February 2016 archive
Feb 17 2016
Cartnoon
Feb 17 2016
The Breakfast Club (Piano Man)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Feb 16 2016
The Daily Late Nightly Show (Missed it by thaat much)
Sigh. I forgot yesterday was Sam Bee’s second show. Oh well, I was busy with the doggies anyway. I’ll catch you up next Monday when I won’t be quite so busy. Mr. Mainstream Darts! Stephen’s guests this week are- Tuesday 2/16: Eva Longoria, Abbi Jacobson & Ilana Glazer, Lucinda Williams Wednesday 2/17: Kate Hudson, and …
Feb 16 2016
140th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
Finals. Tonight we’ll be choosing the winners of the Sporting Group, the Working Group, the Terrier Group, and of course, Best In Show. As a reminder here are the winners from last night- Hound, Borzoi, CH Belisarius Jp My Sassy Girl Toy, Shih Tzu, GCH Wenrick’s Don’t Stop Believing Non-Sporting, Bulldog, GCH Imperious Hamitup Southern …
Feb 16 2016
A Short History of Neoliberal Economic Policy Failure
Contrasted with the success of Keynesian economics and New Deal/Great Society policy. Thomas Piketty on the rise of Bernie Sanders: the US enters a new political era Thomas Piketty, The Guardian Tuesday 16 February 2016 11.13 EST From the 1930s until the 1970s, the US were at the forefront of an ambitious set of policies …
Feb 16 2016
This Dog Show made me cry last night.
Not THE dog show. This one- Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Sends Fake Fox News Girls to Trump Rally Triumph the Insult Comic Dog sends women posing as Fox News Girls to GOP political events to ask some tough questions. For the record I’m not a Triumph fan. I don’t like insult comedy. This made …
Feb 16 2016
The Breakfast Club (Born This Way)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Feb 15 2016
The Daily Late Nightly Show (Darts!)
So Trevor and Larry are taking Presidents’ Week off (all repeats) which makes my life easier in that I have less to look up and my deadline is relaxed to 11:30 pm ET. On the other hand I’m not really expecting I’m going to be able to keep my eyes open all the way through …
Feb 15 2016
140th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
Yeah, it’s that time of year again which means March Madness is just around the corner (yay me). I’ll try to keep this short on top because the tables are quite extensive and list each breed with links to the WKC breed characteristics. Tonight’s Groups are Hound, Toy, Non-Sporting, and Herding. The live broadcast is …
Feb 15 2016
“Kissinger is a friend”
Kissinger is a friend, and I relied on his counsel when I served as secretary of state. He checked in with me regularly, sharing astute observations about foreign leaders and sending me written reports on his travels. Though we have often seen the world and some of our challenges quite differently, and advocated different responses …