TAX (the movie)

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Monday July 18, 2011 · 7:17 PM PDT

2011/07/18 · 19:17

A Fractured History of America's Hate Affair with Taxes.

Oh that most dastardly of words in the course of all human existence.

Well, maybe not the most dastardly; the word “Hitler” still has my vote in that department.

Truth be told, the word “tax” doesn’t seem to conjure the same pejorative connotation outside of the United States. Some people believe taxes build roads and schools and pay for police and fire departments. Others, like me, believe unseen creatures assemble our buildings and bridges in underground factories and hydraulically lift stuff to the surface while we sleep, only asking in return the sacrifice of Yvette Mimieux. Still, like our crack news media, I try to keep an open mind on the subject.

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Sunday July 17, 2011 · 5:24 PM PDT

2011/07/17 · 17:24

In a surprise and stunning evening turn-about, President Obama has withdrawn this morning’s nomination of Richard Cordray to head the leaderless Financial Consumer Protection Bureau. In Mr. Cordray’s place, the President has nominated Paul Allen, disgraced and convicted CEO of mortgage lender Taylor, Bean & Whittaker.

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Human Rights v. the Far Right

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Saturday June 25, 2011 · 1:41 AM PDT

2011/06/25 · 01:41

A Soliloquy on the Legalization of Same-sex Marriage in New York,
and the Continuing Struggle for Equality.

To my LGBT friends, heteros and general countrymen:

My congratulations go out to the New York legislature and the people they occasionally serve.
Same-sex marriage is now the law of that land.
If my math is correct, that makes six enlightened states (and D.C.) with only forty-four states to go. Unfortunately, thirty of those legislatures currently have readied constitutional amendments to permanently limit human rights in their states, therefore, the battle may be a little more acutely uphill in those capitals.

But like healthcare and abortion rights, will the war ever really be won?

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Tuesday June 14, 2011 · 1:06 PM PDT

2011/06/14 · 13:06

Until now, I had neither joined nor rejected my fellow Democrats’ Weiner-must-go bandwagon. I simply needed time to listen to the arguments and think about it all. More importantly, it was the perfect time to reconsider what constitutes moral bankruptcy in elected office. Do we define it as a guy who pulls down his pants on Twitter or a guy who pulls healthcare access from sick children?

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Tuesday May 24, 2011 · 6:18 PM PDT

2011/05/24 · 18:18

So there I lay, paralyzed from exhaustion in the wee hours of Sunday morning. The TV was stuck on the News for Dummies Network and the remote control was missing. All I really wanted to do was shut my eyes and ears, but I was too tired to get out of bed to turn off the offending noise machine. Instead, I remained awake for the rest of the night, interminably serenaded by a succession of moronic "news" stories.

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Sunday April 17, 2011 · 8:18 PM PDT

2011/04/17 · 20:18

Tennessee can take some twisted pride in its unique civil servant and native son, the honorable Rep. Frank Niceley. I believe it was Winston Churchill who said,

"It amazes me how some dude can be so wrong, so often, about so much."

Actually that is something of a misquote of Sir Winston. In fact, I have deliberately committed "a Niceley," named for a man now infamous for a recent, an astonishingly ignorant, misquote.

While standing on the floor of the Tennessee House, Rep. Niceley declared,

"Albert Einstein said that a little knowledge would turn your head toward Atheism, while a broader knowledge would turn your head toward Christianity."

It seemed the perfect quote from the perfect man in support of Mr. Niceley's attempt to promote Creationism in Tennessee's public schools - except there were a few small problems in Mr. Niceley's research. Read More

The Puffington Host

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Thursday March 31, 2011 · 5:12 PM PDT

2011/03/31 · 17:12

For a brief moment this evening, I felt like I do when I sneak a peek at the front page of the Weekly World News while I’m languishing in a particularly laggard checkout line, embarrassed that someone behind me will think I’m a regular reader - and an idiot.

But tonight, I was enjoying the privacy and quietude of my own home when I clicked on a now seldom-used link to the Huffington Post. Struggling past today’s screaming headline, I scanned down through the aging stories (from this afternoon). One immediately piqued my interest.

“Maine Gov. Paul LePage Regrets Stirring Up Labor Mural Controversy”

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Tuesday March 22, 2011 · 2:32 PM PDT

2011/03/22 · 14:32

I'm an admitted cynic.

When anything says "all natural," I'm cynical.
When a celebrity's daughter makes it to the finals of a dance contest, I'm cynical.
When a weapons manufacturer's stock leaps right before their million-dollar + missiles are used in an unannounced attack on a foreign country, I'm... you guessed it.

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Sunday March 20, 2011 · 12:54 PM PDT

2011/03/20 · 12:54

**News Flash**

Not to be outdone by Utah’s naming of the Browning 1911 as its official state firearm, Wyoming’s legislature announced today that Anthrax has been named the official state disease.

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Friday December 17, 2010 · 9:34 AM PST

2010/12/17 · 09:34

News Story:

"Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) called Democrats' push to force through an arms control treaty and an omnibus spending bill right before Christmas "sacrilegious," and warned he'd draw the process out to wage his objections."

The Sanctimonious Senator from South Carolina continued to seethe from his slapdash soapbox:

"You can't jam a major arms control treaty right before Christmas," he told POLITICO. "What's going on here is just wrong. This is the most sacred holiday for Christians. They did the same thing last year - they kept everybody here until (Christmas Eve) to force something down everybody's throat. I think Americans are sick of this."

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Friday December 03, 2010 · 1:19 AM PST

2010/12/03 · 01:19

News Item:
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

“Rep. Steve King, a Republican from Iowa, referred to President Obama as "very, very urban," while charging that as a senator he gave special favor to African American farmers who were victims of government discrimination. In case anybody missed his meaning in a speech on the House floor Monday evening, King emphasized the word "urban," drawing the first syllable out. “

(I plead guilty for the bolds)

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Tuesday November 30, 2010 · 5:11 PM PST

2010/11/30 · 17:11

We were looking forward to our rare night on the town. The evening would be spent at a quiet little bistro just blocks from our house. It was one of those briefly undiscovered BYO gems with superior cuisine and no need for reservations. But on this night, two busboys busily combined three tables behind us in preparation for a large party. Our blissful solitude was about to be broken by a mob of raucous interlopers.

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