2016 archive
“Tee Many Martoonis” 0
And hipsters wonder why we laugh at them.
Gun Whites 0
Eugene Robinson notes the disparity.
Follow the link to find out why he said that.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
Dick Polman continues to decry the disparate treatment.
Well. We know what would happen.
More both sides not at the link.
Rotten Apples Fall from Rotten Trees 0
Shorter Alfred Doblin: Like father, like son.
“Patrol’ll Git You”* 0
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*That’s the second line of a children’s song from the slave South as quoted in a little book compiled by one of my great uncles (citation available upon request). The book had only a local printing and is now long out of print, but I still have my copy.
By the by, the first line of that charming little ditty is “Run, N****r, run.”
The Empire Strikes Out 0
Story:
Charlotte refused.
The Republican Party’s fascination with what goes on in other persons’ bedrooms continues to amaze me. Video stores (remember video stores?) had back rooms for persons like them.
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
Still not bad.
(snip)
The four-week average of claims, a less-volatile measure than the weekly figure, dropped to 258,500 from 260,750 in the prior week.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits declined by 36,000 to 2.11 million in the week ended Sept. 10, the lowest level since May.