Vern sez:
I’d thought we were fine for nearly a decade without a “weekend open thread,” but now that Brother Diamond (who gestated in the womb of the Daily Kos) has got you all accustomed to this luxury, and then ditched us for political glory, you-all are squawking like jonesing crack babies. Fortunately along comes Juice reader “Hernando,” who’s more than willing to pick up the slack. Here are his (or her?) contributions to get you through this SUNNY March Saturday and Sunday … talk about whatever the hell you want, I’m not your babysitter. Also lemme know if you think Hernando should keep this gig for the coming months until our prodigal either trounces T-Rack or trudges back in sackcloth. Laterz……..
And HERNANDO sez:
Vern,
Last Saturday I went to the HB pier, early afternoon, and I was surprised by the activities taking place there. A peace group demonstrating, a cool band of young musicians, and a lot of surfers! No wonder HB is called Surf City. Maybe you could use some of these pictures for the WOT. Pics and videos make the WOT more fun to browse!
The name of this peace group is “ENOUGH” (that’s what the lady told me, maybe you know them)
Vern: Of course I know them, Hernando – that lady to the left is my old roommate Carol, one of the Choctaw Sisters! They’ve been doing this every weekend for years…..
Hernando: Below is the band “Leather Tramp“
Nice break from the steady diet of the last few months. Cleanses the palate. I miss that neighborhood.
You probably met Marselle with the Peace Coalition ( and former member of Occupy OC). They have been showing up every weekend for a long time. Was the guy with the “Jesus Saves” sign there? HB is a great pier to walk around. It’s easy to forget how lucky we are to live here and enjoy this place anytime we want. Millions of tourists spend millions each year for the chance to be here, if only for a day or a week.
You may find this article in “Salon” interesting…
http://www.salon.com/2014/03/08/35_countries_the_u_s_has_backed_international_crime_partner/
http://www.defendjohnk.com
As featured in Sundays, LA TIMES.
Vern sez: “talk about whatever the hell you want, I’m not your babysitter.”
BULLSHIT !!!
Vern Nelson is the incarnation of Winston Smith.
Hahaha…. here comes the new “From The Exile,” who is destined to comment and comment and comment about how he’s not allowed to comment here.
Good article on the Ukrainian situation;
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/03/09/leslie-h-gelb-cut-the-baloney-on-ukraine.html
Good article. Stephen Cohen at today’s CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS program characterized the situation as a Cuban missile crisis, and two steps from a military confrontation between NATO and Russia.
Hey thanks!
We’re glad you liked our stuff. We appreciate the linkage to our Facebook page too!
Keep on trampin’.
Sigh … I wish I’d written this;
From Esquire by Charles P. Pierce;
WASHINGTON, D.C.
“By now, and by god, it should have settled permanently in the consciousness of the nation what a huge and untoward gamble with the country John McCain and his campaign took in 2008 when they elevated Sarah Palin from her rightful place on the tundra to the political celebrity she currently enjoys. McCain should pay a heavy price for unleashing this ignorant, two-wheeled bilewagon on the country’s politics. If you think she’s a legitimate political leader, you’re an idiot and a sucker and I feel sorry for you….
….A friend bailed on the speech, making the very plausible case that Palin is simply another political celebrity freakshow, like Donald Trump. I can see the point there but, with Palin, and watching the hysterical reception her puerile screed received, there is something more serious going on. She is the living representation of the infantilization of American politics, a poisonous Grimm Sister telling toxic fairy tales to audiences drunk on fear, and hate and nonsense. She respects no standards but her own. She is in perpetual tantrum, railing against her betters, which is practically everyone, and volunteering for the job of avatar to the country’s reckless vandal of a political Id. It was the address of a malignant child delivered to an audience of malignant children. If you applauded, you’re an idiot and I feel sorry for you.”
For the entire article;
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/sarah-palin-cpac-2014-030814
We all wish we could write like Charles Pierce!
I remember him before he was famous, before Esquire and NPR scooped him up. He would write a long letter each week to Eric Alterman’s “Altercation” blog – the first blog I ever used to read, over a decade ago. We’d look forward to the next one each week, the way we look forward to Bill Maher’s show nowadays. Then Esquire signed him and wouldn’t let him do that any more! (But you could sometimes tell when he was doing it anonymously.)
I agree with Paula that this format is a nice break, which does not preclude subjects that require their own space, like Diane’s excellent post on MMJ, to be posted in a weekend.
It is a good that the OJB editors are open to readers and writers choosing a theme for the WOT. Skallywag should be one of them, I was used to his links and to BBRW’s videos.
Today, two women whose fathers lost their lives during the Pinochet’s dictatorship made history in Chile:
“Amid thunderous applause and cheers, Sen. Isabel Allende, daughter of former President Salvador Allende, placed the red, white and blue presidential sash on Bachelet’s shoulder during a ceremony at Chile’s congress in the port city of Valparaiso…
Bachelet, the daughter of a general who died of torture after challenging Pinochet, became Chile’s first female defense minister and president, then the first leader of the U.N. women’s agency.”
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/chiles-bachelet-sworn-president-22855782
Hasn’t Bachelet been President before? If not, was there another woman?
this is her second time.
The band Leather Tramp is a group of college age kids who have joined together to create a unique style of music. Look for them at the pier on June 1st and watch their videos on YouTube!