L'il Scottie

So...Scott McClellen has written his big "tell-all" pamphlet about how we were duped by the White House propaganda machine. Shocking eh?

As I see it, the only interesting component of this story is that for the next 72 hours, (or until a white woman disappears somewhere), we are going to see some much overdue scrutiny back on the Bush administration instead of Obama's pastor du jour.

Yes. We were repeatedly lied to and sold a unjust and illegal war by Bush Inc., Network executives and their minions in the local press. Who exactly, besides El Rushbo and Ann Coulter is left in this nation who isn't surprised by this notion?...

Harvey Korman

Yeah, no doubt that Conway is funny, but it's Harvey that actually makes you laugh.

Harvey Korman dead at 81.

Rock and Roll

...It's what's for dinner.

Studs

One door closes and another opens. Just today, my own brother sent me the link to this Roger Ebert piece about the great Studs Terkel and his continuing zest for life.

Being a regular reader and frequent commenter here at LMS, I think perhaps Bernie would've dug it.

Goodbye

Well, they buried our friend Bernie Zofcin today. The Blonde and I went to the funereal and agreed that it was the saddest fuckin' thing that either of us had been to for a very long time.

It was also the biggest laugh I ever heard at a memorial service. Seeing that Bernie was always the eternal bachelor, his brother Mick brought the house down with an opening remark that went; "Never in his wildest dreams could Bernie have imagined...that so many of his former girlfriends would all be gathered in the same place....Well, maybe in his wildest dreams". Great line.

Anyhow, I'll miss his laugh, his golf swing and his innate ability to make everyone around him feel welcome and part of whatever scene was happening at the moment.

Bon voyage, Bernie. We love you, man.

Weird Science

A Fine Young Canadian. Kudos to you kid.

Max Blumenthal

I've said it before, I'll repeat it here, Max Blumenthal is a brave, clever and smart journalist who exposes these nut jobs with humor, patience and hardly any smirking at all. Take ten minutes out of your day and watch this video.

Gosh, they're all really insane.

Juan Cole

The clip of the troglodyte from Faux News Corp. who wished aloud that someone would "take out" Obama/Osama is making its innertubian ripples this morning.

Let's just drop all the bullshit and let Professor Cole have the last word on this issue, 'kay?

Country at War

Here's X, circa 1993, with my personal favorite anti war song ever. That's rockin' Tony Gilkyson on guitar instead of the Chesire grinning Billy Zoom. Billy left for a while to build up his amp repair bidness but he's back with the band and was great when we saw X last week.

Oh, and yes, they still rock real hard...

Memorial Day

The saddest fucking holiday of all.

Jim Webb for Veep

Personally, I think that an Obama/Webb mash-up would be a kick ass ticket. Feel free to discuss amongst yourselves...

Perlstein

Nixonland is number 29 with a bullet.

That's our Larry

Check out the "Bobblefoot" give away for this Sunday's St Paul Saints game in Minnesota! Whoever is running the front office of this team has got my vote for Minor League owner of the year.

Friday Random Ten

This one is for Bernie...RIP, brother.

Please Don't Rock Me Tonight--Fountains Of Wayne
Her Majesty--The Beatles
Stink Foot--Frank Zappa
Waiting In Vain--Bob Marley
Canary--Liz Phair
Inside--Chomsky
She--Green Day
Come Home To Me--Steve Earle
Indoor Fireworks--Elvis Costello
Let Me Just Follow Behind--Bette Midler

TBogg

This guy is a hoot.

Bitter Pill

I find that I frequently agree with Ms. Morrisette's style and anger management techniques. In short, I'm an asshole and, too often, so is she.

Naomi Klein

Naomi is a great journalist and writer. Naomi scares the hell out me.

She puts all together yet again for us in the latest edition of the Rolling Stone magazine.

Kunstler

This is a piece from March that I had missed. JHK holds his bitter mirror up to the face of our moribund culture and tries to see if it's still breathing.

I'm pretty sure he's made his diagnosis.

Faux Science

One needs look no further than this clip from Fox Sports' Sports Science show that we're one step closer to the satirical "Ow! My Balls" program depicted in Idiocracy.

De-evolution is moving at a nice pace these days don't you think?

Fuzzy math no more

As they say, the devil is in the details.

It doesn't get any clearer that this article as to why there is no earthly rationale to support the failed policies of the Norquistians any longer...as if there ever were.

Read this and pass it on.