June 2008 Archives

Self described "right of center" talk radio host is anything but.  He is one of the most inflammatory, hateful, right wing babblers who appears on over 100 radio stations spewing propaganda, hate, and distortion on a daily basis.  Last week, during one of his distortion ridden broadcasts, he said the the upcoming September Ohio State - USC football game will "probably the last football game we'll ever get to see before the United States gets...

You all remember the skateboarding bulldog on the Apple iPhone commercials a couple of years ago, don't you?Well I've got one now that's just as good; surfing dogs.  Surfdog, a fundraising event for the Helen Woodward Animal Center in Southern California, is scheduled again in September.  Here is Bandit, the motorcycle riding Boston Terrier, catching a few waves with his assistant's help at last year's event.  Enjoy:...

Well, that didn't take long.  Grover Norquist, famous for his Wednesday meetings and self-appointed head of Americans for Tax Reform, dropped the race bomb on Thursday, smearing Obama with he's just "John Kerry with a tan."  So it starts.  Here is a GWB insider, one of those who has been in the center of the many of the scandals and corruption that has swirled around this administration from day one now in the middle of...

It's the other silly season.  This is the time of year the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) dumps out a whole pile of decisions before the good judges beat feet to get out of town for the summer.  Yesterday, I was surprised to read that, after 19 years, Exxon has finally won it's lawsuit to slash damages paid to land and business owners in Alaska for the devastating Exxon Valdez accident.  In a 5-3 decision, the court...

In what I would describe as an unsurprising decision, the SCOTUS just struck down Washington, DC's handgun ban that's been in place for over 30 years.  This is the first gun rights decision handed down by the Court since 1939, when it ruled on sawed off shotguns.  Another part of the law struck down today was the one that said shotguns and rifles should be kept broken down or with trigger locks. Also, the SCOTUS...

After writing about Clapton a couple of days ago and how he affected my music life, I got to thinking about the Concert for George, performed on November 29, 2002 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.  Clapton planned the whole thing, and brought together virtually every living friend that George Harrison had and set it for exactly one year from the date of his death.  It was a spectacular performance, featuring many stars you...

To file under "Hypocritical Minutia", the right wing talking heads and the McCain campaign went nuts yesterday over Obama's new campaign logo:The LA Times printed an article about how controversial it was, quoting McCain spokesman Brian Rogers, "This is too serious a contest about too serious of issues for a candidate to be playing make-believe on the trail."  He's so right.  I can't believe that Obama's campaign would be so presumptive as to actually style...

One of my favorite comedians, George Carlin, died yesterday in Los Angeles.  He was irreverent, politically incorrect, and didn't suffer fools well.  He was famous for his satire and sarcasm delivered through very funny lines.  I've been watching him since I was a teenager, mimicking his "hippy dippy weatherman" routine word for word.  He was probably most famous for his "seven words you can't say on TV", but my favorite was his commentary on "stuff". ...

Be afraid, be very afraid.  The coordinated attack on Obama from the GOP, administered by the right wing sockpuppets, has yet to kick in as far as most of the electorate is concerned.  Not to worry, though, it's only the first act.  As well documented by Desperado this morning, the right wing is attacking relentlessly, using  strategy Number One in the GOP playbook, Instill Fear.  He is young, he is inexperienced, he's radical, he's Muslim,...

As you know, Eric Clapton has been my hero since I discovered him in the '60s and I was a budding rock & roller.  I was always in awe of his guitar skills, but I as we both got older, developed a respect for him for sobering up, straightening out his life, and becoming an example for younger fans and performers.  His odd relationship with George Harrison always confounded me, especially after his affair with...