November 17, 2011 7:14 AM

Today's signs that the Apocalypse may be upon us

Bill O’Reilly’s ‘Lincoln’ book banned from Ford’s Theatre because of ‘mistakes’. So O’Reilly’s epic tome on Abraham Lincoln is a wee bit light on the fact-checking? Shocked I am. Who could have seen that coming??

Topless Ukrainian Activist Detained in Vatican After Protesting Under Pope’s Balcony. Well, that’s one way to get Pope Benny’s attention, eh?

Please Advise: My husband’s getting too old for his rock ‘n roll fantasy. Evidently, you’re not too old to crush your husband’s dreams.

Penn State’s Joe Paterno and a Veil of Secrecy. When you’re considered one step below the Almighty, you can get away with quite a lot.

Wielding Assault Rifles, Police Arrest Chapel Hill Occupiers Of Building Left Derelict By Developer. Really? To arrest a bunch of unarmed college students?

Michele Bachmann On Disgraced Penn State Coach: I’d ‘Beat Him To A Pulp’. I can’t argue with Bachmann about her opinion of Joe Paterno, but I wonder why she feels she can spout any lie that pops into her pointy little head without consequence?

The Telecom Scam: 5 Behemoths That Strangle Innovation and Ensure You Pay Too Much for Bad Service. And you thought it was all about customer service?

Hawaiian Guitarist Wears ‘Occupy With Aloha’ Shirt While Playing For Obama, Other World Leaders. You can arrest people, but you’re not going to be able to destroy the movement.

College Football’s Logic: Why Joe Paterno and Penn State Would Shield a Child Molester. Because college sports programs are insular entities that protect their own. Win a bunch of football games, perhaps a national championship or two, and you’re golden.

Proposed defense spending cuts will “invite aggression,” Defense Secretary warns. Yeah, from defense contractors whose profit margins and stock prices will plummet. You’d think they’d be thinking about ways to turns swords into plowshares.

Over Half of All U.S. Tax Subsidies Go to Four Industries. Guess Which Ones?. Financial, utilities, tele-communications, and oil, gas & pipelines. Quelle surprise, non?

Iraq Troop Withdrawal: Majority Of Democrats, Republicans Agree With Obama Decision, Poll Finds. Sometimes, the American Sheeple get it right in spite of themselves.

Looting Main Street: How the nation’s biggest banks are ripping off American cities with the same predatory deals that brought down Greece. When your only concern is making a buck, and lying, cheating, and stealing are merely tools of the trade, you’re officially a miserable excuse for a human being.

Jay-Z sells “Occupy Wall Street” T-shirts, keeps all the profits. Remember, they’re not “the poor”, “the middle class”, or “the 99%.” They’re target markets. Stay classy, eh?

GOP Candidates: Let’s Waterboard. Hey, we’re only going to be using it on swarthy Brown Islamofascists, right? It’s not like they’re real people or anything.

Personal Foul at Penn State. Win a couple national championships, field a consistently winning football team, and suddenly people are willing to forgive (or at least look past) a lot of transgressions.

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