Ernie Hancock and I had a rowdy time on his radio show today talking about books, bad guys, and ‘Bama. You can hear the show by clicking on this: 2009-11-24-ernie-a-pm
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The Best Thumbnail Definition of Twittering
This is the best one-strip definition of Twittering I have seen. Maybe Dogbert will take the plunge for Vitamin E tomorrow. On the other hand, doing a blog mocking the superficiality of Twittering is a bit like the pot calling the kettle Lithuanian.
On the Radio at 5 pm Eastern Today – with Ernie Hancock
I will be on the Ernie Hancock show today (Tuesday) for an hour starting at 5 pm Eastern. Ernie is a legendary hellraiser and one of the most energetic freedom fighters out there. I expect we’ll whack a wide variety of targets. You can listen live here.
Doonesbury: Torture Remains Prime-Time Entertainment
Three cheers for Doonesbury! Unfortunately, prominent half-wits take their own values from this TV show. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told an assembly of judges in the summer of 2007: ““Jack Bauer saved Los Angeles . . . . He saved hundreds of thousands of lives… Are you going to convict Jack Bauer?” I […]
Freedom – the Scariest Tactic?
This cartoon from the current New Yorker is a hoot. But I suspect that different people are laughing at it for mirror-image reasons…
New Portuguese Translations Page at JimBovard.com
Murilo Otávio Rodrigues Paes Leme has kindly translated a bushel of my articles and epigrams into Portuguese. Some of the lines read better in translation than in the original. The Portuguese translation page at my main website is here. I greatly appreciate Murilo making my work accessible to legions of folks in Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique…. […]
Most Venal-Looking Congressman?
I have seen plenty of smarmy looking congressmen over the decades, but this photo of Rep. Bob Filner (D-Cal) probably takes the cake. Who would vote for someone who looks like he might mug you and steal your wallet before your leave the polling booth??? Or is there somebody I missed or forgot? What other […]