Author Archives: John Wallenfeldt

FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Republicans — Not Obama — More Often on Wrong Side of Public Opinion

Someone really needs to remind the president that the people are mostly behind him on nearly all his policy goals. He is never going to be looked on well by the racist Republicans so he honestly, at this point, stop trying so hard to get them on board.

As long as they are preaching secession every time they lose an election, they aren’t coming on board. Even for policies they themselves have offered. When they start acting like adults, and American ones at that, include them. Until then, lead decisively and in the best interests of the nation.

Activist Historian Howard Zinn’s Obit Causes a Firestorm – NPR Ombudsman Blog : NPR

While I’ve been posting positive and respectful homages to Howard Zinn, NPR has continued it’s slide to conservative BS “journalism” with a biased and insulting interview concerning Zinn’s passing.

At least this time at least one of their number understands that shitting on the dead is in poor form. Normal for conservatives, of course, but still the hallmark of a cretin.

BBC News – Men At Work lose plagiarism case in Australia

So, the person who wrote the “Kookaburra” song (who has passed on) either didn’t see the similarity or didn’t want to sue. But the corporation who didn’t have anything to do with making either song only sees the opportunity to make a buck sues and is trying to rip off the 80s band Men at Work.

It’s probably just a coincidence, at worst it’s an uncredited homage. Either way, the suit is frivolous, the judge is an asshat, and the whole damn thing is ridiculous. I hope the final settlement is for, say, a dollar. Anything more is just insulting to any artist doing any kind of work.