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Political prisoner is rescued, has hot son.
My dear friend Margot has written a beautiful radio play in progress about Ingrid Betancourt, the Colombian politician who was kidnapped in 2002. Accordingly, I’ve followed the case and yesterday the unthinkable happened: Betancourt was rescued, alive. This is incredible news and very unexpected: These situations usually don’t end well but Betancourt is alive and [...]
The best defense is a good offense. And by offense, we mean self-inflicted wound.
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court struck down the DC handgun ban as unconstitutional. The basis for this ruling is the interpretation that handgun ownership is justifiable for the purpose of “self-defense.” On the heels of this ruling, a CNN report cited statistics that 55% of the 31,000 gun deaths that occurred in [...]
This is the greatest thing ever.
I don’t know how much time you spend thinking about Hummus, but I spend lots. Most of those wistful, longing daydreams are for Sabra brand hummus, which is so inexplicably good that there must be something in it. MSG? I don’t know. I didn’t eat it for awhile because a friend told me it was [...]
Re-writing history, the right way.
In the Summer of 1877, the economy had gone south. Brakesmen and B & O Railroad workers pulling 72-hour weeks saw their wages cut 10-20%, while the railroad barons took home massive bonuses. (Sound familiar?) That summer the tension came to a head in Pittsburgh, where a serious strike went down:
When the outrage took hold [...]
Open Thread Madness, Grover Norquist Edition
Conservative douchebag Grover Norquist is calling Obama “Kerry with a tan.”
So what does that make Grover Norquist?
Obama and Hillary in Unity.
I’ve been watching the Obama/Clinton rally in Unity, NH, and as a communications strategist I’m pretty impressed with the whole spectacle, from the matching blue outfits on up. As a progressive I’m glad to see them coming together. It is strange though: The whole issue of the last month is “will women support Obama,” and [...]
Vermont, wine, workers rights.
It’s Wednesday at midnight, so I’m drinking riesling and blogging! I had a long weekend of many adventures. If you’re in Vermont GO HERE! It’s amazing and they have all sorts of stuffed and mounted rodents and a crazy exhibit on political cartoons. Also they sell these humping dog USB drives please watch the video [...]
John McCain’s Dietary Quirks Become a Campaign Issue
In the latest ad from MoveOn a terrified mother tells us that a dingo John McCain took her baby, or that he plans to in, like, 100 years. You see, John McCain will be alive in 100 years because John McCain eats babies and takes their life force. Totally true. Google it.
Delicious.
A President You Can Have a Beer With?
Not on John McCain’s watch sundial!
This is all very interesting considering John McCain’s father-in-law was the founder of Hensley & Co., a Phoenix, AZ. beer distributor with annual revenues around $340 million. John McCain was actually Vice President of Public Relations for the company before leaving to start all his straight talking in Washington. [...]
Exclusive: Michelle Obama’s Shocking “Whitey” Tape!
The timing of this couldn’t be worse. This truly is a sad day for the Democratic Party. We had to do some serious searching to find this, but thanks to YouTube sleuth NashvilleFiles, here is the video…
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