President Obama and SNL head writer Seth Meyer’s dished out the zingers at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington Saturday night. From Joe Biden to Michele Bachmann to First Lady Michelle Obama no one was off limits. Obama–who again proved himself an agile opening act– also took pot shots at himself with produced [...]
I was skeptical at first, but now, it’s official: Lawrence O’Donnell can fill Keith Olbermann’s formidable shoes. Eliciting honesty, decency or even sanity from Orly Taitz, the dentist-turned lawyer-turned Birther banner waver, is like pulling teeth. So I doubt O’Donnell really expected to extract an apology for her three year old misguided campaign to discredit [...]
Today is the big day that nobody really cares about: the royal wedding of Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton. To celebrate, we bring you a flashback: The Sex Pistols with their classic ‘god save the queen’.
Why are Americans fawning over the very Monarchy that their founding fathers fought? The glorification of this clan of royal misfits is mind-boggling. They are permitted to exist, and profit greatly, as a direct affront to democracy and equality, in return for being tabloid fodder and over-paid national mascots. They may no longer function as [...]
By Kenneth Lipp A man told his grandson: “A terrible fight is going on inside me — a fight between two wolves. One is evil, and represents hate, anger, arrogance, intolerance, and superiority. The other is good, and represents joy, peace, love, tolerance, understanding, humility, kindness, empathy, generosity, and compassion. This same fight is going [...]
