In the wake of last week’s House Judiciary Committee hearing in which constitutional law scholars Pamela Karlan, Noah Feldman, and Michael Gerhardt offered testimony on the constitutional basis for Donald Trump’s impeachment, the Republicans didn’t have much of a counter argument. As we discussed at the time, they paraded out a Republican shill by the […]
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Yes, Ben Shapiro, Michigan voters actually do want “a president respected by Emmanuel Macron and Justin Trudeau”
Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 2020, Ben Shapiro, case law, class warfare, Constitution, constitutional law, disrespect, Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, founding fathers, FOX News, House Judiciary Committee, impeachment, international relations, ivory tower, Joe Biden, Jonathan Turley, Justin Trudeau, Kellyanne Conway, laughing stock, Laura Ingraham, Michael Gerhardt, mocking, NATO, Noah Feldman, Pamela Karlan, political ads, respect, Sean Hannity, Supreme Court, The Federalist Papers, Tucker Carlson 41 Comments
68 hours in Manzanita…. The Monkey Power Trio’s 24th day as a band
The weekend of October 20 marked the 24th meeting of my one-day-a-year pseudo-band, the Monkey Power Trio. For those of you who might not be familiar with our origin story, it all began back in 1995 with a promise between old friends one hot, summer afternoon in Brooklyn. Without much in the way of any […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Monkey Power Trio, Shadow Art Fair, Uncategorized Also tagged 1995, aging, alimony, ankles, appendix, bonfires, cancer, Carroll Gardens, Cheez-Its, Cleveland, contemplating the end, crumhorn, Dan Richardson, Dave Miller, Death, divorce, drinking, fire, fleas, fog, Hasil Adkins, Hazel, ironing board, Jeff Kay, jellyfish, Jody Bleyle, Low Sack, Manzanita, Matt Krizowsky, mayonnaise, McMenamins, meteor shower, Mike Bell, napping, naps, Newton High School, nicknames, Oregon, Oregon Historical Society, Pacific Ocean, Pantless, Pantless Dan, Pear Hawthorn, Pete Holmes, Portland, pranks, recording, recreational marijuana, Reno, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, scallops, Scrabble, SeƱor Wences, Skull Island, The Ballad of Christian Wolfcock, The Sand Flea, timber, trumpet, wills 15 Comments
Rick Snyder… becoming a laughing stock in the national media
I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a morning news show where the hosts, when confronted by the response of a politician, actually laugh out loud in said guest’s face, but that’s exactly what happened this morning when our Governor, Rick Snyder, appeared on MSNBC and attempted to sell the idea that the new right-to-work […]
Posted in Media, Michigan, Observations, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged labor history, Morning Joe, MSNBC, Richard Wolffe, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, unions 15 Comments
The Wire with laugh track
You might have to love The Wire to find this interesting, but I think it’s funny as hell.