Neda

Tonight was the first chance I’ve had to see the video of Neda, the young Iranian woman shot to death while watching a demonstration.  I’m nearly speechless.  Her eyes just grab at you. She has become a powerfully symbolic figure in just 2 days, and her name as a rallying cry quickly reminded me of [...]

Tommy Christopher’s New Gig

So, I got my first post-Playboy paying gig today, and in the “not just irony, but irony squared” department, it’s not only with AOL, it’s for Asylum. I encourage you all to check out my debut story there, Perez Hilton Takes on Will.i.am, Snubs 911 Operators*, and re-tweet the crap out of it.  Let Asylum [...]

Paul Begala Falls Into Meghan McCain Trap

There’s a YouTube clip getting big circulation now, in which Democratic strategist Paul Begala “Schools Meghan McCain.” When I saw that title, I had to shake my head and say, “Paul, why?”  Just watch: There are a few problems with this, but mainly, Begala takes the same bait that conservatives have with regard to Meghan. [...]

Big Pharma Offers President Obama Crumbs to Preserve Their Cake

The nation’s pharmaceutical companies have magnanimously offered to pony up what amounts to a filing fee on their license to print money.  They struck a deal with the White House and Congress to offer senior citizens discounts on prescription meds not covered by the Medicare D “donut hole.” Let’s see what’s really going in that [...]

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