Archive for January, 2014
Picking the 2014 Super Bowl winner using my never fail “which mascot would win in a fight method”
A Bronco is a wild horse or one that habitually bucks. A “Seahawk” is a colloquially term for an Osprey. The Osprey is a raptor, so it passes the first test of birds in fights (or Superbowls) – it has talons. Not only does it have talons, but it has four talons. When in flight, 3 of these toes face forward, and one backwards. When clutching prey, one talon swivels to face the rear. The upshot is that once it grabs something, the seahawk isn’t letting go.
Meanwhile, the bronco’s key (and let’s face it) only real strength is getting things off its back. That’s not much a strength, but it is one that seems uniquely suited to cancelling the sea hawks grabby/clutchy strength. So we have to go to second level strengths…
Monday Open Thread [1.20.14]
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Over the weekend, the Christie Bridgegate scandal took a turn into a far more serious area, which, if proven true, will result in his removal from office and possible indictment on corruption charges. Steve Kornacki released a blockbuster story involving Hoboken, NJ, a city along the Hudson in North Jersey. Hoboken’s Mayor, Dawn Zimmer, says the Christie administration refused to provide Sandy Relief until the city approved a separate real estate project tied to Christie confidante, David Samson. Samson is also Chairman of the Port Authority.
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King
The nation honors Dr. King each year as one of our American heros who changed history and our country for the better, akin to George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Benjamin Franklin. He was an aspirational leader, whose words gave hope and sustained a civil rights movement for racial equality and justice through the 1950’s and 1960’s. What gets glossed over, however, is Dr. Kings fight for equality and justice in non-racial areas of our society. Towards the end of his life, Dr. King opposed the war in Vietnam, and he joined in the War on Poverty. Ned Resnikoff discusses Dr. King’s proposals and thoughts on economic injustice, which remains very much a problem today as it was in the 1960’s.
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Sunday Open Thread [1.19.14]
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If the Bridgegate scandal has damaged Chris Christie enough that either he 1) does not run for President or 2) is no longer the frontrunner for the GOP, apparently the GOP Establishment really has no back up plan. I say the GOP Establishment just needs to embrace the suck, for one election cycle. Go all Goldwater. Put up a Ted Cruz-Rand Paul ticket. Lose 45 states and the popular vote by 10, and the House of Representatives in the process. That way you can tell your crazy base that you know better.
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Late Night Video — Gov. Chris Christie Traffic Jam
This has been just everyplace, but just in case, this fun parody of Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen and Jimmy Fallon is posted for your amusement:
Saturday Open Thread [1.18.14]
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So there is a Mitt Romney documentary that was filmed during both his 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns that will be debuting on Netflix next week. It was screened at Sundance last night, and Sahil Kapur of TPM lists the five big revelations from the documentary….
NSA/Surveillance: A First Step In Reining It In
The President’s speech on Friday, pre-empting the final report he commissioned on NSA restraints, is a good first step. So, we applaud a beginning in rolling back the Surveillance State aimed at the American people.
Forget piecemeal disenfranchisement, conservatives openly now talking about the big kahuna
As they feel their racial hegemony slip away, angry white guys are getting angrier and more hysterical. Now The American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer, who is a highly respected voice of modern Republicanism, wants to quit messing around: On his radio show yesterday, Bryan Fischer called for ending Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, as well […]
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This week in Chris Christie is a big fat liar news
The big fat liar had a busy week:
– Both the state Senate and Assembly created their own special committees to investigate the Christie law breaking and within hours, 20 subpoenas were issued to 17 key people and three organizations in the unfolding story.
– Those in the governor’s inner circle who have been subpoenaed include Kevin O’Dowd, the governor’s pick to serve as the state’s new attorney general; Michael Drewniak, Christie’s chief spokesman; Bill Stepien, his former campaign manager; Charles McKenna, the governor’s chief counsel; Bridget Anne Kelly, former deputy chief of staff; and Matt Mowers, another former aide.
– Christie lawyered up for good reason.
– Christie told a group in Weehawken that he was committed to being in New Jersey for all 4 years of his second term – for the first time signaling that he might not run for President.
More inside…
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