Nothing happened this week…nothing. Oh okay, that’s not true, but it feels like it is. This week felt a bit like groundhog day as there was a shooting at Virginia Tech, Sons of Anarchy had a disappointing season finale where nobody important died, and Rick Perry did something stupid. Obama gave a speech asking the…
Category: Petty Issues
Petty Issues
It’s so sad to see Barney Frank retire this week…well, at least we have Alan Grayson in the House to help–wait, okay now it’s really sad see to see Frank go, but don’t worry, at least we have Anthony Weiner to fight for us–shit… Herman Cain (who is making Bill Clinton look asexual at this…
(Not So) Petty Issues: What I’m Thankful for in 2011
I’m thankful that we’re finally getting out of Iraq. I’m thankful for TV’s Justified, Fringe, Parks and Recreation, Community, the now-cancelled Rubicon, Damages, and especially Breaking Bad which is in a league of its own, also a dozen lesser shows that dare to stand out in the vast disappointment that is 2011 television. I’m thankful…
Petty Issues
Now that Herman Cain has been all but ruined by four different sexual harassment allegations, do you think the GOP wishes they’d picked a different token black guy to make them look less racist for hating Obama? Twilight Breaking Dawn: Part-One hits theaters this weekend and that title is either a threat or a promise…
Petty Issues
It’s not hard to see why Herman Cain has been so successful with conservatives in the Republican primary. He has an extreme lack of empathy for anyone worse off than him, from illegal immigrants (“Lets make an electrified border fence”) to Palestinians (“Israel should give them nothing”) to the 99.9 percent of black Americans that…
Petty Issues
People often ask if I go check out the Occupy Wall Street protests, and I’ve been a few times but I’m more a fair weather protester. [Like I’ll go if the sun’s out and it’s hotdog Thursdays]. But the people that were out there on Saturday (during a virtual blizzard in New York) are the…
Petty Issues: The Walking Dead and the GOP debate (same thing I guess)
The latest news says that Moammar Gaddafi has been killed in Libya (the fourth time he’s died)…or at least that’s until his return in “Day of The Walking Dead Dictators 2.” Speaking of, The Walking Dead returned to AMC this Sunday and has still yet to figure out the narrative algorithm for making one of…
Petty Issues
Andy Rooney said goodbye on 60 Minutes last week, shocking those of us who thought he was already dead. R.E.M. announced they were breaking up last week, shocking those of us who thought–oh, stop me if you’ve heard this one… I can’t believe the remarkably unappealing Dolphin Tale (it’s pretty rare I won’t even go…
Petty Issues
There’s a curious lack of Republican debates this week. I was getting kind-of lazy counting on a shit avalanche of politicians saying embarrassing things every week. It’s a little weird to watch the new ABC show Suburgatory (which ruthlessly parodies the suburbs) right before watching Modern Family (which ruthlessly enforces everything that’s wrong with the…
Petty Issues
Bobby Jindal endorsed Rick Perry for the Presidency. I would pay a hundred bucks to watch these two as mismatched partners in a buddy cop movie. Congratulations to Miss Angola on becoming the new Miss Universe. It’s been so long since someone that’s not Asian, European, or Latin won the pageant, they probably think it’s…
Petty Issues
Is there anyone out there who truly thinks “Bucky Larson: Porn Star” is going to be a good movie? Not a guilty pleasure but a truly GOOD movie? If so, let me have your name and address so I can get social services to take your kids away. The new Fall season should bring a…
Petty Issues
The shape of things to come…2011: Yay, congratulations to the Libyan rebels and good luck on their new Democracy…2013: This Civil War between the Libyan rebels just gets worse and worse, Warlord A killed Warlord B today. Some stability sure would be good for U.S. oil prices…2015: New, U.S.-backed dictator, Omar Saadafi, takes control of…
Petty Issues: Republican Primary Edition
Rick Perry declared his candidacy for President…of the confederacy. Shouldn’t the president of the United States believe in the word “United?” “Instead of running for President, Tim Pawlenty should burn 2 million dollars and let 100 people punch him in the face. That would save him some time.”–Myself a few months back. Look’s like he…