The Obama administration has named Charles “Chas” Freeman as chairman of the National Intelligence Council, the organization responsible for compiling intelligence from 16 different government agencies to produce National Intelligence Estimates. The right-wing is up in arms about Freeman’s appointment due to his previous statements expressing some tepid solidarity with Palestinian issues. He was also [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Obama’s Appointment to Head the National Intelligence Council Must Be Stopped
Posted in Foreign Policy, Politics, tagged Charles W. Freeman, Chas Freeman, China, National Intelligence Council, Tiananmen Square Massacre on February 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Oscar Predictions
Posted in Cinema, tagged Academy Awards, movies, Oscar predictions on February 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The 81st annual Academy Awards will air this Sunday night honoring the best in film for 2008. Sadly, Jon Stewart was not invited back to host this year, most likely due to lackluster ratings and reviews the past couple of years that he hosted. Hugh Jackman will be the master of ceremonies for the night. [...]
I Got to Ask Bill Maher a Question
Posted in Cinema, Humor, Religion, Stand-up Comedy, tagged Bill Maher, esotericism, god, mythology, Religion, Religulous on February 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Recently for the Corsair, I took part in a conference call interview with Bill Maher (stand-up comedian and host of Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO) who is currently promoting the DVD release of his documentary Religulous, which lampoons what Bill sees as the ridiculous beliefs systems of the world’s different religions. Unfortunately, there [...]
Requiem for the Dark Poet
Posted in Humor, Politics, Stand-up Comedy, tagged Bill Hicks, Letterman, Stand-up Comedy on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“I’m like Chomsky with dick jokes.” – Bill Hicks It’s quite a rare event these days when the name “Bill Hicks” is uttered on national TV, but on Friday, January 30th, David Letterman devoted half of his entire show to the memory of the late-great stand-up comedian Bill Hicks. February 26th of this year will [...]
