…which we were the other day, in the comments section on this thread in which I’d said I couldn’t stand the sport—caused me to recall the single worst moment of boxing history I’ve ever had the misfortune to witness. It … Continue reading →
The bill that restricts collective bargaining for public service unions has been passed in the Wisconsin Senate and the protesters were carried out of the capital building by Madison police, while Wisconsin Republicans receive death threats and there are rumblings … Continue reading →
Ten years ago, shortly after 9/11, I would have been surprised at the furor over Rep. Peter King’s daring to suggest a House hearing on homegrown terrorism that focuses mostly on Islamicist terrorist groups in this country. But not any … Continue reading →
…and the tally was 18-1 in favor of limiting the collective bargaining rights of public service workers. And isn’t this statement by Democrat Sen. Bob Jauch the very definition of chutzpah? He said that if Republicans “chose to ram this … Continue reading →
I’ve seen a lot of those “stupid criminal” things. But this one is in a class by itself. It’s not really clear what this guy’s intent was; that’s why I wrote “burglar/intruder.” He does seem a bit unbalanced—or, as the … Continue reading →
We last heard of NPR’s Vivian Schiller (not to be confused with NPR’s Ron Schiller) in connection with the network’s Juan Williams firing. She survived that controversy. But in one of those hubris/nemesis moments, she’s been asked to leave by … Continue reading →
This is good news if true, because Obama has not been so very popular in Ohio lately. Ohio does seem to be a vital state in presidential elections, especially close ones: remember 2004? Here’s a 2009 article that discusses the … Continue reading →
In a sort of tit-for-tat for the recent Governor Walker-Koch Brothers phone prank, NPR executive Ron Schiller was caught on tape saying some interesting things to people posing as Muslim donors but who were really in cahoots with James O’Keefe. … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →Yesterday I went to a performance of a highly condensed (one hour long) English-langauge version of the opera “Hansel and Gretel” at Boston’s Wheelock Family Theater. I was one of the only people in the crowd without a child or … Continue reading →
Return to work, that is? Only their hairdressers know for sure. Wisconsin is an important front in a battle currently going on across the country in many states, and in many to come. The unions know it and Tea Partiers … Continue reading →
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