Category Archives: Political

Thinking Thursday (hilariously updated postscript)

Posted on 6/30/2011 by laocoon

You will find me at the JRB Gallery on the Paseo tomorrow evening. I can’t wait for this opening. Tonight, I’ll be on lower Bricktown in front of the Harkins Theater from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. watching Cami Stinson. Watch … Continue reading →

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July 19, 2010

Posted on 7/19/2010 by laocoon

I know it isn’t as sexy as Sarah Palin making up the word “refudiate”, but Eli Lake, a respected foreign policy commentator, takes note of the possibility that Egypt’s president, Mubarak, will soon die of cancer at age 82 and … Continue reading →

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The oilspill in perspective (updated)

Posted on 6/23/2010 by laocoon

hat tip to The Duty A strategic perspective on the oil spill and outrage HERE. A representative quote: We Americans have been abused again and again by those we trusted. First it was the banks. Now it’s the oil companies. … Continue reading →

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A Meme Too Far

Posted on 6/9/2010 by laocoon

Just want to make a short observation about political reporting. For weeks, the “meme” (a sort of made up word I don’t particularly like, but which is serviceable for this purpose) has been that it’s an anti-incumbent year and that … Continue reading →

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October 12, 2009

Posted on 10/12/2009 by laocoon

The Dow Jones Industrial Ave. “flirted with” 10,000 on the New York Stock Exchange today. Isn’t that just like fickle lady luck. One day, you’ve got 14,000 on your arm, the next thing you know and you’re slumming with some … Continue reading →

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