By Shoq, on February 1st, 2010
Introduction
The entire Teaparty movement is based on ideas that have been continuously discredited for years. Yet the GOP, eager to leverage all the passion and zeal of these misguided populists, is promising policy based on still more of the fiscal absurdity that has already wreaked havoc on our cities. Over the next few weeks, I
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By Shoq, on January 27th, 2010
Preface: I really prefer micro-blogging about short, concise, action-oriented bits of news and information. I am not a journalist, and have never considered myself much of a writer, so forgive me as I stumble through a screed that is far longer and more ambitious than what I first intended, or what I normally offer on
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By Shoq, on January 19th, 2010
I always forget about this gem. Twitter just reminded me of it.
Everyone needs to watch this 3 times, and then remember these words:
"It's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it."
R.I.P. George Carlin. We never really appreciated you in your time. We miss you and
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By Shoq, on November 18th, 2009
I never get over the fun we have intervening in the monumentally stupid Teaparty movement. What isn't controlled by a top-down hegemonic effort like Americans for Prosperity and FreedomWorks, gets continuously gamed by an army of two-bit right wing entrepreneurs trying to make a buck off of this rabid right Hatriot movement.
I'm going to keep
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By Shoq, on October 9th, 2009
One of my very first posts to this blog (still not quite ready for prime time), and it's a gem, to my limited mind. In response to the stealthy and disingenuous screed by Stephen Hayward (AEI) on Sunday, this letter was sent to the Washington Post. Short and sweet, it takes just 100 words to
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By Shoq, on September 25th, 2009
By Prophet451
Fuck you. No, I'm not joking. I'm sick of this bullshit. I'm sick of the way you've corrupted the public discourse. The way you've made it acceptable to hurl any insult you like at public officials. The way you blame us for the
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