Don't Piss In My Pocket And Tell Me It's Raining
Politically incorect commentary that punctures hypocrisy and dishonesty on the right, and the left...
- Update frequency
- every 25 days
- Episodes
- 23
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2012
The Minefield of Abortion
I waded into a discussion on abortion on Facebook and got slammed. I was called a ‘republican troll’ a misogynist, a Neanderthal, and worse. What was my sin? Was I promoting abortion’s abolition? Was…
Sun 14 Oct 2012
Band Aids for Machine Gun Wounds
Band Aids for Machine Gun Wounds There has been widespread outrage in response to a video showing US Marines urinating on the corpses of their dead Taliban adversaries. I’m not sure how much of the i…
Wed 18 Jan 2012
This is What a Police State Looks Like
This is what a police state looks like. I am mad as hell. The images of police brutalizing peaceful demonstrators with batons, concussion grenades, teargas, and pepper spray has engendered an all-con…
Mon 28 Nov 2011
9-11, ten Years On
The tenth anniversary of 9-11 passed, and again I mourned. I mourned the thousands killed in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington that day, but I mourned for much, much more. I mourned the thousands…
Mon 28 Nov 2011
Noble Savage
Recently I attended a very touching world-prayer service at a church in Woodstock. Representatives of all of the major faiths spoke and prayed. Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists and Native Ameri…
Fri 10 Jun 2011
Monsanto Is Satan (Part 1 of a 10,000 part series...)
High on my special list of pathologically destructive corporations is Monsanto. Though their sins are legion, I’m going to focus on perhaps their most evil activity of all – their attempt to control …
Wed 23 Mar 2011
Imagine
Writing commentaries has turned me into a sort of semi-professional curmudgeon. It's pretty easy too, since the world does indeed appear to be going to hell in a handbasket. Nonetheless, it's getting…
Fri 24 Dec 2010
Sunlight
Sunlight is the best disinfectant. It’s a cliché, because it’s true. The massive trove of hidden data about American foreign policy that has been coming out in bunches from WikiLeaks over the last ye…
Mon 13 Dec 2010
Drill, Obama, Drill!
Obama just gets worse and worse. It’s hard for me to believe, but now our president is apparently coming out in support of fracking, the natural gas extraction technology that pollutes the air with v…
Fri 03 Dec 2010
The Training of Sheep
When I travel by air, I politely endure the TSA security checks. But I’m not willing to give up my civil rights because of fear of terrorism. As Ben Franklin said, those who would sacrifice liberty f…
Mon 22 Nov 2010
Big Government: Boogieman
Big government is the new boogieman. Or should I say the old one. Ronald Reagan famously said that government is the problem, and this simplistic statement has found resonance with generations of con…
Mon 15 Feb 2010
Am I a Commie or A capitalist?
My car is festooned with bumper stickers. Some favorites include “Abstinence Makes the Church Grow Fondlers”, “Alternative Energy is Homeland Security” and “These Colors Don’t Run… the World”. This l…
Sat 19 Dec 2009
The Welfare State
I have a friend. She’s been a self-employed craftsperson involved in home construction and renovation for 25 years down in South Carolina. For all those years she’s paid her taxes and social security…
Sat 05 Dec 2009
Obama Sells Out
Shortly after Obama was inaugurated, I wrote a commentary that was quite critical of his economic team, which was composed of the very people who had created the financial crisis in the first place. …
Tue 01 Dec 2009
The Other Healthcare Crisis
There’s more than one healthcare crisis in this country. Of course, there’s the issue of coverage for everyone, but another crisis is exemplified by just how callous, narrow-minded, and often ineffec…
Sun 15 Nov 2009
Our Embedded Media
Recently there was an article on natural gas extraction in the NY Times. It was basically a cheerleading essay on how the wonderful new technology of ‘fracking’ was going to exponentially increase th…
Sat 24 Oct 2009
Chimps and Bonobos
Humankind’s two closest genetic relatives are the Chimpanzee and the so-called ‘pygmy chimp’, the Bonobo. We share some 97% of our genetic makeup with both of them. This is a vast oversimplification,…
Tue 20 Oct 2009
Psycho Pundits
In recent months, The psychotic sophistries of right wing pundits have gone gonzo. It’s as if losing the election has blown their minds. First, there was Sean Hannity’s ‘tree of liberty’. I defy any …
Sun 06 Sep 2009
The Outrage Over Lockerbie
The DJ on my car radio was incensed. The Lockerbie bomber had been released. My first thoughts echoed his: it was indecent that this killer was not only released, but received a hero’s welcome back h…
Sun 30 Aug 2009
Crush Rambo's History of the Liberal (A Ken Burns style mockumentary)
Audio only, folks. Someday, I'll add the Burns-like pan and scan of historical photos, maybe for next April Fools Day, but for now... enjoy wit yer ears! And... if you listen past the end. there are …
Sat 22 Aug 2009
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