Is this really just a matter of routine now? Good God. From KPRC in Houston: Multiple people have been shot at a north Harris County college, and a second suspect may be on the loose, Harris County...
Author - Bob Cesca
The Lance Armstrong Movie
They've been talking about an Armstrong movie since he recovered from cancer, but now that there appears to be some sort of closure, it looks like Abrams will add his lens flare to the project...
Oh, and This Happened…
You might've seen this already, but it was cracking me up yesterday. Here's the First Lady rolling her eyes at something John Boehner said at the post-inaugural luncheon at Statuary Hall. In animated...
Naked Body Scanners to Be ‘Redeployed’
Well, dammit, I thought these things were gone for good. Out of airports, yes, but distributed to other government agencies. But the approximately 250 scanners that the TSA has pledged to remove...
Virginia Republicans Sneak In Some Inaugural Gerrymandering
One Virginia Democrat would've broken the tie and stopped the Republicans from gerrymandering the state senate districts, but he was attending the inauguration with hundreds of thousands of other...
The Historic ‘Firstness’ of the President’s Second Inaugural Address
The first few paragraphs of my Tuesday column about the president's address yesterday: Naturally, any president who delivers an inaugural address seems to take their own stab at one-upping the great...
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Martin Sexton - "America The Beautiful"
The Satisfied Grin of a Man Who’s Earned His Post
The president taking one last look at the crowd at the National Mall: I really get the sense from both the president's absolutely satisfied grin in this video and the way the Obamas are practically...
President Slammed Paul Ryan in Address
Ryan was sitting on the dais at the inauguration and the president attacked a slogan Ryan invented. President Obama took direct aim in his inaugural address at the Randian rhetoric that animates the...
President Obama’s “Big Deal”
Krugman: I’d suggest using this phrase to describe the Obama administration as a whole. F.D.R. had his New Deal; well, Mr. Obama has his Big Deal. He hasn’t delivered everything his supporters...
Barack Obama’s Second Inaugural Address
Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: Each time we gather to inaugurate a president, we bear witness to the...
An Invocation Speaker I Can Applaud
The Obama team's selections for inaugural invocation speakers have been lacking. First, it was megachurch preacher Rick Warren in 2009, then, this year, Pastor Louie Giglio who wrote anti-gay remarks...
Multiple People Shot Accidentally at Gun Shows
And on Gun Appreciation Day, no less. Emergency personnel had to be called to the scene of the Dixie Gun and Knife Show in Raleigh, North Carolina after a gun accidentally discharged and shot [three]...
Speaking of Gun Violence…
Have you seen the assassination attempt in Bulgaria? A few thoughts on this thing. The gun was miraculously stuck and didn't fire, which spared us from seeing a man shot in the head played on endless...
How Many Gun Deaths Since the Assassination of RFK?
How did I miss this? Here's PBS's Mark Shields back in December with a terrible and eye-opening stat: "[T]he reality is -- and it's a terrible reality -- since Robert Kennedy died in the Ambassador...
The Long Shadow of Barack Obama’s Inauguration
My Inauguration Day column begins like so: President Obama was officially sworn in yesterday for his second term as chief executive and, this afternoon, he'll be ceremonially sworn in with all of the...
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U2 - "MLK"
Video: President Obama’s Oath of Office
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The New Pornographers - "Mutiny, I Promise You"
Buy This Book!
K.C. Boyd's Being Christian A Novel is a fantastic read, especially if you're into witnessing the seedy underworld of far-right Christian conservatism. Boyd dramatizes a lot of familiar stories...

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