Monthly Archives: January 2011

Working at the Inky/DN will be a hard habit to break

Posted on January 30, 2011 by oddmanout215

Tighten your fingers around a teaspoon, feel its metal pulse, its mistrustful warning. How it hurts to refuse a spoon, to say no to a door, to deny everything that habit has licked to a suitable smoothness. — Julio Cortazar, … Continue reading →

Posted in economic collapse, globalization, mainstream media, Philadelphia, unemployment, world-wide economy | Tagged Cronopios and Famas, Daily News, Greg Osberg, Grim Reaper, Ingmar Bergman, Inquirer, Julio Cortazar, Philadelphia magazine, Philly, Steve Volk, The Seventh Seal, Woody Allen | Leave a comment

The ‘decoupling’ of Americans from good jobs

Posted on January 27, 2011 by oddmanout215

… The President’s failure to address the decoupling of American corporate profits from American jobs, and explain specifically what he’ll do to get jobs back, not only risks making his grand plans for reviving the nation’s “competitiveness” seem somewhat beside … Continue reading →

Posted in globalization, Great Recession, mainstream media, Obama, Philadelphia, Politics, unemployment | Tagged decoupling, General Electric, Jeffrey Immelt, Obama, Philly, Robert Reich, State of the Union | Leave a comment

The Great Oz explains the state of the union

Posted on January 26, 2011 by oddmanout215

Practicing civility means never having to say you’re sorry. It mostly involves learning to speak in a civil manner, never using words that might cause anger or tears or indigestion. This takes time and effort and — the hard-to-learn part … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, economic collapse, Great Recession, health care, mainstream media, Obama, Politics, unemployment, world-wide economy | Tagged Afghanistan, benefits, civility, Great Oz, Obama, recession, State of the Union | 2 Comments

Comcast in, Olbermann out — coincidence?

Posted on January 24, 2011 by oddmanout215

I doubt that covering the ups-and-downs and occasional broken promises of the Obama White House had the same thrill as exposing Obama’s thoroughly corrupt predecessors. — Will Bunch, Jan. 24, Attytood Bunch went to high school with Keith Olbermann and … Continue reading →

Posted in mainstream media, Obama, Philadelphia, Uncategorized | Tagged Attytood, Bush, Comcast, Keith Olbermann, Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC, Philadelphia, Rachel Maddow, Will Bunch | 1 Comment

Wall Street mafia busted! (That’ll be the day)

Posted on January 22, 2011 by oddmanout215

“This is one of the largest single-day operations against the Mafia in the FBI’s history, both in terms of the number of defendants arrested and charged and the scope of the criminal activity that is alleged,” said U.S. Attorney General … Continue reading →

Posted in finance reform bill, Goldman Sachs, Great Recession, mainstream media, Obama, Politics, Wall Street, world-wide economy | Tagged Bonfire of the Vanities, Department of Justice, Eric Holder, Gambino, Genovese, Goldman Sachs, Goodfellas, mafia, Ray Liotta, Wall Street | Leave a comment

Coming soon to a town near you — Camden-ization

Posted on January 21, 2011 by oddmanout215

Somebody send out the cadaver dogs to search for my midwinter optimism. In the fall, at least, I was able to bike across the Ben Franklin from Philly to take care of business. But after the first dusting of snow, … Continue reading →

Posted in Camden, Delaware River Port Authority, economic collapse, globalization, Great Recession, livable cities, mainstream media, NJ, Philadelphia, Politics, taxes, Wall Street, world-wide economy | Tagged Ben Franklin Bridge, Camden, Camden-ization, cops, Delaware River Port Authority, Democrats, firefighters, Gov. Chris Christie, Philadelphia, Robert Reich | 6 Comments

MLK honored, Tucson-style

Posted on January 17, 2011 by oddmanout215

All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem. — Martin Luther King Jr., 1963 Take a look at the truly fine citizens who lined up Saturday in irony-free Tucson for … Continue reading →

Posted in livable cities, mainstream media, New York Times, Politics | Tagged gun show, Martin Luther King, shooting, Tucson, U2 | Leave a comment

David Brooks, a weasel in preacher’s clothing

Posted on January 15, 2011 by oddmanout215

Civility is a tree with deep roots, and without the roots, it can’t last. So what are those roots? They are failure, sin, weakness and ignorance. — David Brooks, Jan. 13, The New York Times Brooks should write speeches for … Continue reading →

Posted in David Brooks, economic collapse, Great Recession, mainstream media, New York Times, New York Times op-ed, Obama, Politics | Tagged antebellum South, D.C., David Brooks, elitism, Jonathan Edwards, Main Line, New Deal, Obama, Pat Buchanan, Washington | 8 Comments

Obama vs. the desert of the real

Posted on January 13, 2011 by oddmanout215

We may not be able to stop all evil in the world, but I know that how we treat one another is entirely up to us. I believe that for all our imperfections, we are full of decency and goodness, … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Recession, mainstream media, Obama, Philadelphia, Politics, taxes, unemployment, Wall Street, world-wide economy | Tagged Abe Lincoln, Anne Frank, Bill Daley, blue pill, desert of the real, JP Morgan, Karl Malden, Martin Luther King, Matrix, Obama, red pill, South Philly, Tucson | 1 Comment

Fast Eddie’s casino freakout on 60 Minutes

Posted on January 10, 2011 by oddmanout215

I’m Fast Eddie Rendell, and I’m smarter than the rest of you guys, always have been. It took me years to make you understand that casino gambling is the solution to shuttered factories and tens of thousands of lost jobs. … Continue reading →

Posted in casinos, economic collapse, livable cities, mainstream media, Philadelphia, Politics, sports, taxes, unemployment | Tagged 60 Minutes, casinos, Ed Bluhm, Fast Eddie, football, Foxwoods, Leslie Stahl, Michael Jordan, Rendell | Leave a comment