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Monthly Archives: April 2023
Carlson defenestrated? No, just fired.
“There’s that word again,” I said, pointing to the Michelle Goldberg column on my laptop screen: The Los Angeles Times reported that Carlson was defenestrated by Rupert Murdoch himself… “Does defenestrated mean fired?” said Swamp Rabbit, who was reading over my shoulder. … Continue reading
Money talks, justice walks
CNN’s Jake Tapper laughed, and so did most others who saw the statement issued by a Fox News lawyer after Dominion Voting Systems settled its defamation suit against the network: We acknowledge the Court’s rulings finding certain claims about Dominion … Continue reading
Posted in humor, mainstream media
Tagged Dominion Voting Systems, Fox News, Rupert Murdoch, settlement
2 Comments
Hanging out with Goethe at Cherry Blossom Fest
Swamp Rabbit looked around and said, “Where are the cherry blossoms?” It was a good question. We’d arrived to work the 18th annual Cherry Blossom Festival, at the Horticultural Center in West Fairmount Park. There was plenty of greenery but … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
2 Comments
Is the GOP fascist? Let’s consult the experts.
“Is it a good thing or a bad thing that they got their jobs back?” Swamp Rabbit said. “What did them experts at The Washington Post say?” He was referring to the reinstatement this week of Reps. Justin Pearson and … Continue reading
Posted in gun nuts, humor, mainstream media, voter suppression
Tagged experts, expulsion, fascism, Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, reinstatement, Tennessee legislature
4 Comments
Cloud cover to blame for overcast, experts say
Swamp Rabbit was retching on the side of the road near my shack. I had just shown him a front-page story in Washington Post that featured this headline: Tennessee vote marks latest GOP move to stifle dissent, experts say. “Those … Continue reading
Posted in gun nuts, humor, mainstream media
Tagged Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, Staple Singers, stifling dissent, Tennessee legislature
1 Comment
What lies beneath rock bottom?
I read to Swamp Rabbit from an op/ed in which the venerable rightwing attack dog George F. Will comments on the state of the nation: Today’s embarrassments — Donald Trump, his prosecutorial adversaries, the tribalism on both sides — might … Continue reading
Posted in humor, mainstream media, Politics
Tagged Alvin Bragg, Donald Trump, George F. Will, Joe Biden, New York Times, rock bottom, Washington Post
1 Comment
A pre-April Fools’ Day joke on Trump
Swamp Rabbit: Ha-ha-ha-ha! Odd Man Out: Alright, what’s so funny? Swamp Rabbit: The grand jury didn’t meet on Wednesday, so Trump tweeted that “the Rogue prosecutor… is having a hard time with the Grand Jury” because he’s trying to make … Continue reading
Posted in humor, mainstream media
Tagged Donald Trump, indicted, Michael Cohen, swamp rabbit
3 Comments
Odd Man Out 