Category Archives: Politics

Gov. Brownback, you really do suck

Posted on November 28, 2011 by oddmanout215

Great story out of Kansas regarding attempts to intimidate Emma Sullivan, an 18-year-old girl who insulted wing-nut Gov. Sam Brownback in a message to her Twitter friends. The principal of the high school Emma attends ordered her to send the … Continue reading →

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‘Occupy’ news that’s not fit to print in NYT

Posted on November 27, 2011 by oddmanout215

If you haven’t seen Naomi’s Wolf’s analysis of the nationwide, federally supported crackdown against Occupy encampments, that’s because you don’t read Reader Supported News or foreign newspapers such as Guardian. No way the corporate media in America will investigate stories … Continue reading →

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You can’t take it with you (Ayn Rand, meet Steve Jobs)

Posted on November 26, 2011 by oddmanout215

Eric Alterman on Apple’s maestro, who died in October: … The [Apple] stock could have continued to soar even if the pay and conditions of these workers’ lives were built into the cost of an iPhone or an iPad. People … Continue reading →

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Hitler’s jealous fury at pepper-spray cop

Posted on November 25, 2011 by oddmanout215

I don’t know who’s responsible for the “Hitler reacts” pieces, but they’re brilliant. This might be the best yet:

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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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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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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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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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From dystopia to reality, via NYPD

Posted on November 18, 2011 by oddmanout215

At what point does the near-future depicted in a novel stop seeming dystopian and become more-or-less realistic? This is from Super Sad True Love Story, the bestseller by Gary Shteyngart, who read Wednesday at Rutgers-Camden: An armored personnel carrier bearing … Continue reading →

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