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Tag Archives: Groucho Marx
True colors (stroking the tyrant one last time)
These are my principles, and if you don’t like them… well, I have others. — Groucho Marx How low can Republicans go? Look no further than Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, who just delighted Donald Trump by casting the vote that … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, history, humor, mainstream media, Politics
Tagged Adolph Hitler, Donald Trump, Groucho Marx, I love you sir, John Cornyn, Marx Brothers, RFK Jr., Sen. Bill Cassidy, Todd Blanche
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No kings, no dictators, no violence
My neighbor Swamp Rabbit was reminding me that I’d promised to take part in a No Kings rally, like millions of other people who are fed up with Donald Trump’s ongoing effort to end democracy in America. “Go away,” I … Continue reading
‘There ain’t no Sanity Clause!’
Chico tells Groucho he won’t be fooled in A Night at the Opera:
Posted in arts, humor, movies, Uncategorized
Tagged A Night at the Opera, Chico Marx, Groucho Marx, sanity clause
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Karl & Groucho Marx assess GOP’s war on labor
Before I started writing this column on why paychecks are likely to keep shrinking even if unemployment starts to inch down, I consulted Google to see if the term Marxism was trending upward. It was and has been ever since … Continue reading
Posted in economic collapse, Great Recession, mainstream media, Politics, unemployment, Wall Street, world-wide economy
Tagged end of history, First World, Francis Fukuyama, GOP, Groucho Marx, Karl Marx, Marxism, organized labor, Rana Foroohar, shrinking paychecks, The End of history and the Last Man, Time magazine, workers
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Sweet nothings? No thanks, I’m full
“All I have to do is remember and imagine the rustle of your skirt and I’m ready to chew my own hands off.” — Aleksei to Polina in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Gambler Exactly. What a relief from the Valentine’s Day … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, mainstream media
Tagged candy, Dostoevsky, Dr. Ruth, Groucho Marx, hearts, roses, South Street, The Gambler, Valentine's Day
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Odd Man Out 