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Politics and other nightmares

Smells familiar

By Leo Morris — Mon, 07/22/2013 - 10:01am — Opening Argument

Heh:

 

WASHINGTON — The long wait is finally over for visitors who have been yearning for a whiff of a giant flower that smells oddly like rotting flesh.

Posted in: Politics and other nightmares

Playing with fire

By Leo Morris — Mon, 07/22/2013 - 8:28am — Opening Argument

Yeah, I know as a journalist that I have a vested interest in the First Amendment, but this scares me as an American citizen, too:

Increasingly, the First Amendment is coming under challenge — by the American public.

Posted in: Current events, Politics and other nightmares, The state of the culture

Dont just do something, stand there!

By Leo Morris — Mon, 07/22/2013 - 8:18am — Opening Argument

I'm not a huge John Boehner fan, but's certainly spot on here:

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner says Congress "should not be judged on how many new laws we create" but on "how many laws ... we repeal."

[. . .]

The country already has "more laws than the administration ever could enforce," Boehner said.

Posted in: Politics and other nightmares

Last night I went to sleep in Detroit city

By Leo Morris — Mon, 07/22/2013 - 8:07am — Opening Argument
Posted in: Cuurent events, Politics and other nightmares

Idiot's delight

By Leo Morris — Fri, 07/19/2013 - 9:15am — Opening Argument

Sorry, Chris, but I don't accept you as my spokesman:

Chris Matthews spoke for “all white people” today, and apologized for unspecified transgressions committed by them.

Posted in: Current events, The law and the jungle, Politics and other nightmares, Television

Joe made me do it

By Leo Morris — Thu, 07/18/2013 - 9:10am — Opening Argument
Posted in: Current events, The law and the jungle, Politics and other nightmares

Adventures in nannyland

By Leo Morris — Wed, 07/17/2013 - 2:16pm — Opening Argument

Oh, for God's sake:

First he came after the cigarettes. Then the trans-fats. Then the super-sized drinks. Now, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is coming after the elevators.

Posted in: Politics and other nightmares

Don't just stand there, run away!

By Leo Morris — Wed, 07/17/2013 - 9:35am — Opening Argument

Heaven help us:

Attorney General Eric Holder took aim at Stand Your Ground laws Tuesday, saying the measures increase the chance for violence.

[. . .]

“By allowing and perhaps encouraging violent situations to escalate in public, such laws undermine public safety,” he said.

[. . .]

Posted in: Politics and other nightmares

Weather report

By Leo Morris — Wed, 07/17/2013 - 9:21am — Opening Argument
Posted in: Current events, Politics and other nightmares, Religion, Science

A lying liar lies

By Leo Morris — Wed, 07/17/2013 - 7:54am — Opening Argument

The White House sez:

White House press secretary Jay Carney on Tuesday dismissed reports that some employers were hiring more part-time employees because of the president's signature healthcare law.

Posted in: Politics and other nightmares
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