Marriage Equality and Civil Unions

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First, the facts Massachusetts and Connecticut license same-sex marriages. California did until prop. 8 narrowly passed. New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Vermont license Civil Unions. Maine, DC, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon,…

On Celluloid Heroes

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What kind of wood doesn't float? was a joke that was going around in the early 80s. The answer was Natalie Wood. Now depending on your age or your long-term…

Here is the thing…

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Republican's like Dave and Rick Jensen (let me throw in Rick too because Smitty is having too much fun pretending to not know what I am talking about) got everything…

Consumer Panic/Insanity

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And we were worried about a run on the banks. A Wal-Mart worker died after being trampled when hundreds of shoppers smashed through the doors of a Long Island store Friday morning, police and…

On Friedrich Engels

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A spectre is haunting Europe -- the spectre of communism. So starts one of the most important and powerful literary works in human history. On this day in 1820 one…