Pat Tillman's mother: I told you so. Jon Stewart: "I give up." (VIDEO)
Pat Tillman's death was a heart-wrenching tragedy. But then along came something equally tragic: The subsequent exploitation and the cover-up. Both were despicable, and neither have been properly...
View ArticleVideo- The Daily Show: Lame-As-F*@k Congress
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Lame-as-F@#k Congress www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog</a> The Daily Show on Facebook This...
View ArticleVIDEO- On Daily Show, 9/11 First Responders React to Filibuster: "We didn't...
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c 9/11 First Responders React to the Senate Filibuster www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog</a> The...
View ArticleAnti Average American: Special Comment by my 72-year-old friend
My impassioned 72-year-old Twitter pal, who goes by the name 42bkdodgr, would like to share his feelings about the incessant and very destructive games the GOP plays at our country’s expense, and that...
View ArticleVIDEO- We Remember 9/11: A Decade Later; Public workers "just did their job."
afscme: "We immediately went to somebody that looked of rank and said what do you want us to do. What do you want? What do you need? We'll do anything you want. And he just said pick a spot and start...
View ArticleHealth Problems Persist Among 9/11 First Responders
One of my best sources for environmental stories is Hugh Kaufman, (senior policy analyst with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response). He's a fierce...
View ArticleCartoons of the Day- First Responders
I really was ready to just put this whole thing behind me, then I saw these cartoons and realized I couldn't. They're still being victimized for offering their lives up to save others. You can say...
View ArticleVIDEO: Parallels between 9/11 & BP oil disaster: Government collusion with...
The Big Fix - New Orleans Premiere - Hugh Kaufman from Jason Berry on Vimeo. The Big Fix - New Orleans Premiere - Press Question 1 from Jason Berry on Vimeo. I've relied on my longtime pal and...
View ArticleVideo- President Obama on the American Jobs Act in Chesterfield, Virginia
I went looking for this vid after I saw this headline- Obama ends bus tour with pitch to subdued crowd Just wow. The post Video- President Obama on the American Jobs Act in Chesterfield, Virginia...
View ArticleThanks to Fellow Officers, Newtown Police Don't Have to Work on Christmas
What a wonderful gesture. I'm sure spending time with their families is just what they need. The holidays have been rough for the Newtown Police Department, which is why officers from across...
View ArticleFirefighters under investigation by department for appearing with Pres....
When President Obama held a news conference last week, he was surrounded by men and women in uniform to make the point that austerity (spending cuts) doesn't work (it doesn't). He was trying to...
View Article9/11 Redux-- First responders: Radios failed during #NavyYard massacre
Sadly, very very sadly, there is a piece in The Hill that is all too reminiscent of an old post of mine, "Hey Rudy, can you hear them NOW?" Here's an excerpt: On September 11th, 2001, this was heard...
View ArticleFew Glitches In Republican Shut Down List
Those Republicans have been busy little beavers. They've been working so hard at building a better mousetrap, dam. Things already checked off their "to do list" according to many sources, including...
View Article"Why Save Lives? That Costs Money," Maine Gov. LePage
HuffPo: Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) appears set to oppose a bill increasing access to a lifesaving anti-overdose medication because of concerns rejected by public health experts that it could encourage...
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