Category Archives: mainstream media

You, sir, are no Lonesome Rhodes

Posted on September 1, 2010 by oddmanout215

Where are the fire-breathing, chest-beating demagogues of old? I saw clips of Glenn Beck exhorting the crowd to come back to Jesus during his “Restoring Honor” event in D.C. and I wondered, honestly, how this simpering buffoon rose from radio … Continue reading →

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Forget the blog tax, fine Carl Greene!

Posted on August 24, 2010 by oddmanout215

City should sniff out corrupt bureaucrats, not freelancers The City Paper recently reported that Philadelphia is taxing residents who blog. An online CP follow-up clarified that the tax is on blogs that “make some money or, at least, have the … Continue reading →

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Hellhound on his trail (prosecutors, too)

Posted on August 22, 2010 by oddmanout215

Roger Clemens’s deal with the devil blows up in his face Question, sports fans: What does big clunky bully-boy Roger Clemens, the former New York Yankees pitching ace, have in common with blues artist Robert Johnson? Answer: Both men, after … Continue reading →

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Newsflash: Iraq not ready for U.S. pullout

Posted on August 20, 2010 by oddmanout215

The war has cost close to $1 trillion so far. Guess who’s paying for it? Earlier this week more than 60 people were killed in a suicide bombing in Baghdad as they stood in a long line waiting to apply … Continue reading →

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Dowd for White House press secretary? A good fit

Posted on August 16, 2010 by oddmanout215

D.C. gossip queen has low tolerance for Democratic ‘lefties’ New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd is a caricaturist who also specializes in insider gossip, semi-clever puns and simplistic assessments of the national mood. She would make an ideal replacement for … Continue reading →

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Brother, can you spare… a twenty?

Posted on August 11, 2010 by oddmanout215

Joblessness will be ‘the new normal’ if Americans tune out It’s hard to tell what’s coming, anarchy or more apathy, but there’s no doubt that things haven’t looked this bleak for the poor and near-poor since the 1930s. (Think Al … Continue reading →

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NYT to 99ers: Chances for new benefits ‘slim to none’

Posted on August 6, 2010 by oddmanout215

Senate Democrats, on six-week vacation, seem to agree Reporter Michael Luo came through this week with a story on the long-term unemployed, which was more or less a case study of how dangerous it is to lose your job in … Continue reading →

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We’re mad as hell, Friedman!

Posted on August 1, 2010 by oddmanout215

Our enemies are not our friends. The world is not flat. Thomas Friedman is a widely read pundit and an optimistic chap. Wrong most of the time, but optimistic, and very thorough in explaining the madness of U.S. foreign policy. … Continue reading →

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Out of work, out of sight, out of mind

Posted on July 29, 2010 by oddmanout215

In the  1930s, the jobless were big news. Now they’re invisible. Media coverage of the unemployment problem pretty much ended on July 22, when President Obama signed a bill extending coverage to 2.5 million Americans whose benefits had been blocked … Continue reading →

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Hey, Dem girls — time to wake up

Posted on July 27, 2010 by oddmanout215

David Lynch fans may remember the scene in Mulholland Drive where The Cowboy says “Time to wake up” to the Naomi Watts character, whose real life turns out to be a nightmare. Democrats will wake up in a nightmare, too, … Continue reading →

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