Yesterday, on his MSNBC show, Lawrence O’Donnell called out the “100% Chinese” actress who appears in that incredibly racist anti-Debbie Stabenow ad of Pete Hoekstra’s that we’ve been discussing. After asking his audience to help identify the actress, O’Donnell offered the following… “I’ve done things in show business… that I’m not proud of,” he said, […]
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Good thing for Pete Hoekstra, I guess they allow race-baiting political attack ads during the Super Bowl
The following ad, paid for by Pete Hoekstra’s Senate campaign, apparently aired during tonight’s Super Bowl. Here’s what the Asian woman in the ad said, in case you missed it: “Debbie spends so much American money, you borrow more and more, from us. Your economy get very weak, ours get very good. We take your […]
Happy Memorial Day
Since I didn’t get any comments when I posted this on Memorial Day in 2003, I thought that I’d try it again. Linette and I celebrated Memorial Day as the great patriots that we are. We slept through our local parade and then spent the rest of the day drinking Mexican beer (Tecate), eating Indian […]
Major high-speed rail announcement expected on Monday
According to the Detroit News, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will be in Detroit on Monday afternoon, making a “major announcement” concerning high-speed rail. As the article notes, “Last month, Michigan applied for more than $560 million in funding — including joining three other states as part of a joint request. Michigan officials expect the state […]
Stabenow joins Republicans in fighting against global climate change legislation
Remember how, several years ago, when John Dingell chaired the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, us local folks organized and fought to have him take global climate change seriously? Well, it looks as though we’ve got another legislator that needs some convincing. According to Salon, Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow is planning to join with […]