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Monthly Archives: June 2010

Friday Night Music

Friday, June 18, 2010

Early 70s, and at least somewhat appropriate for Father’s Day, Danny’s Song, by Loggins and Messina

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Non sequiturs

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Yesterday I wrote a post, the thrust of which was that we are living in a world made largely fact free by the right wing echo chamber. I mentioned the fact that a friend of mine got an email from a right wing friend in which she claimed that Obama had spent his term blaming […]

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Party tomorrow

Thursday, June 17, 2010

The Groton Democratic Town Committee invites all and sundry to a political gathering tomorrow at the German Club, Frohsinn Hall, 54 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic. Along with the usual Groton suspects, this is your chance to meet one or more of the following: Congressman Joe Courtney (who can’t stay long because of another commitment)Dan Malloy (possibly)Mary […]

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So considerate

Thursday, June 17, 2010

From a notice I just received from my insurance company: Over the past several years, changes in coverage such as special deductibles that apply only to the perils of windstorm and/or hurricane have been implemented as part of our overall effort to provide you with the best protection at the lowest reasonable cost. So good […]

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The power of prayer

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Former (thank god the forces of nature that drive all things) Congressman Mark Souder, the deeply devout Christian can’t understand why he couldn’t stop [insert your favorite word for the act here] his abstinence touting mistress, even after praying to Jehovah: “I prayed multiple times a day, sang hymns with emotion and tears, felt each […]

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A delusional nation

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

A friend of mine forwarded an email he received from a right wing acquaintance about Obama. I won’t quote from the email, but I think it’s fair to say that any reality based person reading it would wonder what planet the person lived on. Among other things, the writer claimed that Obama has spent all […]

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Couldn’t have happened

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

There’s some really stunning news in this morning’s paper. It seems that BP took “shortcuts” and put finishing the well ahead of safety: To save time and drilling costs, BP took “shortcuts” that may have led to the oil rig explosion and the spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a letter released Monday […]

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Truly Astonishing

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Lee Whitnum, the Senate candidate who made Merrick Alpert look like a powerhouse, and who didn’t even get to go on stage with Merrick at the convention (among other things she went to the wrong place) has filed suit against Dan Malloy for calling her an anti-Semite. Now, I am actually quite sympathetic to her […]

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Ted Kennedy

Monday, June 14, 2010

They say you can judge a person by the company he or she keeps. I submit that for politicians, at least, you can also judge them by the enemies they make. By that measure, Ted Kennedy was one of the greats: For decades after his brothers John and Robert were assassinated, Sen. Edward Kennedy received […]

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Saving journalism

Monday, June 14, 2010

I was asked to plug this upcoming forum, which I’m more than happy to do. The press release follows Public Forum: “Democracy vs. the Propaganda State:Why We Must Support Independent Media and Builda Real Alternative to Corporate Power” John Nichols, The Nation magazine Washington correspondent and co-author of the new book, “The Death and Life […]

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