Author Archives: oddmanout215

Louie Louie (Jordan & Armstrong)

Posted on April 28, 2012 by oddmanout215

When I get up each morning There’s nothing to breathe but air

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Student-loan rate bill booby-trapped

Posted on April 28, 2012 by oddmanout215

Is our fearless leader really so feckless? Can’t he see the Rove propaganda machine uses the same tactic over and over — tying legislation that would benefit the poor and middle-class to legislation that would provide tax breaks and other … Continue reading →

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Paul Ryan renounces his god, Ayn Rand

Posted on April 27, 2012 by oddmanout215

Paul Ryan renouncing Ayn Rand is like Peter denying Christ, except that Anne Rand was a batty old atheist who preached a self-serving “philosophy” called objectivism. ThinkProgress explains why the news of Ryan’s loss of faith seems so shocking at … Continue reading →

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Attention, Marxists

Posted on April 27, 2012 by oddmanout215

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Zizek on OWS: Where to next?

Posted on April 26, 2012 by oddmanout215

Bill O’Reilly recently denounced liberal economist Robert Reich as a communist, and Reich responded to this absurd charge by challenging O’Reilly to debate him. The debate I’d like to see, which will never take place, would be between O’Reilly and … Continue reading →

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Cutting food aid to poor kids

Posted on April 25, 2012 by oddmanout215

It’s not just bleeding-heart liberal rhetoric. Republican politicians really are mutating backwards — devolving — into enthusiasts for social Darwinist notions that were popular in the Gilded Age. From ThinkProgress, another nauseating example of how low these mutants will stoop … Continue reading →

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Android, psycho CEO, or just a liar?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by oddmanout215

From Dr. Kevin Barrett, in Veterans Today: Is [Mitt] Romney a plastic shell, operated in real time by a gray alien equivalent of Karl Rove? Possibly. But it seems far more likely that he is, like [Ted] Bundy, an inhuman … Continue reading →

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New York Times discovers ALEC

Posted on April 23, 2012 by oddmanout215

At last a response to questions my friend Sergie and I puzzled over in my March 27 post: Why doesn’t the New York Times write an investigative piece about that extremely effective stealth lobbying group called the American Legislative Exchange … Continue reading →

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Mutants stall Gulf clean-up funding

Posted on April 22, 2012 by oddmanout215

Anyone want to sample the mutant shrimp? I didn’t think so. Chris Bowers of Daily Koz recently sent out an e-mail petition telling House Speaker John Boehner “to pass legislation mandating that fines paid by BP go toward the clean … Continue reading →

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Remind me again

Posted on April 21, 2012 by oddmanout215

You got my attention Go ahead, speak What was it you wanted When you were kissin’ my cheek? The lyrics are from “What Was It You Wanted,” on Oh Mercy! (1989), produced by Daniel Lanoir, who arguably helped pull Bob … Continue reading →

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