Posted on 27 June 2008 by scooterbird
Let’s get to the meat of the matter. Is George W. Bush the worst President in U.S. history?
Typically, up to this point in history, Warren Harding has been considered the worst. For sure, he was a conservative, and functioned as the sort whom FDR had to later save the country from. He was corrupt, dreadful [...]
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Posted on 20 June 2008 by scooterbird
(Note: many naughty words herein. Sometimes, there’s only one way of saying something. Warning duly delivered, those under the age of, etc., your mileage may vary.)
Cab Driver: Look out there; it’s a fucking coup d’état.
Sands: I can’t see, fuck-mook. I have no eyes.
– from Once Upon a Time in Mexico
I don’t really know [...]
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Posted on 3 June 2008 by scooterbird
Leave it to the WashPost, in particular their Express birdcage liner that’s handed out free at Metro stops, to completely and utterly miss the point of the legacy of Bo Diddley. The generic, vaguely respectful footnote-style obit noted all of the superficial aspects and failed to capture what we have lost in our soul by [...]
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