Author Archives: stephenkmacksd

Unknown's avatar

About stephenkmacksd

Rootless cosmopolitan,down at heels intellectual;would be writer. 'Polemic is a discourse of conflict, whose effect depends on a delicate balance between the requirements of truth and the enticements of anger, the duty to argue and the zest to inflame. Its rhetoric allows, even enforces, a certain figurative licence. Like epitaphs in Johnson’s adage, it is not under oath.' https://www.lrb.co.uk/v15/n20/perry-anderson/diary

Queer Atheist on David Brooks ‘Politicians Behaving Well’

Posted on June 11, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/10/opinion/10brooks.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Mr. David Brooks in his latest opinion piece ‘Politicians Behaving Well’ has missed the social fact that new forms of communication have rendered the notions of public and private conduct into a kind of limbo, that needs to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Political Observer on The Good Doctor as Republican Party Campaign Strategist

Posted on June 11, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

­­­­http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/stewardship-or-ideology/2011/06/09/AGjGvrNH_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions Here is The Good Doctor (TGD) acting the part of a Republican strategist for the election of 2012, the only problem is that he cannot emancipate himself from a belief in the Great Fake Republican Economic Guru Paul Ryan, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Afghanistan: Obama’s Moment of Decision – The Daily Beast

Posted on June 8, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

via thedailybeast.com

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Hazel Blears, @susan_nash & a group of unpaid interns lau… on Twitpic

Posted on June 8, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

via twitpic.com

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Robert Scheer: The Bernanke Scandal: Full-Frontal Cluelessness – Robert Scheer’s Columns – Truthdig

Posted on June 8, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

via truthdig.com

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Andrew Breitbart Holds Final Lewd Anthony Weiner Photo in Reserve – The Daily Beast

Posted on June 8, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

via thedailybeast.com

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

SPLC Urges DHS to Reassess Resources After Key Analyst Reveals Unit on Domestic Terror was Scaled Back in Wake of Right-Wing Criticism | Southern Poverty Law Center

Posted on June 7, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

via splcenter.org

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

When conservative rhetoric sounds like Newspeak – David Sirota

Posted on June 7, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

via salon.com

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

David Brooks on Where Wisdom Lives By Almost Marx

Posted on June 7, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/07/opinion/07brooks.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss ‘The Clear and Present Dangers of Socialized Medicine’ is a more apt title for this latest piece of genteel political propaganda, produced by everyone’s favorite ‘rational political conservative’,  Mr. David Brooks. Or is it just another maladroit and backhanded … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Maan News Agency: Non-violence activist addresses Israeli military court

Posted on June 7, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

via maannews.net

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment