Author Archive
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Tale of Two Musicians
Ted Nuggent on President Barack Obama, December 2009
“I think that Barack Hussein Obama should be put in jail. It is clear that Barack Hussein Obama is a communist. Mao Tse Tung lives and his name is Barack Hussein Obama. This country should be ashamed. I wanna throw up.”
Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks on President [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Music, News, Politics by Elvis
Monday, April 13th, 2009
The Price of Death
(Here’s an article I wrote 5 years ago for my old E.P. Rants blog. As I read the comments from a friend that “can’t wait” for the death sentence of the woman that’s been arrested for the death of 8 year old Sandra Cantu, I thought this would be a good time to recycle [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Ethics, History, Politics, Religion by Elvis
Sunday, February 15th, 2009
Predicting the Future
Going Social Now shared this little treat:
… discovered via SomethingChanged.com.au.
No Comments » - Posted in Advertising, Computers, Consumerism, History, Money by Elvis
Thursday, February 12th, 2009
Everything you know is WRONG - part 1
I found an odd article in New York Times:
Blowing your nose to alleviate stuffiness may be second nature, but some people argue it does no good, reversing the flow of mucus into the sinuses and slowing the drainage.
Counterintuitive, perhaps, but research shows it to be true.
I fully expect to see an article about why ass-wiping [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Health, News by Elvis
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Drink Beer, Save the Planet !
Here’s a message I can get behind:
You probably don’t need another excuse to be thinking about beer on a Friday afternoon, but over at Salon, friend of CHOW Andrew Leonard reports on the fabulous news that Sierra Nevada Brewing Company has partnered with the inventor of a home-ethanol-making system to turn waste from the beer-making [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Alcohol, Consumerism, Environment, News, Technology by Elvis
Sunday, January 18th, 2009
Many Bailed-out Companies Have Offshore Tax Shelters
Crooks & Liars pointed out some frustrating realities with this excerpt from a Washington Post article:
A majority of America’s largest publicly traded companies and the U.S. government’s largest federal contractors — including some receiving millions in federal bailout money — use multiple subsidiaries in offshore tax havens to conduct business and avoid paying [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Money, News, Politics by Elvis
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
Shoes for Bush
“It’s a way for people to draw attention. I don’t know what the guy’s cause was. I didn’t feel the least bit threatened by it.”
“I didn’t know what the guy said, but I saw his sole.”
G.W. Bush, December 15, 2008 in response to shoe throwing incident
I’m glad President Bush has a good sense of humor [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Jokes, News, Politics by Elvis
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
What about the Bail-out?
(image courtesy of BuffaloBeast.com)
I support Barack Obama on a lot of issues. If he follows up on most of the ideas that he’s proposed, using intelligent leadership, he has the potential to be the best president to serve during my lifetime. (Note to myself: We’ve had some shitty presidents, haven’t we?)
That being said, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Consumerism, Money, News, Politics by Elvis
Thursday, December 4th, 2008
Baby on Nirvana LP is all grown up
Spencer Elden, the baby from the cover of Nirvana’s “Nevermind,” recently became an intern for Obey Giant, the company created by Shepard Faiery, the artist responsible for those cool Obama graphics.
http://obeygiant.com/headlines/welcome-spencer-elden
MTV News had a write-up about Mr. Elden:
Now, 17-year-old Elden is a high school student, who told MTV News last year that “it’s kind of [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Consumerism, History, Money, Music, News, Politics, Who is this guy? by Elvis
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Paul McCartney as Buffalo Bill, and other reincarnations
Here’s an odd one…. Imagine Paul McCartney as the reincarnation of Buffalo Bill Cody. How about George Harrison as Jesse James? John Lennon would be Frank James.
It’s an unusual theory, and that’s just of the iceberg. Brian Stalin lays out the case for this theory, drawing a lot of [...]
No Comments » - Posted in History, Music by Elvis
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Project Censored 2008
Every year, Project Censored, a media research and analysis group based at California’s Sonoma State University, publishes a list of important stories that were completely ignored by the mainstream media.
Just in case you missed it, here’s a quick summary of the 25 Most Important Stories of 2008. Please share this with others
#1. Over [...]
No Comments » - Posted in History, News, Politics by Elvis
Monday, November 10th, 2008
Sing Sing Sing - Gene Krupa with Benny Goodman
As this little blog takes a well-deserved vacation from the subject of politics with the arrival of a new candidate I actually supported, it’s time to get back to the subject of cool music that isn’t LOUIE.
One of the greatest jazz tracks in the world is “Sing Sing Sing” performed by the Benny Goodman Band, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Music by Elvis
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Attack of the Zombie Wingnuts
(a posting also shared at Barack Obama NOW!)
Twenty years ago on election night, I decided to go out to the movies. I went to go see a new John Carpenter movie called “THEY LIVE,” which was a story about alien beings taking over the world, converting all of the human beings into docile [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Comic Books, Consumerism, History, Movies, News, Politics, Technology, motion pictures by Elvis
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
a Heart-felt letter to McCain & Palin
WHOOPS! I’ve been found out this one wasn’t true! It may be funny, but it’s not really written by Ann & Nancy… Oh well….
Details at:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/mccain/barracuda.asp
The Stranger, a Seattle-based alternative newspaper, imagines what it would be like if Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart wrote a “less-than diplomatic” letter to John McCain [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Jokes, Music, Politics by Elvis
Sunday, September 21st, 2008
Triumph the Insult Dog interviews Ralph Nader
Damn, I still love this silly puppet dog!
Can we get a regular late night show for Triumph the Insult Comic Dog? Can he take over Conan’s spot after Conan moves to the Tonight show spot?
Please?
