I find myself explaining my jokes more frequently which is not a good sign but it is of a piece with the gaslighting alternate reality that Republicans seem to inhabit. In case you missed the humor of it, my post Serious Mendicant was entirely (well, mostly, on another level it’s about the PBS style begging …
November 2018 archive
Nov 13 2018
The Breakfast Club (Peeves)
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 10:00am (ET) (or …
Nov 12 2018
Bad Hair Day
So this Armistice Day Trump is blowing off the traditional vist to Arlington National Cemetary (marking the Centennial of the end of the Great War no less) because it’s raining and he might be exposed as the fat balding popinjay and blowhard he is. Law and Order Party indeed. I’m not personally invested mind you, …
Nov 12 2018
Pondering the Pundits
Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from> around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …
Nov 12 2018
There Is Elite, And Then There Is Elite
Somebody once called me a polymath and I was enormously flattered. First, of course, by the fact they called me that, but secondly that I was called that by somebody who even knew what it meant. Am I an elitist? Sure. Proud to be. In addition my style is condescending and obnoxious, yet I do …
Nov 12 2018
Cartnoon
Man of La Mancha I have read this, in Spanish (the only thing I ever really wanted to do with my skills en Español) AND English, about 18 times. It’s exactly like that. It’s of a genre called picaresque which means “rogue” or “rascal” and is natively Spanish, used by authors to satirically critique the …
Nov 12 2018
The Breakfast Club (Accountability)
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 10:00am (ET) (or …
Nov 11 2018
Jane, you ignorant slut. (Not A Rant)
Point/Counterpoint Often Imitated, Never Duplicated The Wall Bathrooms Wonder Woman Net Neutrality Bad Leadership Helsinki Midterms
Nov 11 2018
The Trial Of Peter
Bloomberg (not exactly a hotbed of Left sentiment) Coop Pretty shifty rock if you care to ask (and I don’t normally do Greek puns). Not only was he always about personal advancement (“What’s in it for me?”) he got his just desserts by being crucified upside down like a, what is it?, pineapple/caramel cake. …
Nov 11 2018
The Breakfast Club (Armistice Day)
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 …