Sunday night I watched the Super Bowl but must have ducked out in the kitchen for another beer and Dorito re-load when they showed the ad that’s being talked about in political circles: The Clint Eastwood “Halftime in America” ad for Chrysler that could double as an Obama for America ad. It does have that [...]

Let’s start this way… here’s part of the description on Amazon of the 2010 book “Game Change”: In Game Change, John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, two of the country’s leading political reporters, use their unrivaled access to pull back the curtain on the Obama, Clinton, McCain, and Palin campaigns. How did Obama convince himself that, [...]

Our President took his laser-like focus on jobs to New York City for a few fundraisers. One of them was at the Apollo, where Obama sang a little Al Green inside the theater while other Americans were singing “Brother Can You Spare a Dime” outside the theater. Let’s start the day with a panty-melter for [...]

Willie Nelson posted this at HuffPo: The disparity between the top 1 percent and everyone else has been laid bare — there’s no more denying that those at the top get their share at the expense of the 99 percent. Lobbyists, loopholes, tax breaks… how can ordinary folks expect a fair shake? The rich try [...]

The remake of Red Dawn has taken so long that it’s making Guns & Roses “Chinese Democracy” album look hastily assembled, but a release date is finally in sight: The long stagnating Red Dawn remake looks set to finally see the light of day, with a designated release date on the horizon. According to Box [...]

We’ve now reached the “let’s pretend it’s 1969″ portion of the Occupy Wall Street movement. David Crosby is worth about $40 million, which makes him the perfect choice to sing protest songs that empathize with the downtrodden: Longtime musicians and activists David Crosby and Graham Nash are scheduled to perform a concert at the Occupy [...]

Yet another musician who supports the fight against corporate greed and the screwing of the middle and lower classes who will nevertheless lobby for your ass to be thrown in jail if you’re caught downloading their music without paying them for it through pre-approved corporate channels. Roger Waters, founding member of Pink Floyd, falls well [...]

First of all, it appears that, after numerous site issues, we’re back up for the time being. While we were down, a new Sesame Street character was announced: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A new poverty-stricken Muppet will highlight the issue of hunger struggles on an episode of “Sesame Street”, the show said in a statement [...]

Morgan Freeman: “They’re going to do everything they can to get this black man outta here.” Has Freeman noticed that one of the people in the GOP mix who is among the Tea Party favorites is a black man? Here’s the kicker: Not all that long ago, Mike Wallace interviewed Freeman and asked him what [...]

The deal-breaker came when producers told Bill the dancing wouldn’t involve a pole, glitter and Andrea Rincon. Market Watch: Former president Bill Clinton turned down an offer to compete in the hit TV show “Dancing With the Stars,” because he didn’t have the time, AFP reports. “This is interesting — actually they contacted me once [...]

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