Old Gay Lawyer--- Ramblings
The collected thoughts, rants and ramblings of Eamon O'Connor
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Category: Politics & Politicians
05/08/12@ 11:16:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Douchenozzles & Douchebagery, Cool Stuff, Gay Stuff , Tags: marriage equality, north carolina , 315 words 
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Well the North Carolina election results are in. Today an unholy alliance of christianists. anti-liberty people andjust plain bigots prevailed by twenty-two points, 61% to 39%. This election amended the state's constitution to not only disallow marriag… more »
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05/07/12@ 01:03:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Gay Stuff , Tags: barney frank, god in training mitt romney , 188 words Permalink
"Any gay or lesbian person with any self-respect should not be voting for any of the Republicans, including Mitt Romney, who made the degrading comment in one of the recent debates about how he kept Massachusetts from being the Las Vegas of gay marriage… more »
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05/04/12@ 04:05:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians , Tags: exxon mobil, fracking, public lands , 491 words Permalink
Well now I will be damned if I can recall a bigger knucklehead (to use Mr. Obama's phrase) condescension to Big Oil than in the Government acquiescence in a proposed rule governing the harvesting of oil and gas on public lands by the practice of hydr… more »
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04/10/12@ 10:29:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians , Tags: frothy mix, rcik santorum , 202 words Permalink
Okay originally I was going to say nothing about Santorum's suspension of his campaign for president. But I just can't resist saying something about it. It's my duty as a free man and citizen even though I am gay and therefore according to Santorum et… more »
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@ 01:53:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Musings Over Coffee , Tags: andrew sullivan, constitutional convention, marijuana reform, patrick appel , 805 words Permalink
Andrew Sullivan's The Dish considers whether federal marijuana laws can survive. Andrew is on vacation this week after his appearance on one of the Talking Head shows this past Easter. I watched part of the tape of that show and I can sympathize with hi… more »
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04/06/12@ 07:37:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Cool Stuff, Mythology & Religion , Tags: companeros, fernado isern, terrorist groups, us conference of catholic bishops , 480 words Permalink
For quite awhile now I have been watching the activities of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and wondering if Their Bishopnesses aren't indeed in need of registration with the Justice Department as a terrorist organization.
According to the… more »
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03/28/12@ 03:35:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Musings Over Coffee , Tags: emmett till, george zimmerman, trayvon martin , 740 words Permalink
All of America since the tragic death of 17 year old Trayvon Martin at the hands of an at least somewhat unhinged but armed Neighborhood Watch volunteer named George Zimmerman who had a local reputation for making way too many 9 1 1 calls to report susp… more »
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03/25/12@ 02:15:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Musings Over Coffee , Tags: dick cheney, heart transplant , 471 words Permalink
I am aghast at the news that Richard Bruce Cheney has received a new heart. First let me say that I can think of nothing good to say about Cheney. So I won't be offering him any succor or good wishes of any kind. Dick Cheney is nothing more than a war c… more »
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03/21/12@ 03:43:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Musings Over Coffee , Tags: frothy mix, mittens, newt, ron paul , 557 words Permalink
Former governors are circling wagons and sticking together. Ex-governor Jeb Bush, the littlest Bush, has come out and endorsed his brother ex-governor Willard Romney as his choice to be the GOPer nominee in the race for the White House. This is an int… more »
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03/01/12@ 12:16:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Douchenozzles & Douchebagery, Requiescat in Pacem , Tags: andrew breitbart , 213 words Permalink
This morning I awoke to discover that Andrew Breitbart had died in Los Angeles last evening when he was out walking. I can not find it in my heart to grieve for this man. After all he was the fellow who when Ted Kennedy died tweeted that Kennedy was a… more »
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02/25/12@ 03:03:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Douchenozzles & Douchebagery , Tags: cynicisn, pension, retirement, rick perry, social security , 249 words Permalink
Oh my oh my! Pastor Rick is back in the news today. It seems that Rick has officially retired from state government (but remains governor) and is collecting a pension based, at least in part, on his many years in public office in Texas. In addition he… more »
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02/22/12@ 12:57:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Musings Over Coffee, Law Stuff , Tags: congress, fellatio, research and development, superpacs, tax policy , 701 words Permalink
I read this morning in the Los Angeles Times that President Obama wants to lower the maximum corporate tax rate from 32% (which I doubt is ever paid) to 28% (which I also doubt will ever be paid). Obama's plan would close some loopholes in the Lobbyist… more »
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02/20/12@ 09:08:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians , Tags: gop nominee, mitt romney, newt gingrich, rick santorum , 690 words Permalink
It seems to me that the contest to be the GOP 2012 presidential nominee is now pretty much between three middle-aged (and beyond) white guys: Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, Newt Gingrich of Virginia (nee Georgia), and Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, Michi… more »
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02/18/12@ 01:28:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Douchenozzles & Douchebagery, Gay Stuff , Tags: gay sheriff, hypocrisy, paul baeu, pinal county , 559 words Permalink
GOPer rising star and immigrant basher Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, a candidate for election to Arizona's 4th Congressional District and an anti-immigrant activist has scored a two-fer. He has been outted not only as gay but as having had a years l… more »
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02/14/12@ 05:04:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Law Stuff , Tags: judge biery, prayer, samuel fredrick biery jr, schultz vs medina, shcools , 993 words Permalink
Judges usually refrain from making public comments and complaints about things happening around them. They are supposed to adopt a half smile and a slightly furrowed brow as though they were suffering a gas pain and let the trash pass. But sometimes the… more »
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02/10/12@ 12:12:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Musings Over Coffee , Tags: birth control, catholic bishops, family planning services, politics, theology of sex, timothy dolan , 944 words Permalink
I am curious and I don't know the answer for sure but I am assuming that the 'rule' that is causing the US Conference of Catholic Bishops so much angst and so much concomitant grief in the west wing of the White house is part of the Affordable Health Ca… more »
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02/09/12@ 07:09:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians , Tags: bankster, foreclosure, settement , 820 words Permalink
Today's big news is the proposed settlement of federal and state claims against the Banksters, the corporations which are most responsible for the economic pickle the US is in right now. I have read articles today about this in both the NY Times here a… more »
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01/25/12@ 03:12:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians , Tags: mitt romey tax return , 319 words Permalink
I just spent an hour wandering through Gov. Romney's 2010 1040 and its attachments. I am impressed by a couple of things. First Mitt doesn't have a job and the tax return with attachments is 203 pages in length. Mitt gave his church a total of 2.9 milli… more »
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01/24/12@ 10:15:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians , Tags: fellatio, gbby giffords, obstructionist caucus in congress, president obama, state of the union , 106 words Permalink
My l reaction was "ho hum." I was seriously underwhelmed by it. His delivery was off, he sounded bored and the speech itself, well it sounded like it had been purchased three hours earlier at SpeechesRUs.com I had hoped for much better. He didn't sou… more »
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01/21/12@ 11:04:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians , Tags: gop primary, newt gingrich, south carolina , 168 words Permalink
It is the consensus of the media paying attention to the South Carolina GOP primary election held today that Newt Gingrich has won that primary by some fifteen percentage points over Romney. South Carolina awards delegates at the GOP national conventio… more »
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@ 05:02:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Law Stuff , Tags: computers, hr 1981, kiddie porn, lmar smith, wasserman-schults , 862 words Permalink
Now even before the funeral has even been had for SOPA and PIPA the Congress of the US is about strike another ineffective blow in the war against pedophilic conduct and child pornography. It is more overreaching on the part of National Security State.… more »
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01/20/12@ 12:51:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians , Tags: mark sanford, mitt romney, newt gingrich, polygamy, south carolina, traditional marriage , 751 words Permalink
I have been watching with great interest the on-going battle for the hearts and minds of the GOP faithful currently dominating the news out of South Carolina. South Carolina for those of you who might not remember was the first state to jump ship and s… more »
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01/19/12@ 01:01:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Douchenozzles & Douchebagery , Tags: gop, mitt romey, mormons, newt gingrich, one percenter, rick perry, white house , 480 words Permalink
The Los Angeles Times announced this morning that the hapless Pastor Rick has 'suspended' his presidential campaign. Because of federal election commission rules and practices and the availability of matching federal funds dying and vegetative presiden… more »
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01/15/12@ 04:07:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Musings Over Coffee, Mythology & Religion , Tags: 2012 election, fellatio, marriage equality, mitt romney, newt gingrich, tim tebow , 781 words Permalink
I have been wondering recently why it is that I should concern myself with the the 2012 elections. Why should I participate? I have been wondering about this almost constantly for the last several months at least in a semi subliminal manner. I have tr… more »
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01/06/12@ 01:12:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Musings Over Coffee , Tags: cfpb, earl warren, jonathan turey, recess appointments, richard cordray , 814 words Permalink
One of the blogs I follow is that of Professor Jonathan Turley who writes a very cogent blog on legal issues usually with a progressive view of things legal. Turey is Shapiro Professor of Law at George Washington University. He wrote an article on his… more »
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12/26/11@ 08:09:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians , Tags: catholics, fellatio, lyndon johnson, mitt romney, mormons, newt gngrich, nixon , 536 words Permalink
A President of the United States, any president is required to take the oath prescribed in our Constitution. The oath is very short only about thirty-five words and it is very simple. It is almost majestic in it simplicity. It is a promise given by the… more »
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12/19/11@ 06:18:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Douchenozzles & Douchebagery , Tags: crazy eyes, crazy uncle newt gingrich, dadt, frothy mix, gary johnson, john huntsman, lobamacare, michelle bachmann, mitt romey, newtgingrich, pastor rick, rick perry, ron paul, willard , 1410 words Permalink
What a glorious season we are embarking on! Every nut case on the planet wants to be President of the United States. Not only that but they all seem to be all running for the GOP nomination. Here is the current rundown on the contest to move into the Wh… more »
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12/15/11@ 02:29:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians , Tags: citizenship, ndaa 2012, obama , 233 words Permalink
Here is the link to the Conference Report on the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012. The odious section 1032 in the Senate version of the bill has been moved. It is now section 1022 of the Conference Report. The language however remains the sam… more »
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12/13/11@ 01:44:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Law Stuff , Tags: bernie sanders, citizens united, constiutional amendments, government by people for people, ted deutch , 578 words Permalink
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representative Ted Deutch (D-FL) have each introduced in their respective houses mirror image joint resolutions of Congress that would amend the Constitution of the US to declare the obvious truth that for profit corpor… more »
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12/12/11@ 04:24:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Douchenozzles & Douchebagery , Tags: bill johnson, jacksoff a lot, new zealand, sperm donors , 396 words Permalink
Oh this story is just too rich! I had sort of decided that in celebration of the 'season' I would refrain from pointing out and laughing at the moral foibles and such of other people and concentrate on my own for awhile. But this is just too much to ig… more »
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12/02/11@ 11:21:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Law Stuff , Tags: detention of us citizens abroad, ndaa, rumsfeld v padilla , 673 words Permalink
There has been much discussion over the last several days over whether or not US citizens are subject to detention by military authority in the war on terror that has been going on for ten years. After carefully reading sections 1031 and 1032 of the… more »
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11/14/11@ 02:57:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians , 232 words Permalink
I have been struggling for months to offer my guess as to the indentity of the eventual GOP nominee as the Wing Nut Wing (WNW) of the Grand Old Psycho party has been trying on crazies to see who will fare best and well and truly represent the nonsensic… more »
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11/04/11@ 07:12:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Cool Stuff, Gay Stuff , 357 words Permalink
Bryan Moylan over at Gawker.com has come up with an intersting punishment for Ken Mehlman. To refresh your recollection Mehlman was George W. Bush's manager and a chief strategist along wth Karl Rove in Bush's 2004 election campaign. Mehlman was one of… more »
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10/31/11@ 03:37:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Douchenozzles & Douchebagery, Cool Stuff, Requiescat in Pacem , Tags: douchebags and douchebaggery, james forrester, marriage equality , 213 words Permalink
North Carolina legislator, James Forrester, who was a retired Air Force Brigadier general, medical doctor and a twenty year veteran of legislative politics as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly has died. I extend my condolences to the mem… more »
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10/30/11@ 01:47:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Musings Over Coffee, Cool Stuff , Tags: carol jensen, occupy barstow, ows , 135 words Permalink
I came across on my Twitter feed. Even in small towns stuck in the middle of the desert like Barstow, California Americans are upset with the betrayal of Americans by the Congress and our entire national government. They are upset that government now is… more »
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10/29/11@ 11:54:00 am Categories: Politics & Politicians, Cool Stuff, Requiescat in Pacem , Tags: afghanistan, barack obama, eon panetta, hamid karzai, more dead soldiers , 249 words Permalink
The New York Times reports that 13 American soldiers were killed by a suicide bomber in Kabul when the bomber drove a truck loaded with fifteen hundred pounds of explosive into a heavily armored transport outside the US… more »
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10/26/11@ 10:46:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Musings Over Coffee , Tags: occupy oakland, opd , 65 words Permalink
Having at one time been related (by marriage) to an Oakland cop who later became chief cop in Oakland and having heard stories and read of lawsuits against OPD and done a little historical research myself on that particular group of thugs, let me say t… more »
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10/25/11@ 12:46:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Douchenozzles & Douchebagery , 40 words Permalink
This cartoon certainly expresses the tradtional values of the GOP, always ready to oppress the working class in the name of corporate 'citizens' perceived right to accumulate as much wealth as… more »
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10/22/11@ 07:08:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Douchenozzles & Douchebagery , Tags: horses' ankles, occupy santa ana, one percenters, sapd , 75 words Permalink
Santa Ana Police Department's elite equestrian parade team performs today in Santa Ana. From the looks of the riders these were the same fellows who performed at the O C citrus strikes in the 1920s and 1930s. Leave it to the City Fathers to terrorize… more »
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@ 11:48:00 am Categories: Politics & Politicians, Musings Over Coffee, Douchenozzles & Douchebagery , 35 words Permalink
How can anyone take the Tea Party folks seriously? Can you imagine this woman in high office and attending a state dinner? Seriously? Or worse actually trying to run any governmental agency? God save us.
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10/21/11@ 10:25:00 am Categories: Politics & Politicians, Musings Over Coffee, NOT-Cool Stuff , 548 words Permalink
America is about to make a fundamental change in its claimed devotion to Liberty, and to Equality. A bill co-authored by Sens. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and freshman Mike Lee (R-UT) was introduced into the Senate that would allow foreign nationals to gain… more »
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09/26/11@ 04:16:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Cool Stuff , Tags: fdr, wannabe presidents , 604 words Permalink
I was wandering around Facebook this morning feeling sorry for myself recovering from a surgery that laid me low and seemingly destroyed my own personal dignity when I found this song called "Dear Mrs
Rossevelt" written by Woodie Guthrie some fifty ye… more »
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09/09/11@ 08:41:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians , 179 words Permalink
At some unknown time in the recent past a bright light burst into luminesce in Obama's head. Finally someone began looking at historical events, especially the tenure of the 80th Congress which inhabited DC from January of 1947 until January of 1949 d… more »
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09/07/11@ 05:03:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Douchenozzles & Douchebagery , 167 words Permalink
The GOPer race for the nomination is getting sillier and sillier. Pastor Rick comes to California to worship at the tomb of saint ronald reagan and, of course, to raise big bucks for his nascent campaign from the uber-wealthy whose manservant he is. H… more »
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09/02/11@ 12:47:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians , Tags: insurance scam, pastor rick perry, texas , 764 words Permalink
This is a most interesting article about the goings ons of the last years in America generally and Texas in particular. When all of this occured as narrated in the story the mortgage-backed security was all the rage in capital markets and lots of pe… more »
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08/23/11@ 07:41:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Douchenozzles & Douchebagery , Tags: phillip d hinkle, political hypocrisy, rentboys , 393 words Permalink
Rep. Phillip D. Hinkle is a member of the lower house of the Indiana Legislature. He is a member of the GOP and is married with children. He is a local champion of family values and is a prime mover behind Indiana's answer to DOMA. He is also the father… more »
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08/17/11@ 12:38:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians , Tags: holidays, masturbation , 336 words Permalink
A little bird told me that today has been proclaimed to be National Masturbation Day by President Obama. The House of Representaives promptly impeached him as did the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Senator Jim Demint promised a fair trial in… more »
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@ 10:42:00 am Categories: Politics & Politicians, Musings Over Coffee, Law Stuff, NOT-Cool Stuff , Tags: facebook, jordan blackshaw, perry sutclifee-keenan, politcal prisoners , 291 words Permalink
Yesterday the Guardian posted a story of two young men, Perry Sutcliffe-Keenan age 22 (left) and Jordan Blackshaw age 20, who posted comments to Facebook that got them four years in a British prison. Apparently no one thinks that the postings by tho… more »
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08/14/11@ 12:22:00 am Categories: Politics & Politicians , Tags: fellatio, iowa state fair, ladybird bachmann, michele bachman , 118 words 
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Boy oh boy I'll bet that Crazy Eyes' handlers are getting drunk tonight and that there is much weeping and gnashing of teeth in the Bachmann tent at the Iowa State Fair. Heads are gonna roll and everyone is going to have a lot fun with this one. This… more »
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08/13/11@ 05:01:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Musings Over Coffee , Tags: pastor ric, rick perry , 126 words 
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Well here it is folks! Hot off the GOPer-Gutenberg Press, Pastor Rick's glory shot to accompany his announcement that he too is going after the 23% of the American electorate who are bat shit crazy. Just look at the glint in his eyes and the clenched f… more »
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08/12/11@ 11:12:00 am Categories: Politics & Politicians, Musings Over Coffee, Gay Stuff , Tags: closeted politicians, gay sex for money, kameryn gibson, philip hinkle , 488 words Permalink
I came across this very common story whle perusing Joe Jervis' blog (Joe. My. God) this morning and decided to look around more and found the above noted story in a local newspaper. Mr. Hinkle is a good god-fearing member of the lower house of Indi… more »
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08/11/11@ 04:53:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians , Tags: remembering reagan , 21 words 
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Fond remembrance of the 40th President of the United States. So teabaggers and other revisionists, shut up about the guy already. more »
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@ 01:47:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Law Stuff , Tags: banishment, ciavarella, crime , 380 words Permalink
I read sometime ago of the case of Mark Ciavarella, Jr and made a mental note to write something about his case. I eventuallly lost the note but noticed this updated article on Ciavarella who was formerly a Pennsylvania trial judge. He has been convicte… more »
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08/09/11@ 12:15:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Law Stuff, NOT-Cool Stuff , Tags: kelly thomas, murder by cop, tony raukauckus , 609 words Permalink
Orange County District Attorney Tony Raukauckas' record covering up police violence, murder and mayhem remains intact. Yesterday Tony who has never confronted a police killing he didn't approve of and justify post facto announced that he has seen no… more »
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08/07/11@ 02:55:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Douchenozzles & Douchebagery, Mythology & Religion , Tags: dubya, fellatio, rick perry, secession , 452 words Permalink
I have been looking for a picture that conveys the essence of what Rick Perry is. Lil Ricky is an amazing creation. I am just not sure but I have a good idea of who created him. He is good looking (though not in the least sexy), with a full head of hai… more »
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08/06/11@ 10:54:00 am Categories: Politics & Politicians, Douchenozzles & Douchebagery, Mythology & Religion , Tags: reliant stadium, rick perry, secession , 260 words Permalink
The secessionist governor of Texas, Ricky Perry, is holding his prayer-a-thon today in Reliant Stadium in Houston. Ricky is hoping that this little gathering of christianist crazies will convince his god to allow some rain in Texas. It was originally c… more »
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08/05/11@ 02:58:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Musings Over Coffee, Law Stuff , Tags: bernie sanders, constitution, joe lieberman, super congress , 308 words Permalink
I just read a rather thought provoking post on Firedoglake with the most intriguing title of The Coming Social Anarchy. When the title caught my eye I imagined a coming scene of riots on the street and bloodied heads and cops in riot gear and riot dress… more »
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08/04/11@ 05:55:00 pm Categories: Politics & Politicians, Cool Stuff , 149 words Permalink
Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey whose fame to date seems to be based on saying and doing dumb things has opened his mouth yet again but what flowed out, given the current crop of GOPers, was simply amazing. Christie put his considerable weight be… more »
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