Let’s start with a definition. A “review of a book review” is my review of a book review I’ve read about a book I haven’t read. It’s not that I’m too lazy to read books. I read lots of books, sometimes several a week, but with 400,000 new titles published in[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Commentay by Roger Rabbit’
June 29th, 2015 - 9:13 am § in Misc.
Supreme Court’s conservative majority approves torture executions
Image: Artist’s depiction of Supreme Court-approved execution The Supreme Court’s conservative majority, in a 5-4 decision, ruled today that states can continue executing condemned criminals with the drug Midazolam despite a string of botched executions in several states. A reporter who [...]
June 29th, 2015 - 8:26 am § in Misc.
UPDATE: THE GREEKS, explained by Roger Rabbit
Greek crisis: ‘We rely on imports. Soon even the most basic goods won’t be available’ Greece is facing a humanitarian crisis and business is likely to suffer because of capital controls, say Greek MPs and business owners Greece debt crisis: vote yes to stay in the euro, says Jun[...]
June 24th, 2015 - 8:25 am § in Politics
Flag Controversy #2: Sawant flubs a history lesson
The socialist Seattle city councilwoman didn’t know what she was talking about when she lectured an audience that included South Vietnamese refugees about the symbolism of South Vietnam’s defunct flag. Here’s my point-by-point rebuttal. She said: “The former South Vietnamese gove[...]
March 30th, 2015 - 1:36 pm § in Uncategorized
Feds indict Alabama cop who left elderly visitor from India paralyzed
A U.S. Attorney has filed criminal charges against an Alabama cop who inflicted severe injuries on an elderly foreign visitor by slamming him to the ground during a Feb. 6 stop-and-question. The man was merely out walking in his son’s neighborhood, but his dark skin color prompted a suspicious[...]
February 28th, 2015 - 8:43 pm § in Politics
Torture is a slippery slope …
… and other reasons why we shouldn’t listen to the siren songs of those who try to justify it. I’ve often joked to my dentist that if you really want to get information from someone, just hire an endodontist pop out a filling and use his tools with no anesthesia. The subject will[...]
Radical Republicans: GOP Senator opposes hand washing regulations
The free market, not government regulation, should compel food service employees wash their hands after using the bathroom. So says newly-elected U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), who explained, “I don’t have any problem with Starbucks if they choose to opt out of this policy as long as t[...]
October 6th, 2014 - 1:56 pm § in Misc.
Rules for not getting shot by police if you’re black (courtesy of Daily Kos)
1. Do exactly what the police tell you to do but don’t do it too fast or too slow. 2. Whatever you’re carrying is a weapon. 3. If you do not have anything in your hand then you must also realize that your hand is also a lethal weapon. 4. If you are asked to […][...]
October 6th, 2014 - 7:09 am § in Misc.
A Nobel for this???
“U.S.-British scientist John O’Keefe and Norwegian scientists May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discovering the ‘inner GPS’ that helps the brain navigate through the world,” according to CBS News. Hummph. Given that most pe[...]
How gullible are Republicans?
Folks, we now live in a time when the credulous fools making up much of the grassroots base of one of our major political parties believe the most outlandish things liars can make up. For example, a notorious hoaxster started an internet rumor that President Obama ordered a nuclear attack against Ch[...]