Tag Archives: Washington Post

Kimmel is returning, but on how many stations?

Posted on September 23, 2025 by oddmanout215

So Disney boss Bob Iger gave in to public opinion. He caved. He apparently told ABC to put comedian Jimmy Kimmel back on TV a few days after he axed him for speaking his mind about the Charlie Kirk murder. … Continue reading →

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She would not ‘obey in advance’

Posted on January 10, 2025 by oddmanout215

“What’s with the art?” my neighbor Swamp Rabbit asked. I told him it was a draft of a cartoon by Ann Telnaes, who resigned from the Washington Post last week after her editor refused to publish the cartoon, which depicts … Continue reading →

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Media soft-pedals speaker’s role in coup attempt

Posted on October 30, 2023 by oddmanout215

I was complaining that the mainstream media’s peculiar notion of “fair and balanced” news was on display last week in some Washington Post stories about newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson. I asked my neighbor Swamp Rabbit if he knew … Continue reading →

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What lies beneath rock bottom?

Posted on April 7, 2023 by oddmanout215

I read to Swamp Rabbit from an op/ed in which the venerable rightwing attack dog George F. Will comments on the state of the nation: Today’s embarrassments — Donald Trump, his prosecutorial adversaries, the tribalism on both sides — might … Continue reading →

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State of the Union ritual is deader than the Latin mass

Posted on March 4, 2022 by oddmanout215

I was telling Swamp Rabbit that Joe Biden dodged more issues than he addressed in his State of the Union speech this week. He sounded properly indignant about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but he didn’t seriously acknowledge the concerns that … Continue reading →

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Manchin again (the video version)

Posted on October 21, 2021 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit was hungover and tired of my blogging choices. “How come you gotta do two posts in a row about Manchin? What about all them other creeps in the U.S. Senate?” So I told him for the tenth time: … Continue reading →

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To the moon with you, Bezos, and beyond!

Posted on June 17, 2021 by oddmanout215

I was reading about zillionaire Jeff Bezos, owner of Amazon, the world’s largest Internet company. He arguably became the richest person in history during the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to a huge upsurge in online sales. He owns Whole Foods. He … Continue reading →

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Grilling tips from the Ugly American

Posted on May 4, 2021 by oddmanout215

“Here, read this column,” Swamp Rabbit said. “Some peeps ain’t content to just mess up the planet, they gotta brag about it too.” It was a piece by a Washington Post columnist who is peeved because the food website Epicurious, … Continue reading →

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Trump: The ‘herd mentality’ will save us

Posted on September 18, 2020 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit had a hunch. “I bet lots of peeps think Donald Trump is some kind of test for the country. If we pass, he gets kicked out of office and melts into a pool of pig grease and slides … Continue reading →

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The pig and the Post (another trophy for Jeff Bezos)

Posted on August 7, 2013 by oddmanout215

A few facts about Jeff Bezos, billionaire CEO of Amazon.com, the enormously profitable online department store that’s beating up on bricks-and-mortar retail outlets: 1) The price Bezos paid this week for the Washington Post was $250 million, about one percent … Continue reading →

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