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Biggest Brother Ever?

bigger brother

Let's begin from the begin(ning), shall we. It started with Big Brother. Then there was Bigger Brother. And now… Excuse me, phone is ringing. 

Did all of this spying on citizens (video below) start with a novel? You know the old saying: life emulates art. (Or is it the other way 'round? Nomatter.) There are times when I can feel the pinch of Winston Smith trying to wake me from this (american't) dream. …

Blue Dog Go Home

bad dem dog

Major primary losses for conservatives in PA. Oh thank goodness. But wait. These conservatives are Dems. Oh my. Nomatter. Down with conservatives.

Is there good news for anti-conservatives in the future? Not sure. It's been a long time coming but perhaps, even in the state of PA, the wake up call post tea-partier fiasco of 2010 has arrived. But then again… I doubt it. The weirdest thing about the 2012 GOP presidential primary, other than the candidates themselves, has been their positions. …

Tricks

cabbage and condoms pic

(Text from around 2006.)

Title: The First Couple

Yes, a ghost, a shadow, a female. 

Her child and uterus and home of comfort. Shine better than any hotel with a perfect view of Disney World.

Is it the voice of a screaming muttermund or the innocent purity of female-child just before she has to face the sneer of a society built around her every move and gesture and controlling exactly that? 

Too Complicated?

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Historical irony? Maybe. Similarities? Most certainly. But who wants to really get at any truth here? What is clear is that the name of the largest bank that failed and subsequently lead to the Great Depression was…? Got it yet? No? How 'bout...

Bank of United States.

That was then, this is… And now we have... 

Bank of America.

Am I the only one getting' the pattern here? Nevermind.

    
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