I’m one-sixteenth mad as hell

I’m one-sixteenth mad as hell

The Massachusetts Senate race has gotten ridiculous. Incumbent Scott Brown is passionately attacking Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren with the charge that she lied about being part Native American. He claims she got preference in hiring because of this,...
I am sorry I stabbed you 29 times

I am sorry I stabbed you 29 times

“Tearful Saco woman apologizes in court to ‘best friend’ for stabbing him 29 times.” That’s the great headline the Bangor Daily News did for a story from the Journal Tribune (of York County, Maine) . You can’t just mutter “Four times would have been...
Dog whistle apology

Dog whistle apology

Golly. Clear Channel threw a concert (9/21/12) to promote their internet radio platform, iHeartRadio, and just as Green Day was starting a song – well, stopping a song in the middle and starting another – a monitor flashed a warning that they had one minute left. Lead...
Whereas That Was Sad

Whereas That Was Sad

(Reviving a post from 2012, because not getting an apology doesn’t make feelings go away.) The Events: It would be nice if we were all familiar with the Great Upheaval/Grand Dérangement – the forcible exile of the Acadians from the Maritime Provinces of Canada....

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