"In Brightest Day, In Darkest Night..."
It’s happening again.Just like it always does.If we Democrats have a fatal flaw, it’s this: Once we fixate on “The One”, we focus on that person, almost to the exclusion of all else.Remember 2008?When...
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Things People Forget
Well, this is going to be a weekend for flameouts, isn’t it?Before you all go, there are a few things some of you may have forgotten:1. As First Lady, Hillary Clinton did not write, nor did she vote on...
View ArticleWhen I Fell In Love With Pooties
I’ve always been a dog person. When it came to polls or whatever that asked “Dogs or cats”, I’d always respond with a firm and definite “Dogs”.I never really used to like cats all that much.Then I...
View ArticleThursday Classical Music Special: I Am Woman, Hear My Music
I’ve posted a lot of classical music diaries, but one that always gets huger and huger is the one I post around this time paying homage to women composers. Often discouraged from expressing their...
View ArticleFinnish News Reports On The US Election
We now bring you a news report from the Number 8 News Team of Finland.Reporting on the election, they talk about the leading Elephant Cowboy, “Mr. Business Wig”, who has such rage because his...
View ArticleTrump Never Watched The Blues Brothers
If he had, he would have known that you don’t fuck with Chicago.xYouTube Video
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Sausage Stand Feels The Bern
From the town next to the town I grew up in:The presidential primary election is fast approaching, and one Berwyn business owner is "feeling the Bern" and letting everybody know it.Brendan O'Connor,...
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It's A Conspiracy, I Tell Ya!
It has to be coordination. No other explanation.Here we are, on March 16. Hillary has just swept all the primaries last night.The Great Purge has begun. The banhammer is about to fall on obnoxious...
View ArticleMeanwhile, In My Hateful, Bigoted, Forced Birther State...
While everyone woke up to the horror happening in North Carolina, my state of Indiana, also known as ALEC’s Test Lab, was trying to win the competition for Most Hateful Anti-Abortion Law.INDIANAPOLIS —...
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I Don't Want To Die
There are many kinds of addiction. We can be addicted to so many things. Some are relatively easy to stop. Others...not so much. Take food addiction. You can’t just stop eating food. And every bite...
View ArticleAll Night Vigil For A Jewish Carpenter
But probably not the Jewish Carpenter you were thinking of. It’s the evening of Holy Saturday. Tomorrow is Easter. In churches all over the world, worshipers are gathering for the Vigil service—a...
View ArticleNot Dead Yet
So, I had a sobering experience a week ago Thursday. You can read about it here. I went in to the hospital on Monday saying I had lots of swelling and I was having trouble breathing. Part of what my...
View ArticleBilly Paul Dead At 81
Philadelphia soul singer Billy Paul died at the age of 81 Sunday morning, according to his manager.His manager Beverly Gay said he was diagnosed with cancer and hospitalized at Temple University...
View ArticleSarah Palin Makes Ted Cruz Look Stupid
Sarah Palin knows few things. Let’s face it. And her recent public appearances and Facebook posts haven’t been the paragons of lucidity either.But, at one time she played basketball and was a sports...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Laffs--Liberal Redneck Strikes Again
Trae Crowder, the Liberal Redneck, is back with a new video this week celebrating the departure of “everybody’s favorite murder lizard”, Ted Cruz from the Presidential race. It’s merciless. It’s...
View ArticleYour Feel Good Moment Of The Week
This past weekend was the Berklee School of Music Commencement. Among those receiving honorary degrees was the great Rita Moreno. The 84-year old EGOT winner showed why she is a living legend, first by...
View ArticleHumiliation In San Diego
Sometimes there are stories that make me so angry I’m practically incoherent with rage. This is one of them. Last night, the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus was scheduled to sing the National Anthem at...
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And You Thought Americans Were Stupid
So the Brexit happened. Great Britain, in a close vote, decided to invoke Article 50 and leave the European Union.Such a move would have huge consequences, both for the UK and for the EU, and the...
View ArticleFederal Judge Blocks Mississippi Discrimination Law
Some welcome news to wake up to:Mississippi’s HB 1523, a law specifically outlining legal ways for people to discriminate against LGBT people, was set to take effect Friday, but Thursday night, a...
View ArticleBREAKING: ISIL Bombs The Prophet's Tomb
Republicans are so insistent on using the term “Radical Islamic Terrorism”. Why? They want a Crusade against all of Islam. They want to paint a picture of all Muslims as terrorists who want to take...
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