Ugggggh. I really would like to do a Knesset ruling coalition or a French President Francois Hollande blong. But, our domestic news has been dominated by sexual orientation news and debate. And, it seems irresponsible not to say more about it. In two days, we’ve had NC adopt a constitutional amendment forbidding the legal recognition […]
Category: politics
For and Against Part Deux
North Carolina voted today to approve a constitutional amendment that would essentially prohibit same-sex unions of whatever name or design. The amendment reads: “Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State.” The lang]]><![CDATA[uage will effectively bar the state from giving legal […]
Les Miserables
Apparently wild ideological swings are not exclusive to American politics. Francois Hollande and incumbant Nicolas Sarkozy have advanced to the Second Round of France’s Presidential Elections. March madness or mma style, I guess. Sports frolic: Jon “Bones” Jones defeated Rashad “Suga” Evans in a lopsided and unanimous decision Saturday night at UFC 145. (Where else […]
A Cheeseburger in Paradise
Wait. Not the same Buffett? Don’t lie. You thought that the “Buffett Rule” had something to do with prohibitions against trips to Margaritaville or otherwise getting drunk and turning repeatedly. Didn’t you? And, some, hopefully smaller, percentage of you thought it was a ban on one of any of the various forms of acquiring food […]
Willy Wonka
Blagojevich goes to jail Thursday . . . possibly for 14 years. 17 counts of political corruption. Stunning, right? Governor of Illinois. A Celebrity Apprentice contestant. Great bouffant. These people don’t go to jail for a decade and a half, right? Not for trading political favors, certainly? It feels like the white-collar iteration of the […]
Signed Memorabilia
I almost passed out at my first baseball card show. I was like 14, maybe. My mom drove me to the local Marriott where it was hosted. I paid, I suppose, the $5 admission and then stepped into the ballroom/expo/conference hall gone third-world market bananas. If you’ve mercifully never been to a memorabilia show, it’s […]
Runnin’ Thangs
In case you missed it because you’re a normal person with better things to do, Mitt won New Hampshire last night. Paul took second. I don’t have any plans on voting for Romney. But, he strikes me as the guy at the water cooler who doesn’t like sports but tries to make football conversation anyway. […]
Eight is Enough
We just finished one of the cute colloquialisms of American government — the Iowa Caucus. Lunch room cafeterias, wooden ballot boxes, corn pone, rotary dial phones, flannel. Apparently, jarred from a deep winter’s hibernation by electoral big wigs, let’s say in Des Moines, a Caroline and Edith of Clinton County, Iowa phoned in the official […]
Holla Back
Holy Manu Ginobli, the Republican primary season starts in less than a month! I’ve been limited in my coverage. Mostly because this is a non-partisan site and it’s too easy to be misinterpreted as partial one way or the other in a 90 second rap song. I’d say the most disappointing thing about modern politics […]
BREAKING NEWS: An Occupy Wall Street EXCLUSIVE
The ipoet laureate has been given exclusive access to the previously mysterious demands of the Occupy Wall Street protests. The OWS community has asked that the demands be read rhythmically to the following pumpkinFoot musical accompaniment. Weird, I know. The List: [wpaudio url=”https://thefreshjunket.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cde58-occupy-wall-street.mp3″ dl=”0″ text=”Bad Guy“]
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