I'm Just Dis-Putin'
Regarding the UN resolution to establish a no-fly zone over Libya, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said "It allows everything. It resembles mediaeval calls for crusades." REALLY, Mr. Putin?...
View ArticleMy Caption Entry
Yesterday talk-radio host Laura Ingraham asked listeners to go to her Facebook page and write a caption for a photo of Barack Obama in Brazil; it was a rather small and silly contest. The photo, and my...
View ArticleIt's Only Proper
Setting aside all cultural differences while invoking the highest orders of decorum, propriety, punctiliousness and conviviality; and without equivocation or ambiguity, hesitancy or diffidence, I...
View ArticleSign Of The Times?
I took this photo this afternoon and I have to say my feelings about it are decidedly mixed. I am not blind to the humor or the irony: I can see that, if May 21, 2011 is indeed "Judgment Day," then it...
View ArticleStill Weeping, Weeping Still
Silence is a good thing. On the last day of March, while enjoying a moment of sheer exhilaration skiing in Utah's Wasatch Range, I broke my leg and badly sprained my ankle. My ankle remains swollen;...
View Article"OVER 1/3 OF WISCONSIN VOTERS PREFER FAKE DEMOCRATS TO REAL ONES"
Contratimes readers should read this AP dispatch regarding the Democratic primary election in Wisconsin. It is quite interesting. The primary sets the stage for the upcoming "recall" election in...
View ArticleVisiting My Own House
I stopped in at Contratimes today almost out of nostalgia. I haven't been thoughtfully active here in so long, this blog no longer feels like it's mine. Perhaps it isn't; perhaps I shall find it to be...
View ArticleOn The Nature Of Debates: A Satirical Look
What IS a debate? Aren't debates generally between people who have disagreements of note? Here's my partly facetious take on the recent Republican debates; my thoughts apply to ANY debate held between...
View ArticleLearning To Let Things Slide
1. Remember when "they" promised there was no such thing as a slippery slope? Yeah, they were lying. Regardless, I am resolving, albeit slowly, to let things slide. 2. While using Facebook, I have...
View ArticleOne Small Problem With Herman Cain
I have to say that every time I look at Herman Cain's tax plan when I'm standing on my head -- using my feet, of course -- I see 666. (Perhaps his handlers might consider changing 9-9-9 to 8-9-10....
View ArticleFrom The "Battlefield"
"I'll hold up my anti-corporation, anti-capitalism, anti-consumption Occupy Wall Street protest sign as soon as I finish downloading this pirated new release to my iPhone, rolling up my Patagonia bag,...
View ArticleSo THAT'S What They've Been Chanting!
I've been hearing it wrong all this time: It's "Descent is patriotic!" Now I get it.
View ArticleOccupy Yourselves
Thus saith the Sage: Alas, how desperate we've become when we hold out our hands begging the rich to deliver us. How sad it is that we constantly define ourselves by what others have that we do not...
View ArticleIt IS Interesting, Isn't It?
It is one of life's greatest puzzles how often in a day a man can be condemned for being 'judgmental.'
View ArticleChris Christie Stops Homophobia In Its Tracks
Governor Chris Christie has vetoed the gay marriage bill in New Jersey. What does that say, really, about his character? Does it say anything? Here's one way to interpret the news: I recently read an...
View ArticleThe Executive Equalizer
Moments ago I wrote this comment in an online discussion forum. Someone had asserted that Barack Obama hates America and wants to destroy it. Here's my reply: I am not sure Mr. Obama wants to destroy...
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