn't There -- Lilly Allen
40' -- Franz Ferdinand
So He Won't Break -- The Black Keys
Inaction -- We Are Scientists
Drain You -- Nirvana
Been Caught Stealing -- Jane's Addiction
Running Scared -- Roy Orbison
David Watts -- The Jam
The Gift -- Annie Lennox

Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Olbermann


I get a bit worn out listening to Keith's rants sometimes, but his tribute to his mother last night was special. It hits just the right notes of funny, poignant and touching without a trace of maudlin.

Monday, April 06, 2009

Baaaddd


Tim found this video and sent me the link. I just had to post it. Hilarious and brilliant.

Friday, April 03, 2009

Choo-Choo!


Let's hope that National Train Day helps to get the nation back on track to some kind of sensible inter-modal travel in the coming years

Go Home Yanqui!


Here's hoping they go 50-112 in their inagural season at the new ballpark.

Friday Random Ten


Pawn Shoppe Heart -- The Von Bondies
Submission -- Sex Pistols
Cryptomnesia -- Cold War Kids
The Beast In Me -- Nick Lowe
Heavy Metal Drummer -- Wilco
Razzle Dazzle Rose -- Camera Obscura
Salute Your Solution -- The Raconteurs
Never Said -- Liz Phair
Industry -- Wyclef Jean
Tired Of You -- Foo Fighters

Bonus bump:

Here Comes The Flood -- Peter Gabriel (this one is for all of you climate change doubters out there...)

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

High Speed Rail


Here's what is being developed in Japan. Gosh, we suck.

Colbert

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I just saw this over at Watertiger's joint and HAD to post it as well. Glenn Beck has become something of a fascination of mine as late. His madness is positively spellbinding.

Stephen Colbert is amazing. Nobody does this brand of mocking satire any better than Colbert. Nobody.