Governing through Reason
Open Mic April 20
Dick Clark from his ABC radio show. (Photo from Wikipedia)
This week, we lost a legend. Dick Clark, the nation’s oldest teenager, died at the age of 82 in Santa Monica. A penguin bit a Newt. Mitt brings up an old man bites dog story, in response to a reminder of his own shaggy dog story. The President’s trip to Colombia is overshadowed by the actions of the Secret Service in advance of his arrival. And the tenuous ceasefire in Syria collapsed, with no hope in sight for peace.
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#2 written by shortchain 1 year ago
Something for the people engaged in the ongoing (I’m tempted here to refer to it as “eternal”) discussion of the causes of the Great Recession.
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#3 written by curious jane 1 year ago
Dick Clark did so much more than advance music and musicians. He brought a very diverse group of kids together in what they had in common. Music and dance. Culturally he changed so much in America. Peurto Ricans, Italians etc. all together interacting. A showplace for diverse musicians breaking the racial bariers. He was also a nice guy and great at what he did. Cities all over the U.S. had their own Bandstand type places for kids to get together with people outside their local environment. He made a great impact on American History. He will be missed.
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#4 written by WA7th 1 year ago
Rest in Peace Levon Helm.
You were one of the most tasteful musicians to ever swing the holy smokes out of a drum kit.
The Mighty Missipp coursed through your veins, out your fingers,
Into every beat on your drums.
No matter what The Band did, you kicked it up a notch.
You had the luck and grace to do what you loved day and night,
Working your ass off at it because it was in your genes.
Right through your final performaces, you never held back an ounce.Thanks for giving us everything you had.
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#5 written by curious jane 1 year ago
Shortchain
Thank you for that video. I don’t understand economics but it made it easier to understand what the H—l happened. Of course, with my lack of understanding, the big thing I heard was deregulation and the lack of the diverted FBI oversight and easy money to create the illusion of prosperity. The busting of unions etc. Straight Capitalism is not tempered with morality. It seems that is what happened in the 20’s but at least we had manufacturing here and investment in the Country not only financial entities. Money seems to rule the world.
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#6 written by Max 1 year ago
Robert Earl Keen sent his tribute out a couple years ago. “The Man Behind the Drums“
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXBnFCdmUXA
“Levon digs the doghouse, playing in The Band…” -
Jon Stewart Takes Down Pundits For Pivoting On Mitt Romney
Paraphrasing my last post ~ it’s kinda amazing even a laughable news organization like fox news still gives toe suckin’ fool Morris a paycheck!
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#9 written by Rose 1 year ago
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Ann, much like mittens, was born w/a silver spoon and I suspect will wear thin rather quickly as a front “man”
for mittens. She was out front in ’08 as the most visible wife of the Rep candidates for president to no effect.She will quickly turn into a liability as she already has w/her faux outrage re: Hillary Rosen telling the truth about her never having worked a day in her life ie she hasn’t got a clue about the trials and tribulations of common/working folk in America. Uppity/disingenuine smugness work well in high society … presidential elections, not so much.
In a nutshell, mittens and Ann make a perfect pair!
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Interesting mittens and Cindy McCain both have the same # of homes, give or take 1 or 2 lol, but not sure if the McCains have a car elevator …
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#11 written by curious jane 1 year ago
It is bad enough that Mitt is so out of touch but you would think either he or Ann could at least fake empathy and understanding of what is going on, in the world outside the mansion.
Is the reason that the violence against women renewel is stalled because gays and immigrants? That will only rile up more resentment with women. It feels like the 50’s all over again.
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#13 written by astrodude 1 year ago
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#14 written by rgbact 1 year ago
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#16 written by astrodude 1 year ago
Mono,
Thanks! I was also wondering if Utahans in general are happy with their new senator who replaced Bob Bennett. Certainly in Utah it seems as if there is no electoral downside to having a Tea Party favorite be the R nominee since there is no danger that the D candidate will win (unlike, say, Delaware). -
astrodude,
I think Sen. Mike Lee’s politics are closely in line with a plurality of Utahns. As you said, with about 60% of the state adherent to the LDS Church and with the Church more-or-less openly at warfare with the Democratic Party over its abortion and same-sex marriage stances, the Republican is guaranteed election under all but the most extreme circumstances.
This is especially true in Utah:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home2/53110048–183/mormons-party-utah-lds.html.csp
I think that’s going to change, but not for another 10–12 years.
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#21 written by Armchair Warlord 1 year ago
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#22 written by curious jane 1 year ago
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#23 written by mclever 1 year ago
Listening to Bernanke being questioned by the press. The more he talks, the more the DOW and S&P inch upwards. Basically, the Fed thinks that inflation will remain relatively stable around the target (of 2%) and they see the minor spike related to oil prices as being temporary. They anticipate improved employment numbers, about a half a percentage point better than prior projections, headed for ~7% by 2014. He describes the economy as being in “full recovery mode” and the recovery as “slow but steady,” so they don’t anticipate tweaking the fed funds rate for the next couple of years. The vote was 9–1 with Lacker dissenting. QE3 proponents will be disappointed, but he left them a chestnut of hope with “of course, we will re-evaluate if the situation changes.”
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Clark’s gone.
No more “Rockin’ New Year’s Eve“
No more New Year’s Eve?
No more New Year?
Are the Mayans correct?