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THE SILVER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF STATE AND CORPORATION …
On the 25th anniversary of James Hansen’s prophetic testimony before Congress, Danbert Nobacon makes a plea for environmental enlightenment–or a least a reason not to spark a worldwide revolution. Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Big Oil, BP. Exxon, global warming, Howard Dean, James Hansen, Keystone XL, Manua Loa, Obama
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East Toledo, 2012
East Toledo could be the land that people forgot and keep forgetting. Mermer Blakeslee returns in 2012 campaigning for Obama, finding hope and inspiration. Continue reading
Obama the Terrible
Torture, imprisonment without trial, and summary execution are hallmarks of totalitarianism. They are also U.S. foreign policy. Why is Barack Obama so comfortable with absolute power? Continue reading
Sandy Hook Truthers are Afraid of the Dark
As children we fear the Boogeyman. As adults we fear complex thoughts. Sandy Hook Truthers are still afraid of the beast in the closet, and they want everyone else to be, too. Continue reading
Posted in News, Politics, Popular Culture
Tagged 9-11, Alex Jones, birthers, Conspiracy Theories, Crisis Actors, FEMA, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, Gene Rosen, gun control, Iran, Israel, Jews, Joe Satriani, Michael Harris Internet, Nightmare on Elm Street, Obama, PressTV, Sandy Hook Elementary, Sherry Turkel, Stormfront, Truthers, Wes Craven
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The 12 Best People of 2012
Makes the 2011 list look like a bunch of pikers. Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture
Tagged Glorial Allred, Obama, Paul Ryan, Payton Manning, Sheldon Adelson, Tom Ricks
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A World of Rumors
In which Samuel Sattin discovers that once a rumor enters the mainstream, let alone the bloodstream, it becomes truth. Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged 9-11, Fidel Castro, Jesus, Masturbation, Michelle Obama, Middle School, Obama, Rumors, S.W.A.T. Team, Whitehouse.
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Election Day Special: Big Ron Talks Back
Who’s the best pitcher of all time? Are the Patriots done? Who’s the world’s sexiest athlete? And, who will win today’s Obama/Romney tilt? Big Ron knows. Continue reading
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Tagged Aliya Mustofina, best pitcher of all time, election day, Gisele Bunchen, hottest female athlete, Katarina Witt, Obama, Romney, sports, Tom Brady
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2012 Presidential Race Superhero Mash-Up
Wherein Samuel Sattin takes Superhero culture and grafts it, with a hammer and nails, on top of present day politics. Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture
Tagged aqua man, Batman, biden, larry craig, Obama, ryan, superman, wolverine
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It’s Poll Time
Wherein Dennie Wendt gets all Gallup and shows how the average American voter can have way more fun this campaign season. Continue reading
Corporations ARE People. Mitt is Proof.
Greg Olear has another take on Mitt Romney’s famous line, my friend. Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Romney, birthers, business as usual, Corporations are people, Mitt Romney, Obama, robots
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Obama With a Thousand Faces
Perceptions of Obama from 2008 endure, on both right and left—and none of them are true. Greg Olear points out seven things the President is not. Continue reading
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Tagged birther, caveat emptor, MLK, Nobel Peace Prize, Obama, President Obama, progressive, socialist, Stringer Bell, war
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