Libertine

This morning, I read an interesting blog post by Paula Reed. Her entry was based on a quote she’d received by email: “The Left: People who demonize those with whom they disagree.” My first thought was to think of how so many neocons today are masters at the art of projection: they take what is [...]

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The other day while out driving, I was monitoring the Neal Boortz show, looking for ranty blogging fodder.  And, as is almost always the case, I found what I was looking for. Because it was Veteran’s Day, he was relating anecdotes with that theme in mind.  He told a story about a man attacked by [...]

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Last night I was listening to the radio and came upon yet another right wing talk show.  I didn’t recognize the woman’s voice; all I knew was that it wasn’t Ann Coulter, as I’ve heard her voice, ad nauseum, on several different shows, on both radio and TV. This unknown woman had the unpleasant quality [...]

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Listening to the Neal Boortz show the other night, I heard him ragging on liberals who have decided to boycott Whole Foods because of an editorial Whole Foods CEO John Mackey wrote in the Wall Street Journal where he stated that “universal healthcare is no more a right than food or shelter.” Boortz believes the [...]

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The news is full of stories about the latest political “sex scandal” of the day. Yesterday, Nevada Republican Senator John Ensign publicly admitted to having an extramarital affair while legally separated from his wife.  His admission was accompanied by the usual insincere, crocodile tears statement: “Last year I had an affair. I violated the vows [...]

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Last night, I was listening to the Dennis Miller show on the radio.  Miller is a former cast member of Saturday Night Live turned conservative talking head.  He’s not as rabidly right wing as most of them on the radio, but he has affected an irritating “hepcat” persona on the air, constantly using old-time jazz [...]

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