READER RESPONSES
This is mostly bollocks. (ANGLO-AMERICA ON PARADE – Issue: 3/2/11) Of course the British society depicted has a rigid and repressed hierarchy—the movie is set 70-90 years ago within the Royal Family.
British society has changed enormously since then (as has American society), and, having lived in America…
Staged Drama In The Final Minutes To Avoid Government Shutdown (For Now)
It is still an open question, however, as to what extent exposure really injures a performer.
- Harry Houdini
The Show was in full force by late Friday night when word came down a mere 22 minutes before…
How Congress Stretches Credibility And Avoids 2011 Government Shutdown
By the time this goes to press, we’re looking at eight days until a “continuing resolution” deadline for the legislative branch to send a bill to the White House or run the risk of a third federal government shutdown of the…
How To Take An Arab Sucker Punch
Think not I am what I appear.
- Lord Byron
This thing in Libya, the “humanitarian effort”—or whatever the strategic bombing of a sovereign nation embroiled in civil war is now called—is wrong. It is wrong for this country. It is wrong for…
This is an excellent piece. (THE TEA PARTY MAN – Issue: 2/16/11) It does an excellent job explaining Rand Paul, the dilemma of the Republicrats, and how it will affect government in the future. I’m just pleased that we have one principled person in D.C., even if he is libertarian.…
Pack Your Sanity In Your Old Kit Bag And Puke, Puke, Puke
If you had a dime for every time a government official has used national security to railroad some segment of society, you’d never have to work again. The pitiable history of humanity is ripe with this kind of…
You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.
—Rahm Emanuel, November 2008
Jobs.
It is the word of the year. It was the word last year. Everything from the…
The King’s Speech and The Social Network in Oscars Contrast
By the time this goes to press, it is likely one of the two films we’ll discuss here will have won the Academy Award for Best Picture; The King’s Speech or The Social Network. Granted, many outside of Hollywood…
Tips For A Pending Federal Government Shutdown
The shit is coming down.
-Georgetown at Shelly’s Back Room, November 7, 1995
It is nostalgia time in The District this week as the Reality Check News & Information Desk unveils “alternative” plans (schemes) to successfully piggyback a 2011 federal government…
Rand Paul’s Maverick Battle For The New Right
Rand Paul is a dangerous man. The thing is, it’s difficult to tell whether the freshman Senator from Kentucky is more dangerous to the Left or the Right. Inarguably, he is dangerous to The System, for, if nothing else, he isn’t screwing…
My Chem reveal new drummer and talk Bamboozle 2012!
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