Last night my brother, Bob Mancini, coach of the Saginaw Spirit junior hockey team, made his second appearance on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report.” He kicked some comedic ass with Colbert.
It’s funny but some are turning to Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report” to get their unfiltered news. Now it looks […]
“Officer Refused to Deploy to Iraq“, by Terry Gross (Fresh Air, NPR)
Enlisting turns out not to be the best way to explore your constitutional rights. Learn the sad story of Army Lieutenant Ehren Watada, who might as well be at Guantanamo.
“In Baghdad, The Story Hits Home“, by Robert Bazell (The Daily Nightly, NBC)
War is not, […]
Summary: This episode we interview Bob Mueller, co-anchor of NEWS 2 at 4 and 4:30. Bob is an award winning journalist and investigative reporter and a really good guy (as evidenced by the fact that he didn’t walk out of the studio when we tried to bring the funny about his iconic mustache). In addition […]
Last night, Liberadio(!) and DFANashville hosted a State of the Union watching party. There was a whole lotta love in the room and we captured it all on film (see the pictures below). Thanks to everyone who came out to watch the speech, watch the rebuttal, play Bush Bingo, and drink the beer. Thanks also […]
Per the Boston Globe, Kerry calls “game off”.
Since a few folks have found it valuable, I’ll be keeping my presidential scorecard updated throughout pre-primary season. Let me know if I’m leaving anyone out.
On Monday, Mary and I had a little bit of a squabble about how best to approach the debunking of the smear monster that often runs rampant in the right-wing echo chamber. In this case, the echoes we were hearing were about the issue of the educational background of Sen. Barack Obama. Unfortunately, neither of […]
Last night’s State of the Union was yet another exercise in futility. But while some believe that the President began the speech graciously by acknowledging the leadership of the first female Speaker of the House, what he actually did was to metaphorically slap the new majority in the house in the face.
The official version of […]
I lost thousands of dollars tonight. I had bet and bet and then bet again that the state of our union would be “very strong”. Boy was I wrong! We are merely “strong”!! What kind of message does this send to the millions of Americans hoping to stay the course in Iraq in order to achieve victory?! Is the president subtly admitting that the terrorists are winning?! How can we not be very strong?!?!
Summary: Freddie give his version of the State of the Union and rolls his eyes at Senator James Webb. Also, Phil Bredesen was just sworn in for a second term as Governor of Tennessee and has promised to concentrate on public education. Boy, he sure could use some of that $1.2 trillion (that’s “trillion” with […]
The “Where are We Going and How Did We Get in This Hand Basket?” State of the Union Party
Tonight, Tuesday, January 23
7:00 pm
The 5 Spot
1006 Forrest Avenue
East Nashville
Hosted by Liberadio(!), Democracy for Tennessee, and DFA Nashville.
Join us to watch the State of the Union address by President Bush, watch the Democratic response (given this year […]
