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At last

I am happy to see President Obama on the right side of history, at last.

culture politics
12 days ago by M.Leddy

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Tim Johnson on the line

Tim Johnson (R, Illinois-15), who retires this year, is the subject of a New York Times profile that emphasized above all his habit of telephoning his constituents.

politics telephone
4 weeks ago by M.Leddy

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Mitt/Mark and the big trees

Today’s Mark Trail sheds new light on what Mitt/Mark may have meant when he averred that the trees in Michigan are “the right height.”

comics politics
5 weeks ago by M.Leddy

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Mitt/Mark Romney/Trail, learning from experience

Yes, one-percenter Mitt Romney and ninety-nine-percenter Mark Trail are the same person.

comics politics
5 weeks ago by M.Leddy

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Jeffrey Toobin on the ACA

A clear exposition of the arguments concerning the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.

culture politics
8 weeks ago by M.Leddy

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Illinois political geography

The New York Times breaks it down.

Illinois politics
9 weeks ago by M.Leddy

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If I were Mitt Romney

“I know, that’s so frustrating.”

politics
10 weeks ago by M.Leddy

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Media Matters on Limbaugh

Advertisers continue to flee the Limbaugh show.

advertising culture politics
11 weeks ago by M.Leddy

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Netflix and Limbaugh

I called Netflix last night to share my thoughts on the company’s Limbaugh connection and spoke with a friendly person who offered to type, word for word, what I had to say.

advertising culture politics
11 weeks ago by M.Leddy

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Homer and Limbaugh and epithets

“In Odyssey 22, it is men who have the final word over women’s choices. Current events are all too reminiscent of that scenario.”

culture Homer Odyssey politics
12 weeks ago by M.Leddy

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Batshit crazy

Recent developments in American political life have made me curious about the expression “batshit crazy.”

politics words
february 2012 by M.Leddy

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This is not your song

Musicians asking Republican candidates not to use their songs as campaign themes.

music politics
february 2012 by M.Leddy

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Politics as infotainment

“Stay tuned to find out why each man on this stage thinks his wife would be the best First Lady.”

culture politics
january 2012 by M.Leddy

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Now more than ever

Amateur prophecy: it’ll be Gingrich, playing a cranky old white guy.

culture politics
january 2012 by M.Leddy

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Logic and marriage

Rick Santorum’s recent performance in a sparring match with college students is one small moment in the evolving story of equal marriage rights. But it’s a moment that makes me mighty angry, for three reasons.

culture marriage politics
january 2012 by M.Leddy

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The elements of my style

Certain candidates for the Republican presidential nomination have — I’ll say it — stolen the elements of my style.

politics teaching
january 2012 by M.Leddy

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Rick Santorum and Wal-Mart

Watching Rick Santorum on television last night, I felt that I was watching a satellite transmission from Htrae.

politics
january 2012 by M.Leddy

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Mitt Romney, job creator?

“Romney’s claim to have helped create 100,000 jobs is ‘at best unsubstantiated.‘ And the number of jobs created by Bain Capital may be surpassed by the number of layoffs resulting from the firm’s work.”

politics
january 2012 by M.Leddy

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Blagojevich sentencing poll

It’s not every state whose news organizations get to poll audiences on appropriate prison time for an ex-governor.”

Illinois news politics
december 2011 by M.Leddy

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The Los Angeles Times on Mitt Romney and job creation

Firing workers, maximizing profits.

politics work
december 2011 by M.Leddy

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Hooverville 2.0

The Grapes of Wrath and us.

culture fiction JohnSteinbeck politics
november 2011 by M.Leddy

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Mitt Romney at Bain

In Elaine’s words, Romney sees the world through “Bain-colored glasses.”

culture money politics
november 2011 by M.Leddy

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Bravo, Ohio

“Republican-backed limits on collective bargaining for 360,000 public employees in Ohio were squashed by voters through a resounding defeat of Issue 2.”

culture politics
november 2011 by M.Leddy

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“Incompatible with real democracy”

Paul Krugman: “extreme concentration of income is incompatible with real democracy.”

culture politics
november 2011 by M.Leddy

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Close-reading Herman Cain

“The charge that Herman Cain sexually harassed two women when he headed the National Restaurant Association may indeed be false. But the candidate’s responses merit close reading.”

politics words
november 2011 by M.Leddy

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At Zuccotti Park (6)

Tarps.

culture photography politics
october 2011 by M.Leddy

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At Zuccotti Park (5)

Photograph of a man with a flag.

culture photography politics
october 2011 by M.Leddy

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Three little words

“Outgrow China.”

politics words
october 2011 by M.Leddy

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At Zuccotti Park (4)

“We the 99% are too big to fail.”

culture photography politics signage
october 2011 by M.Leddy

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At Zuccotti Park (3)

Our friends Jim and Luanne Koper went to Zuccotti Park on Saturday and are sharing their photographs of the day.

culture photography politics
october 2011 by M.Leddy

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Orange Cain tax

“We are replacing the current tax code with oranges": Herman Cain, in tonight's debate.

orange politics
october 2011 by M.Leddy

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At Zuccotti Park (2)

Our friends Jim and Luanne Koper went to Zuccotti Park on Saturday and are sharing their photographs of the day.

culture photography politics signage
october 2011 by M.Leddy

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At Zuccotti Park (1)

Our friends Jim and Luanne Koper went to Zuccotti Park on Saturday and are sharing their photographs of the day.

culture photography politics signage
october 2011 by M.Leddy

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Mitt/Mark Romney/Trail

Have you ever seen them together?

comics politics
october 2011 by M.Leddy

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Boo

On watching the Republican presidential candidates’ debate.

politics
september 2011 by M.Leddy

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Elizabeth Warren on taxation

“There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own.”

politics
september 2011 by M.Leddy

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Eight syllables

“You should pass this bill right away.”

BarackObama politics
september 2011 by M.Leddy

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Mother Jones on the Kochs

Three reports from Mother Jones on Charles and David, the brothers Koch.

politics
september 2011 by M.Leddy

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“Hope is better than fear”

“There are any number of American politicians who could learn something from Jack Layton.”

life politics Proust
august 2011 by M.Leddy

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Mitt Romney: the soul of a poet

He’s Yeats. Or Longfellow. Or both.

poetry politics
august 2011 by M.Leddy

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Kurt Andersen on American politics

Autoimmune disorders and the paranoid style in American politics.

culture metaphor politics
august 2011 by M.Leddy

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“[F]urther out of the solar system”

“[E]very time you think you have reached the end of Republican extremism, they manage to move further out of the solar system.”

politics
july 2011 by M.Leddy

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Orange Crate Art: Betty Ford (1918–2011)

From the New York Times obituary.

culture politics
july 2011 by M.Leddy

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Rod Blagojevich found guilty

In the Dog-Bites-Man Department: an Illinois politician has been found guilty on corruption charges.

Illinois politics
june 2011 by M.Leddy

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“Justice has been done”

President Obama on television

culture politics
may 2011 by M.Leddy

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The lunatic fringe again

“Lunatic fringe” first referred to hair.

culture politics words
april 2011 by M.Leddy

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Lunatic fringe

That hair.

culture politics words
april 2011 by M.Leddy

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HOUSE TO NPR: DROP DEAD

“My NPR stations, WILL-AM and -FM, are local treasures. If they were to disappear, I’d have little reason to own a radio. I am sorry but not surprised to see that Congressman Tim Johnson (R, Illinois-15) voted to end federal funding of NPR.”

culture politics radio
march 2011 by M.Leddy

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Yesterday’s vote in Wisconsin

Video. Seeing, sad to say, is believing.

politics
march 2011 by M.Leddy

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Not so fast

“In thirty minutes, 18 State Senators undid fifty years of civil rights in Wisconsin.”

politics
march 2011 by M.Leddy

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Infinite Jest and Mike Huckabee

“Then there are what I might call your Kamikaze-style liars. These’ll tell you a surreal and fundamentally incredible lie, and then pretend a crisis of conscience and retract the original lie, and then offer you the lie they really want you to buy instead, so the real lie’ll appear as some kind of concession, a settlement with truth. That type’s mercifully easy to see through.”

DavidFosterWallace politics
march 2011 by M.Leddy

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We Are Wisconsin

A short film

culture democracy politics
march 2011 by M.Leddy

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Fake Koch

“Well, I’ll tell you what, Scott: once you crush these bastards, I’ll fly you out to Cali and really show you a good time.”

culture democracy politics
february 2011 by M.Leddy

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Boycott Koch

The New York Times reports that Charles and David H., the brothers Koch, play a part in Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s union-busting initiative.