November, 2015 archive
Big Box State 0
John Romano has a realization:
Turns out, the similarities have been staring us in the face for years.
Price cuts = tax cuts.
Uninsured employees = uninsured residents.
No-frills merchandise = no-frills infrastructure.
Low wages = well, low wages.
Cheerful store greeter = Gov. Rick Scott.
It’s obvious, isn’t it? Florida is the Walmart of states.
Follow the link for the bargains.
Decoding De Code 0
Thomas M. Sherman takes out his Little Orphan Annie Decoding Ring and gives it a twist.
“You’re Just Trying To Make Me Feel Guilty” 2
Another View, a marvelous show on one of our local public radio stations, tackled the topic of “white privilege” on last week’s show. From the website:
Follow the link and listen.
Now.
You’ll then understand why I titled the post the way I did.
Also, mark your calendar to listen to the Friday, November 13, show. The monthly round table is always entertaining. The host skillfully gives the panelists enough leeway to speak freely without letting them get completely out of hand.
One of the topics is scheduled to be the the highly commendable revolt of the Missouri football team over unchecked racism at their campus. That episode should rip and snort in all the right places.
Aside:
When I was in elementary school, history books called 1619 the “Red Letter Year.”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Take a hike, politely.
As he reached down for the gun and was handling it, he accidentally shot himself in the leg, police say. He was treated at Metro Health Hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
It would seem that battle ensign of the forces who fought to perpetuate slavery and bondage has somehow morphed into a symbol of freedom.
Freedom for whom is left unstated.
Ryan’s Derp, Both Sides Not Dept. 0
At The Nation, Eric Alterman tries to figure out why the hype about Paul Ryan and how he could possibly seen as a “compromise” House Speaker. A nuggget:
Do please read the whole thing.
The Medicine Show 0
When you watch all those commercials for prescription medicines–the ones that tend to cluster in the early evening and instruct you to “ask your doctor about . . . “–do you ever ask why, a six months later, you start seeing commercials for law firms saying, “Did you ever use . . . ; call us now!“?
“Suffer the Children” 0
It’s not a quotation. With a Republican legislature, it’s a policy (emphasis added).
But bus 756 is from the late 1990s, and it’s more difficult to find new parts. So for nearly a month, it has sat in the lot.
Having vehicles out of commission, coupled with driver shortages, has made some buses late picking up students this year. It’s a situation that has angered parents, and one that school officials – in Chesapeake and elsewhere – say is tied to a precipitous drop in state aid.
Light Bloggery 0
Things to do.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness continues.
Authorities say a deer ran between other hunters that Schlieman was hunting with. One of the hunters thought the deer was far enough away and started shooting at the deer.
I have nothing against hunting, at least by responsible hunters who obey the law and dine on their prey; I grew surrounded by such hunters. I must say, however, that trigger-happy hunters continually undermine their own pastime.