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Jay Leno discusses his political views and how they manifest themselves in his monologue. […]
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Today's Political Rant
Dennis Donohoe sends the following message with regard to what I wrote about the Iraq War… I have my doubts about the Iraq war, but there is one thing that genuinely puzzles me (and this is not the start of an ideological rant). You say you were for the war at the start and now […]
Cut to the Chase
One of my all-time favorite comedians was a wonderfully-silly gent named Charley Chase, who worked alongside Laurel and Hardy on the Hal Roach lot. You may not have heard of him, and up until recently when this DVD set came out, it was difficult to see his best work today…but he was a very funny […]
Today's Political Rant
You know what I'd do if I were Karl Rove, managing the campaign of George W. Bush? I'd have Bush rob a liquor store. I'd have him pull a stocking over his head, go in, wave a gun at the clerk and make off with all the available cash and as much Wild Turkey as […]
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Penn Jillette (partner of Teller) writes about his idea of Free Speech, which is very close to my own. […]
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William Rivers Pitt explains why the current battle is the stupidest presidential election ever. I don't agree with his every word but I think I agree with his conclusion. By the way: I found this story via the excellent Sideshow weblog run by Avedon Carol — one of twenty or so I visit every day. […]
Fred Ebb
Sorry to hear of the death yesterday of writer-lyricist Fred Ebb…and I'll confess that I have a selfish, personal feeling of regret here. A mutual friend had been trying for a couple years now to arrange a meal at which I could meet one of my favorite Broadway lyricists (or lyrist, as some of them […]
Your Mother Was a Hamster
Eric Idle has written another chapter in his ongoing diary of how he and some associates are turning Monty Python and the Holy Grail into a Broadway show. Sure hope they include Ralph the Wonder Llama. […]
Crossover Audience
Even if you don't agree with their politics, I hope you'll admire the enterprise and wit of folks like Freewayblogger. It's a new way of making a political statement, probably more effective than a lot of things we could all be doing. And some of his signs are either funny…or too true to be funny. […]
Flying Somewhere?
Want to get the most comfortable seat on the plane? Then consult the Seat Guru. […]
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Here's an interesting article about George W. Bush's campaigning style. And no, it isn't really a negative piece. […]
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Frank Rich on refighting the Vietnam War. […]
Powerless
The electricity was out for seven hours yesterday here. Today, I reset all my clocks and timers (I have a lot of things with timers on them) and then I threw out much of what was in my refrigerator, went to the market and restocked. I finished this around 2:00 in the afternoon and an […]
Is the Economy Growing?
Let's find out. Last November, I posted this simple message on this site… Is the economy really on a rebound? I'll believe that when more people start using Paypal to donate money to this site. As I admitted here then, it brought in an awful lot of money. Alas, lately, things have changed. I've only […]
Friday
Not much posting here today. Not much electricity at my house, either. Lights went out around 3:00 in the afternoon and only came on around seven hours later. Add in the time I now must spend resetting clocks and figuring out what in my refrigerator is still edible, and that doesn't leave a lot of […]