IT LOOKS ALL THE MORE LIKELY THAT THOSE WHO SEE THEMSELVES AS "PATRIOTS" AND "SAVIOURS" OF AN IDEALISED "AMERICA WE ONCE KNEW" will start turning to Al Cohol all the more as their dear and bosom friend and companion within measurable distance, if not already.I mention this because of the House of Representatives' passing (and by a rather close margin, but no cigar--instead, maybe a cigarillo?) on the overnight what may be serious health-care reform. Which, though not exactly perfect, may be w... Read Full Story

The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cThe 11/3 Projectwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care CrisisAS I'VE DOUBTLESS MENTIONED MANY TIMES BEFORE, CLOWNS ARE MORE LIKELY TO GET AWAY WITH THE TRUTH than the rest of the general population ... or journalists, for that matter.Latest case in point from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central, in which he explodes a popular propaganda device of Glenn Beck in the wake of the latter's recent hosp... Read Full Story

You Are a HumanitarianYou're so intuitive, it's like you have a sixth, seventh, and eighth sense.You connect with others freely and easily - and you tend to have many best friends.Warm and caring, it's hard for you to close your heart to anyone.Affection is like air for you - you need to give and receive it to survive.Your strength: Your universal compassion Your weakness: Your unpredictable mood swingsYour power color: MauveYour power symbol: ButterflyYour power month: FebruaryWhat Does Your... Read Full Story

glitter-graphics.comAS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HEARD ON THE LATRINE WIRELESS, FOX PROLEFEED HOST GLENN BECK came down with appendicitis the other day as required his being in hospital for removal thereof.Which has to make you wonder if G-d was sending Glenn Beck a sign that He is not amused @ his antics, and their particular appeal to Those Who Should Know Better (in particular, the socioeconomically vulnerable, marginalised and unemployable) in Our "Morally Superior" United States (snark int... Read Full Story

glitter-graphics.comWITHOUT A DOUBT, THE BIG STORY OF THE HOUR IS THE UNFORTUNATE EVENTS @ FORT HOOD, TX YESTERDAY which saw an Army psychiatrist of Islamic derivation (fodder galore for the "patriotic" Islamaphobes of conservative prolefeed, doubtless) go on a firearms rampage as would make the National Rifle Association (motto: "Happiness is a WARM gun!!") rather proud to the point of arrogant in its misinterpretation of the Second Amendment's supposed "right to keep and bear arms."Which, i... Read Full Story

glitter-graphics.comWELL ... ALMOST.In any event, this particular e-mail received of Your Correspondent is the sort as is too good to not share with you readers:For reporting that is an embarrassment to the profession of journalism, and for being beholden to corporate paymasters rather than the citizens of America, Fox "News" wins this week's Media Putz Award.. The MSM loves to tell us that there is Fox "News" with O'Reilly, Hannity, and Beck and then there's Fox "News" on the rest of the tim... Read Full Story

glitter-graphics.comONCE AGAIN, TARDINESS BECAUSE OF PRIOR COMMITMENTS @ THE MOTEL I DO FOR (AS IN USING THE LEAF BLOWER TO CLEAN UP THE LOT) is the order of the day, reader; hence, I would appreciate your patience and understanding in this respect.*************IF THERE'S A LESSON WORTH LEARNING FROM INDECISION 2009 AS CAN BE APPLIED TO INDECISION 2010 (especially when you consider easy Republican wins in the New Jersey and Virginia governors' races, not to mention Democratic victories in spe... Read Full Story

glitter-graphics.comOWING TO MY ANNUAL MEDICAL CHECKUP, WHICH INCLUDED THE ADDITION OF HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE TO THE PRESCRIPTION COCKTAIL I TAKE inasmuch as I have a Familial Predisposition to high blood pressure, heart disease and colorectal cancer, the posting of this item is rather later than usual.For which Your Correspondent greatly and graciously apologises.(In case you ask, hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic used in early-stage instances of high blood pressure, the which can cause potassi... Read Full Story

glitter-graphics.comYOUR CORRESPONDENT UNDERSTANDS THAT THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (FTC) IS NOT AMUSED about the website FreeCreditReport.com, a byproduct of credit-reporting agency Expirian infamous for its rather reechy-sounding tunes promoting what turns out being a come-on to a subscription-based credit-file monitoring scheme needlessly duplicating services that one can do free or @ nominal cost.Especially galling is the fact that said website's URL (as in its address) is a deliberate t... Read Full Story

IF EVER THERE WERE A CLEAR AND COMPELLING REASON FOR COMPLETE, FINAL AND BINDING HEALTH-CARE REFORM IN OUR "MORALLY SUPERIOR" UNITED STATES, it would have to be this item from the CBS News show 60 Minutes last evening.Which, for want of giving the plot away, ought be seen by everyone.And shared with Your Congressman, especially now that the debate over health-care reform has reached critical mass all the more. In other words, inaction now will shut the door indefinitely on serious reform whil... Read Full Story