Thursday, July 26, 2012

Sherman Hemsley 1938-2012

Sherman Hemsley, who portrayed the irrepressible George Jefferson on the seventies situation comedy The Jeffersons, has died.

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Penn State Removes Paterno Statue

Penn State's removal of the Joe Paterno statue was all but certain once the Freeh Report revealed that the saintly head coach had attempted to conceal the Sandusky scandal since 1998.

Monday, July 16, 2012

The Silly Season

The outrage of some United States politicians, among them Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, over the temerity of the U.S. Olympic Committee's decision to outfit American athletes with uniforms made in the Peoples Republic of China, depending on one's perspective, either raises or lowers the bar on the silliness often associated with the governing class. That designer Ralph Lauren turned to the Chinese to manufacture the goods indicates the reality of living in a global economy rather than notions of patriotism and nationalism.

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Alexandria, VA, United States
'To see what is in front of one's nose requires a constant struggle." - George Orwell