Shakespearean Daily Diss
“Dissembling harlot, thou art false in all,
And art confederate with a damned pack
To make a loathsome abject scorn of me.”
—The Comedy of Errors, 4.4.99-101
Yes, Comrade Political Officer
Think Progress lists many of Karl Rove’s crimes. As a political operative, he has done his best to enlist federal agencies in partisan activity:
General Services Administration: After a GSA meeting during which White House deputy director of political affairs Scott Jennings gave a PowerPoint presentation that included slides listing Democratic and Republican seats the [...]
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“You are not worth the dust which the rude wind blows in
your face.” —King Lear, 4.2.30-31
Bathe For America!
An economy in recession? Jobs lost? Bush’s Secretary of Labor knows who to blame: it’s you smelly, lazy American workers.
Today and Thursday, members of AFGE Local 12 in Washington, D.C., will be doing their part to clean up U.S. workers by passing out bars of soap at the U.S. Department of Labor headquarters. [...]
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“Till that his passions, like a whale on the ground,
Confound themselves with working.” —Henry IV, Part 2, 4.4.40-41
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“Go hang yourselves all: you are idle, shallow things.” —Twelfth Night, 3.4.124
FOX and CBS: Keeping You Uninformed
The two networks are similarly puritanical about condom ads. Oh, they’ll air ‘em, but only if they emphasize disease prevention rather than contraception, notes Courtney E. Martin:
The first time I met 23-year-old Marvelyn Brown at a Washington, D.C., luncheon celebrating young women’s achievements, she reached for her lemonade and I noticed a tiny red [...]
North Carolina Rep Sentenced
Former Democratic (state) representative Jim Black sentenced to five years for accepting bribes:
Former Rep. Duke Cunningham (R-CA) used to cut seedy political deals over well-done steak at the posh Capital Grille. Jim Black had to settle for the bathroom at the local IHOP.
Black, a former Democrat in the North Carolina state legislature, was sentenced to [...]
“At Any Time They Want…”
Oops. Iraqi Prime Minister spoke a little too frankly on Saturday:
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told reporters Saturday that the Iraqi army and police were capable of maintaining security when American troops leave.
“We say in full confidence that we are able, God willing, to take the responsibility completely in running the security file if the [...]
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“You’ll lie, like dogs, and yet say nothing neither.”
—The Tempest, 3.2.18-19
