Monthly Archives: November 2011

Please don’t feed the corporate beast

Posted on November 25, 2011 by oddmanout215

A reminder about Walmart, now that the holiday spending orgy is about to begin: Don’t shop there. If you do, you are helping to kill your community and digging your own grave, economically speaking. Sure, I feel bad for Walmart … Continue reading →

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Dinner with Nat King Cole

Posted on November 24, 2011 by oddmanout215

I don’t want french-fried potatoes, Red, ripe tomatoes, I’m never satisfied. I want the frim fram sauce with the ausen fay, With chafafa on the side. And I’ll have whatever you guys are smoking!

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Which side are you on, Dems?

Posted on November 23, 2011 by oddmanout215

Digby’s nicely distilled description of how Congressional Republicans continue to outmaneuver and cow Democrats — including world-class equivocator John Kerry — who are supposed to be protecting the social safety net: Note [Republican Sen. Jon] Kyl’s language: he never says … Continue reading →

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Fox News moron: Why the fuss about pepper spray?

Posted on November 22, 2011 by oddmanout215

Megyn Kelly is: A. Just another pretty face spouting misinformation on TV. B. A mouthpiece for corporatists. C. A and B The answer is C, of course. It seems Kelly is also an expert on police violence, no doubt because … Continue reading →

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Sunday in the park with Lt. John Pike

Posted on November 21, 2011 by oddmanout215

The Photoshop meme “Casually Pepper Spray Everything Cop” features images of famous paintings and photos graced by the instantly classic figure of UC Davis Police Lt. John Pike as he was filmed spraying protesters at an Occupy rally last week. … Continue reading →

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At Berkeley, a literal meaning for ‘Beat Poets’

Posted on November 20, 2011 by oddmanout215

Robert Hass, former poet laureate of the U.S., describing how non-violent students and teachers were brutalized by UC Berkeley cops on the very site where the Free Speech Movement was born 50 years ago: … None of the police officers … Continue reading →

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Me and the devil and a Dallas church

Posted on November 20, 2011 by oddmanout215

Blues great Robert Johnson’s songs include “Me and the Devil Blues,” “Hellhound on My Trail” and “Cross Road Blues.” The latter explains how he sold his soul to Satan in return for guitar-playing prowess. It looks like some Christians in … Continue reading →

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Robitussin and elderberry wine

Posted on November 19, 2011 by oddmanout215

Robo and wine sounds like a recipe for disaster, but add nostalgia to the mix and it becomes an elixir and a rallying cry for outlaws. Moby Grape was the epitome of outlaw energy and erratic creativity in 1960s rock … Continue reading →

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Indoor/outdoor Occupy strategies

Posted on November 19, 2011 by oddmanout215

Uh-oh, writes Henry Banta, it’s getting cold out there… Since the police have turned nasty and winter is coming it might be worth considering adding some indoor activities. Like going to public town hall meetings – the kind that the … Continue reading →

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Nature’s way of telling you

Posted on November 19, 2011 by oddmanout215

This won’t faze the current crop of Republicans, because they don’t believe in science. But it might be of interest to thinking people: Top international climate scientists and disaster experts meeting in Africa had a sharp message Friday for the … Continue reading →

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