Category Archives: announcements of unlikely import

Solidarity Forever

Posted on March 5, 2011 by

Your humble correspondent is utterly shocked to discover that ultra-rich Arianna Huffington has amassed her enormous fortune through the complete exploitation of her labor force, many of whom are paid nothing at all, enabling this malefactrix of great wealth to … Continue reading →

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Koch:Krugman :: Moriarty:Holmes

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

Have you found yourself wondering lately about those mysterious and suddenly much-discussed Koch Brothers? Wonder no more. Your humble correspondent has performed a background check on one of those brothers, David Koch, and found him to be wily indeed. Trained … Continue reading →

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Chicken and Waffles!

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

Off the menu at UC Irvine.  On the menu at Sandy McHoots Speaks Out.

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I Support the Witchcraft-Dabbler

Posted on September 19, 2010 by

Television irrlevancy Bill Maher aspires to viewership by threatening to make available a long series of video clips of long-ago appearances made by Delaware senatorial candidate Christine O’Donnell on his generally unwatchable show. The prospect of startling revelations in the … Continue reading →

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Chin Up, Sir!

Posted on August 4, 2010 by

His approval rating keeps plummeting, his wife is touring Spain without him, and it’s beginning to appear that his principal legacy will be an overpriced, underperforming, Government Motors car. The President needs some birthday cheer, and who better to provide … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Cynicism If It’s True

Posted on July 28, 2010 by

It would be nice to retire the shopworn “most transparent administration EVAH!” meme, but the current regime simply makes that impossible. We do indeed have a Crackerjack hypocracy;  there’s a surprise in every new law.

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I, Racist

Posted on July 20, 2010 by

The NAACP harbors racists.  So does the Tea Party, or so I’m told. The Democratic Party has always offered a home to racists, from Andrew Jackson to Robert Byrd.  Indeed, earlier this month the remains of the former Exalted Cyclops … Continue reading →

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Decant It into a Mason Jar?

Posted on July 5, 2010 by

This is very likely the most ill-conceived pairing of endorser and product in the history of advertising:

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The Human Element

Posted on June 3, 2010 by

Baseball umpire Jim (don’t call me James) Joyce made his own lasting mark on baseball history last night by making a blatantly incorrect “safe” call at first base on what should have been the final of 27 consecutive outs registered … Continue reading →

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Nikki Haley for Governor

Posted on May 24, 2010 by

Now more than ever. Because I like her positions. And I despise ungentlemanly behavior.

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