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Why don’t you phone up Robin Hood and ask him for some wealth distribution?
Well, maybe because he’d hang up on you, Joe. You fancy Robin Hood being some leftist guerilla type overthrowing capitalism. You miss the point that it was the Sheriff of Nottingham that was actually practicing “wealth distribution” by unfairly collecting people’s honestly-gained money as taxes. You phone up Robin Hood today, he be off to [...]
Orlando Zapata Tamayo
A sad day today for Cuba, as one of its bravest voices for freedom died Tuesday after a prolonged hunger strike. News and views are all over the landscape, but I’d like to direct you to Huffington Post’s translations of Yoani Sanchez’ tweets as the events unravel (hat tip to the great Ivan Gripweed). While [...]
It’s my Par-Tea (and I’ll bitch, moan, and complain if I want to)
Monday’s NY Times (a corporation that never needed the SCOTUS for official permission to be involved in politics) ran a story on the Tea Party movement (probably because of Sarah Palin speaking at their convention last week). Besides predictably highlighting the more militant gringo-jingo elements of the movement, the story serves notice that the movement [...]
News flash: Cuban punk icon gets stabbed to death, authorities aren’t saying shit
William Fabián, leader and singer of Cuba’s first-ever punk band Eskoria, was stabbed to death in Santa Clara the night of January 30th. I just found out about Eskoria being the first-ever Cuban punk band (around since 1994). The word around the web was that this guy was pretty outrageous onstage and in life. I [...]
Frank Frazetta
The master of fantasy art, often imitated (including by me), never duplicated, a huge influence (not to say “idol”) on me as a teenager, turned 82 yesterday. The reason why they picked the man they now call the Governator to play Conan in the early 80s is because he was perhaps the only human being [...]
Jack Brisco
NWA Champ, 1975. WWE HOF induction, with brother Gerald, 2008. My confusing and emotionally tumultuous adolescence back in the early Seventies had few bright spots. One of these was the escapism of pro wrestling and following the exploits of my favorite performer, Jack Brisco. This morning I read of his passing at age 68 after [...]
Rock Me, Dr. Zaius.
Self explanatory…
El himno blogeador
Al combate blogear compañerosQue la G2 contempla sospechosaEsa joven tan vanagloriosaJamas te levantara el burό En Miami vivir es vivirEn cadenas de tiendas y comidaLee Granma to’el día mi vidaA los postes valientes mead – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone All apologies to Yoani, none to 2.
What is a coup?
When a government is overthrown by rightists. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
What is a revolution?
When a government is overthrown by leftists. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
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