The #OWS Crowds’ Sucker Bet on Higher Ed
I admit; I chortled (in a completely inappropriate way): The number of people participating in the Occupy Wall Street sit-ins because they are angry that their education has not yielded the fruits that they hoped it would becomes more apparent by the day. Many of the protesters I have met are understandably ruffled that they [...]
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Obama’s Plan? Second Verse, Same as the First
Everyone in the MBM keeps treating August 2 as Judgement Day; that if no deal on the debt ceiling has been reached by then, America automatically goes into default and the gates of hell swing open and DOOM! engulfs the nation’s (nay, the entire global) economy. Which is, of course, complete bullshit. Don’t take my [...]
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Hey, Barry? How About “STFU You Arrogant Douchebag”
I am really starting to get fed up with this overhyped shithead’s utter contempt for anyone who doesn’t believe he shits unicorns. Brutha’s supposed to be so damn smart–though he won’t let anyone see his collegiate transcripts–yet it seems every time he thinks he’s in front of a “safe” audience he says dumbassed shit like [...]
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More “Bring the Dumb” From the Fingerboard Follies
Our local fishwrap, The Staten Island Advance (or as I like call it: “The Retreat”) has been heading inexorably downhill since Les Trautmann passed away. I’ve been bangin’ away on them here for years, citing serious, serial sloppiness–sometimes to the point of abject stupidity–that is regularly found in the paper they publish. Whether it is some kid [...]
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