“Punting the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …
November 2015 archive
Nov 11 2015
The Breakfast Club (Armistice)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Nov 11 2015
Six In The Morning Wednesday November 11
Christmas Island riot images emerge as detainees flown to Australia The Australian government has released pictures showing the riot at Christmas Island migrant detention centre earlier this week and its aftermath. Police used tear gas on Tuesday to end three days of unrest sparked by the death of an Iranian asylum seeker. CCTV images appear …
Nov 10 2015
The Daily Late Nightly Show (Voir Dire)
Among other things I did on my “vacation”, I sat for Jury Duty. The case involved someone claiming damages for pain and suffering after being struck by a car while riding a bike. Well ok so far, let’s stick it to that mega-insurance company (not Liberty Mutual, no, not at all). Unfortunately there was no …
Nov 10 2015
Republican Debate III- Little Monsters of the Kiddie Table
So last year on Curse of Oak Island they found a Spanish Penny from 1652, the dye test was a complete failure, AND (by the way) they found the corner of a subterranean room covered in a concrete type substance! I am sure that this season they will discover the lost Ark of the Covenant …
Nov 10 2015
Punting the Pundits
“Punting the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …
Nov 10 2015
The Breakfast Club (Storms of November)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Nov 10 2015
Six In The Morning Tuesday November 10
China decries Shenyang pollution called ‘worst ever’ by activists Chinese state media and netizens have decried high pollution levels in the northeast city of Shenyang, which activists have said could be the “worst ever” air quality seen in the country. On Sunday pollution readings were about 50 times higher than that considered safe by …
Nov 09 2015
The Daily Late Nightly Show (The Saga Continues)
When we last left our hero (that would be me), he was struggling to contend with an overwhelming list of Site migrations and Family and Business obligations which kept him on the road. As we resume our story, after an amazing escape too incredible to commit to photons, only tattered remnants of a once mighty …
Nov 09 2015
Where America’s Foreign Aid Really Goes
I’ve noticed over the years how Republicans like to complain about American foreign aid programs. Yet, if you look at the map you’ll notice one very interesting fact: The top two recipients of American largess aren’t exactly poor countries and the next three Afghanistan, Jordan and Pakistan receive aid not to help their poorer …
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