Monthly Archives: March 2012

Ok, calm down. Yes, Geraldo Rivera’s remark about “the hoodie being as responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman” ranks among the most idiotic statements I’ve ever heard. And yes, Rivera has been called arrogant, pompous and narcissistic, all … Continue reading →

And on the 7th day, God rested? Nope, he pulled the greatest practical joke ever. If you were to pick a city where an evangelical, anti-choice athlete who drops to one knee and prays after every score and is the … Continue reading →

We are all familiar with the Wall Street fraudsters who nearly destroyed this nation in 2008, and the fact that virtually none of them has gone to jail. We are also familiar with O.J. Simpson. What they had in common … Continue reading →

No matter what our backgrounds or politics, there are certain values most of us can agree on. Be kind to the elderly. Healthy people who park in handicapped spots are jerks. Bullying and child abuse are horrible. The Upper West … Continue reading →

In the late 1950s/early 1960s, the right wingnut John Birch Society sounded the alarm that putting fluoride in our drinking water, supposedly to prevent cavities, was really a communist mind control plot, and that the new state of Alaska was … Continue reading →