Tag Archives: The Simpsons

The biggest post-election losers… Or, six old white men that need to be set adrift on ice floes

By Mark | November 14, 2012

Bobby Jindal, the Republican Governor of Louisiana, when asked a few days ago to reflect on the election, said, “We cannot be, we must not be, the party that simply protects the rich so they get to keep their toys.” Sure, he’s probably lying, but I still think it’s safe to say that this comment, [...]

Posted in Observations, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Albert Mohler, ALEC, American Crossroads, Americans for Tax Reform, anti-government, Ashley Judd, Bill Kristol, billionaires, Birthers, Bobby Jindal, bribery, Bush tax cuts, casinos, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Crossroads GPS, CrossroadsGPS, dark money, Dean Heller, Department of Justice, evangelical, fiscal cliff, Frank Wolf, Grover Norquist, immigration reform, Libertarianism, Macau, Megyn Kelly, Miriam Ochsorn, Mitch McConnell, Move to Amend, Nevada, Obama, organized crime, racketeering, Republican strategy, revolution, Romney, Romney. obstructionism, Saxby Chambliss, SEC, Securities Exchange Commission, Senate, Shaun Casey, Sheldon Adelson, starve the beast, Super PAC, tax the rich, Taxpayer Protection Pledge, tea party, The Apprentice | 34 Comments

Obama’s brilliant speech on trickle down economics becomes exponentially more incredible with animation

By Mark | October 8, 2012

I have something for you to watch while I’m working on tonight’s post. It’s a short animated piece put together by a fellow named Lucas Gray, who, among other things, works on The Simpsons. I don’t know if he was hired to do it, or if he just decided to pull together some friends and [...]

Posted in Economics, Politics | Also tagged animation, Bill O'Reilly, Bush tax cuts, hate, hate speech, Jon Stewart, Lucas Gray, middle class, tax cuts, tax the rich, threats to the middle class, trickle down economics, wealth inequality, Why Obama Now | 5 Comments

Detroit 2011 Maker Faire

By Mark | July 31, 2011

I spent a good part of the day today stumbling around in the heat at the Detroit Maker Faire. Among other things, I did the following… I got to see an incredibly cool demonstration of a turn-of-the-century steam-powered threshing machine put on by the employees of Greenfield Village. I visited the HackPittsburgh yurt, and, while [...]