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13: July 2010
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Social/political musings from an opinionated, partisan dilettante. Friday, July 23, 2010. Obama Needs to Man Up; Breitbart's Screwup. I sincerely hope the Obama. Administration has learned its lesson with the whole sorry-ass Shirley Sherrod. Affair: don't jump to fucking conclusions; do your research. And most importantly, stop being so afraid of the wing-nut smear machine. Scumbag emeritus Andrew Breitbart. Links to this post. Thursday, July 22, 2010. Shakespearean 'tweets' in Honor of Sister Sarah.
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13: June 2010
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Social/political musings from an opinionated, partisan dilettante. Saturday, June 26, 2010. LeBron and Strasburg: My 2 Cents. It seems like the two biggest topics in North American sports right now are basketball superstar LeBron James. Possible departure from the Cleveland Cavaliers. And the rise of impressive rookie pitcher Stephen Strasburg. Of the Washington Nationals. Much has already been written about both elsewhere so I won't bore you with the details here. But here's my humble take:. Strasburg g...
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13: A Sin Tax is a Sin Tax, Right?
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Social/political musings from an opinionated, partisan dilettante. Saturday, April 4, 2009. A Sin Tax is a Sin Tax, Right? I am a smoker. Have been for decades. I enjoy it and have no desire to quit. I have no problem not being allowed to smoke in public buildings, offices, places of worship, sports and concert arenas, restaurants, etc. I don’t smoke in the vicinity of children. Is going on. We couldn’t have ONE. Not even the place where PEOPLE VOLUNTARILY GO TO POISON THEIR BODIES WITH ALCOHOL? Recently...
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13: What the GOP's True Goal Is
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Social/political musings from an opinionated, partisan dilettante. Tuesday, February 22, 2011. What the GOP's True Goal Is. Energy policy, entitlements, union-busting.you name it, they're going after it. They want to dismantle every single measure from the New Deal on down. It's quite possible they won't ultimately succeed in their goal, but they plan on riding this one out, for as long and as hard as they possibly can. Are regarded as luxuries befitting only those who can pay for them. Ban this, MoFo.
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13: MLB Realignment: Could it Happen?
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Social/political musings from an opinionated, partisan dilettante. Monday, April 11, 2011. MLB Realignment: Could it Happen? This is a suggestion proposed by anonymous baseball insiders and published a few months ago in an article. By the NY Daily News. Not an idea actually approved by Major League Baseball:. As you can see, this scenario would eliminate the Oakland A's. And the Tampa Bay Rays. Each coming up w/$25m. No dice. Obviously both teams need to move: The A's situation in Oakland has become unte...
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13: MLB Takes Over Dodgers (and that's a good thing)
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Social/political musings from an opinionated, partisan dilettante. Friday, April 22, 2011. MLB Takes Over Dodgers (and that's a good thing). This week, baseball commissioner Bud Selig. Took the extraordinary step of wresting control of the Los Angeles Dodgers. From owner Frank McCourt. In an April 20th press release Selig issued the following statement:. This is a huge deal. For a $200m loan which Selig vetoed. Last week he managed to borrow. 30m from Fox to cover payroll and other expenses. I have my is...
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13: February 2011
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Social/political musings from an opinionated, partisan dilettante. Thursday, February 24, 2011. Ban this, MoFo. Healthy is going on in a bar; everyone there is POISONING. Themselves w/alcohol. And there's plenty of that idiocy and hypocrisy in the way they've handled this new twist. You want to tax the hell out of cigarettes and make them $12 a pack? Done But how 'bout we jack up six packs of beer, along with wine and spirits? Of course not. Why? Well, for one, NYC mayor Mike Bloomberg. Bullshit double s...
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13: December 2010
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Social/political musings from an opinionated, partisan dilettante. Thursday, December 23, 2010. Patterson's 62K Fine is Bullshit. This week New York governor David Patterson. Was fined $62,125 by the New York State Commission on Public Integrity. Flimsy name, ain't it? Meanwhile, former NYC mayor Rudy. As for the fine itself, I was initially for it- although the amount seems quite stiff- but, as a commenter on the Yankee blog River Ave Blues. Pointed out, if " some bullshit beauty queen hand wave. Nonsen...
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13: Ban this, MoFo
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Social/political musings from an opinionated, partisan dilettante. Thursday, February 24, 2011. Ban this, MoFo. Healthy is going on in a bar; everyone there is POISONING. Themselves w/alcohol. And there's plenty of that idiocy and hypocrisy in the way they've handled this new twist. You want to tax the hell out of cigarettes and make them $12 a pack? Done But how 'bout we jack up six packs of beer, along with wine and spirits? Of course not. Why? Well, for one, NYC mayor Mike Bloomberg. Bullshit double s...
