Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Family Band – “Ashokan Farewell” 150 years ago today, President Lincoln delivered the greatest speech in American political history. Four score and seven...
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Buzz Burbank News & Comment 11/18/13
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“We write today in reconsideration of “The Gettysburg Address,” delivered by then-President Abraham Lincoln in the midst of the greatest conflict seen on American soil. Our...
Worst Persons (Warning: Graphic Images)
It’s easy to single out this grinning, sadistic doofus for murdering a lion in South Africa… TV presenter Melissa Bachman posted a photo of lion she allegedly shot and killed on Twitter...
FACT: The GOP Wants to Cancel Tens of Millions of Health Insurance Policies (That People Like)
My Monday column begins like so: Since 2009, the opponents of healthcare reform have successfully circulated a lengthy roster of narratives and agitprop against the policy and, eventually, the...
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Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain” Live Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading →...
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The Flaming Lips – “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1″ Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading →...
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Worst Persons in the World
A right-wing activist group from Florida is encouraging people in Alaska to, yes, not sign up for health insurance. A conservative group from Florida had a hand in setting up two websites...
In Which I Explain to Michele Bachmann How to Sign Up for Health Insurance
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) appeared on CNN yesterday and complained that she’s going to lose her insurance because of Obamacare. Since this has been part of the law since 2009 when, yes, Sen...
The Daily Banter Mail Bag: Obama’s ACA Fix, Richard Cohen’s Racism and Changing Past Mistakes
This week’s questions. Answers here. 1. Am I seriously the only one who sees a brilliant tactic in Obama’s “capitulation” on the ACA? Has nobody thought he came up with this...
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Genesis – “Duchess & Guide Vocal” Live Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading...
The President’s Fix and How Insurance Companies Will Still Be Able to Screw People
My Thursday column: In an attempt to mitigate the fallout from a series of high profile insurance policy cancellations, President Obama announced an administrative fix to the Affordable Care Act that...
Here’s Me on Today’s Stephanie Miller Show
For some reason, the phone line crapped out halfway through. Probably of a symptom of me being in Hawaii, the studio being in Los Angeles and Stephanie in New York. Continue reading → Continue...
Here’s What You’re Missing on This Week’s After Party Podcast
Join the After Party. Only $6 per month! If you’re already a member, go on in. Here’s What You’re Missing This Week: A Dog Dying; Bob Cries During Little People Big World; Chez...
The Truth About the Obamacare Enrollment Numbers
You’ve probably heard the number 106,000 bouncing around the tubes today. It represents the supposed number of Americans who have signed up for health insurance coverage through the Affordable...
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Led Zeppelin – “The Song Remains the Same” Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading...
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“And, to be quite frank, those who think Warren should run to in order to “start a conversation” are the kind of people who have attempted this kind of thing in the past and, as my...
Now This is Hardcore Activism
In Russia: On Sunday, Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky nailed his scrotum to Red Square. It was an act of protest against what he called the “police state” of today’s Russia...
Bill Clinton Feeds the Anti-Obamacare Trolls: “Let Them Keep What They Got.”
My Wednesday column: This week in an interview with OZY Media, former president Bill Clinton was asked about what’s become the central “problem” with the Affordable Care Act —...