One of my favorite fiction techniques is the inclusion of a symbolic short story in a novel that offers a different way to look at the larger narrative. This isn’t that though. It’s too on the nose. There’s no symbolism. What ails Chicago ails the United States.
June 2012
June 10, 2012
Quick Takes [Darleen Click]
Dana Loesch’s husband, Chris, has a close, uncomfortable encounter with TSA He performed the pat-down which began as routine, except that he used the front of his hands. He then bent down and specifically targeted Chris’s crotch. Using the front of his hands, he pressed against his genitals and swept his hands across the crotch three times across, and then pressed at the top of his genitals and wiped his
June 10, 2012
NYTimes Steve Almond: Sure I’m an obnoxious, arrogant prick, but the tools and fools of evil conservatism made me that way [Darleen Click]
Somebody needs a hug and a reality check Consider the recent debate over whether employers must cover contraception in their health plans. The underlying question — should American women receive help in protecting themselves from unwanted pregnancies? — is part of a serious and necessary national conversation. Any hope of that conversation happening was dashed the moment Rush Limbaugh began his attacks on Sandra Fluke, the young contraceptive advocate. […]
June 9, 2012
Video of the day: Ray Bradbury Nov. 12, 1971 at JPL … [Darleen Click]
… on the eve of Mariner 9 going into orbit around Mars.
June 9, 2012
Non-news of the Day: Don Rickles is still Don Rickles [Darleen Click]
HuffPo clutches pearls and breathlessly shrieks Don Rickles Tells Obama Racial Joke At AFI’s Shirley MacLaine Tribute Like many comedians of his generation, Rickles’ act has long included racial humor that would be considered unacceptable to today’s audiences. But as race relations evolved, it became rarer and rarer for comedians like Rickles to include such jokes in their act. Rickles has been doing his “no one is safe from being
June 8, 2012
PERISH the thought we’d ever advocate firing or not hiring men with stay-at-home wives … [Darleen Click]
… but [nudge nudge wink wink] you know they do stand in the way of the Gender Revolution In this article, we examine a heretofore neglected pocket of resistance to the gender revolution in the workplace: married male employees who have stay-at-home wives. We develop and empirically test the theoretical argument suggesting that such organizational members, compared to male employees in modern marriages, are more likely to exhibit attitudes, beliefs,
June 8, 2012
Obama on the economy: “The private sector is doing fine … ” [Darleen Click] UPDATED x2
… it’s the public sector jobs we have to save! Question: What about the Republicans saying that you’re blaming the Europeans for the failures of your own policies? President Obama: The truth of the matter is that, as I said, we created 4.3 million jobs over the last 27 months, over 800,000 just this year alone. The private sector is doing fine. Where we’re seeing weaknesses in our economy have
June 8, 2012
Posts about convicted terrorist Brett Kimberlin gaining attention [Darleen Click]
via The Right Scoop Congressman Marchant Washington, Jun 7 – Congressman Kenny Marchant (TX-24) today issued a statement in strong support of free speech and conservative bloggers who are being targeted in dangerous “SWAT-tings” and asked Attorney General Holder to investigate these matters to see if federal laws have been violated by the perpetrators. ABC reports. Michelle Malkin asks “Where do your elected representatives stand on this threat to our