Opera Glasses and Popcorn
A protester holding red balloons walks past riot policemen prior to the protest in St Petersburg | Dmitry Lovetsky/AP
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An Opera Glasses and Popcorn view of Politics and the Assembled Multitude...
Marisacat -
- Real independent observations on current events with a particular fondness for the follies of the Big Box Blahgers.
Deflates bloated egos like a champion fencer in a balloon warehouse.
- Alan Smithee
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"...polish on a mud wallow"
- Meteor Blades [May 24 at Mcat]
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"... doyenne of donkle deconstruction"
- Who is IOZ [January 2 2007]
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"... hardened professionals and their primary strength lies in their being completely unconflicted."
"... the primary difference is that on the level of criticizing other blogs and bloggers, they can actually do some damage."
"... Not what I look for in a liberal blog product."
- peeder - MLW, Daily Rant [3.24.07]
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on one stage reading their poetry"
"I think Allen Ginsberg standing up there reading - putting himself on the line - was one of the two bravest things I've ever seen. Remember, it was '55. People had crew cuts, and they looked at you like you were misplaced cannon fodder. The country was being run by Luce publications. It was a dangerous, cold, ugly time, and it was scary. . .
In all our memories no one had been so outspoken in poetry before. We had gone beyond a point of no return. None of us wanted to go back to the grey, chill, militaristic silence, to the intellectual void - to the land without poetry - to the spiritual drabness. We wanted to make it new and we wanted to invent it and the process of it as we went into it. We wanted voice and we wanted vision."
-Michael McClure
Over and over, in election year after election year, GE and MidTerms both… the Dems start to purr and preen, they stretch luxuriously - at just being TOLD they are going to win [...]
It never fails.
... in February of 2002, looking over the already joyless congressional stragglers willing to be drafted for duty… they barely dreamed, yet, it was even possible (Howard, a different person then, had not arrived to say it could be done)… but one thing was clear, we could not rely on the party to swing it. Could not. You could smell it, they would screw the deal. And I am not talking about Howard and primary issues here. By the end, that was a passing political story. Chuck it on the heap.
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Upshot? The Republicans make it thru. They hold on.
If you click on La Louche the picture or the words, it leads to the Amazon PayPage, a way to ... oh let's say help with the cat can deliveries.
Thanks to all who made the very kind suggestion.
My sincere apologies to Alcuin, the Pedant (along with Lambert) Iwas actually recollecting as regards the comment (#11) here, was Affinis.
Further, I believe that Pedantry can have as violent of an effect (and then some) on ‘underdogs,’ as smashing a bank window in pained rage, in an underdog community, when that bank is surely responsible for the loss of human lives in multitudes. Just because there weren’t rivers of blood, does not mean they weren’t hideous, agonizing, ultra VIOLENT in their own ‘benign’ passivity, ….Untimely Deaths.
especially as compared to cheap broken glass, far less than chump change for that bank, and no blood let, ……..and the fears of those who still have enough to get by on ..despite being aware that others met hideous untimely deaths and those who loved and vividly remember them, may have cause for rage.
are the increasing Homeless in an obscenely wealthy “Nation For the People” really expected to walk off benignly and passively ‘into that night’ for that hypothermia and welcome sips out of discarded red wine bottles; are those who still have a ledge supposed to accept the Droning of innocents getting increasingly close to their own back yards, without throwing stones?
well IMO one of the worst things was the Democratic attempt to slap Palin down over her propaganda of “Death Panels”. We already have them. And not just for medicine.
oohhh so true, …as I recollect locally, DiFi and Charlotte did their “community service” in re: all the useless elders (many likely younger than them) doing their civic duty and going off benignly into the night (and no doubt having that Green Funeral!).
Charlotte Maillard?
I think she is more ceremonial than ever, by now.
yeah honey, George Shultz’ wife, Charlotte Smith Mailliard Swig Shultz.
Yes I know. The Chron used to run articles using just “Maillard” how she cme here all alone from Tejas and miracle of miracles found friends and influenced people. Leaving out the husbands.
The problem is they ALL agree. All of them.
It’s bleakly hilarious that so many of the Pedants absolutely love all of the other mammals, (they are GREEN! …yet don’t seem to have a clue about sowing, and reaping, …… or the fact that humans are mammals too, with the same capacity for rage) mammals who have no qualms about throwing survival ‘rocks’ at ‘bombs’ when the time is right.
Cali Appeals Court will release their ruling tomorrow morning on Prop 8 our ballot measure to ban SS Marriage that Judge Vaughn Walker struck down as unconstitutional (both state and Fed) under Equal Protection.
We shall see.. the commentator I am listening too is sure, repeat SURE, that the court will uphold Judge Walker’s ruling.
I am not so sure.
Yeh well the Pauvre Petit is a little burnt.
And the sauce ….my God, the sauce –
That’s the thing, I always fuck up ordering the French stuff in Mexico. (obvious apocryphal story to follow) Last time I was down there (maybe Barry can try it) I went to order a little chipped beef, the stakes o’ petit pauvre snatchy meal or whatever,…Oddly, they obliged by a rather efficient kidnapping with ransom demands. It just sorta happened.
Greek politicians delay bailout deal
I would think so. Considering Spring has arrived, the General Strike is now underway, oh and the commensurate riots and collapse of the government to follow again.
Also depends on the rioting, no?
Might factor in. Mehbe not good for da bidness..
Massive strikes and rioting…. Euro News and other international news is carrying it…
AnD French pilots are on strike too.
ONe way or the other.
Read more at:
Wash Po
Or visit http://www.washingtonpost.com.
I loved this response to Chris Hedges recent pedantry, posted by Vincent Vibbert, February 7, at 12:51 am (in case the comment window misfires).
But then again I’m of the belief that passive, white gloved acts, even passive words, can be far more violent to the core of what it truly means to live freely …. without malice, than stone throwing “Violence.”
I’m pretty sure Hedges thinks Occupy, and esp Oakland Occ, needs religion. Or sumthin like that…
Etc.
The cops beat on everybody they don’t like.
Hedges is a clueless putz.
Truly.
On both comments…
I’m all for protesters doing what they think will work. I mean activists, not provocateurs on police payrolls. Anyone who thinks THOSE don’t exist might just as well stick to blogging recipes and LOLcats, because from a political standpoint they’re worse than useless.
I’m glad I wasn’t arrested in November, but I don’t look down on anybody who was, or will be. The people in charge treat us all like fucking criminals anyway. They can’t expect a false division to be real for us when it stopped being real for them a billion years ago.
precisely…
(off to check out Frances Fox Piven (which, possibly not that much of a lesser evil, “not Google” owned search site should I use, …….sigh, …I’ll try ixquick …this time), and even if I end up not at all agreeing with him, I still love the comment.)
She sounds absolutely fascinating, will have to check the Library ….sigh, …..Kepler’s Book Store has been sold (today’s hardcopy San Francisco Chronicle ‘headline’, …apparently there wasn’t much of choice ……people will so come to regret allowing all of the independent bookstores to go under …I fucking DESPISE AMAZON …..and BARNES and NOBLE.
Jeff Bezos/”Amazon,” is as nasty as he looks, and then some …… would love to chat with Paulina Borsook about him:
And it is, of course, out of print, bolding mine.
ohhh you don’t love the Princeling of Pixie? Who sprinkles Pixie Dust everywehre he goes?
IMO all of those guys are fucking nutz. The only one that for some reason I can stand to listen to in intrview or conversation is Mark Cuban… the rest… certifiable. SHould go in for long term commitment… they can work in a padded room… fine with me.
you or I would certainly have been locked up for any such semblence of insanity ….
I’d be happy if they were shackled, till they were known for what they have actually destroyed. On a serious note, they have been allowed to do so much damage it’s horrifying.
I like FFP… you may as well.
ohhh honey, from the little I just read, it sounds like I might end up adoring much of what she’s written.
She used to teach at CUNY [probably still does]. I’ve heard her speak before – she’s great.
good one
Muslim: Quip led to terror probe
… banging head against brick wall. A wall festooned with white xtian symbols….
whatever we’ve got, the Canadians have caught it too
Harper is certainly much more aligned with us than Chretien was (think that was his name) AND we are now several years into NORCOM, tho it is barely ever mentioned.
Canada better be ready, if we have drones coming home from the various war theatres and planning to take to the skies over border and US cities, it will e happening in Canada (and of course laready happaning in Northern Mexico).
I read an interesting piece at BI .. sometime recently, that FAA and Homeland Security have taken charge of even the low flying air space. Under 500 feet. I guess realtors in certain areas (LA in particular) had some kind of cheap little drone that flew over properties, I think equiped for arial photography… and they have been told, no longer allowed under National Security.
We are so fucking scrood.
I read somewhere that Congress is pushing the FAA to allow the use of drones at higher altitudes for commercial, military and law enforcement purposes.
Journalist arrested covering Occupy Miami eviction recovers arrest-video deleted by police
Anonymous has outed the home address and phone numbers of all high ranking Oakland officials… Police and City Hall.
snicker.
what a scream!!
AND Washpo says he won Colorado!!
All hail our new master… snicker.
This just gets better & better!
Up Up and Away!!!
Well, they had to do something. People were already falling asleep..zzzzzzz..
plus most people don’t know these are smaller caucus states non binding and so on… that Romney did not even run ads and Gingrich (of course) passed totally … etc. It reads like a Big Sweep
Totes off topic, but one of my bands, Wounded Buffalo Theory released an album today. Here’s a <a href ="http://soundcloud.com/woundedbuffalotheory/sets/wounded-buffalo-theory-golden" link to where you can stream 8 of the 9 songs and download 2 of them for free…
I produced & recorded this in my kitchen.
congrats lucid!! I saw you posted to Facebook today… (thanks!)
Sorry, here’s the link… bad html…
Connecticut Catholic Cock UP! [snicker]
EXCEPT of course he did do wrong [and will again!!]
Read more: link to Business Insider
I love Glenn: Repulsive progressive hypocrisy
And yup, “We’ve” MURDERED TEN [at the least?] SUSPECTS ™, in PAKISTAN, WITHIN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
…Yes, …We Can?
I found my niche in life!!
LOL. That’s as hilarious as the ‘if you smoke a joint you’re sponsoring terrorism’ ads during the early Bush years.
Ohhhh, and Ohhh Lordy …Do Not Pay In Cash You Lone Wolfers we have got our sites on you for not using Peter Thiel, major Ron Paul funder’s: Pay Fwend, …and that BofA …et al, card ….. That Homeland Patrol knows …is on to! “Your Kind”…
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You go woman! …Montana Maven :
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This was my reaction to Kristof Lopauer debate with Hedges on KPFA. I’ve been thinking about Hedges after writing this and realized I bought all his books and didn’t get through any of them. I thought that was my bad. Now I think it was because he’s kind of loud and not as deep as I thought; kind of repetitious and reminds me of listening to sermons. On the other hand, I have read David Graeber’s book “Debt: The First 5000 Years” and plan on re-reading it again and again. Incredibly original. Hedges clearly was out classed and out thought by Lopauer and Graeber.
So hung up on religion… and apparently more and more so. Seems to me, soem people find a niche on the so-called left and get very comfy. And pontificate. And wallow.
I did not catch that debate on KPFA and although I have read criticsm of his recent article on Occupy I admit I have avoided reading the original.
Glad I found you guys. I binged “Kristof Lapauer” and there was jut a couple references. Here and at Corrente. Worth listening to and great comments. Yeh, don’t bother with the Hedges piece. But listening to Oakland’s Kristof Lapauer is exhilarating. So much more interesting than the more well known Hedges. Duh.
http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/77663
oh thanks for that.. Yes I recognise you from corrente… and now that your first comment is out of the way, none you may leave will b held for mod (unless WPress filters have hiccups which it does unfortunately)
Yeah people in the US who don’t know Oakland can’t fathom what is going on over there… it is in its own place with resistance and protests. AND gets used by the media and by the DP (I am a long-lapsed Democrat and native Californian). They use it as code for “ghetto” and “unruly people who need to be contained” and wahtever else they need to pretend to be reporting on.
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Thanks for the [David Graeber] book reference hon. I loved the following, in his response to Hedges:
A Weird Definition of What is Offensive
SO ridiulous… there have been incidents where cops or Highway Patrol check immediately for a diabetic problem or to see if insulin is near by. I am guessing it can go either way…
the video is really something, absurd the way they over-react to what was, at worst, a drunk driver who was being fairly compliant.
Bradley Manning Nominated for 2012 Nobel Peace Prize by Icelandic Parliamentarians
I don’t want to get all teary eye’d over a some old Norwegian men, but I think htey are making sure to send Slob a message. A big one.
need to make amends for anointing the the Magic Negro so quick
I happened to catch one of the Icelandic parliamentarians talking about it, a woman. Seemed very heartfelt…
Why Wall Street Should Stop Whining
LOL. This atop Bloomberg. In a special headline bar.
First time I’ve ever seen it.
They’re shocked??! I’M shocked!
And in other good news, China begging off helping with liquidity, got problems of their own, the inflation
Of course the heavy smoking, too. LOL. Never helps. LOL
To get a glimpse what is going on , this dude is screwed: Phil Falcone, former 28 Billion dollar hedge fundie, down to his tighty-whities now, runs (not for long) a gig called Harbinger, yeh Harbinger of DEATH more like it, who is now borrowing at 15% from Jeffries to keep his remnant-swirling-poo afloat.
Dude lost 25 Billion this year, real bankster-on-bankster violence going on behind the scenes, fighting over who gets the office furniture and , O YA ! – collateral so Jeffries, (THAT partner-in-Corzine-crime Jeffries) doesn’t have to book losses on on Falcones particular ponzi said to be a “bad bet” in LightSquared a pump’n'dump deal building a global wireless network demoleculizer or whatever, but you know, just another excuse to ripoff money from whatever sheeple’s funds were herded his way….
And then there is the much touted Obby Mortgage Settlement!
Said to be announced today!
25 Billion 25 Billion
On a how many TRILLION dollar mess? < ——-
Times is tough…
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