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Commenting on Cynicism

3/13/10 •

LK here.  The following comment, received shortly after I posted my “Cynicism” piece earlier today, warrants better placement than hidden beneath my own post.  It fleshes out the Corker situation and goes on to provide legislative suggestions to plug a leak in the anti-corruption dam.
Even though I made it clear that I believe it’s [...]

Dumbing Down Dumb

3/11/10 •

note from LK: today’s missive is from my comrade in arms The Falcon.  His no holds barred style combined with the acute insights that are at the root of his pieces make him one of the few guests who can’t outstay their welcome.

With all the rhetoric spewing about how America is bringing up [...]

ABC and Cablevision Miss A Golden Opportunity

3/08/10 •

Day has dawned and both sides swerved to avoid a collision in the game of corporate media chicken that I wrote about yesterday.
This from the trusty WSJ e-mail news alert service:
Walt Disney and Cablevision struck a deal late Sunday to end their financial feud, restoring Disney’s New York-area ABC station for millions of homes [...]

Let ‘Em Eat Cable

3/07/10 •

Woke up this morning to the following e-mail news alert from the WSJ:
“Broadcasts of the New York ABC television station weren’t available early Sunday to customers of Cablevision, after Cablevision and ABC owner Walt Disney apparently failed to resolve a financial dispute over monthly subscription fees.”
This is wonderful news.  A small but [...]

Funny or Die’s Presidential Reunion

3/03/10 •

Funny or Die’s Presidential Reunion from Will Ferrell
Funny Or Die has a great video up today that “brings together the Saturday Night Live actors who have played every American president since Gerald Ford” (plus a not-to-miss guest spot by Jim Carrey playing “The Gipper”). In the video, Barack Obama gets a visit from the ex-Presidents [...]

Wreckonciliation and Wrangle

3/03/10 •

The above was simply too good to pass up.
Obama and crew ran the campaign as well as they’ve run the government poorly. Even Dems don’t understand the current substance or long range implications of the health care bill that Pelosi and Reid, using string, glue and Parliamentary backdoor maneuvers, are attempting to cobble together.
As [...]