Back in 1981 The Republican National Committee was sued for voter intimidation during the New Jersey gubernatorial race: The RNC allegedly created a voter challenge list by mailing sample ballots to individuals in precincts with a high percentage of racial or ethnic minority registered voters and, then, including individuals whose postcards were returned as undeliverable …
October 2016 archive
Oct 27 2016
Pondering the Pundits
“Pondering 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 …
Oct 27 2016
The Breakfast Club (Grand Theft)
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 …
Oct 26 2016
World Series 2016 Game 2: Cubs @ Indians
Much to my dismay Sianis is proven a prophet yet again. This game was much further out of reach than the shutout score would indicate, Cubs bats were practically lifeless against Kulber. Sigh, well that’s why extended series are good despite the nay saying of some who pointedly drag their heavy coats out of the …
Oct 26 2016
Hail, Hail, Walloonia!
What? You don’t get the Title? Which kind of Marxist are you? Certainly not Groucho. You want to know something funny? Margaret Dumont thought it was a straight gig. Through 4 movies. Anyway we owe the French-speaking part of Belgium a huge debt of gratitude for stopping the passage of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade …
Oct 26 2016
Let Me Explain: Partial Birth Abortion Does NOT Exist
During the final debate, there was a discussion about abortion that took a mythical and ugly turn when Donald Trump claimed that women can abort a pregnancy in the ninth month. As a medical professional let me say this – that does not happen. Nor is there any procedure called a partial birth abortion, a …
Oct 26 2016
Pondering the Pundits
“Pondering 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 …
Oct 26 2016
The Breakfast Club (Nasty)
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 …
Oct 25 2016
World Series 2016 Game 1: Cubs @ Indians
So, what about the Goat? Well according to Wikipedia in 1945 Billy Sianis, owner of the nearby (to Wrigley Field that is and yes, it is in fact named after the Gum Guy) Billy Goat Tavern was ejected from Game 4 of the World Series because he had brought along his pet goat and some …
Oct 25 2016
Now Playing-
I’ve actually been waiting for this to show up for several days now. Since Michael Moore is offering downloads for, well… free (here for instance) it was just a matter of time before it showed up on YouTube. Likewise it’s just a matter of time before some party pooper copyright Nazi takes it down so …
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