South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who I think looks like this all the time, admits that when she said that half of the job applicants applying for positions at the state’s Savannah River nuclear site tested positive for drugs, well, it wasn’t true. But that isn’t keeping her from pushing for mandatory drug testing of…
Tag: politics
Crimes of the 11th Circuit—Four years of torture isn’t enough
Let’s set a few names down for the historical record, shall we? Joel F. Dubina, Chief Judge, U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, and William H. Prior, Judge, U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, two men, two cruel, cowardly, and callous men, whose names should live in quiet infamy. On Sept. 19, these two men…
Nikita, not afraid to name names
Ah, Nikita, Nikita, poor little hit girl. I don’t know which iteration we’re on of that straight-shootin’ waif, but the one I’m watching, in reruns, with Maggie Q pulling the trigger, definitely tells it like it is, or was. When shocking video of Americans murdering a Chilean politician is released on the Internet, a tough-talkin’…
Barack Obama, the Neocons’ Choice?
Horror show! Horror show! Wash Post blogger Jennifer Rubin, aka Fred Hewitt’s wooden-headed dummy, has a serious anxiety attack over the Republican condendahs’ Thrilla in Tampa on Monday. “I share my colleague Marc Thiessen’s horror at the dreadful display of foreign policy foolishness at the Republican debate last night,” exclaims Jennifer, who clearly needs to…
Why do the heathen rage? From Perot Party to Tea Party
Yes. As I’ve asked so many times in the past, why do the heathen rage? The Tea Party folks do have roots. Sarah Palin’s self-pitying tirades against the lamestream media could have been lifted, almost word for word, from George Wallace’s attacks on Yankee liberals, biggity Harvard professors looking down their noses (as they most…
Rick Perry: Eisenhower Republican or High Country Mussolini?
Yeah, it’s Rick, Rick, nothin’ but Rick here at Literature R Us. The man who could be president is certainly becoming a bee in my bonnet, and I’m longing to let him out soon. But the fact is that I’ve applied both lapels to Rick in recent posts. Can’t I make up my mind? It’s…
Rick Perry: Mandatory Health Care Insurance No, Mandatory Health Care Sí!
Over at Slate, William Saleton catches Texas wild man Gov. Rick Perry in a massive contradiction over his continuing condemnation of the President’s ObamaCare and Rick’s 2007 executive order mandating inoculations of teenage girls against the HPV virus, which can cause cervical cancer. The pro-life (or anti-sex) crowd was particularly irked by this because they…
9/11, not so bad as 8/14, one can hope
Yes, one can hope that Osama Bin Laden was not as “lucky” as Gavrilo Princip, the Serbian nationalist/terrorist who assassinated Arch Duke Ferdinand of Austria in the summer of 1914 and unleashed the dogs of war as they had never been unleashed before. The arch duke’s murder was seized upon by the military aristocrats at…
Metropole Orkest-Scott Routenberg (arr.) “Little Rootie Tootie,” Vince Mendoza, Roberta Gambarini
A vocal version of “Little Rootie Tootie”? I’m there. Metropole Orchestra Arrangers Workshop live concert February 18, 2011 at Lantaren Venster, Rotterdam. Thelonious Monk’s “Little Rootie Tootie” arranged by Scott Routenberg; Vince Mendoza, conductor; Roberta Gambarini, vocals and lyrics. Monk’s original piano solo is transcribed in the vocal part and orchestrated. Posted by “scottjazz78”.
Cheney releases memoirs; heads fail to explode
Well, they’re out—Dick Cheney’s memoirs—and contrary to Big Dick’s prediction, nary a head has exploded, in DC or elsewhere. Because it’s not news that Dick Cheney is in fact as big an asshole as everyone assumed all along. A thoughtful (five second) perusal of the matter suggests that Dick’s revelations are limited to the following:…