What do Ayn Rand, Paul Ryan, the Teabaggers, and Lucifer have in common? (If you want to feel the backward, you must click it.) In Ayn Rand’s 1957 novel and current movie, Atlas Shrugged, the ideological template for those wishing to usher in a new Gilded Age run by billionaire plutocrats like the Koch Brothers, Atlas is meant to symbolize …
Had any wealth “trickle-down on you lately, pilgrim? (If you want to smell the avarice, you must click it.) No mortal who knows God and seeks to do the divine will can stoop to engage in the oppressions of wealth. No noble man will strive to accumulate riches and amass wealth-power by the enslavement or unfair exploitation of his brothers …
Speaker of the House John Boehner, wept with pride or something Thursday as he announced the first, long overdue Republican jobs bill on the House floor.
I routinely ignore media coverage of the upcoming royal wedding between Prince Whatzhizname, and his bride to be, the commoner and soon to be Princess Whatzhername, whenever same happens to pass before my cognitive screen. But as a longtime Monty Python fan who pines for the golden age of their satirical brilliance, this little ditty (ignore the commercial sponsor) had …
The Aurora from Terje Sorgjerd on Vimeo. Music by Lisa Gerrard, from the movie Gladiator.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXEKi4HS6GY&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Throughout the vicissitudes of life, remember always to love one another. Do not strive with men, even with unbelievers. Show mercy even to those who despitefully abuse you. Show yourselves to be loyal citizens, upright artisans, praiseworthy neighbors, devoted kinsmen, understanding parents, and sincere believers in the brotherhood of the Father’s kingdom. And my spirit shall be upon …
Senator Jon Kyl (Rethug-AZ) lying on the Senate floor Barbara Morrill over at The Big Orange today reports the following: Last Friday, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) stood on floor of the United States Senate and lied through his teeth, saying: If you want an abortion you go to Planned Parenthood and that’s well over 90% of what Planned Parenthood does. …
