Monthly Archives: March 2016

National We Got the Hell Out Day

Posted on 30 March 2016 by M.

  Yesterday, 29 March, was National Viet Nam Veterans’ Day.  I had no idea such a thing existed.  You may wonder, as I did, why it’s on 29 March. 29 March 1973 is the day that the last American combat … Continue reading →

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Rioting Around the Tree of Liberty

Posted on 17 March 2016 by M.

Scottie Nell Hughes thinks that riots “aren’t necessarily a bad thing.” Besides being a rabid Tea Partier, and a darling of right-wingnut television and talk radio, her credentials for making this pronouncement also include, according to her, being the granddaughter … Continue reading →

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The Duce of New York City

Posted on 12 March 2016 by M.

“… and for the life of me I could not quite comprehend what hidden springs he undoubtedly unloosed in the hysterical mob which was greeting him so wildly.” — William L. Shirer, Berlin Diary   You may be tired of … Continue reading →

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Schadenfreude or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Donald

Posted on 2 March 2016 by M.

Internet Headlines: * GOP nears its breaking point as Donald Trump rolls toward nomination Donald Trump is on the verge of winning the Republican nomination, and the GOP is plummeting into a civil war that promises to redefine the party … Continue reading →

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Will Rogers and Yellow Dogs

Posted on 2 March 2016 by M.

  The Democratic caucuses were held here in Colorado last night. I went, because I never pass up an opportunity to vote. I also went because I wanted to cast my vote for Bernie Sanders. It was quite a scene … Continue reading →

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