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Friday’s Funny Politics

March 12th, 2010 · Comedy

Jon Stewart skewers Fox… again.

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Eric Massa’s Judgment Fail

March 11th, 2010 · Democrats, News, Politics

The consequences of failure.  Utter failure:

From Josh Green:
According to Peter Clarke, a Navy shipmate, Massa was notorious for making unwanted advances toward subordinates. He tells the story of his friend Stuart Borsch, with whom Massa shared a hotel room while on leave during the first Gulf War. “Stuart’s at the edge of the bed,” Clarke says Borsch told him at the time, “and [Massa] starts massaging him. Massa said, ‘You’ll have to get one of my special massages.’ He called them ‘Massa Massages.’” Ron Moss, a Navy shipmate and Borsch’s roommate, confirmed that Borsch told him this story at the time.From Josh Green:
Borsch, now a history professor at Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts, didn’t addresss that specific incident, but did confirm to me in an email that he was groped by Massa: “In 1990, aboard the U.S.S. Jouett, I was awakened when a senior officer, Lt. Commander Massa, seemed to be groping me. (I was a lieutenant at the time.) I believe he may have been drinking. I shouted at him and he left. I mentioned the incident to several other officers. I did not officially report it.”

Whatever his pathologies are, it’s a safe bet that Massa has totally fracked himself.

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Georgia Won’t Listen To Any Damn Obama Czars

March 11th, 2010 · News, Politics, Republicans

Sometimes I think the state of Georgia exists in a plastic bubble, aimlessly drifting in an airless vacuum.  This is from the dumb things politicians spend their time on file:

Tuesday, the House State Planning & Community Affairs Committee reported out a resolution that says the General Assembly nor the people of Georgia “consider themselves bound to comply with the orders of any presidentially appointed czar.”

House Resolution 1146 is sponsored by two candidates for Congress; state Representatives Clay Cox and Bobby Reese.

Where the hell do I live?

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wrightandleftreport Remembers Corey Haim

March 10th, 2010 · News

When I was a kid, I remember going to see Silver Bullet with my family in 1985.  I was one of those kids who’d see any type of horror flick I could– even though most of them back in the mid-80’s were R- rated– and I couldn’t exactly get into them by myself.  For those who don’t know, Silver Bullet was a campy horror movie based upon a Stephen King book of the same name.  It was about a young boy in a wheelchair, his haggardly drunken uncle, and a werewolf.  The boy in the wheelchair was played by Corey Haim.  Corey Haim, the wunderkind actor, who seemed to perfectly encapsulate teen heartthrob mania more than any young actor in quite some time.

Looking back, the movie itself was your typical bland supernatural tedium.  But the beating heart was its interplay between Haim’s character and his uncle, played by Gary Bussey.  Haim showed the sardonic wit and undeniable charm that he was quickly becoming known for in his role.  Despite the dull script, Haim breathed life into his physically disabled character Marty.  In all of his films, Haim made the most of his sly comedic gifts, using a combination of sarcasm and school boy charm.  It seemed to work.  His fans loved him, and so did Hollywood.

Haim went on to make a few other commercially successful films (although not critically successful) such as The Lost Boys in 1987, and License To Drive in 1988 (both favorites of mine).

Corey Haim succumbed to his demons last night at the age of 38.  His problems with drug abuse have been well documented, but I remember a time when he rode the wave of his transcendence like few others his age ever had.  I hope that others remember that as well.  Rest in peace.

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Ralph Reed Is A No-Go For Congress In Georgia

March 10th, 2010 · Democracy, Elections, Politics

I read a great piece on the boy wonder of  shady Georgia politics, Ralph Reed yesterday.  Reed apparently had decided to run for the open congressional seat vacated by Republican John Lindner.  We can now all take solace in the fact that lil’ Reed has decided not to run:

Former Christian Coalition architect Ralph Reed, who is known to be considering a possible bid in Georgia’s open 7th district, announced Tuesday that he’d make his future plans known on Wednesday. But multiple Georgia GOP insiders said Tuesday afternoon that they believe the former lieutenant governor candidate will simply be announcing that he will pass on the Congressional contest.

According to one source, Reed, a well-known conservative voice who lives in the 7th district, has not reached out to key supporters in Georgia about running for Congress. Others pointed out that his trip to New York on Monday for a Fox New appearance isn’t the move of a would-be candidate getting his team together ahead of a Congressional campaign announcement.

Many are the sins of Mr. Reed.  Most of them are too numerous to recount.  But let’s try.  Here, here, and here.

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A View From Inside

March 9th, 2010 · Uncategorized

My beautiful home state.  Bluff Head, North Guilford, Connecticut .

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Michelle Obama And Healthy Food Affordability

March 9th, 2010 · Uncategorized

“For the first time in recorded history, today’s younger generation will live shorter lives than their parents. Yet parents, and this is, I believe, the most alarming statistic that we found, do not recognize the problem.”

There are many contributing factors to our poor eating habits– not the least of which is accessibility and affordability of healthy food.   The price of fruits and vegetables has skyrocketed in the last ten years, while the pay of most Americans has leveled out significantly.  This is a serious problem, one that I am glad this administration is taking on.

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President Obama Speaking About Health Care Today In Pennslyvania

March 8th, 2010 · Democracy, News, Politics

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Barack Obama Is Silas Lynch, Part One: The Color Of Fear

March 8th, 2010 · News, Political Fringe, Politics, Racism, Republicans, america

For those who haven’t seen the seminal film The Birth of a Nation, it remains to this day revered by some as a significant cinematic achievement– because of its usage of technical innovation– the usage of lighting, editing and close-ups was ahead of its time.  It’s also despised for its graphically stereotypical portrayals of Black people, as everything from sex-crazed beasts, to mammies, sambos and toms.  

Quite frankly, I cannot quite grasp the technical achievements of the film, due to the overwhelming urge I get to wretch every time I see one of Griffith’s black characters cross the screen.  But in unearthing this American “classic” over the weekend, I noticed one particular black character– whose motivation and behavior in the film conjured a host of metaphorical imagery for me relating to today’s political culture:  His name was Silas Lynch.

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Maureen Reed Speaks To Delegates In Sauk Rapids, Minnesota

March 8th, 2010 · Democracy, Democrats, Elections, Politics, america

wrightandleftreport’s candidate for the sixth congressional district in Minnesota, Dr. Maureen Reed, speaks at the Senate District 14 Convention. Dr. Reed is challenging incumbent Republican congresswoman Michele Bachmann.

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