http://politicsandfunk.com A rhapsody of political misdaventure Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:22:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "In politics stupidity is not a handicap" --Napoleon Bonaparte [caption id="attachment_262" align="alignleft" width="233" caption="Napoleon Bonaparte"][/caption] He had pushed too hard too fast, and by the winter of 1813 the end was near. Napoleon's attempted invasion of Russia had weakened his army significantly and the Coalition--formed of Russia, Prussia, Austria, Sweden, the UK, Spain ... http://politicsandfunk.com/the-ghost-of-naploeon-chills-oregonportland-mayor-sam-adams-longs-for-adolescents-in-cowboy-hatswho-is-beau-breedlove-and-why-has-he-incited-lactose-intolerance/ On December 26, 2003, Meatpuppets bassist Cris Kirkwood got into an argument with a woman over a parking spot outside of a Phoenix post office.  Kirkwood had been living in drug-induced seclusion in his Phoenix home for years--even refusing to leave his house after both his wife and best friend ... http://politicsandfunk.com/show-me-your-meatpuppets/ “Face to face And back to back You see and feel My sex attack” --Billy Idol When he was 10, Billy Idol joined the Cub Scouts. He wasn’t Billy Idol then, he was William Michael Albert Broad and he was living a rather unremarkable existence in Goring, England. He went to school, ... http://politicsandfunk.com/a-strange-wake-up-call-rouses-p-and-f-back-into-actionbarry-o-beats-the-drums-of-warorgasmic-copy-editing-gone-awrya-vote-for-nader-is-a-vote-for-true-democracy/ I am not a writer. In fact, I hate writers, they are so bloody pompous. When I meet them, I laugh at them and their wasted talents. The real poets end up on the cover of Rolling Stone in leather briefs and lipstick, not writing for some fucking rag that no ... http://politicsandfunk.com/a-presidential-endorsment-from-billy-idol/ Meet Sally Kern. Mrs. Kern is a former Oklahoma City social studies teacher and currently represents Oklahoma City in the state legislature. At a recent Republican club meeting, she unleashed a homophobic tantrum that was captured on tape. During her tirade, Kern accused "Gays of infiltrating our city councils," and ... http://politicsandfunk.com/oklahoma-state-rep-calls-gays-bigger-threat-than-terrorism-or-islam/ "Listen, I'm a fucking steamroller and I'll roll over you and anybody else," New York Governor Elliot Spitzer angrily yelled at New York Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco (R-Schenectaday) outside the state capitol in early February. The crusading ex- prosecutor, known for his ruthless attacks on Wall ... http://politicsandfunk.com/feds-roll-elliot-spitzer-aka-client-9-in-prostitution-complaint/ 7:15 P.M. "Months ago he was carrying his own suitcase," says Anderson Cooper about John McCain, who has just completed a storybook comeback by officially winning the Republican nomination. Meanwhile, Senator Obama has won Vermont and is leading in Texas, while Senator Clinton has captured Rhode Island and is ahead ... http://politicsandfunk.com/super-tuesday-showdown/ Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. --William Shakespeare Some have called it Super Tuesday Two, others Super Tuesday Showdown. ... http://politicsandfunk.com/super-tuesday-two-the-finale-or-simply-another-act/ When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. The minority are right. --Eugene Debs Five times, Eugene Debs ran for president, including once while imprisoned for violating the Espionage Act by criticizing U.S. involvement in World War I. Five times he ... http://politicsandfunk.com/why-nader-matters/ In a recent O'Reilly Factor segment, Bill appeared to loose all touch with reality and political taste when he compared liberal blogger Ariana Huffington of the Huffington Post to both the KKK and the Nazis within 15 seconds. The irony is that Mr. O' Reilly was attempting to ... http://politicsandfunk.com/bill-o-reilly-i-see-no-difference-betwen-ariana-huffington-and-the-kkk/