Author Archives: oddmanout215

What if the passion was never there?

Posted on August 7, 2011 by oddmanout215

Obama blew it. That’s the point of a long piece in today’s NYT by an exasperated academic who has stopped pretending Obama is the second coming of Martin Luther King: …[King] preached the gospel of nonviolence, but he knew that … Continue reading →

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Panetta sounds like Strangelove

Posted on August 7, 2011 by oddmanout215

Ignore the jobless, kick people out of their homes, starve the kids. These consequences are grim but acceptable. The one thing we cannot afford, you slimy Congresspeople, is to cut the Defense budget. Doing so might set off a “doomsday … Continue reading →

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‘Goons of August’ usher in new era

Posted on August 6, 2011 by oddmanout215

Nobody’s shooting yet, but I’ll bet Barbara Tuchman would appreciate Robert Kuttner’s headline. Kuttner does a good job summarizing Democratic stupidity regarding the debt deal, and of explaining why our government, in its current form, is in worse shape than … Continue reading →

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Snooki does Florence. Ain’t it ironic?

Posted on August 6, 2011 by oddmanout215

Did you know the hit reality show “Jersey Shore” was quickly “co-opted by the would-be hip” but overcame this potential liability “by staying true to its artificiality”? This must be true, I read it in The New York Times, in … Continue reading →

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How many looks-per-day on God’s Blog?

Posted on August 6, 2011 by oddmanout215

Do you spend a lot of time logged in and looking for the truth? Could be you’re searching in the wrong places, or at least on the wrong sites. Try God’s Blog, and don’t forget to tell the Divine One … Continue reading →

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Bush/Obama’s ten years of torturing the truth

Posted on August 6, 2011 by oddmanout215

George Bush’s avuncular cheerleader for torture, Donald Rumsfeld, is facing another civil suit. Good news, but why no criminal charges from Barack Obama’s Department of Justice? It seems Eric Holder and the gang have yet to acknowledge arguments comparing Bush … Continue reading →

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … Super Congress!

Posted on August 5, 2011 by oddmanout215

Concerned that nations will soon fight over oil reserves? If you think that’s bad, wait until world population booms to 10 billion or so at the same time all the fresh water is drying up. But that’s long-term stuff. This … Continue reading →

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Onion’s birthday joke, with an edge

Posted on August 4, 2011 by oddmanout215

The Onion’s Obama birthday joke was satire, but only in the lamest sense of the word: After months of heated negotiations and failed attempts to achieve any kind of consensus, President Obama turned 50 years old Thursday, drawing strong criticism … Continue reading →

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Debt bill destroys America. Who’s next for a swim?

Posted on August 4, 2011 by oddmanout215

I’m on the home stretch with my novel-in-progress Good Sal/Bad Sal, set in casino-era Atlantic City. One of the final chapters starts with Good Sal asking: Have you ever let the cold surf creep between your toes and thought what’s … Continue reading →

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Obama calls OUR bluff, not GOP’s

Posted on August 1, 2011 by oddmanout215

For months Obama loyalists at places like Daily Kos have argued against the evidence of their own senses. They insisted critics were wrong to call the president weak and rudderless. They remained confident Obama would stop caving and call the … Continue reading →

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